* Introduction * The Setting ** Tier, the Sacred Mountain ** Auslaufer, The City of the Great Valley ** Foothills and Forests ** Dotted Caves ** Gambler's Bluff ** Mycelia Jungles ** Kingdom of Failures ** Frigid Plateau ** Chained Apex * Character Creation ** Core Attributes ** Initial Skill Points ** Initial Inventory * Core Gameplay ** Combat And Challenges ** Resting and Fatigue ** The Passage of Time ** Dying and Death * Artifacts and Excavation ** Ascending the Sacred Mountain? ** Digging and Excavation? * Skill Point Tables ** Progression Skills ** Survival Skills ** Combat Skills ** Craft Skills ** Group Skills * Inventory and Items * Bestiary and Herbarium * Appendices