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

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