![]() ![]() But he cannot bid every man or woman of Gondor to open their hearts to these newcomers, and were he to try he would likely face his first failure as king. Meldir: 'You are looking for Easterlings? Aye, King Elessar has called for them to be given places to stay in Gondor, and the kingdom will follow his command. The gossipmonger Meldir is just inside the entrance to Minas Tirith. Mithrandir has sent you to Minas Tirith seeking the assistance of Ayorzén, but first you need to find him. Talk to Meldir just inside the entrance to Minas Tirith.Mithrandir has a plan for you to deceive the guardians of Barad Cúron, but it will require some outside help. He will know where the Easterlings who came out of Gorgoroth have gone.' 'What has your friend Ayorzén gotten up to of late, ? Is he still as Wily as he ever was? Go to Minas Tirith and speak with the gossipmonger Meldir just inside the entrance of the city. But if another were to wear it, perhaps one of the Khundolar who rarely come to the Vale, who is to say what the spirit might think? And if Karazgar were to bring a powerful prisoner to Gothmog, the very who has proven so troublesome to Gothmog's schemes, would the spirit not allow both of them access to the inner sanctum? Were you to wear the mask, the spirit would no doubt see through our deception. 'I think the spirit of this Watching-stone will know of the Weeping Warrior and his exploits in the East and in the North, and I think too that it will not have seen him in long centuries, if at all. Rumour of his cruelties in far-off Rhûn will have spread even here. He captured dragons and brought them to Sauron, but it is long since he was seen in Mordor. Of all the Gúrzyul, he may be the most feared: a Black Númenórean who moved with stealth, appearing out of nowhere to slay and torment before vanishing, leaving only the memory of a frightening visage, a masked evil. But he does possess two useful traits: his reputation, and his absence. 'The Weeping Warrior dogged our steps in the North,, and he inflicted much pain and sorrow upon dwarves and Men. The Wizard opens his satchel of possessions and removes an unpleasant artifact: the Mask of Karazgar. It needed also a will of evil, and be glad that is not a thing we possess. 'Nay, my friend, do not look at me with such horror! I do not speak of performing Sauron's dread ritual! The act of bleeding the men and women that became the Gúrzyul required more than just Sauron's morgul-knife Gulthauk. Meldir will be found in Minas Tirith (After-battle).Next: The Black Book of Mordor: Chapter 14 Instance: The Sword and the Stonemaiden.Chapter 13.6: The Sword and the Stonemaiden.Chapter 13.5: The Watch on the Dead City.Chapter 13.4: The Road to the Moon-lands.Chapter 13.2: Grimbeorn's Interruption.Previous: The Black Book of Mordor: Chapter 12 ![]()
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