Return of the Beast (NWN)

At first glance, this ragged tome appears to detail the ancient history of the Sword Coast. Closer inspection reveals the words "Return of the Beast" scrawled across the original title in almost childlike hand. Whole sections of the book are crossed out and replaced by an indecipherable code, and weird sketches fill the margins. At one point the unnamed second author breaks into near-coherence, though the entry is obscured by some sort of fluid or slime.

"... a slow change. After ages of waiting the BEAST that ruled the land returns to take back the world [from the] upstarts. The BEAST will make slaves of the five crowns, and put whole races to the lash: the elves, the dwarves and the kingdoms of men will fall as one...