Deed Overview
This is quite unlike any deed you’ve had in Bree-land. It’s not a classic slayer deed, nor is it an exploration one. In reality, it’s a combination of those two. Your aim is to find – and defeat – six named targets in six different locations in the Barrow-Downs. This includes the ones in the South, so you may want to check that your gear before clearing this one.
Quick Tip
One of the “features” of the Deed Log is that it cannot be scaled. This means very often that descriptions/requirements of any one particular entry appear incomplete. If an entry ends in ..., then hover your cursor over it to get the full description.
Respawn Times
As these are named enemies, you may have to wait for them to respawn. After accidentally killing Umnen, I had to wait for it to respawn. I think that was about 10 minutes – 15 maximum. I can’t speak for the other targets, but as this deed is in a busy early region, I would imagine that time is not much different for others.
Executioner of the Wicked
Your Targets
So, here are your targets, which I have kept in the order of the Deed Log itself
Defeat Brishzel
Target Name
Brishzel (Wiki )
Location
Haudh Nogbenn (33.0S, 55.4W)
Deeds in Here
Wight-Slayer, Grave-Digger, Barghest Slayer 1
Brishzel is a Barghest enemy – and probably the least evil-looking of all your wicked targets. Unlike most of the others, Brishzel wanders about a bit. Once you enter the Barrow, you come to a t-junction and he wanders around and across that point.
Defeat Umnen
Target Name
Umnen (Wiki )
Location
Barrow of Ringdor (31.3S, 54.7W)
Deeds in Here
Wight-Slayer, Grave-Digger
Umnen is a undead spirit within the Barrow of Ringdor. To find it, enter the barrow, head down the stairs and just keep running forwards until you find more steps on the opposite side. Umnen is usually around the watery platform part-way up the steps.
Defeat Fergandir
Target Name:
Fergandir (Wiki )
Location
Barrow of Iarchith, Southern Barrow-Downs (31.3S, 55.1W)
Deeds in Here
Wight-Slayer, Grave-Digger, Barghest Slayer(?)
Haudh Iarchith is…huge, at least in comparison to the others you’ve had to venture into. Fortunately for you, I’ve given you a really simple map so you can reach Fergandir quickly. He is on the upper level, which you can reach once you’re inside the large square-ish room to the East.
Defeat Faegfaer
Target Name
Faegfaer (Wiki )
Location
Barrow of Goetham, Southern Barrow-Downs (33.7S, 53.9W)
Deeds in Here
Wight-Slayer, Grave-Digger
Despite the hazards of the Southern Barrow-Downs, the Barrow of Goetham is reassuringly small. Which is good, because you really don’t want to be in these places longer than is necessary! Faegfaer can be found in the location on the wee map I’ve provided.
Defeat Marrow
Target Name
Marrow (Wiki )
Location
Barrow of Haudh Methernil (31.5S, 55.5W)
Deeds in Here
None
Marrow is a Kergrim and, thankfully, is not difficult to find. Haudh Methernil is really small so you need only clear other Kergrim (if your level means you need to), before taking Marrow down.
Defeat Gwigon
Target Name
Gwigon (Wiki )
Location
Barrow of Taradan (30.9S, 55.0W)
Deeds in Here
The chances are that you triggered the Executioner of the Wicked deed while actually focusing on Spider-Slayer. Gwigon is the largest, most colourful spider in this Barrow. If you’re clearing the slayer deed, you’ll have no problems with finding Gwigon. Though that depends on respawn timers.
Quick Kill Order
While I kept the order of the named enemies to the one in the deed log it isn’t the most efficient way. To clear this deed relatively quickly, do them in this order, North to South:
On the off-chance you’ve entered the Southern Barrow-Downs from the Old Forest, just reverse this list.
Deed Maps
Here are the full Executioner of the Wicked deed maps for both the Northern- and Southern Barrow-Downs.
Northern Barrow-Downs
Southern Barrow-Downs
Deed Rewards
Title: Executioner of the Wicked
× 10 LOTRO Points
+900 Reputation (Men of Bree)
TL;DR Cleanse the Barrows for the Men (and Women) of Bree!
If it wasn’t for the fact that the Barrow-Downs features heavily as a key part of The Lord of the Rings, I would complain about how much there is to do here! But it is, and it is of historical importance too. With evil corrupting the so-called resting place of the dead, it’s down to you to put death to death. For now at least.
Footnotes
