'Barad Tharsír is a place we know little about. There was not much left in the record, but I know it was a site of value. It controlled the shipping lanes and access to the lake from the Baranduin. Every boat travelling the river passed through it.

'The robbers there are a nuisance, but they should not distract from the larger goal: to learn as much as we can and preserve as much history as possible. We shall never know where we are going if we do not know where we came from.

'Head down to Barad Tharsír and do some scouting for me. I know there are five doorways, but I do not know what they lead to. Knowing the makeup of the structures would be of great help.'

Daerol is at the colossus, north-west of Barad Tharsír.

Daerol will be very interested to hear what you learned about the doors of Barad Tharsír.

Objectives

• Talk to Daerol