After stoking the ire of the Herald of Winter, Karazgar has fled the North. The peoples of Eryn Lasgalen, Erebor, and the Dale-lands must now prepare to face a new foe.
'I have thought long on what is to be done, ${PLAYER}. If Hrímil Frost-heart soon sends Vethúg and her hordes against us, we of Durin's Folk shall not shy from battle.
'You see, Vethúg Wintermind was known to us long before Smaug. He drove my forefathers from Thikil-gundu and left it a frozen ruin. Such a fate will not befall Erebor!
'We withstood the evils of Smaug and Bolg, and we shall withstand this!
'You have done many great deeds for Durin's Folk, my friend. And here now is a task befitting such a warrior! I would ask that you travel the lands of the North, and gather the resources of each of its peoples. We shall have need to share them if the battle is to be won.
'Swiftly now, ${PLAYER}!'
Piles of stone blocks can be found in Erebor, logs can be found in the halls of Felegoth, crates of rations can be found throughout Dale, and barrels of water can be found in Lake-town.
King Thorin III has asked you to aid the peoples of the North in preparing for battle against Vethúg Wintermind.
King Thorin III can be found in the Hall Under the Mountain.
You have mistaken King Thorin's jest for an actual task. You should return to King Thorin.
Erna can be found in Dale, Dagrun can be found in Lake-town, and Thranduil can be found in Felegoth.
King Thorin III has asked you to deliver a message of warning to the other strongholds of the North and ask that they prepare their defences as best they can before Vethúg Wintermind strikes.
King Thorin III can be found in the Hall Under the Mountain.
You have warned the leaders of the strongholds of the North to prepare for the coming of Vethúg Wintermind as King Thorin asked. You should return to King Thorin.