Stories of the Kondaira Liburu

The Kondaira Liburu is a compendium of stories and legends compiled by several scribes throughout the centuries and place into a single volume for easy consultation. It was first devised by the scholar and arcane researcher Tarvath Redstaff, first headmaster of the Mage College of the city of Frostcrown in the Northern arctic regions. Copying an distribution of the work followed, with many of the copies being produced by students of Tarvath's seeking to acquire his knowledge of the arcane. Slowly the book gained in popularity, and has since become a staple of any household able to afford the pricey nature of bound books. The book was intended to retain the histories, both magical and mundane of the races of Amadonia, yet due to mistranslations throughout multiple printings, the accounts of the book vary from copy to copy and region to region. This, coupled with the propensity of unscrupulous individuals to create their own works and use the famous wizard’s name to sell copies, lead to the work becoming little more than a collection of stories told to children to either help them sleep or scare them silly, depending on the story. Some of the more popular works within the binds are:

The Creation of the Six Brothers Dwarven Legends and Myths This story is the account of the growth of the Dwarvish peoples from a single underground cave tribe to the divided and expansive clan system that they have become. Whether the account is completely factual or not is in dispute, and it is impossible to get straight answers out of the clan historians or their chiefs due to the constant internal strife between them that has existed since the Sundering.

The Sundering Dwarven Legends and Myths Another Dwarven legend in the pages of this book is known as the tale of the Sundering. Not much detail is garnered from this story, and even the longer tales leave things out. All that is truly known is that a tragic event caused great strife among the clan chiefs of Darferesuma, resulting in the perpetual state of war that now exists between them.

The Forging of the Bell : This account tells the tale of the Golden Bell of Truth, smelted in the fires of the Starlight Forge and created to counter the effects of the Serpent Crown, an artifact of great evil created by the dark goddess Dysasthenia.

The Forging of the Sun:  This story is a favorite amongst children of blacksmiths and warriors, as it tells the tale of the forging of the greatest weapon ever known: Daybreak, the sword of none other than the Winged Protector Ambriel Angelus. Many such versions of this tale exist, for none know the true origins of the greatsword that the Elves call the Star Blade, the Dwarves refer to as Stonecarver, and the evil races refer to as the Bane of Dysasthenia. Other names for the weapon include the Flame Foil, the Sunrise Sword, and the Star Blade.