LotRO: Hero's Guide to Durin's Way

The official Lord of the Rings Online site has been updated with a new developer journal. This time the focus is Durin's Way, a new area in the upcoming expansion, Mines of Moria. Check out a bit of "A Hero's Guide to Durin's Way":

Antagonists of Durin's Way

As you traverse the chambers and passages once held by the great Dwarf-kings of Khazad-dûm, you cannot help but marvel at the grandeur of Durin's Way. The magnificent, countless columns and elaborate designs covering rune-carved stone monoliths stretch as far as the eye can see.

Quests in Durin's Way are designed for character levels 51-54. They are best approached after you've completed quests in the Great Delving, or as you travel north from Zelem-melek and the Twenty-first Hall. Completing the first three epic quests better prepares you for the dizzying, nail-biting decent into the deeper levels to the south.

The White Hand Uruks of Saruman

The haunt of the White Hand in Durin's Way lies just north of the Chamber of the Crossroads, in a region known to the Dwarves as Ninknakh Faltor. The White Hand came to Moria to recruit Mazog's armies to serve Saruman. The leader of the White Hand in Moria has had several meetings with Mazog's envoys, but so far has been unable to gain their loyalty. He has also sent word to Saruman that he believes Mazog and his armies might be Mordor Orcs. When you encounter the White Hand in the chambers and thoroughfares of Durin's Way, they are most often accompanied by conscripted Goblins, deep bats, and warg-riders.

The lair of the White Hand lies in a very defensible area guarded by tough mobs of conscripted Goblins and bats. Slaying the White Hand leader is a critical step to completing the epic quests here. You must finish the earlier quests bestowed by Brogur and Bósi to have a chance against this powerful Taskmaster Uruk. With the death of their leader, the remaining White Hand Orcs and their allies will flee deeper into Moria. Several members of the White Hand have also made their presence known east of Jazargund.

The rest of the article can be read at the link above.

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