Aethernel's History of Haleglar

Aethernel's History of Haleglar was a historical manual covering the entire history of Haleglar, from the settlement of Agyos in 1128, all the way up to the Halglaran Civil War (1779), which was recent history at the time of the book's first release. It was updated four times by the author, Aethernel Aydombiel, and his heirs, until the complete edition was released in 1911, shortly after Haleglar fell to the Costaratan Empire.

It was widely praised and in 1792 was declared the national history source by the Gathian House. This label lasted until 1871.

Information
Author: Aethernel Aydombiel, Horgath Gathian-Aydombiel (credited), Arion and Keuredon Gathian-Aydombiel, Aetherdron Gathian-Aydombiel (credited)

Published: 1791 (first edition), 1818 (second edition), 1848 (third edition), 1880 (fourth edition, Aethordraa and Thargeld only), 1883 (Halglaran standard edition, Haleglar only), 1911 (complete edition, Aethordraa, Thargeld, Hoedraa, Levicata, Huesfear).

Publishing
The first edition was written entirely by Aethernel Aydombiel during the 1780s. It was self-published in 1791, added to the Library of Aberdeen later that year, and became the official history resource in 1792.

It was Aethernel's will that the book should continue to be updated as history unfolded so as not to become out-of-date, and a second edition was released by him in 1818. He died in 1847 and his various notes taken in the past thirty years were collected and added to the book for the third edition. Guardianship of Aethernel's History passed to his son Horgath Gathian-Aydombiel and it was his name placed on the later editions, though he contributed little to the actual graphing of added chapters.

After the Western War of Independence, the book's authors were no longer citizens of Haleglar and when the fourth edition, containing the aforementioned war with a notable Aethordraan bent, that edition was banned from publication in Haleglar. Instead, the Halglaran Standard Edition was written and released in 1883.

A final version was released by the Gathian-Aydombiel House in 1911 wrapping up the history of Haleglar, which had recently fallen.

Historical Accuracy
Aethernel's History was drafted with a great deal of prior research, nearly all historical texts available in Enaliera, and thus was extremely accurate and one of the most reliable and consistent manuals at the time.