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Several of the people who worked on {{homm3}} wrote short stories related to the lore, but these stories were never incorporated in the game.
Several of the people who worked on {{homm3}} wrote short stories related to the lore, but these stories were never incorporated in the game.


''NOTE: The stories are marked with the order they occur in. Stories that are purely lore and make no mention of current events are marked with a '0'.''
''NOTE: The stories are marked with the era/order they occur in. Stories that are purely lore and make no mention of current events are marked with a '0'.''
* {{whc-}}Ancient History: ~0-1000 [[AS]]
* {{ws}} {{sod}}: ~1160-1164 [[AS]]
* {{wr}} {{roe}}: ~1165-1167 [[AS]]
* {{wa}} {{ab}}: ~1171 [[AS]]
* {{wd}} [[The Reckoning]]: ~1177 [[AS]]
 
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| rowspan=4 | [[NWC]] employees<br>(published on the now-defunct "The Nether Gods" fan site)
| rowspan=4 | [[NWC]] employees<br>(published on the now-defunct "The Nether Gods" fan site)
| 0. [[Deyja#Necromancy origin|Necromancy origin]]<br>0. [[Inferno#The Inferno|The Inferno]]<br>0. [[Rampart#The Rampart|The Rampart]]<br>2. [[Kreegan#Kreegan reference|Kreegan reference]]<br>3. [[Antagarich#Geography|Geography]]<br>4. [[Catherine#Queen Catherine|Queen Catherine]]<br>5. [[Marcus Finch#Parallel world|Parallel world]]
| 0. [[Deyja#Necromancy origin|Necromancy origin]]<br>0. [[Inferno#The Inferno|The Inferno]]<br>0. [[Rampart#The Rampart|The Rampart]]<br>{{ws-}}2. [[Kreegan#Kreegan reference|Kreegan reference]]<br>{{ws-}}3. [[Antagarich#Geography|Geography]]<br>{{ws-}}4. [[Catherine#Queen Catherine|Queen Catherine]]<br>{{ws-}}5. [[Marcus Finch#Parallel world|Parallel world]]
| [[Marcus Finch]]
| [[Marcus Finch]]
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| 1. [[Tatalia#Tale from the Swamps|Tale from the Swamps]]<br>13. [[Royal Erathian Military Command#The Legacy|The Legacy]]<br>14. [[Royal Erathian Military Command#Unlikely Alliance|Unlikely Alliance]]
| {{ws-}}1. [[Tatalia#Tale from the Swamps|Tale from the Swamps]]<br>{{ws-}}13. [[Royal Erathian Military Command#The Legacy|The Legacy]]<br>{{ws-}}14. [[Royal Erathian Military Command#Unlikely Alliance|Unlikely Alliance]]
| {{Hn|Xanthor|0=}}
| {{Hn|Xanthor|0=}}
|-
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| 6. Rumors from the Court: Introductions<br>7. Rumors from the Court: The Letter<br>8. Rumors from the Court: Annihilation<br>9. Rumors from the Court: Death<br>11. Rumors from the Court: Battle Results
| {{ws-}}6. Rumors from the Court: Introductions<br>{{ws-}}7. Rumors from the Court: The Letter<br>{{ws-}}8. Rumors from the Court: Annihilation<br>{{ws-}}9. Rumors from the Court: Death<br>{{ws-}}11. Rumors from the Court: Battle Results
| [[The Courtier]]
| [[The Courtier]]
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| 10. Rumors from the Court: Proclamation<br>12. Rumors from the Court: A Word of Courage...
| {{ws-}}10. Rumors from the Court: Proclamation<br>{{ws-}}12. Rumors from the Court: A Word of Courage...
| [[Dannil Darvin]]
| [[Dannil Darvin]]
|-
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| rowspan=2 | Jennifer Bullard<br> (a member of the original {{homm3}} team)
| rowspan=2 | Jennifer Bullard<br> (a member of the original {{homm3}} team)
| 15. [[Lost Manuscripts]]
| {{wd-}}1. [[Lost Manuscripts]]
| {{Hn|General Kendal|0=}}<br>{{Hn|Lysander|0=}}
| {{Hn|General Kendal|0=}}<br>{{Hn|Lysander|0=}}
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| 16. [[The Reckoning#Lysander's account of The Reckoning|The Reckoning (Lysander's account)]]
| {{wd-}}2. [[The Reckoning#Lysander's account of The Reckoning|The Reckoning (Lysander's account)]]
| {{Hn|Lysander|0=}}
| {{Hn|Lysander|0=}}
|-
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| rowspan=3 | Stories originally available on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website.
| rowspan=3 | Stories originally available on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website.
| ??. [[The Black Rose]]<br>??. [[AvLee#History of the Elves: the 'Pure Bloods' and the 'Renegades'|History of the Elves]]<br>??. [[The Silence#Story]]
| ??. [[The Black Rose]]<br>{{whc-}}1. [[The Silence#Story]]<br>{{whc-}}2. [[AvLee#History of the Elves: the 'Pure Bloods' and the 'Renegades'|History of the Elves]]
| [[Bard Tanni]]
| [[Bard Tanni]]
|-
|-
| ??. [[Archibald#The Diaries of Archibald|The Diaries of Archibald]]
| {{wr}} 1. [[Archibald#The Diaries of Archibald|The Diaries of Archibald]]
| {{Hn|Archibald|0=}}
| {{Hn|Archibald|0=}}
|-
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| 0. [[The Story]]<br>0. Alternate Biographies:<br>{{---}}• [[Kilgor]]<br>{{---}}• [[Adrienne]]<br>{{---}}• [[Catherine]]<br>{{---}}• [[Roland]]<br>{{---}}• [[Dracon]]<br>{{---}}• [[Gelu]]<br>{{---}}• [[Mutare]]
| 0. [[The Story]]<br>{{wa-}}1. Alternate Biographies:<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Kilgor]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Adrienne]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Catherine]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Roland]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Dracon]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Gelu]]<br>{{---}}{{---}}{{---}}• [[Mutare]]
| n/a
| n/a
|}
|}

Revision as of 15:37, 21 October 2024

Lost Lore Only found in the Lost Lore.

Several of the people who worked on Heroes of Might and Magic III wrote short stories related to the lore, but these stories were never incorporated in the game.

NOTE: The stories are marked with the era/order they occur in. Stories that are purely lore and make no mention of current events are marked with a '0'.

Source Story Narrator
NWC employees
(published on the now-defunct "The Nether Gods" fan site)
0. Necromancy origin
0. The Inferno
0. The Rampart
Shadow of Death 2. Kreegan reference
Shadow of Death 3. Geography
Shadow of Death 4. Queen Catherine
Shadow of Death 5. Parallel world
Marcus Finch
Shadow of Death 1. Tale from the Swamps
Shadow of Death 13. The Legacy
Shadow of Death 14. Unlikely Alliance
XanthorXanthor Xanthor
Shadow of Death 6. Rumors from the Court: Introductions
Shadow of Death 7. Rumors from the Court: The Letter
Shadow of Death 8. Rumors from the Court: Annihilation
Shadow of Death 9. Rumors from the Court: Death
Shadow of Death 11. Rumors from the Court: Battle Results
The Courtier
Shadow of Death 10. Rumors from the Court: Proclamation
Shadow of Death 12. Rumors from the Court: A Word of Courage...
Dannil Darvin
Jennifer Bullard
(a member of the original Heroes of Might and Magic III team)
Day of Reckoning 1. Lost Manuscripts General KendalGeneral Kendal General Kendal
LysanderLysander Lysander
Day of Reckoning 2. The Reckoning (Lysander's account) LysanderLysander Lysander
Stories originally available on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website. ??. The Black Rose
Heroes Chronicles 1. The Silence#Story
Heroes Chronicles 2. History of the Elves
Bard Tanni
Restoration of Erathia 1. The Diaries of Archibald ArchibaldArchibald Archibald
0. The Story
Armageddon's Blade 1. Alternate Biographies:
         • Kilgor
         • Adrienne
         • Catherine
         • Roland
         • Dracon
         • Gelu
         • Mutare
n/a

See also