From the introduction: Under the best of circumstances, this land is harsh and barren. The climate is cold and normally dry. The Farreaches can only charitably be referred to as stark and lifeless. Recent environmental disasters have rendered the water supplies of most communities undrinkable. Food is scarce, and many children are starving. With the body count rising—even whole villages at a time—the numbers of flies and other insects have grown to plague levels. User summary: Includes these chapters (as HTML pages): Masters of the Hunt - The Farreaches The Changing Folk - Lycanthropes Hobgoblins - An Ancient Menace New Classes - Alpha Packmaster, Dread Warrior, Hunter New Skills - A Collection of Wolf Howls & Skills