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that the shadow of Mordor had been driven back . A light
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with the captives they had rescued from the Temple of Sauron .
They had not planned to stay for so long , but the people
of Dorwinion insisted that the heroes rest and enjoy their
hospitality after doing so much for their country. They stayed
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Niena, but in the dark of night they were woken by shouts
and the frantic ringing of bells. From outside the house, they
heard the ring of steel and the sound of fighting in the streets
They rushed outside to find an army of Easterlings invading
the city, and at its head was a familiar man UIchor had come
to them .
“ Wrath and Ruin ” is played with an encounter deck built
with all the cards from the following encounter sets: Wrath
and Ruin, Easterling Raiders, and City of Rhun . (Easterling
Raiders and City of Rhun can be found in A Shadow in the
East deluxe expansion to The Lord of the Rings: The Card
Game . )

pj( The heroes insisted that they should pay their hosts for their
lodging , but Niena would hear none of it. “ My husband would
have died if not for you ,” she said. “ It is the same for every
family in the city, so it is our honor to have you here. " The
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| that disturbed their peace : UIchor. Deadly servant of Sauron struggle to drive the enemy from every last corner of the ruined
and the one responsible for the recent suffering of Dorwinion, city, the players are instructed to take control of locations when
whom the heroes thought died at their hands several they leave play.
years ago . At that time , they knew him as LordAlcaron, a
Stage IB and 2 B both read : “ Forced : When a location is
Gondorian nobleman . But he was revealed to be a Black
j Numenorean and a traitor, whose machinations nearly led to
explored , the first player takes control of it .” To take control of
a location, the first player removes
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It was believed that Lord Alcaron had died in that evil place ; instead of discarding it. Locations under any player ’s control
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name and allegiance to Mordor. affected by card effects.
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alive and empowered. Ulchor had used their momentary Losing Control of a Location
confusion to make his escape , and had promised dark There are many encounter card effects that force players to
vengeance upon them . This , the heroes knew, was not idle talk , return locations they control to the staging area. Additionally,
so they had resolved to pursue him when they were rested.
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K “ Then it is agreed, ” spoke one of the heroes . “ Tomorrow we
players to return them to the staging area.
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