Chapter 06: In the Gaunt-Lord's Grasp

Epic - Book II: The Red Maid

Emelin wants you to take out Brudhraw and his men, because "they serve the Blood-hand and must be destroyed."

NOTE: While this is not a fellowship quest, you'll be fighting multiple level 28 mobs simultaneously, so I would suggest bringing along a friend or two.

STEPS:

1) Defeat Brudhraw. Emelin says to you:

"The west is where thou must travel to destroy the wight-lord Brudhraw and his soldiers."

From the quest journal:

"The wights and their Wight-lord may be found west of Ost Haer in Nindor."

Head west from Emelin, through the swamp and towards another ruin. Take a left to go inside the ruins; this area is now called Nindor. Once in Nindor, go up a hill and around it to the right. You'll come to a set of stairs that leads to Brudhraw, a level 28 Signature mob with 1,715 morale and 413 power (37.9s, 29.5w). Go up the stairs to find him, surrounded by two regular mobs and 3-4 Arthedain shades. The latter will NOT attack you, and after you kill Brudhraw, they are so happy to be free of his power that they'll head down the hill and fight some mobs with you for a short time.

2) Talk to Emelin. Emelin tells you:

"Ancient Arnor stood long ago, then sundered it was. Three nations arose: Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur…but Arnor's light was dimmed, and the hearts of men are so easily tempted to dark deeds." He continues: "Rhudaur turned against us, the kingdom of Arthedain, for there our Dunedain brethren had been overthrown by an evil chieftain of the Hillmen in the service of Angmar. The warning had come much too late…for the maiden, for us."

3) After you speak with them and select "Finish Now", you get your coin reward, XP, either Brudhraw's Fall or Shimmering Ring, and you will now be able to take the next quest, Chapter 7: History of the Red Maid.


Special thanks go out to Wren for providing this quest writeup!
Wren has entered 612 LOTRO quests.