Dunlendings and traitorous Rohirrim have captured the beacon at Erelas. Reclaim the hill at any cost!

Setup: Set Host of Rohan aside, out of play. Add Erelas Beacon and 1 Enraged Dunlendings to the staging area. Add the double-sided side quest to the staging area, Reclaim the Beacon side faceup. Search the encounter deck for 1 copy of Surrounding Grassland and make it the active location. Shuffle the encounter deck.

Forced: After placing any amount of progress on this stage, each player must choose: either exhaust a character you control or deal 1 damage to Erelas Beacon.

This stage cannot be completed while the Dunlendings control the beacon.