Modern lore, including myths, prophecy, Atharim, Di Inferi and Reliquiae beliefs
The Völsunga Saga is a late 13th-century set of stories recorded in Old Norse, detailing the origin and decline of the Völsung clan. Its notable stories include a legendary sword retrieved from the tree Barnstokkr, the defeat of the dragon Fáfnir, and the cursed ring Andvaranaut. Völsung himself was said Read more
The Black Viper is both a person and a pendant. The pendant itself is a magical trinket of ancient lore. It has been handed down from generation to generation to a worthy person to take up the mantle of The Black Viper. The wearer of the pendant is immune to Read more
A ter’angrael made during the final years of the Fourth Age; in what would later come to be known as the Isles of Erie. The Crown was passed between the ruling Channelers of the Isles from the Fourth through the Sixth Age, eventually lost to time after the downfall of Read more
About Patrick of Taberniea was from a Roman Atharim family who lived in the 5th century AD. His mother, Conchessa, was the niece of an Atharim priest, St. Martin of Tours, and from a notable Atharim family in northern Italy. His father, Calporn was a local magistrate and Atharim hunter. Read more
The Book of Translation is a powerful device capable of transporting plots of land and those who stand upon them between worlds. Its capabilities are vast. In the 3rd Age, the Book of Translation was attempted to be used by the Ogier race to return their race to their home-world. Legend among Read more
The Four-Way Pillar is a portal stone located in the landscape known by humans as the Garden of Eden. It is the only portal stone to remain on the planet during all seven Ages and thus persists through every turning of the Wheel. It is indestructible throughout all that time. Read more
Also known as the ‘Cauldron of Plenty’ (Coire Ansic in Irish, pronounced Kwee-ra On-sik). It was made by the druid Semias of the northern city of Murias. Not much is known about this vessel, although it was thought to have had the power to bring the dead back to life, Read more
Other Names: Slaughterer, Areadbhair, Crimall Prophesiesed Owner: Aiden Finnegan, Lugh Historical Significance: One of the Four Jewels of the Tuatha De Danann Location: Lugh’s Armory, a chamber beneath Lia Fáil on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. The Armory was entrusted to The Naga; only to be released to Read more
Also known as the Stone of Destiny, and the Coronation Stone. It was made by Morfessa of Falias, and brought into Ireland by the Danann, where they duly placed it at the Hill of Tara, in Co. Meath. Legend has it that its cry confirmed the coronation of the rightful Read more
Some of the earliest texts in the Manuscripts and Archives Research Library are incised in cuneiform script on clay tablets from Sumeria (modern day Iraq); the tablets are upwards of two thousand years old. There are over 70 Arabic manuscripts including some with Persian, Samaritan, Turkish, Hebrew and Hausa linguistic Read more