I have oft heard of the uncouthness of the orc-kind, but have not frequently heard them speak. Most of what I get is "Die!" followed by the gurgling that comes as they indeed do. I was recently assisting a Ranger named Candaith at Weathertop when I found the truth in the stories of impolite mutterings. If I had not been slaughtering them already, I would have certainly done so for the mere impertinence of speaking to a woman so ...

-- excerpt, Letter from Barien Oakbridge



On a side note, has anyone else noticed that Candaith says, when you reach him at the top of the peak, "I fear my injuries are worse than I feared?" ... Is this the party to whom I am speaking?