You are playing Nightmare mode.

Ghulat cannot take damage unless there is at least 15 progress tokens on Protect the Villagers.

Setup: Place 1 progress token on Rescued Villagers.

Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, either discard 1 villager token from Rescued Villagers, or reveal an encounter card.

"They are burning or despoiling all that is left in the vale." –ɐomer, The Two Towers

Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for the Encounter at Amon DŒn scenario.

Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter deck:

2x Burning Farmhouse

2x Gondorian Hamlet

1x Marauding Orc

1x Orc Rabble

3x Orc Ravager

2x Craven Eagle

2x Trapped Inside

2x Panicked!

2x Scourge of Mordor

Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard the Encounter at Amon DŒn encounter deck.

Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effects remain active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.