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Delving into the monster den of Haudh Iarchith
West of Bree lies the Ranger haven of the Barrow-downs. At least it used to be a haven, until a plague swooped over the land of Middle-earth and obliterated it along with the Dúnedain. After the brave Rangers were all but gone, the Witch-king ordered his fell spirits to inhabit the remains of the dead buried in the ground -- creating the terrifying Barrow-wights.There are some places within the Barrow-downs that are widely known as being worse than any other within the region. One of these places is Haudh larchith, an old clan-barrow of a rich and powerful family -- it now serves as nothing more than a dungeon, quite literally. This is actually an instanced dungeon for Lord of the Rings Online, where players able to handle some foul, creepy wights and seeking to improve their standing with the Rangers can do just that.We're not afraid of wights, the only thing that scares us are bats, aliens, ghosts, ghost-bats and ghost-aliens.
LotRO lorebook heads north, finds civilization
Turbine have returned to their Lord of the Rings Online lorebook groove with a spotlight on Ost Forod, one of the main outposts in the Evendim region. Last week it was wolf-men, this week it's brigands and tomb raiders. No, not Lara Croft.Northeast of Lake Evendim (which in itself is north and east of the Shire), Ost Forod is a trading village not so much built on the bones of an ruined fortress as part of one. But by the time you visit, there's more than a little bit of trouble in paradise.Turbine have really flexed their creative muscles for the whole Evendim area. Even if you're not a fan of LotRO, you have to admire Turbine's phenomenal handling of the enviroment; they're living and breathing lore so well it's not always obvious what's Tolkien and what's Turbine.
Angmar's Hill-people are the focus of a new Lorebook entry
Turbine's Lorebook continues its focus on Angmar with a new entry on Donnvail, a village of Hill-people (we promise, no Lothar references; whoops, too late!) who live under the oppressive rule of the false king Mordirith. The people of Donnvail are friendly to the players (who arrive in Angmar as representatives of the Dúnedain Rangers) because visitors from the outside are in the position to loosen the yoke Mordirith has around the Hill-people's necks.Angmar is one of the higher-level regions in The Lord of the Rings Online and has been the subject of several of Turbine's recent Lorebook entries. It's a cool place, but it would be nice to see some entries on other areas as well.
