'Maggot! You need to learn your way about these lands, and I am tasked with seeing that you do.

'South and east, across the Hoardale River you will find a swath of land called Hithlad. A forest, ripe for harvesting, covers the land there. It is called the Grimwood. We found rat-folk working there and drove them out, only to have the enemy come to their defence.

'You must scout through the wood and find the camp so you know where the battles will be fought in that wood. Return to me, only when you discover this location!'