((This is an old book, yet it is reasonably well preserved. It was written circa 2840 T.A. by one Curon The Venerable, based on the relations and experiences of one Ecthon The Merchant, who was allegedly taken captive by corsairs and held for ransom, during a year, in the city of Umbar. Some passages are outlined or marked by frequent use, the following is a selection of them. Ar-Iskandir keeps the book on a bookshelf in his safehouse))




