'These rumours do not make sense to me, ${PLAYER}.

'Vethúg Wintermind is no foe of the Dale-folk or of the Lake-men, and he has not been seen in hundreds of years. If he even still lives, for what reason would he now abandon his hoards to assail our lands?

'No! That Lake-man must have believed a connexion existed between this Herald of Winter and Vethúg Wintermind, but that cannot be so. The source of these rumours must have come from some unrest in Lake-town, and like Durin's Folk, they have had much to contend with as of late.

'I hear a new Master has been named, and I would have you speak to them of these rumours. I do not believe they merely sprouted from a Lake-man's imagination, and I would like to know the truth of the matter.'

Suspicious cargo can be found on and near the rowboats docked in Lake-town at night.

Dagrun, Master of Lake-town, has asked you to investigate suspicious activity occurring at night in Lake-town. She believes that smugglers have been attempting to ferry illicit goods from Lake-town to forces of the Enemy.

Objectives

• Examine suspicious cargo in Lake-town (0/6) <rgb=#FF0000>Suspicious cargo can only be found at night.</rgb>

Signs of foul play might be found on the docks of Lake-town.

You have uncovered the grisly remains of numerous cold-drakelings in Lake-town, but you are uncertain why they have been slain. You should continue your search for Karazgar's agents amongst the docks of Lake-town.

Objectives

• Search for more signs of foul play in Lake-town

Droplets of blood can be found snaking through eastern Lake-town.

You have discovered a poorly-concealed trail of blood leading through Lake-town. You should follow it and see if it leads to Karazgar's agents.

Objectives

• Follow the trail of blood through Lake-town
• Droplets of blood can be found snaking through eastern Lake-town. You have discovered a poorly-concealed trail of blood leading through Lake-town. You should follow it and see if it leads to Karazgar's agents.

The old smugglers' den can be found in the easternmost section of Lake-town.

You have followed a trail of blood to the old smugglers' den in Lake-town, and you hear the voices of what can only be two of Karazgar's agents within. You should listen to their conversation before returning to the Master of Lake-town.

Dagrun, Master of Lake-town, can be found in the Master's Manor in Lake-town.

You have uncovered a curious plot by Karazgar to obtain the bodies of numerous cold-drakelings, and you have also learned that Karazgar has departed the Dale-lands for the realm of Eryn Lasgalen. You should inform the Master of Lake-town of what you have discovered.

Objectives

• Talk to Dagrun

King Thorin III can be found in Erebor.

You have discovered Karazgar's activities in Lake-town and learned that the Weeping Warrior has passed into Eryn Lasgalen. You should return to King Thorin III at once.

Objectives

• Talk to King Thorin III