8,000 years ago, the island nation of Gwyrthod rose to prominence as the epicenter of the greatest empire the world of Tarthalla had ever known. 6,000 years ago, everyone on Gwyrthod suddenly and mysteriously vanished without a trace. Dubbed Terra Maledictus - The Cursed Lands - Gwyrthod was summarily abandoned, its pristine buildings were left to rot, its literature was put out of print and destroyed, and its role as the progenitor nation of Tarthalla was promptly rewritten and downplayed in history books. The passage of centuries even caused subsequent generations to doubt that Gwyrthod had ever existed at all, and its tales were regarded as myths and legend. The book you are holding, recently uncovered, has been authenticated as the last known remnant of this lost civilization. Hidden within its pages may be the only clues historians will ever have about what happened to this great, noble empire.