Reclaming Lost Treasures

From our correspondent in Bree: Many tales and gossip are often shared by the patrons at The Prancing Pony Inn - Though most believe none of it as these seem to be just tales of a few drunkards , it can't be denied that much of Bree seem to be in a buzz about this latest story. A tale of a lost, forgotten treasure deep in the underground halls of Moria. Some spoke of mountains of gold and gems, others of a mithril axe, yet others of a hidden treasury. 

Khazad-dûm, also known as Moria, is the grandest and most famous of the mansions of the Dwarves. There, for many thousands of years, a thriving Dwarvish community created the greatest underground city ever known. During this time Khazad-dûm further expanded its treasures. Most of Moria's  great wealth is  based on the Mithril that was found in its mines, and as the centuries passed, the Dwarves mined so deep for the precious metal. Some say so deep that they unleashed some kind of terror from the depths...no one know for sure. 

Today, after many years as one of the richest cities in Middle-earth, Khazad-dûm stands dark and empty, many of the long deserted lower Deeps had become flooded and inaccessible yet the dwarves never stop in their quest to reclaim what its rightfully theirs home, but can there be really a secret lost treasure hidden in Moria? 

Will we see a company of dwarves passing Bree soon heading East? 

Article by Amorey Took for the Laurelin Archives