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Aveli, The Travels of Aveli, Bk. 1; 1322. I. Preface
Alex_Pan
::In the year of 1322, I upped from my home to study the curious orcs of Krugmar for several months. I have what many would consider to be a mastery of orc culture - over seven years of study of this strange civilization. I set out to write a series of books describing their culture and history. These are the researches of Aveli of Laurelin, which I publish in the hope of thereby preserving fro m decay the remembrances of what the they have done; too often have the obscure been allowed to vani sh from this world without a trace. One should understand the difficulties I have gone through in order to translate this myth, in hopes that future generations may look upon the orcs as a fascinating species of study; after they have l ong been extincted by their own self-destructive behaviours. In fine, I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.