'Sirgon has been showing me the state of the Gondorian navy, ${PLAYER}, and I confess to you that it is worse than I feared. The Corsairs of Umbar knew where to strike and with precisely how much force, and the ships that were once the pride of Gondor lie now at the bottom of the bay, or burned along the coast. It is true we seized some of their own vessels, without which we could not have arrived at Minas Tirith in time, but most of those were in poor shape, or are now.

'We do not know how much of Umbar's sea-power has been inherited by the Kindred of the Coins, but unless it is very little we have scant hope of repelling it, should the Kindred cross the bay with ships of their own. I have accepted Sirgon's suggestion that he step down as the Lord of Lebennin in favour of his son Faltharan, but there is a condition: he must supervise the rebuilding of Gondor's ships, and he must do it with utmost haste.'

Brigand toughs on the western side of Pelargir have made problems for Sirgon's shipbuilders, and he wants you to help his son Faltharan deal with them.

Objectives

• Defeat brigand toughs on the western side of Pelargir, King's Gondor (0/8)

Faltharan is to the north-west of the auction house in Pelargir, King's Gondor.

Objectives

• Talk to Faltharan

King Elessar and Sirgon are overseeing ship repairs in south-eastern Pelargir, King's Gondor.

Objectives

• Find King Elessar and Sirgon at the dry dock in south-eastern Pelargir, King's Gondor

King Elessar is at the dry dock in south-eastern Pelargir, King's Gondor.

Objectives

• Talk to King Elessar