Our heroes are still at Mountain Hall celebrating Yule with the Woodmen. In this session, Burin cleans up at the Melee competition and is named Lord of the Vales.

Hartfast the Woodmen of Mountain Hall welcomes back Raiken and his brother for the Yule celebration. Raiken and his company compete in the archery and axe throwing competitions.

In this episode, we get to interview the man behind the character of Raiken. Josh talks to us about his inspiration for Raiken and how Tolkien influenced his life.

For Raiken and Angolan, this is the culmination of a lifetime of fear and intrigue about creatures of shadow, specifically one referred to as Morulunn. Raiken's brother is at a breaking point with his hysterical obedience to his dead father. And when the creature from Avathar decides to show up, all hell breaks loose.

Raiken's brother leads the party to where his "father" is being held prisoner. What they discover inside of the Old Well of Mirkwood is more disturbing than anything they have discovered so far on their quest. And it is about to get worse...

After Raiken's brother surprises the group in Mirkwood, he aids them in battling some eight legged monsters. After dispatching these beasts, Evoric claims he can lead his brother and the group to where their father lives. He mentions an old evil that has trapped him, and that reminds a few party members of a long remembered horror from their past.

The group begins their trek through Mirkwood on the Old Forest Road. There they encounter the last person in the world Raiken would expect to see.

Having rested at Erebor, the heroes set out through the Long Marshes. There they trudge southward toward their entry point in Mirkwood. Before they can enter the forest, however, bats from Dol Guldur intercept them.

This is another debrief session with the person who plays Angolan the elf. Christian joins the DM to discuss the quirky elf and previews the exciting things that await the players in Mirkwood.

The battle-weary heroes stumble into Erebor. There they meet a Blue Wizard. He has some bad news... They are being hunted by the great wolf- Taurmyrnoth. The group decides that they must take the retrieved Elendil Stone to the elves in Rivendell, or perhaps home to Lindon. But first they must make their way through Mirkwood, careful of the ancient evil that lays in parts of that forest.