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Putting history with mobs/objects/rooms is pretty controversal, but something that, I agree, puts a lot of character in an area. It's probably the only 'implanting of information' that I'd really allow.
Your only alternative is to have it in a book or scroll somewhere, if people were doing research on such things. But most people won't take the effort, and it's nice to have information readily available.
There have been several occasions where I've put a slight history in a mobs description, because honestly, the information wouldn't really be anywhere else. Not to mention it provides more opportunity for possible storylines.
So it's really a matter of preference, either provide the history there or in a book or another mob that could provide the information. Either seems alright with me.
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