Suaz Gadhal

Suaz Gadhal (b. E.5 99-159) was a Rhesik scholar and collector of artifacts.

Catalog I
In E.5 124, Gadhal published his first Catalog op'Religiq, an encyclopedia detailing many important religious artifacts, objects, and symbols from around the world. Affectionately referred to as "The Catal", this book became a best seller for explorers, museum curators, and scholars around the world.

Gadhal claims all work in the book to be original; however, came under fire years later when devising his second version. Gadhal seems to lift direct texts and research from other notable scholars of the time such as Mercant Gardot, Alessann Hafthor, and Proter Gamek. Despite these accusations, the Catalog series still sold fairly well.

Catalog II
Catalog II's writing and publishing were shrouded in drama as stated above. Gadhal came out with a public apology and offered to pay reparation to several of the scholars whose work he stole. Due to the surprisingly civil nature of academia at the time, the three accepted his apology and gave their blessing for him to use their work in the future.

Catalog II was to be his magnum opus. Published in E.5 133, it was filled with seven thousand entries from five hundred different kingdoms, colonies, cults, tribes, and organizations. Catalog II became one of the best selling books of the Fifth Era within five years of its publishing.

Catalog III
Largely seen as an extension to Catalog II, Catalog III contains entries deemed too long, unbiased, poorly researched, or not sufficiently interesting to warrant their adding to Catalog II. Collectors and academics purchased Catalog II and Catalog III together to save on costs so the third edition, despite its lesser quality, still became extremely popular. Catalog III is notable for including the soon widely spread rumor about New World Ypari Cannibalism.