Lynch saw not another creature at the window, but a familiar figure—the Strong Snake People. The figure swiftly crossed the street, its black cloak concealing its entire body, yet its vertical slitted eyes and tail betrayed its snake-man ancestry. Lynch had encountered them many times in the Underdark, crossing paths and often clashing; even after the Mage left that dark world, he had seen their traces again. Each appearance of the snake people was accompanied by trouble and continuous conflict. But what puzzled Lynch more was why such a new species as the Strong Snake People had appeared in the Dwarf city?
Lynch had read about the history of the snake people, who achieved great glory in the very ancient past. Their vast kingdom spanned mountains and rivers, and their splendid civilization lasted for thousands of years. At that time, the snake people, together with the dwarves and elves, were an important race of wisdom in the ancient times.
