Introducing the River Hobbit!

A new starting race is now available!

The last of their kind remaining east of the Misty Mountains, River Hobbits are a lithe and silvan folk, steeped in wood-lore and attuned to the mountains where they remain hidden. Dwelling among the dells of the Misty Mountains, the River Hobbits of Misthallow are a rustic folk, quick-tongued and nimble-fingered. Known mainly in old tales and songs, they seldom venture outside their secret vales.

There are three River Hobbit bundles available in the LOTRO Store, and you can purchase River Hobbit separately as well! Here are the details on the bundles:

Superior River Hobbit Bundle:

  • River Hobbit Race
  • Character Slot
  • River-folk Portrait Frame (1/character)
  • Superior River Hobbit Cosmetics package (1/character):
    • Male Clothing Set (Cuffs, Cap, Shoulder Guards, and Jerkin and Trousers of the River-folk)
    • Female Clothing Set (Gloves, Hat, Cape, and Dress of the River-folk)
    • Housing items:
      • River-folk Chair
      • River-folk Hearth
      • River-folk Tapestry
    • Tome of Butterfies (pet)
  • Greater River Hobbit Cosmetics package (1/character):
    • Housing items:
      • River-folk Bed
      • River-folk Chair
      • River-folk Tapestry
      • River-folk Ancestors (framed picture)
    • Weapon Aura of the River-folk
  • Account-wide Title: River-rafter
  • Account-wide Title: River-dancer
  • Account-wide Title: River-lord
  • Account-wide Title: River-lady
  • Superior River Hobbit Virtue and Mithril (1/account):
    • 20,000 Virtue XP (2x5,000, 4x2,500)
    • 100 Mithril Coins

Greater River Hobbit Bundle:

  • River Hobbit Race
  • Character Slot
  • Greater River Hobbit Cosmetics package (1/character):
    • Housing items:
      • River-folk Bed
      • River-folk Chair
      • River-folk Tapestry
      • River-folk Ancestors (framed picture)
    • Weapon Aura of the River-folk
  • Account-wide Title: River-rafter
  • Account-wide Title: River-dancer
  • Greater River Hobbit Virtue (1/account):
    • 2,500 Virtue XP (1x2,500)

Base River Hobbit Bundle:

  • River Hobbit Race
  • Character Slot
  • Account-wide Title: River-rafter

NOTES:

  • To unlock River Hobbit, login on a character and open the Account - Classes & Races - section of the store.
    Because the River Hobbit bundles deliver items as well as unlocking the race, they cannot be purchased from character creation.
  • The (1/character) items are delivered once to every character on your account following successful purchase of a bundle when you log into a character.
  • When you upgrade your River Hobbit Bundle (whether it's from Base to Greater, Base to Superior, Greater to Superior, or any other combination), you'll receive the differences in titles, cosmetics, virtue xp and mithril between your current bundle and the new one, and also receive the additional Character Slot for the new bundle. Therefore, if you upgrade multiple times, you'll accumulate more slots. The cost of these Upgrade Bundles in LOTRO Points takes into account the added value of the additional Character Slots.
  • River Hobbits may start their journey in a new unique tutorial by selecting the "Shadows of Angmar" tutorial option during character creation, or River Hobbits may choose to start "Before the Shadow" in the town of Mossward. Access to quests and deeds in Swanfleet as well as the Before the Shadow Prologue, Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, and Afterword will be included with any River Hobbit Bundles for those who do not already own the Expansion: Before the Shadow. Access to Cardolan quests and deeds, Before the Shadow missions, and Sarch Vorn, the Black Grave are not included with River Hobbit bundles.
  • When creating a new River Hobbit, you may select any class to play except Beorning.