Pressing Onward  

'Brave and skilled are the men under Frithstan, but they are no match for the sheer numbers of the Orc-horde. I fear that it may already be too late to aid them, but I must know for certain.

'If you have the courage, I would ask you to press onward into the territory of the Mountain-orcs to search for signs of my companions. Look among the Orc-tents and supply-crates for their belongings or for other evidence of their presence.'

Penda fears for the fate of his missing allies. He now believes that they have battled into the territory of the Orcs who dwell in the mountain-caves.

Objective 1

• Search the Orc-camp for evidence of the lost warriors

The Orcs dwell near the mountains to the north-west of Penda's camp.

Penda has requested a search for evidence of his campmate's presence among the tents and crates of the Orc-tribe.

Objective 2

• Talk to the bound Rohirrim

Frithstan is bound to a pole among the Orc-tribe in the western Wailing Hills.

Speaking with Frithstan may reveal the fate of the missing Rohirrim.

Objective 3

• Search the crate near Frithstan

There is a crate near Frithstan in the western Orc-encampment.

Frithstan would you like to search the nearby crate for a set of keys.

Objective 4

• Talk to Frithstan and release him from his shackles

Frithstan remains bound in the western Orc-encampment in the Wailing Hills.

You have found the keys that he has asked you to look for.