(Character) had just entered the mountain area east of northern Mirkwood. As he approached the single high mountain in the area, commonly known as the Lonely Mountain, he noticed that a narrow river flowed easily around the foot of the mountain. Above the river and set into the side of the mountain were several caves of various sizes. At the foot of some of the caves were bones of some type of humanoid creature. The lake looks inviting and cool.
Character Encounter
3108
| Options | Free People | Neutral | Dark Servants |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE the caves | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed |
| CLIMB the mountain | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed |
| SWIM in the river | ? | ? | ? |
| State your ALLEGIANCE | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed | Injured/Killed |
| Say your NAME | ? | ? | ? |
| Say (only one word) | ? | ? | ? |
| FLEE | Escape | Escape | Escape |
Trolls live in the cave and will attack a character who gives an inappropriate response. While the trolls are difficult to defeat, a character will generally escape any combat with them. There's probably something interesting in the cave, but I've never heard of anyone having this encounter with a powerful enough character to defeat the trolls. The guy who finished Daeron promtly moved to the Lonely Mountain at 3107, and had the famous Troll encounter. He tried to EXPLORE the caves, and was forced down the mountain by dozens of wild Trolls. He took 12 damage. I can't really figure this one out - maybe you have to have a High challenge as well as making the right response?? 199 (he went up 2, after Daeron) should be enough for almost anything (IMHO). This has got to be a response item and not a challenge item. I don't know of anyone who's beaten it yet. What word could it be? (Bobbins)
(NOTE from Raven: Another source listed No effect for State your ALLEGIANCE, but Bobbins listed Injured/Killed. Track down the other source to verify.)