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'.
Ancient History: ~0-1000 AS
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 2. Kreegan reference 3. Geography 4. Queen Catherine 5. Parallel world
|
Marcus Finch |
| 1. Tale from the Swamps 13. The Legacy 14. Unlikely Alliance
|
 Xanthor
| |
| 6. Rumors from the Court: Introductions 7. Rumors from the Court: The Letter 8. Rumors from the Court: Annihilation 9. Rumors from the Court: Death 11. Rumors from the Court: Battle Results
|
The Courtier | |
| 10. Rumors from the Court: Proclamation 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) |
1. Lost Manuscripts
|
 General Kendal Lysander
|
| 2. The Reckoning (Lysander's account)
|
Lysander
| |
| Official stories (published on the now-defunct official 3DO website) |
??. The Black Rose 1. The Silence#Story 2. History of the Elves
|
Bard Tanni |
| 1. The Diaries of Archibald
|
 Archibald
| |
| 0. The Story 1. Alternate Biographies: • Kilgor • Adrienne • Catherine • Roland • Dracon • Gelu • Mutare |
n/a |