Deep in thought, Eldarion called for the Royal Court’s seer.

Seldom has the Royal Court at Minas Tirith been in
such turmoil. The King’s Seer has witnessed strange
portents and signs In the great Seeing-stone or paIantir,
and rumors say that he suspects the mirages to be created
by another of the Stones.

The Seer speaks – “I have seen evil visions from the Minas Tirith Palantir’s twin – the Palantir of Minas Ithil. It is not commonly known that each Palantir has a twin that it has a greater affinity to. If we find a Palantir, it can be used to find its twin. I sense that the Palantir of Minas Ithil is sending these images and remains in Minas Morgul.”

“There is a legend as to how two palantiri were lost. After the death of King Earendut, Arnor was divided into the three realms of Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur. The Annuminas Palantir was retained
by Arthedain and moved to Fornost for safe keeping. The possession of the Amon SuI Stone was disputed between the three realms, because the tower was situated on their common border point. The Stone was eventually moved to Fornost following the destruction of the tower of Amon Sui by Rhudaur in Third Age 1409.”

“In Third Age 1974, the Witch-king launched an attack upon Arthedain, and King Arvedui was forced to flee with the two palantiri. He took refuge in the Blue Mountains and then with the Lossoth people of
the Far North until the minions of the Witch-king had been driven from his lands. Unfortunately, he was shipwrecked and drowned in the Bay of Forochel in Third Age 1975 while attempting to return to his
Kingdom; the palantiri were lost with him.”

“Rumour has reached my ears that many centuries after the shipwreck of King Arvedui, the lost palantiri of Amon SuI and Annummas lay forgotten In the depths of the Bay of Forochel. However, over
the years. the Stones were carried into shallower waters by
freak currents and the constant movement of the ice-pack.
There they were miraculously recovered by the fishermen
of a solitary people known as the Lossoth.”

“The Lossoth have become enamored of the great Stones:
their cold eyes were transfixed by the occasional flickering
flame deep within the hearts of the mysteriously beautiful
spheres. A chamber was erected on a slender rocky peninsula of the Ice Bay. and the newly found treasures were placed within. There, the snowmen revere the Stones- seeking a sign of blessing before the hunt. Recently some images have been received from the Amon SuI Stone by chance. This never happened at any time during the Third Age, since Sauron dominated the palantiri until his banishment. However. at the dawn of the Fourth Age. the way has opened
for users of a Stone in the South to receive vague images
from the Amon Sul Palantir.”

“It was a few weeks ago that I first dIscovered a strange disturbance that seemed to emanate from the North. I had just been observing the rebuilding work at Tharbad when my concentration lapsed into questioning just how far away the Stone could see. Picking up my train of thought once more, I began to move the point of vision further North. I had just glimpsed an ancient fortress perched upon a
jagged outcrop when I suddenly observed a dark and
clouded scene. After a few seconds, the vision receded and
I lost my concentration as the strain of using the Stone
caught up with me. Over the following days. I searched intently for the
same vision, for it had me intrigued. On several occasions
I observed the same brooding, lightlessness that I had
originally witnessed, but was unable to interpret what the
Stone was showing.”

Eldarion paused in thought and finally spoke.

“The path is clear – I will summon a a party of well-trusted subjects, acting with stealth and secrecy, to carry out this important task.”

“We will gather in two nights hence at Fionns Tavern”