'I have asked our friends to give me requests that can be fulfilled by willing adventurers such as you. Some, such as Samwise Gamgee, are reluctant to make any such requests; others, like Peregrin Took, are entirely too eager to send adventurers out into danger!

'My task for you today is a request from Frodo Baggins. He spoke to me of the plight of the Nurnhoth captives in Gorgoroth; it seems he knows something of the cruelty with which the Orcs treat their prisoners.

'If you can enter the prison of Naerband, in Talath Úrui, and free some of the Nurnhoth captives held within, I know Frodo will be pleased. I will also have a reward for you if you are able to see it done.'

Aster Hayward is in Tham Periain.

Objectives

• Talk to Aster Hayward