The hunt for Gollum has led you to the south, and you are now approaching Rauros falls and the nearby hills of Emyn Muil...

Setup: Search the encounter deck for Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, and add them to the staging area. Then shuffle the encounter deck.

You are certain that Gollum has fled into the area, and you must explore until you find the fresh trail.

Forced: If there are no location cards in the staging area, the first treachery card revealed during the quest phase gains surge.

Players cannot defeat this stage until there are no Emyn Muil locations in play, and they have collected at least 20 victory points.