The Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) will soon begin the next part of its epic story with the release of Volume III: Allies of the King. This week, Jeff ‘MadeOfLions’ Libby posted a new developer diary discussing the coming content and story for the next volume of LotRO. The latest diary offers a look at what goes on behind the scenes in the design of quests in LotRO and some of the story players will take part in to recruit the aid of the Dúnedain for Aragorn.

The first book of the new Volume begins in Rivendell, where Elrond and his sons try to decipher the meaning of Galadriel’s mysterious message. One thing, however, is clear: if Aragorn has need of the Dúnedain, they will have to be found throughout the wilderness of Eriador and summoned forth with as much haste as can be managed. This is where you come in: you have experience with the wide lands west of the Misty Mountains and can bring word to the Rangers of the task that awaits them.