Today, the Heroes V producer announced the release of a fan-made game manual for Heroes V. It was created by Age of Heroes at Fabrice's request. It contains a series of tables about the game, including some information that Nival kept secret until today, as well as the artwork from several anonymous artists who submitted their work to Nival Interactive for a contest. This manual is the first and only work to have received the UbiSoft seal of approval (shown on the right), an initiative that might later extend to maps, mods and other fan-made material. Beware: at nearly 50 megabytes, it's not a small download. Pick it up here.

Localized versions of the manual will be available soon, thanks to Archangel Castle, Drachenwald, Heroic Corner and La Torre de Marfil.