At the behest of Gandalf, Aragorn and his companions ride to Helm's Deep with the men of Rohan and their King. As the sun goes down, the valley below the Deeping Wall fills with the approaching army of Isengard...

When Revealed: Add The Defense of Helm's Deep and each set aside copy of Soldier of Isengard to the staging area. Make Deeping Wall the active location. Shuffle the encounter deck. Then, each player reveals 1 encounter card.

Defense.

Forced: At the end of the combat phase, if the number of enemies in the staging area is less than the number of players in the game, the first player reveals an encounter card.

Forced: At the end of the round place 1 progress here for each enemy in the staging area (bypassing the active location).