A hundred fifty years before Thorin met Bilbo, he was with his father Thrain in a desperate and deadly war with the orcs of the Misty Mountains. Thrain is on the verge of sacrificing his people for a pyrrhic victory. But what if there were a band who could push through the lines and pull Thrain back from his madness, ending the war? This is a break from Tolkien's history, a quest for peace that must push across war-torn lands and unknown dangers. The game mixes cinematic action and soulful drama, and is rooted in Tolkien's stories, but telling a side he neglected.