'The evils we have spied within the walls of Helegrod are numerous and hateful, ${PLAYER}: cruel Men of the Corcur and of Angmar, bloated and filth-covered spiders, crawling worms and armoured drakes, monstrous and mean-tempered giants, and worst of all, Thorog alive once again, his malice undiminished by the passage of the years!

'Long have I and my fathers before me, in line unbroken back to Bruni, Yellowbeard that was, held in our hearts enmity for the Elves of Eregion. \qDarkness shall not fall upon Hadhodrond while the line of Durin bears Mírdanant in friendship with the Gwaith-i-Mírdain?\q False words, used to lull Durin into complacency!

'If we are to see Helegrod returned out of the darkness, I think the time has come to set aside these ancient squabbles. The old friendships must be remembered. While Lord Glóin met with Elrond of Rivendell, some time ago, Greip and I were engaged in conversation with an Elf named Gonediad, who seemed learned in the lore of Eregion. Perhaps he can illuminate the matter of Thorog returned to life. Keep to yourself the doubts I have expressed concerning the Elves of Eregion; it will be some time before the old enmities can be fully washed away. Look for Gonediad in Rivendell.'