The Lord of the Rings Online Point of Interest

Turbine’s official The Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated with a new “Point of Interest” feature, this time exploring The Forsaken Inn.

Since it is only briefly mentioned in the pages of The Lord of the Rings, the Forsaken Inn had to be designed from the ground up for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to reflect a once-popular travelers’ lodge, now all but consumed by the ages and the elements. In creating this all-but-forgotten social gathering place, the design team at Turbine has scripted a number of pivotal moments of plot development, as well as numerous task offerings and trading opportunities, to make the Forsaken Inn an important hub of activity. The region around the Inn, now known as the Lone-lands, is an expansive grassy wilderness between Bree and the Trollshaws. Once a pivotal kingdom of mighty Arnor long ago, in these darkening days this wilderness is not to be traveled lightly, despite its noticeably sparse population. The surrounding hills are home to brigands and shadowy characters of many sorts. Operating amongst the ruins found in several places throughout the region, these marauders understand the value of the artifacts that can be unearthed throughout the area and fiercely guard the ruins. These brigands also prey upon the unwary, and an adventurer who strikes out on the Great East Road to Rivendell without first knowing the dangers of the surrounding lands makes an all-too-easy target.