'If we are to defeat the goblins of Rath Teraig and the sneaking Dourhands that even now remain in the hidden corners of the Blue Mountains, we'll need to make better use of the resources we have available.

'The wild lands around Gondamon are a bounty of such resources, but if we don't make full use of them, we might as well be giving them to the goblins!

'If you know a scholar of some skill, I would have him prepare for me some minor metalsmithing-lore and some minor woodworking-lore. Armed with these, I can surely prepare a plan for better using what we have. I will pay you for your efforts, of course.'