"The valley of black horror" is an introductory adventure for "The One Ring Roleplaying Game". It is set in Tolkiens Middle Earth known from the books "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". In our story, the Kingdoms of Rohan und Dale want to strengthen their trading routes and build an outpost at the shores of the river Anduin near the great wood of Fangorn. The adventure begins when scouts from the north and south meet, to investigate attacks on this outpost.