El-Kouf National Park lupaster"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), fallow deer ("Dama dama"), the red fox ("Vulpes vulpes"), the small-spotted genet ("Genetta genetta"), the African wildcat ("Felis silvestris lybica") and the crested porcupine ("Hystrix cristata") and the Barbary macaque ("Macaca sylvanus"). The short-beaked common dolphin ("Delphinus delphis") and the common bottlenose dolphin ("Tursiops truncatus") are found off-shore and in the brackish lagoons, and the loggerhead sea turtle ("Caretta caretta") lays its eggs on the beaches. The national park lies within the Jabal al Akhdar Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International. Birds recorded from the park include golden eagles, Egyptian vulture, Barbary
Creature Catalogue of the player characters, originally printed in the Master Set, is reproduced in the introduction. Each creature is listed with appropriate "D&D" statistics and a short description of the creature, its abilities and tactics. A variety of authors and artists combined to the listings including Zeb Cook and Gary Gygax. AC9 "Creature Catalogue" was compiled by Graeme Morris, Phil Gallagher, and Jim Bambra, and was published by TSR in 1986. The "Creature Catalogue" is in the format of a 96-page perfect-bound book, which TSR had been adopting more frequently at the time. Cover art is by Keith Parkinson. An updated