Gather close, ye who would learn of the strange people and wondrous places of the Ninth Age. None of us can know the secrets of the ntire world, but if you seek a little wisdom on a particulas culture or nation, open this tome and discover what there is to tell. You seek to learn the lessons ofthe ancients? The coldblooded masters of monsters and magecraft. Across the world the saurians wait, hidden, looking for the moment to act. Bright eyes in the rocks and bushes. Completely silent untill theay are deafening.