them one chance to leave, promising to kill all who choose to stay in this land. The dwarves are determined to fight, but the Weeping Warrior shows mastery over the frost-drake of the North, sending them against the dwarves and causing them serious casualties. Chapter 9 - The Grey Mountains Even knowing the power of their enemy, the dwarves remain determined to fight and send a band to go on offensive against Karazgar and his drakes. As the player helps with preparations against another assault, Gandalf arrives to inform them that the Black Book is written in many ciphers and arcane languages, which will take a while to translate. The dwarven expedition succeeds and they believe the Weeping Warrior to be on the run, but instead he enters their fortress by a hidden entrance, killing all in his path until he comes across the White Wizard himself. Seeing the Black Book of Mordor, Karazgar immediately desires to possess it, but Gandalf easily overpowers him, causing him to flee. Chapter 10 - The Vales of Anduin With the Black Book now being a focus of attention of a powerful foe, Gandalf decides to bring it away from the Grey Mountains and determines the nearest safest place to be Grimbeorn's Lodge in the Vale of Anduin. The player accompanies the Wizard there and Gandalf muses over the nearby Gladden Fields, where the One Ring was once lost and lay hidden for over two thousand years. Grimbeorn soon finds himself with more guests than just the two of them, as Lord Elrond and much of his household pass through the same lands on their way to Minas Tirith, where Aragorn and Arwen's wedding shall soon take place. Interlude: Shades in the Swamp While the Wise rest under Grimbeorn's roof, Gandalf brings the player's attention to the recent disturbance in the Gladden Fields, where shades of the dead have been seen by local Woodmen. The player ventures forth to investigate, accompanied by Gandalf, Lord Elrond and Glorfindel. Together they discover that the River-Maiden of Gladden (a spirit of the same nature as Tom Bombadil's wife Goldberry) has been keeping a shade of a Man in deep slumber for an untold number of years. To their amazement, Elrond recognizes the shade as the spirit of none other than Isildur himself. The Black Book storyline concludes in the Minas Morgul expansion. New zones The Mordor expansions