By: Martuk

One of the newest mechanics to be implemented with Book 10 is the reputation system. Through a variety of task you can earn favor with one of the many factions of Middle earth. There are several ways to gain the favor of a given faction. Some require you to craft or collect items while others will want to see you slay their enemies. This guide is going to introduce you to each of those factions and get you started on earning their favor.

The first thing you need to know when dealing with reputation is your standing with a given faction. You can see your standing with a faction by opening your character sheet and clicking on the tab in the lower right corner titled Reputation.

Each phase of reputation requires a certain amount of reputation points to advance. The first step is 10,000 reputation points. This will advance you to acquaintance. The many phases of faction are as follows. Each of the points for each level of standing is on its own. 10,000 will take you to step one, but you will need an additional 20,000 to make it the next step. The first 10,000 will not count towards the next standing and so on.

Acquaintance: 10,000 Reputation

Friend: 20,000 Reputation

Ally: 25,000 Reputation

Kindred: 30,000 Reputation

There are several factions within Middle Earth and they all want something different. Each faction has repeatable quest that you can do over and over to gain reputation points with that faction, but you will only receive experience for the first turn in. Everything after that is purely reputation points. Let’s examine each of them.

The Men of Bree:

Quest Level: 42

The first quest you can obtain from the Men of Bree can be located near the Hunter trainer in the southwest corner of Bree. The quest giver is Tad Leafcutter. He will want you to gather ten Barrow Treasures from a new dungeon in the Barrow Downs called Haudh Iarchith. The upside to this quest is you can continue to gather the reputation items even after you have the ten needed. This makes things very convenient for you to stay and camp them rather than having to run back each time you get ten. Once you have accumulated enough treasures to amount to ten thousand reputation you will be able to enter the lodge behind Tad. There you acquire a few items from the local reputation merchant and start a new quest, but we’ll cover that at a later time.

If woodworking is your thing you can gain a trade-skill reputation quest from Maggie Smallwood. She is in front of Tad near the Hunter trainer in Bree.

The Mathom Society:

Quest Level: 35

The Mathom Society is located at the Mathom House in the northern section of Michel Delving. A little Hobbit named Greylong Bottomley is looking for Mathoms and like the Men of Bree they want you to collect ten of them. You can collect as many as you want before heading to turn these in thus saving yourself some time. The Hobbit that gives this quest let’s you know the items can be found off of level 35-45 humanoid creatures such as man, troll-kind, dwarves, and orcs.

align="center">The Mathom Society

If you are a cook you can receive a trade skill quest for reputation from Baldwin Foxtail near the crates behind Greylong.

Wardens of Annuminas

Quest Level: 35-50 (The higher level ones are in the Dunedain outpost in Annuminas called Echad Garthadir.)

You can locate the initial faction quest for the Wardens of Annuminas in Tinnundir located in Evendim. The woman you need to seek out is named Cuguminuial and she is located just outside the west wall of Tinnundir. She will want you to deliver a crate of supplies to the Dunedain outpost in Annuminas called Echad Garthadir.

If weapon-smithing is your trade; speak with Cannasgam for your crafting quest.

Once you reach the Dunedain outpost in Annuminas called Echad Garthadir there are several ways to gain faction. They are as follows…

• Speak with Eirieniel: You will learn that the Rangers have been trying to retake a watchtower, but keep getting repelled by a one of Amarthiel Black Numenorian named Agarochir. She wants you to defeat him and in return you will gain standing with the Wardens of Annuminas, 10 armour fragments for barter, and a Pure Celebrant Ointment.
• Speak with Calaneth: She will need you to rescue three prisoners from the Angmarim forces that take pride in torturing their captive. This will earn you standing with the Wardens of Annuminas, 10 armour fragments for barter, and a Pure Celebrant Ointment.

Speak with Dannassel: You will learn that the Dunedain have been able to hold their position, but with each attack their supplies are taxed more and more. She wants you to seek out six of the supply caches hidden around Annuminas. In return you will earn standing with the Wardens of Annuminas, 10 armour fragments for barter, and a Pure Athelas Extract.

This should get you a good start on the warden of Annuminas faction. For an added bonus there are several Barter merchants within this area.

Elves of Rivendale:

Quest Level: 35

The Elves of Rivendale are located in, you guessed it, Rivendale. You will need to seek out an Elf by the name of Inyl. He can be found in the Last Homely house as you enter on the right hand side. He will need you to collect Signets of the Rhudaur from Corcur that can be found in the Misty Mountains.

If crafting as a scholar is your trade you can speak with Cachunir. He can actually be found right next to Inyl in the Last Homely House.

align="center">Map to Sarnur

Rangers of Esteldin:

Quest Level: 38

If you guessed the rangers of Esteldin are located in Esteldin have a cookie. Speak with Calenglad in Tinnundir located in Evendim to start the quest leading to this faction. He will send you to Esteldin to meet someone. Esteldin is located in the eastern half of the North Downs and the person you need to seek out is a person by the name of Nethur who is loafing around the crafting area in Esteldin. She will need you to gather Orc Battle-medallions from the Orcs in Dol Dinen.

If you are looking for tailoring reputation quest you can speak with Techeron located across from Nethur near the tents with the camp fire.

Note: You can also gain reputation points for the Rangers of Esteldin by slaying creatures inside Fornost.

Council of the North

Quest Level: 45

The Council of the North can be located in Gath Forthnir within Angmar. The person you need to speak with to get things started here is named Annabla. You can find her in the northern part of town next to the water. Annabla will need you to collect Bone Amulets from Imlad Balchorth. Imlad Balchorth can be located southwest of Gath Forthnir.

For the metal-smithing trainer trade skill quest you can speak with Hroar in the south end of Gath Forthnir.

align="center">Thorin's Hall

Longbeard's of Thorin’s Hall:

Quest Level: 46

When you enter Thorin’s

Hall speak with the dwarf near the entrance named Guard-Captain Unnarr. He will give you a new quest to seek out glory among the dwarves called “Seeking Glory.” You will need to seek out Torth located outside the Blue Stone Garrison within Thorin’s Hall. Torth is located in the western section of Thorin’s Hall on a ledge near the waterfall. Torth will bestow you with the quest Dourhand Crests Introduction. You will need to collect Dourhand Crest from a dungeon called Sarnur. Sarnur can be located south of Thorin’s Hall in the southwest corner of the map in the old ruins of Orodost. The entrance is at the very top of the ruins

If you are a jeweler by trade you can seek out Israth who is near Torth for some crafting reputation quest for jewelers.

Discuss the Reputation system and guide on our Here.

Visit our Reputation guides Here.

Special thanks to Seaufly and Ephiny from Landroval server for their aid in gathering some of this information.