owering over the plateau of Gorgoroth to the east, this fortification was built as much to keep those within the borders of Mordor in as it was to keep trespassers out. Placed at the end of a precarious stair that winds its way over and through Ephel Duath, anyone hoping to bypass Minas Morgul will still have to deal with Cirith Ungol's garrison, which is rumored to include one of the dreaded Nazgul.