1. The worn but noble visage on the statue you discovered belongs to Aranarth, the first chieftain of the Dúnadain after the fall of Arathedain.

   The statue was probably created some time after the wars that destroyed the old kingdom, most likely by the rangers who hold Aranarth in great reverence.

   It was in good repair suggesting that they tend to it to this day. The memories of the Dúnadain are long, and their respect for the dead border an obsession at times.

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   Dúnadain Statue (33.4S, 48.8W)

2. Use the Ancient Inscription.

   This inscription appears to have been re-carved recently. It is legible, but written in an ancient dialect of the Arnorian tongue you are unfamiliar with. It seems to be some kind of Oath, from what you can understand.

   The runes you found seemed to be very old indeed, and in style of ancient Arnorian script that few would readily recognize in these times. While you made out only a little of it, the inscription is likely an Oath of Fealty taken by Dunedain to their Lords.

   The Men of those days put great store in ceremony and oaths and believed that to break one would bring a terrible curse upon the oathbreaker.

   Few Men put much store in ritual and ceremony these days - save for the Rangers of the North, who are rumored to have descended from those very Dunedain who once ruled Arnor. Perhaps they are the ones who have protected the inscription from the wear of Time?

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   Ancient Inscription (30.2S, 49.1W)

3. Use the Ancient Cairn

   An ancient cairn, you can make out the faded symbols of the old Dunadan-kings inscribed upon it in places.

   The cairn is rather unlike many that the Men of old built, but you recalled a tale of an old battle...

   In the time after the fall of Arnor and the defeat of Angmar by the Host of Gondor, few Men remained in the North. Those who remained loyal to the old kings banded together under the first Chieftain of the Dunedain and became the forebears of the Rangers who walk these lands today, or so it is rumored.

   In those days there were still evil Men and worse who walked these lands and there was a battle few Men alive today remember. Though the Dunedain were victorious, their numbers dwindled. The cairn you have found is most likely the resting place of the men who died i nthat battle, built hurriedly and in secret.

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   Ancient Cairn (26.8S, 46.6W)

4. The cairn is rather unlike many that the men of old built, but you recalled a tale of an old battle...

   In the time after the fall of Arnor and the defeat of Angmar by the host of Gondor, few men remained in the North. Those who remained loyal to the old kings banded together under the first Chieftain of the Dúnedain and became the forebears of the Rangers who walk these lands today, or so it is rumored.

   In those days there were still evil men and worse who walked these lands and there was a battle few men alive today remember. Though the Dúnedain were victorious, their numbers dwindled. The cairn you have found is most likely the resting place of the men who died in that battle. Built hurriedly and secretly.

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   Ancient Crest (30.7S, 52.6W)

5. Use the Ancient Altar

   An ancient altar of Arnorian construction upon which you can find evidence of recent activity, as if some rite or ritual had been held here.

   The strange altar you found appeared to be Arnorian in origin, with signs that some gathering or ritual had taken place there recently.

   You've heard rumors that Rangers here in the North occasionally gather for a ceremony to declare the coming of age of one of their number, where they induct the young Man or Woman into the ranks by way of an oath to the old kingdoms.

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   Ancient Altar (31.2S, 44.9W)

6. Use the Ancient Obelisk

   You found an old obelisk out among the Arnorian ruins, seemingly newer than the ruins themselves, with the names of many Men carved upon it. Your only guess is that it must be some sort of memorial.

   The design and the style of the names you saw there suggest that it was built by the Dunedain, and given their reverence for their ancestors there is every reason to believe that it may be a memorial for their fallen.

   Some of the names seemed to have been added recently, suggesting that the Rangers are somehow involved...

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   Ancient Obelisk (29.5S, 45.8W)

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