There be TERRIBLE creatures that live to destroy all that man and god has created. These are high flying, hard skinned, fire breathing, tree sized lizard monsters that exist for the sole purpose of bringing burning death and ash destruction to the surface of the earth. They fell to the land one dark and clear starlit late Summer night a long, long time ago. The year does not matter. The month does not matter. Only the night they fell from the sky matters.
They came from out there beyond the stars, screaming through that cloudless sky that night, to crash onto the surface of the planet while enveloped in pure, white hot hell fire -- to smash the green land, flatening trees and hills, with the force of a million thundering buffalo! Soon, we learned that there where were three of them -- two large adult creatures and one smaller child creature. They immediately broke the outer shells of the smoking rock that enclosed them and set out to start their campaign of burning death and ash destruction!
We fought them well! At first, humans across the land feared that the planet would be destroyed, incenerated in hell-like fire! But, we fought back! The very earth itself fought back! We humans quickly learned their weaknesses and used that knowledge to eventually ... ah, but I get too far ahead of myself. These great stories and poems recounting those battles, the suffering, the victories -- this is the stuff of legends.
You are a special person, indeed. You have, perhaps by chance or fate, found this version of the book of dragons! There are only 27 origional copies in existance, translated from the origional Old English. Their text be scribed on true dragon skin, making the pages and cover mostly undestroyable.
Treasure the important tome in your hands. Read these pages of poetry and verse carefully, because one day you may be called to be the protector of the earth. Look up into the sky today. Note that infininty is out there. What unknown be swollowed by infinity, to be vomited into your lap when you least expect it? Think about those words first uttered by Sanju in the time before machines. Who is Sanju? If you praise this tome and respect its words, you will soon discover Sanju and his desendents -- THE DRAGON TRACKERS!
These missives and musings are important history. Absorb the knowledge, then tell all who will listen of what you have learned. You must prepare them! And most important -- protect your tome. It is your new legacy!
CRASHING
(author: unknown)