'I have studied the artifact that Ayorzén stole from the vault of Durthang. It bears a powerful corruption, but it was not made in the land of Mordor. It came from elsewhere, and the corruption that envelops it stems from its long stay in the Black Land. If this evil could be cleansed, I believe that Elrond could imbue it with a powerful and vital force for Good.

'Before that can happen, however, we must do something about the corruption that Mordor has worked upon it. There are different methods to accomplish this, though the Wise disagree upon the effectiveness of each. My preferred means for such a cure is to bring the corrupted item to the place where it was made, or to places of some significance upon its path, and to thereby diffuse the foul touch of Mordor that has, in the interim, claimed it. We must learn the story of this heirloom before it came to Mordor.'

The Wizard turns the artifact over in his hands, studying it for some clue to its origin. To your eye the heirloom is a thin shard of bone, possibly broken from the tip of a spear or an arrowhead.

'This thin piece of bone is jagged on one side, but the other is smooth and I see signs that it was carved for some purpose. The tip appears to me to have been broken off and lost. It is a pity, for if we could see the shape entire we might better know for what it was used.

'The portion of this artifact that remains tells me that it was fashioned by one of the tribes that hunts in Enedwaith or Dunland, likely for war-like purpose. Speak to a warrior in the village of Lhanuch, in Enedwaith, and perhaps he will tell you of its origin. Once that is known, you may have the knowledge you need to cleanse it of the corruption that encircles it.'

Helû is a warrior of Lhanuch on the highest rise of the village.

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• Talk to Helû

Lhunog is on a hill outside the village of Lhanuch.

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• Talk to Lhunog on a hill outside Lhanuch

Helû has come out of the village for further investigation of the bone fragment.

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Hûdh of the Caru-lûth and Cufrus of the Avanc-lûth are in Galtrev and may know more of the bone fragment you carry.

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• Talk to Cufrus

Frestang of the Uch-lûth is in Galtrev.

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• Talk to Frestang

An expert tailor in the Hall of Making in Lhanuch may know something about the needle that came into your possession.

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Raiglud, the oldest woman in Lhanuch, has drawn your attention. She is in the Hall of Making, and has a story to tell.

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Raiglud, the oldest woman in Lhanuch, has drawn your attention. She is in the Hall of Making, and has a story to tell.

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• Talk to Raiglud and listen to her tale of long ago

Elrond is at the Haven of Orladion in Rivendell, north-west of the Last Homely House.

You have cleansed the corruption from the Needle of Many Leagues, and should bring it now to Elrond in Rivendell.

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