The Final Battle Objective 4: Buying Time

XP Requirement: 12 XP

When You Start The Objective, Read:
The Heroes from the different regiments join forces to slow down the Orc and Rage Drake coming down the Western Passage. These Orcs are brutal in their attacks and with them is Kraash, the Orc Storm Shaman. But the Dwarven army is on the approach and the Heroes must hold back the Orc assault until Bruenor and his forces arrive!

Objective Goal:
Hold off the Orc Pact and their Rage Drake until Bruenor and his Forces arrive.
* Defeat the Orc Pact and kill the Rage Drake.
* Stop the Orc Pact from tearing down the City Wall.

Objective Setup:
* Place the Orc Pact on the Western Narrow Passage Tile as indicated in Objective 4: Orc Pact
* As per the last Objective, remove all of the center tiles (Chasm, Underground River etc) (See below).
* Place 5 time tokens below the Objective Track (see below). This will be used to keep track of the Dwarven Army's approach.
* Place your chose 5 hero regiment on the Drow Glyph Tile.

Objective 4: Orc Pact

Starting Conditions:
* Forgemasters: If you lost the previous Objective: You cannot use any Forgemaster attack incantations.

Regiment:
Battle Worthy: Any 5 Heroes with highest XP remaining from any of the remaining regiments.
Suggested: Drizzt, Arjan, Wulfgar, Tarak, Quinn.

Objective 4: Regiment

Regiment Mechanics:
* At the end of a full regiment activation (all 5 heroes activated), flip over a time token.
* Once all the tokens are flipped, the Dwarven Army arrives!
* Place the 3 5HP tokens of the Dwarven Army on any tile within 1 tile of the Heroes.
* These 5HP tokens represent a Dwarven defense unit.
* Each 5HP unit token counts as a Hero with the following text:
"Dwarf defense units count as the closest hero when resolving Monster attacks: HP 5, AC 10"

Power Decks:
* 2 x At-Wills, 2 x Daily Powers, 2 x Utility Powers.

Forgemasters:
* Won previous Objective: Forge, Summon, Attack (minor), Attack (major), Heal, Obliterate.
* Lost previous Objective: Forge, Summon, Heal.

Objective 4: Objective Track

Horde 4: Orc Pact:
1 x Kraash, Orc Storm Shaman,
3 x Orc Archers,
3 x Orc Smashers,
3 x Snakes
1 x Rage Drake

Horde Tokens:
* 2 each of: 1, 2, 3 monster tokens.
* 1 x 4 monster token.
* 1 x 0 monster token.
* 1 x Rage Drake villain token.
* 1 x Orc Shaman villain token

Horde Activation:
" Lay out the Horde Activation Track.
* Orc Shaman activates at the start of every Villain Phase.
* Orc Shaman activates twice when its token is encountered.
* Rage Drake activates once when its token is encountered.
* 2 Monster token = Activate Rage Drake, Activate 2 Monsters.
* 1 Monster token = Draw an Encounter Card, Activate 1 Monster.
* Spawn*: X Orcs until Horde Track complete.
* Resurrect*: Orc Shaman: 4HP
* Rage*

Horde Mechanics:
* Mechanics as per the Monster Cards.

Defeat:
* Regiment Defeated.
* All City/ Tower Walls exposed.

Victory:
* Orc Pact & Drake defeated.

Healing Surges:
3

Objective 4: Battle!

If You Win This Objective, Read:
As the Heroes battle to defend the City from the onslaught of Orcs, a thunderous sound is heard from the distance. The beating of war drums and the chanting of warsong erupts across the Vale as the Dwarven army comes charging in! Iron and Steel clash as the Dwarves drive back the host of Orcs and using their skills in minecrafting, they seal off the Western Passageways! In the Tower of Altoth, the Forgemasters work eagerly, smelting crystals to reforge the Everlast. The tide of the battle has turned for now. But in the Rocky Lair, the Chaos Lord Zaldramas has already deployed his next assault...

If You Lose This Objective, Read:
As the Orcs stand victorious over the fallen heroes, a thunderous sound is heard from the distance. The beating of war drums and the chanting of warsong erupts across the Vale as the Dwarven army comes charging in! Iron and Steel clash as the Dwarves drive back the host of Orcs and using their skills in minecrafting, they seal off the Western Passageways! But it has been a hard day. A day of blood and loss. As our Heroes tend to their fallen and wounded, the Chaos Lord Zaldramas has already deployed his next assault...