'The Belondor that belongs now to the Kindred of the Coins may not be the same man... but in my heart I know he must be. Did he survive the wreck of his ship during my pursuit, and come to make a desperate living upon the wild Shield Isles? He did not hold hatred for Gondor in his heart before that night, whatever the Steward may have believed, but afterwards...? No man could do otherwise.

'I cannot know by what paths he returned to Umbar, but when he did it seems he found others who shared his mind. Did he rise through the ranks of the Kindred, or perhaps he was there at its founding? Now, at least, he holds a position with enough standing to warrant one of Saklaphêl's bounties!'

Sirgon stares at you unhappily.

'I was so pleased to sail again, ${PLAYER}. I had consigned these feelings of guilt to the past, and let the passing of the years dull their pain. But if Belondor did not drown on that night, if he now leads the Kindred of the Coins that hold Thorongil and your Elf-friend captive... I fear that the history between us may put both of those lives in greater danger than we believed. And all because I thought I missed the Sea... but I earned my own share of guilt upon the waters, ${PLAYER}. I had thought it gone, but it is never truly gone, is it?'

You tell Sirgon that it is the mission of the Wave-hunter to rescue Nauriel's son Thorongil and your friend Corudan from the Kindred of the Coins, no matter who comprises its membership. He nods, reluctantly.

'Aye. It must be so. But you must tell the Lady Nauriel what I have told you. If her son may be further endangered by this account, she deserves to know of it.'

Nauriel believes you should ask the folk who live in Halrax, on the island of Zamarzîr, what they know about the bounty hunters recruited by Saklaphêl.

Objectives

• Ask residents of Halrax about the bounty hunters recruited by Saklaphêl (${CURRENT}/${MAX})

Daxamat has come to Halrax in search of more information, and can be found at the bottom of the hill on the eastern side of the city.

Objectives

• Talk to Daxamat

Manadhon, the bartender at Halrax, may be willing to tell you about Driftwood, one of the bounty hunters hired by Saklaphêl.

Objectives

• Talk to Manadhon on the upper level of Halrax and complete 'The Isles: Driftwood'

Nauriel is back at the Wave-hunter, waiting for information about the bounty hunters recruited by Saklaphêl.

Objectives

• Talk to Nauriel