Brighthelm Stane Library

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

Encoded messages from Blackwood Keep

The following are papers collected from Blackwood Keep in the spring of 1112, written in an old tongue. Letters are represented by entire words, and while punctuation exists spaces are not preserved. The key was broken and the papers were painstakingly transcribed. The translations are filed here with the documents. It is said that the…

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The Harts Great Council 1100 A.F

A personal account by Scipio Leonidas Albus Gentle reader, honoured friends and those otherwise interested; herein are my personal recollections of the Grand Council of Albion, held within the territory of the Greenwood this weekend past. For many reasons my account may appear incomplete and even somewhat confused; my apologies for this but I trust…

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Being A Brief History Of The Major Occurrences And Happenings Of The War Between The Forces Of The Nosta-Kar And The Lions Of Avalon And Our Allies

Written in this, the first month of the eleven hundredth year after the founding of the Great Library of Norhault , it being the eighth year of the episcopate of His Grace the Prince Bishop William Hatfield, some two years since the ascension of His Majesty Rhino Khazad Rex to the Crown of Avalon, some…

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The Gathering of Nations 1101

Note from archivist: This account is probably the most infamous event report ever written and caused such a storm when released that attempts were made to get it banned. Being in full measure an account of the deeds and accomplishments of the realm of Albion and her peoples at the great Gathering of Nations held…

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Into the Woods – Marchwood

For weeks and months my wife and I had known the woods of Marchwood and the hearth generosity of Lord Benedict Karlennon. We had joined the festival of the last hunt and the beating of the bounds, and had seen the year turn full from golden autumn into cold grey winter. Save for a week…

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Vanaheim

Lysandra Charenten adapted from a song by Robiarto zh’Immermein Gather round, let me sing you a song if I can Of a mage, and a Lady, and a woman, and a man The woman drawn in by wise words in the night And bound by rose garlands of black, red and white "No man is…

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Berzerka’s report of visiting the Seven Sisters on campaign

by Berzerka, Black Orc BossNob of Squad-D. A few months befor me and Plyerz left for Hartz lands me and Mayhem ‘had attended a Mauritanian dwarven festival called the Barry-tok festival, there had been loadz of fingz going on, both me and Mayhem had been visited by Dwarf ancestors in our dreamz, Mayhem challenged somewun…

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The McKinnon Battle Song

Clan McKinnon I wanna go to the battle, Take us, take us, take us, take us NOW! Now, now, now, now, now, now, now. The battle, take us there right NOW! Tune: Mount Splashmore from The Simpsons

The Seven Swords of Waylund and the Pendragon Throne

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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Hymn to Lunas

Myra of the Fellowship of the Full Moon And did those Wolves, in days of yore, Walk proud and strong through Norsca’s land And were the children of the moon The strength behind the Wolves’ right hand And did we strive against the foe Who loved the day and feared the night And then did…

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