Secrets of Eldre'thalas

The "Secrets of Eldre'thalas" is a documentary book written by Kirin Tor Arcanist Edward Brannes, published in 622 K.C. It was written over a period of several months of research, including time spend inside the fabled Highborne city itself while on a task for the Magus Senate. As a documentary text set in an ancient city, there are little to no illustrations other than the occasionnal sketches drawn by Brannes.

It describes the life of an average Highborne citizen during the reign of Queen Azshara, following the Great Sundering and during it's darker days, while it was under Prince Torthelrin's rule. The detailed descriptions of the horrors that occured during the Prince's rule before his death were quite controversial for a while, as Brannes did his reasearch almost too well. Many readers were shocked with the brutality of the Prince as described in the book.

Brannes' rather lively descriptions came to the interest of many when it came to the arcane artifacts found in the city, many of which dated long before the Sundering itself, and sold close to 2,000 copies since then.