The Holds - General Info and References

"...it was the First Empire in which the Holds were first discovered. True, the Empty Hold proved a later manifestation, at least in so far as it related to ourselves."

- Nifadas
MT, UK Trade, p.160

"At the lowest levels of this temple (the Tesem Temple of Shadow) there lies a chamber. Its floor - flagstones - displays a series of carvings. Inscribing something like a Deck of Dragons. Neither Icarium nor I have seen anything like it before. If it is indeed a Deck, it's an Elder version. Not Houses, but Holds, the forces more elemental, more raw and primitive."

- Mappo
DG, UK MMPB, p.455