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Collectibles

Every War in the North secret — Cult of the Lidless Eye scrolls, Tedder Hedgegrow's riddles, secret stashes, elven glyph passages and fissures.

Collectible Types

Chained

Scroll Milestones

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Triggering Secrets

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Introduction

The North is full of hidden secrets, and finding them all is one of the game's most rewarding challenges. The Cult of the Lidless Eye scrolls are the marquee collectible — dozens of scattered pages that unlock achievement milestones. Tedder Hedgegrow, a mysterious wanderer, poses riddles that reward clever players. Secret stashes hide supply caches that only Eradan's stealth tracking can reveal, Andriel's Loremaster sight uncovers hidden glyph passages, and Farin's axe smashes open fissures that conceal bonus loot. The Legacy Edition adds the Triggering Secrets feature, which shares discovered secrets with your co-op party. This section documents every collectible type, where to find them and how the Triggering Secrets system works.

Collectible Types

Type	How to Find	Who Finds It	Reward
Lidless Eye Scrolls	Hidden corners and off-path areas of every level	Any hero (visually)	Achievement milestones
Tedder Hedgegrow Riddles	Find Tedder and answer his riddles	Conversation	Loot and rewards
Secret Stashes	Hidden supply caches	Eradan's stealth tracking	Gear and gold
Elven Glyph Passages	Glowing walls and symbols	Andriel's Loremaster sight	Bonus loot rooms
Fissures	Breakable wall cracks	Farin's axe	Extra gear and gold

Secrets Index

Lidless Eye Scrolls

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The Cult's scattered pages and achievement milestones

What They AreScrolls of the Cult of the Lidless Eye, the cult that worships Sauron's all-seeing eye, are scattered across every level of the campaign. Collecting them tracks progress toward achievement milestones.

Where to LookThey hide in alcoves, behind pillars, on off-path ledges and in rooms you would normally walk past. Any hero can see them visually, but Eradan's tracking helps spot them from a distance.

Collection StrategyExplore each area thoroughly on your first visit. Scrolls are easier to find as you go than to hunt after the fact, and some are missable if you advance the story past a locked area.

RewardEach milestone of collected scrolls unlocks an achievement, and the full set is required for 100% completion. The scrolls also enrich the lore, telling the cult's story through fragments.

Tedder Hedgegrow's Riddles

The mysterious wanderer's brain-teasers

What They AreTedder Hedgegrow is a mysterious wanderer who poses riddles to the party. Answering correctly grants loot and story rewards, while wrong answers cost you the prize.

How to FindTedder appears at set points during the campaign. Talk to him whenever you see him, and note the riddle before committing to an answer.

Riddle TipsThe riddles draw on Tolkien lore and the game's own story. Save before answering if you want to retry, or check a community guide for the correct responses.

RewardCorrect answers grant loot and progress toward the conversation and collectible achievements. The riddles are a charming break from combat and well worth solving.

Secret Stashes

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Hidden supply caches revealed by Eradan

What They AreSecret stashes are hidden supply caches that contain gear, gold and occasionally rare items. They are invisible to normal play and can only be located by Eradan's stealth tracking ability.

How to FindActivate Eradan's tracking skill while exploring and the stashes glow in your vision. They are usually tucked behind buildings, under bridges or in dead-end alcoves.

Best StrategyRun every new area with Eradan in the party and sweep with his tracking before leaving. The gear inside some stashes is high quality and worth the detour.

RewardThe caches contain some of the best non-boss gear in the game, plus gold and the occasional unique item. They are a major reason to keep Eradan well-levelled.

Elven Glyph Passages

Hidden doors revealed by Andriel's Loremaster sight

What They AreElven glyph passages are hidden doors marked by glowing elven symbols. They lead to bonus loot rooms that are completely invisible without the right hero.

How to FindAndriel's Loremaster sight reveals the glowing glyphs on walls and floors. When you see one, bring Andriel close to activate the passage.

Best StrategyIf you spot a glyph while controlling another hero, hot-swap to Andriel to open the door. The passages usually contain a chest or two of bonus loot.

RewardGlyph passages grant bonus gear and gold, and finding them all contributes to the collectible achievements. They are easy to miss, so keep Andriel in mind when exploring.

Fissures

Breakable walls that only Farin can smash

What They AreFissures are cracked sections of wall that hide rooms full of loot. They are physically marked by visible cracks and are opened by smashing them with Farin's axe.

How to FindLook for cracked wall textures and the tell-tale glow around a fissure. When you find one, hot-swap to Farin and attack it to break through.

Best StrategyCracked walls are common in dwarf strongholds and ruins. Check every suspicious wall in Mount Gundabad and Carn Dûm with Farin in the party.

RewardFissures hide extra gear and gold, and some contain rare or unique items. They reward players who keep all three heroes ready for anything.

Core Mechanics

The collectible system is woven into the game's hero-specific abilities. Each of the three heroes has a unique way of revealing secrets: Eradan's stealth skill lets him track hidden stashes, Andriel's Loremaster sight reveals glowing glyph passages that lead to bonus loot, and Farin can smash open cracked fissures in walls. Because these abilities are hero-specific, a complete collection requires playing through areas with the right hero in the party — or hot-swapping to them when you spot a clue. The scrolls of the Cult of the Lidless Eye are the largest collection, hidden in alcoves and off-path areas of every level, and they are tied directly to achievement milestones. The Legacy Edition's Triggering Secrets feature extends this by sharing your discovered secrets with co-op partners.

Advantages

The collectibles add genuine depth to exploration. Finding a hidden stash or cracking open a fissure feels rewarding because the rewards are real — rare gear, gold and achievement progress. The hero-specific mechanics create a nice puzzle element: you learn to spot the visual clues (a cracked wall, a glowing symbol, a suspicious alcove) and bring the right hero to exploit them. The scroll collection gives completionists a clear goal, and the Tedder Hedgegrow riddles add a charming side quest with actual brain-teasers. In co-op, the Triggering Secrets feature makes collection a team effort, with one player's discoveries unlocking content for everyone.

Challenges

The collectibles are the most tedious part of a completionist run. Scrolls are scattered across every level, and hunting them without a guide is a slow, exhaustive search. Some secrets are easy to miss permanently if you leave an area at a story-locked point, and a few are hidden behind mechanics that the game never explains clearly. The hero-specific gates mean you cannot collect everything with a single hero — you must revisit areas with Eradan, Andriel and Farin, or hot-swap at the right moment. Finally, because some scrolls require backtracking after unlocking new abilities, a disorganised playthrough can waste hours retracing your steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many scrolls are there?+

The Cult of the Lidless Eye scrolls are scattered across every level of the campaign, and collecting them is tied to achievement milestones. The exact total is part of the collectible set that community guides are still documenting precisely, but expect roughly a handful of scrolls in each chapter. Because they are hidden in alcoves and off-path areas, the most reliable approach is to explore every corner of each level with Eradan's tracking ability and check behind every suspicious visual clue.

How does Triggering Secrets work?+

Triggering Secrets is a new Legacy Edition feature that shares the secrets you discover with your co-op party. When you trigger a secret — a stash, a glyph passage or a fissure — the same secret becomes available for your party members in their own sessions. This makes collectible hunting a team effort: one player's discovery can unlock content for everyone, and friends can coordinate to cover different areas rather than each searching the whole map.

Can I get every collectible in one playthrough?+

Yes, every collectible can be found in a single playthrough, but it requires care. The key is to explore each area thoroughly the first time with the right hero in the party, since some secrets are only visible to specific heroes and a few can be missed permanently if you advance the story. Following a chapter-by-chapter collectible guide and using Eradan's tracking from the start prevents the majority of backtracking.

Quick Tips

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Keep Eradan in your party for exploration. His stealth tracking reveals secret stashes that no other hero can see, and he is the most important tool in the collectible hunt. Make a habit of swapping to him whenever you enter a new area and sweeping for caches before moving on.

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Spot the visual clues. Cracked walls mark fissures for Farin, glowing symbols mark glyph passages for Andriel, and suspicious empty alcoves usually hide scrolls. Training your eye for these tells makes exploration dramatically more efficient than checking every corner blindly. Train yourself to spot the visual tells before you start sweeping every corner. Cracked walls mark fissures for Farin, glowing symbols mark glyph passages for Andriel, and suspiciously empty alcoves usually hide scrolls, so learning these cues makes collection far more efficient than blind searching.

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Collect as you go, not after the fact. Backtracking to hunt scrolls is the single biggest time sink in the game, and some secrets are missable once the story locks an area. Grab everything on your first visit to each chapter. Grab every collectible on your first visit to an area instead of planning to return later. Several secrets become permanently unavailable once you advance the story, and backtracking across the full campaign to chase a single missed scroll is the biggest time sink in the completion run.

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Use the Triggering Secrets feature in co-op. If you are collecting with friends, split the map and share your discoveries — one player finding a stash unlocks it for the whole party, so a coordinated team can cover far more ground than a solo hunter. In co-op, split the map with your party and let the Triggering Secrets feature share your discoveries. One player finding a stash or scroll unlocks it for everyone, so a coordinated team can cover far more ground in the same time and avoid duplicate searching.

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