"Words by the Water" is a fairy-tales and folk tales collection by a certain hobbit named Gerontius Bywater, compiled by his son Hildigard Bywater. It contains stories Gerontius has picked up when travelling through Santharia, following the course of various rivers and visiting adjacted areas. The amount of lore found in these stories is staggering and is a good opportunity to learn about customs and habits, supposedly miraculous events, but also superstitions of regions in Santharia. With "Words by the Water" the Bywaters have put together a marvellous piece of enjoyable literature one shouldn't miss in order to get introduced into the multiple cultures that live in Santharia.