The Dark Blade

 

Beneath the enchanted golden leaves of Lothlórien, you have made
your name and won your glory, but the darkness of Moria is calling you
back. In Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dûm, you must return to
the ancient, harrowed darkness of Moria and uproot deadly evil growing
there from pestilential roots. Your aid is desperately needed to bring
light and air to the reclaimed kingdom of the Dwarves as darkness once
again rises from the deep.

	Aid Celeborn and Haldir in fighting back the rising plague
	Recover artifacts of ancient evil from Moria’s depths
	Gather your wits and your courage to bring the elements of life to Khazad-dûm
	Retake the Dwarves’ Halls of Crafting in Moria and deny the foul Orcs their weapons of war

The Mistress of Pestilence seeks to bring her plague to the world of light, and the fall of Durin’s Bane has made her bold. With the nameless things of Moria’s deeps, she is rising, and fear once more stalks the shadows. Twelve heroes must gather hope and courage and return to dark places to challenge 6 unique encounters for new high-end raid rewards.   Read more about Dâr Narbugud and check out what the developer has to say here!

The Dwarves of the Iron Garrison are striving to bring life back to their ancient kingdom, but something is thwarting their plans. Wits, courage, and steel are your weapons as you brave the depths to unlock the mystery and return the stuff of life—water and light—to the dark caves.   Read more about Nâla-dûm and Lumul-nar!

Mazog’s Orcs and Black Uruks from Dol Guldur have taken the ancient Halls of Crafting. Once the finest Dwarf-craftsmen made wonders here, but now the halls churn forth the Orcs’ vile weapons of war. Six heroes must retake the halls that the sound of Dwarf-hammers may once again ring out in Moria.   Read more about the Halls of Crafting!

As the epic begins in Bree-land, new, improved quests make your path to glory—and to danger—faster than ever before. • Get to the action faster! • Streamlined mid-level quests • Enhanced rewards • Improved instances   Read more about the enhanced new player experience!

Crafting has been revamped in book 8 with new optional ingredients, improvements to make crafted equipment more desirable, and new recipes across all vocations! Read more in the Developer Diary!

The Summer Festival returns for Book 8 with summer-themed games, quests, dances, the Inn League, and more fun and shenanigans!

	New Boat-keepers offer Swift Travel routes across Lake Evendi m!
	Free up inventory space with item stacking to 50 or 100!
	New barter system for First Age legendary weapons!
	New UI to fill out a stack of goods or enter the amount you need!
	Vile Maw and Strange Happenings raids now available twice per week!
	Save your UI layout with the /UI command!

 
For more information view the Release Notes in the Lorebook!