From the back of the book: The Tribe 8 Companion is a major supplement to the Tribe 8 game line, providing new source material, Weaving advice, advanced rules, and quests. It includes: - Information on the tribes of Joshua and Mary, including Player Character creation guidelines and new Synthesis abilities; - Details on Quest Circles, along with rules and advice for running tribal (as opposed to Fallen) cycles using Circles; - Expanded information and PC generation rules for the Keepers; - Two complete quests, one involving a dying Z'bri and the other an ancient relic of Mary and Joshua; - Overviews of the populations and economics of all tribes; - Expanded combat rules, covering shields, paired weapons and special maneuvers; - New weapons, including automatic weapons and partial armor; - Clarifications of the Synthesis magic system.