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'''Alatar Locke''' is a famous early explorer of Dereth<ref>1999/11 [[Release]] [[Letter from Alatar]]</ref><ref>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Quick Reference Card]]</ref> and a friend of [[Elysa Strathelar]].<ref>2003/05 [[Discoveries]] - [[A Crumpled Letter]]</ref> Alatar is the father of [[Ardivan Locke]].<ref>[[Zone Bestiary#Undead|Zone Bestiary: Undead]]</ref> | '''Alatar Locke''' is a famous early explorer of Dereth<ref>1999/11 [[Release]] [[Letter from Alatar]]</ref><ref>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Quick Reference Card]]</ref> and a friend of [[Elysa Strathelar]].<ref>2003/05 [[Discoveries]] - [[A Crumpled Letter]]</ref> Alatar is the father of [[Ardivan Locke]].<ref>[[Zone Bestiary#Undead|Zone Bestiary: Undead]]</ref> | ||
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Alatar is of the highest education that Aluvia could provide, taught by the most brilliant Gharu'ndim scholars his father could afford.<ref name="AnExplorersNotes">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke/An Explorer's Notes|An Explorer's Notes]]</ref> It is not known exactly when Alatar arrived in Dereth, however, it is known that he explored [[The Floating City]] at least a decade prior to any other Isparians,<ref name="TheExplorationsOfAlatarLocke">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]]</ref> which means he explored it in Harvestgain, [[Portal Year 1]], if not earlier.<ref name="GeneralHistoryOfDerethVolXI">2000/12 [[The Child of Daralet]] - [[General History of Dereth Vol. XI]]</ref> | |||
Alatar Locke was the first great human explorer in the vast lands of Dereth. He was the first to chart the [[Direlands]], the first to delve into the [[Halls of Lost Light]]<ref>[[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/The Mysterious Portals Archive/The Lost Light|The Lost Light]]</ref>, and discovered the Empyrean "[[The Floating City]]<ref>2000/10 [[Hollow Victory]] - [[A Stained Book]]</ref>" at least a decade before any other Isparian encountered it. <ref>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]]</ref> | Alatar Locke was the first great human explorer in the vast lands of Dereth. He was the first to chart the [[Direlands]], the first to delve into the [[Halls of Lost Light]]<ref>[[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/The Mysterious Portals Archive/The Lost Light|The Lost Light]]</ref>, and discovered the Empyrean "[[The Floating City]]<ref>2000/10 [[Hollow Victory]] - [[A Stained Book]]</ref>" at least a decade before any other Isparian encountered it. <ref>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]]</ref> | ||
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Alatar Locke is a famous early explorer of Dereth<ref>1999/11 Release Letter from Alatar</ref><ref>1999/11 Release - Quick Reference Card</ref> and a friend of Elysa Strathelar.<ref>2003/05 Discoveries - A Crumpled Letter</ref> Alatar is the father of Ardivan Locke.<ref>Zone Bestiary: Undead</ref>
Alatar is of the highest education that Aluvia could provide, taught by the most brilliant Gharu'ndim scholars his father could afford.<ref name="AnExplorersNotes">2001/11 Dark Majesty - An Explorer's Notes</ref> It is not known exactly when Alatar arrived in Dereth, however, it is known that he explored The Floating City at least a decade prior to any other Isparians,<ref name="TheExplorationsOfAlatarLocke">2001/11 Dark Majesty - The Explorations of Alatar Locke</ref> which means he explored it in Harvestgain, Portal Year 1, if not earlier.<ref name="GeneralHistoryOfDerethVolXI">2000/12 The Child of Daralet - General History of Dereth Vol. XI</ref>
Alatar Locke was the first great human explorer in the vast lands of Dereth. He was the first to chart the Direlands, the first to delve into the Halls of Lost Light<ref>The Lost Light</ref>, and discovered the Empyrean "The Floating City<ref>2000/10 Hollow Victory - A Stained Book</ref>" at least a decade before any other Isparian encountered it. <ref>2001/11 Dark Majesty - The Explorations of Alatar Locke</ref>
He also, as he endlessly reminded the intelligentsia, coined the term "Empyrean" and much of his research and explorations focused on Empyreans and their structures.<ref>2000/11 Hollow Victory - General History of Dereth Vol. XI</ref><ref name=AnExplorersNotes>2001/11 Dark Majesty - An Explorer's Notes</ref><ref>2000/11 Hollow Victory - A Stained Book</ref><ref>Petroglyphs</ref><ref>2000/03 Darkness Ascendant - The Festival Stones of the Empyrean</ref><ref>1999/11 Release - Swamp Temple Tome</ref> After searching through a series of ancient Empyrean texts, Alatar Locke discovered that Tursh was some sort of being worshiped as a god.<ref>2005/01 Assault - Replica of a Tursh Totem (Description)</ref>
Alatar currently resides at the Precarious Sojourn, where he makes Unframed maps of Dereth.
Related Pages
Articles
- A Brief History for Travelers: Hollow Victory
- AC:DM CD Lore: Dereth: Harvestgain PY 11 - Earth: October 2000
- AC:DM CD Lore: Of Lord Cambarth
- AC:DM CD Lore: The Explorations of Alatar Locke
- AC:DM CD Lore: The Legend of Lilitha
- Asheron's Call Handbook: Bestiary: Undead
- Into the Darkness: Town Crier Dialog
- The Mysterious Portals Archive: Petroglyphs
- The Mysterious Portals Archive: The Lost Light
- Microsoft Zone Archive: The Undead
Items
Unframed map of Dereth
Tursh Totem Shard (40+)
Tursh Totem Shard (60+)
Tursh Totem Shard (80+)
Tursh Totem Shard (100+)
Replica of a Tursh Totem
Sublime Elari Wood Bow
Texts
A Crumpled Letter
A note from Iquba
A Stained Book General History of Dereth Vol. XI
Inuo-Kon Kou's Book Letter from Alatar Of Lord Cambarth The Festival Stones of the Empyrean The Legend of Lilitha
Swamp Temple Tome
NPCs
References
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