If its printed is it 'official'?

[Starscream]

The stories in 'Tales of the White Wolf', are they considered 'canon'? Can the Elric fan take these stories as actually taking place in his life? Which leads me to another question:

If Elric sired Lucifer (if it is considered actual 'canon') and Lucifer is Arioch and Arioch is Elrics patron Demon Lord . . . is Arioch aware of this? If Elric found out that he is his Lords father . . . uhm . . . Im not sure where this is going . . .

[Michael Moorcock]

Round and round ? Like the multiverse ? The child is father to the man ?

[Michael Moorcock]

While I gave my blessing to the Tales of the White Wolf and much enjoyed many of them, I think it's probably wise to consider these and the game scenarios as 'apocryphal'.

[Starscream]

Round and round ? Like the multiverse ? The child is father to the man ?

That's the sweet irony of it.

And I will consider Tales of the White Wolf as you suggested, which I suppose makes the Lucifer/Arioch/Elric [as father] moot. :P

[Dead-Air]

Are you still thinking of using the Gypsy King character from one of the other author's stories?

I take it that your story in the volume must still count as "official"...

[RCraigRobinson]

Elric fathered Lucifer?

Uhm, what?

I've never even heard of any of this before. Tales of the White Wolf?

Can someone shed light on my ignorance here?

Lucifer? THE Lucifer?
You don't mean like Lucifer Jones Esq. from Topeka?

[Starscream]

Elric fathered Lucifer?

Uhm, what?

I've never even heard of any of this before. Tales of the White Wolf?

Can someone shed light on my ignorance here?

Lucifer? THE Lucifer?
You don't mean like Lucifer Jones Esq. from Topeka?

Tales of the White Wolf is a compilation of short stories that Michael Moorcock approved (plus an Elric story by him) for publication in 1994. One particular story titled 'The Dragons Heart' is what I was referring to in my initial post. Its something you find out in the epilog regarding THE Lucifer (one can only assume).

[Michael Moorcock]

That's to do with the idea that the Black Sword's spirit, which is released at the end of the book is the spirit of evil in the world -- i.e. Lucifer.
But as we know the actual Lucifer (as in Warhound and the World's Pain) is actually trying to strike a deal with God to get back the old balance...
I'm not even sure that some of the Elric stories written since Revenge of the Rose are strictly within the main canon, but again they're scarcely apocryphal, I suppose, if I wrote them. I think Tales of the White Wolf is still in print. If not, it's fairly easy to get hold of. I really liked Tad's character and would love to do a story with him in it some time, but the way things are going it would probably be a while before I could find a place for him!