as well as the rasping orders of the foremen directing the work.' - Extract from 'The Tale of Marco Colombo', circa. The din of thousands of Skinks chipping away at the stones with chisels reached my ears. I could see huge beasts which looked like a cross between a dragon and an elephant, dragging massive blocks of stone up large ramps.

One building was still under construction. All of these were intricately carved and painted. There were many small pyramids clustered around the larger pyramids, and as well as these there were terraces, numerous rectangular pools glinting in the sunlight. Overview ' Looking around I could see the entire plan of the city from above. Those that remain are some of the greatest within Lustria, and those that defend it will willingly die by the thousands to ensure its continued survival. Over the ages, other Lizardmen cities have fallen to disasters, plagues, the invasions of warmbloods, shifting tectonics instigated by the Slann themselves, and other reasons unknown. Most were ravaged during the Great Catastrophe, overrun by daemonic hordes. There are many different reasons why these wonders have been reduced to such decrepit states. In this manner, the structures sit atop and serve as pivotal nexus points in the geomantic web, the source of much of the Slann’s power and of energy vital to the maintenance of the Great Warding, a large magical shield which guards the continent from the outside world. The majority of the temple-cities of Lustria are now in ruins, choked and overgrown by the jungle, although not necessarily deserted. Each of the temple-cities was constructed to be different in its own way, although all have been carefully positioned to relate to a specific celestial body or astral phenomena. These cities are not just unique because they are inhabited by the cold-blooded Lizardmen, but that they also function as nexus points for the Geomantic Web. Temple-Cities are large, monumental metropolis of pyramids, ziggurats and temples that dot the lush jungle landscape of Lustria. The bearers carried me up countless steps towards the highest platform of the pyramid.' - Extract from 'The Tale of Marco Colombo', circa. I was conveyed across the broad paved area towards one of the enormous pyramids which it flanked on three sides. As a stranger in their midst I aroused a great deal of interest.

After a long time we entered into a wide plaza, teeming with Skinks engaged in all manner of activities. flanked at intervals with ancient mould encrusted statues carved in the form of grimacing lizards and toads. Then we proceeded along a straight, wonderfully paved road. The route followed winding jungle tracks and causeways across wide expanses of swamp. ' They took me to their city called Tlax, upon a carrying chair, which I took to be a great honour.

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