Wreathed in clouds and fog, they held many secrets. The Misty Mountains were every bit as mysterious and dangerous as any other region of Middle-earth. What lies beneath the Misty Mountains cold. Topographical map of the route Thorin & Co.

This is the Goblin-Gate and Eagle's Eyrie. And in one forgotten corner of a Goblin labyrinth, the greatest treasure and worst danger of Middle-earth lay hidden. Deep beneath the mountains, once the domain of the Dwarves, lurk servants and allies of the Shadow.

Mighty Eagles roost atop mountain peaks, lofting into the air to patrol the lands about for evil. The Misty Mountains rise up like a spine in Middle-earth, a barrier and dwelling-place for both good and evil.