For your reading pleasure, the Aether Library includes:

• Bibliography: A list of the books used as inspiration and reference material for this game.
• Heard in Haven: Rumors and news taken from Aether's main IC bulletin board, and divided by month.
• The Humor Page: Silly spam, goofy quotes, channel-chat, and other amusing tidbits for your entertainment.
• Music: A list of recommended music that might enhance or inspire your roleplay.
• OOC Meetings: Meetings between players and staff, suggesting ways to improve the game, or discussing specifics about the various races and factions.
• Recommended Resources: A list of books, comics, movies, and artwork that ought to prove inspirational to Aether's players.
• Stories: Short stories, myths, and legends submitted by the players and staff of Aether.

The following OOC meetings are presented in descending order from most recent to oldest.

• Staff/Player Meeting (46K)
  Date: 01-15-02
  Topics:
  1. Code (combining +rpaides/+aides, +faction +sheets, etc)
  2. Staff Expectations (what players would like to see/expect from staff)
  3. Plot Ideas (what plots would players like to see, brainstorms)
• Staff/Player Meeting (42K)
  Date: 01-20-01
  Topics:
  1. Introducing more races to the game
  2. Expanding the grid of the game to include portions of other nations.
  3. Future TinyPlots players would like to see.
  4. Possible changes to web-page, new code or commands, OOC and IC mailing lists.
  5. Announcement/warning about the "MUSH Players Union."
• Staff/Player Meeting (26K)
  Date: 09-25-99
  Topics:
  1. Announcement about Susanoo and Atargatis quitting
  2. Announcement about revised news files and magic-changes (specifically clairvoyance)
  3. Map of the known world unveiled
  4. General discussion
• Delphi Meeting (22K)
  Date: 03-03-99
  Topics:
  1. Delphi Restrictions
  2. Courtyard Classes
  3. Circuit-Teaching
  4. Commuter Students
  5. Avatarati
  6. Web-page
• Staff/Player Meeting (67K)
  Date: 02-17-99
  Topics:
  1. Improvements to Aether
  2. Future Tps/Events
  3. Unveiling of the +oscars
  4. Brainstorming
• Atlantean Meeting (38K)
  Date: 11-24-98
  Topics:
  1. Atlanteans in 20 words or less
  2. Playing Atlanteans
  3. Who's Who
  4. The War
  5. General TPs
• Staff/Player Meeting (45K)
  Date: 09-13-98
  Topics:
  1. Ways of improving race-situations, drawing in newer players, making RP more inclusive, etc.
  2. Brainstorming for events and TP ideas.
  3. Giving +vips/features "underlings" to operate in their absence; have them delegate duties more.
• Empyrean Meeting (47K)
  Date: 07-15-98
  Topics:
  1. "Dark" Empyreans
  2. Elitism vs. Equality
  3. RP for new Empyreans
  4. Empys as drug addicts
  5. Possible TPs, molting, wings/flight, etc.
• In the Beginning... (19K)
  Date: 10-11-96
  This one isn't a meeting -- it's an e-mail. It's the first one ever sent in regards to Aether, listing a bunch of ideas and a description of races, magic, and deities. It was posted in case anyone is interested in seeing how far we've come...

• The Grey-Winged God: by Andromache (12K)
  A mother tells her young daughter a story about Aidoneus, the grey-winged god of death among the Empyreans.
• Myth of the Graisha: by Astraea (6K)
  One of the mythical origins of the graisha, and a tale of revenge.
• The Three Pillars: by Caius (12K)
  A Praetor reflects upon the three pillars upon which the warrior caste and creed is founded.
• Penance: by Cassius (9K)
  A captive Empyrean naraki reflects upon the choices that led to his current situation.
• Exodus: by Craft (12K)
  The fallen Tribune, Craft Astorius, shows his cohor what it means to be Praetorians.
• Reflections: by Cynara (9K)
  A strange fossil sparks this tale of cooperation between the mysterious "benja" and their friends beneath the sea.
• A Dream Before Waking: by Elidi (6K)
  The Praefect dreams of her lover, though the dream soon turns into a nightmare. Rated "R" for content.
• The Turning Point: by Faanshi (12K)
  A halfbreed shudra travels back to Haven from Avalon, and muses about the changes wrought in her life by the journey.
• Beneath the Throne of Fire: by Faisal (21K)
  An ambitious thief finds more than he bargained for when he infiltrates the famed "Throne of Fire," the largest mountain in the Varati kingdom and the secret headquarters of the Agni-Haidar and Atarvani.
• The Lions of Fire: by Faisal (34K)
  A short story about the elite warriors of Khalid Atar, the Agni-Haidar.
• Zintkatogleglega: by FoxDancer (3K)
  FoxDancer tells a story about the blue-jay, and how its squawking saved the forest.
• The Coming of Khalid: by Khalid II (10K)
  A Varati myth about the Hawk of Heaven -- lord of fire and warfare, Khalid Atar.
• The Web of Magic: by Luna (13K)
  A group of Sylvans around a campfire hear a tale of the origin of magic.
• Reborn: by Maya (11K)
  The origin of a character who was "reborn" from the ashes of her old life to start a new one.
• A Mongrel's Tale: by Midge (3K)
  A mother tells her daughter a story about how the mongrels are favored most by the gods.
• Hearts of Fire: by Niamh (6K)
  A Varati creation story about Ashur Masad and Ushas, the deities of the sun and dawn.
• From the Ashes: by Olivia (12K)
  The widow of the Princeps ventures into the cella one night in search of his lare, or some form of comfort. It comes, but in a sudden and unexpected manner.
• Transition: by Olivia (7K)
  Again, the widow of the Princeps visits the cella, some six months after Magnus' death. This time, it is to ask for forgiveness for a new path she must tread.
• Tale of the Falls: by Orenda (6K)
  A Sylvan tale that explains how a waterfall got its name.
• Make Them Stop Crying: by Rabi (illustration by Drusus) (9K)
  As Clan Abassid traitors are tortured to death in the courtyard of Atesh-Gah, a mother tries to comfort her daughter, who is frightened by the screams.
• Shahar's Lament: by Shinjukou (4K)
  This poem was written by Shinjukou's player some time ago, to commemorate the deaths of Cassius and Shahar.
• Creation Myth: by Strongbow (6K)
  A tale told around a Sylvan campfire, that explains their creation.
• Snowbird: by Swiftkiller (10K)
  A tale of love and loss, by a lone Sylvan.

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