Under starlit skies and through paths both familiar and hidden, speed and precision become your greatest allies. In service of the Inn League’s joyous revelry during the Spring Festival, I’ve charted the swiftest trails through forest, hill, and vale, delivering ales beloved by elves, dwarves, hobbits, and men alike.
Follow my guidance closely, whether by Hunter’s keen insight or the Warden’s relentless stride, and you shall swiftly accomplish your ale deliveries across Middle-Earth and bring cheer and refreshment from the Shire to the icy peaks of the Misty Mountains.
Preparation
There are 11 different quests to complete within 1 hour. This guide assumes that you have not gathered the ale before accepting the quests.
The challenge is to accept all 11 quests at once, which starts the 1 hour timer, then travel the path while purchasing ale and delivering them before the timer runs out.
It takes around 30-35 minutes to complete the full circuit.
Here are a few things you should do to prepare yourself before accepting the quests:
- You should have enough space in your quest log for 11 quests at once.
- You should clear enough inventory space to hold at least 9 ales at once.
- Set your campfire to Ost Haer, in the Lone-lands. To get there, port to Ost Guruth and ride almost straight south until you reach some ruins.
- Set your milestone to the Forsaken Inn in the Lone-lands.
- (optional) Journeyman riding helps speed this up, but isn’t necessary.
Travel skills (Ports) required - put them on your action bar:
- Rivendell
- Thorin’s Hall
- Bree
- Michel Delving
- Esteldin
- Misty Mountains
- Suri-Kyla
- West Angmar
The Full Path
Port to Rivendell > Ride to Hall of Fire > Buy Dorwinion White
Port to Thorin’s Hall > Ride to Thorin’s Hall Inn > Buy Bombur’s Beard Lager
Port to Thorin’s Hall > Ride to Refuge of Edhelion in Ered Luin > Deliver Dorwinion White
Finish Quest 1. A Reminder of Rivendell
Port to Bree > Swift Travel to Celondim
Ride to Limael’s Vineyard in Ered Luin > Buy Limael’s Vintage
Port to Bree > Ride to Thornley’s Work Site > Deliver Limael’s Vintage
Finish Quest 2. Never Far From Home
Port to Bree > Ride to the Prancing Pony > Buy Stars of Old Cider and Moor-boar Beer
Ride to The Comb and Wattle Inn > Buy Beakbreaker Ale
Milestone to Forsaken Inn > Buy Swill and Forsaken Ale
Port to Michel Delving > Ride to the Bird and Baby Inn > Buy Blagrove’s Brown ale
Swift Travel to Hobbiton > Ride to the Ivy Bush > Buy Thistlebelly Brew
Swift Travel to Stock > Ride to the Golden Perch > Buy Brandy Wine
Swift Travel to Brockenborings > Deliver Stars of Old Cider
Finish Quest 3. All But the Cider
Swift Travel to Oatbarton > Deliver to Harigar Mudbottom
Finish 4. A Bit of Brown
Port to Esteldin > Travel to Othrikar > Deliver Bombur’s Beard Lager
Finish 5. A Member in Need
Port to Rivendell > Swift Travel to Echad Candelleth in Trollshaws > Deliver Brandy Wine
Finish 6. A Simple Wine
Port to the Misty Mountains > Deliver Beakbreaker Ale
Finish 7. Atli’s Favourite
Port to Suri-Kyla > Swift Travel to Zigilgund > Deliver Moor-boar Beer
Finish 8. A Dark Day
Port to West Angmar > Deliver Swill
Finish 9. A Drink of the Worst Character
Campfire to Ost Haer > Deliver Thistlebelly Brew
Finish 10. Quite a Pickle
Port to Thorin’s Hall > Ride to Thrasi’s Lodge > Deliver Forsaken Ale
Finish 11. One Drink Too Many
Inn League Quest List
A Reminder of Rivendell requires Dorwinion White from Sogadan at the Hall of Fire in Rivendell in the Trollshaws, and needs to be delivered to Lendasil at the Refuge of Edhelion in Ered Luin.
A Member in Need requires Bombur’s Beard Lager from Tavern Keep Rúnulf at the Thorin’s Hall Inn in Ered Luin, and needs to be delivered to Múli in Othrikar, in the North Downs.
Never Far From Home requires Limael’s Vintage from Brethilwen at Limael’s Vineyard in Ered Luin, and needs to be delivered to Wesley Hopwood at Thornley’s Work Site in Bree-land.
A Dark Day requires Moor-boar Beer from Barliman Butterbur at the Prancing Pony in Bree, and needs to be delivered to Lófi in Zigilgund in Forochel.
All But the Cider requires Stars of Old Cider from Barliman Butterbur at The Prancing Pony in Bree, and needs to be delivered to Foxglove Grubb at Brockenborings in the Shire.
Atli’s Favourite requires Beakbreaker Ale from Lizbeth Honeymeade at The Comb and Wattle Inn in Bree-land, and needs to be delivered to Óli at Hrimbarg in the Misty Mountains.
A Drink of the Worst Character requires Swill from Anlaf the Forlorn at the Forsaken Inn in the Lone-lands and needs to be delivered to Nathalan at Aughaire in Angmar.
One Drink Too Many Buy Forsaken Ale from Anlaf the Forlorn at the Foresaken Inn in the Lone-lands and needs to be delivered to Alrek at Thrasi’s Lodge in Ered Luin.
A Bit of Brown requires Blagrove’s Brown ale from Carlo Blagrove at the Bird and Baby Inn in Michel Delving, in the Shire, and needs to be delivered to Harigar Mudbottom at Oatbarton in Evendim.
Quite a Pickle requires Thistlebelly Brew from Hereward Loamsdown at the Ivy Bush in Hobbiton, in the Shire, and needs to be delivered to Wald Mugwort at Ost Haer in the Lone-lands.
A Simple Wine requires Brandy Wine from the Golden Perch in Stock, in the Shire, and needs to be delivered to Saerthuithel at Echad Candelleth in Trollshaws, she is at the upper level of the outpost.
Conclusion
May your arrows fly true, your strides remain tireless, and your ales arrive cool and frothy. With these paths, carefully charted beneath Middle-Earth’s endless stars, may you complete your Inn League deliveries with grace, speed, and the satisfaction of an adventure well-traveled.
Until our trails cross again, travel swiftly and safely, friends.