THE TIME

BEFORE TIME

The only remnants, such as they are, of this prehistoric

era are found today in the inhospitable region of Khazad

in north-western Talislanta. Travellers to the region can

fi nd stone pillars and grave markers dotting the landscape

at irregular intervals; evidence of the long-departed race

known as the Thane, who were—according to carvings on

the gravestones—a tall breed of humanoids. It is not known

exactly when the Thane came to the region, for the Time

Before Time stretches back to the world’s very creation. It

would seem that the Thane were either the lone example

of the region’s inhabitants in ancient times, or simply the

only ones who left their mark for future races to witness.

Whatever the truth of the race, they lived and died in the

Forgotten Age, lasting many centuries without establishing

any real contact with the rest of the world as it developed.