From the introduction: Long ago, before da ritten wurd, der came a race o' da most belligerent bein's da Ole Woild az known. Ebur since den, da Greenskins ab spread ter become an ebur per-sent an revileded enemy o' da uvver racz. So primitiv an backwards woz da Greenskins durin' theyz urlier years o' their bein dat da onlee sensibul record o' their 'istory will always be kept by da very nashunz dat they ab addackeded an conqwereded. Da furst records o' their bein was ritten an kept by da Stunties durin' da Goldun Aj o' their uumies, around da time o' da 'orrific catastrofe known by their race as da Time o' Woes.