Encyclopedia Frassadica

The Encyclopedia Frassadica is an ongoing encyclopedia compiled to collect as much information as possible in the known universe.
=== History ===
The first edition of the EF was published in 931, only 11 years after Southern Union became a united nation. The archive was penned (primarily) in Hubris by over 50 authors. The following editions were published in the years listed:
* Second Edition - 950
* Third Edition - 962
* Fourth Edition - 970
* Fifth Edition - 977
* Sixth Edition - 981
* Seventh Edition - 984
* Eight Edition - 990
* Ninth Edition - 993
* Tenth Edition - 995
* Eleventh Edition - 998
* Twelfth Edition - 1000
* Thirteenth Edition - 1004
* Fourteenth Edition - 1010
* Fifteenth Edition - 1012
* Sixteenth Edition - 1017
* Seventeenth Edition - 1020
* Eighteenth Edition - 1025
* Nineteenth Edition - 1029
* Twentieth Edition - 1034
* Twenty-First Edition - 1040
* Twenty-Second Edition - 1044
* Twenty-Third Edition - 1047
* Twenty-Fourth Edition - 1051
The list of authors continually expand with each edition. By the 24th edition of the Encyclopedia Frassadica, there are more than 1000 names directly credited with authorship, and over 100 pages dedicated to citations and supporting individuals following.
=== Versions ===
Given the sheer size of the typical-issue copy of an EF, there are 'pocket-sized' versions that contain many condensed and omitted articles. While convenient, the normal-size encyclopedia remains the most popular among home bookshelves and travelers' bags alike.
To satisfy nations that have banned the "heretical" nature of some of the material covered in the various versions of the EF, there also exists the Abridged Versions of each edition that is typically published within the same year following a new publishing.
=== Controversy ===
The EF continually receives criticism from the Church of the Eight for its numerous articles on what is widely considered heretical by the Church, as well as the uncensored reference to the name 'Asparan.' Despite the Church's attempts to limit, censor, and otherwise contest certain portions of the EF, it is published largely without consequence, following strong state protections on its publishment through Southern Union. However, the unabridged copies are banned in many countries that are large hosts of the Church, such as Wyrmscribe and Foregrim, and for such nations the 'Church-friendly' Abridged Version is sold.