This week our heroes make their way from the River Greylin and into the Withered Heath. There they continue to track the Umbarian corsairs to the great Watch Tower on Zirakinbar. What they discover there is far beyond a handful of pirates…
That’s right. This whole episode our heroes are trying to cross a river. But foul voices on the wind compel the water to turn against the fellowship. And crebain spies keep watch as the Umbarian corsairs march farther into the Withered Heath.
In this episode, the group seeks shelter in the ancient Fane of Durin, a hidden temple to the first dwarf. Inside the temple they discover some finely crafted dwarves traps, and a stone so beautiful that only the Arkenstone can compare.
The crew tracks a pack of Umbarian corsairs through the misty mountains and into the Helegrod region, near Gundabad. There they meet a familiar pair of dwarves and find one of the artifacts from Taradon’s Wager.
The fellowship trails the Umbarian thieves through Arador’s End, the final resting place of both Aragorn’s grandfather and Feredir’s grandfather. There the group group encounters a hill troll and some Dourhand Dwarves.
The crew finishes up the battle in Tol Ascarnen and rescues the captured Dunédain. They discover that the pirates have journeyed north through Arador’s End with another of the artifacts from Taradon’s Wager.
The fellowship heads north into Hithlad, up to a fortification called Tol Ascarnen. There they partake in a battle that the elves would later call “the Discovery of Wicked Secrets.”
In this episode the characters set out east on the Great East Road, and travel north into the Ettenmoors. There they encounter the Hillmen of Creoth and learn more about them than they care to know.
Gildor Inglorion assembles the fellowship at the Prancing Pony. Meet the players and characters that will embark on this journey. Jared- Game MasterJosh- Raiken the WoodmanChristian- Angolan the ElfMarco- Feredir the DunedainMax- Tesoro the HobbitSpriggz- Burin the Dwarf