The more secret or more factual knowledge was even harder to find, depending on lucky discoveries of full and accurate records, intact archaeology, or a long and tedious compilation of pieces of knowledge from a wide range of sources. The records themselves were difficult to obtain without sufficient bribery of the appropriate officials, and often needed to be studied under trying circumstances without the ability to determine authenticity. A case in point was the Dispossession, which saw the deliberate and widespread purge of all history that related to Grey Orions, including of the Dispossession itself. The dirty little secrets of Orion history were also swept under the rug, if not totally erased. Other histories were sanitized or designed to attack their enemies. Only the great Nallin the Unconquerable remained largely intact, but exploits alongside family ancestors were invented around him and reclaimed by later families. Some events were more myth and legend than history, with heroes and historical figures usually only partially detailed. Accounts by the defeated were often destroyed to avoid contradiction with those of the victors. For their side, victories in war and business were exaggerated, as were those of their foes, while defeats were downplayed or left out altogether. Orion historians and artists primarily presented their patrons' views, whether that of a family, a planet, or a business.
But incredibly little of it was reliable, being rife with subjective views, rampant falsification, and lazy scholarship. Orion records were a significant historical resource, with a huge volume of data and a wide variety of different media.
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