'Your news is most distressing, ${PLAYER}. I fear Laerdan's will was broken under the torments of Amarthiel.

'You have my approval to search Laerdan's room for anything that reveals the full purpose of his departure. I fear there is little time, for if he brings the shards of Narchuil to Mirobel, Amarthiel is sure to be waiting there.

'Laerdan's room is in this very house. Go now and return when you have learned more.'

Elrond is in the library at the Last Homely House in Rivendell.

You found a journal in Laerdan's rooms. It may reveal Laerdan's plans.

Objectives

• Talk to Laerdan's Journal