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So, I decided that I would put together a LOTRO Bree Beginner’s Tour Guide.
What are the main people and places you need to visit as a new player? Here’s the run-down!
The Prancing Pony
Barber
Want a new hairstyle, or to grow a beard (males only – and not Elves either, sorry!), or even update your character’s facial look? Then visit the Barber. Advisory Note: Do so before you enjoy the ale, not after!
Healer
Visit the healer to stock up on potions and salves for your questing – e.g. to remove fear or poison debuffs.
Bard
You can purchase musical instruments that you have unlocked the ability for from the local bard!
Milestone
There are two key milestones – one just outside the South Gate near the Skirmish Camp and one right outside the Prancing Pony. Very handy if you spend more time in Bree, rather than outside it!
The Boar Fountain (Market Square)
- Lalia’s Market
- The Crafting Hall
- The Training Hall
- Provisioners and Suppliers
- Mess Hall
- The Motes of Enchantment/Figments of Splendour Barter Vendors
Provisioners and Suppliers
- Provisioners: sell some basic food supplies to help you recover morale and power in and out of combat.
- Suppliers: can provide those extra ingredients to allow you to craft your armour, or make that perfect Tater Soup.
- Both: Can provide you with repairs to your current gear and sell off scrap or unusable items.
You can also find Suppliers in Bree Crafting Hall and the vendors near the South Gate Crafting Area.
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Crafting Facilities
There are three main places to do your crafting, and two out-of-the way locations.
South Bree
If you’re a cook, then there is an oven by the Provisioner in the South entrance to Bree. It’s hard to see, but there is, in fact a study in this area too. Look for the man sitting at a desk. Over the path are other facilities: Forge and Workbench.
West Bree
West Bree has what is usually a really busy crafting area: Forge, Study, Workbench and Oven are available. Farming Fields are just the other side of the path!
Bree Crafting Hall
The Bree Crafting Hall also holds Vaultkeepers and Auctioneers.
Mess Hall (Oven Only)
Behind Second Watcher Heathstraw is the door to the Mess Hall. In this cosy building is an Oven for you to use, if you have the Cooking Crafting Profession.
Hunting Lodge (Forge Only)
See: Hunting Lodge Forge for information.
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Bree Taxidermists
You can come back here to create decorations for your Homestead. If you get a rare item drop from killing creatures, or more easily, fish for a barter item, you can have it mounted here. You can then display it proudly in your Homestead when you choose to purchase one.
The Auction Hall
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Lalia’s Market and Vault-Keeper
Bree-town Vault
Tasks Bulletin Board
To gain reputation with the “Men of Bree” (also includes Women, by the way), you need to complete local quests – and do tasks. If you’re a LOTRO Beginner and are not an Elf, Dwarf or Hobbit, then Bree is the first time you’ll be coming across Tasks.
Note: you can also get reputation with the Men of Bree by retrieving Barrow Treasure from the Barrow Downs (Level 20-ish). When you receive Barrow-Treasure and Cardolan Trinkets (the Bree version of ‘Well-kept Mathoms‘ for the Mathom Society), just right click them in your inventory to gain the reputation.
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Skirmish Camp
Want better gear but can’t craft it, or afford to buy it at Auction? Then the Skirmish Camp is the place for you. Selling all kinds of items, from Armour and Weapons to Pocket Items and Cosmetics, you can buy your next gear set using Marks and Medallions.
Earning Marks and Medallions
You gain marks by completing deeds (e.g.Shire Deeds/Ered Luin Slayer Deeds) or completing Skirmishes. This currency is shared with all your characters. At low-levels, your Skirmish gear requires very few Marks.
Skirmishes at lower levels won’t grant Medallions. If you want some gear/items that cost Medallions as well as Marks, you can barter for Medallions at the Currency Exchange NPC in the Skirmish Camp.
Milestone
There is also a Milestone near the Skirmish Camp:
Bree Town Hall
Aside from popping in to see the Mayor, as a new player the main thing of interest to you here will be the Notary. If you are at least Level 15 you can speak to the Notary to register a second name. This may be a family or surname, for example.
Weapons and Armour Shop
Just near the Town Hall is the Weapons and Armour Shop. Here you can pick up some basic equipment for a few silver. You will also find an Outfitter, which offers basic Outfits for your character, again for just a few silver.
Hunting Lodge (Men of Bree)
The Hunting Lodge is the HQ for the Men of Bree. The Vendors outside offer:
- Barter Items: exchange Barrow-Treasures for healing potions, armour items and the Return to Bree Skill (for non-Race of Man characters only).
- Anniversary Token Items: if you have spare Steel Tokens from the LOTRO Anniversary, you can trade them in for Marks and Fireworks Recipes.
- Reputation Crafting Recipes: Maggie Smallwood offers Woodworking Recipes to allow you to craft Men of Bree Reputation consumables.
Men of Bree Quests
Agatha Greendale and Broderic Willowmead offer Men of Bree Reputation quest for the Barrow-Downs.
Reputation Vendor
Inside the Hunting Lodge, Tully Hopwood sells cosmetics, crafting recipes, weapons and other items for coin. What is available to you will depend on your current reputation with the Men of Bree.
Hunting Lodge Forge
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Map of Bree
Here are some of the things available to you in Bree, I’ve marked what I can on this map, so I hope you find it useful!
TL;DR Your LOTRO Bree Beginner’s Guide
There is more going on in Bree than this. There are items that help you with Deeds, Advanced Class Trainers, beginner’s class mission triggers and random quests. If you want a Bree-land Homestead, that vendor is here too. But as a new traveller into Bree this should cover the basics. And if you get lost, there are tons of people milling around who can help. I am also sure I will add to this guide pretty soon.
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