Lord Of The Rings, The: The Two Towers - Strategy Guide (Page 10)

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Cutscene-
Gandalf: After a long counsel with Elrond, our party set
         out eastward from Rivendell. In my heart I knew
         some danger awaited me... but I knew not what
         shape it would take.

This level starts off with your character in the upper
left hand corner. Start heading downward, killing the two
enemies you see and opening any sacks that you want too.
You will soon notice the Crebain, and you will want to
kill them to prevent getting corrupted. Continue following
the gravel path. It will continue taking you down, then
it will turn right. Eventually it will turn upwards Follow
the path up. It might look (because it might be snowing)
like it splits in two directions, and you want to go onto
the left path. Where you see a strip of snow, turn to the
right, which will take you to a raised area. Continue
following the path, even when it switches to a different
type of path (which looks blue and paved). You can follow
this path all the way to the end. There will be a chest
along the side of the path and a red pool.

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Level 2: Caradhras - Mountains
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Difficulty: Easy
Quick Hint: When rocks fall another path opens
Starting Location: NW corner
Ending Location: SW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Start following the blue paved path. Kill all enemies you
see and continue following the path until you reach a
blocked wall of rocks. Try to remember where this spot is.
Start going straight up until you can't anymore. Turn to
the right and continue going right until you see rocks
dropping. Don't step into the rocks because you will get
hurt. Go back to the previously blocked area and it will
be cleared. Once again start following the path. If you
kept following the path you will pass in between two
raised areas and then you'll turn left where rocks will
begin falling again. Backtrack until you are able to go
left onto one of the raised areas. There is no path but
you only have to go as far to the left as you can. Go
down. A path should go left, which is the exit.

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Level 3: Caradhras - Valley
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Difficulty: Very Easy
Quick Hint: When rocks fall another path opens
Starting Location: NE corner
Ending Location: SE corner
Shrines: NW corner (Forge)

Detailed Guide:
Follow the path down and to the right until you see rocks
falling down. Backtrack a little and go down (you have to
weave through a few rocks), and go right until you reach
a new path of two groves in the ground in mud. Follow the
path down and to the right. Soon you will encounter a
hero creature which is a strikingly different color than
the others of it's type (it will be blue). It may be a
little hard to defeat it but most people should do it
with ease. After defeating him and his two aides, you
can exit by continuing traveling to the right.

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Level 4: Caradhras - Moria Gate
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Difficulty: Easy
Quick Hint: Follow the paths to the end
Starting Location: SE corner
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: NW corner (Ent Pool)

Detailed Guide:
Start travelling up immediately. Follow the dirt, which
acts like a path. Turn left when the path splits. Follow
it until you see a river with a stone pebble path across
it. Cross the bridge and go up. There will be a chest,
a red pool, and a shrine. Do what you want then start
going right. There should soon be a cut scene with a
circle of Orcs:

Cutscene-
Orc: I'm hungry. Do we 'ave any Dwarf meat left?
Orc 2: I thinks there is some inside. Get some bits for
       me.

Continue foward and defeat the Orcs and start travelling
Northeast. Don't step in the fire because it deals
damage to your character. Continue going to the right
and you will need to meet your friends to enter the
Mines of Moria!

Cutscene-
Frodo: What could these words mean, Gandalf?
Gandalf: 'Speak friend and enter.' It's very simple - if
         you are a friend, speak the password and the
         doors will open.
Gimli: Do you know the password?
Gandalf: 'Annon edhellen, edro hi ammen! Fennas nogothrim,
         lasto beth lamen!'
Frodo: Wait, Gandalf. It's a riddle. What is the Elvish
       word for 'Friend'?
Gandalf: 'Mellon'.
(Door opens)
(Camera pans to creature in water)

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*Screenshot from the movie* - It shows the creature in
the water threathening the group as they flee into the
Mines of Moria.

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Level 5: Moria - West Hall
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Find the secret door, then hit the lever!
Starting Location: Bottom
Ending Location: SW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Immediately upon entering this level you will see Aragorn
run toward the left. Ignore him and go to the right until
you meet Frodo:

Cutscene-
Frodo: Gandalf, what is this place?
Gandalf: Moria was one of the greatest kingdoms of the
         Dwarves. But we must move quickly. Aragorn and the
         others have scouted ahead to find the Old Stairs.
         Let us explore these chambers together. Be wary.
(Frodo runs away toward the right)

Follow Frodo to the right and go up the stairs. After
going up the stairs, go straight up. Some rocks will fall
to the right of you but if you go up enough Gandalf will
find a secret door. Enter the secret door. You have a
choice to go right or left. Go left until you see a door.
Go up through that door and continue up until you can turn
to the left. When you can, go left until you see a switch
(a lever) in the ground. Hit that switch and backtrack
back to the secret door. From there, go left. You'll pass
a giant dwarven statue, a circular floor design, and one
hero creature before you finally reach a wall. When you
reach the wall, go down and keep going down through the
door until you see some stairs. Go down those stairs to
beat the level.

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Level 6: Moria - Smithy
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: None
Starting Location: ---
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: NE corner (Forge)

Detailed Guide:
The level begins with Gandalf thinking about what he must
do:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: Frodo has passed through here. I must hurry.

From the beginning of the level go to the right. Go right
until you are forced to go down. Continue going down,
down two stairs, and continue going down until you can't
go any farther down. Then go left and you should see a
open door to the north. Right before entering the room,
go left and hit the switch. Enter that room and you should
encounter a cave troll and several enemies. Kill them and
hit the switch in the northeast corner of the room. Exit
the room and backtrack a little until you see a pillar. Go
southeast from the pillar and go down through the open
door. Go down, then turn right when you have to. When you
hit a wall. Go straight up. You will pass the shrine (a
Forge), which you will probably want to use. From the
shrine go to the northwest until you reach an open door.
Go up through it and hit the switch you will see to your
right. Go through the newly opened door, and continue up
until you reach a wall. Go to the right until you can't.
Now, go down and you should see some stairs down, which is
the end of the level.

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Level 7: Moria - Chasm
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Difficulty: Easy
Quick Hint: Just walk around
Starting Location: NE Corner
Ending Location: NW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Go southeast and down through the open door. You will meet
with Legolas and Frodo:

Cutscene-
Frodo: Gandalf!
Gandalf: Master Frodo! I am glad you are in good company.
         Where are the others?
Legolas: Aragorn has become seperated by a cave-in, and
         Fimli has gone in search of Balin's Tomb.
Gandalf: You must follow him, Legolas. It is not safe for
         even a Dwarf to wander these halls.
(Ground shakes)

Go west until you reach another cutscene:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: We shall not leave you behind, ranger!
Frodo: What of us, Gandalf?
Gandalf: Quickly, Frodo. We must find our way to Balin's
         Tomb.

Go up and exit the level in the northwest corner of the
level. You will appear in front of a door. Go left until
you reach a wall. Go down and go through the open door
below you. Go down to the bottom of the room and go to the
right until you see a button. Step on it and go back to
the left until you see a newly open door on the bottom
wall. Go through that door. Go to the left. You will
encounter many holes in the ground. Find a way through
the mess and make your way to the southwest corner of the
area. There, you should find a button to step on. Step on
the button and go up until you reach some stairs. If you
go up the stairs, you will reach a Shrine. If you don't
want to go there, from the stairs, go northeast until you
reach a wall. Go up now, and walk through the open door.

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Level 8: Moria - Great Hall
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Hit the two switches and go down
Starting Location: NW
Ending Location: Down a trap door, NE corner
Shrines: NE corner (Forge)

Detailed Guide:
This is a tricky level for some people. Here is little
map:

Great Hall:

To use this map, you have to imagine the game world flat.

Key:
S- Stairs             1- Starting Location
H- Hero Creature      2- Trapdoor
s- Shrine
L- Lever (Switch)             Northwest
C- Chest                          |
D- Door               Southwest --O-- Northeast
                                  |
                              Southeast
First Floor:

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*................../              \......................*
*.............../   ____     ____  \.....................*
*............../   |    | S |    |  \._____..............*
*............/__   |             |   |    L|.............*
*...........|   |  |             |   |     |.............*
*...........|   D  |             |   D     |.............*
*...........|   |  |    H   H    |   |_____|.............*
*...........|__L|_C|___       ___|_____|.................*
*......................|  S  |_..........................*
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*.........../   _______        |  s|.....................*
*..........|_T_|     __|       |   |.....................*
*...................|    H     |   |.....................*
*...................|  S    H  S   |.....................*
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*......................|_______|___|.....................*
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You start off in front of a closed door. In order to
progress you need to hit two switches, but one doesn't
appear until the other one is hit. First, start going to
the right, defeating all of the enemies that you find. If
you follow the map you should be able to find and hit the
lever. Return to the starting location. Next you want to
go left, and you should be able to find the switch inside
of a room. Again return to the starting location. Now you
can go down the stairs directly in front of your starting
location. You will be in a huge room with several pillars
and many enemies and breakable containers. Two hero
creatures will also be in this area. Continue in the same
direction and down more stairs. You will be in a room with
two more hero creatures. There are two stairs, one (to the
left) has nothing, while the other thinner one leads up
to a Shrine. To progress, you have to take the path in
betwwen two of the stairs to an open trapdoor, which will
take you to a lower floor. On the lower floor, you should
generally move toward the right and you will eventually
reach the exit.

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Level 9: Moria - Balin's Tomb
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Difficulty: Medium, boss: Cave Troll
Quick Hint: Defeat the Cave Troll
Starting Location: SE
Ending Location: Top of the screen
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
This level is a boss level, so be prepared for a fight.
After entering this level start going up, use the red pool
you pass if you need health. After going up, go to the
left until you see some of your comrades by an open tomb.
A cutscene will happen and then the Cave Troll will come
storming in from the top with several enemies:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: The inscription on the tomb reads, "Here lies
         Balin, Son of Fundin, Lord of Moria..."
Legolas: We may share his fate if we loiter much longer...
Gandalf: Hold fast! Something is coming!
Aragorn: Frodo... stay close to Gandalf!

Defeat him (Look at Bosses section for hints). Once you
defeat him, go up through the door where he came from and
continue going up until the end of the level.

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Level 10: Moria - Flight
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Difficulty: Very Easy
Quick Hint: Leave
Starting Location: Bottom
Ending Location: NW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide: This level is one of the simplest. After
defeating the few enemies that great you as soon as you
enter, continue up until you see your allies and enter a
cutscene:

Cutscene-
Gimli: Let them come! There is one Dwarf yet in Moria who
       still draws breath!
(Enemies surround you but then start fleeing away)
(Ground shaking)
Gimli: What is this devilry?
Gandalf: A Balrog... a demon of the ancient world! Run!
         To the Bridge of Khazad-dum!

You can either kill them or just leave the level by
heading toward the northwest until you exit.

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Level 11: Moria - Khazad-dum
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Difficulty: Easy
Quick Hint: Go left
Starting Location: NE
Ending Location: NW
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide: Most of this level is pretty easy to go
through. Start by heading the only direction you can go
and move down the stairways. After going down two stairs,
go left onto a thin bridge. You will encounter the Balrog:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: I am the Servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of
         the Flame of Anor. You shall not pass, Flame of
         Udun!
(Ground shakes)
Gandalf: Fly you fools!

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*Screenshot from movie* (Gandalf falling with the Balrog)

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Level 12: Lower Moria - Moria Pit
---------------------------------
Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Follow the Balrog's footsteps
Starting Location: Top
Ending Location: SE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
The level begins with Gandalf talking to himself.
Cutscene-
Gandalf: There are foul things here in the depths of Moria.
         The way down was quick and clear, but is there a
         way back up?

Go down until you reach a wall, then turn left until you
see a door leading down. Go through it and turn right. You
will see several footsteps in the ground, and you should
follow them until you see a little bridge. Cross the small
bridge. Follow the riverbank to the left until you reach
the west edge of the level. Go down and go through the
gap in the wall. Turn right and go that direction. You
will see more footsteps. Just continue right until you
go as far as possible. Go down to the end of the level.

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Level 13: Lower Moria - Abyss
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Follow the Balrog's footsteps
Starting Location: ---
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: Shrine (poffy)

Detailed Guide:
Go down immediately, through the gap in the wall. You
will encounter a goblin:

Cutscene-
Goblin: I am alone, wizard. No goblinses to help. You
        must fight ME...

Ignore him and go left. Follow the wall and continue to
go downwards. Eventually you should exit through a gap and
see some more footsteps:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: The Balrog still lives, his flames extinguished
         for now. I must catch up to him quickly.

Go northeast, following the footsteps, until you see a
small little gap that you can get through. Go up through
that little gap and go up until you hit a wall. Go right
along that wall until it ends. Go up and turn left. Follow
the wall towards the left. Keep following the wall, even
when it turns up. Eventually you will reach a body of
water. Follow that body of water to the right until you
exit the level.

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Level 14: Lower Moria - Lower Dungeons
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Find the switch
Starting Location: NW corner
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
When you enter this level go right until you see a locked
door to the northeast corner and an open door to the
southeast corner. Go through the open door and head
toward the bottom of the area, until you find some stairs.
Go down the thin stairs and instead of continuing foward,
turn right. You will find another set of stairs down.
There will be a hero creature and many other goblins. Kill
them and hit the switch in this area. That switch opens
the huge door in the northeast corner of the level.
Backtrack and go through the open door.

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Level 15: Lower Moria - Endless Stair
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Go up, up, up, and up more stairs
Starting Location: SW corner
Ending Location: Top, NE corner
Shrines: Middle (Forge)

Detailed Guide:
Go right until you can go up. Go up and continue up until
you go up some stairs (five sets of stairs). After going
up the four sets of stairs, you can exit the level just
by going right after the last set of stairs. The exit
is a door at the top of the level. When you exit the area,
you are still actually in this level. Do what you did in
the previous area, go up stairs! Go up a total of four
sets of stairs. At the top of the last stairs, go up to
exit the level. Note: There is a forge to the left after
the third set of stairs. (littlemonster02)

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Level 17: Lower Moria - Durin's Tower
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Difficulty: Hard --- Boss Level
Quick Hint: Kill the Balrog!
Starting Location: SW corner
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Go to the northeast. You will encounter the Balrog!:

Cutscene-
Gandalf: Balrog of Morgoth! Go back to the shadow!

Not much here, you have to kill the Balrog. For the best
strategies for fighting him, look to the "Bosses" seciton
of this FAQ. You can use several different strategies;
from using fireworks and running around him, to just
casting shield and fighting him in melee combat. You'll
have to find out what works best with your character.
The worst part about the Balrog is that he drops no items.

After killing the Balrog, Gandalf will reflect:

Gandalf: I should not have beaten this foe... I have been
         spared. Spared, rejuvenated, and sent back in
         White.

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Level 18: Fangorn - Copse
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Cross the river at least twice
Starting Location: SE corner
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Follow the path up, then go left until you reach a little
river. Cross the river. Walk up along the river until you
reach even another path across the river. Cross it and go
left. Use it then go up. You will eventually reach another
bridge across the river. Cross the river again. Walk along
the paved gravel path until it terminates. Go up from that
point until the end.

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Level 19: Fangorn - Watery Glades
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Cross the river
Starting Location: SW corner
Ending Location: NW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
At the beginning of this level you will be on a dirt path.
Walk on it until you reach a path across the river. Cross.
You will encounter a troll here, and it may be difficult.
Use the red pool you immediately reach if you need it. If
you follow the riverbank (right) you will reach two chests.
From where the last chest is located (se corner in the level)
there you can go up a ways and then turn left to head
towards the end of the level. From the edge you hit by
going left, go up until you reach the end.

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Level 20: Fangorn - Step
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Directional arrow
Starting Location: SE corner
Ending Location: NW corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
Go northwest from the beginning of the level, but be very
careful, there will be a whole flock of Crebain waiting
for you, and letting just a few away can greatly increase
the difficulty of beating this level. Go northwest until
you reach a dirt path. Go up along the path until it ends.
Turn right and go that direction until you reach a dirt
area. Go up from there. Turn left when you can and go that
direction until you reach a paved path. Follow that path
to the end of the level.

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Level 21: Fangorn - Derndingle
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Get around the barricade
Starting Location: SE corner
Ending Location: NW Corner
Shrines: E side edge (Forge)

Detailed Guide:
Go up from the beginning. You will immediately have to
fight a forest troll, which isn't hard. Go up until you
can turn right. Go right until you have to go down. Go
down until you have to turn. Go right and then north-
east until you reach what appears to be a path. If you
go right, you will reach a shrine. Go back to where you
first noticed the path. Go up and to the left until you
see a river. Go up and down the river until you find a
path across. Cross the river and go straight left. Go
left until you have to turn up and you will beat the
level.

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Level 22: Fangorn - Fangorn Troll
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Difficulty: Medium - Boss Level
Quick Hint: Defeat Fangorn Troll (Look to Bosses section)
Starting Location: SE corner
Ending Location: NE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide: You have to beat the Fangorn troll in
this level. If you need help on defeating him, look to
the Bosses section in this guide. Some people may want
to repeat this level many times to gain better items
and to gain more experience. Many sacks and barrels
are scattered in this level, and hitting them may provide
food for your battle again the two trolls. There is also
a red pool in the NE corner. After defeating the boss,
exit this level at the top.

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Level 23: Fangorn - Rise
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Difficulty: Very Easy
Quick Hint: Press A and go left
Starting Location: Middle
Ending Location: W side
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
This is probably the easiest level in the whole game. It
is practically composed of just a cutscene. Upon entering
the level you will be put into it.

Cutscene-
(Gandalf runs into the screen)
Legolas: The White Wizard!
Aragorn: Show yourself, Saruman!
Wizard: Saruman? The name curdles my blood.
Aragorn: Gandalf! Impossible... you fell-
Gandalf: Ah yes. Gandalf is my name. Yes, I remember.
Legolas: You old wizard - it is good to see you again. We
         took you for the enemy.
Gandalf: Saruman, yes... unfortunately for him, Middle-
         Earth no longer requires his counself. Let us go
         quickly, for his influence is spreading. To
         Theoden's hall in Edoras!
Aragorn: The men of Rohan are unfriendly these days.
Gandalf: They have good reason to be wary of strangers.
         Saurman's influence is too close for comfort.
         Come, let us leave these woods and pay Theoden a
         little visit.

After the cutscene, you can explore a little, but you'll
find little but a pool of red liquid and some crates. An
artifact is hidden in this level (Look to "Artifacts List"
for additional information). Go left to exit the level.
Phew, that was hard wasn't it. ;)

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*Screenshot from movie* (Shows Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas
heading toward Edoras, which can be seen in the very
background, to the right)

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Level 24: Edoras - Main
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Difficulty: Very Easy
Quick Hint: Press A and go left
Starting Location: Middle
Ending Location: SE corner
Shrines: None

Detailed Guide:
This level starts off with Legolas talking:

Cutscene-
Legolas: Gandalf had returned but he was not one for
         celebration. Moments after his return, he was
         leading us on an urgent errand to the halls of
         King Theoden. Trouble was stirring in Rohan.

Go northwest until you talk to Theoden:

Cutscene-
Theoden: Gandalf Greyhame, stay back! Trouble comes
         speedily whenever you appear.
Gandalf: But in this case, it seems he has preceeded me.
         Grima Wormtongue, Saruman's reign over Edoras is
         finished.
Grima: He insults us, my king! Cast the Wizard out before
       it is too late!
Theoden: You have no power here Gandalf the Grey!
Gandalf: Nor do you... Saruman! Release the King!
(Rubbling)
Theoden: Ahhh!
Gandalf: Theoden, Saruman's poison is gone. Rise and lead
         your people.
Theoden: My dark dreams have faded. I feel newly awakened.
Gandalf: It is good to see you returned to health, my old
         friend.
(Eowyn runs toward Gandalf and Theoden)
Eowyn: Theoden, Refugees are streaming in from all over
       Rohan! Orcs and wildmen have razed their villages.
       They are making their way to Edoras!
Gandalf: You see, Theoden? This is but a taste of Saruman's
         terror.
Theoden: It seems I am forced to take action more quickly
         than I would like.
Gandalf: Chose quickly, yes but wisely too, Theoden. What
         is our next move?
(Screen fades, scene moves outside)
Theoden: Yours is a tale of woe, Gandalf... your tale and
         mine.
Gandalf: But the fact that we live to retell them is a
         good sign.
Theoden: That is true. Let us hope that our blessings do
         not run dry.
Gandalf: I must go now, Theoden. I will find your nephew,
         Eomer, and meet you at Helm's Deep.
Theoden: Farewell, Gandalf Greyhame.

Exit the level by going southeast.

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Level 25: Rohan - Plains
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Difficulty: Medium
Quick Hint: Explore; Follow the paths
Starting Location: Top (NW corner)
Ending Location: SE corner
Shrines: SW corner (Forge)