Lost Lore

Apocryphal Tales

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'.

•  Ancient History: ~0-1000 AS
• The Shadow of Death: ~1160-1164 AS
• Restoration of Erathia: ~1165-1167 AS
• Armageddon's Blade: ~1171 AS
• The Reckoning: ~1177 AS

Source	Story	Narrator
NWC employees (published on the now-defunct "The Nether Gods" fan site)	0. Necromancy origin 0. The Inferno 0. The Rampart  3. Kreegan reference  4. Geography  5. Queen Catherine  6. Parallel world	Marcus Finch
	2. Tale from the Swamps 15. The Legacy 16. Unlikely Alliance	Xanthor
	8. Rumors from the Court: Introductions 9. Rumors from the Court: The Letter 10. Rumors from the Court: Annihilation 11. Rumors from the Court: Death 13. Rumors from the Court: Battle Results	The Courtier
	12. Rumors from the Court: Proclamation  14. Rumors from the Court: A Word of Courage...	Dannil Darvin
Jennifer Bullard (a member of the original Heroes of Might and Magic III team)	1. Lost Manuscripts	General Kendal Lysander
	2. The Reckoning (Lysander's account)	Lysander
Official stories (published on the now-defunct official Might and Magic VII website)	0. The Black Rose  1. Day of Fire  2. History of the Elves	Bard Tanni
Official stories (published on the now-defunct official 3DO website)	0. Alternate Biographies:          • Kilgor          • Adrienne          • Catherine          • Roland          • Dracon          • Gelu          • Mutare	n/a

The Wider Story

Stories from the manuals

Although these works are canonical, many people do not encounter them due to them being in print and not in the game. Included here merely for ease of reference.

Source	Story	Narrator
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest	Letters to Ragnar Ironfist	Morglin Ironfist
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven	1. Letters to Catherine	Roland
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death	7. Letter to the Wizards of Bracada	Yog
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia	1. Letter to the Commander	Wilbur Humphrey
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor	2. The Diaries of Archibald	Archibald
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade	1. Letter to Xeron	Lucifer Kreegan
Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer	2. The Destroyer Cometh	n/a

Stories from other games

To see a summary of the plots of other games in the series, see List of games set in Enroth (world).

See also

• List of wars in Enroth (world)
• Heroes from other games