Lord Of The Rings: Return of the King Walkthrough

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
3. Characters
4. Unlockables
5. Items
6. Unique Items
7. Ancient Artifacts
8. Upgrades
9. Artifacts
10. Secret Areas
11. Bosses
12. Legal Information
13. Credits
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1. Introduction
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The Return of the King is a Game Boy game where characters collect items and
get upgrades to help them in their various quests. This game has six main
characters and two sub characters, for eight characters in all. The six main
characters have a journey of their own, with the exception of Gimli, Legolas,
and Aragorn who take the same path. The sub characters can only play on
multiplayer and on the bonus missions. Throughout the game each character must
perform certain tasks in order to help defeat the dark lord Sauron and assist
in the Ring's destruction.
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2. FAQ
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Q: What is the point of this guide?
A: This guide is meant to help gamers enjoy Return of the King to its fullest
by attempting to provide as much information possible about the game. If you
are new at the game check out the items section Your instruction booklet tells
what some of the statistics of an item do, but they leave so many out. That is
why I put what the statistics of an item do in the items section, so you can
figure out what the best item to equip would be. Also look at the section on
Unique Items for a few words on these mysterious items that will help you
identify them. I would advise you to read the FAQs section first as it
provides quite a bit of information concerning the game, even things some
experienced Lord of the Rings may not know about the game.
Q: How many characters are in the game?
A: There are eight characters in all. Read the introduction and character
guide for more information on these characters.
Q: There are only four save slots! Does this mean I can only save profiles of
just four characters?
A: Unfortunately, yes. You can only save four characters, although the game
will save the artifacts each character gets and will also save whether or not
a character has beat the game.
Q: Since I can only save four character profiles, which characters should I
have profiles for?
A: It’s your choice. Each character has its own strengths and weaknesses. My
only advice is to leave one save slot open so you can beat the game with each
main character and get all the artifacts. After you have completed the game
with each main character and have collected all the artifacts, then you should
decide which character to fill the final save slot with. You could also buy
another copy of the game so you could have profiles for all eight characters.
If you decide to do this just make sure you get all the artifacts and beat the
game with all characters on both games so you will have all the unlockable
bonuses.
Q: What does the arrow on the bottom right corner of the screen do?
A: This arrow tells you which way to go to get to the exit of the area. It
will turn red when you are right next to the exit (or sometimes the entrance
of a secret area). While this arrow is useful, there is so much stuff you can
find in each area so it is advisable to search each area thoroughly before
moving on to the next area.
Q: The arrow on the bottom right corner of the screen disappeared and was
replaced with another bottle type thing with green stuff in it. What happened?
A: This simply means you are at a boss. The bottle on the bottom right corner
is his health meter. When you hurt the boss the green stuff goes down. When it
is completely gone the boss is defeated.
Q: After linking up my GBA to my Gamecube I began to find quite a few items
whose names are in blue. What are these?
A: After linking up with a Gamecube you unlock ancient artifacts. See Ancient
Artifacts, Section 7, to learn about these items.
Q: What are experience points?
A: These tell how much experience your character has. After you collect enough
experience points you upgrade a level. Look at Next Level on your experience
screen right below where it lists your experience points to see how many more
points you need to upgrade a level.
Q: How do you get experience points?
A: You get experience points by defeating enemies, experience pools, and
possibly by performing certain tasks.
Q: What is the bottle on the lower left corner of the screen?
A: That bottle slowly fills up with green stuff. The bottle merely shows you
how close to achieving the next level you are. When it is completely filled up
with the green stuff you upgrade a level. You can also look at your experience
screen for a more accurate reading of how close you are to achieving your next
level.
Q: Any tips for how to get more experience points when you get to higher
levels?
A: If you find the amount of time it requires to get experience points to
advance to the next level troubling when you get to higher levels do not be
discouraged, there are ways to get a lot more experience points. The best way
is to play the game on hard or grueling mode. Killing enemies gives you more
experience points on these modes. Besides, once you get into high levels you
can easily play the game on hard and grueling. When I got to level 40 I
started playing on hard, and when I reached level 45 I only played grueling
mode. When you get to those levels the added difficulty level is usually only
enough to keep the game interesting, it does not become that hard.
Q: What is the highest level your character can get to?
A: Level 52. Once you reach that level you will be able to have all the skill
points possible. This is with help from the shrine of course, where you can
purchase skill points until they are worth 12,000 gems and can no longer be
purchased.
Q: What happens when your character reaches level 52?
A: Well, for starters let me tell you that to get even one character up to
level 52 it takes a considerable amount of time, since the amount of
experience points to reach higher level is unbelievably high, over one hundred
thousand experience point per level when you get into the 40s. Also, when you
get your character to level 30 you only have one forth of the total experience
points needed to get to level 52. Once you get to level 50 keep playing until
you get to the next level. When you do it will skip level 51 and take you
straight to level 52, giving you two skill points and ten attribute points.
After that look at the amount of experience points you need to achieve your
next level. Instead of a number it will say N/A, indicating you can no longer
gain another level. Also, from that point on your experience points (now well
over two million) will never increase. Your character will be fully upgraded
in skill points (if you bought all of the skill points at the shrine) and you
continue on as normal. Unfortunately nothing really special happens. Come on
game designers; give us the One Ring or something.
Q: How does purchasing skill points and attribute points work?
A: To purchase attribute and skill points go to a shrine. There you can buy a
skill point for 750 gems, and each skill point afterwards increases the price
by 750 gems. Once their price reaches 12,000 you can no longer purchase them.
Attribute points start at 100 gems and increase 100 gems every time you
purchase one. I assume you can no longer purchase them when their price
reaches 12,000 gems, but since I have not got their price that high yet I
cannot guarantee this.
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3. Characters
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Aragorn: The rightful heir of Gondor, Aragorn must go through the dreaded
Paths of the Dead to assist the men of Gondor during the siege of Minas
Tirith. He also is the only character that can wield two one handed swords at
the same time.
Legolas: An Elf who is a marksman with his bow, Legolas accompanies Aragorn on
his quest.
Gimli: A stout but loyal dwarf, Gimli lends his skill of wielding an axe to
help Aragorn on his journey.
Eowyn: The daughter of King Theoden, Eowyn longs to fight for her country.
Upon learning she cannot go she disguises herself as a warrior and goes along
with the rest of the men of Rohan to Minas Tirith.
Frodo: A young Hobbit who was given the burden of being the ring bearer, Frodo
heads to Mt. Doom along with Sam and Gollum in order to destroy the Ring.
Gandalf: A powerful and wise wizard, Gandalf is a key figure in the defense of
Minas Tirith.
Sam: A loyal friend to Frodo, Sam is only available to play in multiplayer and
bonus levels, although you do play as him for a short period of time on
Frodo's quest.
Gollum: Frodo's guide and a tough creature with strong claws, Gollum is only
playable on multiplayer and bonus levels.
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4. Unlockables
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Here is a list of things you can unlock and how to unlock them.
Bonus Maps
Helm's Deep Bonus Level:      Beat the game once with any character.
Mines of Moria Bonus Level:   Beat the game with a character that has at least
2,000 kills.
Fangorn Forest Bonus Level:   Beat the game with the six main characters.
Weathertop Bonus Level:       Collect all 8 artifacts.
Characters
Play as Gollum                Beat the game with two characters.
Play as Sam                   Link up to the Gamecube Game.
Additional Items
Ancient Artifacts             Link up to the Gamecube Game.
Secret for playing as Sam without linking up: Play Frodo's quest and get to
Shelob so you switch to Sam. Save the game and quit. Now whenever you play
Frodo's game on multiplayer or on one of the bonus maps you will play as Sam.
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5. Items
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Items can be picked up during your quest. They are used to fight and defend
against enemies, protect from various natural dangers, and make your character
more powerful. Here is a list to help you understand how an item helps you.
This list tells what the various descriptions on an item actually do to
upgrade an item. The * stands for where a number should be. These descriptions
most likely are not all exactly the same as the game's descriptions, but they
are close. Also, where there is a + sometimes in the game there is a -, which
decreases the various attribute instead of increasing it. Unless specifically
specified on the item, the item must be equipped in order for its qualities to
be in effect.
The following properties are not listed in your instruction book.
*-* Melee Damage: This tells you the minimum to maximum melee damage an item
can do. As in most statistics, the higher, the better.
*-*Impaling Damage: This tells you the minimum to maximum impaling damage the
item does. Items with impaling damage usually do not do more damage than items
with melee damage, but they usually are more critical.
*% Critical: This shows how critical the item is to an enemy. This helps in
finishing off enemies, and it helps in several hurting them. I do not know the
exact importance of critical attacks, but it appears better to have high melee
damage instead of high critical attacks.
+* Damage: This simply increases the minimum and maximum damage (either
impaling or melee) of an item by the number shown.
+* Dmg. to Orcs: The Dmg. is simply an abbreviated form of damage. This
increases the damage your weapon does to Orcs, with Orcs being virtually
everything except animals. (Such as Wargs, Crebian, Trolls, and Spiders. These
are not Orcs)
+* Dmg. to Animals: This increases the damage your weapon does to animals.
* Melee Armor: This tells how much protection that item offers from direct
attacks. (Such as attacks using swords)
* Missile Armor: This shows how much protection that item offers from arrows.
Critical Armor: This shows how much protection the item provides against
critical hits which severely damage your character. I believe critical attacks
are the attacks that knock your character down.
(2H): This means the weapon must be wielded with two hands. (In other words,
you cannot have a shield)
+*% Resistance to Poison: Poisoning (when your health meter turns green) does
less damage to your character. The higher the percentage, the less your
character is damaged by poisoning.
+*% Resistance to Fear: Fear (when your spirit meter turns yellow) does not
affect your spirit points as much. The higher the percentage, the less your
spirit points are affected.
*% Extra Treasure: Equipping these items increases the amount of items you
will find by the percent shown.
+* Fire Protection: This offers a certain amount of protection against fires
and explosions.
Cursed: I am not sure what this does exactly, but I believe it increases the
Eye of Sauron more when Crebian escape.
+* Strength: Increases your strength by the number shown.
+* Accuracy: Increases your accuracy by the number shown.
+* Health: Increases your health by the number shown.
+* Defense: Increases your defense by the number shown.
+* Courage: Increases your courage by the number shown.
+* All Primary Stats: Increases your strength, accuracy, health, defense, and
courage by the number shown.
+*% Dodge: Increases the chance of your character dodging blows.
*% Shield Block: Shows how much your shield will block.
+* Spirit Regen: (Regen stands for regeneration) Makes your spirit power
increase faster. Quite useful for those high spirit point abilities.
+* Hit Points Regen: Slowly increases you hit points.
+*Hit Points per Slain Foe: For each enemy you kill it increases your
remaining hit points by the number shown.
+* Hit Points: Increases your maximum hit points by the number shown.
+* Spirit Points: Increases your maximum spirit points by the number shown.
Extra Projectiles: Shoots more that one arrow. (Legolas only)
Unique: Indicates the item is a unique item.
Keep in backpack to use: This means that the items statistics are in effect
even if the item is not equipped.
+*% Experience Bonus: This gives you extra experience points for defeating
enemies.
The following special properties are listed in your instruction book.
Extra Shot: Allows a bow to fire additional arrows. (Legolas only)
Knockback: Knocks a foe back with each hit.
Immobilize: Has a chance of immobilizing a foe for several seconds.
Armor Piercing: Reduces the effectiveness of a foe's armor.
Fragile: Has a chance of breaking.
Wisdom: Spells do bonus damage. (Gandalf only
Sunburst: Has a chance of producing a sunburst which stuns nearby enemies.
Nightburst: Has a chance of producing a nightburst which damages nearby
enemies.
Corrupt: Ringwraiths and monsters do additional damage to the character.
Fire Burst: Inflicts additional fire damage if armor is breeched.
Backstab: Opponent loses armor bonuses if attacked from behind.
Gemfinder: Increases the chance of finding additional gems.
Venomous: Inflicts bonus damage if armor is breeched.
Valuable: Sells for a higher price than it is worth.
Cheap: Sells for a lower price than it is worth.
Words Concerning Normal, Hard, and Grueling Modes:
In each of the different modes of the game play there are notable differences.
Obviously the game gets harder, but certain things also change with regards to
the items. You will notice that in grueling and hard modes there are many item
modifiers that are not in normal mode. These are frequently very good
modifiers, so it may be worth your while to tackle the game in grueling mode.
When to keep items to sell:
You would probably want to keep every item you get to sell, but since your
backpack space is limited you cannot do so. Here are a few tips on deciding
what items to keep. If the item says valuable in its description it is
definitely a seller. Those items can sell for a hefty price so be sure to keep
and sell them. Items whose name is in red (red items) are rare and should be
sold if they are not very good. Red items can sell for high prices. If the red
item has valuable in its description it definitely should be saved for selling
if you do not like its statistics. I once found an item like that and it sold
for 1066 gems! Items whose name is in yellow (yellow items) are hardly worth a
thing, are never valuable, and usually should be discarded if they are not
good. Items whose name is in green (green items) are worth slightly more than
yellow items and occasionally are valuable. They also can have good
statistics, so be sure to pick up all green and red items. If the item says
cheap in its description it is just that, cheap. These items are worth hardly
a thing and usually should be discarded, unless their statistics are good or
their name is in red. Occasionally an item says it is both cheap and valuable.
If you find one of these sell it, the valuable outweighs the cheap. I once
found an item that was both cheap and valuable and it sold for over 300 gems!
Hints for determining valuable items:
In this game the yellow items are normal items, green items are items with a
word preceding the normal item name, and red items have a short phrase after
the item such as "of the glen." The words preceding and following the item
usually add the same statistics onto the regular item every single time. By
learning the preceding and following words well you can usually tell the
statistics of an item. What does this have to do with finding the value of an
item? Well, certain words before the item always make the item valuable. Look
for these words and always pick up an item that has one. Below is a small list
of words that make an item valuable:
Note: Words that make an item valuable are not limited to the words on this
list.
Noble
Artisan’s Beryl
Cavalier's
Silver-Threaded
Gold
Gold Trimmed
Gold Plated
Gondor Gold
Valuable (go figure)
These are just some of the words that make an item valuable. There are also
words that make an item cheap. These words are usually easy to figure out and
include things like torn, smelly, and used.
Fragile items:
Be warned, fragile items can break after hitting only two barrels they are so
weak. (Yes, it's true. It happened to me the first time I used a fragile
item.) These items are not very good in a large battle because they may break
without you realizing it, leaving you easy to defeat. They do have good
statistics though, so it's up to you whether you should use them or not.
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6. Unique Items
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Unique items are ultra rare items whose names are in blue and most of them
glow red when you see them on the ground. Some of the unique items even have
the word unique in their description, though this is not a requirement for a
unique item. Do not confuse these with ancient artifacts, whose names are also
in blue. (See Ancient Artifacts) Unique items are usually extremely good, and
even if they are not good I would still advise you to keep them due to their
rarity. You cannot carve runes on unique items. Of the 51 unique items in the
game so far I have only seen fourteen, but I will add more as soon as I find
them.
Orcrist
Min Level 9
8-17 Damage
+8 Dmg to Orcs
Knockback Unique
Glamdring
Min Level 9
8-17 Damage
+5 Courage
+5 Wisdom
Unique
Narsil
Min Level 9
15-30 Damage
+10 Accuracy
+10 Strength
+5 Courage
Unique
Hadhafang
Min Level 9
9-18 Damage
+4 Strength
+8 Health
Unique
Brakash’s Dwarf Axe of Hacking
Min Level 9
12-25 Melee Damage
+5 Strength
+15% Critical
Green Mace of the Outlander
Min Level 14
5-10 Melee Damage
+5 Hit Points Regen
Knockback
Crystal Crook of Jas Mynn
Min Level 9
3-6 Melee Damage
+5 Courage
Fragile
+5 Wisdom
Staff of Five Mages
Fomac’s Mail
Min Level 9
+10 Melee Armor
+ Missile Armor
+3 Courage
+2 Wisdom
Blue Chainmail of Zephyrmaster
Min Level 9
+11 Melee Armor
+6 Missile Armor
+5% Speed
+50% Fear Resistance
Gauntlets of Numbers
Min Level 9
+4 Damage
+4 Health
NIckohare’s Foot
Min Level 9
+13 Defense
Devitt Crystal Amulet
Min Level 9
+1 Accuracy
+3 Courage
+15% Poison Resistance
+1 All Primary Stats
The Unknown Amulet of Kempor
Min Level 9
+5 Damage
+5 Strength
Cursed
The following two items are red and are not considered unique items by the
standards, but they are unique in that they never have words modifying them,
so I will put them in. They are fairly common, so it is best to sell them.
Orc Head: +1 Courage. Keep in Backpack to use. (Sells for 300 gems)
Orc Drum: -5 Accuracy Keep in backpack to use. (Sells for 500 gems)
The following is a handy little thing you can do to give unique items to your
friends. When you get a unique item save your game. (Obviously) Then quit your
game (or finish if you want to) and find a friend to link up with. Link up and
go into multiplayer mode. Once you are in the multiplayer game go into your
backpack, select the item, and go down to trade. When your friend receives the
item have him/her save and quit. After that quit without saving and both of
you will have the item. This works because it saves on your friend's game that
he/she got the item, while on your game if you do not save it will not record
you giving the item away.
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7. Ancient Artifacts
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Ancient artifacts are just normal items that are unlocked after linking up
with a Gamecube. Their names are in blue to signify that they are ancient
artifacts. This can be somewhat confusing because their name color does not
change if they are uncommon (names appearing in green) or rare, (names
appearing in red) like normal items do. To tell what an ancient artifact would
be look at its name. If there is a word before the weapon's name (remember,
the weapons name is sometimes longer than one word) then it would be an
uncommon item. If there if a phrase after the item's name, (such as "of the
sun," or "of Bree,") then it is a rare item. Besides having their name in blue
ancient artifacts are just like any other item, and they add some variety to
the items in the game. Do not confuse ancient artifacts with unique items,
whose names are also in blue. The key to separating a unique item from an
ancient artifact is in the description. You cannot carve runes on unique items
while you can carve runes on ancient artifacts, this would be one of the best
ways to identify unique swords and shields. Also, unique items sell around 278
gems, so if the selling price is considerably below that number it is most
likely an ancient artifact. Unique items are extremely rare and are always
available to find-you don't need to link up with a Gamecube to find them.
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8. Upgrades
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Here is a list of the primary statistics you can upgrade on each character and
what they do.
Strength: Increase maximum hit points by 1 for each strength point and every
few strength points your minimum and maximum damage is increased by 1.
Accuracy: Increases the chance of hitting an opponent by 1% for each accuracy
point.
Health: Increases maximum hit points by 4 and maximum spirit points by 1. This
might also increase resistance to poison, but I am not sure.
Defense: I am not sure what this does, but I think it increases your missile
and melee armor every few points. If it does not it simply assists in
defending against enemy attacks, even if it does not show up on the statistics
section.
Courage: Increases maximum spirit points by 4 and maximum hit points by 1.
This might also increase resistance to fear, but I am not sure.
Advice for spending skill points:
(This is largely my personal opinion. You may find other skills are more
suited for you, although this may provide useful information that will help
you decide how to spend your skill points. This list only contains skills that
use spirit points. These are not the skills that are always in effect.)
Aragorn: His Sword Throw skill is very good, especially when you need to use
long range attacks to survive. You should at least get it to level three so
the sword will track. Also, Numenorean Will is good since it last a long time
and increases your damage. I would highly recommend it once you have some
items that increase your spirit regeneration, though it is useful early on as
well. The Call of the Dead skill is okay, but they only attack once and then
they disappear, and they also use a lot of spirit power so that is not an
advisable skill to get. The ghost warriors are somewhat good if you upgrade
enough so you get all five and there are a lot of enemies around, but I think
it is a waste of skill points. They are especially helpful in large numbers at
the Black Gate, since the help you take on the hoards of enemies. The King's
Command skill is very useful, since it allows you to attack enemies with tough
armor without getting hurt trying to score a hit. Since each level only
increases the stun time by 0.5 seconds and it starts out with 3 seconds, this
skill is a good skill to just put one skill point on. You will find it is
extremely useful, so put at least one skill point on it. I would recommend
waiting to get your other skills better before upgrading this skill past level
1, but it is your choice, and every half-second counts in battle.
Gandalf: His Lightstrike skill is powerful, and at full strength it can kill
Saruman of a Nazgul in just two hits. This is a useful skill since it is long
range and can become quite powerful. Gandalf's Shield skill is good since it
protects you from damage and can keep you alive in the heat of battle. Just
for warning, Gandalf's shield does deteriorate even without taking damage, but
it deteriorates so slowly that it is still a good skill to get. The Sword of
Power skill where Gandalf's sword gets struck by lightning is good since it
increases damage and last a long time. The Blinding Aura is also a useful
skill since it blinds and damages enemies. (Blinded enemies still attack, they
just wildly attack everywhere instead of making good attacks against your
character. The Summon Gwaihir skill where Gandalf summons an eagle is not
recommended because the eagle only does a little damage and often misses
enemies completely, making it quite frustrating. It is an okay skill though,
and it is your own personal choice.
Frodo: His Knife Toss skill is almost a must, since Frodo is quite weak at the
beginning of the game and will easily get killed in hand-to-hand combat. Using
The One Ring skill is good, but because it attracts the Eye of Sauron I
usually do not use it, although it is good for areas with many enemies. The
higher level it is, the better. Galadriel's Cloak skill is good too, since it
does not attract the Eye of Sauron, even if it does not last as The One Ring.
The Ring's Persuasion is a useful skill, but it is not very effective until
level 4 or 5 due to how close you must be to an enemy to use it and how little
of a chance there is of it working until levels 4 or 5. Once it gets up to
levels 4 or 5 it can be quite useful. The Snare skill also helps against
strong enemies, allowing you to hurt them without getting to close to them.
Seeing how they use more spirit power and are only weaker than the Knife Toss
I would recommend that one get the Knife Toss over the Snare skill. Also, even
though you get more traps for each extra level you still have to use 35 skill
points to put down each snare, making it take quite a few skill points to
place all the traps on higher levels.
Legolas: His White Knives skill is useful for close up attacks, but it is
somewhat of a pain to use one of your backpack spaces for this skill. It comes
in handy though. The Friend of Mirkwood skill is awesome, especially when it
is high in levels because each hawk both stuns and damages a foe. When the foe
is stunned you can finish him off with your bow without the enemy being able
to hurt you. This is especially useful when your opponent has tough armor. I
personally did not like the Spread Fire skill because you had to be standing
right next to your enemy to use it effectively, but is a relatively good skill
to use.
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9. Artifacts
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Here is a list of artifacts and how to get each artifact.
Artifact                             Character
Simbelmyne                           Eowyn
Witch King's Crown                   Eowyn
There and Back Again                 Legolas, Gimli, or Aragorn
Galadriel's Lock                     Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, or Gandalf
Saruman's Palantir                   Gandalf
Gwaihir's Feather                    Gandalf
Shelob's Stinger                     Sam (Frodo's Quest)
Deagol's Skull                       Frodo
Simbelmyne
When you get to the area where you are with Merry and he talks about how
dangerous staying near the river is, you are at the place where Simbelmyne is.
(I believe that the official name is River Crossing, but I am not sure) Go
across the bridge but do not go down the stairs that take you to a different
part of the area. In between the bridge and the stairs the camera should pan
down and reveal a group of enemies in a small valley. Go down to the valley
and Simbelmyne should be on a piece of small black ground in the valley.
Witch King's Crown
After you destroy the Witch King with Eowyn (The boss who is riding on a fell
beast and then comes after you when you kill the beast) go to Theoden. The
Witch King's Crown should be right above him.
There and Back Again:
In the first area after the Paths of the Dead where the snow stops being on
the ground (there is a little snow on the ground at the start of the area, but
it is only a small amount) and there is a small portion of in-game dialogue at
the beginning of the area talking about the need to get to the Corsair ships
there is a woman who asks you to bring her brother back to her. Bring her
brother back to her, and then go to the beginning of the area. Under one of
the trees you will see a woman. She will ask you not to give away her hiding
place. Next kill all of the enemies around you. She will thank you and open
the door to a nearby warehouse. Go through the warehouse and on the other side
there is a boy, a shrine, and several barrels. Inside one of the barrels is
There and Back Again.
Galadriel's Lock
After a short slide show about how they must travel to Black Gate you will
start off in a grassy area where a troll will come and attack you with his
hammer. In this area go up until you are at the edge of the area and then go
right. You will go under a waterfall. Keep going until you come to a tree that
marks the edge of the area. Go left a little ways and go down the first road
going down you come to. (It is close to the tree. You do not have to go far to
reach the road.
Now go straight down and go next to a tree that is above a short, small cliff.
Butterflies will come out of the tree. Follow the butterflies up to the tree
at the edge of the area and Galadriel's Lock will be on the ground next to the
tree.
Note: There are a group of trees on the road going down. You may have to
search a while to find the tree with butterflies.
Saruman's Palantir
When you confront Saruman in his tower as Gandalf go to the top of the area.
There should be a small platform with a treasure chest on it and a small set
of stairs leading up to it. (Do not confuse this with the other platform to
the right of the area) Go up the stairs, onto the platform, and open the
treasure chest. Saruman's Palantir will be the only item in the treasure chest
Note: You must do this before you defeat Saruman. After you defeat Saruman you
cannot get the artifact.
Gwaihair's Feather
After you visit Minas Tirith for the first time you will leave and go into a
small field just outside Minas Tirith where Faramir is under attack. Save
Faramir, and exit the area. You will go through two or so more areas and then
go to an area called the Pellenor Fields Fork on the save game screen if you
save there. It has several cliffs with archers, and there are several Crebian
on a fence. Go and exit the area and it will take you to another area with a
beacon. Go up, light the beacon, and leave that area. Now you will be back in
the Pellenor Fields Fork. Instead of following the arrow on the right of your
screen and going to the next beacon, go back