Žötó-Ïdhatón

The Žötó-Ïdhatón (literally 'Recorded People'; Žö-Ïdhatón if singular) are a series of documents that date back to the Ïlýrhonidian Era. The name is of Aridurian origin; in original Eldrond, they would have been known as Gaðërïŋ-Ëlhi, or Family Records. Despite being recorded concurrently, sometimes even dating 500-1000 years before, the Žötó-Ïdhatón is usually seen as being less reliable than the much more famous Gaðërïŋ-Hýša, due to the families' history of bias and internal conflict. However, the Žötó-Ïdhatón remains the only substantial source on pre-Hýssian (that is, before the times recorded by the Gaðërïŋ-Hýša) history and geneology. 
Each of the twelve families possessed a unique Žö-Ïdhatón. When they departed, the families took their records with them, and as such, all Žötó-Ïdhatón are scattered in different places according to the settlements of their family. Today, they are seen as the most important documents pertaining to the original Žötó-Zar-Švúlak, or Old Generation, referring to the twelve families. All geneologies in this encyclopedia are gathered from the Žötó-Ïdhatón.