The new Armies of Isengard instance cluster in the Lord of the Rings Online is pretty intense. Remember the In Their Absence cluster from earlier in the year? It's that intense, but 10 levels higher. While the In Their Absence cluster (Northcotton Farm, Stoneheight, Forgotten Temple, Sari-Surma and Ost Dunhoth) dealt with the Gaunt-lords seeking to fill the power vacuum left in the wake of the departing Dunedain Rangers, the Armies of Isengard cluster tells the tale of Saruman's megalomaniacal quest to forge his own rings of power, intending to dominate Dunland and Rohan with his army of uruk super-soldiers. While he may have originally intended to use his powers to thwart Sauron, his thoughts, motives and actions have become much darker lately, and the Rohirrim and Dunlendings who have experienced this dark turn first-hand are looking to stop this madness before it consumes them all. That's where you, the player, come in.