Tale 104 told by Bishop on 28.11.2000
Legend of the Blade Masters

Before the time of drow and elves, there existed a race known as 
Irid who ruled the land.  These Irid were lead by 8 great masters
of the sun who defended the land with their wisdom and skill in
the blades.  They defeated demon after demon until one day, a 
mighty titan did lay waste to the land and the armies of the Irid.
The great masters were called forth into battle against the titan,
but they knew there was no hope.  So they raised their scimitars
in the air and plunged them deep into their own hearts, praying
to their goddess to take their lives and destroy the titan.  Their
goddess responded and the titan was forever banished to the heavens,
never to bother the realms again.  The Irid master's souls were locked
away in tiny acorns, forever imprisoned in agony.  The acorns emitted
great power that could be sensed by strange lizards, precursors of
the dragons.  These lizards hid the acorns away, to hide them from
weak mortals unleashing the power of the blade lords.  Where these
acorns are now is anyone's guess... they could be destroyed, lost,
or ineffective by now...