Rangers have sighted a large group of Orcs making its way towards Bree–land. The Dúnedain, Iârion, has asked you to help him intercept the war party before it can reach the quiet village. The Orcs are a day ahead of you and moving fast, but there is hope you can catch them with the Ranger's tracking skill...

Setup: Put Iârion into play. Add 1 Orc War Party to the staging area. Each player adds 1 different location to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.

You must move swiftly to prevent the Orcs from reaching Bree–land!

Enemies do not make engagement checks.

Forced: At the end of the refresh phase, raise each player's threat by 1 for each enemy in the staging area.

The players cannot defeat this stage unless the first player controls Iârion. If the players defeat this stage, they win the game.