Candac's Delay

Bestowal Dialogue

'Hello there. I am in need of assistance from one not too familiar with the upper class here in Bree-town. I collect pottery from the ruins of the kingdom of Arnor... well, to be honest, I purchase the pottery. It is a sign of my standing, and for years I have had a greater and higher quality collection than that dreadful Mirabella Underhill!

'The man from whom I purchase the pottery is named Candac Brightwood. I haven't heard from him for a dreadfully long time and am worried about my next delivery. And about Mr. Brightwood's well-being, of course. I need someone to carry a letter to Candac at the Forsaken Inn. Look for the inn along the Great East Road, just past the Midgewater Marshes.

'Mirabella will visit me soon, and if I have nothing new to show her, I will look a fool! You don't want that, do you?'

Background

Lily Sandheaver, a well-to-do hobbit of Bree, collects pottery gathered from old ruins in the Lone-lands. She is waiting for her latest delivery, but it has not arrived.

Objective 1

• Deliver Lily's letter to Candac

Candac Brightwood is at the Forsaken Inn, east of the Midgewater Marshes along the Great East Road.

Candac Brightwood supplies Lily Sandheaver with pottery and other collectibles from the ruins of the kingdom of Arnor. Lily gave you a letter for Candac and sent you to The Forsaken Inn to deliver it and inquire about the delay.

Lily Sandheaver: 'Quickly, deliver that letter. I must have those new plates from Candac. I will not be the subject of mockery from the insufferable Mirabella Underhill.'

Candac Brightwood: 'You bring a letter from Mrs. Sandheaver? Of course you do. If only she understood what is happening here. Allow me to explain. I make coin trading with the Munce brothers -- you will see them about the inn. They find relics amongst the ruins in the Lone-lands and trade them to myself and others who visit this place for foodstuffs and supplies.

'For years, our trade went uninterrupted, but recent events have caused the trade to cease altogether, and there is nothing to sell to the collectors in Bree-town.

'The Munces cannot reach the ruins any longer. Their livelihood is threatened, as is ours. All Mrs. Sandheaver sees is that she will not have new Arnorian collectibles with which to impress her friends, while the Munces and their people may lose their lives.'

Thistlewool's Sullied Name

Bestowal Dialogue

'You there, I have heard of your deeds about town. I am in need of a Woman of honour, like yourself.

'I made an error in judgement recently that leaves me in a difficult position. I collect rare finds from the ruins of Arnor and in an effort to save coin, I employed a man from the South. The man, using my name, now owes a great deal of coin to the proprietor of The Forsaken Inn.

'If you are willing, take this letter to Anlaf the Forlorn at the Forsaken Inn before word reaches the guilds here in Bree-town. It lies eastward along the Great East Road. I'll not allow one indiscretion ruin my good name.'

Background

Thomas Thistlewool received a letter from Anlaf the Forlorn at The Forsaken Inn, mentioning money owed and a man he employed to collect some artifacts from the area.

Objective 1

• Deliver Thistlewool's letter to Anlaf the Forlorn

Anlaf the Forlorn can be found at The Forsaken Inn, eastward along the Great East Road.

Thomas Thistlewool has asked you to deliver a letter to Anlaf the Forlorn, the proprietor of The Forsaken Inn, promising payment for a debt incurred by a man he hired to seek ancient relics for him.

Thomas Thistlewool: 'Quickly now, see that letter delivered. I will not have my name sullied another day because of this layabout.'

Anlaf the Forlorn: 'Mr. Thistlewool sent me a letter of credit for Bree? I'll not look down my nose at it, but my message wasn't asking for money. Times are troubled here, and his man could be in a heap of it.

'See, the Munces deal in artifacts. That's Gadaric and Hunulf over there. They're good folk...they don't thieve. They got run off their land by goblins or some such. I heard there are Orcs, too. But the Munces have no more trade for Bree, so Thistlewool's man said he was going to trade with the goblins direct.

'What I sent Thistlewool was a note from the goblins! Well, likely they made Thistlewool's man write it. His man's been captured. If he's still alive, he's likely up north-east of here. There's goblins camped up there, or so he said. You look a likely sort to go rescue him, eh?'