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The Forsaken
Inn
One day's journey east of Bree on
the Great East Road, travelers will find the Forsaken
Inn, and it is likely to be the last outpost of civilized
life they will encounter for some time to come. The
Inn itself is in disrepair, with a variety of cobbled-together
wall fragments and a severely neglected roof – however,
any roofed structure (even one with only half of its
roof still intact), is a welcome sight in these lawless
lands.
Since it is only briefly mentioned
in the pages of The Lord of the Rings, the Forsaken
Inn had to be designed from the ground up for The Lord
of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to reflect a
once-popular travelers' lodge, now all but consumed
by the ages and the elements. In creating this all-but-forgotten
social gathering place, the design team at Turbine
has scripted a number of pivotal moments of plot development,
as well as numerous task offerings and trading opportunities,
to make the Forsaken Inn an important hub of activity.
The region around the Inn, now known as the Lone-lands,
is an expansive grassy wilderness between Bree and
the Trollshaws. Once a pivotal kingdom of mighty Arnor
long ago, in these darkening days this wilderness is
not to be traveled lightly, despite its noticeably
sparse population. The surrounding hills are home to
brigands and shadowy characters of many sorts. Operating
amongst the ruins found in several places throughout
the region, these marauders understand the value of
the artifacts that can be unearthed throughout the
area and fiercely guard the ruins. These brigands also
prey upon the unwary, and an adventurer who strikes
out on the Great East Road to Rivendell without first
knowing the dangers of the surrounding lands makes
an all-too-easy target.
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