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== History, Legend and Truth ==

One of the difficulties of studying Carcer is determining where history ends and legend begins.

The same ancient event may have a dozen names depending on who tells the story. A figure remembered as a hero in one kingdom may be remembered as a tyrant in another. Gods to one people may be ancestors, spirits or simply powerful beings to another.

Even names are not universal.

Places, magical forces, celestial bodies and historical figures may have entirely different names across different cultures and languages.

As a result, much of what is considered "known" about the ancient world depends greatly upon who is telling the story.

Ancient ruins continue to challenge accepted histories. Forgotten writings contradict established accounts. Things dismissed as myths have occasionally been discovered to be very real.

There are still blank spaces on maps.

There are still ruins whose builders have no name.

There are still creatures thought extinct.

And there are still places where even the most experienced travellers know better than to go.

Carcer is an old world.

But much of its story remains unwritten.