Emerging from your hunt in the great jungle of the south, you set out across the vast desert of Harad on your long journey north to Gondor.

Setup: Set Ford of Harnen and 1 copy of Uruk Warg-rider aside, out of play. Each player takes control of a Tamed Mumak. Remove each remaining Tamed Mumak from the game. Create the Orc's area with a second quest deck consisting of stage 1C, 2C, 3C, and 4C as well as Uruk Chieftain.

Riding atop the Oliphaunts that you captured in the jungle, you set an easy pace.

When Revealed: Each player searches the encounter deck for 1 different location and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck. Advance to stage 2A.