Wisdom of the Thrushes, The

Epic - Prologue Dwarven Quest

After you alert Dwalin to the renewed threat of the Dourhand Dwarves in the course of "Dwalin's Bad Day", he enlists your aid in further investigations.

"We need to find out where the Dourhand burglars took the gold they stole from our treasury, Brasse, and I know just how to do it.

The thrushes of the Vale of Thrain have long served as the eyes of Durin's folk in the air. If the Dourhands tried moving the stolen gold from Thorin's Hall, as they must have, one of the thrushes would surely have seen them.

Nos Grimsong is a friend of the thrushes who has long been loyal to the Lonely Mountain, and he understands their language. You will likely find Nos at the thrush nesting grounds in the Vale of Thrain, just south of Thorin's Hall and west off the road. Go there and find out if the birds had anything to say about our Dourhand burglars."


1. Find Nos Grimsong

Head out of Thorin's Hall and go south. Pass through the gate that leads to Ered Luin and continue following the road south down the hill. You will soon see a large rock to the right side of the road - bear right into the wilds at that point. You'll find Nos Grimsong at 17.4s, 103.3w.

2. Defend Nos Grimsong

Nos finds himself beset by wicked felines and you must defend him. Three waves of two Vale Wildcats each will attack in quick succession. They are level 7, but it will go easily if you have two people.

Once he has some breathing room, he tells you that indeed the birds have been carrying tales to him of the Dourhands' movements. He has taken notes and asks you to carry them back to Dwalin.

3. Bring Nos Grimsong's notes to Dwalin

Retrace your steps to Dwalin in Thorin's Hall and accept the reward he offers while he studies Nos' notes. Hang about though, you sense that your assistance will be required further... in "Longbeard Loyalty", the next quest in this series.

Special thanks go out to Brasse for providing this quest writeup!
Brasse has entered 66 LOTRO quests.