a ee eg aio WW of the DON ccon taco a Wtusa on omm orate ing iA Wizards of the Const! eaeAll empires are nothing more than power in trust. Let the people believe they govern... and they will be governed. (© 2003 Alderae Entertainment Group, In. All rights eserved.WRITING Mike Mearls ART DIRECTION jim pinto COVER DESIGN Steve Hough and Mark Jelfo COVER ILLUSTRATION Ed Cox INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS Shane Coppage, Eric Lofgren, Lee Smith EDITING jim pinto, Katie Yates INTERIOR DESIGN AND LAYOUT ‘Mark Jelfo and Dave Agoston LINE DEVELOPER jim pinto MANAGING EDITOR ‘Mike Mearls INTRODUCTION PLAYTESTING AND ADVICE ‘Sean Holland, Kevin Millard, and Steve Mulhern SPECIAL THANKS 1 definitely need to thank Mike Mearls for his writing efforts on this project, and for keeping up with my over- whelming demands. Kudos! More special thanks to DJ. Trindle who saw the poten- tial in this project much beyond my expectations. T hope icwas worth the wait, mom ami. More thanks for John Zinser and Maureen Yates for keeping watch over the AEG Empire. Glen Zinser has yet to be thanked in an AEG book. enti now ‘A very very very special thanks to . Iwas able to meet alot of fans of the line at GenCon 2003, and cant thanks you enough now for your kind words. ‘Congratulations to Jeff and Dawn Tbach for the ENnies award for Teelboe. DEDICATION This one is for the graphics team. 15 books later and you still roxxor, REO Aa SZ Sel OI ett a8 seven ar twee eld pr ee