Post Sections ⇅
- Quests of Swanfleet
- Explorer of Swanfleet
- Trophy-Hunter of Swanfleet
- Slayer of Swanfleet
- Deeds of Swanfleet Rewards
Quests of Swanfleet
So, as we saw with Quests of Cardolan, Quests of Swanfleet is made up of three Tales deeds.
Note: the number required is cumulative – how many local quests you have done in total.
Quests of Swanfleet Rewards
× 5 LOTRO Points
× 5 Iron Coins of Cardolan
Title: Defender of Swanfleet
+2000 Virtue XP
Explorer of Swanfleet
Take Your Time
The Explorer of Swanfleet Deed is broken down into four sections. These take you to friendly locations to meet different people-groups, to enemy strongholds and dangerous places and to find places of historical interest.
Even then, you get to venture into other far-flung corners of Swanfleet in search of treasure. While guides such as mine help you to clear deeds efficiently, remember to Stop and Stare, please.
Dwellers of Old Swanfleet
From notes and engravings to poetry and old weapons, you’ll find personal anecdotes from residents from a bygone era. Make sure to read the tooltips of the items – but also those in the deed log too.
Rewards
- × 5 LOTRO Points
- Title: Hidden Jewel
- +1000 Virtue XP
The Many Folk of the Glanduin
It’s the sheer variety of living environments in this part of the Deeds of Swanfleet that makes it so interesting. You have an established town, Stoor-Hobbit villages, Wild Folk marshes and Elven ruins. Many Folk of the Glanduin isn’t just a measure of quantity. Make sure you have a good look around!
Rewards
- × 5 LOTRO Points
- Title: Traveller of Swanfleet
- +1000 Virtue XP
Perils of Swanfleet
The Before the Shadow name is a constant reminder of what will follow, such that, in Archet, Strider will say
:
Alas, for peaceful folk everywhere!
The Perils of Swanfleet deed is a wide-ranging one. You explore warg dens, orc and brigand camps and elven ruins now inhabited, not by Elves, but their enemies.
Rewards
- × 5 LOTRO Points
- Title: Traveller of Swanfleet
- +1000 Virtue XP
Treasure Swanfleet
There are ten caches to find in total, spread pretty much across the whole map. Even if you take taxis and speed-boost your mount (“Well Fed” can be applied to non-war-steeds), it will still take time to complete. Make sure you remember to enjoy the journey as well as the ten destinations!
Rewards
- Title: Treasure-seeker of Swanfleet
- +1000 Virtue XP
What, no LP?
Nope, and that’s been true for a lot of deeds since either Yondershire or the Wildwood of Bree-land.
At least for the Swanfleet treasure deed you have the chance of loot, which can sometimes include some nice gear pieces.
Trophy-Hunter of Swanfleet
You’re after targets with virtual “wanted” posters. Not all dangers come in groups, after all. Unlike the Trophy-hunter of Cardolan, all those in Swanfleet are creatures.
You don’t get the quest for each one until you defeat it, so use your deed log as a kind of quest wrapper.
Kill your target and take a…piece of it to a Stoor for his…eclectic collection! Lucky him. Or something.
Rewards
- Title: Trophy-hunter of Swanfleet
- +1000 Virtue XP
Slayer of Swanfleet
You can also couple this with Perils of Swanfleet as there are some overlaps.
Now go kill sentients in the name of the Free People!
Rewards
- × 5 LOTRO Points
- +1000 Virtue XP
Deeds of Swanfleet Rewards
- × 5 LOTRO Points
- × 5 Iron Coins of Cardolan
- Title: Marchwarden of Swanfleet
- +3000 Virtue XP
But you will reach kindred well before you run out of quests even if you haven’t quite finished the Deeds of Cardolan.
TL;DR Take in the Sights while you clear the Deeds of Swanfleet
And that’s a wrap! The regions of Before the Shadow are beautiful, drenched in tons of wonderful LOTR lore and well voice-acted where it’s included.
There is much to do to clear the Deeds of Swanfleet. But there is no need to rush. Normal life goes by fast enough,without hurring our gaming time too. Have fun in Middle-Earth, folks!
About the Author
I have been playing MMOs for about ten years and began writing guides to The Lord of the Rings Online in 2017. I've only been creating content about Final Fantasy XIV since 2022, but I am glad for the mix. My current games include LOTRO, FFXIV and the occasional Palia session too.
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