Editing Continuity/Empyrean as a Term (section)

== Alatar ==
The first explanation is that [[Alatar Locke]] coined the term.<ref name="TheExplorationsOfAlatarLocke">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]]</ref><ref name="AnExplorersNotes">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke/An Explorer's Notes|An Explorer's Notes]]</ref> This was revealed through the [[AC:DM CD Lore]], which, in lore terms, is a collection of writings assembled by the [[Arcanum]] of Zaikhal.<ref name="ACDMCDLoreIntroduction">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Introduction|AC:DM CD Lore: Introduction]]</ref> In the piece [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke|The Explorations of Alatar Locke]], the arcanum wrote that Alatar coined the term Empyrean.<ref name="TheExplorationsOfAlatarLocke" /> In the piece [[AC:DM CD Lore/Early Dereth Texts/The Explorations of Alatar Locke/An Explorer's Notes|An Explorer's Notes]], Alatar himself wrote that he calls the vanished race "Empyrean" and is glad the term has been picked up by others.<ref name="AnExplorersNotes" />