Glowstone Lore Expansion

The Glowstone Lore Expansion is a non/semi-canonical collection of lore, artifacts, and locations created primarily by Pastor\_Glostone. He was often helped by his good friends Kitilexx and Ravingbunny3, though many players participated in the expansions. Because they were built entirely in Survival Mode by an unopped player, they could not use commands or code to enhance complexity. Despite this they were often surprisingly larger than builds from Endercraft's canonical Quest.

Pastor\_Glowstone, a mapmaker by nature created the Glowstone Lore Expansion to fulfill a variety of goals. The following were his objectives for his stories - in order of importance:

1. For his own personal creative enjoyment/fulfillment
2. To help establish his persona as a scholar, shaman, secret-finder and storyteller
3. As narrative content for other players to enjoy (especially when The Quest was delayed/slow)
4. As a bluff to deter those who might seek to harm him
5. As a misinformation campaign to trick enemies with wild goose-chases and red-herrings.
6. As a phoney bartering chip for information exchange
7. As a way to asses the trust and capabilities of potential allies

Most of Pastor\_Glowstone's builds were incorporated into Glowstone Lore Expansion. They drew from the existing lore of The Quest to fit into the setting and ensure believability. Some fit so well into the lore that they were incorporated directly into The Quest.

Players typically enjoyed his work - primarily due to the spectacle of its builds. Some where frustrated however when they found it was non-canon content.

The lore of The Glowstone Lore Expansion sometimes drew from previous projects of his, and much of it was incorporated into his post-endercraft creations.

These are some of the key narrative elements of his Quasi-lore:

## The Totems

Pastor\_Glowstone's most iconic and widespread creations were his Totems - shamanistic spruce statues created to produce various esoteric outcomes. They would aid in good fortune, protection from evil, and as a way of influencing the flow of spiritual energy across Ley lines.

## Nomad Camps & Campfire Tales

As he traveled the world, Pastor would build campsites with a variety of looks. They always contained at least one bedroll, and usually a few signs describing the voyage.

Sometimes these campsites included campfires. When they did, Pastor\_Glowstone would invite players to join him at the campfire where he would tell them stories. Many of these stories were references to parts of The Glowstone Lore Expansion, or stories about The Quest.

## The Nether Plague

The largest project in the Glowstone Lore Expansion was The Nether Plague Quest. In this quest, players encountered a massive growth of Netherrack in the overworld, dubbed "The Nether Plague." If left unhindered, it continued to grow rapidly from a variety of portals. After a certain amount of time tall soulsand monsters known as Nether Wendigos would lurch from the portals as caretakers to the plague, removing water and destroying defensive walls placed by players. Warnings of the oncoming arrival of a powerful threat could be found on scrolls hidden across The Nether in Nethorium Shrines

These scrolls foretold the arrival of, Nethorium - God of The Nether - whole would come forth from the portals to rule the Overworld once enough Nether Plague had spread. Players would have to defeat him in a large battle within the plague. The Nether Plague never spread far enough for Pastor\_Glowstone to initiate the battle.

Kitilexx, RavingBunnny3, and Joalsm all aided in creating the Nether Plague storyline for players to enjoy. The majority of the supplies used for The Nether Plague's consutrction were harvested in The Nether Quarry.

## The Ancient Scroll

The Ancient scroll was one of the first large-scale projects in the Glowstone Lore Expansion. It was a large map-art intended to be a piece of decoration, as well as a red-herring for Pastor\_Glowstone's foes. It would later be the basis for The Nether Scrolls.

## The Lightning Eater(s)

The Lightning Eaters were described in Pastor Glowstone's Campfire Stories as ancient stone golems. They could range from being the size of a house to being the size of a city. They had gone almost completely extinct, although a few were rumored to exist in the middle of stormy oceans.

A Lightning Eater could be found underneath Sunmast Island. Another larger Lightning Eater was built in the middle of the ocean close to the Spawn Islands.

## The Ender Blade

The Ender Blade was a giant sword that pierced through an End Portal and into The Overworld.