Blade of Renown
Quest Level 15 - Champions only
When you hit level 15 as a champion you receive the quest Blade of Renown from any of the Champion trainers in Middle Earth. This gives you a great trait, Vicious Strikes, and the Guardian’s Axe, a nice one-handed axe. Not coincidentally, Vicious Strikes comes just as your first Class Trait slot opens. So if you haven’t earned a class trait through any deeds, this trait will fit nicely there.
After accepting the quest from your champion trainer you must speak with Ultan Foebane. He’s the weird dwarf hanging out in a cart right outside the Combe Gate on the east side of Bree. He tasks you to defeat three enemies: Zhurpukh of the Deeps, Fair Sherman and Morley the Fierce. To help, he gives you a note that describes the locations of each.
Even though the note is fairly descriptive, these guys can be a real pain to find unless you know where you’re looking:
- Zhurpukh roams along the eastern boundary of the Midgewater Marsh (click for map).
- Fair Sherman is hiding out in the ruins of Andrath (click for map).
- Morley the Fierce is hiding amongst the ruins of the Old Greenway Fort located northeast of Bree (click for map).
None of the guys are especially difficult. I did the quest at level 17 and breezed through them.
Thank You! This helped me so much! Thanks!!
cheers! took me ages to find fair sherman
thanks!! i thought he didn’t exist!! now he is dead!!