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Plot summaries[edit]

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie[edit]

Main article: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie

King Altador appeared in disguise in act one of Neopets: The Darkest Faerie a mysterious knight in Meridell. He helped tutor Tormund, and encouraged him to follow the party of knights that had gone to rescue Illusen. Altador intervened in Tormund's fight with Gnarfas, but was himself struck down by the Werelupe King.

Although Tormund assumed the mysterious knight had been killed, he encountered him again in act five, in the city of Altador. King Altador revealed his true identity and explained that the city had never in fact been destroyed, just partitioned from the rest of the world in a bubble of time. He instructed Tor and Roberta to free four of the other founders of the city to dispel the Darkest Faerie's hold over his people. He gave Tormund his sword when he went to find Jerdana in the catacombs of the city.

Altador Plot[edit]

King Altador's Book of Ages portrait.

Main article: Altador Plot

During the Altador Plot, users were guided by a series of puzzles to restore the city's history, which had been concealed by Jerdana to prevent the Darkest Faerie rewriting it with herself as sole founder. These puzzles involved finding constellations representing each of the twelve founding heroes. King Altador's constellation, representing a bow and arrow, was the last to be found. It was released on 1 June 2006.

The clue to his constellation is found in two parts in the Hall of Heroes. The first part is found by looking down on the Hall from the observatory, the second part is found on the outside of the ceiling. The two clues must be lined up by jamming the ceiling mechanism so that the covering stays partially open. This involves obtaining three rocks from the Perfectly Flat Rock Quarry and finding the correct gears to jam.

At the end of the plot, after the history hiding spell is lifted, King Altador and Jerdana arrive in the Hall of Heroes to congratulate the player. King Altador rewards the player with the plot's prizes, and can be visited in the council chamber every day for an additional small prize.

The Book of Ages reveals details of how Altador came to found the city. When he was young he lived in a city run by corrupt leaders, and he went travelling to try and find a better home for his neighbours. Every city he came across he heard of tales of corruption, until he discovered a fertile plain just perfect for building a city. He resolved to create a city of virtue and honesty, and sought out tales of great deeds to find other heroes who would uphold ideals of what is just and not just what is easy.

After finding eleven other heroes who shared his dream, he gathered up people unhappy with the corrupt cities and united them all to build the city. King Altador himself did his share of construction, and insisted the city be built by hand, not magic, so that all his people valued it. He and the other councillors were blessed with longevity by Siyana to continue ruling the city well.

When the Darkest Faerie betrayed the city, it broke Altador's heart, for he had come to respect her as a friend.

The Faeries' Ruin[edit]

Main article: The Faeries' Ruin

King Altador travelled to Faerieland to investigate the curse inflicting the Faeries. He and two Altadorian guards encountered Brynn, Hanso, Jazan, Xandra and the Ogrin Master. Listening to Hanso's description of Hubrid Nox casting a spell, Altador and the heroes travelled to the Haunted Woods to confront him. When Xandra set off the alarm, he and the others were trapped in the castle until Hanso and Brynn were able to free them.

Afterwards, they witness Faerieland descending and Altador suggested that the Faeries' condition was adversely affecting the city. They were set upon by shadowy wraiths, but Altador realised they were distracting them from investigating Faerieland. Brynn, Hanso and Xandra left the group to research the situation, while Altador and the others remained in the Haunted Woods to fight the monsters.

They were still there when Byrnn, Hanso, and Xandra returned with the second Faerie artefact. Altador and the others kept back the tide of monsters while Brynn, Hanso and Xandra worked on a ritual using the second artefact to reverse the curse. In fact, Xandra was using the artefact to accelerate Faerieland's fall, and was in fact responsible for the curse to begin with. She turned Altador and the others to stone as well.

Altador was restored when Hanso was able to turn Xandra to stone. He and his guards returned to his kingdom to see if it had been harmed by the events of the plot, and he later set off on a quest to recover the statue of the Darkest Faerie, which had disappeared during the plot.

Desert Diplomacy[edit]

Main article: Desert Diplomacy

King Altador visited Sakhmet for a trade summit with Princess Amira, where he was robbed. The player had to help figure out the crime.

Better Than You[edit]

King Altador has been a contestant on Better Than You twice:

Date:	November 9, 2006	Rescuing Petpets that have endangered themselves is the mark of a true hero, it should not come as a surprise that I often take time to aid helpless critters in need. Do not feel ashamed if you are unable to surpass my score; after all I have been practicing heroic deeds for long before you were even born.
Game:	Warf Rescue Team
Score:	1,350
Prize:	Mystical White Cloak

Date:	28 August 2014	I have an urgent message; you must get it to my neighbouring ruler in Shenkuu with all haste. To accomplish this feat, you will need Yooyus of many types. I expect great things from you.
Game:	Crisis Courier
Score:	13,000
Prize:	Fire Yooyu Flower

Trivia[edit]

As of June 2011, King Altador is featured in 37 items.

External links[edit]

Neopets TCG: The Hunter, King Altador, Divine Intervention, Defender of Ador
Caption Competition: #706
How To Draw: King Altador

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+{{pastFeatured}}[[Image:Kingaltador 10.gif|frame|right|Altador, ''The Hunter'']]
-[[Image:Kingaltador 10.gif|frame|right|Altador, ''The Hunter'']]
-'''King Altador''' (also known as ''The Hunter'') is the ruler and founder of [[Altador]], the kingdom that bears his name. A noble [[Lupe]] and hunter, he was was the original gatherer of the 12 heroes of Altador.
-==Plot Summaries==
+'''King Altador''' (also known as ''The Hunter'') is a noble [[White]] [[Lupe]], an accomplished [[hero]], and one of the twelve founders of [[Altador]], the kingdom that bears his name. He is humble and sincere, with a lifetime of heroic deeds behind him.
+When he was young, Altador dreamed of a city with good and just leaders - when he could not find one, he gathered eleven fellow heroes to create his own. After [[the Darkest Faerie]]'s betrayal, the kingdom was isolated from the rest of [[Neopia]] in a bubble of slow time, but Altador was still able to aid [[Tormund]] in [[Meridell]] when she [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie|broke free of her imprisonment]] a thousand years later.
+He was part of the band of heroes investigating the curse that petrified all the [[Faeries]] at the [[Faerie Festival]] during [[The Faeries' Ruin]], and after the curse was lifted he went on a quest to recover the Darkest Faerie statue.
+==Plot summaries==
 ===Neopets: The Darkest Faerie===
-:''Main Article: [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]''
+{{Main|Neopets: The Darkest Faerie}}
+King Altador appeared in disguise in act one of ''Neopets: The Darkest Faerie'' a mysterious knight in Meridell. He helped tutor [[Tormund]], and encouraged him to follow the party of knights that had gone to rescue [[Illusen]]. Altador intervened in Tormund's fight with [[Gnarfas]], but was himself struck down by the [[Werelupe King]].
+Although Tormund assumed the mysterious knight had been killed, he encountered him again in act five, in the city of Altador. King Altador revealed his true identity and explained that the city had never in fact been destroyed, just partitioned from the rest of the world in a bubble of time. He instructed Tor and [[Roberta]] to free four of the other founders of the city to dispel the Darkest Faerie's hold over his people. He gave Tormund his sword when he went to find [[Jerdana]] in the catacombs of the city.
+===Altador Plot===
+[[Image:Altador BOA.gif|frame|left|King Altador's Book of Ages portrait.]]
+{{Main|Altador Plot}}
+During the Altador Plot, users were guided by a series of puzzles to restore the city's history, which had been concealed by Jerdana to prevent the Darkest Faerie rewriting it with herself as sole founder. These puzzles involved finding constellations representing each of the twelve founding heroes. King Altador's constellation, representing a bow and arrow, was the last to be found. It was released on 1 June 2006.
-{{spoiler}}
+The clue to his constellation is found in two parts in the [[Hall of Heroes]]. The first part is found by looking down on the Hall from the observatory, the second part is found on the outside of the ceiling. The two clues must be lined up by jamming the ceiling mechanism so that the covering stays partially open. This involves obtaining three rocks from the [[Perfectly Flat Rock Quarry]] and finding the correct gears to jam.
-During the events of [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]], he was referred to as ''The Old Knight'' by [[Tormund]] when he was about to be overwhelmed by thieves within [[Meridell]](was called so until finding his true name within the walls of Altador). When Tormund as feeling helpless at what to do during a time of danger for Meridell, it was Altador's words which gave him the courage to fight for the people, and not wait for others to tell him what to do.
+At the end of the [[plot]], after the history hiding spell is lifted, King Altador and Jerdana arrive in the Hall of Heroes to congratulate the player. King Altador rewards the player with the plot's prizes, and can be visited in the council chamber [[daily|every day]] for an additional small prize.
-During Tormund's fight with [[Gnarfas]], Altador knocked the [[Werelupe]] to the ground from behind, saying they must escape the danger before it became to great, only too be attacked from behind himself by the [[Werelupe King]].
+The [[Book of Ages]] reveals details of how Altador came to found the city. When he was young he lived in a city run by corrupt leaders, and he went travelling to try and find a better home for his neighbours. Every city he came across he heard of tales of corruption, until he discovered a fertile plain just perfect for building a city. He resolved to create a city of virtue and honesty, and sought out tales of great deeds to find other heroes who would uphold ideals of what is just and not just what is easy.
-Gave his sword to Tormund when he went to search the deep catacombs of Altador to release [[Jerdana]] from stone.
+After finding eleven other heroes who shared his dream, he gathered up people unhappy with the corrupt cities and united them all to build the city. King Altador himself did his share of construction, and insisted the city be built by hand, not magic, so that all his people valued it. He and the other councillors were blessed with longevity by [[Siyana]] to continue ruling the city well.
-===Altador Plot===
+When the Darkest Faerie betrayed the city, it broke Altador's heart, for he had come to respect her as a friend.
-:''Main Article: [[Altador Plot]]''
+===The Faeries' Ruin===
+{{main|The Faeries' Ruin}}
+King Altador travelled to Faerieland to investigate the curse inflicting the Faeries. He and two Altadorian guards encountered [[Brynn]], [[Hanso]], [[Jazan]], [[Xandra]] and the [[Ogrin Master]]. Listening to Hanso's description of [[Hubrid Nox]] casting a spell, Altador and the heroes travelled to the [[Haunted Woods]] to confront him. When Xandra set off the alarm, he and the others were trapped in the castle until Hanso and Brynn were able to free them.
+Afterwards, they witness Faerieland descending and Altador suggested that the Faeries' condition was adversely affecting the city. They were set upon by shadowy wraiths, but Altador realised they were distracting them from investigating Faerieland. Brynn, Hanso and Xandra left the group to research the situation, while Altador and the others remained in the Haunted Woods to fight the monsters.
+They were still there when Byrnn, Hanso, and Xandra returned with the second Faerie artefact. Altador and the others kept back the tide of monsters while Brynn, Hanso and Xandra worked on a ritual using the second artefact to reverse the curse. In fact, Xandra was using the artefact to accelerate Faerieland's fall, and was in fact responsible for the curse to begin with. She turned Altador and the others to stone as well.
+Altador was restored when Hanso was able to turn Xandra to stone. He and his guards returned to his kingdom to see if it had been harmed by the events of the plot, and he later set off on a quest to recover the statue of the Darkest Faerie, which had disappeared during the plot.
-{{spoiler}}
+===Desert Diplomacy===
+{{main|Desert Diplomacy}}
+King Altador visited [[Sakhmet]] for a trade summit with [[Princess Amira]], where he was robbed. The player had to help figure out the crime.
-With the resurfacing of Altador, it is shown the history of the city is lost. By finding constellations within the sky depicting the 12 heroes, more of the history of the city is remembered. Altador's constellation is ''The Hunter''.
+==Better Than You==
+King Altador has been a contestant on [[Better Than You]] twice:
-====Book of Ages - Chapter 12, The Hunter====
+{{BTY|November 9, 2006|Rescuing [[Petpet]]s that have endangered themselves is the mark of a true hero, it should not come as a surprise that I often take time to aid helpless critters in need. Do not feel ashamed if you are unable to surpass my score; after all I have been practicing heroic deeds for long before you were even born.|Warf Rescue Team|1,350|Mystical White Cloak}}
-[[Image:Altador BOA.gif|frame|right|King Altador's Book of Ages portrait]]
+{{BTY|28 August 2014|I have an urgent message; you must get it to my neighbouring ruler in Shenkuu with all haste. To accomplish this feat, you will need Yooyus of many types. I expect great things from you.|Crisis Courier|13,000|Fire [[Yooyu]] Flower}}
-<blockquote>''It is a little-known fact that Altador, the Lupe hunter, did not name the city that bears his name after himself. Rather, when the time came to name their future city, all twelve council members submitted a name by placing their ballot into a box. As Altador pulled each piece of parchment from the box, he was surprised to find that everyone but he had written "Altador" as their suggestion. In a single action, Altador demonstrated his hallmark humility and sincerity, and the loyalty he inspired in others.''<br><br>
-''The heroism of Altador cannot be described in a single event, however. Rather, a lifetime of noble deeds and good character earned him the title of "hero."''<br><br>
-''Altador was raised in a city of corrupt leaders. One by one, his neighbours left to seek a better life. Before long, little was left of Altador's hometown. The citizens wandered, looking for somewhere to make a new start. Though still young, Altador did his best to help by hunting for food. It was during this time that he began to develop his skills with the bow and arrow.''<br><br>
-{|align=center
-|http://images.neopets.com/altador/book/chapter_12_sub_01_20bad7e1a8.gif
-|}
-''The townsfolk soon settled and built a new village. Though they prospered, life was difficult without a city's resources.''<br><br>
-{|align=left
-|http://images.neopets.com/altador/book/chapter_12_sub_02_de3f2b8adf.gif
-|}
-''There were no great festivals, and trade with other lands was minimal. Once an adult, Altador left to seek out a new city, one with good and just leaders. The villagers gave him their blessing, hoping that one day he would return and lead them to a brighter future.''<br><br>
-''And so Altador set out, travelling from one city to another. Along his journey, he kept hearing similar stories about the governors of each place he visited. Greed and an insatiable lust for power appeared to be widespread, and the governed always seemed to suffer for it. Altador might have lost hope, and given up his quest, had it not been for one fateful day.''<br><br>
-{|align=right
-|http://images.neopets.com/altador/book/chapter_12_sub_03_101dd09bf1.gif
-|}
-''Altador crested a hill and saw lush plains, perfect for farming, beside a beautiful shore. This would be an amazing place for a city, he thought, staring in awe across the fruitful land. Too bad there isn't one here already.''<br><br>
-''And then it came to him: Could he, a simple Lupe with no desire for wealth or power, be capable of founding a great city? Even if he could, it would take many years of work. How could he possibly accomplish such an undertaking all on his own?''<br><br>
-''He would have to find others who shared the same dream--others who would swear to uphold what is right over what is easy, and not fall into corruption.''<br><br>
-''Determined to make his dream a reality, Altador set off. It would take years, but he would find others to join him in building his city. In every town he met, the Lupe listened for tales of great deeds, striving to find others who could share in his dream. He would then gather all those living in the scattered villages across the land--including the one he had called home so long ago. Finally, he would unite them under one banner, which would represent truth and virtue... forever.''
-{|align=center
-|http://images.neopets.com/altador/book/chapter_12_sub_04_6099feeda2.gif
-|}
-</blockquote>
 ==Trivia==
-{|align=right
+*As of June 2011, King Altador is featured in 37 [[item]]s.
-|http://images.neopets.com/games/betterthanyou/contestant254.gif
-|}
-{{BTY|date=November 9, 2006
-|score=1350
-|game=Warf Rescue
-|a/an=a
-|prize=Mystical White Cloak
-|quote='Rescuing [[Petpet]]s that have endangered themselves is the mark of a true hero, it should not come as a surprise that I often take time to aid helpless critters in need. Do not feel ashamed if you are unable to surpass my score; after all I have been practicing heroic deeds for long before you were even born.'}}
 ==External links==
-*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=78 Kingdom of Altador]
+*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=16 The Hunter], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=19 King Altador], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=42 Divine Intervention], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=59 Defender of Ador]
-*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=16 The Hunter], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=19 King Altador]
 *'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=706 #706]
 *'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/misc/kingaltador.phtml King Altador]
+[[Category:Altador Plot]]
+[[Category:Better Than You]]
 [[category:Heroes]]
 [[Category:Lupes]]
-[[Category:Altador Plot]]
+[[Category:Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]
+[[Category:The Faeries' Ruin]]
+[[Category:Altador]]

Difference between revisions of "King Altador"

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Plot summaries[edit]

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie[edit]

Altador Plot[edit]

The Faeries' Ruin[edit]

Desert Diplomacy[edit]

Better Than You[edit]

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

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Difference between revisions of "King Altador"

Latest revision as of 19:07, 13 October 2014

Plot summaries[edit]

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie[edit]

Altador Plot[edit]

The Faeries' Ruin[edit]

Desert Diplomacy[edit]

Better Than You[edit]

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

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