Learning LOTRO: Lesson Eight - Rune-keeper Class

In this new series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

It's time for the second class-focused entry in the series! I created this Rune-keeper not long after Glasbren for the last class entry, so I've had a lot more time to decide what I should cover and what doesn't need rehashing. 

The Rune-keeper class is restricted to Dwarf, Elf, and High Elf. Since I made an Elf last time and High Elf isn't available to everyone, I chose Dwarf for this character. Using my Welsh again, as well as thematic input from my husband and BFF, I focused on the fact that the Dwarf race in LOTRO is of the Longbeard line. I gave him a white-ish beard and thought about all the frost that would collect on so much majestic facial hair. So I took 'barf' for beard, and 'rhew' for frost, and thus was Rhewbarf born! (Isn't that the best name ever?!) He's the one pictured in the header, not to the left.








A note for new players: You'll have to purchase this class or acquire it with the Mines of Moria Expansion. Even VIP players!

Also of note: We had some very nasty weather roll through that delayed progress on this entry. For this reason, I'll be adding jump links post-publishing. Apologies to early readers for any inconvenience!

The following is a basic summary of the creation process and some of the things you'll encounter when you start out in LOTRO with a Rune-keeper.