Mother of the Valley

General Quest

The last task Arastil asks of you is to defeat the drake-matron.

NOTE: For your comparison purposes, here was my fellowship composition: Myself, a level 38 Hunter; Pasanda, a level 40 Minstrel; Moethias, a level 38 Champion; Drakkan, a level 40 Hunter; Brasse, a level 35 Guardian; and Grif, a level 33 Captain. This group ripped through all three Drakes in no time at all. Many thanks for the help with this quest!

STEPS:

1) Defeat the Drake Matron. Arastil tells you:

"Return to the western pass of Ram Duath and seek out the drake-matron. Slay her if you can. Our plans depend on it."

He continues:

"Be wary, though, and take friends, for the drake-matron will be enraged by the destruction of her brood."

The Drake Matron is a level 33 Elite Master with 11,081 morale and 1,635 power. She is flanked by a Young Drake on each side (level 31 Elite), though you can pull just one of the Young Drakes and the Matron if you are careful. I do not have her coordinates noted, though she is deep within the twisty turns of the Ram Duath area. I do, however, have some pictorial evidence of where you'll find her:



2) Talk to Arastil.

3) After you speak with them and select "Finish Now", you get your coin reward, XP, and either Arastil's Hat, Arastil's Headgear, Arastil's Helmet, Matron's Bane, The Matron Hunter, or Matron's End.


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