Post Sections ⇅
- The Prancing Pony
- The Boar Fountain (Market Square)
- Provisioners and Suppliers
- Crafting Facilities
- Bree Taxidermists
- The Auction Hall
- Lalia’s Market and Vault-Keeper
- Bree-town Vault
- Tasks Bulletin Board
- Skirmish Camp
- Bree Town Hall
- Weapons and Armour Shop
- Hunting Lodge (Men of Bree)
- Map of Bree
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
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Yep this is The Prancing Pony where Frodo Baggins and the other hobbits escape the Nazgûl on their quest towards Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Here, as a new player, you will get to meet the Ranger Strider…and later Gandalf the Grey. Apart from the range of local ales what else can you find here?
Barber
Healer
Bard
Prancing Pony Milestone
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
- The Curator
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.
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 Vault-keepers 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.
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
Want to make some extra coin than what you get selling stuff to in-game vendors? Then head to Bree Auction Hall (see the little Gavel Hammer on the map).
As an F2P player, or as a former VIP, you can only try to sell 5 items/stacks at once. But anything extra is better than nothing, right? You can also use the Auction Hall to bid for (or buy-out) any gear-up items you want before your next quest.
You can also buy cosmetic gear and pets from here, though watch the prices. As a beginner you may not have the coin for these items. You can get plenty of cosmetics during Festivals in the packed LOTRO Events Schedule.
Lalia’s Market and Vault-Keeper
Bree-town Vault
Tasks Bulletin Board
As you adventure you’ll receive ‘Trophies’ in your loot. Claws, beaks, feathers, skins – anything that’s left overs from a corpse. Nice. If you don’t sell all these you can turn blocks of 10 in for increased reputation with the Men of Bree. You start with a maximum of 5 tasks per day, so take your allocation and turn the rest in for some extra silver and copper.
Other Reputation Items
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.
Skirmish Camp
Weapons, Armour & More
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.
Marks and Medallions
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.
Ill Omens
Bree Skirmish Camp is one of those you will need to visit during the LOTRO Ill Omens Skirmish Event. It’s here you pick up which group of Skirmishes count for that particular day.
South Bree Milestone
There is also a Milestone near the Skirmish Camp:
Bree Town Hall
Set Your Family Name/Surname
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)
Vendors
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
The Hunting Lodge also has a nice peaceful forge for you to use, if you want to avoid the crowds around other LOTRO crafting facilities. Sally Marshfell also sells crafting materials and decorations. However you must be at least Ally standing with the Men of Bree to purchase items from her.
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 hope this guide to Bree was helpful and do let me know if you think anything should be added or changed. Thanks!