Guide to the Ale Association

Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Goldenstar in Festival Guides Added in Spring Festival 2010 was the Ale Association. The Ale Association (AA) and Inn League (IL) are rivals so doing quests for the AA will grant negative reputation with the IL and vice versa. Just as a general tip you may want one character work on AA rep and an alt work on IL although it is possible to get to kindred with both. The Ale Association is a group of Dwarves lead by Jonar in the Underground Tavern in Thorins Hall. Like the IL, they have their own private bar entrance that is granted with Acquaintance standing. Jonar is very bitter about the Inn League and these quests tend to be a little mean and directed at ruining the ILs good time. These quests are centered around alcohol and having your character drink alcohol so if you are a parent of a young and impressionable LOTRO player, you may want to think about whether or not you allow your kids to participate. It really is all quite harmless but as a parent, I understand having to be sensitive to issues like this and wanted to mention it. See the other things available during the Festival in our Festival Guide!

Becoming a Member
To become a member of the Ale Association, there are two quests that are open that after completing will make you acquaintance with the AA. The Ale Association Challenge Introduction NPC: Andre (in the underground tavern) Level: 10+

Rewards: +10,000 AA Rep

Andre wants you to go to the Prancing Pony in Bree. This is the Ale Associations version of the pub crawl. In my opinion its much easier as its just running around Bree and not all of the Shire. There are five stops total in this pub crawl and at each stop you are required to drink 6 mugs of beer. The event is timed and while having a horse will make it faster, it is not required to complete the run.

Prancing Pony Inn Start with Bjarni Combe-Gate in Bree-town, talk to Daggeir

Staddle just outside of Bree-town, talk to Finn Jasmines Garden in Bree-town, speak with Gerthar Stone Quarter in Bree-town, talk to Haddur

Tainted Mug NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern) Level: 10+ Rewards: 90 copper, +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Jonar is a disgruntled dwarf and wants you to steal the beer recipes of the Inn League. The Inn League recipes can be found throughout the Shire. They can be collected in any order and there is no timer.

Stock outside the Golden Perch (under a tree with a drunk Hobbit) Great Smials of Tuckborough (go through the door into the library on the left and its around the corner on a table) Brockenborings Watch Office (on the table in front of you as you walk in) Waymeet. (on a picnic table at 32.6S, 72.8W)

Pay special attention to the Hobbits reactions to your theft, its quite amusing.

Gaining Reputation
There are 18 daily repeatable quests for gaining reputation with the Ale Association for a total of 15,600 reputation available daily.

Ale Association Quests

Some of these quests have pre-requisites so if your first time running with the AA, you may not see them all available. After completing the pre-requisite quest, it will be available daily (as in you dont have to do the pre-requisite first again). Ale Association Challenge NPC: Bjarni Level: 10+ Rewards: +1,200 AA Rep Repeatable: Daily This is the same pub crawl quest you did to gain acquaintance. You go straight to the Prancing Pony and speak with Bjarni inside to pick up this quest and start the pub crawl all over.

Tainted Mug NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern) Level: 10+ Rewards: 90 copper, +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily This is the same tainted mug quest originally given to you before you became an honorary member. After completion it becomes a daily quest! Follow the instructions given above to complete. The Draught Drought NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern) Level: 10+ Rewards: 90 copper, +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily Quest Open Pre-requisite: Tainted Mug You are to find and drain Inn League Kegs. Inn League kegs can be found throughout the Shire. They can be found and drained in any order.

Bird and Baby in Michel Delving (all the way in the far back room) Party Tree in Hobbiton The Green Dragon in Bywater The Floating Log in Frogmorton Woodhall Budgeford The Golden Perch in Stock.

Jonars Special Brew NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern) Level: 10+ Rewards: +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily Quest Open Pre-requisite: The Draught Drought Jonar is wanting to make some special brew and asks you to collect the ingredients.

5 Swamp Gas from Rushock Bog 1 Rotten Egg from Sandsons Farm 7 Slug Slime from near Celondim

Jonars Special Delivery NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern)

Level: 10+ Rewards: +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily Quest Open Pre-requisite: Jonars Special Brew You are given 30 minutes to take a stink bomb to the Party Tree in the Shire and set it off. It will be in your pack after accepting the quest. Using the item will cause people around you to faint. Note: While it will not cause people to fail the nearby dance lessons if they issue the commands asked; it could freak people out and make them fail inadvertently. Please be kind and set off your bomb away from the dance floor. An Irritating Initiation NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern Level: 10+ Rewards: 90 copper, +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily Quest Open Pre-requisite: Tainted Mug Dwarves have joined the Inn League and its your job to convince them to quit. Note that these have to be done in the order listed below. No time limit.

Oli is only a few feet from Jonar Kpur (19.38S, 100.54W) in Nogolond south of Thorins Gate Grmar (20.28S, 96.75W) can be found in Gondomon Herluf (27.87S, 75.97W) is in Needlehole (in the Shire)

An Inn League Disaster NPC: Jnar (in the underground tavern Level: 10+ Rewards: +900 Reputation with the AA, -500 Reputation with IL, 1 Badge of Dishonour Repeatable: Daily Quest Open Pre-requisite: An Irritating Initiation The Inn League is hosting a tasting outside of Thorins Gate to draw more members. Speak to the little hobbit Laurel Sackville outside in the courtyard and then hide behind the kegs until she is distracted (shell start walking around) and run to add swill to the 8 mugs on the table. I have been comfortably adding swill to 4 mugs at a time but if nervous do a few and hide again. She makes a couple passes before the dwarves appear to taste. She will wander back. Dont let her see you or you fail! If you do fail just return to Jonar and hell start you going again. You have to stay in the area until you get the notice that the quest is complete. Leaving will cause you to fail and the drama that is acted out by the dwarves feels rather long so you may think you missed

something. Just sit tight and wait for the completion message.

Recommended Route
Here is the route I use to get all of the above quests done in one trip around Eriador getting you 6,600 Ale Association rep. Note this doesnt include the delivery quests discussed below. 1. Collect all the quests from Jonar. 2. Bully Oli next to Jonar on your way out of the tavern for An Irritating Initiation. 3. Run through Frerins Court and see if Laurel is waiting to start An Inn League Disaster. If she is you can stay and do this, if not head to the Stable Master and by a ride to Nogolond. 4. Say your mean things to Kpur in Nogolond and purchase a ride to Gondomon 5. Be rude to Grmar and purchase a ride to Duillond. 6. Purchase a ride to Needlehole and smack Herluf when you arrive. 7. Right outside of Needlehole youll find the Swamp Gas for Jonars Special Brew. 8. Head towards Sandsons Farm for the rotten egg. 9. Stop at Waymeet for the recipe and head to the Party Tree. 10. Set off Jonars Special Delivery and drain the keg for The Draught Drought at the Party Tree. (Can also do the Haunted Burrow Quest if Fall at this time) 11. Ride to Brockenborings Watch Office for the recipe. 12. Ride to Budgeford to drain the keg 13. Ride to Golden Perch in Stock. Pick up the recipe outside and go inside to drain the keg. 14. Ride to Woodhall and drain the keg 15. Ride to The Floating Log and drain the keg 16. Ride to The Green Dragon and drain the keg 17. Ride to Great Smials of Tuckborough and pick up the recipe. 18. Ride to Bird and Baby in Michel Delving to drain the final keg. 19. Swift Travel to Bree and complete the Pub Crawl 20. Swift Travel to Celondim and slay the slugs (You will still be drunk from the pub crawl but these are really low level slugs and easy to kill) 21. Swift Travel to Thorins Hall. If you didnt previously do An Inn League Disaster in step 3, complete it now. 22. Turn in all the quests to Jonar.

Ale Association Delivery Quests

The Ale Association also has its own list of running quests for reputation like the Inn League does. Each of these quests give +AA reputation and -IL reputation. These quests can be obtained from the Ale Association Tavern Keep found at all festival locations. All quests grant +900 Reputation with The Ale Association, 500 Reputation with The Inn League, Badge of Dishonour and have a 1 hour time limit. These quests are different from the Inn League quests as there are no ales to buy ahead of time. You must go to the Inn to pick up the ale and then delivery it within the time limit. These

quests do have minimum levels so you may not be able to get them all. One Drink Too Few Level: 15+ Pick Up Ale: The Prancing Pony Deliver To: Alrek in Thrasis Lodge, Ered Luin All but the Good Cider Level: 15+ Pick Up Ale: The Forsaken Inn Deliver To: Foxglove Grubb in Brockenborings, The Shire Bomburs Breath Level: 25+ Pick Up Ale: The Green Dragon Deliver To: Mli in Othrikar, North Downs Never Further From Home Level: 15+ Pick Up Ale: The Prancing Pony Deliver To: Wesley Hopwood in Thornleys Work Site, Bree-land Quite a Tickle Level: 20+ Pick Up Ale: Tavern Keep in Thorins Hall Deliver To: Wald Mugwort in Ost Haer, Lone Lands

A Bit of White Level: 25+ Pick Up Ale: The Ivy Bush Deliver To: Harigar Mudbottom in Oatbarton, Evendim A Different Reminder of Rivendell A Convoluted Wine Level: 30+ Level: 40+ Pick Up Ale: Sogadan in Rivendell Pick Up Ale: The Bird and Baby Deliver To: Lendasil in Refuge of Edhelion, Ered Deliver To: Saerthuithel in Echad Candelleth, Luin Trollshaws A Drink of the Best Character Not Atlis Favourite Level: 40+ Level: 45+ Pick Up Ale: The Plough and Stars Pick Up Ale: The Green Dragon Deliver To: Nathalan in Aughaire, Angmar Deliver To: Oli in Hrimbarg, Misty Mountains A Dark Prank Level: 45+ Pick Up Ale:The Floating Log Deliver To: Lofi in Zigilgund, Forochel

Additional Reputation Quests:

In 2010 the Fall Festival added a special Ale Association quest at the Haunted Burrow.

Deeds

Ale Association Initiation: +10,000 rep and title Ale Association Member Acquaintance: receive the title The Sinister Friend: Receive the title Abuser of Amusement Ally: Receive the title The Great Saboteur Kindred: Receive the title Creep Ale Association Delivery: Complete all the delivery quests for title No-gooder

Rewards
The Ale Associations barter currency of Badge of Dishonour can be traded in with the dwarfs standing next to Jnar in the underground tavern. There is an acquaintance and a kindred vendor. At acquaintance with the AA you can turn in your badges for festival tokens. 1 badge = 3 tokens. At kindred there are more options including cosmetic clothing and furniture. Acquaintance Vendor: Lar

3 Summer Festival Tokens (1 Badge of Dishonour) 3 Spring Leaves (1 Badge of Dishonour). 3 Yule Festival Tokens (1 Badge of Dishonour) 3 Fall Festival Tokens (1 Badge of Dishonour)

Kindred Vendor: Gapi

Ale Association Robe 5 Badge of Dishonour Dwarf-make Waistcoat 5 Badge of Dishonour Fine Waistcoat 5 Badge of Dishonour Defiled Inn League Statue 5 Badge of Dishonour Defiled Inn League Keg 5 Badge of Dishonour 3 Deluxe Stink Bombs 1 Badge of Dishonour Harvestmath Race Token 10 Badge of Dishonour Springfest Race Token 10 Badge of Dishonour Summerfest Race Token 10 Badge of Dishonour Yule Horse Race Token 10 Badge of Dishonour Ale Association Mount 20 Badge of Dishonour & 1 Document of Mount Ownership

Pictures of the furniture items can be found in Kiaranes General Festival Decoration Guide.