Religion: The All Father and Companions Don't take everything SO literally - Remember that the Elves never saw Pandarrion as a provider (hardly surprising, since I imagine their direct access to Braialla at the beginning outshone any of th…

Religion: Runes and the Sun Here is a compilation of a few Rune-related quotes that I've found. I thought I had a firm grasp on the subject, but after reading a few of the quotes that I had previously not known about, I'm beginning to thin…

Relgion: Morloch I've noticed that I haven't really seen anyone who has come to worship or embrace Malog/Morloch. Having recently created a military legion for Elves, I've been toying with the idea of my Elf character having an empathy/res…

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Meridian on Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife - April 1st, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oh boy, this is a …

Religion: Braialla and Her Sisters After reading the information that Vhayr recieved from Meridian, I wrote him a letter asking him about the role of Braialla and her sisters in the universe of Aerynth. This is his reply. Meridian: Hey the…

Religion: Braialla There's a LOT of this info that hasn't been officially released or given the green light for release yet. I'll answer you what I can, though. Also - look through the archives at Shadowbania: I've posted here and there, a…

Religion: Beast Lords For all those Backstory fans out there, Meridian shined the light on the rather neglected Beast Lords. Meridian: Like so many other things, religions in the World of Shadowbane have yet to get their time in the Sun, t…

Religion: Archons and the Afterlife There is a hint of alliance between the Elves and Aracoix. Each of them pretty much hates every other race, and both want to be masters of the world. On a meta-plot FC level, some of the most powerful El…

Race Relations I havnt read the boards in a couple months, been quite busy IRL, but I never noticed a post on this topic. How does each race feel towards eachother in general. Even though since the Turning nobody can truly die, there's sur…

Winter is Coming! Well done Morn! Tangent and I were wondering if anyone actually ever read the mottos, and if anyone who did would catch the reference. The funny part is, Starkholm's motto come from the same source. This is what happens w…

Necromancy: The Lore of Well, I have two answers for you. Or, to put it another way, there's good news and bad news... The Lore of Necromancy. Long ago, when Time first run for the world of Aerynth, the dead refused to stay dead. Undead th…

Morloch: The Name The name 'moloch' was one obvious inspiration, but really only as a cool-sounding name. I drew from a few different wells. Honestly, one of the biggest inspirations for Morloch was found int he Silmarillion, with Melkor a…

Morloch/Malog: Is he redeemable? I'm pretty sure that the Warrior's betrayla at the end of the War of the Scourge would be pretty "common knowledge" among the Faithful. The fall of a God is indeed shocking. As I had envisioned it, the firs…

Minotaurs: Nose Rings Original: Ok Folks...whatcha think? Personally, I love these new images...very intimidating...I love the sense of size (that the old one appeared to lack). The relative size against the human Templar was a nice compar…

Minotaurs: Morloch Original: I just ran across something bizarre in my Minotaur research: their race description lists their Patron as Morloch! Given the fact that they were basically created by the Elves from Humans, where does Morloch en…

Minotaurs: Escape and Breeding The Minotaurs first escaped from slavery during the War of Flames with the Irekei, right around the time of the Human rebellion, when the Titans were freed from their magical prisons. Whether or not the bindi…

Meridian: Who is he? Original: Just wondering, is this fella Meridian that just joined Wolfpack, the same Meridian that was one of the original developers of Meridian 59 (before 3DO wrecked it? :) Eldrad Answer: Yeah, okay. I will jump bac…

Meridian: Shadowbania Interview Shadowbania.com’s Exclusive Interview of Meridian (March, 2001): 1. Could you please describe how the writing process worked on this project. Did Warden, Varios and Arcane give you an overall script of the t…

Meridian: Post Release Yes, Meridian is still employed by WP. (and no, he hasn't learned to spell yet, either!) As to whether or not anyone cares, that's a different issue. First up, I'd like to apologise for not being more present or more…

Meridian on the In Game Manual To Magic bob and the rest of you guys: Thanks, guys! As the guy who worte it, I'm very grateful. The manual ended up being a bit longer than anyone anticipated, but my goal from the outset was to make sure th…

Meridian: His Job Original: Hello, I am currently a Junior in High School, and one day I'd like to have Meridian's job. Well, perhaps not Meridian's exact job (It would be quite difficult to put such a skillful writer as him out of a job),…

Meridian: First Post Meridian’s FIRST Post: Good evening everyone! Yes, this is Meridian/aka/the Big Newb/aka Shadowbane Staff Writer. I've been lurking on these forums ever since last Summer, and all that while I was content to just keep …

Meridian: Before he was World Builder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where is Meridian? I’ve not seen the lore master since he was a werewolf at Doom. Did WP can him or did he leave on his …

Meridian: Additional Fiction Original: First of all let me applaud your wonderful writing. The birth of the sun leavs a vivid image in my mind. Your choosing to tell the stories out of order (much like another famous fictional story Star W…

Malorn: The Traitor? Ahhh - the old argument resumes! Woot! (in his best Joe Pesci voice)"Who killed Cambruin? Who offed the High King? Man, it's a mystery hidden inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma! The frikkin' guy with Shadowbane didn'…

Malorn: Past Ah... a history lesson! Actually, Malorn began life as a Crusader in the Holy Church! His life changed forever early on, when a skirmish in the War of Tears saw his entire family killed by Elvish soldiers. Later, when the Patr…

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is Malorn a templar or a confessor? - May 28th, 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ah... a history lesson! Ac…

Magic: Q & A AradellSilver: How did elves think of mages back in the time of their old elven empires? Were they highly regarded, or did they have to prove themselves? I know the elven mages were the ones who did many things like create the…

Lore Dead in Game? Go ask Vorgen Lok'ri if the lore is dead. I wish the Event Team had the manpower to be everywhere all the time. Someday maybe we will. The Event Team is shifting gears - we intend to balance two kinds of events: 1) more …

Lore and Interpretation One of the greatest joys I've gotten from this job was the realization that SB's lore was a lot like legos - full of lots of little bits and facts and inferences, that can be connected and associated in lots of diff…