Fighting the Brood  

'You have arrived at just the right moment, (your name) -- any later and the spiders of the Wovenvales might have spilled from their valley and forced me to retreat. Once the creatures escape the valley, there will be little to stand between them and the rest of the Trollshaws, and Imladris would become the only beacon in the darkness.

'This may already be the case, but against the spiders, at least, we can fight. Not all servants of the Enemy are unopposable.

'These spiders are a particularly dangerous breed, or I would have already journeyed into the valley to face them. Bring allies with you, (your name), and cleanse the Wovenvales of this filth.

Thoroniel has been keeping an eye on the activity of the spiders in the North Trollshaws and has become alarmed at the recent surge in their number.