Brighthelm Stane Library

Being the public documents available to those visiting Brighthelm Stane without prior appointment.

Battle of the Blue

Two ogres stood on a hillside both wishing to live upon it, for it was the most beauteous hillside in the whole woods and although friends from childhood only one could live there. From this hill you could see the vast mountains and shimmering blue lakes. The two ogres decided that they should have an…

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The Mage and the Creature in the Dark.

Well the truth is that, in the forest lives a strange creature, It is actually a form of a petrified tree. Know as a sentinel it was created over 300 years ago to guard a great secret. Created from pure magic and the element of fire and stone, the creature still to this days protects…

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The Aftermath – to End A War

In the wake of the war with the Tomorrow Court, at the end of May 1099, the following information spread throughout Albion by word of mouth. 1) The Fae have fled to Cymrija. They only stopped to fight things that were in the way, although they did stop long enough to damage some of the…

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The Fleets of Albion and the Cinque Ports

On the matter of His Majesties Fleets, and the support offered to them by the Cinque Ports: Notes by Benedict Karlennon Updated by Marcellus d’Castiglione in 1106 His Gracious Majesty retains two fleets – the Northern Fleet, traditionally sailing out of the Cinque Port of Newcastle but recently transferred to Londinium, and the Southern Fleet,…

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The Charter of Harmonious Government

For our good governance, and seeking harmony with the just laws of Albion, we the people of Hiraeth seek to appoint an officer to oversee our relations with the outside world, and to represent us at the Court of Albion. For the purposes of this charter, this officer is referred to as “The Lord”, but…

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/More News from Hereford

3rd day of December 1098 Good people of Albion, Some of you may know me, many of you will not. My name is Quarim Almalik and I am a man of Albion, but recently returned to my homeland. I sincerely wish that I were able to meet you all in happier days, but it seems…

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Copy of a letter to Lady Marisa D’Arby from Lady Harriet Corvidae

This letter was discovered being used as a bookmark during Septimus Smithson’s researches into the locations of Waylund’s ancient forges. My Dearest Marisa I must write to you as I have had the most fearful experience, it was enough to make a girl feel all giddy. We went riding today, Will and I. Will suggested…

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Land Rank – Updated after the Great Erdrejan Fayre of 1111

The following table shows the heirarchy of Albion’s nobility. This chain of command exists parallel to the faction rank structure and some posts may be responsible to both (e.g. the Sheriff of York answers to both the Duchess of York and the High Sheriff). Updated after the Great Erdrejan Fayre of 1111 The King –…

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The Truth about the Hunter and the Laughing One

Elemmhir Lanatrae The Harlequins and Death Jesters graciously offered the Eye of the Laughing One in order that Excalibur may be found. This was at the Gathering of 1096. What was not known, by any, was that the Hunter himself would deliver that most precious of Swords. Nor was it known that he would once…

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Meeting of the War Captains

Ok me be quick with this cos t’Keen is wanting with message pigeon and I think it done pooh on her head… s’Kalion “We go to council, we drink we talk me and v’Ar have good time teaching K’Arpet to fight. (Ok Benadict give me good kicking so did Jack and Hugo too but I…

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