SecretLore - Revision history

Konrad2: /* Secret Lore of Wesnoth (until 1.14) */ Removed the link to the secret lore that was meant for the overhaul that did not come to pass.

2020-11-29T11:02:12Z

Secret Lore of Wesnoth (until 1.14): Removed the link to the secret lore that was meant for the overhaul that did not come to pass.

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	Warning: The following page contains game secrets intended for campaign designers. We cannot stop anyone from reading it, but if you are a player you should consider hitting your back button now, as you will probably enjoy learning these things more if you do it through the hints dropped at various places in the mainline campaigns.		Warning: The following page contains game secrets intended for campaign designers. We cannot stop anyone from reading it, but if you are a player you should consider hitting your back button now, as you will probably enjoy learning these things more if you do it through the hints dropped at various places in the mainline campaigns.

	== Secret Lore of Wesnoth ~~(until 1.14)~~ ==		== Secret Lore of Wesnoth ==

	~~Note: for 1.16 onwards, see [[IrdyaCanonSecretLore]].~~

	=== Secrets of the Humans ===		=== Secrets of the Humans ===

Octalot: Link to new Irdya Canon page

2020-02-14T15:45:30Z

Link to new Irdya Canon page

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	Warning: The following page contains game secrets intended for campaign designers. We cannot stop anyone from reading it, but if you are a player you should consider hitting your back button now, as you will probably enjoy learning these things more if you do it through the hints dropped at various places in the mainline campaigns.		Warning: The following page contains game secrets intended for campaign designers. We cannot stop anyone from reading it, but if you are a player you should consider hitting your back button now, as you will probably enjoy learning these things more if you do it through the hints dropped at various places in the mainline campaigns.

	== Secret Lore of Wesnoth ==		== Secret Lore of Wesnoth (until 1.14) ==

			Note: for 1.16 onwards, see [[IrdyaCanonSecretLore]].

	=== Secrets of the Humans ===		=== Secrets of the Humans ===

Konrad2: /* Secrets of the Undead */

2018-05-04T16:47:48Z

Secrets of the Undead

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	The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers was supposedly first used by Malin Keshar, born 360YW, as abbreviation of his first name.		The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers was supposedly first used by Malin Keshar, born 360YW, as abbreviation of his first name.

	Unknown to most people, there was also the elvish Sage Mebrin, one of the few elvish necromancers ever, who took on the name Mal M'brin after becoming a lich. This actually happened just a few years prior to Mal-Ravanals rise, in 607YW.		Unknown to most people, there was also the elvish Sage Mebrin, one of the few elvish necromancers ever, who took on the name Mal M'brin after becoming a lich. This actually happened just a few years prior to Mal-Ravanals rise, in 607YW.

	While they were first to use it, it was only with Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW, that it's usage became common among necromancers, as it signified membership in a lineage or tradition of necromancy founded by him.		While they were first to use it, it was only with Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW, that it's usage became common among necromancers, as it signified membership in a lineage or tradition of necromancy founded by him.

	It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.		It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.

Konrad2: /* Secrets of the Undead */

2018-05-04T16:46:40Z

Secrets of the Undead

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	It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.		It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.

	(Sources: Turin, ''Descent into Darkness'')		(Sources: Turin, ''Descent into Darkness'', ''The South Guard'')
	[[Category:Races\|*]]		[[Category:Races\|*]]
	[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]		[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]

Konrad2: /* Secrets of the Undead */

2018-05-04T16:45:59Z

Secrets of the Undead

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	=== Secrets of the Undead ===		=== Secrets of the Undead ===

	The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers was supposedly first used by Malin Keshar, born 360YW, as abbreviation of his first name. ~~While he~~ was the first to use it, it was only with Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW, that it's usage became common among necromancers, as it signified membership in a lineage or tradition of necromancy founded by him.		The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers was supposedly first used by Malin Keshar, born 360YW, as abbreviation of his first name.
			Unknown to most people, there was also the elvish Sage Mebrin, one of the few elvish necromancers ever, who took on the name Mal M'brin after becoming a lich. This actually happened just a few years prior to Mal-Ravanals rise, in 607YW.
			While they were first to use it, it was only with Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW, that it's usage became common among necromancers, as it signified membership in a lineage or tradition of necromancy founded by him.
	It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.		It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.

Konrad2: Fixed inconsistency about the origin of the 'Mal-' prefix. Feel free to word it better.

2018-03-16T21:25:21Z

Fixed inconsistency about the origin of the 'Mal-' prefix. Feel free to word it better.

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	=== Secrets of the Undead ===		=== Secrets of the Undead ===

	The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers ~~signifies membership in a lineage or tradition~~ of ~~necromancy founded by~~ Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW,		The "Mal-" that appears as a prefix in the names of many necromancers was supposedly first used by Malin Keshar, born 360YW, as abbreviation of his first name. While he was the first to use it, it was only with Mal-Ravanal, the lich who nearly destroyed Wesnoth in the wars of 625-627YW, that it's usage became common among necromancers, as it signified membership in a lineage or tradition of necromancy founded by him.
			It is unknown whether Mal-Ravanal was influenced by Mal Keshar.
	~~(Source: Turin)~~

			(Sources: Turin, ''Descent into Darkness'')
	[[Category:Races\|*]]		[[Category:Races\|*]]
	[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]		[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]

Esr: Don't imply these are gunpowder weapons

2010-10-08T12:19:20Z

Don't imply these are gunpowder weapons

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	=== Secrets of the Dwarves ===		=== Secrets of the Dwarves ===

	The Dwarves have a technological secret: the ~~black-powder weapons~~ borne by the Thunderguard unit line.		The Dwarves have a technological secret: the firearms borne by the Thunderguard unit line.

	The Dwarves have a far more important social secret: the existence of loremasters. Dwarves are intensely conservative and rule-bound, and loremasters are the memory of the Dwarves; they witness and they keep the law. They have the power to cast a dwarf out from society, a punishment much more shattering to a dwarf than ostracism is to a human.		The Dwarves have a far more important social secret: the existence of loremasters. Dwarves are intensely conservative and rule-bound, and loremasters are the memory of the Dwarves; they witness and they keep the law. They have the power to cast a dwarf out from society, a punishment much more shattering to a dwarf than ostracism is to a human.

Esr: /* Secrets of the Elves */

2010-09-10T14:01:44Z

Secrets of the Elves

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	The elves conceal a central fact about themselves: the extent to which they partake of the faerie nature, the energy that is the source of Elven magic, varies greatly - so much so that it actually affects their biology. There are two life paths an elf can take, the "path of earth" and the "path of faerie"; which they go down is partly inheritance and partly choice.		The elves conceal a central fact about themselves: the extent to which they partake of the faerie nature, the energy that is the source of Elven magic, varies greatly - so much so that it actually affects their biology. There are two life paths an elf can take, the "path of earth" and the "path of faerie"; which they go down is partly inheritance and partly choice.

	Most elves walk the path of earth. Many elves, in fact, do not have the choice to walk the path of faerie; it is these "earthbound" elves who are closest to humans in nature, and the rare phenomenon of elf-human matings is confined to them. Elves on the path of earth can handle steel and cold iron, but the higher Elvish magics are barred to them.		Most elves walk the path of earth. Many elves, in fact, do not have the choice to walk the path of faerie; it is these "earthbound" elves who are closest to humans in nature, and the rare phenomenon of elf-human matings is almost confined to them. Elves on the path of earth can handle steel and cold iron, but the higher Elvish magics are barred to them.

	A few elves walk the path of faerie. The higher magics of healing, clairvoyance, and life-shaping are open to them; some (almost always females) become physically transformed and develop faerie wings. They pay a price, however; on the faerie path, contact with ferrous metals becomes increasingly painful to elves, and disrupts their magic. For those far down the faerie path, even proximity to cold iron is disturbing.		A few elves walk the path of faerie. The higher magics of healing, clairvoyance, and life-shaping are open to them; some (almost always females) become physically transformed and develop faerie wings. They pay a price, however; on the faerie path, contact with ferrous metals becomes increasingly painful to elves, and disrupts their magic. For those far down the faerie path, even proximity to cold iron is disturbing.

Esr: /* Secrets of the Elves */

2010-09-10T13:59:07Z

Secrets of the Elves

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	The elves conceal a central fact about themselves: the extent to which they partake of the faerie nature, the energy that is the source of Elven magic, varies greatly - so much so that it actually affects their biology. There are two life paths an elf can take, the "path of earth" and the "path of faerie"; which they go down is partly inheritance and partly choice.		The elves conceal a central fact about themselves: the extent to which they partake of the faerie nature, the energy that is the source of Elven magic, varies greatly - so much so that it actually affects their biology. There are two life paths an elf can take, the "path of earth" and the "path of faerie"; which they go down is partly inheritance and partly choice.

	Most elves walk the path of earth. Many elves, in fact, do not have the choice to walk the path of ~~fairie~~; it is these "earthbound" elves who are closest to humans in nature, and the rare phenomenon of elf-human matings is confined to them. Elves on the path of earth can handle steel and cold iron, but the higher Elvish magics are barred to them.		Most elves walk the path of earth. Many elves, in fact, do not have the choice to walk the path of faerie; it is these "earthbound" elves who are closest to humans in nature, and the rare phenomenon of elf-human matings is confined to them. Elves on the path of earth can handle steel and cold iron, but the higher Elvish magics are barred to them.

	A few elves walk the path of faerie. The higher magics of healing, clairvoyance, and life-shaping are open to them; some (almost always females) become physically transformed and develop faerie wings. They pay a price, however; on the faerie path, contact with ferrous metals becomes increasingly painful to elves, and disrupts their magic. For those far down the faerie path, even proximity to cold iron is disturbing.		A few elves walk the path of faerie. The higher magics of healing, clairvoyance, and life-shaping are open to them; some (almost always females) become physically transformed and develop faerie wings. They pay a price, however; on the faerie path, contact with ferrous metals becomes increasingly painful to elves, and disrupts their magic. For those far down the faerie path, even proximity to cold iron is disturbing.

Esr at 15:50, 11 April 2009

2009-04-11T15:50:00Z

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	(Source: Turin)		(Source: Turin)

			[[Category:Races\|*]]
			[[Category:World of Wesnoth]]