Dark, black smoke rises above the trees in the distance. As you draw nearer to the rising cloud, you hear the cry of Orc voices, the howling of Wargs, and the ring of steel. A small group of Woodmen fight desperately to defend their village from a vicious attack. You rush to their aid.

When Revealed: The first player adds Woodman Village to the staging area. Each other player reveals an encounter card.

No more than 1 progress can be placed on each location in the staging area each round.

Forced: After the players travel to a location, add the top card of the Evil Creatures deck to the staging area.

The players cannot defeat this stage unless the first player controls Haldan.