LOTRO’s anniversary is a festival that I feel is in need of a revamp. While the scavenger cards are awesome and worth doing — at least once — the repeatable quests/activities are underwhelming and generally not worth my time. Plus, this year’s cosmetics and rewards were easy passes for me, so I waved it all away and continued on with my normal quests.
My Lore-master is nearing the end of Cardolan questing, which I may be dragging my feet on because I don’t feel like doing the treasure cache deed afterward. But I will, because I want that pony mount.
Even though she’s just armed with words, books, and a quirky swamp beast, my Lore-master shows no fear even when delving into the deepest parts of Middle-earth. I think she’s growing on my more than my previous LM, to be honest.
It took far longer than it should’ve, but I finally wrapped up Cardolan’s questing and cracked into the remaining deeds. Next up? Probably western Bree-land deeds, then Lone-lands, Yondershire, and North Downs. Eriador really does take forever to fully comb through these days.
And just when you write that you’ve finished all the quests, you end up stumbling upon a lot more. So I guess I’m not done here yet — but I did finish the deed meta and got the amazing mount. It’s all about the extra bags and cosmetics!
As my Minstrel continues to work through Corsairs of Umbar’s Chapter 8, I had to once again post a picture of the city’s market. For all I get annoyed at the layout of this place, it’s undeniable how visually appealing it is — and colorful to boot.
You mess with me, you get my BIRD! I swear, this bird is one of the best characters in this entire expansion, and it never says anything. In other Minstrel news, I got all the way through Book 8.5 of the epic and reached the current end of the game (in terms of solo content). Time to break out my Cappy? Probably!
Bio Break 
First picture for sure!!! In before the rest:)