▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁El r ond ▁then ▁form ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁of ▁nine ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Ring ▁to ▁M ord or ▁to ▁destroy ▁it ; ▁Fro do ▁( who ▁will ▁carry ▁the ▁Ring ), ▁Sam , ▁Mer ry , ▁Pi pp in , ▁Gand alf , ▁Arag orn , ▁Bor om ir , ▁Leg olas ▁and ▁G im li . ▁ ▁Att empt ing ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁mountain ▁Car ad hr as , ▁a ▁snow st orm ▁causes ▁an ▁a val anche , ▁closing ▁the ▁pass . ▁The ▁party ▁rel uct antly ▁decide ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁past ▁the ▁M ist y ▁Mountains ▁is ▁to ▁go ▁under ▁them , ▁via ▁the ▁g ob lin ▁mines ▁of ▁Mor ia . ▁They ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁Do ors ▁of ▁Dur in , ▁but ▁are ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁Watch er . ▁After ▁sl ay ing ▁the ▁creature , ▁they ▁continue ▁into ▁Mor ia . ▁Inside , ▁G im li ▁( John ▁Rh ys - D av ies ) ▁is ▁hor r ified ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁his ▁cousin ▁Bal in ▁is ▁dead . ▁In ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Maz ar bul , ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁finds ▁Bal in ' s ▁tomb ▁and ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁d war ves ▁lost ▁the ▁mine ▁to ▁the ▁g ob l ins . ▁The ▁fellow ship ▁is ▁then ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁ho ard ▁of ▁g ob l ins ▁and ▁a ▁cave ▁t roll . ▁The ▁party ▁manage ▁to ▁fight ▁off ▁their ▁attack ers ▁and ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁exit , ▁but ▁on ▁their ▁way