You are playing Nightmare mode.

Forced: When stage 3A is revealed, if Kham–l the Easterling is not in play, the first player searches the encounter deck, discard pile, and victory display for Kham–l the Easterling and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.

"I do not know for what reason the Enemy is purusing you," answered Gildor; "but I perceive that he is – strange indeed though that seems to me. And I warn you that peril is now both before you and behind you, and upon either side." –The Fellowship of the Ring

Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for the A Shadow of the Past scenario.

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

3x Evil Crow

1x Woody End

1x Bamfurlong

1x Stock-brook

3x Green Hill Country

3x Pathless Country

2x Rode Like a Gale

Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard A Shadow of the Past 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.