When I started playing Lord of the Rings online I made a dwarf champion, I chose dwarves because I like how they express greatness when they are so small. The starting area confused me though, Thorin’s Hall is a very big place so I used this LOTRO Leveling Guide to get around. Shortly after I started using it, I noticed that I missed some important quests because the area was so big. I hope the LOTRO Leveling Guide I used will help you too.
Introduction to Dwarves – Thorin’s Gate (level 1-6)
01. Talk to Gloin (14.6S, 101.9W) and accept Instance: Into the Silver Deep. Go north to Silver Deep (14.3S, 101.7W) and enter the cave. Talk to Gimli, talk to the miners, talk to Otur, arm yourself and follow Otur. Go to the back of the cave killing 5 Cave-claws on the way. Talk to Gandalf and finish Instance: Into the Silver Deep. You are teleported to The Berghold (15.7S, 102.6W).
02. Talk to Bolli (15.8S,102.5W) and accept Intro: Return From The Lonely Mountain.
03. Talk to Dori (15.8S, 102.3W), hand over Intro: Return From The Lonely Mountain and accept Intro: Sharpen Your Skills.
04. Go to your class trainer (15.8S, 102.6W), continue to Introduction: Improve your skills and train new skills.
05. Return to Dori (15.8S, 102.3W), turn in Intro: Sharpen Your Skills and accept Intro: Guards of the Silver Deep.
06. Talk to Otur (15.7S, 102.4W) and accept The Lost Lore of Edhelion.
07. Talk to Nos Grimsong (15.7S, 102.6W) and accept Restoring The Balance.
08. Talk to Selur (15.4S, 102.6W) and accept Fear Of Collapse.
09. Go north a bit and kill 6 Highland Cubs and loot Lynx-Pelts to restore balance.
10. Head northwest to Silver Deep Guard House (15.1S, 103.6W). Go inside, talk to Olin, hand over Intro: Guards of the Silver Deep and accept Intro: Dark Places.
11. Head northeast to Silver Deep Mine (14.3S, 101.7W). Don’t kill any mobs, just run to the end of the cave, search the Rubble and get the Elf-scroll for The Lost Lore of Edhelion.
12. Exit the cave and head south to Winterheight (15.8S, 101.6W) and enter Rockbelly Pit.
13. Collect 4 Nestedelais for Intro: Dark Places and kill 6 Cave-Claws for Fear Of Collapse.
14. Return to The Berghold (15.7S, 102.6W). Don’t take the path, just jump off the cliff.
15. Talk to Selur (15.4S, 102.6W) and turn in Fear Of Collapse.
16. Talk to Otur (15.7S, 102.4W) and turn in The Lost Lore of Edhelion.
17. Talk to Nos Grimsong (15.7S, 102.6W) and hand over Restoring The Balance. You should be at level 4.
18. Go to your class trainer (15.8S, 102.6W) and get new skills.
19. Go northwest to Silver Deep Guard House (15.1S, 103.6W), talk to Olin, hand over Intro: Dark Places, and accept Intro: Gormr’s Deeds.
20. Head east to Frerin’s Court (15.0S, 103.2W). Talk to Dwalin (15.0S, 103.2W), hand over Intro: Gormr’s Deeds and accept Intro: Goblin Prowlers.
21. Talk to Bogi (15.1S, 103.2W) and accept Stocking The Larder.
22. Talk to Mathi Stouthand (15.0S;103.3W) and accept Frostmantle.
23. Go west and cross the river. Kill the Goblin Prowlers at (14.6,104.5W) and loot the Dwarf Sword for Intro: Goblin Prowlers.
24. Kill Young Aurochs in the area until you take out 6 Slabs of Aurochs-meat for Stocking The Larder.
25. Go a bit south, kill Frostmantle (15.2S, 104.7W) and loot Frostmantle’s Horn for Frostmantle.
26. Return to Frerin’s Court (15.0S, 103.2W). He talks to Mathi Stouthand (15.0S; 103.3W) and hands over Frostmantle.
27. Talk to Bogi (15.1S, 103.2W) and hand over Stocking The Larder.
28. Talk to Dwalin (15.0S, 103.2W), hand over Intro: Goblin Prowlers and accept Intro: Goblins In The Crags.
29. Go northwest, talk to Erynwen (14.8S, 103.6W) and accept A Deadly Bloom.
30. Take the path west up the hill to the Axe-head Path (14.4S, 104.9W) and destroy 6 Skorgrim’s Bloom plants for A Deadly Bloom.
31. Follow the path up and enter the Mirkstone Tunnels (14.2S, 104.9W). Find Elrohir at the end of the tunnels. You can run towards Elrohir, the mobs will run away when you are near Elrohir. Talk to Elrohir and get Marrec’s Letter for Intro: Goblins In The Crags. 32. Exit the cave, return to Erynwen (14.8 S, 103.6 W) and turn in A Deadly Bloom. If you want to avoid the fight with all the goblins on your way back, you can jump off the cliff.
33. Go to Frerin’s Court (15.0S,103.2W), talk to Dwalin (15.0S,103.2W), hand over Intro: Goblins In The Crags, and accept Intro: Skorgrim’s Tomb.
34. Talk to Dwalin (15.0S, 103.2W) again and start Instance: Skorgrim’s Tomb. He defends Dwalin, kills Marrec, and talks to Elrohir. At last, he talks to Dwalin again and ends the instance. He will be teleported to Thorin’s Hall. 35. Talk to Skogi (13.8S, 103.2W) and turn in Intro: Skorgrim’s Tomb. You should be at level 6.
There you go, as you probably saw, the LOTRO Leveling Guide, it also contained some tips so you can do everything faster. To gloat a bit, I finished my character in less than two hours. So using this LOTRO Leveling Guide, I don’t see why anyone should do the same. Now you can go ahead and enjoy the rest of the game and as a heads up, you have a long road ahead of you.
This guide can also be used by Elves, there are just a few different steps.