Strider made them take cover in a thicket at the side of the Road, while he went forward to explore. –The Fellowship of the Ring

Limit 1 per deck.

Response: When this stage is defeated, the first player searches the top X cards of the encounter deck for 1 non-objective card worth no victory points and adds it to the victory display. Put the remaining cards back in any order. X is the number of players in the game plus 4.