, ▁but ▁his ▁true ▁objective ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁mystery ▁until ▁now . ▁ ▁Con ception ▁Author ▁Mel ▁O dom ▁intended ▁the ▁Th re at ▁from ▁the ▁Sea ▁tr il ogy ▁to ▁have ▁major ▁imp lications ▁for ▁the ▁F org ot ten ▁Real ms ▁setting : ▁" Bas ically , ▁an ▁evil ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁buried ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁has ▁ris en ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁turned ▁against ▁the ▁surface ▁world . ▁A ▁lot ▁happens ▁in ▁these ▁books , ▁and ▁the ▁map ▁of ▁Tor il ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁after ward . ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁shock ed ▁and ▁amaz ed ." ▁Dun ge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons ▁game ▁source book ▁tie - ins ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁nov els , ▁allowing ▁players ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁tr il ogy ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁campaign s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : F org ot ten ▁Real ms ▁nov els ▁Category : High ▁fant asy ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Mel ▁O dom <0x0A> </s> ▁Dead weight ▁loss , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁excess ▁bur den , ▁is ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁lost ▁economic ▁efficiency ▁when ▁the ▁soci ally ▁optimal ▁quantity ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁a ▁service ▁is ▁not ▁produced . ▁Non - opt imal ▁production ▁can ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁mon opol y ▁pr icing ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁artificial ▁scarc ity , ▁a ▁positive ▁or ▁negative ▁external ity , ▁a ▁tax ▁or ▁subs