Available in the LOTRO Store until August 16, 2012 is the newest class themed mount the Lore-master Steed.
Lore-masters are seekers and practitioners of ancient lore and knowledge. Their steeds must be arrayed such that they can bear numerous scrolls, parchments, and writing implements. This mount is blanketed in a deep blue embroidered with silver stars to reflect the night sky, the realm of Elbereth Gilthoniel, revered of the Elves who are the greatest of lore-masters.
Store Location: Travel & Housing → Mounts → Store Exclusive
Levels: 5+ 
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Like other class mounts, this is a 68% speed with 250 morale. I have not seen any confirmation yet but given that it is a class steed, I am assuming that the cosmetic pieces of this steed will also be available for your warsteed after Rohan’s launch.
The purchase is per character so make sure you are buying it for the character you wish to ride this steed (you know like your Lore-master perhaps).
If it is just the stats you are looking for there are in-game alternatives such as the Elf Ambassador and World Renown horses for example have equal stats but a different look, of course. If it’s the look of the horse you are enamored with, this is your only option.
August 2, 2012 at 3:24 pm
*jumping up and down in sheer joy!*
August 2, 2012 at 3:25 pm
First impression: YUCK!
My main is a LM, and I was anticipating this being my first – and possibly only – store mount purchase. But it is just too feminine (although the blue does match my cosmetic).
They started out with really nice looking class mounts. The last 2-3 mounts have been awful, and seem to be just cobbled together with little thought.
Guess I’m going to keep my streak ok not buying mounts in the store. I’ll press my luck in the lotto.
August 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm
I don’t dislike it exactly, but you’re right, it does seem very feminine. Also, what’s with the horn? Did they mean to put that on the champ steed and get confused? The wing design seems a bit weird to me, too. The tassels over the horse’s eyes are what did me in, though. I imagine that would really get on a horse’s nerves to have those dangling in front of them all the time.
At this rate, I’m a little worried as to what we’re going to end up with for the Captain steed.
August 2, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Don’t worry! I asked them to go with a polka dot theme for the Captain’s Horse. Just for you!
August 2, 2012 at 3:48 pm
I hate you.
August 2, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Given the Captain’s intended leadership and organisation role within a fellowship, painting them up like assembly ships isn’t a bad idea.
August 2, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Haha I’m so stupid I was like “There’s a horn?! ZOMG IS IT A UNICORN!!”
no you mean a stupid ordinary boromir blowing horn. bah.
August 2, 2012 at 4:43 pm
hahahahaha!
Needz a rainbow colored unicorn.
Warden mebbe?
Those scrolls don’t look secured down very well.
August 8, 2012 at 5:32 am
After giving it a closer look, I think it’s a black powder horn, for all those fancy LM fireworks.
http://www.mountvernon.org/shop/historic-games-toys/colonial-powder-horn
This actually makes me like the LM mount a hundred percent more, despite the stupidity of all those loose scrolls. Did they not notice how many times it rains in the game? I love the rain but… scroll cases, people. Really.
August 2, 2012 at 4:45 pm
I use my horn to carry my ink to use when I need to write something down.
August 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Remember when they originally planned to give Lore-masters the Aurochs pet? Well, what do you do when you have a surplus of cattle that you don’t need? That horn is all that’s left after the great aurochs feast.
August 6, 2012 at 6:38 pm
My guess is it’s a black powder horn for making fireworks.
August 2, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Ya, Turbine just loves these odd looking horses. In real life you’d never see someone putting a blanket over a horse’s main, except in winter. Look at the rest of the outfit and it almost looks like it’s wearing a vest, sort of like some crazy cat person who knits clothes for a cat… There’s just too much going on with this horse, better to have the simpler ones.
(my LM is currently using Ashen Steed)
August 2, 2012 at 3:43 pm
I am on the fence with this one. I really like the scrolls and the books; I think they’re a nice touch. But at the same time the colors don’t really go along with the theme of my character. My Lore-master has a more “animal” theme about him. And it’s also a “darker” theme as well. I think I’ll stick with my Steam Horse for now and consider the Green Painted Skeleton Horse next time it’s on sale as it fits my theme much better.
August 2, 2012 at 4:35 pm
It doesn’t fit with the theme of my LM as well. My LM is very feminine and would rather have more pink then blue. *nods*
I think it is modeled after Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She is a blue pony that loves to read.
August 2, 2012 at 4:44 pm
*Purple pony
But I’m not sure she would like the frilly tassels lol
Anyways, I love the huge stack of books in the back, too, but the blue cloth just seems weird. It looks like the horse is wearing a top with a hood?? At first glace it actually reminded me of Chun Li from Street Fighter ;;
August 3, 2012 at 10:58 am
My LM is from Rohan so her steeds are all the Rohirrum ones gained from either expansions or rep with Stangard. I was looking forward to the LM horse. Alas, not any more. What a disappointment.
August 2, 2012 at 4:58 pm
erm, my first thought was why they put a sheet and mama’s curtains on that poor horse… then I thought Ill withhold judgement till I see it in game. Sometimes the promo pics dont do justice…. or at least I hope this is the case.
August 2, 2012 at 5:09 pm
i bet warden steed will be broken
August 2, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Uhmm.. does that horse have a shirt on!? defiantly the ugliest thing i have every seen…
August 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I’ve really been looking forward to the Steed of the LM for my main but now…the horse really looks like he’s wearing a shirt. Not so excited now.
August 2, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Eye tassels for horses are actually practical- they help keep flies out of the horses eyes. http://www.tackwholesale.com/images/Fly_Fringe_Horse.jpg
The rest of the tack though… it really does look like the horse got stuffed in a doggie jumper.
August 3, 2012 at 9:07 am
Well, cool! You learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing that!
August 2, 2012 at 7:51 pm
It’s…. frilly. This is not a good thing.
August 2, 2012 at 8:11 pm
I love how the horn is going into the rider’s leg. Ouch.
August 2, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Oh man–this is the very horse I have been waiting for and it is truly, truly awful. Trying to capture the theme of a class is fine, but this is definitely not the horse that a lore-master is taking with him into the wild when he is looking for relics of old. Might be the horse a lore-master would ride in a parade, but not ever through brush and brambles and into dark places to recover lost knowledge. I call for a redo…
August 2, 2012 at 8:45 pm
well it’s got more flavor than the champy steed. no love for the champs… again.
August 2, 2012 at 9:16 pm
So… What is up with the horsie onesie??? My LM will forego this mount.
August 2, 2012 at 11:46 pm
The gear slot might be useful on a capped character, just to carry around all that lore.. but..i doubt it.
August 2, 2012 at 9:17 pm
I’ve been waiting for this as the only store steed I would actually purchase. But that blue vest thing is a definite no. Just… no.
Too bad you can’t just buy the back end!
August 2, 2012 at 11:30 pm
If this becomes a war-steed set then you possibly could and it would probably allow you to change the color.
PS. I think the best feature of the horse picture is the rainbow in the background.
August 3, 2012 at 2:03 am
UGLY the worst yet.. what the hell. Turbine screws everything up lately.
August 3, 2012 at 3:45 am
That’s pretty! I want it – I shall have to haunt the lotteries because I’m not paying stupidly-high TP for it though :p
August 3, 2012 at 4:51 am
The good thing about the store horses is: they transfer over as cosmetics for your warhorse and those cosmetics can be dyed and customized! This means that if the colours don’t suite your character, or you would rather have a horse with a dark skin colour, you can change this on your warhorse!
I’m getting this horse for my LM knowing that I will be able to adapt its appearance in Rohan!
August 3, 2012 at 7:37 am
I wonder if the cosmetics are only for one character or will it be able to share it between alts? Because it sounds like it could get expensive if you want certain cosmetics on several alts. >.<
August 3, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Based on all of the information we have now I would probably assume that it only works on the character with the horse.
August 3, 2012 at 7:06 am
I gave up on these when the Burglar steed came out. They dropped the ball every way they could on that one. At the very least I wish it had been a black horse, nothing special with most of the newer horses now. Mithril was a let down, and so have most of the festival steeds been.
The in game steeds seem to still rule my tastes.
August 3, 2012 at 7:28 am
Maybe once they’re all eventually out we can have a poll on what class mount looks best.
To my mind the nicest so far has been the hunter steed and they’ve been going slowly downhill in looks since then. Could it be the artists were drafted into RoR and had to come up with these in their spare time.
Not looking great for the remaining steeds which is a shame, as those are the classes I play most.
August 3, 2012 at 11:39 am
I completely agree – the hunter steed made my fingers hover over the Buy button for a long time. I didn’t click it, but I sure thought about it.
August 3, 2012 at 7:37 pm
My hunter got one partly as it was my main at the time and mostly was a combination of a late night and a few beers, well more than a few.
Nicest horse since then is probably the duskwardens steed from the anniversary.
August 5, 2012 at 12:51 pm
I agree, for me the Hunters steed has been the best looking one. I have not purchased it and probably wont but I enjoy looking at them in game. My main is a guardian and I was very disappointed in that steed, so dark and dreary. Does anyone know if the loremasters steed is a lazy mirror image on the other side or if they bothered to draw each side different?
August 3, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Lore-masters’ Steed of the Lore-master Lottery
Ends 2012-08-03 22:00:00
lotto running right now.. Lore-master only
Crossing fingers I win it