Leveling Guide to Trollshaws

Levels 32-45 Content Pack: VIP or Trollshaws Quest Pack
Trollshaws Quest Pack includes: 75+ quests 18 deeds 145 TP from zone deeds

The Trollshaws are home to all manner of beasts and, well, trolls! Many an adventurer has encountered a troll on the road to Rivendell, the elven sanctuary which lies at the far eastern end of the zone. Try to visit Rivendell around level 35 to do the Riddle Quests (starts with Bilbo) and visit The Company at the Last Homely House. Be sure to talk to the stable master while there.

With good density of solo quests, Thorenhad (36-38) and Echad Candelleth (40-44) are good additions to any leveling plan. Starting at level 37, Volume 1, Book 4 of the epic story gives lots of XP at these levels.

Free and Premium Tactics

Despite the few pockets of good questing mentioned above, other zone quest packs provide a better value for Free and Premium players in these levels. Overall, Trollshaws has fewer quests than Evendim in the 27-40 level range, or Misty Mountains and Angmar in the 41-45 level range. You won't want to miss the epic story in Trollshaws for nice XP and gear rewards, but consider questing elsewhere.

Quest Hubs and Points of Interest

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This map shows the quests nodes for the Trollshaws in progression (from A to F) and some points of interest (1 to 8).

Quest Hubs in Trollshaws

	Loc	Levels	Quest Hub	Vendor	Stable	Mailbox	Milestone	Notes
A	30.1S, 4.4W	32-45	Rivendell	X	X	X	X	Auctioneer, barber, bard, class trainers, crafting facilities, Elves of Rivendell faction reps, item-master, vault-keeper
B	34.1S, 20.2W	33-34	Barachen's Camp	X
C	31.6S, 15.1W	36-38	Thorenhad	X	X	X	X	Additional quests given nearby by Arrod (33.7S 14.6W)
D	28.2S, 15.3W	38-40	Nan Tornaeth					Ranger Calanthon is at the campsite in Nan Tornaeth
E	28.6S 19.4W	40-42	Wovenvales					Group quests with elite mobs
F	37.2S, 14.0W	40-44	Echad Candelleth	X	X		X	Additional quests given nearby by at Garbert's Cottage (38.2S 14.5W)

Points of Interest in Trollshaws

	Point	Location	Notes
1	Skirmish Camp	30.1S, 6.3W	Rivendell
2	Camp Site	28.2S, 15.3W	Nan Tornaeth
3	Reflecting Pool	29.5S, 3.8W	In Rivendell
4	Giant Footprints	39.1S 15.1W	Starts [43] Giant Footprints
5	The Last Bridge	33.5S, 23.3W	For "The Road to Rivendell" Deed
6	Barachen's Camp	34.1S, 20.2W	For "The Road to Rivendell" Deed
7	The Ford of Bruinen	33.5S, 11.4W	For "The Road to Rivendell" Deed
8	The Gates of Imladris	32.2S 6.2W	For "The Road to Rivendell" Deed
	Perfect Boar-tusk	Mob drop near Barachen's camp	Starts [34] Boar-tooth Dagger
	Bear Hide	Mob drop near Thorenhad	Starts [36] Bear-hide Armor
	Lynx Hide	Mob drop in High Moors	Starts [37] Lynx-hide Cloak
	Stray Barrel	36.8S, 14.9W	Starts [42]Surprise Pipe-weed
	Large Footprint	38.8S, 15.0W	Starts [43]Giant Footprints

Virtue Deeds in Trollshaws

Leveling in Trollshaws gives some worthwhile survivability virtues - a rank each of Innocence and Loyalty - just for completing 20 quests. Complete Worm Slayer (Advanced) for a rank of Valour.

Keep in mind that these are only a few of the virtues you can earn in this zone - specifically the ones you'll find useful while leveling and are easy to get. You may want to return later to earn more. See Choosing Your Virtues for more information.

The Epic Story and Trollshaws

Trollshaws is the setting for several books in Volume I, including Book 4, which gives good XP at level.

 Now that all of Volume I can be soloed, it is well worth finishing Volume I on at least one character to experience the full story and to get the pretty white horse at the end. Many chapters (designed for level 50 players) are set in Trollshaws as well. Level 65 characters will visit Trollshaws again for Volume III, Book 1.

Crafting and Trollshaws

Trollshaws is an excellent Tier 4 gathering zone, with abundant Dwarf-iron and Platinum deposits, Lebethron branches, Pristine hides and Forgotten Texts. Scholars will find a Superior Study and the Scholar Guild in the Last Homely House in Rivendell.

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