Bestiary

A bestiary  is a compendium of beasts.
“Come here young acolyte.” Bremen the chief archivist spoke. He reached up to a shelf in his private quarters; he knew the book was here somewhere. Retrieving the blessed book of the bestiary. Bremen sat and tapped the cover of the tome. “Many creatures roam these lands, the seas and skies also teem with life. Most will either ignore you or keep their distance, the one you need to watch out for are those not scared of your campfires or sharp steel. To delve deep in forgotten tombs and under-cites, or to travel across the burning deserts, you must first know your foe.”