A Drinking Song Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. Rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tall tree I will lie, And let the clouds go sailing by. Book 1, Ch.4, A Short Cut to Mushrooms

About Us

Hail and Well Met!

Founded April 8, 2007, Deephallow Brewers call the world of Arkenstone their home. We provide a mature atmosphere where our kin can attain the goals they seek within the game. Brewers are all about beer and fun. If you are all about a stress free environment or just want a kinship that can help you with even the highest level content you will feel at home with the Brewers. Players of all types call Deephallow home. Feel free to stop by our forums or Brewerchat and get to know us!

Our leader is the noble dwarf Drugin, Guardian of Arkenstone, may his beard never fall out!

Members

We have many members with varying levels of playtime and timezones; from Pacific to Eastern timezones in the US and Canada, and some players in Australia. All classes are welcome and encouraged to inquire about membership! Simply visit our website and submit an application! We use a Ventrilo chat server and a DKP system we call Brewbucks for raids, but everyone is encouraged to use Ventrilo at anytime for questing, chatting, etc!

Recruitment

With the release of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria we are actively recruiting adventurers to join us in Conquering the World Beneath.

If you are interested in joining us as we explore and conquer the mighty halls of Durin's Folk and reclaim them from the vile Orcs and Evils that now inhabit them, please contact an Officer ingame or stop by our website forums!

Any and all interested classes and players are welcome and encouraged to apply!

See you in the Mines!!

Leader

Officers

Class Leads

Raid Officers

Kin Hall

Deephallow Brewers call the Thorin's Gate Homesteads neighborhood of Tungolborg their home.

You can find them at 2 Highspires Street.

Our kin house features many treasured objects from around Eriador and is open to the public.

• These treasures include:

• • Inn League Keg
  • Thaurlach's Blade
  • Tentacle of Helchgam
  • Mirror of Mordrith
  • Udunion's Swords
  • Ferndur's Skull
  • Head of Bogbereth
  • Remmenaeg's Armour
  • Inn League Trophies

..and more!

Lifespan

At present, we are Lifespan Rank 10 and enjoy the benefits of Kinship Chat, Message of the Day, Kinship Titles, Officer Chat, Kinship House, Kinship Mail, and Kinship Auction. Currently, this is the highest Kinship rank achievable.

Mission

Our goal is to be among the best while having the most fun. We strive to achieve this by recruiting fun-loving members who enjoy playing the game and adventuring to the darkest corners of Middle-earth and back again. We also want to become known for fun events where people may find a place to have a bit of RP or just plain fun. As we are 21 and over, and further, Brewers of Deephallow, drunken raiding will also be a goal!

Please visit our website to view our kin charter which contains all our rules/guidelines.

PVE Progess

Currently, Deephallow Brewers have conquered all dungeons presently available in Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.

This includes: The Rift, Helegrod, Annuminas, Barad Gularan, Carn Dum, and other smaller dungeons. You can usually find a group going into one of these places every week.

With the release of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria on November 18, 2008, we have begun to delve into the World Beneath. We are currently seeking new recruits to join us in adventuring across the mighty halls of Durin's Folk.

Website Rankings

We are currently ranked #2 on the LOTRO Top Kinships page of LOTRO 100 Topsites. (highest position held, #1)

We are ranked #17 overall (highest position held, #14).

Retrieved Jan 9, 08

Mithril Guard

Early on, Deephallow Brewers allied ourselves with a fellow kin, known as Mithril Guard.

After our allied achievement in the downing of the dragon Thorog on July 4, 2007( Screenshot here) we continued to run Helegrod jointly until a couple weeks later when,

On July 21, 2007, we officialy merged with our staunch allies,'Mithril Guard, after again successfully downing the evil dragon Thorog. With the death of this mighty dragon, a new kinship was born. Now officially part of the Deephallow Brewers, the name of Mithril Guard will not soon be forgotten in the annals of Arkenstone. Together we will continue our quest to achieve all that can be achieved, while having a few pints along the way!

A Toast for the Day

Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold beer and another one!

Kinship Lore

Deephallow is a village of the Eastfarthing, in the south-eastern corner of the Shire.

Situated at the point where the Shirebourn River flowed into the Brandywine River, at the end of the causeway that ran south through Stock and Rushey; due east, across the Brandywine, was Haysend, the southernmost portion of Buckland.

The name Deephallow apparently contains the Old English word hall or healh meaning "corner, nook" in reference to its location at the juncture of the two rivers.

It is situated at the point where the Shirebourn River flows into the Brandywine River, at the end of the causeway that runs south through Stock and Rushey; due east, across the Brandywine, is Haysend, the southernmost portion of Buckland.

The name Deephallow apparently contains the Old English word hall or healh meaning "corner, nook" in reference to its location at the juncture of the two rivers.

North of Deephallow is the town of Stock, where The Golden Perch Inn is located.

We know The Golden Perch as, "[the] Inn in the village of Stock that served the finest beer in the Eastfarthing, according to Pippin Took. He was hoping to stop at the Golden Perch on the way to Crickhollow, but Frodo replied, "'Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones."'.

Drafts of all kind (not necessarily alcoholic) were enjoyed all over Middle-earth.

In Imladris, Elves brewed a draft known as Miruvor.

Miruvor was of course, "The reviving cordial of the Elves, a liquor with the power to grant renewed vigour and strength. Miruvor was clear and colourless, with a pleasant fragrance. Gandalf carried a flask of it with him to help the Company of the Ring on their southward journey. Both the Dúnedain and the Orcs possessed drinks with similar properties, but miruvor was known to be the most potent of these cordials."

The Wood Elves of Mirkwood enjoyed wine from the region of Dorwinion. The origin of this land was quite possibly Elven. Bilbo of course used the empty barrels from these wines to rescue Thorin and Company.

At the Unexpected Party, Gandalf and Thorin both requested Red Wine. They were probably hoping to enjoy some Old Winyards vintage from the Southfarthing.

Legolas was eager to learn where Merry and Pippin had discovered the wine they found amid the ruin of Isengard.

Ents of course were reknewed by drafts known as Ent-draughts. These were so invigorating Merry and Pippin grew taller from drinking them (said to have surpassed 'Bullroarer' Took, who was over four feet tall).

Reference:

• http://www.tuckborough.net/food.html#Wine
• http://www.tuckborough.net/food.html#Miruvor
• http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/o/oldwinyards.html
• http://www.glyphweb.com/Arda/m/miruvor.html
• http://www.glyphweb.com/Arda/d/deephallow.html

et al.

Reference, Christopher Tolkien's "A Part of the Shire" map: