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'''Selias Jodame''' was a Sage who wrote a history of [[Shadow Valley]] before it shifted in time and space. He was tasked with surveying what happened there by his "masters" after he finished his studies in [[Emer]], most likely in the early 6000s [[Second Era]], before the founding of [[High Plateau|Quellburn]] or possibly at the very beginning of the [[Wars of Dominion]]. Whether he was a [[Loremaster]] or Scribe of [[Biblia|Nomikos]] is not inherently clear, because the word "Sage" was used in both contexts, and they both had [[Ditmar's Tale|councils who assigned]] these kinds of missions in [[ICE age|I.C.E. Age]] [[GemStone]] III.


'''Selias Jodame''' was a Sage who wrote a history of [[Shadow Valley]] based on tavern tales in "Northern [[Jaiman]]", surmising that its originator must have been a first-hand witness of the events that happened. He was tasked with surveying what happened there by his "masters" after he finished his studies in [[Emer]], most likely in the early 6000s [[Second Era]], prior to the [[Wars of Dominion]]. This is suggested by the fact that he does not call the region [[Quellbourne]]. Since he was visiting with the aid of a hired [[Navigator]] and is a Sage, he was likely supposed to be a world traveling Scribe of the [[Library of Nomikos]].
The modernized form of the story labels him as a "[[Master of Lore]]" and Advisor to the Council of [[Biblia]], but very little is known about him specifically.


Selias was familiar with northern [[Jontara|Jaiman]] from his youth, and was surprised to hear what had happened to Silver Valley. His story recalls a young human named [[Jaron Galarn]] who acted as a tour guide for the wild horses of the valley, and his investigation pieced together tavern tales that largely account for what happened. The valley was exploited by [[Muylari|miners]] who inadvertently awakened a powerful extra-planar entity that was dormant deep underground. This was necessarily before [[Lorgalis]] conquered the region in 6521 Second Era, who might have been the implicit villain of the story.
Selias was familiar with the settlement of Velaskar from his youth with his parents, and was surprised to hear what had happened to Silver Valley. His story recalls a young common man named [[Jaron Galarn]] who acted as a tour guide for the wild horses of the valley. The valley was exploited by [[spectral miner|miners]] who inadvertently awakened a powerful extra-planar entity that was dormant deep underground.


==Behind the Scenes==
==Resources==
The modernized form of the story labels him as a "[[Master of Lore]]" and Advisor to the Council of Biblia. This pre-dates later development of the Masters of Lore in the Illistim documentation and whatever is done with the [[Library of Biblia]] now that the [[Isle of Ornath]] exists. "Sage" was also later used to refer to the Order of Lorekeepers. "Selias Jodame" is probably constructed out of other languages, most likely Greek and Hebrew respectively. [[Research:Shadow Valley]] constructs a theory about a possible allegorical layer of meaning encoded in the names of the places, characters, and creatures of the story.
* [http://www.play.net/gs4/info/tomes/silvervalley.asp "Silver Valley" on Play.net]

===See Also===
* [[Research:Shadow Valley]]
* [[Tale of Silver Valley]] (official De-ICE'd version)
* [[Muylari]]
* [[Jaron Galarn]]
* [[Navigators]]
* [[Navigators]]


[[Category:ICE Age]]
[[Category:ICE Age]]
[[Category:Historical Figures]]

Latest revision as of 05:57, 20 May 2020

Warning: This page concerns archaic world setting information from the I.C.E. Age of GemStone III. It is not canon in contemporary GemStone IV, nor is it canonical for Shadow World as the details may be specific to GemStone III. It is only historical context for certain very old parts of the game and these things should not be mixed.

Selias Jodame was a Sage who wrote a history of Shadow Valley based on tavern tales in "Northern Jaiman", surmising that its originator must have been a first-hand witness of the events that happened. He was tasked with surveying what happened there by his "masters" after he finished his studies in Emer, most likely in the early 6000s Second Era, prior to the Wars of Dominion. This is suggested by the fact that he does not call the region Quellbourne. Since he was visiting with the aid of a hired Navigator and is a Sage, he was likely supposed to be a world traveling Scribe of the Library of Nomikos.

Selias was familiar with the settlement of Velaskar from his youth with his parents, and was surprised to hear what had happened to Silver Valley. His story recalls a young common man named Jaron Galarn who acted as a tour guide for the wild horses of the valley. The valley was exploited by miners who inadvertently awakened a powerful extra-planar entity that was dormant deep underground.

Behind the Scenes

The modernized form of the story labels him as a "Master of Lore" and Advisor to the Council of Biblia. This pre-dates later development of the Masters of Lore in the Illistim documentation and whatever is done with the Library of Biblia now that the Isle of Ornath exists. "Sage" was also later used to refer to the Order of Lorekeepers. "Selias Jodame" is probably constructed out of other languages, most likely Greek and Hebrew respectively. Research:Shadow Valley constructs a theory about a possible allegorical layer of meaning encoded in the names of the places, characters, and creatures of the story.

See Also

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