Editing The Faeries' Ruin
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
You are not currently logged in. This edit will be associated with your IP address in the page's edit history. |
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{|align=right | |||
|http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/hub/logo.png | |||
|} | |||
{{currentevent}} | |||
The plot | '''The Faeries' Ruin''' is a [[plot]] that started on 20 September, 2010 (publicly announced on the 21st). During the [[Faerie Festival]], all the [[Faerie]]s in the world mysteriously turned to stone, and [[Faerieland]] began sinking towards the ground. It stars several characters who have appeared in previous plots, including [[Jazan]] of [[Lost Desert Plot]] fame and [[King Altador]], as well as several new characters. During the course of the plot, nearly all activities that involve faeries have been suspended - from the games and shops on Faerieland to the [[Neggery]] and the [[Cooking Pot]], due to the faeries' condition. | ||
Like [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot, this plot has story segments that have [[wikipedia:unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]s. | |||
{| style="background-color:#ddddee;color:#000000;margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto;-moz-border-radius:10px;width:80%;" cellpadding="3" | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Jump to''' <big><big>'''[[The Faeries' Ruin#Shadow Phantoms|Latest Battledome Step]]'''</big></big><small> ([[The Faeries' Ruin#Fearless Deeds 7|Fearless Deeds]])</small> <big><big>'''[[The Faeries' Ruin#The Ritual|Latest Puzzle]]'''</big></big><small> ([[The Faeries' Ruin#Fearless Deeds 8|Fearless Deeds]])</small> | |||
|- | |||
|style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;text-align:center;"|<small>[[The Faeries' Ruin#Xandra's Library|Step 1]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Castle Nox|Step 2]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Shadow Wraiths|Step 3]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives|Step 4]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Shadow Spectres|Step 5]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Escape the cave|Step 6]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Shadow Phantoms|Step 7]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#The Ritual|Step 8]]</small> | |||
|} | |||
<br clear="all" /> | |||
==Plot summary== | |||
[[Image:Begin.png|center|frame|Our story begins at the Faerie Festival.]] | |||
[[Image:Tfr_chapter_2_2.png|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's a pretty good story, actually..."]] | |||
At the Faerie Festival, [[Hanso]] the Ixi was looking for things to steal. Whatever jewellery the Faeries were wearing was turned to stone with them, but plenty of their possessions were not on their person and were left unaltered. Hanso was not the only visitor to the Festival - shortly after Hanso arrived, King Altador and his guards, and [[Brynn]], who was sent by [[King Hagan]], arrived on the scene to investigate the curse. Hanso revealed himself and tried to sell them information, closely followed by King Jazan, who revealed he had been tailing Hanso after he saw him stealing from the fossilised faeries. Jazan accused Hanso of being involved in the curse. | |||
Altador asked if [[Jazan]] was there to free the faeries from the curse, to which hesitantly responded he was. Although Jazan did not trust him, Brynn reminded Altador that Hanso was their only lead, and they agreed to hear him out. | |||
Hanso explained that as he was on the way to the festival - "You mean you were going to steal from the faeries at their festival." - he saw [[Hubrid Nox]], who was holding a shiny artefact and chanting an incantation. After a blinding flash of light, Nox had vanished and all the faeries were stone. Although Jazan and Altador doubted Hubrid Nox would be powerful enough to curse all the faeries, Brynn vouched that he would have no reason to lie, and that the artefact Hanso claimed to have seen may have something to do with it. | |||
The group headed in to Faerie City to see [[Xandra]], a [[Xweetok]] who too was investigating the curse. On seeing Hanso, however, she became enraged - he had stolen several valuable artefacts from her hut earlier. | |||
[[ | |||
Hanso confessed that while he didn't lie about seeing Hubrid Nox, it wasn't the whole truth - he had broken into Xandra's hut, too. | Hanso confessed that while he didn't lie about seeing Hubrid Nox, it wasn't the whole truth - he had broken into Xandra's hut, too. | ||
[[Image:nox.png|left|thumb|Nox uses the stolen artefact.]] | |||
Hanso explained that after he had stolen from Xandra, he put the word out that he had four magical artefacts to fence. He was contacted by a buyer who wanted to meet in Faerieland - Hubrid Nox. Nox was only interested in one of the artefacts, and Hanso tailed him to see what he would do with it: as Hanso had already explained, he chanted, there was a flash of light, and all the faeries turned to stone. Xandra still didn't trust Hanso's word, but Brynn and Altador were convinced, and went to recover the artefact from Nox before he could do any more damage with it. | Hanso explained that after he had stolen from Xandra, he put the word out that he had four magical artefacts to fence. He was contacted by a buyer who wanted to meet in Faerieland - Hubrid Nox. Nox was only interested in one of the artefacts, and Hanso tailed him to see what he would do with it: as Hanso had already explained, he chanted, there was a flash of light, and all the faeries turned to stone. Xandra still didn't trust Hanso's word, but Brynn and Altador were convinced, and went to recover the artefact from Nox before he could do any more damage with it. | ||
[[Image:Tfr_chapter_3.png|right|thumb|Hanso and the heroes split up.]] | |||
The group - Hanso under guard - arrived at [[Castle Nox]] in the [[Haunted Woods]]. As they formed their plan to storm the stronghold, Hanso slipped away. Brynn went after him - as Nox could appear any second, they couldn't afford to delay their plan. | The group - Hanso under guard - arrived at [[Castle Nox]] in the [[Haunted Woods]]. As they formed their plan to storm the stronghold, Hanso slipped away. Brynn went after him - as Nox could appear any second, they couldn't afford to delay their plan. | ||
Brynn found Hanso climbing over the wall away from the front gates - he said that he would find his own way in. | Brynn found Hanso climbing over the wall away from the front gates - he said that he would find his own way in. | ||
{{cq|And how do I know you're not going in there to tip [[Hubrid Nox|him]] off?}} | {{cq|And how do I know you're not going in there to tip [[Hubrid Nox|him]] off?}} | ||
{{cq|Well, if you don't trust me, you could always stop me.}} | {{cq|Well, if you don't trust me, you could always stop me.}} | ||
As soon as Hanso snuck in through one of the castle windows, he was spotted by Nox. Hanso asked Nox about the artefact - but Nox didn't seem to know what he was talking about. At that moment, an alarm went off, and Nox saw through his crystal ball Altador and the others storming the gates. Nox opened a secret passageway, threw the crystal ball at Hanso, and made good his escape. | As soon as Hanso snuck in through one of the castle windows, he was spotted by Nox. Hanso asked Nox about the artefact - but Nox didn't seem to know what he was talking about. At that moment, an alarm went off, and Nox saw through his crystal ball Altador and the others storming the gates. Nox opened a secret passageway, threw the crystal ball at Hanso, and made good his escape. | ||
Line 53: | Line 43: | ||
Meanwhile, out in the Haunted Woods, Hubrid Nox ran away from his castle, gloating over his escape - before running straight into another Hubrid Nox, who blasted him to the ground. | Meanwhile, out in the Haunted Woods, Hubrid Nox ran away from his castle, gloating over his escape - before running straight into another Hubrid Nox, who blasted him to the ground. | ||
<br clear="all" /> | |||
[[Image:Tfr_chapter_5.png|center|frame|Nox has a close encounter with a familiar face.]] | |||
After Brynn and Hanso used the control panel to help the rest of the heroes escape, Jazan accused Hanso of letting Nox escape and blamed him for getting trapped in the castle. Although Hanso protested that he helped them get out of the castle, they overruled him, and decided to proceed without him. They argued over where Nox could have gone, when [[Faerieland]], surrounded by sinister purple clouds and crackling lightning, appeared overhead. Altador suggested that the faerie's condition had adversely affected the city, when the group was attacked from all sides by shadowy monsters. | After Brynn and Hanso used the control panel to help the rest of the heroes escape, Jazan accused Hanso of letting Nox escape and blamed him for getting trapped in the castle. Although Hanso protested that he helped them get out of the castle, they overruled him, and decided to proceed without him. They argued over where Nox could have gone, when [[Faerieland]], surrounded by sinister purple clouds and crackling lightning, appeared overhead. Altador suggested that the faerie's condition had adversely affected the city, when the group was attacked from all sides by shadowy monsters. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Tfr_chapter_6_2.png|right|frame|Faerieland descends...]] | ||
Jazan reasoned that the monsters they were fighting could not belong to Nox, as his minions are ghosts. Hanso and Altador realised that the wraiths were distracting them from the sinking Faerieland, and between waves, they resolved to split up. Brynn would go to [[Brightvale]]'s library to see if there was anything they could use, and take Hanso to the dungeons there. Xandra said she should research more on faerie artefacts as well. The rest of the team would remain to see if the wraiths led them to Nox. | |||
[[Image:shadows.png|left|thumb|... and a new threat [literally] emerges from the shadows.]] | |||
Brynn and Hanso reminisced as to the first time they met, and after a while Xandra excused herself to go to her own books. When they reached Brightvale, they noticed the colour seemed to have gone from it. Brynn dutifully locked Hanso up, but promised she would return after going to the library. | Brynn and Hanso reminisced as to the first time they met, and after a while Xandra excused herself to go to her own books. When they reached Brightvale, they noticed the colour seemed to have gone from it. Brynn dutifully locked Hanso up, but promised she would return after going to the library. | ||
Line 69: | Line 61: | ||
Brynn met Xandra in the cave, who said she had also been captured. The other people in the cave seemed ill: Xandra thought the Spectres were feeding off them somehow. She wanted to know if Brynn had found a solution, and suggested the writing in the book may have been a puzzle of some kind. With the help of Hanso, who had snuck into the cave by piggy-backing on one of the Spectres, the trio managed to escape. | Brynn met Xandra in the cave, who said she had also been captured. The other people in the cave seemed ill: Xandra thought the Spectres were feeding off them somehow. She wanted to know if Brynn had found a solution, and suggested the writing in the book may have been a puzzle of some kind. With the help of Hanso, who had snuck into the cave by piggy-backing on one of the Spectres, the trio managed to escape. | ||
On examining the book, Xandra stated that it did not contain a counter-spell, but a map to some ruins. Hanso recognized them - they were one of the safe houses when he was a member of the [[Thieves' Guild]]. As it was their only lead, the trio travelled to the ruins, hoping to find something they could use. Within the ruins, they ran into more ghouls and split up. Xandra and Hanso found another artefact that looked like it was connected to the one used against the Faeries. | On examining the book, Xandra stated that it did not contain a counter-spell, but a map to some ruins. Hanso recognized them - they were one of the safe houses when he was a member of the [[Thieves' Guild]]. As it was their only lead, the trio travelled to the ruins, hoping to find something they could use. Within the ruins, they ran into more ghouls and split up. Xandra and Hanso found another artefact that looked like it was connected to the one used against the Faeries. | ||
[[Image:arte2.png|right|thumb|The group finds the second artefact]] | |||
Hanso was wary of traps and [[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|asked Xandra if she had a bag of sand]], but she rolled her eyes and just grabbed the artefact, which didn't seem to be booby trapped after all. They met up with Brynn again and decided to head back to the Haunted Woods, hoping the second artefact could undo the spell the first one cast. | Hanso was wary of traps and [[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|asked Xandra if she had a bag of sand]], but she rolled her eyes and just grabbed the artefact, which didn't seem to be booby trapped after all. They met up with Brynn again and decided to head back to the Haunted Woods, hoping the second artefact could undo the spell the first one cast. | ||
Line 77: | Line 69: | ||
{{cq|It's worse than just Faerieland sinking. King Altador, I think all of Neopia is in terrible danger...}} | {{cq|It's worse than just Faerieland sinking. King Altador, I think all of Neopia is in terrible danger...}} | ||
[[Image:Second_artefact.png|thumb|left|The second artefact. [http://pinkpt.com/neodex/images/7/7b/Second_artefact.png See bigger.]]] | |||
Brynn explained that it seemed all of Neopia seemed drained, and everything was decaying or dying. Jazan wondered if the Faeries were more involved in the well-being of the planet than they had realised. With time running out, they needed to reverse the spell as soon as they could, and Xandra resolved to try. They moved out in to the open, and Brynn and Hanso held the artefact up for Xandra while the heroes defended them against the renewed forces of the wraiths. | Brynn explained that it seemed all of Neopia seemed drained, and everything was decaying or dying. Jazan wondered if the Faeries were more involved in the well-being of the planet than they had realised. With time running out, they needed to reverse the spell as soon as they could, and Xandra resolved to try. They moved out in to the open, and Brynn and Hanso held the artefact up for Xandra while the heroes defended them against the renewed forces of the wraiths. | ||
As the ritual was completed, there was a shockwave from the artefact. Hanso picked himself up, and saw Brynn lying on the ground, while outside of Xandra's magical barrier, the heroes had been turned to stone. The Phantoms closed in on Xandra, who scoured them away with green flames. Hanso stared in shock as the Xweetok stood with an evil glint in her eye and Faerieland crashed behind them in a shower of fireballs. It was at this point that Hasno and Brynn had learned the horrible truth: Xandra ''wanted'' Faerieland to fall... | As the ritual was completed, there was a shockwave from the artefact. Hanso picked himself up, and saw Brynn lying on the ground, while outside of Xandra's magical barrier, the heroes had been turned to stone. The Phantoms closed in on Xandra, who scoured them away with green flames. Hanso stared in shock as the Xweetok stood with an evil glint in her eye and Faerieland crashed behind them in a shower of fireballs. It was at this point that Hasno and Brynn had learned the horrible truth: Xandra ''wanted'' Faerieland to fall... | ||
<br clear="all" /> | |||
[[Image:Tfr_crash.jpg|center|frame|Xandra had no intention of ever saving Faerieland.]] | |||
{{cq|It was a symbol, Brynn. That's all. Symbols have power, and getting rid of that symbol is something that Neopia has needed for a long, long time...}} | {{cq|It was a symbol, Brynn. That's all. Symbols have power, and getting rid of that symbol is something that Neopia has needed for a long, long time...}} | ||
Line 88: | Line 80: | ||
Xandra explained that some time ago, the Faeries had seen her magical potential and brought her to their kingdom to study with them. However, she learned that far from being Neopia's protectors, the Faeries had great power but hardly ever intervened. She urged them to get more involved, but they refused. This was an unreasonable injustice to Xandra, and she grew to see the faeries as "winged tyrants", and Faerieland their symbol of power. | Xandra explained that some time ago, the Faeries had seen her magical potential and brought her to their kingdom to study with them. However, she learned that far from being Neopia's protectors, the Faeries had great power but hardly ever intervened. She urged them to get more involved, but they refused. This was an unreasonable injustice to Xandra, and she grew to see the faeries as "winged tyrants", and Faerieland their symbol of power. | ||
Hanso remembered the 'Nox' he saw cast the spell called Faeries "winged tyrants" - and realised 'Nox' must have been Xandra in disguise. Xandra said the world would be better off under a Neopet | Hanso remembered the 'Nox' he saw cast the spell called Faeries "winged tyrants" - and realised 'Nox' must have been Xandra in disguise. Xandra said the world would be better off under a Neopet ruled: her. The artefact Hanso had stolen and the sibling they found in the ruin had both served to amplify her magic so she could overwhelm the Faeries. The shadowy wraiths, spectres, and phantoms, who have been plaguing Brightvale and the Haunted Woods, were a side-effect from the petrification spell unintended by Xandra. | ||
[[Image:Xanoffer.png|left|thumb|"I've let you live this long because I see potential in you."]] | |||
Xandra hoped to rebuild Neopia with Neopets and their own strengths, not through the blessings of the faeries. Seeing their potential, she offered Brynn and Hanso a chance to join her: Brynn refused at once, but Hanso listened. Xandra said that if Hanso helped her rebuild, he would be remembered as a hero, not a thief. Recalling the distrust from his fellow heroes - including Brynn - and despite Brynn begging for his help, Hanso instead seemed to agree to Xandra's offer. | Xandra hoped to rebuild Neopia with Neopets and their own strengths, not through the blessings of the faeries. Seeing their potential, she offered Brynn and Hanso a chance to join her: Brynn refused at once, but Hanso listened. Xandra said that if Hanso helped her rebuild, he would be remembered as a hero, not a thief. Recalling the distrust from his fellow heroes - including Brynn - and despite Brynn begging for his help, Hanso instead seemed to agree to Xandra's offer. | ||
However, it was proven to all be a ruse as Hanso snatched the smaller artefact from Xandra and throws it to Brynn, telling her to destroy it. Brynn hesitates in the confusion from this sudden change of events, which gives the Xweetok witch enough time to summon it back. Hanso grabs the artefact as he and Brynn flee. An enraged Xandra pursues... | |||
Hanso | |||
<br clear="all" /> | <br clear="all" /> | ||
== | ==Plot participation== | ||
The player | The player can participate in this plot, like in the [[Tale of Woe]], by solving puzzles that are released after certain chapters of the story. Solving puzzles, and solving them in specific ways, earns the player achievements called ''Fearless Deeds''. Achievements are often named after internet memes. | ||
The first puzzle was linked to at the bottom of the second chapter. The second puzzle, by contrast, had to be found in the [[Deserted Fairground]] of the [[Haunted Woods]], like the puzzles in the [[Tale of Woe]] plot. All subsequent puzzle steps had to be found by the players as well. The third, fifth, and seventh steps were battles which took place in the [[Battledome]], and had a dedicated page to keep track of their progress. | The first puzzle was linked to at the bottom of the second chapter. The second puzzle, by contrast, had to be found in the [[Deserted Fairground]] of the [[Haunted Woods]], like the puzzles in the [[Tale of Woe]] plot. All subsequent puzzle steps had to be found by the players as well. The third, fifth, and seventh steps were battles which took place in the [[Battledome]], and had a dedicated page to keep track of their progress. | ||
Line 119: | Line 96: | ||
The first task the user is asked to do is to guide Hanso in a 'retelling' of his first encounter with Xandra. The player must move Hanso around Xandra's library and pick up the four artefacts - which are each glowing green - and then make it to the exit, without Xandra shooting Hanso with magic. | The first task the user is asked to do is to guide Hanso in a 'retelling' of his first encounter with Xandra. The player must move Hanso around Xandra's library and pick up the four artefacts - which are each glowing green - and then make it to the exit, without Xandra shooting Hanso with magic. | ||
{| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" | {| style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" | ||
| | |http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p1_34602d0d6f/art1.png | ||
| | |http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p1_34602d0d6f/art2.png | ||
| | |http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p1_34602d0d6f/art3.png | ||
| | |http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p1_34602d0d6f/art4.png | ||
|} | |} | ||
If Hanso is hit, or if he leaves the library without getting all the artefacts, it is | If Hanso is hit, or if he leaves the library without getting all the artefacts, it is presented as an error in the story - Xandra or Hanso will say that that wasn't how it happened, and the user can try again. | ||
Also in the library are three items that are not glowing. These are bonus items, and can be collected in addition to the artefacts. If Hanso escapes with all the artefacts and with one or more of these bonus items, the bonus items will appear in the player's [[inventory]]. | Also in the library are three items that are not glowing. These are bonus items, and can be collected in addition to the artefacts. If Hanso escapes with all the artefacts and with one or more of these bonus items, the bonus items will appear in the player's [[inventory]]. | ||
Line 149: | Line 126: | ||
*: Be at some point within one square of Xandra but still escape. | *: Be at some point within one square of Xandra but still escape. | ||
===Castle Nox=== | ===Castle Nox=== | ||
The second task bridges chapter four and chapter five - the player is asked to solve a puzzle using Nox's control panel to allow the rest of the adventurers, who are locked in the castle, to escape. The other heroes are divided into three groups, distributed across the the four floors - second, first, ground, and basement - of the castle. They must be guided to the front door on the ground floor. | The second task bridges chapter four and chapter five - the player is asked to solve a puzzle using Nox's control panel to allow the rest of the adventurers, who are locked in the castle, to escape. The other heroes are divided into three groups, distributed across the the four floors - second, first, ground, and basement - of the castle. They must be guided to the front door on the ground floor. | ||
The layout of each of the floors is randomised each time the puzzle is played. The location of each group is | The layout of each of the floors is randomised each time the puzzle is played. The location of each group is denoted by a risen bronze peg. The doorways between the rooms are colour-coded red, green, or blue. They player can open all the red doors, or all the green doors, or all the blue doors, at once. If some of the heroes are in a room where one of the doors open, they will go through it into a different room. | ||
The player has to choose five colours at a time, which then open in sequence. The player chooses these colours by clicking the light bulbs at the bottom of the control panel. The brass arrow cycles through the three colour choices as the player clicks. Once all five colours have been assigned, the doors open sequential left to right. Only one set of coloured doors can be open at a time - opening the green doors after you've opened the red doors will shut all the red doors. | The player has to choose five colours at a time, which then open in sequence. The player chooses these colours by clicking the light bulbs at the bottom of the control panel. The brass arrow cycles through the three colour choices as the player clicks. Once all five colours have been assigned, the doors open sequential left to right. Only one set of coloured doors can be open at a time - opening the green doors after you've opened the red doors will shut all the red doors. | ||
In certain | In certain room are staircases - when a group enters a room with a staircase, they will immediately go up or down it and out of the room at the other end. In other rooms, there are certain traps, as denoted by small grey tiles on the control panel. These traps - from [[Wadjet]]s - [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark|"Why did it have to be Wadjets?"]] - to [[scarab]]s (a reference to the [[Lost Desert Plot]]) - cause the group affected to miss whatever door opens next. Three of the tiles are not traps - one is a gold key, which must be found and used to unlock the front door - one is a room full of [[Usuki]]s, and one is a room full of [[ice cream]]. | ||
If two or more pegs reach the same room, the groups will join up and be represented as only one peg. This new group will stay together from then on. The group who found the key - or whatever group they eventually joined up with - must reach the front door first to unlock it for themselves and the others. | If two or more pegs reach the same room, the groups will join up and be represented as only one peg. This new group will stay together from then on. The group who found the key - or whatever group they eventually joined up with - must reach the front door first to unlock it for themselves and the others. | ||
Line 167: | Line 143: | ||
====Fearless Deeds==== | ====Fearless Deeds==== | ||
*'''Nox's Locks''' - ''The heroes are trapped in Nox's castle! But Hanso and Brynn have found some kind of strange machine that might let them help the others escape.'' | *'''Nox's Locks''' - ''The heroes are trapped in Nox's castle! But Hanso and Brynn have found some kind of strange machine that might let them help the others escape.'' | ||
*: Collect the key and get all three characters to the exit. Due to a bug when this puzzle was first released, it may not have been achieved when the puzzle was completed successfully, although this was later fixed. | *: Collect the key and get all three characters to the exit. Due to a [http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=143668561 bug] when this puzzle was first released, it may not have been achieved when the puzzle was completed successfully, although this was later fixed. | ||
*'''We All Scream''' - ''Everyone loves an ice-cold bowl of [[wikipedia:Chunky Monkey|Chintzy Mynci]]... even Hubrid Nox.'' | *'''We All Scream''' - ''Everyone loves an ice-cold bowl of [[wikipedia:Chunky Monkey|Chintzy Mynci]]... even Hubrid Nox.'' | ||
*: All three characters, together or separately, must pass through the ice cream room and escape. This gives the player the [[Spooky Food|Spooky]] [[Food]] ''Giant Tub of Ice Cream''. | *: All three characters, together or separately, must pass through the ice cream room and escape. This gives the player the [[Spooky Food|Spooky]] [[Food]] ''Giant Tub of Ice Cream''. | ||
*'''[[wikipedia:Fort Knox|Fort Nox]]''' - '' | *'''[[wikipedia:Fort Knox|Fort Nox]]''' - ''There's gold in them thar halls!'' | ||
*: One of the rooms with no more than two different coloured doors will trigger this when a group is in it and a colour not represented by the doors is selected - e.g. in a room with red and blue doors, choosing green causes a 'secret' door to open, visible to the group in the maze, with the treasure in. Which room it is, and which colour door must be opened, is random. This gives the player the [[toy]] [[item]] ''Hubrid Nox Treasure Chest'', which can be opened to obtain a [[Spooky Petpet]]. | *: One of the rooms with no more than two different coloured doors will trigger this when a group is in it and a colour not represented by the doors is selected - e.g. in a room with red and blue doors, choosing green causes a 'secret' door to open, visible to the group in the maze, with the treasure in. Which room it is, and which colour door must be opened, is random. This gives the player the [[toy]] [[item]] ''Hubrid Nox Treasure Chest'', which can be opened to obtain a [[Spooky Petpet]]. | ||
*'''[[wikipedia:The Three Musketeers|And One For All]]''' - ''"After you." "No, after you." "No, I insist! After you."'' | *'''[[wikipedia:The Three Musketeers|And One For All]]''' - ''"After you." "No, after you." "No, I insist! After you."'' | ||
Line 276: | Line 252: | ||
*'''Stand Your Ground''' - ''[[wikipedia:The best defense is a good offense|A good defense is the best... defense.]]'' | *'''Stand Your Ground''' - ''[[wikipedia:The best defense is a good offense|A good defense is the best... defense.]]'' | ||
*: Use the ''defend'' stance for three rounds in one battle. They do not have to be consecutive. | *: Use the ''defend'' stance for three rounds in one battle. They do not have to be consecutive. | ||
*''' | *'''Five of a Kind''' - ''If this keeps up, we'll win this battle in no time.'' | ||
*: Defeat at least five of each wraith. | *: Defeat at least five of each wraith. | ||
===The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives=== | ===The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives=== | ||
Refreshing at the map of [[Brightvale]] eventually causes a text link to appear beneath it, reading "You notice a strange door on one side of the castle... how odd." - some people have reported having to turn [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/ Adblock] or [http://noscript.net/ NoScript] off in their browsers before it would appear. The link leads to [ | Refreshing at the map of [[Brightvale]] eventually causes a text link to appear beneath it, reading "You notice a strange door on one side of the castle... how odd." - some people have reported having to turn [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/ Adblock] or [http://noscript.net/ NoScript] off in their browsers before it would appear. The link leads to [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/archives.phtml the Brightvale archives], where a relative of the grumpy [[Yurble]] [[The Foreman|foreman]] is trying to get the library organised for Brynn. Mistaking the player for a library intern he requested, he orders them to get to work sorting out one of the archive's many rooms. | ||
The user must access the archives by clicking on the link beneath the Brightvale map first before they will be able to use the direct link above to get there. After it has been accessed, the link will appear above the Brightvale map, reading "Visit the Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives". | The user must access the archives by clicking on the link beneath the Brightvale map first before they will be able to use the direct link above to get there. After it has been accessed, the link will appear above the Brightvale map, reading "Visit the Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives". | ||
Line 332: | Line 308: | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by number. | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by number. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"| | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|? | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[wikipedia:Pi| | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[wikipedia:Pi|?]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Mountain | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Mountain | ||
Line 364: | Line 340: | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by sum of digits (123 = 1 + 2 + 3 = 5). | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by sum of digits (123 = 1 + 2 + 3 = 5). | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[Orange | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[Wikipedia:Garfield|Orange cat]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|'' | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Forbidden Lasagna Recipes'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Horizontal dagger | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Horizontal dagger | ||
Line 412: | Line 388: | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:15pt;" rowspan="5"|Rainbow order of geometric shapes. | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:15pt;" rowspan="5"|Rainbow order of geometric shapes. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"| | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|? | ||
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Harmless Faerie Artefacts'' | |style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Harmless Faerie Artefacts'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
Line 428: | Line 404: | ||
*'''Shhhhhhh!''' - ''Brightvale's store of knowledge is unrivaled, and Brynn knows there must be something helpful in the castle library's archives... but first there's a little cleaning to do.'' | *'''Shhhhhhh!''' - ''Brightvale's store of knowledge is unrivaled, and Brynn knows there must be something helpful in the castle library's archives... but first there's a little cleaning to do.'' | ||
*:Correctly organise a bookshelf. | *:Correctly organise a bookshelf. | ||
*''' | *'''They're Flying Off the Shelves!''' - ''Go home, book! [[wikipedia:Happy Gilmore|Are you too good for your home?!]]'' | ||
*:Throw away all the books that don't belong on a bookcase. | *:Throw away all the books that don't belong on a bookcase. | ||
*'''[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/son-i-am-disappoint Son, I Am Disappoint]''' - ''You literally could not be any more wrong.'' | *'''[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/son-i-am-disappoint Son, I Am Disappoint]''' - ''You literally could not be any more wrong.'' | ||
Line 644: | Line 620: | ||
{| style="margin: 0 auto;" | {| style="margin: 0 auto;" | ||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc1d.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc2d.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc3d.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc4d.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc5d.png | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="5" style="text-align: center;"|From left to right, Kali, Mike, Victor, Charlie, and Oscar. | |colspan="5" style="text-align: center;"|From left to right, Kali, Mike, Victor, Charlie, and Oscar. | ||
Line 673: | Line 653: | ||
{| style="margin: 0 auto;" | {| style="margin: 0 auto;" | ||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc1.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc2.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc3.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc4.png | |||
| | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/npc5.png | |||
|- | |- | ||
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|From left to right, Kali, Mike, Victor, Charlie, and Oscar, free at last. | |colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|From left to right, Kali, Mike, Victor, Charlie, and Oscar, free at last. | ||
Line 690: | Line 674: | ||
{| style="margin: 0 auto;" | {| style="margin: 0 auto;" | ||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem1_f6b057abcc.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem2_e08bd562a6.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem3_8a6c488233.png | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''gemstone'', ''lens'', and ''odd crystal'' are all '''focusers'''.</small> | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''gemstone'', ''lens'', and ''odd crystal'' are all '''focusers'''.</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem4_e4139ab1b6.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem6_0c68a3f495.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem5_f15d96e6dc.png | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''fancy cane'', ''feather duster,'' and ''soup ladle'' are all '''handles'''.</small> | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''fancy cane'', ''feather duster,'' and ''soup ladle'' are all '''handles'''.</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem8_0927289902.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem7_30bac02fe5.png | |||
| | | | ||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p6_41a326f4f6/citem9_45910416b3.png | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''length of rope'', ''old belt'', and ''pipe cleaners'' are all '''bindings'''.</small> | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<small>The ''length of rope'', ''old belt'', and ''pipe cleaners'' are all '''bindings'''.</small> | ||
Line 737: | Line 721: | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia:Blowin' in the Wind|How Many Tunnels Must An Ixi Walk Down?]]''' - ''Uh, all of them, I think.'' | *'''[[Wikipedia:Blowin' in the Wind|How Many Tunnels Must An Ixi Walk Down?]]''' - ''Uh, all of them, I think.'' | ||
*:Pass through each of the caves at least once. | *:Pass through each of the caves at least once. | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia:The | *'''[[Wikipedia:The Horse Whisperer|The Goo Whisperer]]''' - ''You've got [[wikipedia:Shaun of the Dead|purple]] on you.'' | ||
*:Free each of the prisoners without making any mistakes. | *:Free each of the prisoners without making any mistakes. | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia:Never Gonna Give You Up|Never Gonna Shut You Up, Never Gonna Quiet You Down]]''' - ''Seal your [[wiktionary:cakehole|cake receptacle]], you conniving mountebank!'' | *'''[[Wikipedia:Never Gonna Give You Up|Never Gonna Shut You Up, Never Gonna Quiet You Down]]''' - ''Seal your [[wiktionary:cakehole|cake receptacle]], you conniving mountebank!'' | ||
Line 778: | Line 762: | ||
Unlike in the previous steps, additional phantom reinforcements were sent without waiting for all of the previous wave to have been destroyed. | Unlike in the previous steps, additional phantom reinforcements were sent without waiting for all of the previous wave to have been destroyed. | ||
Only the first three challengers were available from the beginning. The [[Shadow Phantom Minion]], [[Shadow Phantom Destroyer]], [[Shadow Phantom Fury]], and [[Shadow Phantom Zealot]] have the same images as the Shadow Wraith Minion and Shadow Spectre Minion; the Shadow Spectre Destroyer; the Shadow Wraith Fury and the Shadow Spectre Fury; and the Shadow Spectre Zealot, respectively, but different opponent id numbers and different sets of weapons. | Only the first three challengers were available from the beginning. The [[Shadow Phantom Minion]], [[Shadow Phantom Destroyer]], [[Shadow Phantom Fury]], and [[Shadow Phantom Zealot]] have the same images as the Shadow Wraith Minion and Shadow Spectre Minion; the Shadow Spectre Destroyer; the Shadow Wraith Fury and the Shadow Spectre Fury; and the Shadow Spectre Zealot, respectively, but different opponent id numbers and different sets of weapons. The [[Shadow Phantom Conqueror]] and the [[Shadow Phantom Brute]] both have the same images as the [[Shadow Spectre Brute]] and the [[Shadow Wraith Brute]] - however the Shadow Phantom's opponent picture is the same as the Shadow Spectre Conqueror's picture, suggesting that the wrong images were used for his battle stances. | ||
{| style="margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" | {| style="margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" | ||
Line 809: | Line 793: | ||
|} | |} | ||
When challenging Oblivion in the Battledome, two icons are shown either side of his name. These change every few hours. The icon | When challenging Oblivion in the Battledome, two icons are shown either side of his name. These change every few hours. The first icon indicates what damage Oblivion is weak to: dealing this element of damage to him will reduce his total hit points. However, dealing damage of the kind of the second icon will increase his total hit points instead. | ||
He was no longer available to fight following the release of chapter 13, but it is not clear if he had been defeated by this time. | |||
====Battle Page==== | ====Battle Page==== | ||
Line 843: | Line 827: | ||
*Oh, how I wish Altador were here! | *Oh, how I wish Altador were here! | ||
*I wish someone would just make these horrible monsters go away! What did we ever do to them? | *I wish someone would just make these horrible monsters go away! What did we ever do to them? | ||
*I'm going to shut my eyes and think about cute little critters. | |||
*What do you suppose they want? | *What do you suppose they want? | ||
Line 861: | Line 846: | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia:Temperature (meat)|Medium Rare]]''' - ''I found this one in the bargain bin!'' | *'''[[Wikipedia:Temperature (meat)|Medium Rare]]''' - ''I found this one in the bargain bin!'' | ||
*:Use a weapon between rarities 45 and 50, such as the ''Trumpet of Blasting'' depicted in this deed's icon. | *:Use a weapon between rarities 45 and 50, such as the ''Trumpet of Blasting'' depicted in this deed's icon. | ||
*'''[[Wikipedia: Three is a Magic Number|It's a Magic Number]]''' - '' | *'''[[Wikipedia: Three is a Magic Number|It's a Magic Number]]''' - ''Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less.'' | ||
*:Defeat an enemy in exactly three turns. | *:Defeat an enemy in exactly three turns. | ||
Line 870: | Line 855: | ||
*'''The Three Phases of Evil''' - ''He's good at everything... just not at the same time.'' | *'''The Three Phases of Evil''' - ''He's good at everything... just not at the same time.'' | ||
*:Battle three different rotations of Oblivion's icon weakness. | *:Battle three different rotations of Oblivion's icon weakness. | ||
*'''[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/youre-doing-it-wrong You're Doing It Wrong]''' - '' | *'''[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/youre-doing-it-wrong You're Doing It Wrong]''' - ''Stop healing him, you cowards!'' | ||
*:Inflict icons on Oblivion of the type that increases his hit points (the icon on the right side). (excluding items that deal reflecting icons.) | *:Inflict icons on Oblivion of the type that increases his hit points (the icon on the right side). (excluding items that deal reflecting icons.) | ||
Line 886: | Line 871: | ||
|http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p8_974fde1c81/symbols_small.png | |http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p8_974fde1c81/symbols_small.png | ||
|} | |} | ||
At the top of each enciphered spell is a title with seven symbols. Players decipher the page by | At the top of each enciphered spell is a title with seven symbols. Players decipher the page by touching the three symbols in the title that correspond to the three ''least''-common symbols in the page of text below. This can be done quickly by estimation - the three correct symbols are quite rare, and the others in the title are quite common. The order the symbols are selected does not matter. When the page is deciphered, Xandra can decide if it is the right one or not. | ||
<br clear="all"> | <br clear="all"> | ||
Line 895: | Line 880: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"|1 | |style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"|1 | ||
|style="background-color:#FF0000"|2 | |style="background-color:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF"|2 | ||
|style="background-color:#00FF00"|3 | |style="background-color:#00FF00"|3 | ||
|style="background-color:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF"|4 | |style="background-color:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF"|4 | ||
Line 904: | Line 889: | ||
|style="background-color:#444444; color:#FFFFFF"|8 | |style="background-color:#444444; color:#FFFFFF"|8 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#AAAAAA | |style="background-color:#AAAAAA"|9 | ||
|style="background-color:#229400; color:#FFFFFF"|10 | |style="background-color:#229400; color:#FFFFFF"|10 | ||
|style="background-color:#FF9400"|11 | |style="background-color:#FF9400"|11 | ||
|style="background-color:#6C00FF; color:#FFFFFF"|12 | |style="background-color:#6C00FF; color:#FFFFFF"|12 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#BC8AFF"|13 | |style="background-color:#BC8AFF; color:#FFFFFF"|13 | ||
|style="background-color:#E6C68C"|14 | |style="background-color:#E6C68C"|14 | ||
|style="background-color:#79530B; color:#FFFFFF"|15 | |style="background-color:#79530B; color:#FFFFFF"|15 | ||
Line 919: | Line 904: | ||
|style="background-color:#440000; color:#FFFFFF"|20 | |style="background-color:#440000; color:#FFFFFF"|20 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Each spell also has an index code consisting of a glyph (one of the twenty to the right) and a colour (one of twenty to the left). Sometimes, deciphering a spell will | Each spell also has an index code consisting of a glyph (one of the twenty to the right) and a colour (one of twenty to the left). Sometimes, deciphering a spell will rule out all the spells with the same index code. | ||
<br clear="all"> | <br clear="all"> | ||
Line 972: | Line 957: | ||
The containment field around the energy core is divided into six sections. The containment level for any section ranges from 0% to 100%: to maintain the shield, the sectors must be kept within "''nominal range''" - ideally between 50% and 70%, but may go between 40% and 80%. The containment levels randomly fluctuate each turn, and may increase or decrease. | The containment field around the energy core is divided into six sections. The containment level for any section ranges from 0% to 100%: to maintain the shield, the sectors must be kept within "''nominal range''" - ideally between 50% and 70%, but may go between 40% and 80%. The containment levels randomly fluctuate each turn, and may increase or decrease. | ||
The player has two each of six different spells at their disposal to influence the field. Of the six types, four of them add power to a section in varying strengths, and two of them drain power from a section in varying strengths. Only one spell can be assigned to a sector per turn, or sectors may be left alone. If a spell is cast in one turn, it can't be cast in the next one (but since the player has two of each spell, they may cast one version of one spell one round and the other version the next). The player must click the "Cast the spells!" button before time runs out for the spells to take effect. | The player has two each of six different spells at their disposal to influence the field. Of the six types, four of them add power to a section in varying strengths, and two of them drain power from a section in varying strengths. Only one spell can be assigned to a sector per turn, or sectors may be left alone. If a spell is cast in one turn, it can't be cast in the next one (but since the player has two of each spell, they may cast one version of one spell one round and the other version the next). The player must click the "Cast the spells!" button before time runs out for the spells to take effect. | ||
Line 983: | Line 966: | ||
Guidance involves navigating the core from its starting position 100m away from the barrier into its designated spot. The core, shown on a map, will tend to drift each turn in the direction depicted by an arrow. The pet chooses a stance by picking a strength for their left and right legs and arms, choosing between Strong, Medium, Weak, and None. (The Battledome strength stat does not matter.) If the pet pushes too hard, they will fall down and be unable to guide the core for the next turn. The guide can move the core about 10 meters on a good turn. | Guidance involves navigating the core from its starting position 100m away from the barrier into its designated spot. The core, shown on a map, will tend to drift each turn in the direction depicted by an arrow. The pet chooses a stance by picking a strength for their left and right legs and arms, choosing between Strong, Medium, Weak, and None. (The Battledome strength stat does not matter.) If the pet pushes too hard, they will fall down and be unable to guide the core for the next turn. The guide can move the core about 10 meters on a good turn. | ||
A pet can safely push with medium strength for three limbs and strong for the fourth. From that stance, they can then trade one level of strength on one limb for another on a different limb - for example, they can move a limb from medium to strong if they move another from medium down to weak. (If a pet pushes stronger than this, the pet will fall down.) Stronger pushes from the left move the core towards the right, and vice versa. Every limb pushes the core forward to some degree, as well. | A pet can safely push with medium strength for three limbs and strong for the fourth. From that stance, they can then trade one level of strength on one limb for another on a different limb - for example, they can move a limb from medium to strong if they move another from medium down to weak. (If a pet pushes stronger than this, the pet will fall down.) Stronger pushes from the left move the core towards the right, and vice versa. Every limb pushes the core forward to some degree, as well. | ||
Line 997: | Line 978: | ||
{{cq|The core occasionally emits energy spikes which can stun you or your teammates. Click on the empty shield spots to put absorption shields in place where you think the spikes are likely to hit, then click the 'Lock' button. You replenish one shield per round.}} | {{cq|The core occasionally emits energy spikes which can stun you or your teammates. Click on the empty shield spots to put absorption shields in place where you think the spikes are likely to hit, then click the 'Lock' button. You replenish one shield per round.}} | ||
{| style="float:right;" | |||
|http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p8_974fde1c81/supp/zap5.png | |||
|} | |||
Every turn, a few small spikes appear in the circle of energy around the core. The next turn, these spikes lurch out and try to zap members of the team, stunning them for a turn. The player responsible for suppressing these spikes must cast shields around the team members to anticipate where the strikes will hit. | Every turn, a few small spikes appear in the circle of energy around the core. The next turn, these spikes lurch out and try to zap members of the team, stunning them for a turn. The player responsible for suppressing these spikes must cast shields around the team members to anticipate where the strikes will hit. | ||
Line 1,010: | Line 992: | ||
*'''The Plain of Peace''' - ''The ritual is underway, but the heroes will need a great deal of help if they are to stop Faerieland from sinking further! [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml Join them now] to help Xandra complete the ritual, and to protect her, Hanso, and Brynn from the terrible shadow phantoms.'' | *'''The Plain of Peace''' - ''The ritual is underway, but the heroes will need a great deal of help if they are to stop Faerieland from sinking further! [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml Join them now] to help Xandra complete the ritual, and to protect her, Hanso, and Brynn from the terrible shadow phantoms.'' | ||
*:Take part in the puzzles. | *:Take part in the puzzles. | ||
*''' | *'''Errand Spelling''' - ''It's so handy having thousands of minions every time something puzzling comes up.'' | ||
*:Complete a barrier and a spellbook puzzle. | *:Complete a barrier and a spellbook puzzle. | ||
*'''[[wiktionary: | *'''[[wiktionary:Cast away|Cast Away]]''' - ''Everyone gets an achievement! Even this [[wikipedia:Deep Space Homer|inanimate carbon rod]]!'' | ||
*:Awarded from some ritual-related plot pages (including the [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml ritual page]) after Xandra finished casting 10 spells. The award message does not always appear. | *:Awarded from some ritual-related plot pages (including the [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ritual.phtml ritual page]) after Xandra finished casting 10 spells. The award message does not always appear. | ||
*'''[[wikipedia:Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none|Jack of All Stations]]''' - ''I swear, if I get stunned one more time...'' | *'''[[wikipedia:Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none|Jack of All Stations]]''' - ''I swear, if I get stunned one more time...'' | ||
*:Complete at least one barrier puzzle in each of the roles: [[#Stabilization|Stabilization]], [[#Containment|Containment]], [[#Guidance|Guidance]], and [[#Suppression|Suppression]]. | *:Complete at least one barrier puzzle in each of the roles: [[#Stabilization|Stabilization]], [[#Containment|Containment]], [[#Guidance|Guidance]], and [[#Suppression|Suppression]]. | ||
===Artefact Battle=== | ===Xandra: Artefact Battle=== | ||
The player is currently escaping as Xandra makes her pursuit. As it turns out, the small artefact is able to absorb any spell she dishes out. This could be the key to her defeat, but the player will need to use Hasno's random insults to make Xandra unleash more of her magical rage. | |||
There are 5 rounds in this puzzle, and the player will have 10 random insults to choose from. Each insult can provoke a power percentage from Xandra's magic, as well as increase her anger. It is important to watch out for Xandra's temper (The angrier she gets, the more powerful her attacks are) and Hanso's endurance (the more he struggles, the closer he is to defeat. Most importantly, any insult relating to Faeries or her magic abilities have the most power unleashed. | |||
This task will fail if the artefact takes in too much magic (if the artefact absorbs any single spell exceeds 40% or if the "Artefact energy absorption" gauge exceeds 100%), or succeed when the player survives all 5 rounds, prompting the player to try again. | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/x1.png -Calm http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/h1.png -Normal | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/x2.png -Angry! http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/h2.png -Struggling | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/x3.png -Furious!! http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/h3.png -Danger! | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/x4.png -RAGE!!! http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/h4.png -Defeated... | |||
http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p9_ef830d7588/done_2b746c6472.png -Survived... | |||
===Xandra: Oblivion Rematch=== | |||
The Oblivion Boss can be faced again in the Battledome. Because of this, participants have another chance to get the Fearless Deeds related to battle. | |||
===Fearless Deeds=== | |||
*'''Triumph'''- ''How appropriate. You fight like a kau.'' | |||
*''' | *: Use all the insults, regardless of the number of attempt. | ||
*'''Over 9000'''-''What, are you in a hurry? Because clearly we're not. '' | |||
*:Lose the Artefact Battle with the "artefact energy absorption" gauge exceeding 100% (No more than 3 turns). | |||
*'''Supercharger'''- ''You must have taken Insults 101, because you're pretty good at this. No, seriously, I mean it. I'm not being sarcastic. No, really. Why are you glaring at me? *sigh*'' | |||
*:Finish the entire Artifact Battle three times in a row. Losing any battle will break the streak. | |||
*: | |||
*''' | |||
*: | |||
*''' | |||
* | |||
*'' | |||
*: | |||
==Neocash | ==Neocash component== | ||
The Faeries' Ruin is the second plot to include an additional [[Neocash]] element, after the previous year's [[Atlas of the Ancients]]. As in the previous plot, [[The Neopets Team]] reported that "it in no way affects your plot score." | The Faeries' Ruin is the second plot to include an additional [[Neocash]] element, after the previous year's [[Atlas of the Ancients]]. As in the previous plot, [[The Neopets Team]] reported that "it in no way affects your plot score." | ||
Line 1,321: | Line 1,035: | ||
Once the lever on the Transfabulator is pulled, the key used to enter the Corridor is used up. | Once the lever on the Transfabulator is pulled, the key used to enter the Corridor is used up. | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *During the plot and through the crash of [[Faerieland]], the [[Healing Springs]] had some "residual magic" to be used at the user's own risk. Before the release of ''Into the Fray'', if the user tried to "Heal my Pets", they were told there was no-one there to heal them; during and after ''Into the Fray'', it generated one of the Water Faerie's item events - either a low level snowball or a healing potion. | ||
*The [[Soup Kitchen]] was still usable during the plot, as the [[Soup Faerie]] had made an extra large cauldron of soup. | *The [[Soup Kitchen]] was still usable during the plot, as the [[Soup Faerie]] had made an extra large cauldron of soup. | ||
* | *The shops both at the [[Healing Springs]] and the [[Hidden Tower]] remained open without their owners present, presumably relying on an honesty-box system, even after Faerieland crashed. Oddly enough, the Maractite Paint Brush was released at the Hidden Tower on the same day that Faerieland crashed. | ||
*Reference was made in the plot to the fate of [[The Darkest Faerie]]. | *Reference was made in the plot to the fate of [[The Darkest Faerie]]. | ||
* | *The Commonwealth English spelling of ''art'''e'''fact'' is used throughout the plot, although ''art'''i'''fact'' is used elsewhere on the [[Neopets|site]]. | ||
*[[ | *After the release of the first chapter, a [[wikipedia:meme|meme]] began on the [[Neoboards]] as to the fate of a pie, which had also been petrified along with the faeries. This was referenced in [[Lenny Conundrum]] [http://www.neopets.com/games/conundrum_feature.phtml?round=375 round 375], [[Random Contest]] [http://www.neopets.com/random_contest.phtml?place=201 number 201], and the [[Neopian Times]] [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=462 Editorial]. | ||
*[[Kanrik]] made a cameo in chapter | *[[Kanrik]] made a [[wikipedia:cameo appearance|cameo]] in chapter 7 in a flashback as one of the people [[Hanso]] robbed. | ||
*The foyer of the Brightvale Archives has [[wikipedia:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]] hidden in [http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p4_e784d30682/intro2_aae72f2d43.png the design], including an 'X' on the floor. This may be a reference to the similar scene in | *The foyer of the Brightvale Archives has [[wikipedia:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]] hidden in [http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p4_e784d30682/intro2_aae72f2d43.png the design], including an 'X' on the floor. This may be a reference to the similar scene in [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]. | ||
*The Neopets in the Wraiths' Cavern have names from the [[wikipedia:ICAO spelling alphabet|ICAO spelling alphabet]] (aka the NATO phonetic alphabet) - Charlie, Mike, Oscar, and Victor, meaning the letters C, M, O, and V. Kali's name is not in the alphabet - but it is very close to the keyword for K, "kilo". | *The Neopets in the Wraiths' Cavern have names from the [[wikipedia:ICAO spelling alphabet|ICAO spelling alphabet]] (aka the NATO phonetic alphabet) - Charlie, Mike, Oscar, and Victor, meaning the letters C, M, O, and V. Kali's name is not in the alphabet - but it is very close to the keyword for K, "kilo". | ||
* | *Beginning around 10 November, the height recorded on Faerieland's main page dropped from 10,000 feet to 9,000 feet in line with the events of the plot. It had dropped another 1,000 feet by the 15 November, and another by 18 November. It was down to only 3,000 by the 23 November - Oblivion's release date. Later on that day, it was only down to 2,000 feet, and by the 24th it was at 1,000. | ||
*By the end of 24 November, the description on Faerieland's main page was gone, replaced by a link to the picture of Faerieland becoming destroyed. | |||
*Some faeries were not shown as petrified during the plot, including [[Siyana]] of Altador or [[Bree]] the Keyquest Faerie, although this was most likely a [[wikipedia:Goof|mistake]] rather than a clue. | |||
* | |||
*Some faeries were not shown as petrified during the plot, including [[Siyana]] of Altador or [[Bree]] the Keyquest Faerie, this was | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*'''Plot page:''' [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ The Faeries' Ruin], [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/battle.phtml The Faeries' Ruin - Into the Fray] | *'''Plot page:''' [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ The Faeries' Ruin], [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/battle.phtml The Faeries' Ruin - Into the Fray] | ||
*'''Plot locations:''' [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/library.phtml Xandra's Library], [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/fortnox.phtml Nox's Castle], [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/archives.phtml The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives], [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/cave.phtml The Wraith Caverns] | *'''Plot locations:''' [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/library.phtml Xandra's Library], [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/fortnox.phtml Nox's Castle], [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/archives.phtml The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives], [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/cave.phtml The Wraith Caverns] | ||
*[http://www.neopets.com/help.phtml?folderID=389 Castle Nox - Corridor of Chance Help] | *[http://www.neopets.com/help.phtml?folderID=389 Castle Nox - Corridor of Chance Help] | ||
*[http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=273 Balthazar discovers the Faeries Ruin] | *[http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=273 Balthazar discovers the Faeries Ruin] | ||
*[http://www.neopets.com/~Cd Cd's Guide to Shhhhhhh!] {{pp}} | |||
[[Category:Plots]] | [[Category:Plots]] | ||
[[Category:The Faeries' Ruin|*]] | [[Category:The Faeries' Ruin|*]] |