Exploring Middle Earth

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Exploring Middle Earth created by Netherr
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Lost in Middle Earth
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The continent of Middle Earth contains eight areas, where the
factions within Middle Earth reside. The bard in the Brandywine
Inn in Hobbiton will reward you with some experience points and
directions to these places if you can demonstrate to him your
knowledge of these areas. This will also help with the Explorer
Challenge quest. Talk to the bard to start this quest.

You can type 'help bards' to see how the bard system in Tsunami
works.

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Points: 8 Suggested Level: Any
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The Hobbiton bard gestures at you. 'Do you want to know more about Middle Earth?
I have the following tasks for you.'

The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 1 to find out more about Asgard.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 2 to find out more about Balduvia.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 3 to find out more about Cyclops Cave.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 4 to find out more about Damanhur Village.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 5 to find out more about Harkensville.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 6 to find out more about Horror Guild.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 7 to find out more about Middle Earth.
The Hobbiton bard says: Ask me about task 8 to find out more about The Court of Ardor.

Task 1

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: Asgard, the home of the Aesir where Odin rules. If you can
    find a way to enter Valaskjalf, I will be very impressed.

s, nw, w, 2s, 7w, n, ne, n, ne, n, nw, n, w, d, 2n
kill spider
clean web, enter crack
n, search skeleton
kill mage
3n, kill heimdall
4n, gather residue to get the eye
3nw, 2w, 4n, ne, 3e
put eye in swirl

Task 2

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: The village of Balduvia is high up in the mountains, amongst
    the frozen taiga. I have heard that fish caught in the rivers up there provide a scrumptious
    meal. Catch one of them for me!

Head e through Harkensville towards Balduvia
When you get on the frozen taiga, take the second nw exit to get into a room on the frozen stream
From here you can wait for the kid to catch a fish and kill him to take it OR
Kill the kid, take his rod and bait bucket, and bait hook, cast, line, reel line to catch a fish

Task 3

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: There are gremlins living in the cyclops cave. Go and find the
    Gremlin Headquarters in there.

From CoT the Cyclops Cave is 4e, sail middle earth, 5e, 2n
Fight through guards checking the e/w hallways until you find the old cyclops
Go all w, then 2d and enter the HQ

Task 4

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: I hear that red roses of a particular kind only grow in
    Damanhur. Could you retrieve one for me?

Go 2s, 2e, board, 14e, 2ne, 3n, w, nw, 2n, pick rose

Task 5

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: There is a mountain near Harkensville, where one can gaze
    upon the majesty of Middle Earth - the wide sea, the expanse of the forests, the canyons....
    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: It would be an experience for you to venture there and gaze
    upon the landscape. You may need a pair of binoculars to view the scenery though.

Go east through Harkensville to the worn wooden sign outside the east town gate
go s, sw, w, sw, se
search plant life to get binoculars
nw, ne, search tree, get rag, clean binoculars
e, ne, 2n, w, 2n , nw, smash wall x3 (search shelves in the shops for a hammer if needed)
enter hole, 2ne, climb up, 2u, view canyon

Task 6

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: The Horror Guild is where the Horrors of Tsunami hang out.
    There is a small village nearby which the horrors have desecrated, and there is a small jade
    comb which I covet. I will be happy if you can bring this to me.

s, nw, w, 2s, 7w, n, ne, n, ne, n, nw, 5n, 2e
search flowers

Task 7

    The Hobbiton bard squeaks: The ale served in the Brandywine Inn is terrible. I would like
    some Hobbiton sherry!

s, nw, w, 2s, se, n, open trapdoor, d, search rack

Task 8

    The Hobbiton bard rubs his stomach and goes: I have heard that the food prepared in the
    Court of Ardor is a meal fit for royalty! Bring me something from there that I can sample from.

s, nw, w, 2s, 8w, 3s, w
open oven, get pie