'Nay, my friend, do not look at me with such horror! I do not speak of performing Sauron's dread ritual! The act of bleeding the men and women that became the Gúrzyul required more than just Sauron's morgul-knife Gulthauk. It needed also a will of evil, and be glad that is not a thing we possess. But we do have in hand something else.'

The Wizard opens his satchel of possessions and removes an unpleasant artifact: the Mask of Karazgar.

'The Weeping Warrior dogged our steps in the North, ${PLAYER}, and he inflicted much pain and sorrow upon dwarves and Men. But he does possess two useful traits: his reputation, and his absence. Of all the Gúrzyul, he may be the most feared: a Black Númenórean who moved with stealth, appearing out of nowhere to slay and torment before vanishing, leaving only the memory of a frightening visage, a masked evil. He captured dragons and brought them to Sauron, but it is long since he was seen in Mordor. Rumour of his cruelties in far-off Rhûn will have spread even here.

'I think the spirit of this Watching-stone will know of the Weeping Warrior and his exploits in the East and in the North, and I think too that it will not have seen him in long centuries, if at all. Were you to wear the mask, the spirit would no doubt see through our deception. But if another were to wear it, perhaps one of the Khundolar who rarely come to the Vale, who is to say what the spirit might think? And if Karazgar were to bring a powerful prisoner to Gothmog, the very ${RACE} who has proven so troublesome to Gothmog's schemes, would the spirit not allow both of them access to the inner sanctum?

'What has your friend Ayorzén gotten up to of late, ${PLAYER}? Is he still as Wily as he ever was? Go to Minas Tirith and speak with the gossipmonger Meldir just inside the entrance of the city. He will know where the Easterlings who came out of Gorgoroth have gone.'

Meldir told you that Ayorzén might be found at the Eagle and Star, a tavern south-west of the entrance to Minas Tirith.

Objectives

• Find Ayorzén at the Eagle and Star, in Minas Tirith

Ayorzén the Wily is at the Eagle and Star in Minas Tirith.

Objectives

• Talk to Ayorzén

You should place the mask of Karazgar on the table in front of Ayorzén, and enlist him to help you.

Objectives

Ayorzén is at the Eagle and Star in Minas Tirith.

Objectives

• Talk to Ayorzén

Mithrandir has come to the Eagle and Star.

Objectives

• Talk to Mithrandir

Mithrandir has directed your attention to a darkened corner in the room furthest from the entrance.

Objectives

• Investigate the mysterious figure in the darkened corner of the tavern

Aragorn has come to the Eagle and Star to meet with you, wearing a disguise that hides his identity.

Objectives

• Talk to Strider

Aragorn is at the Eagle and Star, and he wishes to tell you the story of Eärnur's last days.

Objectives

• Talk to Aragorn and complete 'Instance: The Warrior Remade'

Aragorn is at the Eagle and Star.

Objectives

• Talk to Strider