An Artifact of Untapped Potential

"Have you ever heard of an artifact so powerful, it was said to bring the gods to their knees? An artifact so ancient that it predates the very creation of the descendants of the equine? One, that is filled with the very soul of Mysticism, that it would drive even the most amazing and privileged of our philosophers to ruin? There is only one that is known by that colorful description...

Located in the very heart of the Badlands, where the mightiest of creatures wander, where the foolish dare chance a stride through the unforgiving sands and rocks, where the very idea of folklore may have originated... you, will find the Claw of the Banished Lizard, a beast that surpasses all what ponies currently know about reptilians.

But what would one accomplish simply by claiming it for their own motives? Would they help to save the world, or help to end it?"

• Anonymous, Traveller's Guide to Equestria, page 1.