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{{Auberean Index}}

Empyrean is the broad term for the various cultures of beings that once inhabited [[Auberean]].<ref name=SQTheHistoricalOverview>2000/05 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/115 The Historical Overview]</ref> The term "Empyrean" was coined by the famous explorer [[Alatar Locke]].<ref>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]]</ref><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> Empyreans are tall, slender, humanoid beings<ref name=AnExplorersNotes/>, with normal lifespans of 1000 years.<ref name=SQTheHistoricalOverview/><ref name=SQOnEmpAshLS>2000/04 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/107 On Empyreans, Asheron, and Lifestones]</ref> They are especially adept with magic.<ref name=AnExplorersNotes/> Although the various cultures of the Empyreans have existed on Auberean for over 30,000 years<ref name=AgesEmp>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ages of the Empyrean|Ages of the Empyrean]]</ref>, it is theorized by Alatar Locke that they are not native to Auberean, and instead came here with a singular purpose which has been lost with the passing of time.<ref>2000/11 [[Hollow Victory]] - [[A Stained Book (Lost Chamber)]]</ref> [[A Learned Sage]], the author of [[The History of Auberean]], supports Locke's claims, stating that the earliest records of Empyrean activity date from the [[Arelis Eipoth]], and that these records indicate that the Empyreans were not native to the planet, but came for some specific purpose.<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol1>2003/02 [[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

For more on the five known Empyrean heritage groups, see:
* [[Falatacot]]
* [[Dericost]]
* [[High Desert Nomads]]
* [[Haebrous]]
* [[Yalain]]

For more on the time when Empyreans ruled, see:
* [[History of Auberean]]

== Translators ==
* [[Bretself the Translator]] in the [[Cragstone]] library.
:Bretself the Translator tells you, "I study Empyrean history of Lord Asheron's era, which we call the Empyrean Era of Lore. If you have a text from that time, perhaps I may be of service." 
* [[Fanzen San the Translator]] in the [[Hebian-To]] library.
:Fanzen San the Translator tells you, "I am a scholar of the Empyrean culture that lived in the ruins found throughout the swamps and even the desert. They were apparently called the Falatacot. If you have a text of that culture, I may be able to help you." 
* [[Kuyiza bint Zayi the Translator]] in the [[Zaikhal]] library.
:Kuyiza bint Zayi the Translator tells you, "I am a scholar of a certain era of Empyrean history, the time of the Millennium War. If your text is of Dericost, Haebrous, or early Yalain, I may be able to translate it." 

== Trivia ==
* "Empyrean" was the code name Microsoft used to refer to Asheron's Call in 1997 when the game was still in development. [http://web.archive.org/web/19990921232852/http://www1.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html ZDNet]
* An [[Empyrean Scalemail Shirt]] can be obtained on the [[Empyrean Cloister Quest]].
* [[Atlan Weapons]] are also referred to as [[Empyrean Weapons]] by several NPCs.

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== References ==
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