The Anthology Project

The Safehouse Anthology of Telonian Lore has been compiled for lore aficionados and fans of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Watching this slew of prose unfurl before the game was released, it became apparent that the backdrop for our new gaming world was just as important as game mechanics and technical innovations. Snippets of the culture, the people, the places, and our anticipated adversaries were given to us in a classic disjointed/unorganized teaser format. Seemingly "fun" stories when put in context with the textual quotes along the margins of the official website, quickly started to materialize into a larger story-Telon was being revealed to those of us who crave immersion in our MMORPGs.

It should be noted here that the developers at Sigil Games Online specifically state that:

"The intent of the lore for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is to provide a glimpse into the world through the eyes of those who live within its lands and create a more immersive game play experience. While we will make an effort to describe a world that you the player will indeed encounter in many or most ways and to a significant degree, it is also not the intent of the lore to necessarily or explicitly introduce game play mechanics or features."

Disclaimers aside, it is important to remember that one possessing a strong knowledge of a MMORPG world is typically more engrossed than those wandering around wide-eyed and uninformed. While the lore may not be 100% accurate to the way things are in Telon, we're betting that reading up on it will give us insight to potential quests and/or the lay of the land.

Obviously, this information is readily available at the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes website. So, why are we doing this? For a several reasons:

• We are attempting to organize the lore as accurately and efficiently as possible. This is to encourage the casual reading enjoyment of these writings for the Vanguard community-a one stop, hassle free access to the lore.
• The editor of this document prefers a tactile experience when reading. Not everyone enjoys reading volumes of information from a screen. Get yourself a ream of paper and a three ring binder and print away!
• The anthology is a reference tool. Rather than just relying on a simple search engine, we have indexed each tidbit of information in a more traditional reference format. See a somewhat familiar or completely new term in game? Reference our index.

The Safehouse Anthology of Telonian Lore is also intended to grow beyond the web lore. We would like to incorporate the assumed expanse of lore as it is unearthed in game. This task will require the help of the Vanguard community. Submissions from the community will be catalogued appropriately and proper credit will be given to the submitter. We hope to receive a community-sized effort to keep this tome up to date and accurate.

A companion file will eventually be made available for those who prefer this information in a *.CHM format.