“Although the individual stories of the Ourance cycle vary from group to group all take on roughly the same character. The origin story of a reptiliad adventurer from outside the Wastes makes contact with the host culture and through a great feat of magic or prowess is accepted as preeminent amongst that group whereupon this hero joins with variously ennumerated companions to wanders the Wastes and engage in various escapades whose tone can range from the comic to the tragic. The most popular tales are those coming from this latter group…

Prejudices regarding the superstitious nature of the Wastelanders lead many to believe them guileless children but in many of the camps I visited the chief Waterman would proudly exhibit for me a selection of radiosaur hides belonging to charlatans who thought to pass themselves off as Ourance Returned. Such is the danger in abusing the credulity of simple savages.”

Dr. Sek Schul
Among the Barren Wastes