Mekeb-faham: Book End

While Moria is most well-known as a mine, there is much more to it. It was home to a vast and ambitious culture of dwarves. They were warriors, crafters, and scholars. The knowledge the Dwarves of Moria had amassed is often overlooked when compared to the scale of their structural and prospecting achievements. Seeking to instill a sense of scholarly pursuit within the Iron Garrison, Darri has been dispatched to the library of Mekeb-faham to reclaim it and rediscover the lost lore within.

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'Greetings, traveller. I am Darri of the Iron Garrison. I have been sent here to evaluate the state of the library of Mekeb-faham and recover any lost knowledge that may yet be found there.

'I have had difficulty setting foot within the library, however. Something inside is organizing or influencing the rest. If its leadership is broken, the rest of those within should fall easily afterwards.

'Go. Enter Mekeb-faham and confront whatever passes for a leader inside. I don't care how you do it, short of setting the place ablaze.'

The Iron Garrison has created a diversion, drawing the bulk of the intruders from the depths of Mekeb-faham. They are permitting you access for one hour, during which time you may enter and exit Mekeb-faham freely to complete the tasks bestown upon you.

However, after the hour has passed, the Iron Garrison can no longer guarantee your safety and thus will bar access until they can once again muster an offence to draw the enemy from Mekeb-faham.

The entrance to Mekeb-faham lies within Hadudbâb.

Darri has instructed you to enter Mekeb-faham and defeat the creature leading the intruders.