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	<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.		<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.
	<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.		<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.
	<br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep }}		<br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep in the bowels of the earth...
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			== Notes ==
			* The earliest capture of this article on archive.org dates to October 9th, 1999. The archived page itself has a copyright date of 1999.
			* This article and the ''Asheron's Call: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets'' [[Asheron's Call: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets/A Concise History of Asheron's Call\|A Concise History of Asheron's Call]] are nearly identical.
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imported>Arkalor at 01:19, 1 August 2012

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	::::<font color=#FFA500 size=20>History</font>		::::<font color=#FFA500 size=7>History</font>
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	{{Microsoft Games		{{Microsoft Games
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	BY CHRIS PIERSON, ERI IZAWA and THOMAS RAGAINI, JR.		BY CHRIS PIERSON, ERI IZAWA and THOMAS RAGAINI, JR.
	<br><br>In ancient times, the Empyrean flourished on the island now known as Dereth. A long-lived people of immense magical power, their civilization prospered for countless centuries. And yet, despite their rich culture and vast arcane knowledge, even this empire was doomed to end.		<br><br>In ancient times, the Empyrean flourished on the island now known as Dereth. A long-lived people of immense magical power, their civilization prospered for countless centuries. And yet, despite their rich culture and vast arcane knowledge, even this empire was doomed to end.

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	<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.		<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.
	<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.		<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.
	~~<br>~~<br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep }}		<br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep }}

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	BY CHRIS PIERSON, ERI IZAWA and THOMAS RAGAINI, JR.		BY CHRIS PIERSON, ERI IZAWA and THOMAS RAGAINI, JR.
	<br><br>In ancient times, the Empyrean flourished on the island now known as Dereth. A long-lived people of immense magical power, their civilization prospered for countless centuries. And yet, despite their rich culture and vast arcane knowledge, even this empire was doomed to end.		<br><br>In ancient times, the Empyrean flourished on the island now known as Dereth. A long-lived people of immense magical power, their civilization prospered for countless centuries. And yet, despite their rich culture and vast arcane knowledge, even this empire was doomed to end.
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	<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.		<br><br>The ten years since the Olthoi queen's fall have been a time of growth and rebuilding. As the years passed, more and more humans were drawn to Dereth by Empyrean sorcery, including a growing number from the Gharu'ndim and Sho cultures as well as more Aluvians. They have built many towns on the eastern half of the island, Osteth, while the western half - known as the Direlands - remains a wild place, overrun with dangerous monsters.
	<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.		<br><br>A year ago, on the anniversary of Thorsten's death, Elysa Strathelar disappeared. Despite numerous searches, she has not been seen since. Some suspect that she returned to Asheron's tower, but attempts to locate the tower have failed, and the manuscript naming the portal that led to it cannot be found.
	<br><br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep ~~in the bowels of the earth.~~		<br><br>Even now, as humans begin to prosper at last on Dereth, there is little peace. Monsters roam the island's hills, swamps, deserts and subterranean crypts. Small nests of Olthoi can still be found in places, and the supply of Asheron's elixir has long since run out. The humans' greatest fear is that another queen will surface, and the times of slavery and suffering will return. And other, darker rumors, have begun to spread: tales of darker forces, as old as the Empyrean themselves, have begun to stir deep }}
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