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Knowledge is power - it awaits for those who seek it. I offer you all this knowledge, so when the night has ended, and the darkness recedes, you may awake all the more wise and with the dawn perceive our world in a different Light

Part 1: The Unlife
-By Lord Maruko Ashimine

History

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• Phoenix and the Unlife in History

Order and Chaos - Early House Lore

The entries in this section transpired from 1990-1993 and outside of the players individual stories is not supported lore in Gemstone IV. This time period is referred as the ICE age by players.

• Power Corrupts by FxG Lyons
• Conflict from Kelfour's Edition, V2/N1
• Opposition and the Battle of Melgorehn's Reach an interview with Sagan
• Avoiding Conflict by Wisraith Winterwind
• To Absent Friends by Rune Arundel
• The Unlife of Kulthea by Maruko Ashimine

Discussions, Theory, and Facts about the Unlife

• On the Balance of Life and Unlife by Nevrek Araknathalin
• Treaties on the Undead by Armaxis
• The Luukos Servants Handbook by Nevrek Araknathalin
• The Council of Light - Mentors Storytelling 1999 by Geijon
• Theories on the Unlife by Mnar Akurion
• Discussion on the Unlife - 2011 by Geijon

Voln's Order

• Originations of the Order of Voln by Culony of Hendor

The CoL Reports

• Dark Assassin at Waysides By Brynnah of the Elanthian Weekly
• The Unlife Troll Invasion By Brynnah of the Elanthian Weekly
• CoL Decoded - Warning (Game Secrets) By lost souls
• The New Director By Geijon
• The Oathbreakers Culling from collected eyewitness accounts
• Lacheis, Grand Assassin of the Council of Light by Geijon
• City on Alert! excerpts from Elanthian Journal #6
• Defrauding the System excerpts from Elanthian Journal #6
• Journal Editor Dead
• The Setup by a plant in the Council
• Mayor Murdered, Town Riots!, Calm!?
• Interim Mayor Songowl Addresses the Landing
• The Campaigns - Nevrek for Mayor! by Nevrek Araknathalin Faendryl
• The Campaigns - Plur & Rekarth from The Elanthian Journal, Issue 10
• Campaign Funds - Pay for Play - Criers in Wehnimer's Landing
• Mayor Debates - Mayor May Not! by Juspera
• Division of Power
• The End Result - Hopelessness
• Don't forget...your Oath! as viewed by Evarin
• Payment Collections as viewed by Dhuul
• Don't Cross the Council as viewed by Himmy and Evarin

The Vvrael Saga

• Honoring the Chosen Commemoration - 2011
• The Coming of the Vvrael by Merlock Hamburgian
• A Troubled Lord Truekillr as encounted by Evia Armathia
• The Search for the Stones of Virtue by Lord Truekillr Strickulus
• The War against the Vvrael by Heathyr Hazelwood, for the Elanthian Times
• A Night of Horror witnessed by Evia Armathia
• The Ice Shrine - Final Encounter with the VVrael by Thomasl TheMarvelous
• A Mass of Rememberance Held by Lord Truekillr Strickulus
• In Reflection by Lord Truekillr Strickulus
• Castle Anwyn by Mnar Akurion

Lore

• Tale of Despana as told by an Angelic Elven Warior
• Despana, Unraveling the Mysteries by a lost archivist and museum curator
• The Cult and Necropolis of Etrevion from Kelfour Edition Volume 3, Issue 11
• Darkstone Castle by Evialla Violetskye-Khyree
• Thingul Manor by Mayflash with input from Silvean and Enegue
• The Wolves Den by Ceranis Aesira
• Shadow Valley by Selias Jodame
• The Seven Modwirs by Mnar Akurion
• The First Griffin Sword War by Kerl Argonus
• CavernHold, Part I by Thuunk
• CavernHold, Part II by Thuunk
• The Formation of the Guardians of the Sunfist by GM Scribes

Eyewitness Accounts

• 2nd Griffin War - Hilt Recovery on Teras by Guarrin
• The Mandis Crystal Threat House preparation meeting with the Order of the Silver Gryphons

Voln's Gift

• Master Benkueh, Voln's Visionary - Part 1 by Geijon Khyree
• Master Benkueh, Voln's Visionary - Part 2 by Geijon Khyree
• Master Benkueh, Voln's Visionary - Part 3 by Geijon Khyree
• Master Benkueh, Voln's Visionary - Part 4 by Geijon Khyree
• Master Benkueh, Voln's Visionary - Part 5 by Geijon Khyree