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|MAP=Maraqua190811.png | |||
|release=October 6, 2000 | |||
|pronunciation=''[http://images.neopets.com/pronounce/audio/maraqua.mp3 marr-ack-qwa]'' | |||
|plots=[[The Discovery of Maraqua]]<br />[[Curse of Maraqua]]<br />[[The Destruction of Maraqua]] | |||
|shops=[[Collectable Sea Shells]]<br />[[Kelp]]<br />[[Maraquan Battledome Items]]<br />[[Maraquan Petpets]] | |||
|games=[[Jubble Bubble]]<br />[[Petpet Plunge]]<br />[[Attack of the Revenge]]<br />[[Whirlpool]] | |||
|urls=[http://neopets.com/water/index.phtml New Maraqua] ] | |||
}} | |||
'''Maraqua''' is an underwater land discovered on October 6, 2000 by [[Professor Chesterpot]] during the [[Hunt for the Battledome]] plot. The name is given to two underwater kingdoms, one of which was destroyed and is currently in ruins. In order to distinguish between the two cities, the historic city is referred to as ''Old Maraqua'' and the modern ''New Maraqua''. Maraqua is not the only underwater settlement - see [[Kiko Lake]] - but it is the only salt water one as of yet discovered. | '''Maraqua''' is an underwater land discovered on October 6, 2000 by [[Professor Chesterpot]] during the [[Hunt for the Battledome]] plot. The name is given to two underwater kingdoms, one of which was destroyed and is currently in ruins. In order to distinguish between the two cities, the historic city is referred to as ''Old Maraqua'' and the modern ''New Maraqua''. Maraqua is not the only underwater settlement - see [[Kiko Lake]] - but it is the only salt water one as of yet discovered. | ||
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After the whirlpool ruined the city, the Ruins began to be populated again, first by a gigantic [[Slug Monster]], then by a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.neopets.com/water/statue.phtml Mysterious Statue]</span> (believed to be of the [[Darkest Faerie]]), then by a Bubbling Pit (listing all the available Maraqua-coloured Neopets), then by an [[Underwater Fishing]] area. The discovery and open trade with New Maraqua has promoted people re-entering the ruins, and it remains to be seen whether more will be made of this area. [[King Kelpbeard]] set about building a new, more splendid city, with a strong army to protect it from its enemies. However, information of this was learnt by an armada of pirates, who set out to [[Curse of Maraqua|conquer the nation]]. | After the whirlpool ruined the city, the Ruins began to be populated again, first by a gigantic [[Slug Monster]], then by a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.neopets.com/water/statue.phtml Mysterious Statue]</span> (believed to be of the [[Darkest Faerie]]), then by a Bubbling Pit (listing all the available Maraqua-coloured Neopets), then by an [[Underwater Fishing]] area. The discovery and open trade with New Maraqua has promoted people re-entering the ruins, and it remains to be seen whether more will be made of this area. [[King Kelpbeard]] set about building a new, more splendid city, with a strong army to protect it from its enemies. However, information of this was learnt by an armada of pirates, who set out to [[Curse of Maraqua|conquer the nation]]. | ||
=== | ===Curse of Maraqua=== | ||
{{main|Curse of Maraqua}} | |||
''Overview to be added..'' | |||
In the [[Curse of Maraqua]] plot, several replacements were made to the characters from the original destruction movie. [[Captain Dread]] was replaced with [[Captain Scarblade]], Captain Dread's unnamed sidekick [[Blumaroo]] was replaced with [[Benny the Blade]], [[King Koi]] was replaced with [[King Kelpbeard]], and ''The Revenge'' submarine with a boat of the same name. | In the [[Curse of Maraqua]] plot, several replacements were made to the characters from the original destruction movie. [[Captain Dread]] was replaced with [[Captain Scarblade]], Captain Dread's unnamed sidekick [[Blumaroo]] was replaced with [[Benny the Blade]], [[King Koi]] was replaced with [[King Kelpbeard]], and ''The Revenge'' submarine with a boat of the same name. | ||
The original destruction movie was removed after the Curse of Maraqua ([http://www.neopets.com/pirates/maraqua.phtml the page it was found on] now only redirects to the [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us] page) due to these inconsistencies, but the movie file [http://images.neopets.com/pirates/maraqua.swf still exists] on the servers. | The original destruction movie was removed after the Curse of Maraqua ([http://www.neopets.com/pirates/maraqua.phtml the page it was found on] now only redirects to the [http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml About Us] page) due to these inconsistencies, but the movie file [http://images.neopets.com/pirates/maraqua.swf still exists] on the servers. | ||
The Curse of Maraqua plot introduced the mineral [[maractite]], capable of travelling effortlessly through water as though it was in air. Information provided in the CoM plot suggests that supplies of maractite are running thin. According to the ''Maractite Axe'' card (of the [[Neopets TCG]]), maractite slowly decays when exposed to air. | The Curse of Maraqua plot introduced the mineral [[maractite]], capable of travelling effortlessly through water as though it was in air. Information provided in the CoM plot suggests that supplies of maractite are running thin. According to the ''Maractite Axe'' card (of the [[Neopets TCG]]), maractite slowly decays when exposed to air. | ||