New art assets are pouring in for a new zone coming to Lord of the Rings Online. Designed to be interim regional content, The Great River gives a little taste of what is to come in Rohan. The Great River will not only offer something fresh and new, but will deliver the first Rohirrim-run town with interiors and exteriors unlike all others in the game.

The Great River will be a level 75 end-game region, designed mostly for solo or duo gameplay. Players will be able to build up reputation with a new faction that grants better upgrades and rewards than what can be found in both Dunland and Isengard. There will also be a new area for those looking to do more challenging content in groups. This should give a wide variety of content to keep all types of players busy and be a nice change of pace to anyone who hasn't finished the Dunland or Isengard content yet.

New Quests: Warnings and Troubles ; Debts and Axes ; Seal the Path ; Orders and Questions

New Items: Roughly Tooled Silver Ring ; Elegantly Engraved Silver Bracelet ; Plain Silver Stud ; Bundle of Belongings ; Attack Orders

New Mobs: Innoth ; Isendale Goblin ; Isendale Sticker

New Objects: Weakened Cavern Ceiling

New Quests: Odd Benefactors ; Instance: Odd Benefactors ; Instance: Rout the Supply Chain ; Instance: Sever the Supply Lines

New Items: Thick Elven Soldier's Armour ; Thick Elven Soldier's Boots ; Woundcloser's Shield ; Steel-tipped Rohirrim Javelin ; Horseman's Bow

New Mobs: Orc Grunt ; Draig-luth Patrol ; Orc Captain

New Skills: Symphony of the Hopeful Heart ; Rally! ; Cry of the Wizards

New Areas: The Sprawling Dark

Newd Deeds: The Rising Chord ; Melodies of the Valar ; Valour's Marches

New Objects: Supplies

New Traits: Cry of the Wizards ; Symphony of the Hopeful Heart ; Rally!

New Quests: A Visit to the Warren ; Fierce Resistance ; Pelts for the Cause ; Crush the Defences ; Sully the Stores

New Items: Herbalist's Empty Flask ; Nightshade Shoulderpads ; Traveler's Road-worn Mantle ; Bulky Silver Bracelet ; Polished Silver Earring ; Traveler's Road-worn Bracers

New Mobs: Draig-luth Ambusher ; Draig-luth Captain

It seems that even going free-to-play isn't enough to keep Lord of the Rings Online off store shelves. This new Mithril Edition will be the first retail edition of LOTRO in over three years, and exclusively available at Gamestop. The box will sell for $29.99, but provide you with over $50 of content. Making it well worth the investment if you haven't jumped into the world of Middle-earth yet.

The Mithril Edition comes with three bonuses including: the exclusive 'Steed of the Horse-lords' mount, Path of the Fellowship bonus quests, and 2,000 Turbine Points. 

New Items: Etched Ruby Ring of Tactics ; Sturdy Dwarf-make Defender's Leggings ; Sturdy Dwarf-make Defender's Armour ; Morale Potion (Tier 7) ; Morale Potion (Tier 6) ; Map to Moria - First Hall ; Map to Eregion - Echad Dunann ; Dwarf-make Defender's Armour ; Elven Defender's Armour ; Sturdy Elven Defender's Armour ; Dwarf-make Defender's Leggings ; Sturdy Elven Defender's Leggings ; Engraved Ruby Ring of Tactics

New Recipes: Engraved Ruby Ring

New Skills: Yule Festival Snow Horse ; Yule Festival Snow Pony

New Quests: The Patrol Ends ; Strike the Colours ; Strange Sigil

New Items: Strawberry Tart ; Combat Run Speed Boost ; Map to Forochel - Pynti-peldot ; Morale Potion (Tier 5a) ; +10% Run Speed Boost (45 min) ; Strawberry Tart Recipe ; Hardened Steel Dunlending Pauldrons ; Scorched Ox-hide Boots ; Rune-etched Silver Ring ; Speckled Ear ; Elven Shadow-piercer

New Mobs: Draig-luth Archer ; Draig-luth Warrior ; Black Warg ; Black Warg Leader ; Isen Warg-rider ; Draig-luth Patrol

New Recipes: Strawberry Tart

New Objects: Tasks Bulletin Board (Forthbrond) ; Mysterious Note ; Banner

New Quests: The Cleft Rumbles ; A Word Deterred

New Items: True Heart Pendant ; Ring of Uncommon Heroism ; Loop of the Dunlending Archer ; Shadowstalker's Stud

New Mobs: Garrun ; Cadthorn

New Quests: Taking a Stand ; Taking a Stand -- Instance ; Coming to a Conclusion ; Bringer of Ill News

New Items: +10% Run Speed Boost (60 min) ; Map to Bree-land - The Old Forest ; Elegant Heritage Rune of Lore ; Tome of Continuing Hope ; Tome of Lesser Skill Deed Acceleration ; Hardened Steel Dunlending Boots ; Scorched Ox-hide Shoulderpads ; Ceremonial Woolen Cloak

New Mobs: Leofward (Instance) ; Elfrith (Instance) ; Thurbald (Instance) ; Cuthric (Instance) ; Longstride ; Draig-luth Captain ; Draig-luth Archer ; Draig-luth Shieldbearer ; Draig-luth Rider ; Ox-clan Captain ; Ox-clan Shield-bearer ; Ox-clan Archer ; Ox-clan Rider ; Huwela ; Ardwyn

New Skills: Lithe Festival Horse ; Lithe Festival Pony ; Fleet-footed Goat

New Quests: Into the Dragon's Maw ; Pulling the Dragon's Teeth ; A Prime Cut ; Charge of the Ox ; Heading off the Stampede ; Clear-cutting Orcs ; Trophies of the Enemy ; Wanton Destruction

New Items: Tome of Accomplished Resolve ; Draig-luth Orders ; Ornamented Dunlending Leg-guards ; Scorched Ox-hide Helmet ; Fur-lined Woolen Cloak ; Gleaming Gloves of Might ; Hardened Great Sword of Fleetness ; Enduring Hammer of Vigour ; Enduring Shoulders of Fate ; Tempered Iron Leg-guards ; Shieldman's Woolen Cloak ; Clanweave Robe ; Orc-head

New Mobs: Draig-luth Archer ; Usgawun ; Ox-clan Archer ; Ox-clan Shield-bearer ; Ox-clan Rider ; Ox-clan Captain ; Cunbel

New Objects: Crate of Black Fire ; Captain's Table