[center][h1][i]· The World of Tyrrania ·[/i][/h1][h3]The Essential Traveller's Handbook[/h3]by Professor T. Nydell[/center]

Contents
Chapter 1 - [B]Introduction[/B]
Chapter 2 - [B]Geography[/B]
Chapter 3 - [B]Anthropology[/B]
Chapter 4 - [B]Bestiary[/B]
Chapter 5 - [B]Theology[/B]

[hr][h2]Chapter 1 ~ [i]Introduction[/i][/h2][hr]Dear Reader,

Allow me to tell you a little about myself. I am Professor Terrence Nydell, born and raised in the Amorynthian village of Middlewood on one fine Summer's Eve. My parents' only child, I was expected to stay in Middlewood and one day take over my father's humble whittling trade. But, being the imaginative child I was, young Terrence had greater things in mind. I was to slay dragons, earn riches and discover far-off lands unknown. And so one day, aged just fifteen, that's exactly what I set off to do.

I never looked back. You see, my dear Reader, I have always been an adventurer at heart. I was never able to sit still, constantly longing to be back on the road in search of discovery. Even now, on my deathbed, as I write this foreword for my life's work, my legs ache to once again walk the path untrodden. 

In your hands lies a tome of knowledge unmatched in these realms. Through my adventures spanning more than half a century, I have collated a resource of information gathered from the furthest reaches of Tyrranian soil; and, in some cases, further still. This book is more than pages bound in leather; the product of sixty-three years of passionate exploration and discovery, this book is the essential tool for those with adventure in their hearts.

All adventures start somewhere, Reader. Yours starts here. And whilst my days of reconnoitre may be over, it would be my honour to guide you; to assist you; to be reliably by your side for one final quest.

Best of luck, 
Prof. Terrence Nydell