Adventurer handbook: Guide for the exploration and Vault dwelling under the Empire

Welcome adventurer! Thank you for volunteering for the position of a vault dweller, explorer, trader, guide, soldier or a pilgrim. This handbook will help you learn about Topulan and survive it's many dangers outside the cities.

IMPORTANT: Every bit of land belongs to the Perduin and thus every vault belongs to them. While adventurers are encouraged to retrieve the riches within the vaults, a share of the riches or the location of the vault need to be handed over to the Empire for continued support.

IMPORTANT: Do not antagonize the spirits in the vaults. Any spirit slaying or other harm done to the spirits will be investigated by the agents of the Golden Order. The Empire advises entombment of dangerous vaults, as well as avoidance of known tombs.

IMPORTANT: Heed the signs of warning! Do not venture beyond them or risk your own life. Lingering death can go unnoticed for a few days before the signs of death appear. Avoid such marked areas as you would the abyss.

This handbook will give you the knowledge necessary to take on many of the challenges you will face in the service of the emperor. It is standard issue in many of the branches that serve the empire, and has been available for purchase from the scribes in any city of the Empire.

This is the latest edition of the Adventurer handbook and contains the following sections:

• Vaults and Vault dwelling

• Lands and the people of the Empire

• Survival in the wilderness

• Old and new magic I: artefacy

• Old and new magic II: spirits

• Old and new magic III: apothecaries

• Miscellanious Lore