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Once again our brave hobbits are about. They enter the woods unaware they are being hunted by the Ringwraiths. Fortunately the great elven hero Gildor Inglorion is out patrolling the woods at the same time.

Gildor decides to meet the Ringwraith head on. A blood curdling cry alerts the other two as Gildor charges the first. Sam has also split off looking for trouble and watches in fascination as the elf charges the dread foe. Meanwhile Frodo and Pippin run for the exit.

Gildor resists the Ringwraith’s Transfix and charges again and again despite the Cry of the Nazgul. Another Nazgul spots the two fleeing hobbits and hurls a black dart at Pippin but misses. Frodo was just obscured enough by a tree to be invisible.

Gildor defeats the Nazgul who dissipates through lack of will and attacks the second. It attempts to Transfix Frodo but he resists and then Sam hurls himself at it. He takes a wound but has kept it delayed long enough for Frodo the Ringbearer to escape. Gildor attacks it and it dissipates having spent its power on dark spells.

One last Ringwraith chases futilely after the hobbits but Gildor blocks the way in the dying light.

Another victory for Good!

The new mighty treebeard kit.

Base white

Then wood contrast paint all over.

The beard aggaros dunes then camo green to leaves and militarium green otherwise.

Apply cygor brown to depths/ gaps and other browns and greens in random patches (contrast paints).

Highlight with steel legion drab and commando khaki.

Apply drab to the mushrooms then highlight with a dark yellow. Catachan green to leaves highlighted with camo green- mixed if necessary.

Base for a woodland theme with leaves and grass with leaves.

First scenario:

Our hobbits go scrumping in Farmer Maggot’s field.

The Hobbits send the dogs fleeing back to the kennel twice and then successfully run rings ring Farmer Maggot to steal his crops.

Folco and Farmer Cotton plus Gaffer Gamgee and some flower pots…

Painted using GW contrast paints. Metal black then chainmail then nuln oil wash. Rust added for that Orcish look.

Based to match my existing figures of this unit.

Our heroes headed to the abbess’s quarters in search of final clues. This was a tough fight as gnolls burst out of a secret door and ambushed Steel Blaze and Gwalchmai . Both heroes were knocked out due to multiple attacks rolling high 20 . Even Gwalchmai’s parry could not save him as he tried to defend Dark Tom.

Meanwhile Link and his crew investigated the remaining clues and rooms . By a miracle Gwalchmai was healed and with Link’s help Tom was saved and the gaols defeated. With the riddle solved it was onto the courtyard with the decanter and escape.

The courtyard was the way out and Link with the decanter needed to escape by one of the exit points. Gwalchmai knocked his magic arrow and scored a critical hit on the flying terror across the yard. Steel Blaze and the others blocked the monsters and provided cover for Link and Dark Tom and Emilia used their magic powers to good effect.

With the final mighty terror defeated by Link he then headed for the exit and escaped with the decanter. Our heroes had made it and successfully completed the campaign!

They are now level 8 and ready for further adventures in the shadow deep.