Editing Virindi Lore (section)

=== Early Dereth History ===
No [[Empyrean]] texts have been discovered which mention contact with the Virindi prior to [[The Sundering]]. [[Asheron]] himself has stated that the Virindi arrived on Dereth far after the Sundering,<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/> and prior to the arrival of any of the other races.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/><ref name=AgesEmp>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ages of the Empyrean|Ages of the Empyrean]]</ref> Some point after their arrival (it is not clear when) the Virindi fought with Asheron over something and lost.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/><ref name=AgesEmp/> The circumstances and cause of the conflict are unknown.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/>

Despite Virindi arriving before all of the other displaced races, it seems as though humanity was not aware of them for some time. This is perhaps due to the fact that humans spent their first 15 years fighting against the Olthoi, a conflict which seemed to take place mostly on [[Osteth]], and as late as [[Release|10 PY]] most Virindi sightings were in the [[Direlands]].<ref name=ZoneBestiaryVirindi>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Zone_Bestiary#The_Virindi|Zone Bestiary - The Virindi]]</ref> The earliest documented human encounter with Virindi is that of Lord [[Cambarth]]'s meeting and subsequent trading with a Virindi using the Isparian identity of Lord [[Sarvaen]], which occured on Frostfell 4th in the 13th year of Cambarth's Exile and lasted up to Seedsow 22nd, in the 15th year of Cambarth's Exile<ref name=TornJournal>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Torn Journal]]</ref> Throughout Cambarth's Journal, he only refers to Sarvaen as the "Thing" and never as a Virindi,<ref name=TornJournal/> possibly indicating that neither he nor his workers had ever encountered a Virindi before. It is not clear what the conversion is between Cambarth's ''year of exile'' system and the ''portal year'' system. However, the events with Sarvaen had to occur after 0 PY, since Cambarth had a [[Gharu'ndim]] associate named [[Asjan]] who was from [[Qalaba'r]], and the Gharu'ndim people did not begin to arrive and settle until after the death of the One Queen.<ref name=OrigManual27>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Asheron's Call Manual]] p. 27 - Samsur</ref>