Landmark:The Forsaken Inn
From LOTRO Lorebook
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One day's journey east of Bree on the Great East Road, travelers will find the Forsaken Inn, and it is likely to be the last outpost of civilized life they will encounter for some time to come. The Inn itself is in disrepair, with a variety of cobbled-together wall fragments and a severely neglected roof – however, any roofed structure (even one with only half of its roof still intact), is a welcome sight in these lawless lands.
Since it is only briefly mentioned in the pages of The Lord of the Rings, the Forsaken Inn had to be designed from the ground up for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to reflect a once-popular travelers' lodge, now all but consumed by the ages and the elements. In creating this all-but-forgotten social gathering place, the design team at Turbine has scripted a number of pivotal moments of plot development, as well as numerous task offerings and trading opportunities, to make the Forsaken Inn an important hub of activity. The region around the Inn, now known as the Lone-lands, is an expansive grassy wilderness between Bree and the Trollshaws. Once a pivotal kingdom of mighty Arnor long ago, in these darkening days this wilderness is not to be traveled lightly, despite its noticeably sparse population. The surrounding hills are home to brigands and shadowy characters of many sorts. Operating amongst the ruins found in several places throughout the region, these marauders understand the value of the artifacts that can be unearthed throughout the area and fiercely guard the ruins. These brigands also prey upon the unwary, and an adventurer who strikes out on the Great East Road to Rivendell without first knowing the dangers of the surrounding lands makes an all-too-easy target.
[edit] Forsaken Inn
[edit] The last inn on the road into Eriador
An inn that stood to the east of Bree, on the East-West Road that ran on through the wilds of Eriador and into the distant Misty Mountains. Almost nothing is known about the inn, but it must surely have had very few customers indeed on the bleak and dangerous road where it stood.
It is tempting to think that Bilbo and his companions stayed at the Forsaken Inn on their journey to Rivendell. They must surely have passed it on the way, but there is no definite mention of it in The Hobbit.
The Forsaken Inn is the Lone-lands settlement closest to Bree-land. Located on the Great East Road, it lies in the shadow of Weathertop. A respite for travelers, the Inn has a milestone, mail service, and many merchants, in addition to a great number of people in need of travelers' assistance. These include the Inn's proprietor, Anlaf, and his staff as well as travelers, guests, and some of the Eglain that have recently been displaced from Minas Eriol.
To the north and northeast lie the ruins of the fortifications of the war between Arthedain and Rhudaur, now occupied and spanned by camps of orcs and goblins. Ruins also lie to the southeast, and along both sides of the road to the East. A long journey across the Lone-lands in that direction eventually leads to Ost Guruth, the last settlement before the Hoarwell, which marks the borders of the Trollshaws.
