* AA That time which is after the opening of the ABYSS (see BA). * ABBEY, The Built on the site of a pagan temple of unknown date, the ABBEY remains the mostsignificant architectural achievement of EASTWAY, combining the majesty of HighGothic with such modern developments as an inside bathroom and toy-cupboard. * ABBOT, The Armande Putrefact, lineal descendant of the saintly LUXMENDLY, greatest of theMARTIAL MONKS. Expert in the history of EASTWAY, and optical devices. * ABYSS, The Hell itself, that cavernous lake of fire where souls burn eternally in torment.* ASMODEUS demon-king, The Father of the demons that haunt this land, the fiend ASMODEUS was summoned fromthe ABYSS by Baron BEHEMOTH accidentally, when experimenting with a magic rain-making ritual. Reports vary, but all agree that ASMODEUS is a fiend tremendousin size and power, of outstanding ugliness, and that for some reason he likesto hover upside-down in mid-air above the roofs of castles. * ASTEROTH gut-grabber A minor demon, known for his collection of Adventurers' intestines. * BA That time which was before the opening of the ABYSS (see AA). * BEACON Four beacons have been erected on EASTWAY's coast by the sage Pumcoddle, linkedin some mysterious way to the beacons atop CASTLE Behemoth. * BEAST, The Rumour has it that Hell's BEAST himself haunts our mountains. Unconfirmed. * BEHEMOTH, The Baroness Born Ermingard Grabworthy in the land of NORTHWAY, was obliged to marry the MadBaron in BA 12 after the TREATY of the four baronies. Rumour has it that it washer infidelity with a sailor that tipped the Baron over the edge of Insanity. * BEHEMOTH, The Mad Baron Last of that line of crazed Barons who have inflicted such misery on our Churchover the years. The younger son, he force-fed his brother on a diet of curiousmushrooms, thus scrambling his wits. Succeeded to the Barony in BA 14. Luckilyfor us, the demon KRUN kidnapped him, and holds him to ransom in the mountains.* BIBLE, The Behemoth A miserably free translation, but some say it possesses a great secret. * BOAR, the Great Only one remains of that cursed line of mutations who so plagued EASTWAY in thedays of the MARTIAL MONKS. The tusk of a Great Boar is still highly prized. * BOZO, The false prophet. BELIPHAT arch-fiend. Minor demons, known for theirsulphurous odour. * CASTLE of the Mad Baron, The Architecturally miserable, no better than a monstrous cube with trivial Gothicadditions. Mostly ruinous, and the haunt of pernicious demons and of ASMODEUShimself. Only the fearless old boatman could be persuaded to take a visitor toso un-holy a ruin. * CEMETERY, The The tombstones of the common folk are mostly of no interest; but there is muchspiritual satisfaction to be gained from inspecting the Mausoleum of LUXMENDLY,with its life-like statue of the saintly Monk and intriguing plaque. * CHAPEL, The Abbey Fine herring-bone masonry is the outstanding feature of our delightful CHAPEL,built on the west-east orientation of the original pagan temple. The statues,of War, Drought, Pestilence, and Famine, are the work of that ancient sage andboat-builder Pumcoddle, after a vision he experienced in the mountains. * CLEOPATRA Reports differ as to whether this is the Egyptian queen herself, or merely somesort of cinematic projection. Apparently, she haunts the river WEND, which forsome reason reminds her of the Nile. * CONSTABLE, The Our beloved peace-keeper, chosen from the pick of Eastway's youth for his greatstrength and lack of brain. * DEMONS (written AA 2) Thirty-two demons have siezed upon our beloved land, each a Hell-child of thatarch-fiend ASMODEUS. They lie, they cheat, they steal, they kill. Who is thereto deliver us? Already they have stolen our cattle and our sheep, and there isno safety on the roads. The country-folk have sought sanctuary in the Town, andwe Monks shall remain in our ABBEY till our deliverance comes. * DUSTY Bynne A minor demon in the shape of a dustbin, known to be extremely silly. * EASTLYNN, The town of Only town of any size in the mainly agricultural land of EASTWAY, fortified inthe 2nd century BA against SOUTHWAY pirates. Population BA dozens, but swollennow to hundreds, seeking sanctuary, most of them living by day in the CouncilChamber and sleeping on the battlements in unsavoury heaps. Architecturally,the town is of some interest, being the work of the sage Pumcoddle and modelledon an antique fort he witnessed in a vision. Rumour has it that somewhere inhis design the sage included a secret room, in which resides a great treasure,but this is the prattling of fools. * EASTWAY, Land of Eastern quadrant of this Atlantic isle, first to be colonized after the SKYFIREof the 4th century BA. A colonial ferry-boat is still in service on our greatRiver WEND. Population: hundreds. Resources: agricultural, though substantialrevenues were derived - before the opening of the ABYSS - from fishing the hugeshoals of snapping goolies which frequent our coasts, and from export licenceson the products on the PUNSTER Mine and on our famous PLANET beer. * F This Library's F section is temporarily closed, having recently been the targetof vandals. * GHEDE A major demon, known for his funereal taste in clothes and sarcastic wit. * GIBBET, The EASTWAY is blessed with two gibbets, for the execution of magicians, murderers,pirates, and vandals. However - as they date from our colonial period - theyare both somewhat unreliable, rotted. Nowadays, if some fellow was to throw arope over them, they would undoubtedly break up. * GRIPEDITCH ghoul-gobbler A major demon, who lurks underground and feeds on the bones of Adventurers. * HERMIT, The haggard No-one knows whence he came, this poor, decrepit scoundrel. Some say he cameone day over the mountains from another world, that he is a prince of NORTHWAY,expelled for public drunkenness. All we know is that he lives somewhere in themountains and has a curious fixation on an old mattress. * INGOT Once, substantial revenues were derived from EASTWAY's PUNSTER Mine; but - nowthat the opening of the ABYSS has disconnected trade between the four quadrantsof this Atlantic isle - it is said that there is only one ingot left in EASTWAYand that securely locked-away. * JEZEBEL First of the demons to leap from the ABYSS, JEZEBEL has often attempted to workher wicked will on the Monks of the ABBEY, but we have resisted, thanks to ourstrict regime of six-monthly cold baths. * KNIGHT, The Drunken Hopelesly addicted to our PLANET beer, some say this poor fellow was driven todrink by his possession of an unholy secret; but his mind is too addled for ourInquisitors to discover what it is. * KRUN, The cursed demon A major demon, of terrifying power and extreme nastiness. Wearing a parody ofa MARTIAL MONK's robe, he was originally taken for a visiting monk, and in thisdisguise he succeeded in kidnapping Baron Behemoth, and demanding a ransom fromthe Town. However, the cursed KRUN mis-judged the Mad Baron's popularity, andto this day he remains un-ransomed. * LANCE, of LUXMENDLY On the death of the saintly LUXMENDLY, last and greatest of those MARTIAL MONKSof EASTWAY who delivered this land from monsters in the 2nd century BA, it wasdiscovered that both his famous black ROBE and holy LANCE had disappeared undermysterious circumstances. They remain lost to this day. * LOGIC Some say that this demon has proved his own non-existence, but this appears notto have deterred him from raising merry hell along the river-bank. * LUXMENDLY Many were the Great Boars that fell to LUXMENDLY's lance; many the imps, ghoulsand goblins he threw into the ABYSS. Centuries have passed, but his fame staysun-dimmed. Greatest of the MARTIAL MONKS, this land - in its present despair -needs another such as he. * MARTIAL MONKS of EASTWAY Some called them Holy Terrors, some Saviours, some Sinners, some Saints, but wecan agree that, without them, this land would have fallen into despair and Sincenturies before now. They killed monsters by day, and drank the Ale-house dryby night, always with a kind word for children and furry animals, regardless offear or favour, lavish with their tips. They re-built the ABBEY; they foundedthe PLANET Brewery, and were the first to discover the resources of the PUNSTERMine. We look back to their time as a Golden Age, never to return. * MAYOR, The An inherited title, handed down in the Grunt family of EASTLYNN. The presentincumbent, Urg Grunt, once farmed along EASTWAY's south-eastern shore, but thedepradations of demons in that area - the wholesale slaughter of sheep, cattle,and swine - have left him a permanent resident of the Town, where he is obligedto live off fish and watch his blood-pressure. * MUG the faithful slave Amiable to the point of imbecility, this odd little chap's origin is unknown. * NORTHWAY This northern quadrant of our island is peopled by savage tribes who have scantregard for decency or public hygiene, but live in a state of continual war, inan atmosphere of treachery, deceit, and general skulduggery. Uncountable havebeen their infringements of the TREATY of the four baronies, to wit the severalriots that have spilled over into the territory of EASTWAY, the attacks on manyof our citizens engaged in legitimate cross-border trade, and their unprovokedlaunching against us of strange explosive missiles, which have brought ruin anddeath to dozens of our citizens and to their livestock. Since the ABYSS opened,we have received no news from NORTHWAY, however, and we suspect that - beyondthe pale of Religion and Good Sense - their condition may well be worse than isours. * ORACLE, The Somewhere under the western mountains lies an Oracle, of unknown power. We knowthis from the gibbering of a certain archaeologist, who often visits us from aland fortunately far away. Its powers of prediction are feeble, and it is nowused - so rumour has it - as a latrine by the PUNSTER mine's supervisor. * PLANET Brewery, The Founded by EASTWAY's MARTIAL MONKS, the Brewery brought in substantial revenuesin the form of customs-duty, in the days before the opening of the ABYSS. Eventoday, the beer's surprising strength and unique flavour (said to be due to thedroppings of sparrows that infest the Brewery's roof) bring great solace to thetownsfolk in their hour of distress. * PUNSTER Mine Some say that the Mine was founded when a MARTIAL MONK on a monster-hunt in themountains fell into a ditch and emerged clutching a nugget of purest gold. Thishe traded for ten quarts of PLANET beer in the Alehouse; whereupon the Alehousekeeper, one Willy Punster, extracted from the drunken Monk the position of thisfind. Whatever, the Mine was from the beginning supervised by Monks, its goldused to adorn the ABBEY and to trade for such products as are not available inEASTWAY, such as coffee, disinfectant, and best dragon-manure. * Q There is no Q section in the Library. * RASPUTIN The mad monk, demonically re-incarnated, followed hot on the heels of JEZEBEL,as second to leap from the ABYSS. It is believed they were canoodling at thevery moment the ABYSS opened. * RATCATCHER, The An honest servant of the town, if careless of his personal hygiene. * ROBE of LUXMENDLY See LANCE. * SCAB A minor demon of unpleasant aspect. Possibly infectious. * SKYFIRE Stories of the SKYFIRE vary from the wild to the fantastic. We know only thatthe world was enveloped in a mighty conflagration, some four centuries ago, andthis we suspect to be a fore-runner of the opening of the ABYSS. * SOUTHWAY For centuries, the existence of SOUTHWAY was in doubt, so unbelievable were thetales told of it. Many-headed swamp-monsters; a town called Bongoville builton poles above a lake of fire; jungles, wild, drug-crazed natives who re-grewlimbs cut off in battle; yet, along the coast, gigantic edifices of glass andsteel, called 'hotels' and peopled by naked savages with black artificial eyes.Only when the SOUTHWAY pirates arrived on our shores in the 2nd century BA didwe begin to believe these traveller's tales; and then it was only the securityof our fortifications that kept these brigands from overwhelming our fair land,so fearful were their weapons, that spat fire on man and beast. * SPIDER, The Pet The pet of Baron BEHEMOTH. Hiding as it was in the Baron's pocket when he waskidnapped by KRUN, it is now said to be somewhere under the mountains. * TOWN FOOL, The Some have said that there is a distinct resemblance between this gibbering oaf,clad in motley and spit-stained rags, and the Mad Baron himself; but whether heis a child of BEHEMOTH, or even his long-lost brother, most would agree that itis hard work filtering the stream of drivel he utters for the few words of goodsense it contains. * TREATY of the four baronies Signed in BA 12 by the ambassadors of this isle's four quadrants, the TREATY'sintention was to keep the peace, and to secure trade. Hopelessly infringed byall the parties other than EASTWAY, it is universally agreed that the TREATY isno longer worth the parchment it was written on. * U There is no U section in the Library. * V There is no V section in the Library. * WEND, the Great River No-one knows where the great WEND rises, for its source lies beyond the bordersof EASTWAY, far to the west. At its entry to EASTWAY, in the great canyon westof the PUNSTER Mine, the great river is already a mighty tumbling flood, to becrossed only by an expert boatman. Legend has it that a young fisherman oncesucceeded in swimming the mighty WEND at it widest point. A statue on the riverbank commemorates his failure on the return journey. * WESTWAY We know nothing of WESTWAY, western quadrant of this isle, apart from what wasascertained at the conference before the signing of the TREATY in BA 12, whena deputation from this ABBEY was able to inspect citizens of this extraordinaryland. They wore 'suits' of black cloth, and 'ties' - an upside-down noose wornabout the neck. Imagine our amazement when - at a break in the proceedings - wefound them with thin white sticks in their mouths which were alight, and whosesmoke they casually inhaled, seeming to derive some spiritual satisfaction fromthis odd behaviour. They are an odd lot, and we would like to know more aboutthem, but there is a barrier of supernatural force between their land and ours.* WITCH, of Endor A thoroughly unpleasant demon, in no way related to witches of the same name. * X There is no X section in the Library. * Y There is no Y section in the Library. * Z There is no Z section in the Library. There is no Z section in the Library.
