Alpine Pass | Chapter 4 LotR: War in the North Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Mount Gundabad: Scale the pass and find an entrance to the Stronghold

Go forward. On the right there will be a heap of items you should search, and a little further - the first enemies. These orcs are better equipped than their cousins from the previous chapters, but you shouldn't have any trouble with defeating them. There are several warriors and archers here, as well as a heavy-armored orc. On the right there is another heap of items.

Next, you'll fight with some warriors and a heavy-armored orc. You also have to watch out for the archers standing on wooden constructions. Take a few steps back and look at the edge. There's a flower there, and a little further, in the direction of the wooden constructions, a heap of items.

The second heap is right under the wooden construction, a little to the right, to the left of the passage leading up. Go this way and if you're interested in flowers than there's one to the right (the archer stood here).

Just on the left there will be a patrol consisting of several warriors (including two heavy-armored) and archers. There are six barrels behind the fire (destroy them and pick everything up), a chest to be searched and a flower. The further road leads right. Go through the glowing portal and the game will be saved automatically.

Here, a hard battle with two trolls at the same time awaits you. What's more, ordinary and heavy-armored warriors will be hanging around the trolls. Use all the special abilities you have. You can also call the eagles for help, and even retreat near the wooden constructions if such a need arises.

Go to the place from where the trolls came. On the way search a heap of items on the left, and then shoot all the archers on the wooden construction to the left and kill the survivors by the fire (if there are any). Now you can now choose one from two roads. For now follow the one down, to the left. There are a lot of chests near the wooden construction and two heaps of items on the left and right.

This road leads to the next heaps (four altogether) and a flower (it's on the right), and also an orc patrol (one ordinary and four heavy warriors). After a while an archer will also come running here. Defeat everybody but don't go to the glowing portal yet.

Instead, run to the right to examine the area around the fire. The only thing worth your attention is the entrance to the cave by which there are crates and barrels. Inside the cave you will find some mushrooms and a chest you can search.

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Additionally, if you play as Farin, then to the right of the fire there will be a vein of gold - examine it. There is a wall the dwarf can break to the left of the fire. It's the [SECRET 1/3 for Farin]. Enter through the destroyed wall to the further part of the cave.

Right on the left there's another vein of gold, opposite - a mushroom, while a little further a vein of gold and a chest. Search the latter, you will find a Mithril Ore inside, necessary in the [SIDE QUEST] Truesilver. It's also the [SECRET 2/3 for everyone]. Exit the cave and run to the right, to the glowing portal. Use it to save the game automatically. Only now can you find the last secret. The [SECRET 3/3 for Eradan] causes a big problem, because after the game has been saved, you need to exit it (assuming you play the dwarf) and change your hero to Eradan. Come back to the cave, go through wall destroyed by the dwarf and find a secret that's in a rock to the right. Continue the game with Eradan till the next time the game can be saved (fortunately, it'll be soon). Then you can change your character back to the dwarf.

Defeat a heavy warrior and an archer and then turn right. On the left and right there are heaps of items, and a little further more orcs - two archers and two heavy warriors. Crash the crates and barrels on the left. There is a flower to the left of the post, while behind it- a chest and a teleport. Use it to move to Rivendell in order to complete the [SIDE QUEST] Truesilver.

Talk to Arwen after returning to Rivendell and tell her that you managed to get some Mithril. She will direct you to the local blacksmith, Angmir. You will complete the [SIDE QUEST] Truesilver, and as a reward you'll get some experience points and Angmir's Sword. Using the teleport between two eagles come back to Mount Gundabad.

The further path leads through the rocky bridge covered with snow. Go through the glowing portal to save the game. Jump off the low ledge and then approach the blocked passage. After a while a huge mountain troll will unblock it. Watch out for his powerful blows and stone throws. Defeat him, gather all the items, destroy crates and barrels on the left and enter the cave on the right.

Inside a fight with two mountain trolls awaits you. In spite of appearances, it won't be a very hard battle, but don't let them take you by surprise. Eliminate both enemies using everything you have and you'll unlock the [ACHIEVEMENT] Troll's Bane. Search the corner on the left - there are some mushrooms and a heap of items there.

On the right there is an entrance leading up. Search a heap of items by the ice bridge, and then cross it. Right on the right there's a mushroom. Save the game using the glowing portal. Start fighting after watching the cutscene. Several heavy-armored and ordinary warriors wait for you here, and also a lot of archers.

In spite of that, the battle is not one of the most difficult. Use the glowing portal on the right to advance to the next level after eliminating all those enemies.