Preface

Erä. Unity in the language of the Mahla. The world that was born because of a song, and the imagination of the First Father. A world inhabited by wonder, mysteries, dangers, and people. A lot of them. Welcome traveler, to the Marvelous Guide to the Races of Erä, brought to your hands by yours truly, Mr Mothyn Bighorn, proud hunter and member of The Fine and Honourable Lodge for Eccentric and Exotic Gentleman. With the help of my fellow members and friends, Sir Lockwood Nameberry and Sir Janthrop, I studied the manuscripts left behind by one of the Chroniclers, Mayra Nygata of the Norcturward, and transcribed it to the Common tongue (adding some research of my own, obviously), so you can have this fine material in your precious hands. Every bit of lore that you see here has been rigorously studied and researched to the point of mental exhaustion, so we can bring to you, dear reader, the most accurate documentation material that you can found in the both Thorus and Ashalyra, making it worthy of both your time and money. I have ventured to recondite places, endured the freezing winds of Kalador and the Ice Antlers, and the suffocating heat of the deserts of Sandstone and Marathor. I have swum through the marshes of the Great Alliance of Blood and Szzkati’sste, and wrestled with mighty and powerful beasts while I was traversing the planes of Far Kahazia. I have faced many perils and dangers in order to collect all the information that you now have in front of you, expectant to be read and learned.

If you find this tome of use, please tell your friends, parents, children, siblings, neighbours and pets. Every acquaintance you met on the street, so this work won’t be for nothing. Closing this preface, I present to you the first volume of my lofty collection of books. I remain your humble scribe and obedient servant, and I pray the Gods and the Mahla to grant their grace, to be forever yours truly,

Mr Mothyn Bighorn