Part of the LOTRO Anniversary Event is the Eriador Scavenger Hunt, a lower-level version of the main Scavenger, catering for people who are nowhere near end game. Random scrolls and requests have been found hanging off the Party Tree, confounding Hobbit, Waldo Rumble. Divided into Travels, Trifles and Tales, the hunt sees you journeying into various parts of Middle-Earth. But in this case, you do not leave Eriador. Here I am going through the Hunt with my Evernight Guardian and my Crickhollow Beorning. Hope you enjoy – and I hope this helps you out too!
I have now something for all years 1-11! (NB: I am very slowly turning this into a guide, but it may take another Anniversary or two. I’ve tried to provide helpful links for each year to point the way, if I haven’t guide-ified it myself already).
Another Lovely Year
Each part of the Scavenger Hunt is made up of a “Year” quest and 1, 2 or 3 of the categories mentioned above. That means you can progress the Anniversary wrapper Another Lovely Year by up to four quests for each “Year” that you complete. Not all years have all three components, however – just so you’re aware!
You can also complete the Eriador and the non-Eriador ones if you can manage them.
Scavenger Hunt Quest-Givers
Note the quest-givers for the “wrappers” are different for the main Scavenger Hunt and the Eriador one.
- Odilia Rumble (Eriador)
- Waldo Rumble (Main)
I wanted to just relax and enjoy the Eriador Hunt cards, but my level means I’m too high to pick up the “wrapper” from Odilia Rumble to get the pet reward.
Eriador Scavenger Hunt Eriador Year 1
So, Year 1 of the Eriador Scavenger Hunt still sends you off to a good number of places: The Shire, Ered Luin, Bree-land, the Lone-Lands, Evendim, the North Downs and Rivendell! Each of the components awards Anniversary Tokens. But doing it this was is a slower, more relaxed way than beating up other players in Beer-Brawling.
Planning Year 1
If you pick up Travels, Tales and Trifles, it is then possible to group them so you achieve objectives for them all fairly efficiently. There’s no rush, however!
The Shire (West to East)
- Visit Bombur’s Bounty Statue
- Talk to Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (Sorry)
- Collect Remembrances at Bag End
- Pat Farmer Maggot’s Dogs
Bree-land (West to East)
- Defeat Svalfang
- Enjoy a Meal in Tom Bombadil’s House
- Dance on a Table in the Prancing Pony
- Baugarch – yeah defeat him again. He deserves it!
- May as well take Jagger Jack out again while you’re there!
Ered Luin
- Defeat Skithi Blackhand
The Lone-Lands
- Faint at Candaith’s Encampment
The North Downs
- Visit Falconer’s Tower
Rivendell (Trollshaws)
- Speak to Frodo in the Last Homely House
Evendim
- Visit High King’s Crossing