The Grey Mountains route completes the seven-scroll collection and then asks for restraint during the Urgost meeting. At the first three-way fork beyond the bridge, take the middle path to the dead sorcerer and scroll 6. Loot the Carn Dûm Captain before the lair for scroll 7. Enter Urgost’s conversation with weapons lowered, accept his demand, and return to Elrond before starting the Siege of Nordinbad.
Scroll 6
After the first bridge, choose the middle of the three routes and inspect the dead sorcerer.
Scroll 7
Defeat and loot the Carn Dûm Captain before entering the dragon's lair.
Urgost
Approach without attacking, follow the conversation, and accept the demand that advances the campaign.
Hard stop
Travel to Rivendell and return all seven scrolls to Elrond before selecting Siege of Nordinbad.
Reach the first bridge with resources intact
The Grey Mountains enemies can drain recovery before the important collection points. Keep the fellowship inside support range, eliminate controlling ranged targets, and avoid continuing a melee sequence through a visible heavy attack. Search completed arenas before crossing the next bridge.
At the first three-way fork after the bridge, take the middle path. Locate the dead sorcerer and collect scroll 6. Open the quest log immediately; a body examined without the item registering can be mistaken for completion.
Return to the main route and regroup. In co-op, wait until every participant has left the detour before triggering the next wave.
Secure the final scroll from the Captain
Before the lair, the Carn Dûm Captain carries scroll 7 in the current route. Identify the captain during the fight, control supporting enemies, and inspect the drop after the area is safe. The objective is not complete until Elrond’s quest shows all seven.
If the count remains six, do not enter Urgost’s scene and hope for an automatic correction. Search the battlefield, verify scroll 6, and compare the chapter record with the earlier regions: Fornost, Coldfells, High Moors, Gundabad, Mirkwood, the first Grey Mountains fork, and the Captain.
Keep the inventory stable through the next conversation. Avoid selling or changing unrelated quest items until the count is confirmed.
Approach Urgost as a negotiation
Enter the lair without initiating an attack. Lower weapons and allow the conversation to develop. Urgost is a campaign negotiation rather than an ordinary boss target at this point. Select the dialogue that accepts his demand and advances the story.
Do not test hostile options on the only completion save. If experimenting later, use the game’s normal saves and understand the consequences first. The reliable route preserves the agreement needed for the next phase.
During co-op, the host should lead the interaction while guests avoid attacks or inputs that interrupt the scene. Wait for the quest update and travel availability before opening menus.
Return all scrolls before the Siege
Travel to Rivendell immediately after the Grey Mountains sequence. Find Elrond, open the active Cult of the Lidless Eye quest, and hand over all seven scrolls. Let the complete dialogue and reward state finish. This is a missable deadline: the current completion guide requires the turn-in before Siege of Nordinbad.
Do not mistake seven collected for the quest being returned. The inventory count and Elrond conversation are separate stages. Capture the completed quest entry if the achievement is important to the run.
Use the remaining hub time to check armor, weapons, potions, and war-machine statistics. The Siege has objective pressure and is not the place to discover that a companion has an empty equipment slot.
Prepare the Nordinbad defense
Review the expected siege priorities: mounted weapons, siege towers, sappers at the inner gate, trolls, and a commander. If war-machine progress is low, plan to use valid targets efficiently rather than firing constantly into poor lanes.
Confirm Frodo and Glorihirin missables are already complete. The final Agandaûr condition also requires refusing Beleram’s help, so keep that objective on the campaign note.
If Urgost or the scroll turn-in did not register, stop before selecting the Siege. Restart cleanly, load the last normal checkpoint, and repeat the relevant dialogue. Continue only when the log is stable.
Next, use the Siege of Nordinbad walkthrough and keep the scroll location guide available for count recovery.