Characters

Elfhelm
Hero Character
MP: 1
Mind: 4
DI: 1
P/B: 4/7
Warrior/Ranger Man
Unique. +2 direct influence against Riders of Rohan.
Home site: Edoras

Erestor
Hero Character
MP: 3
Mind: 8
DI: 0
P/B: 5/9
Sage/Diplomat Elf
Unique. +4 direct influence against Elves. Tap Erestor to discard a hazard permanent-event played on his company or on a character in his company.
Home site: Rivendell

Nob
Hero Character
MP: 0
Mind: 2
DI: 0
P/B: 0/8
Scout Hobbit
Unique. He may not be one of the starting characters. He may only be brought into play at his homesite. If at Bree, tap Nob during your end-of-turn phase to take Bill the Pony or Horses from your discard pile to your hand. All of his corruption checks are modified by +1.
Home site: Bree

Events

Aglarond
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: 1
Playable during the site phase at Glittering Caves if you have a Dwarf with a mind of 5 or greater. The Company faces an attack (cannot be canceled): (Pukel-creature - 2 strikes with 8 prowess). Tap a Dwarf after the attack or discard this card. This site becomes a Border-hold [B] and a Dwarf-hold and loses all automatic attack. This site is never discarded and never untaps for you. Cannot be duplicated.

Amon Anwar
Hero Resource Short-event
Playable at the end of the organization phase on a company using region cards with the last one being Rohan. (Play regions face-up.) This card is used as a site card, Free-hold [F] ( Information, cards opponent draws: 1, you draw: 1). The company may only leave the site using region movement. Characters cannot be brought into play at this site. Discard Amon Anwar when the company moves to a new site. Cannot be duplicated.

Ancient Skill and Wisdom
Hero Resource Permanent-event
CP: 1
Playable on an Elf sage with a mind of 6 or greater. Target Elf may use spells like a Wizard (except Sacrifice of Form).

Attuning the Blade
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Ritual. Sage only. Playable during the site phase at a tapped or untapped site where Information is playable. Tap the sage (but not the site). Place this card on a non-unique minor or major weapon in the same company and choose one: Elf, Dwarf, Men, Orc, Troll or Undead. The weapon gives +2 prowess against the chosen race. The sage makes a corruption check modified by -2. Cannot be duplicated on a given weapon. This card can also be played as a minion resource.

Banishment
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Sage only. Playble on an Undead automatic-attack at a Ruins & Lairs. Tap the Sage. The attack is canceled and this site loses its automatic-attacks. The Sage make a corruption check modified by -3. Discard this card if the company plays an item at the site or if the site is discarded or returned to its location deck

Challenge
Hero Resource Short-event
Playable during company vs. company combat. Choose one of your characters and one of your opponent characters. They fight against each other as they were one character companies.

Clan Bonds
Hero Resource Permanent-event
You may bring Dwarf characters into play with general influence during your organization phase at any Dwarf-hold.

Council of Elrond
Hero Resource Long-event
Unique. Playable if Elrond and your Wizard are at Rivendell. Characters can't leave Rivendell while this card is in play. Any Diplomat or Sage at Rivendell can tap to discard one non-unique, non-corruption hazard. He then makes a corruption check.

Desperate Strike
Hero Resource Short-event
Warrior only: +4 prowess and -2 body against one strike. Even if the strike fails, the character is wounded (no body check is required). Not usable by a wounded character.

Dwarven Armoury
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Playable if you have at least two Dwarf characters in play. Place up to three of the following items under Dwarven Armoury from your hand, sideboard or discard pile when you play this card: Shield of Iron-bound Ash, Cram or Dagger of Westernesse. If any of your companies is at a Dwarf-hold, you may discard this card to play these items with the company. Characters need not tap to receive these items.

Entmoot View
Hero Resource Short-event
Unique. Not playable by a Fallen-wizard player. Search and shuffle into your deck up to three factions, items and/or allies playable at Wellinghall from your discard pile or sideboard.

Focused Staff
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Ritual. Playable by a Wizard bearing The Wizard's Staff during the site phase at a site where Information is playable. Tap the Wizard and the site to place this card on The Wizard's Staff. +1 to all corruption check required by rituals and light enchantments. Tap The Wizard's Staff during your end-of-turn phase to take one "spell", "ritual" or "light enchantment" from your discard pile to your hand. The Wizard makes a corruption check.

Friend of Kelvar
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (2)
You gain the marshalling points from this card when you have at least four different Animal factions in play. Cannot be duplicated by a given player.

Golden Hall of Edoras View
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Unique. Playable on Edoras if you have a character whose home site is Edoras in the company. Any character that has Edoras as a home site may tap at this site during your organization phase to search and shuffle into you deck Shadowfax, Noble Steed, Wild Horses or Horses from your discard pile or sideboard. Character makes a corruption check. Discard this card if the site is discarded or returned to its location deck, or when any play deck is exhausted.

Halls of Khazad-dûm
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: 3
Playble during the site phase at Moria if you have Thráin II, Thorin II, Dáin II or Balin in the company. The company faces two attacks (cannot be canceled): Trolls (1st attack) - 3 strikes with 10 prowess, (2nd attack) Opponent may search and play Balrog of Moria or Durin's Bane from his hand, discard pile or sideboard. Tap a Dwarf after the attacks or discard this card. Moria becomes a Border-hold [B] and a Dwarf-hold and all automatic attacks are at -2 prowess at this site.This site is never discarded and never untaps for you. Cannot be duplicated.

Hew the Stone View
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: 4
Unique. Playable during the site phase at Isengard if you have at least 2 allies and/or factions playable at Wellinghall in play and you are not Saruman or a Fallen-wizard player. The company faces two attacks (Orcs - 4 strikes with 7 prowess, Men - 3 strikes with 8 prowess). If no characters are untapped after the attack, discard this card. Otherwise, you may tap one character and put this card in your marhalling point pile. If your opponent has more than one stage card in play, he must discard one stage card of his choice (your choice, if your opponent is Saruman). This card can be played regardless of The Fortress of Isen card text.

Hoard Gathering
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (3)
Choose one of the following item types when you play this card: Palantír, Magic Ring, Dwarven Ring or Greater Hoard Item. You gain the marshalling points from this card if you have stored at least 3 items of the chosen type. Cannot be duplicated by a given player.

King of Dale
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Unique. Playable on Bard Bowman or Brand if you have at least three factions playable at any site in Northern Rhovanion, Woodland Realm or Iron Hills in play and you have defeated an unique Dragon manifestation (other than Eärcaraxë). The character receives +2 direct influence. Factions playable at sites in these region are worth +1 marshalling point to you. Automatic-attacks at any site in Northern Rhovanion attack normally, not as detainment and with +2 prowess against minion companies.

Old Drug
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Playble on a character that has Drúadan Forest, The Worthy Hills or Wose Passage-hold as a home site. The character may tap to cancel one Pûkel-creature attack against his company. May also be played as a minion resource.

Power of Persuasion
Hero Resource Short-event
Diplomat only. Tap the diplomat at a tapped Border-hold [B] or a tapped Free-hold [F] during your organization phase. A character in the Diplomat's company may make an influence attempt (modified by -3) against a faction at this site during the site phase even if the site is tapped.

Raid on Umbar
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (3)
Unique. Playable if you have at least two factions playable at a site in Anorien, Lebennin, Lamedon, Belfalas or Anfalas in play, a Dúnadan warrior with a mind of at least 4 and a Stolen Knowledge card. This card enters play tapped and only untaps if your company is at Gobel Mirlond. During it's site phase the company faces two attacks at Gobel Mirlond: (Men - 3 strikes with 7prowess, Men - 2 strikes with 8 prowess). Tap a character after the attack and place untapped Raid on Umbar into your MP pile, otherwise, discard it. Factions playable at Gobel Mirlond give one less marshalling point, Pirates and Umbarean Corsairs have -2 prowess and discard Umbar if it's in play.

Rast Vorn
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Playable on The Worthy Hills if Woses of Eryn Vorn is in play. Tap a ranger character during your end-of-turn phase to take Athelas, Healing Herbs or Drughu from your discard pile into your hand. Discard this card if the site is discarded or returned to its location deck, or when any play deck is exhausted.

Restored Kingdom
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Unique. Playable if you have Return of the King, The White Tree and Choice of Lúthien in play. Factions playable at any site in Arthedain, Cardolan, Rhudaur, Anorien, Ithilien, Belfalas, Lebennin, Anfalas or Lamedon are worth one less marshalling point to yuor opponent and cannot be attempted with Muster or Threats.

Seeker of Knowledge
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (1)
You gain the marshalling points from this card when you have at least three Lost Knowledge cards in play. Cannot be duplicated by a given player.

Sharp Blade
Hero Resource Short-event
Playable on a character bearing a major, greater or special weapon facing a strike from a non-Nazgûl, non-Undead attack. The body of the strike is modified by -2. Cannot be duplicated against a given strike.

Shipwrights of Lindon
Hero Resource Permanent-event
Playable on Gray Havens if you have Círdan in company. Any character that has Gray Havens as a home site may tap at this site during your organization phase to search and shuffle into your deck Fair Sailing, Great Ship, Belegaer or Stars from your discard pile or sideboard. Character makes a corruption check. Discard this card if the site is discarded or returned to its location deck, or when any play deck is exhausted.

The Prancing Pony View
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: 1
Unique. Playable during the site phase at Bree on Barliman Butterbur. During your organization phase, you may tap Barliman to take one Marvels Told, Glamour of Surpassing Excellance or Memories Recalled from your sideboard or discard pile and shuffle it into your play deck. Discard this card if Barliman moves.

War Preparations
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (2)
Stolen Knowledge. Scout only. Playable at any tapped or untapped Shadow-hold [S] or Dark-hold [D] in Udun, Gorgoroth, Nurn or Imlad Morgul. Can be stored at a Haven [H] - only if stored do you receive its marshalling points. You may discard a stored War Preparations to take one faction playable at a site in Anorien, Anfalas, Belfalas, Ithilien, Lamedon or Lebennin from your discard pile or sideboard to your hand. Cannot be duplicated on a given site.

Wild Boar of Everholt View
Hero Resource Permanent-event
MP: (2)
Unique. Playable at the start of the movement/hazard phase (before any hazards are played) on a company moving through at least two Wildernesses [w]. The company faces an attack (Animal - 1 strike with 12/6 prowess/body). If the attack is not defeated, discard this card. Otherwise, you may tap one Man character and put this card under his control. No marshalling points are received until this card is stored at a Border-hold [B].

Factions

Garrison of Cair Andros View
Hero Dunadan Faction
MP: 1
Unique. Playble at Cair Andros if the influence check is greater than 8. Standard modifications: Dúnedain (+1).

Refugees
Hero Faction
MP: 1
Playable at any tapped or untapped site where you have played Rebuild the Town if the influence check is greater than 8. Your opponent chooses race: Dwarf, Elf or Men. Standard modifications: none. Cannot be duplicated on a given site.

Items

Banner of Elendil's House
Hero Special Item
MP: 1
CP: 1
Unique. Playable at Rivendell if Arwen and Ring of Barahir are in play. May only be born by a Dúnadan character. Each Dúnadan character in a company with this item requires one less point of influence to control. Cannot be played by a Fallen-wizard player.

Bow of Bard
Hero Special Item
MP: 1
CP: 1
Unique. Playable at any site in Northern Rhovanion. Warrior only: tap Bow of Bard during your end-of-turn phase to take Black Arrow or Deadly Dart from your discard pile or sideboard to your hand.

Backpack View
Hero Minor Item
CP: 1
Tap bearer and discard Backpack to replace it with any non-unique, non-hoard minor item from your discard pile or sideboard.

"'I suspect you have taken more than your share, Sam, and I shall look into it at our next packing.'" -LotRI

Ring of Barahir
Hero Special Item
MP: 1
CP: 1
Unique. Playable by Elrond, Arwen or Aragorn II at Rivendell. When you play this item, you may take Choice of Lúthien from your sideboard or discard pile and shuffle it into your play deck. Cannot be stored or transferred.

Sceptre of Annúminas
Hero Special Item
MP: 2
CP: 2
Unique. Playable by Elrond or Aragorn II at Rivendell or Minas Tirith if Arwen and Return of the King are in play. +2 direct influence against Dúnedain and Dúnadan factions. Cannot be stored or transferred.

Warhammer
Hero Major Item
MP: 2
CP: 2
Weapon. Warrior only: +2 prowess to a maximum of 8 (+3 against Trolls to a maximum of 9 if held by a Dwarf warrior).

Sites

Amon Lhaw
Hero Site
Ruins & Lairs
Region: Dagorlad
Site Path: [w][s][s]
Nearest Haven: Lorien
Playable: Information, Items (minor)
Automatic-attacks: Orcs - every character faces 1 strike with 7 prowess
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 2

Cair Andros
Hero Site
Border-hold
Region: Anorien
Site Path: [w][b][f]
Nearest Haven: Lorien
Automatic-attacks: Men - 2 strike with 7 prowess (detainment)
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 2
Special: Any Dunadan Warrior with a mind of 4 or less can be brought into play at this site.

Durin's Tower
Hero Site
Ruins & Lairs
Region: Under-deeps
Adjacent Sites: no surface site, Moria (5), The Under-gates (6).
Playable: Information
Automatic-attacks: Trap - 1 strike with 7 prowess (weapons do not modify prowess against this strike)
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 1
Special: The first permanent-event requiring a site where Information is playable played at this site does not tap the site.

Fornost Erain
Hero Site
Ruins & Lairs
Region: Arthedain
Site Path: [w][w]
Nearest Haven: Rivendell
Playable: Information, Items (minor)
Automatic-attacks: Wolves - 2 strikes with 8 prowess.
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 2
Special: If Rangers of the North is in play, Dúnadan ranger characters may be brought into play under general influence at this site.

Osgiliath
Hero Site
Ruins & Lairs
Region: Ithilien
Site Path: [w][b][f][w]
Nearest Haven: Lórien
Playable: Items (minor)
Automatic-attacks: Opponent may play as an automatic-attack one non-unique hazard creature from his hand normally keyed to Shadow-hold [S]
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 2
Special: During the site phase, you may discard (for no effect) a Lost Knowledge card the company controls to make Palantír of Osgiliath playable until the end of turn.

Osgiliath [alternative version]
Hero Site
Ruins & Lairs
Region: Anórien
Site Path: [w][b][f]
Nearest Haven: Lórien
Playable: Information
Automatic-attacks: Undead - 2 strikes with 7 prowess
You draw: 1, Opponent draws: 2
Special: During the site phase, you may tap 2 characters to invert this card. While this card is inverted, Anórien and Ithilien are no longer considered to be adjacent regions and minion players may no longer use starter movement when moving to a site in Anórien, Belfalas, Lamedon or Lebennin. Alternatively, you may tap 2 characters to re-invert all versions of this card. While this card is inverted, it never leaves play (and is considered tapped for the purposes of playing cards).

 


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