Forsaken Inn secure

Its been a hard road here at the Forsaken Inn. The locals had a host of needs and concerns to address and I had to deal with a great number of these minor concerns to gain their trust. I ran a number of errands back to Bree, cut down the populations of dangerous creatures and gathered materials for the locals as requested. I even ran a number of messages for them. Ultimately, the greatest threats I faced where those that put not just the Forsaken Inn, but Bree-land at risk, the large numbers of Goblins and the Orcs in the area, most of which bore the White Hand mark of Saruman.

There were a number of Goblin camps to the north of the Inn. Being scattered with low numbers of the creatures at each encampment dealing with them was a simple matter. The locals eventually told me of a larger encampment south of the Inn in the ruins of Ost Laden. This encampment required much more care and strategy to address.

Ost Laden was completely over-run with goblins. Additionally, there was a large number of wargs and spiders in the southern section. Stealth was key in order to deal with small numbers of White-Hand Goblins at a time without alerting the others. It took several forays into this area to clear the way to the main camp where Nishruk had his command post.

Nishruk had wisely surrounded himself with the elite of his Goblin warriors. Shock troops guarded the rope bridge that led to the camp and the skill of these beyond only increased. I penetrated the lower camp multiple times so that I might surveil Nishruk in the hopes of finding a path to him. If he could be eliminated the Goblins would be thrown in disarray and their progress against the surrounding townsfolk would be halted. But there was no safe avenue to reach him, he had covered every approach.

Knowing I could not reach him alone, I called on others for assistance. F orming a small fellowship we were able to overcome the defenses and put Nishruk down. He was a tough opponent and a solid strategist. With him and his elite core eliminated it will likely take months before Saruman will be able to find a suitable replacement and get them reorganized.

I took advantage of the turmoil and put down hundreds of Goblins over the next few days. This radical reduction in their numbers should elimate them as a threat for some time. Now it was time to turn my attention to the Orcs.

I found Orc encampments to the north of Weathertop. Using stealth and gile I was able to take down small pockets of Orcs without issue. Eventually I found the main camp. It had been wisely built so that there was only one way to approach it. The Orcs guarding the camp were spread between rope bridges allowing me to deal with small groups one at a time. I eventually penetrated deep enough to find War-Master Uzorr, the leader of the White-Hand Orcs in the Lone Lands. He was surprisingly easy to reach and dispatch. Uzorr was no Nishruk.

As with the Goblins I devoted several days following Uzorr's demise to thining the Orc population. Hundreds fell to my spear and the locals began to refer to me as "Champion of the Lone Lands".

With the end of the immediate Orc and Goblin threats, the folk at the Forsaken Inn were safe and had surprisingly little left for me to assist with. I decided it was time to move on and took the road east to Ost Guruth. I'd heard there were many threats facing the folk of Ost Guruth and that they were virtually surrounded by danger. I will see what, if anything I can do to assist them.