Overview

• King Durin's greed intensifies as he imposes a new tax and ignores warnings about an evil entity in the mines.
• Celebrimbor grows increasingly suspicious of Annatar/Sauron's intentions, but his pride leads him to continue forging the rings.
• Mirdania's encounter with one of the rings reveals the sinister Unseen World, hinting at the future Ringwraiths.
• Political tensions in Númenor escalate as Pharazôn manipulates his son and imprisons Elendil, deepening the kingdom's internal strife.
• Sauron's manipulation of Celebrimbor highlights the growing danger as the Nine Rings for Men are set to be forged.