Timeline of Official Documentation

The following list represents release dates and attribution of Official Documentation produced for GemStone IV. This is a living document; updates are welcome as new information about the chronology of game lore releases are rediscovered.

Release Date	Document Name	Authoring GM(s) if known, or Research Notes
5/5/2022	Artisanal Glasses of Elanthia	Xynwen
5/5/2022	Order of the Sky and Cloud	Xynwen
6/6/2021	A Tale of Companionship
10/7/2021	A Tale of Desperation
7/12/2012	Aelotian language	Galene posted Important Announcements forum on 7/12/2012
9/20/2013	Aelotian style	Galene posted Important Announcements forum on 9/20/2013
6/22/2021	Aganjira and Shadarl	Xynwen, based on ideas from Thandiwe and Haliste
< Jul 2015	And Then There Were Two (short story)
7/3/2015	Aqilorn	Mazreth
1999	Architectural and Landscaping Association of Elanthia (ALAE)	Author unknown; date pulled from game log
< Jul 2015	Balenite
5/19/2021	Baystone	Kenstrom
6/21/2019	Bleakstone	Kenstrom or Galene
7/20/2021	Blood of the Sea: The Krolvin and Their Descendants	Auchand
11/16/2014	Ceremony for the Marriage of Faendryl in the Diaspora	Lylia, Silvean (Wordsmiths)
3/14/2021	Ch'Rael's Egg	Quilic
6/9/2022	Clothing of the Firstborn	Valyrka
	Clothing of the Isle of the Four Winds
11/24/2009	Clothing of the Lassaran - A Study of Transitional Culture	Naionna
7/1/1999	Constellations of the Northern Sky	Varevice
6/11/2022	Creatures of Eh'lah and Sharath	Valyrka
02/23/2010	Crests of the Turamzzyrian Empire	Scribes
7/04/2015	Customs of the Elves of House Vaalor	Scribes (assumed from wiki posting)
1/21/2014	Dark Elven Horror Stories	Galene posted on Races forum. Probably the CCF Dark Elven horror story contest on 4/20/2009. Winners were Ilorn, Mistyflower, Rimalon, Kashir. (Winners announced 9/10/2009 on Important Announcements.)
5/5/2008	Dark Elven languages	Lothwyn (Posted by Lothwyn on 5/5/2008 in Important Announcements.)
	Decorative Woods	Widowwood-Xynwen for EG07 or 08
9/12/2010	Divination: A Comprehensive Guide	Thandiwe
	Dwarven Language of Ale
10/5/2017	Eisenruck	Mikos
6/15/1999	Elanthian_calendar	Fawn, Banthis, Lyredaen, Raene, Varevice
	Elanthian Divination: An Overview of Faendryl Divination Practices	Player Lylia?
9/12/2010	Elanthian Divination: Dark Elves	Thandiwe
9/12/2010	Elanthian Divination: Elves	Thandiwe
9/12/2010	Elanthian Divination: Sylvans	Thandiwe
6/27/2002	Elanthian Flora Guide	Overall Compilation and Research, Flowers and Plants: GM Andraste Herbs, Edibles, and Foraging: GM Cyr Woods and Trees: GM Talairi Referencing: GM Brauden Creativity: GM Andraste, GM Llearyn, GM Solomon QC: GM Vogue, GM Ozias Special Thanks To: Lady Tanager Skydancing's Elanthia Flora Guide, and for providing inspiration and excerpts.
	Elanthian Gems	Erithi section: GM Xynwen ~2008
8/22/2002	Elanthian Moons	Voraviel
10/25/2017	Elesine	Xayle
~2001	Elven Dogma and Theology	Varevice, Lyredaen
1/1/2008	Elven Ruhan	Naos
6/21/2019	Elven Wine Pairings	Annanasi or Galene
11/1/2014	Elves of Wyrdeep	WordsmithsScribes forum posts of it were 11/16/2014
2/3/2021	Erithi and the Sea	Xynwen
4/9/2008	Erithi clothing	Xynwen
~2004	Erithi culture	Compiled by Xynwen. GMs Roxia and Jharra had a lot to do with some of the items here
05/2021	Erithi Fashion	Xynwen
01 Sept 2021	Erithi Funeral	Xynwen
	Erithi Lexicon	Compiled by Xynwen
	Erithi poetry	Compiled by Xynwen as official documentation (~2007/8) from key concepts/lexicon released during HSN 2004. It looks like these came from Jharra
7/4/2022	Erithi Storytelling	Xynwen
~2008	Erithi tea ceremony	Xynwen
8/23/2021	Erithi Teadragon	Xynwen
12/1/2003	Erithian History	Aelsidhe, Jacien
2007ish	Ferroniere	Xynwen
	Feywrot Mire
6/2/2021	Flotilla History	Xynwen
	Forest Gnomes: Adornments on Ceremonial Clothing
	Forest Gnomes: Thoughts from an Angstholm Raised Half-Elf
	Forging Guide
2004	Gastronomical Identification and Imitation	Mitra
	Ghorsa Borthuum and Kharam-Dzu
5/21/1999	Giantkin Clans	Ursus
5/21/1999	Giantkin History	Ursus
5/5/2022	Glassworking	Xynwen
7/27/2017	Goblyn's Garden	Kaikala
	Gods of Elanthia	(at least two non-ICE versions of this)
	Griffin Sword
12/13/2008	Griffin Sword War	Voraviel (This is the IC date in the document itself. NPC author is Vaelsoth Inzuniel.)
	Griffin Sword War News
	Guardians of Sunfist release
	Half-Elven Songs
	Half-Elven Songs/Ill Wind, Ill Fruit
	Half-Elven Songs/Jori's Eyes
	Half-Elven Songs/Old Rock Sings
	Half-Elven Songs/Tansy and Thyme
	Half-Elven Songs/The Mule
9/19/2002	Half-Elves: From Outsiders to Heroes	Player Danay
8/14/2015	Half-Krolvin colonies	Scribes
5/28/2009	Half-Krolvin Society and Faith	Scribes
5/30/2009	Halfling handfasting ceremony	Thandiwe
9/19/2002	History of Dwarves	GM Sleken; Player Turinrond
10/1995	History of Elanthia	1995 - Fawn, Mhorigan, Sayzor, many other staff contributed for de-ICEing. 2000, Lyredaen updated. 2003, Lyredaen updated. (Meachrasim Illistim is the NPC Lyredaen created to have the histories read as told by an Elanthian, and his name is now attached to a number of documents released during the 2000-2004 time period.)
7/26/2002	History of Elementals	Voraviel, Lothwyn
6/27/2002	History of Eorgina	Talairi
8/13/2010	History of Fash'lo'nae	Voraviel (Note: Released in game on Friday 8/13/2010. NPC Author is Vaelsoth Inzuniel, I believe Voraviel's.)
6/14/2002	History of Kilron	Elbion
	History of Leya	Talairi, Andraste, Zyllah, Jharra (Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2002, but this goes back to ~1997.)
6/27/2002	History of Lumnis	Talairi
	History of Luukos	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2004)
7/25/2016?	History of Reim	Retser?
12/1/2003	History of the Aelotoi	Banthis, Lyredaen
8/15/2002	History of the Dhe'nar	Varevice, Lyredaen, Player Starsnuffer
	History of the Elanthian Katana and the Order of the Watchful Eye
6/27/2002	History of the Faendryl	Varevice
10/18/2008	History of the Guardians of Sunfist	Scribes (Based on timeline and events by Oscuro and QC'd by Xynwen.)
2/28/2008	History of the Minotaurs	Mestys
11/17/2009	History of the Order of Voln	Scribes
12/1/2003	History of the Sylvan Elves	Talairi
07/20/2002	History of the Truefolk	Talairi, with later update by Thandiwe 06/09/2009Trine Sidebar: https://gswiki.play.net/History_of_the_Truefolk#The_Trine_.28sidebar.29
	History of the Turamzzyrian Empire
6/22/2019	Human Ales: A Tasting Guide to Turamzzyrian Ales	Skhorne
9/15/2014	Ilynov Journal	Mazreth (He posted them all in order on 9/15/2014. The pages were found separately in game by players.)
	Incomplete History of River's Rest	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is February 2002, both document page and main page.)
12/1/2003	Introduction to the Enchiridion Valentia and Summoning	Faradeh
	Iron boar hide
2/22/2019	Isle of the Four Winds Lore	Quilic & SimuCon Attendees from yesteryear. Previously released in full in 2010, later redacted.
3/31/2022	Ithzir Genesis	Kenstrom
7/9/2021	Iyo	Quilic
7/9/2021	Iyo/Crafting	Quilic
12/30/2021	Iyo/Firewheel	Quilic
10/18/2021	Iyo/Journal	Quilic
	Kikthuum Clan
12/1/2003	Kiramon: A Scientific Study	Banthis
8/3/2015 ?	Klysmar	Possibly Scribes
7/26/2021	Kraet Styles	Xynwen, and: GMs Thandiwe & Xayle for the lovely nouns to work with, GM Isten for a record-breaking QC, and GMs Auchand & Quilic for the Kraet cultural information that helped bring the document together
	Krolgeh Language	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2004)
2002?	Lady Yula and the Eldrich Crystal	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2002)
6/20/2019	Lasimor	Kynlee
	Legacy of the Lorekeepers	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2002)
	Legend of Halcyon Hills
	Legend of L'Naere	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is December 2003)
2002	Legends of the Elven Nations	Marisol
2/2021	Library Mouse	Xynwen
4/7/2008	Life and Being in the Sea of Fire	Vaschka, Taiven, Andraste, Warden
12/1/2003	Lines of Blood: A History of the Gnomes	Ozias, Vogue
7/20/2010	Madness and Entropy: A Tale of Zelia	Thandiwe
6/14/2014	Nalfein Fans, Fan-Dancing and Fanspeak	Wordsmith Lysistrata
10/3/2007	Of Crows and Journals	Thandiwe? (Thandiwe posted the link to it during 2007 Ebon Gate)
12/30/2010	Of Krolvin and Reivers	Scribes
	Order of Voln (Outdated Official)
8/22/2015	Orders of the Turamzzyrian Empire	Kenstrom
8/28/2015 ?	Origin of Mularos	Auchand
11/30/2020	Origins of Amasalen	Auchand
12/26/2017	Origins of Cholen and Tilamaire	Auchand
1/24/2018	Origins of Ghezresh	Haliste
8/28/2015 ?	Origins of Ronan and Sheru	Auchand
12/26/2017	Origins of Tonis	Auchand
	Overview of Elanthian Magic	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is August 2004)
12/15/2016	Path to Palestra	Valyrka
6/27/2020	Philomaera: A Tale of the Goating	Ozias
	Player System Manager - Phase 3	Naijin
	Pledged for Many Summers: Wedding Traditions of the Sylvan People
	Plumille
8/7/2015	Prestige and Prejudice in the Empire - On Imperial Rank and Titles	Auchand
	Prisma Relics
5/11/2010	Protocol and Etiquette: Behavior Within the Court of the Illistimi Elves	Itzel
12/1/2003	Recognizing Elven Crests, a Brughan Perspective	Jharra
12/1/2003	Regarding the Half-Krolvin	Pandoreh, Tolli
2021	Shi'hadara	Auchand, with some modifications/updates by Xynwen
8/9/2021	Sparrows of the Night Queen	Thandiwe
8/15/2002	Speech Unspoken: The Language of Flowers	Host Tanager
	Story of Niima and Charl	Andraste (Re-released by Galene on 1/26/2014, unclear on original or if modified later)
	Story of Tandrik and Estamil of the Bridges
7/17/2015	Story of the Volnath Dai	Scribes (Volnath Dai as a concept dates back to at least 2012, though.)
	Study of the Erithi
7/18/2015	Sylvankind Gemology Guide	Scribes (assumed)
12/28/2017	Ta'Illistim Awards	Valyrka
10/21/2010	Ta'Illistim Monarchs	Itzel
6/14/2009	Ta'Vaalor's Guardian Keep: A Day in the Life of Arnranaer Evor Vaalor	Alyias, Cirath, Scribes
	Tale of Silver Valley	(Approximately 1995. Original version used ICE placenames.)
	Tale of Two Barons
09/05/2002	Tales for Human Children	Soraya
2/22/2022	The Advent of Rumor Woods	Thandiwe
6/15/2020	The Arisaid	Thandiwe
6/10/2022	The Art of Origami	Xynwen
9/16/2014	The Battle of ShadowGuard, A soldier's journal (An eyewitness account)	Mazreth
	The Enchiridion Valentia	(Earliest Wayback Play.net hit is April 2004)
12/1/2003	The Layman's Guide to Elven Heraldry	Jharra
	The Legend of Soulingen
8/31/2021	The Mystique of Xazkruvrixis
6/2/2022	The Settlement of Eh'lah	Valyrka
8/27/2020	The Tale of Kraken's Fall	Thandiwe
6/16/2020	The Tartan Cloth	Thandiwe
4/7/2008	The Tehir - A Primer	Vaschka, Taiven, Andraste, Warden
	The Theory of Governance and Social Order	(Note: This was out in unofficial form for a long time before canon version.)
6/27/2002	Time on Their Hands: The Evolution of Elven Art	Mitra, Lyredaen
	Timeline of Elanthian History	2001, Lyredaen. Heavily revised in 2003 to include the four new races introduced during War of Nations storylines with contributions from Lyredaen, Tolli, Pandoreh, Jacien, Ozias, Vogue, Talairi.
	Toqua
	Traveler's Guide to the Turamzzyrian Empire	(IC date of 10/16/2002. Earliest Play.net hit is January 2003)
6/22/2019	Travels in the Wizardwaste	Auchand
2009 & 2014	Unfinished Smuggler's History of River's Rest	Scribes (Part I was posted on 6/15/2009, Part II was posted on 1/22/2014)
	Ur-barath
	Vaalorian Medals and Decorations
8/24/2009	Vaalorian Military Structure	Alyias
2/2/2010	Vaikalimara Clan Society	Scribes, Wordsmiths/Player Iscikella
10/09/2007	Vathor club	Thandiwe
	Velathae
12/1/2003	War of Nations	Bradach
< Aug 2015	Wehnimer's Landing: Frontier Politics
6/6/2020	White alloy/story	Thandiwe
< 2005	World Costume for Theatrical Productions	Mitra
12/23/2010	Worship in the Turamzzyrian Empire	Scribes
6/24/2019	Wyvern
< Jul 2015	Zydris	Possibly Scribes?