You ask Kahliel which way you should take and he says: "My people are weary. Climbing the rocky hills of the Ephel Dúath will be too difficult for them. We will journey to Gondor across the desert."

When Revealed: Shuffle the Desert Sands encounter set into the encounter deck. Remove the Mountains of Shadow encounter set and the other stage 2A from the game.

You set out across the desert of Harondor, but it isn't long before the heat begins to take its toll.

Forced: After a player plays an ally, he must either exhaust that ally or deal 1 damage to it.