Back cover summary: "Peril, mystery and evil await the adventurous in the declining kingdom of Rhudaur. The Witch-King of Angmar is preparing to launch a new war against the Dúnedain of the North. Will you bolster the defenses of one of the threatened Beacon Towers? This is but one of the challenges. Fight barbaric Dunmen who plunder a well-travelled trade route. Confront the Yfelwood shadow, arisen from the mists of the ancient past."