as the Gúrzyul, powerful servants of Sauron, have unlike the Nazgûl outlasted their master and still present a great threat for the Free Peoples. The player ventures deep into Mordor to find more about the Gúrzyul and learns that they are former mortals whose lives have been unnaturally extended by Sauron, though unlike the Nazgûl they are still tied to their bodies and can be slain. Other than the Mouth of Sauron the known Gúrzyul are Captain of the Pit Ugrukhôr, Urudanî Stonemaiden, and Lhaereth the Stained, Sauron's chief poisoner who was responsible the Great Plague that ravaged Eriador, Rhovanion and Gondor 1,500 years ago. For his valuable information, Ayorzén is offered a royal pardon and allowed to stay in the Kingdom of Gondor. Chapter 4 - Union of Evil An intercepted message reveals that Gúrzyul and the other Masters of Mordor prepare for a joint meeting. Their unification could spell the doom for the Free Peoples and the player is sent to observe the meetings in the rags of a slave prisoner. At the meeting the Mouth of Sauron announces his alliance with Lhaereth, whom he intends to wed, but Lhaereth betrays and poisons him, blaming him for enabling Lord Sauron's defeat. Lhaereth then claims dominion over Mordor and the other Gúrzyul recognize her authority, uniting the forces of Mordor. Chapter 5 - Legacy of the Necromancer One of the Gúrzyul, Karazgar the Weeping Warrior, was suspiciously absent from the meeting and in fact from Gorgoroth itself. A rumour that he is seeking an artifact of Sauron in Dol Guldur is enough to give even Gandalf worry and the Wizard sends the player away from Mordor to find and stop the Weeping Warrior's plans. At the Hill of Sorcery the player meets with the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien and King Thranduil of the Wood-Elves. The player makes one last trip into the dungeons of Dol Guldur where they find Sigileth of the Hidden Guard, missing and believed dead since the events of the Siege of Mirkwood. With no sign of Karazgar or the artifact that he sought, they escape the fortress and Lady Galadriel brings down its walls for good. King Thranduil then invites the player to his Halls, where scholars seek to study and cleanse the artifacts reclaimed from dark fortress. Chapter 6 - Wood, Lake, Mountain, and Stone The player journeys to Felegoth, the Halls of