The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Bree
3,507 views · Published 15 November 2013 · 11:21 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Ross Mahon · 2013 · Gaming
After the opening, you will be in control of your chosen character in the Prancing Pony. You can run around and speak to the patrons. It's best to chat up Aragorn and get some information while you can... though, admitedly, if you're familiar with the fiction of the books, a lot of this early conversation will be useless. Note that the conversation can subtly change depending on who your character is. It won't be anything important enough that you need to fire up the game three times just get every snippet of conversation, but Aragorn will react slightly differently depending on who you are. Among the people you can talk to in the inn is Otto Aster. Speak to him, and you can get a side quest called Forewarned is Forearmed. In the opposite corner of Aragorn, near the stairs, is Rowlie Appledore, who will give you the side quest Rowlie's Gift. Also near Rowlie is a mirror and you can examine it to change your character's appearance. It's not a full-featured facial editor, but it can give you a bit of customization if you don't like Andriel as a brunette, for example. You can only change the appearance of your current character; if you exit out and switch to another character, the character you had changed will switch back to his or her default appearance. Mirrors like this can be found in various areas throughout the game. Tedder Hedgerow's Riddles The bar also features Barliman Butterbur, the bartender, who will give you some information about Bree. Better still, at the far end of the bar is Tedder Hedgerow, who will ask you riddles to earn you some cash for correct answers. Note that Tedder is a one-shot deal: once you're done talking to him, he's locked out of conversation, so you better get as much money as you can the first time. Tedder has several riddles he randomly draws from, most of which are pretty easy. He'll ask you up to five, and each one will have six answers to choose from. Go ahead and bet the maximum 50 coins, because here is a cheat sheet of the possible riddles and their correct answers. Nail all five, and you earn yourself 800 coins... "Always running, never walking. Often murmuring, never talking. Has a bed but never sleeps. Has a mouth but never eats. What is it?" A river. "At night they come without being called. By day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?" The stars. "I drive men mad, for want of me. I'm easily beaten, but never free. What am I?" Gold. "I'm always hungry, I need to be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?" Fire. "I'm found deep in the earth, when beaten and burned I can become a blood thirsty killer. What am I?" Iron.
