The continent of Aventuria has produced a colourful and almost unmanageable variety of large and small creatures that populate the forests, deserts and mountains. And likewise, countless creatures live in Efferd’s oceans, some of them so strange and rare that hardly a human eye has ever caught sight of them. But not all creatures are peaceful or even useful. Some monsters lurk in dark caves or dense jungles.

Four Aventurian luminaries of animal lore have joined forces to compile a handbook of all kinds of monsters and beasts: the Almanac of Monsters! In this handy little book in B5 format, the Horasian dottora Feodora Pamina di Castellani, the Andergast battlemage Lioba Jarwen von Wolfenstein, Professor Orelio Santuez from Al’Anfa and Uhyrlix son of Rombosch from a traditional family of naturalists present their 160-page work in the unifying spirit of science.

Caution. Not suitable for children under 36 months.

Readers can expect:

• a foreword by Orelio Santuez, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Natural History at the Grand Al’anfan Universal School of the City of Raven, Hall of Enlightenment, endowed by his demi-divine wisdom Nandus
• more than 60 detailed descriptions of iconic creatures from the world of The Black Eye, each with a beautiful in-game style illustration
• entertaining comments by the in-game authors on their own work
• a chapter on the systematics of natural history research in Aventuria
• a chapter on the mythical animal kings
• a chapter on the use of loot and materials from slain beasts – written from a dwarven point of view, of course