In-game Lore:The list contains 107 titles and some might show up twice because they fit two sections.
BELEGIAN LORE:
Biographies, Genealogies and Chronologies:
*Her Name: Listing of the Goddesses since the beginnings of the Good Church until modern times
*Heresies of Our Pantheon: Listing of the heretical movements of Divine Pantheon in the past
*History of the Kingdom of Shewerinn: About 600 years of history of the northernly, matriarchal Kingdom
*Lifes of Merewins of Aquitania: Chronological list of Kings of Merewine Dynasty in (New) Aquitania
*Lifes of Merewins of Westphal, Estphal and Nemark: Chronological list of Kings of Merewine Dynasty in Westphal, Estphal and Nemark
*On Rhedonnian Decline: Causes of decline and fall of the proud peninsular nation
*Our Northern Stars: About the ruling dynasty of Kingdom of Nordgart
*Queen Shewerinn: About the elfin founder of the Kingdom of Shewerinn
*Sudewald, Rise and Fall: The bloody history of the short-lived Kingdom of Sudewald
*The Great Merewin: Short biography of the warlord who reunited Aquitania in early 12th century
*The Life and Deeds of Lodewig Darktail: A biography of a famous Wyvern General of Estphal from Sixty Years' War
*Years of the Kingdoms, Part One: Detailed work about Kingdoms founded during antiquity, including Aquileia and Gellia
*Years of the Kingdoms, Part Two: Detailed work about Kingdoms founded after antiquity, including Aquitania, Estphal, Nordgart and Westphal
Society and Politics:
*Berewinian Code: Insights of a modern judge into ancient code of punishments for crimes
*Cult, Pantheon, Church: Slightly outdated histories and descriptions of the three Belegian religions (*Lore text available to all)
*Emblems of the Kingdoms: Heraldric text about Kingdoms both new and old
*Nobility of Belegia: About noble ranks and titles
*On the Honorable Matter of Duels: History and rules of duels in noble societies of Belegia
*Slaves and Servants: About slavery and indentured servitude, and their remaining instances today
*The Kingdom: About structure of a typical Belegian Kingdom and the listing of 'current' Royal Councils
*The Seats of the Council of Hundred and One: About the Council of Hundred of One of Aquileia
*The Tower of Magi: About the only institution of higher magical learning on the Continent
*Traditions of Names: About common names of Belegian peoples and etiquette of interpersonal introductions
History of Warfare:
*Armory of the Centuries: Comparative text about armor and weaponry from Antiquity to Modernity
*Battle of Blackbridge Fields: First-hand memoir about the final battle of The Shore War
*On Great War: Brief summary of the Sixty Years' War
*On Rhedonnian Decline: Causes of the decline and fall of the proud peninsular nation
*Siblings' War: About the biggest civil war in history of Kingdom of Shewerinn
*Seven Years of War: Detailed chronology of the Seven Years' War in early 18th century
*Sudewald, Rise and Fall: The bloody history of the short-lived Kingdom of Sudewald
*The Princes' Uprising: An extensive work about an Aquitanian civil war from late 12th century
*The Shore War: About the short conflict between Nordgart and Gellia
*The Sixty Years' War, Part I: Very large and detailed work on the background and early stages of the Sixty Years' War
*The Sixty Years' War, Part II: Very large and detailed work on the middle stage of the Sixty Years' War
*The Sixty Years' War, Part III: Very large and detailed work on the last stage of the Sixty Years' War, and its gruesome results
*War of the Two Thrones: Detailed work about the conflict that turned Westphal and Estphal against each other
Geography and Astronomy:
*Aquileia, My Beloved: A travelogue of an Aquileian person, describing the mountainous Kingdom
*Belegia in Detail: Gellia, Rhedonnia: Descriptive work about geography of northwestern areas of the continent
*Centerlands of Belegian Continent: Descriptive work about geographical commonalities across the majority of the continent
*Constellations: Listing of constellations of the night sky
*Gate to the South: About the arid area between mountain ranges of Belegian and Makeiian continents
*On the Shape of the World: An attempt to reconcile the traditional shape of the world with recent discoveries
*The Exotic Makeiia: About the southeasternly continent, its people and culture
*The Visitations of the Second Traveler: An account of the recent discovery of the second Moon orbiting the World
Magic:
*Hammer Against the Evil: Descriptions of the Undead and a warning against Necromancers
*Herbalist's Companion: A compendium of magical herbs on the Continent
*The Court of Monsters: Descriptions of Monsters of various sort
*The Sources of Magic: About Dark, Anima and Light Magic, and more
*The Tower of Magi: About the only institution of higher magical learning on the Continent
*The Vagaries of Warp: A magician's journal on teleportation magic and what can be found 'in-between'
*Triangularity of Mystickal Forces: An esoteric text about interactions between Dark, Anima and Light magic
Religious texts, Cult of the Four:
*Divinations and Auguries of the Oracles: About prophetic services available at the Temples
*Four Gods of the World: Descriptions of temples and prayers to the Four Gods (*free Lore text for PCs belonging to Cult of the Four Gods)
*Hammer Against the Evil: Descriptions of the Undead and a warning against Necromancers
*Hymn to Himel: Religious laudation from ancient times
*On the Origins of Primordials and Celestials: Cult's view on existence of Stars, Moon and Depths of the Sea
*Pantheon Versus The Four Gods: Differences and similarities between the the two dominant Religions
*Sea and Earth: Religious laudation from ancient times
*The Court of Monsters: Descriptions of Monsters of various sort
*The Primordial Light: Role of the Sun in the Cult of the Four and the Divine Pantheon
*The Northerners' Zeal: About the causes of perceived zealotry of Gellian faithful
*The World-Egg: Creation myth (*Lore text available to all)
*Triangularity of Mystickal Forces: An esoteric text about interactions between Dark, Anima and Light magic
*Words for the Children: An alphabet book (*Lore text available to all)
Religious texts, Divine Pantheon:
*Benevolences and Villainies of the Underworld: About Good and Bad Gods of the Underworld
*Divinity of the First King: Myth about Eisanhart, the King of Belegia
*Gods, Bless These Two!: A Pantheonist wedding song
*Heresies of Our Pantheon: Listing of the heretical movements of Divine Pantheon in the past
*On the Aspects of the Gods: Secondary Aspects of the Pantheonist Gods
*Pantheon, the Divine Family: A compilation of geneses and family relations of the Pantheonist Gods
*Pantheon Versus The Four Gods: Differences and similarities between the the two dominant Religions
*Prayers to the Gods: Book of common prayers to the Pantheonist Gods (*free Lore text for PCs belonging to Divine Pantheon)
*The Aspectarian Heresy: About the Aspectarian Heresy, the only 'successful' heresy of Divine Pantheon
*The Host of Grusel: Myth about creation of Monsters, and the evil Gods Wasinn and Krahitt
*The Primordial Light: Role of the Sun in the Cult of the Four and the Divine Pantheon
*The Sacred Trees: About the trees sacred to Atur, Goddess of Nature
Religious texts, Good Church of the Goddess:
*Her Name: Listing of the Goddesses since the beginnings of the Good Church until modernity
*Knights of the Goddess: Description of the recently created Order of the Knights of the Goddess
*Mysteries of the Veil: Rules and proceedings of the Assembly of Veils, where the next Goddess is chosen
*The Divine Spark Through the Eyes of a Layman Scholar: About the Goddess and her strange healing powers
*The Fine Ladies of the Veil: Description of the Fine Ladies and their vows of virginity and servitude
*The Three Graces: Guidelines for Fine Ladies as they go about their everyday tasks of healing and soothing
*These Good Words: Informal guidelines and everyday sayings of the faithful of the Good Church (*free Lore text for PCs belonging to the Good Church of the Goddess)
*Visage of Charity: Arguments for making art based on the Goddess' physical appearance
Miscellaneous Other:
*Bounties of the Fields: Glossary of common agricultural crops on the Continent
*Dragons of Gellia: About fearsome reptiles from ancient Gellia and elsewhere
*Errors of Perception: Scholar's theory on lack of written records before 600 EC, and his other findings
*Iron and Salt: Exploration of common themes in bardic songs and stories
*On Elfs: About the tribe of forest-peoples and their role in the bardic stories of antiquity
*Propagation of Evil: A scholarly attempt to find the true way of monsters' spontaneous appearances across the Continent
*Seven Deadly Ills: A healer's compendium of most deadly diseases afflicting the peoples of the Continent
*The Myths and Truths About Konrad: Scholarly deconstruction of the stories surrounding the legendary Konrad the Destroyer
*Twelve Parts of the Year: Division of a Equal Calendar's Years into months, weeks and days (*Lore text available to all)
*Voyage of Silverscale: Journal of a captain who sailed West in an attempt to find the fabled Edge of the World
BELEGIAN FICTION:
Bardic Songs:
*Chiltperic, the Last Knight of Rhedonnia: A sorrowful song of a knight's final deeds
*Fortruna's Love: A village girl fights bandits to rescue her girlfriend
*Gods, Bless These Two!: A Pantheonist wedding song
*Huge Tracts of Land: A very bawdy song about a noble lady's precious assets
*The Lance and the Veil: A love song about a Knight and a Fine Lady
Bardic Stories:
*Adhalbert and the Bag of Four Winds: A story of an ancient prince and his monster-slaying quest
*Albwin and the Sacred Chalice: A story of an ancient prince and his recovery of a magic goblet
*Arnobert and Sieglinde: A love story about two confused knights
*Chloldis and Shilfe: A story about the last Princess of Allesacia
*Fararuna Sails West: A sad story of a sister searching for her deceased brother
*Four Chapters of King Theodowar: Traditional story about the Fall of the Kingdom of Schwerebereg
*Konrad Saga, the Hero: Chronologically arranged stories about the origins and early life of legendary Konrad the Destroyer
*Konrad Saga, the Warlord: Chronologically arranged stories about later life and apotheosis of legendary Konrad the Destroyer
*Percewalt in the Underworld: An epic story about a hero's desire to see his deceased wife again
*Rihart and Shwerezinn: Traditional story about the Fall of the Kingdom of Belegia
*Rutger and Princess Ermelinde: One of the stories about Prince Rutger "the Dragonslayer" of Gellia
*Rutger and The Serpent of Krahitt: One of the stories about Prince Rutger "the Dragonslayer" of Gellia
*Rutger and The Three Lamias: The earliest story about Prince Rutger "the Dragonslayer" of Gellia
*The Forest Princess: A story of a forest princess and her many suitors
Fiction Short Stories:
*Chroderic's Seven: A horror story about seven mercenaries and their quest to destroy an evil cult
*My Friend, Greed: A story explaining why you shouldn't trust a criminal
*Rattle Me This: A horror story about four unlucky gravediggers
*The Love Coil: A disturbing story about a young nobleman's pursuit of love.
*When Wyverns Cry: Fictional account of one of the many battles of Sixty Years' War
The amount of Lore you can get depends on your Character Slot:
Captain of the Guard (Solymr): 6 of any Lore texts + "Prayers to Gods" for free (all 7 sent
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House Priest (Caellath): 3 of any Lore + 5 of Religious Texts: Cult of the Four Gods + "Four Gods of the World" for free (all 9 sent
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House Scholar (rustytengo): 3 of any Lore + 7 of any BELEGIAN LORE texts + "These Good Words" for free (all 11 sent
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House Bard (GododGamingRWBY): 3 of any Lore + 5 of BELEGIAN FICTION texts + "Prayers to Gods" for free (all 9 sent
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Bodyguard A (ctsun): 3 of any Lore + "These Good Words" for free (all 4 sent
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Bodyguard B (ElfCollaborator): 3 of any Lore + "Four Gods of the World" for free (all 4 sent
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