Beloved brothers and sisters, enemies of evil, we are still but few, but our rebellion grows with the coming of the days. We beg of you, join us as we prepare our stand against the darkness threatening to rend all that is good from the world. We seek not only sword hands eager for battle, but those who would fill the bellies, minds, and hearts of our cause. We welcome all who wish for freedom and justice in theses dark times. We share your disgust for what we have allowed our world to become. And we know well also, the frustration which accompanies the feelings of helplessness brought forth by dwelling beneath the feet of such overwhelming power. We know your anger, because we have lived your despair, but all is not lost. Least not while breath still heaves in our chests. "Truth is light, and cannot be hidden forever, even by the darkest of shadows." - King Jasoc VII The enemy once went to great effort to conceal their very existence in our world, but now, our enemies so thoroughly control every aspect of the kingdoms of our lands, that they no longer bother with their masquerade. Instead, with heavy hand, they impose their will upon us, forcing us into submission, and daring us to speak against the destruction of our people. But we will not idlily comply in our own extermination. With each passing day, more become aware of the evil lurking behind the crowns that rule them and grow bitter against their would-be masters. And as our numbers swell, with ever growing frequency, more of the surviving histories from the Great Library are discovered by our cause. These histories are knowledge of our enemy, and this knowledge is our greatest weapon against them. This work, The Origins of the Gargoyle Race, tells the tale of Drayton of Worvington. An ordinary young man, whose happiness is ripped from his grasp by evil, just as he'd thought everything was well with the world. Rescued by an army of unfamiliar creatures, when the opportunity for revenge is offered, Drayton's life changes in ways he'd previously believed impossible. Gaining great power beyond anything he could have ever imagined, he quickly earns the respect and admiration of his surrogate family. But when betrayal causes the death of one of his beloved mentors, his heart is broken all over again. Faced with a difficult choice, he chooses love. A decision that leads him down a path from which there is no return, and ultimately, to his part in the creation of the Gargoyle race. The story is a tale for the ages, but it is the story within the story that we believe hides a deeper meaning. For we believe, that within these histories lay the secret to vanquishing our relentless foes once and for good. With this book, all we offer is the opportunity to help us rid ourselves of shadowy masters and return the light of freedom to the world. Help us to discover the secret to our enemy's destruction, and reclaim what has been stolen away; or will you turn your back to what is right, and return to the comfort of the familiar and safe? This book is one of the few historical works to escape destruction during the fall of the kingdom of Jasoc, and as it is with the other great histories of the Jasocan library; if you are caught with it in your possession, you will be branded an outlaw and punished according to their laws. We beg you to join us, but do not join our cause lightly, for if you are not prepared to be condemned by the great powers that rule you, and forsaken by your neighbors, friends, and even your own kin. Abandon us now, and remain with the masses, a slave to mere existence, dwelling within the prison of illusion and materialism they've created on your behalf.