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Extracts regarding the Treasures of the Dream of Albion

I have made it my life’s worth to find out all I can about the old ways, stories handed down by parents to children’s, tales told in inns, round fires at Beltane I know some scoff at my work, and tell me that scribing information will never take the place of the way of the…

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Daedric and his part in the creation of ‘The Tainted’

The Daemonologist Daedric and his part in the creation of ‘the Tainted’ I spent a good deal of time doing some research between the Heartlands and the Moots, including heading up to Norhault and making a nuisance of myself to the librarians. Apparently I ask too many questions, but I knew that already. Anyways, I…

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Cathayan Etiquette – Stephen Deraineau

Some documentation with particular emphasis on the Kingdom of Iron that was given to Appentices of the Lord of Iron to ensure their survival. Most of this is public knowledge now Etiquette It is easy to offend in Cathay and though the kingdom of Iron is more relaxed than many, it is wise to learn…

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The Downfall of Arthur I and the establishment of a stable line of Kings

This history is compiled by Ellemmhir Lanatrea from the researches conducted by Lady Elspeth Karlennon (now Queen Elspeth) who became the Guardian of the Seven Swords of Waylund during the Gathering of 1095 in Norsca. Special thanks are also due to the Grand Master Mage Floris Brand, Schadel Ra and Edmund Blackadder, the then leader…

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Durith Flanelath’s Unliving Research

Unliving ResearchThe denizens of the Underworld are vast in number, and corrupt in countenance. Our eternal war against them must provide us with some hope that we can succeed. For this, knowledge of the enemy is of paramount importance. My experiences of the Unliving have allowed me to begin to categorise traits amongst them. The…

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The Notes of Thomas Fitzroy Cholmondeley Smythe – On Demons of Plague

Here is collected what I have learned about the nature of Plague Demons, from various sources. The Documents of Stephen de Parkes From the archives of the Bards Guild, found with a body, possibly that of Stephen de Parkes, in the Great Library in Norhault on the twenty-sixth day of June 1099. The library, June…

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Light and Dark incantation

Having been Much Confused in my mind as to All This talk about incanting, Dark, Light and Whathaveyou, I decided that it might Clear Things Up splendidly if I asked those as seemed to me Most Directly Concerned in such matters to all Answer the Same Questions, then by comparing answers and So Forth to…

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Sea Elves of Erdreja

Foreword It has recently come to my attention that the majority of surface-dwellers know little about the sea-elven race. A large percentage of this number is due to complete ignorance of our existence, exactly as the Council of Elders would have it. Others dismiss us as myths or as the product of drunken talk, and…

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