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Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:51:37Z

98.169.232.117: /* The Plot */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]]
{{cq|...a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time.}}

A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only true love, by Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet, would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a Sakhmetian Princess whose status was stripped by her own father after loving in love with a commoner. Discovering her lost heritage, Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
Some time afterwards, Jazan's heart was mended and his and Nabile's love blossomed. However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken. Refusing to have such a lively person stuck in a dismal and dead place, Jazan convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet. She reluctantly agreed, but not before promising to search for an answer. Heartbroken, the prince refused to eat, slowly weakening in the process.

It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

The next morning, Nabile was recovering from her injuries, while Jazan and the Nightsteed returned to their kingdom.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:49:47Z

98.169.232.117: /* Razul */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]], a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time. A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only true love, by Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet, would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a Sakhmetian Princess whose status was stripped by her own father after loving in love with a commoner. Discovering her lost heritage, Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
Some time afterwards, Jazan's heart was mended and his and Nabile's love blossomed. However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken. Refusing to have such a lively person stuck in a dismal and dead place, Jazan convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet. She reluctantly agreed, but not before promising to search for an answer. Heartbroken, the prince refused to eat, slowly weakening in the process.

It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

The next morning, Nabile was recovering from her injuries, while Jazan and the Nightsteed returned to their kingdom.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Razul

2010-12-13T05:40:18Z

98.169.232.117:

[[Image:Razul.jpg|frame|right|Razul's image from the [[Gallery of Evil]].]]
'''Razul''' was a fiendish sorcerer and one-time ruler of [[Qasala]], who, desperate for power, was wiling to curse his own city and his own son, [[Jazan]], to live again after his death. He was the Second of the two antagonists of the Lost Desert Plot (After the first, his son Jazan, became good).

He was resurrected and then destroyed in the [[Lost Desert Plot]].

==Plot summary==
===Lost Desert Plot===
:''Main Article: [[Lost Desert Plot]]''

Upon completion of the spell that [[Jazan]] believed would restore [[Qasala]], '''Razul''' rose from the dead and waged war on the lands of the [[Lost Desert]] before setting his sights on Neopia. He tried to destroy his son, but was destroyed himself after Jazan unleashed his rage upon seeing [[Nabile]] almost killed.
==Battledome==

Users had to challenge him with one of three special weapons obtained during the course of the plot in order to vanquish him.

===Quotes===
'''During Fight...'''

*My foolish son released me and now you will pay. Fool!!!
*My foolish son released me and now you will pay. I don't have time to deal with you!
*Once I have finished with you I will conquer all of Neopia!
*Go ahead... call your mommy...

'''After Win...'''

*(unknown)

'''After Loss...'''
*I am not defeated, only weakened! Give up now.

'''Frozen'''

*(unknown)

'''Lose'''

*(unknown)

'''Win'''
*You may think you have defeated me, but no, you have just weakened me.

==Trivia==
*It is widely believed Razul was a [[Kyrii]] like his son, however this is difficult to ascertain due to his heavily skeletal appearance.

==External links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/index.phtml Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Gallery of Evil:''' [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?villain=25 Razul]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=645 #645], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=648 #648]

[[Category:Kyrii]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]

Jazan

2010-12-13T05:36:38Z

98.169.232.117:

[[Image:JAZAN.png|right]]'''Jazan''' is a [[Kyrii]], and the only child of King [[Razul]]. He has powerful skills in the dark arts, though his nature is not as malicious as that of his father. He is over 200 years old due to a curse placed on him and all of his people by his own father who wanted to gain immortality and supreme power. He is accompanied by his faithful Uni friend, [[Nightsteed|The Nightsteed]]. He was the first antagonist in the Lost Desert Plot.

==Plot Summary==
===Lost Desert Plot===
{{main|Lost Desert Plot}}

Jazan was tricked into unleashing his father by a false prophecy, telling him that if he married a Sakhmet princess, the curse would be lifted. He at first tried to get princess [[Amira]] to marry him (although they both did not love each other at all) before resorting to terrorizing her kingdom, but when [[Nabile]] was revealed to be a princess too and much more openhearted towards him, he married her instead.

The curse was not lifted however, and he eventually sent her back to Sakhmet City, hoping she'd be happier there. After her departure, he severely weakened from lack of food and sorrow.

When his father, [[Razul]], later went to destroy Sakhmet, Jazan felt Nabile to be in danger and went to find her. He met his father, but was not able to stand up to him. Nabile, however, caught the attack on him, and seeing her nearly dead angered Jazan so much that it gave him more power, enough to defeat Razul.

===The Faeries' Ruin===
{{main|The Faeries' Ruin}}
Jazan is one of the heroes besides [[King Altador]] who have been investigating the crisis in [[Faerieland]], where all of the [[Faeries]] were turned to stone. During this time, he had been keeping a close eye on [[Hanso]], who was at the scene of the crime, and is the first to suspect him of any wrongdoing. He is currently turned to stone, along with his allies, thanks to [[Xandra]]'s betrayal.

==Trivia==
*Cursed Jazan's [[Gallery of Evil]] article was released on September 16, 2005.

==External links==
*'''Gallery of Evil:''' [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?villain=25 Cursed Jazan]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=32 Prince Jazan]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=705 #705]

[[Category:Kyrii]]
[[Category:Heroes]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:The Faeries' Ruin]]
[[Category:Villains]]

Nabile

2010-12-13T05:30:24Z

98.169.232.117: /* Lost Desert Plot */

[[Image:15_nabile2.gif|thumb|right|frame|Picture of Nabile from her [[Neopedia]] entry.]]

'''Nabile''', a [[Pink]] [[Ixi]], is a character in the [[Lost Desert Plot]]. She is a long-time member of the [[Desert Scarabs]], an underground group of thieves and street urchins in [[Sakhmet]].

She was born in one of the poorest districts of Sakhmet and since she was but a young child has been living on the streets. Over the years she has become a top-notch thief, honing her ability to nearly an art form. [[Tomos]] is her partner in survival. The [[Desert Scarabs]] can be identified by the tatoo of a scarab on their arm.

==Plot summary==
===Lost Desert Plot===
:''Main Article: [[Lost Desert Plot]]''

During the LDP, Nabile secretly fell in love with [[Jazan]] after reading about his tragic life and the curse the befallen upon him, and eventually they were married in the Sakhmet palace, bringing the city back from the alternate dimension it had been placed in by a curse and because Nabile had royalty blood in her due to [[Princess Neera]].

Jazan returned to [[Qasala]] with Nabile, and together they planned the rebuilding of the ruined city, but Jazan soon realized Nabile was unhappy living amongst the ruins and sent her back to Sakhmet, hoping she would be happier there.

Soon, however, Jazan's father, [[Razul]], attacked Sakhmet after being freed from his imprisonment, seemingly because of Nabile and Jazan's marriage.

As his attack took place, the weak and dying Jazan realized his beloved was in danger and came to her rescue, but things had turned out differently as Nabile ended up saving him by standing in front of an attack made by Razul which was meant to kill Jazan. Seeing her almost die triggered an unfathomable rage in the prince and managed to destroy his father, and ending the curse once and for all.

She was last seen recovering from her injuries.

==Trivia==
{|align="right"
http://images.neopets.com/neoboards/avatars/nabile.gif
|}
*In the [[Neopets TCG]], Nabile is associatied with the element of [[Earth Faerie|earth]].
*An avatar was released on November 23rd, 2005. To obtain, view Nabile's Neopedia article with any ring item in your inventory.
*''How to Draw'' tutorial added on October 20, 2005.
*Inducted into the [[Gallery of Heroes]] on November 9, 2005''

==External links==
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=15 Nabile]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=31 Nabile], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=96 Spike Trap], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=25 Flooding Chamber]
*'''Gallery of Heroes''' [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?hero=22 Nabile]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=705 #705]
*'''How to Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/misc/nabile.phtml Nabile]

[[Category:Heroes]]
[[Category:Ixi]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Gallery of Heroes]]

Nabile

2010-12-13T05:30:11Z

98.169.232.117: /* Lost Desert Plot */

[[Image:15_nabile2.gif|thumb|right|frame|Picture of Nabile from her [[Neopedia]] entry.]]

'''Nabile''', a [[Pink]] [[Ixi]], is a character in the [[Lost Desert Plot]]. She is a long-time member of the [[Desert Scarabs]], an underground group of thieves and street urchins in [[Sakhmet]].

She was born in one of the poorest districts of Sakhmet and since she was but a young child has been living on the streets. Over the years she has become a top-notch thief, honing her ability to nearly an art form. [[Tomos]] is her partner in survival. The [[Desert Scarabs]] can be identified by the tatoo of a scarab on their arm.

==Plot summary==
===Lost Desert Plot===
:''Main Article: [[Lost Desert Plot]]''

During the LDP, Nabile secretly fell in love with [[Jazan]] after reading about his tragic life and the curse the befallen upon him, and eventually they were married in the Sakhmet palace, bringing the city back from the alternate dimension it had been placed in by a curse and because Nabile had royalty blood in her due to [[Princess Neera]].

Jazan returned to [[Qasala]] with Nabile, and together they planned the rebuilding of the ruined city, but Jazan soon realized Nabile was unhappy living amongst the ruins and sent her back to Sakhmet, hoping she would be happier there.

Soon, however, Jazan's father, [[Razul]], attacked Sakhmet after being freed from his imprisonment, seemingly because of Nabile and Jazan's marriage.

As his attack took place, the weak and dying Jazan realized his beloved was in danger and came to her rescue, but things had turned out differently as Nabile ended up saving him by standing in front of an attack made by Razul which was meant to kill Jazan. Seeing her almost die triggered an unfathomable rage in the prince and managed to destroying his father, and ending the curse once and for all.

She was last seen recovering from her injuries.

==Trivia==
{|align="right"
http://images.neopets.com/neoboards/avatars/nabile.gif
|}
*In the [[Neopets TCG]], Nabile is associatied with the element of [[Earth Faerie|earth]].
*An avatar was released on November 23rd, 2005. To obtain, view Nabile's Neopedia article with any ring item in your inventory.
*''How to Draw'' tutorial added on October 20, 2005.
*Inducted into the [[Gallery of Heroes]] on November 9, 2005''

==External links==
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=15 Nabile]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=31 Nabile], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=96 Spike Trap], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=25 Flooding Chamber]
*'''Gallery of Heroes''' [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?hero=22 Nabile]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=705 #705]
*'''How to Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/misc/nabile.phtml Nabile]

[[Category:Heroes]]
[[Category:Ixi]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Gallery of Heroes]]

Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:27:13Z

98.169.232.117: /* The Scroll Repository */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]], a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time. A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only true love, by Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet, would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a Sakhmetian Princess whose status was stripped by her own father after loving in love with a commoner. Discovering her lost heritage, Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken, and Jazan eventually succeeded in convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet in search of an answer. It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

Meanwhile, the efforts in the Scroll Repository finally paid off, eventually leading to an ancient weapon that would weaken Razul. The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Weakened by the magic weapon, Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

The next morning, Nabile was recovering from her injuries, while Jazan and Nightsteed returned to their kingdom.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:26:20Z

98.169.232.117: /* The Scroll Repository */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]], a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time. A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only true love, by Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet, would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a Sakhmetian Princess whose status was stripped by her own father after marrying a commoner. Discovering her lost heritage, Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken, and Jazan eventually succeeded in convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet in search of an answer. It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

Meanwhile, the efforts in the Scroll Repository finally paid off, eventually leading to an ancient weapon that would weaken Razul. The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Weakened by the magic weapon, Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

The next morning, Nabile was recovering from her injuries, while Jazan and Nightsteed returned to their kingdom.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:22:36Z

98.169.232.117: /* Razul */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]], a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time. A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a disgraced Sakhmetian Princess. Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken, and Jazan eventually succeeded in convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet in search of an answer. It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

Meanwhile, the efforts in the Scroll Repository finally paid off, eventually leading to an ancient weapon that would weaken Razul. The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Weakened by the magic weapon, Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

The next morning, Nabile was recovering from her injuries, while Jazan and Nightsteed returned to their kingdom.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Lost Desert Plot

2010-12-13T05:18:48Z

98.169.232.117: /* Razul */

{{Construction|reason=Proper summary at beginning, plot summary, plot participation, and possible reworking of prizes section}}

[[Image:Ldbiglogo.jpg|right]]

The '''Lost Desert Plot''' ran from August 30th through November 29th, 2005. This puzzle [[Plot]] revolved around [[Tomos]], [[Nabile]], [[Jazan]] and [[Amira|Princess Amira]], all new characters to the world of Neopia.

The Neopets Lost Desert Plot was one of the more comprehensive plots [[Neopets]] had ever released. Not only were the puzzles difficult, it is the first time Neopets implemented a plot which required people to actively participate if they wanted to progress. The large '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs''', unique to each user and requiring extensive mapping, as well as the enormously large '''Scroll Repository''' brought on a phenomenon known as '''OLDPD''' (Obsessive Lost Desert Plot Disorder).

During the beginning, most of the participants barely left their computers for fear of missing out on an important event that would possibly exclude them out of the plot; this would not be the case, however.

Extremely long waiting times, sometimes weeks long, drove Neopets’ users crazy with anticipation for new clues and/or parts to be released that would allow them to continue. This, combined with increasingly harder tasks sometimes taking 5-6 hours to complete, eventually weeded out most of those who had been there from the start.

[[The Neopets Team]] portrayed the marriage of Jazan and Nabile as the end of the plot.

On November 29, 2005, the real ending was released. This second ending, involving the return and defeat of [[Razul]], tied up several loose ends and tied in the end of the puzzle part of the plot.

==The Plot==
The plot introduces in [[Sakhmet]], a thriving town in an ancient and timeless land. Sakhmet is home to exotic [[Petpet]]s, amazing foods, and some of the best entertainers in the land.

But the best thing of all is the Royal Palace, where Princess Amira is watching over everything.

Far from the Royal Palace, the streets of Sakhmet are full of beggars, scoundrels, and villains, including a wily gang of street urchins known as the Desert Scarabs.

One thing about Sakhmet, you can never guarantee it's a dull place, where unexpected visitors can come at any time. A mysterious noble named Prince Jazan entered Sakhmet, full of confidence.

===Marriage Proposal===
Jazan introduces himself as Prince Jazan the Fourth to the guards of the Royal Palace, and asks to visit Princess Amira. The guards say that only visitors with an appointment may see Amira. Jazan shows the guards a fake appointment, and they let him pass. Jazan then gives a few coins to the guards.

When Jazan enters the Great Hall, he introduces himself to Amira. Jazan then asks for marriage, which Amira sternly declines. As the Prince rode away, two local thieves by the names of [[Tomos]] and [[Nabile]] followed him with the hope of scoring some treasure. They followed the Prince to the ruins of the long dead city, [[Qasala]], which had been deserted for 200 years. With nothing to show for their travels, Nabile and Tomos returned to Sakhmet.

Soon after, Princess Amira prepared to make a grand speech to her people. Jazan returned to the city, and Nabile and Tomos hid on the path outside of Sakhmet to ambush him when he left. Jazan interrupted Amira's announcement, once more asking for her hand in marriage. When Amira declined, Jazan was thrown into a rage and summoned up a great magical force that teleported the entire city to an alternate dimension where undead creatures roamed. Tomos and Nabile made their way back to the ruins of Qasala. There, they were attacked by the [[Nightsteed]], and narrowly avoided death by falling into a pit.

===The Scroll Repository===
The duo soon discovered the tombs of ancient Qasala, and Nabile set about trying to translate the Qasalan hieroglyphs. She discovered that Qasala had been struck down with a horrible curse, and that only Jazan's marriage to a Princess of Sakhmet would lift it. Tomos soon discovered the Ring of the Lost, which teleported the two of them back to Sakhmet. Meanwhile, out in the desert, other locals began to construct a Scroll Repository containing knowledge that might help solve the disappearance of Sakhmet. Tomos and Nabile arrived too late in Sakhmet, as Amira reluctantly agreed to marry Jazan. During the wedding ceremony, Nabile interrupted and explained that the marriage would not break the curse, as neither party loved the other. As she explained, a startling discovery was made - Nabile was actually a descendent of [[Princess Neera]], a disgraced Sakhmetian Princess. Nabile agreed to marry Jazan in Amira's place, having learned to love him. With the marriage complete, Sakhmet returned to the desert, and the couple set out back to Qasala.

===Razul===
However, they soon discovered that the curse had not been broken, and Jazan eventually succeeded in convincing Nabile to return to Sakhmet in search of an answer. It wasn't long before an unnatural storm descended upon Sakhmet, and [[Emperor Razul]], Jazan's undead father, arrived to lay waste to the city. Claiming to have been freed from his imprisonment by the marriage, he effortlessly destroyed the Sakhmet army. Sensing Nabile was in danger, Jazan set off at full speed to the city.

Meanwhile, the efforts in the Scroll Repository finally paid off, eventually leading to an ancient weapon that would weaken Razul. The Emperor located the Princesses within the palace, and overpowered Jazan while Nabile was caught in the crossfire. Weakened by the magic weapon, Razul was once again challenged by an enraged Jazan, who succeeded in countering and destroying his father. With Razul dead, the curse of Qasala was finally lifted, and peace returned to the desert.

==Plot participation==
To complete the tablet, users had to find parchments revealing the location of each tablet piece. To receive the third parchment, participants had to bet and feed a [[Poogle]] in [[Poogle Racing]]. To find the parchment that revealed the location of the 11th tablet piece, users had to lose a game of [[Fetch!]].

===Battledome===
{| border="1" align=right
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=2| Opponent || Difficulty
|-
| [[Spirit of the Ruins]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/ruinspirit.gif || 50
|-
| [[Scordrax]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/twoheaddragon.gif || 150
|-
| [[Razul]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/razul.gif || 100000
|}
While it was a puzzle plot, the [[Battledome]] was used as part of the puzzle solving.
 

==Prizes==
{|align=right border=1
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy1.gif '''Sand Mite''' (1000-? points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy2.gif '''Furniture Merchant''' (4,000-6,450 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy3.gif '''Desert Scarab''' (12,850-22,800 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy4.gif '''Dune Explorer''' (23,800-62,800 points)
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy5.gif '''Scroll Specialist''' (134,300-164,300 points) || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy6.gif '''Qasalan Archaeologist''' (179,300-194,300 points)
|-
|colspan=2|http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy7.gif '''Aegis of Sakhmet''' (199,300-229,300 points)
|}

Prizes were awarded on January 30, 2006, in the form of a gift shop, which people spent their accumulated points. upon visiting the shop, a [[trophy]] was added to the [[User Lookup]] of those who scored any points during the plot. they were...

Top winners released by the ''Sakhmet Royal Prize Commission''...

'''First place with 229,300 points'''
*parkersc

'''Tied for second with 214,300 points'''
*dolphinling
*dragon_cleric

'''Tied for third with 204,300 points'''
*cran_b
*sum41girl2k
*ub3r_g00b3r
 

There were also trophies handed out for sand and block movers, which were only available to view through the each users individual plot stats page.

{|
| http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_sand.gif '''Sand Mover''' || http://images.neopets.com/desert/ldp/trophies/ldp_trophy_benblock.gif '''Block Mover''' (in the user's symbol)
|}

{| border="1"
|-style="background:silver"
! || Top Sand Movers|| Top Block Movers
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''1.''' || lordjetro - 73 || sinisten - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''2.''' || majacal_daze - 70 || sunshinebubbles - 14
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''3.''' || jenlynng - 68 || soerenl - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''4.''' || princess_peace001 - 64 || indisguise - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''5.''' || rosebud2554 - 64 || kimik000 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''6.''' || parkerchempro - 62 || takumi0830 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''7.''' || pretiful - 62 || tracy17901 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''8.''' || marigoldd - 62 || barrymanglow - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''9.''' || samniann - 62 || bassexe_04 - 13
|-
|style="background:silver"| '''10.''' || devingl - 62 || Still lost in the Repository. :(
|}

The ''furniture mover'' statistics were never released, said to be stolen. It may be a joke on [[The Neopets Team]]s part, as they say they can't continue to find the statistics, as the Sakhmet guards are looking for those who stole [[The Foreman]]s missing toenail polish, and can't bother to look into something as furniture. It's generally believed the [[TNT]] lost the data, or had no way to gauge how many were taken into the Scroll Repository.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp Lost Desert Plot]
*'''Prize Redemption:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/gift_shop.phtml Gift Shop of 1,000 Rewards]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639]

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

The Faeries' Ruin

2010-12-12T20:23:34Z

98.169.232.117: /* Plot summary */