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On the other side of Neopia lies the once great city of Altador, ruled by [[King Altador]]. It was a peaceful and prosperous land because it was ruled by 12 protectors. One of the 12 was a [[Dark Faerie]]. As the other leaders aged, the Faerie believed that she should be the sole ruler of Altador because of her immortality. She started plotting against the other protectors to take over. [[Jerdana]], the one of the 12, banished the Faerie from Altador when she learned of her plot. The faerie was outraged, and she watched Altador from afar, stewing in her hatred and bitterness. She was no longer the great faerie that once helped to rule Altador, she had be come [[The Darkest Faerie]]. She returned to Altador, wreaking havoc on the city. Jerdana decided to protect the city with a time bubble. [[Fyora]] then used Jerdana's orb to trap The Darkest Faerie in stone, and banished her to the bottom of the maraquan ocean. The Darkest Faerie now lies at the bottom of the maraquan ruins, plotting her revenge silently. Soon, the Darkest Faerie will be released from her stony prison, and she will return, and she, along with her minions, will seek revenge against Altador, and all of Neopia!
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Altador and the suspected online ''The Darkest Faerie'' plot is set to be released around March 2006.
:''Altador directs here. For information on the ruler of Altador, see [[King Altador]]''


The city of Altador was [http://neopets.com/altador/index.phtml released] to all users on March 1, 2006. Two brave Neopets discovered a strange portal in [http://neopets.com/faerieland/faeriecity.phtml Faerie City] (Fyora's Chambers to be exact) which teleports people right into the city.
'''Altador''' is a [[wikipedia:Greco-Roman|Greco-Roman]] themed city and kingdom founded over 1,000 years ago found south of [[Shenkuu]] and west of [[Haunted Woods]]. It was the first world to be revealed from the "other side" of [[Neopia]]. It was the setting of the [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] video game, and was released on the [[Neopets|website]] on March 1, 2006. Before this time, it was isolated from the rest of the planet by a bubble of slow time. It houses the [[Altador Cup]], a Neopian wide event where teams battle in a game called [[Yooyuball]].


Altador and it's heroes were also featured in [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]], which was released for the PS2 on November 15, 2005.
The city operated the [[Altador Cup]] annually before its disappearance, and has resumed this since 2006. It was accessed before the other side of Neopia was charted by a magical portal in [[Fyora]]'s chambers in [[Faerie City]], discovered by "two brave Neopets" - believed to be [[Tormund]] and [[Roberta]]. With the redesign of Faerie City and Faerieland in September 2009, the portal was removed for good.


[[Category: Neopia]]
Altador was founded by 12 different heroes, commemorated in the [[Hall of Heroes]]. It is current ruled by a Council of the eleven remaining heroes, headed by [[King Altador]].
[[Category: Secrets]]
 
==Attractions==
:'''Shops:''' [[Exquisite Ambrosia]], [[Illustrious Armoury]], [[Legendary Petpets]], [[Magical Marvels]]
:'''Other:'''
::*'''[[Hall of Heroes]]''': Large building at centre of Altador that pays tribute to the 12 Heroes of Altador.
::*'''[[Restive Tomb]]''': A [[wikipedia:mausoleum|mausoleum]] overlooking Altador.
::*'''[[The Colosseum]]''': Hosts many contests, including the [[Altador Cup]].
::*'''[[Altadorian Archives]]''': The Altadorian Archives are the repository of all Altadorian knowledge, science, and history. Thousands of books and scrolls populate its shelves. It was used in the [[Altador Plot]].
::*'''[[Perfectly Flat Rock Quarry]]''': A [[wikipedia:quarry|quarry]] to the east of the city.
::*'''[[Altadorian Docks]]''': The harbour to the west of the city.
 
==History of Altador==
 
When Neopets: The Darkest Faerie was being developed, Altador was originally called ''Talador''. Because of this, there are Neopet TCG cards and [[Neopian Times]] editorials which make reference to it. Due to some [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=233 legal considerations], however, this had to be changed, and "Altador", an anagram of the original name, was chosen instead.
 
Much of the history of Altador is shrouded in mystery, while pieces of it have been revealed in The Darkest Faerie video game and in the [[Altador Plot]].
 
===Neopets: The Darkest Faerie===
{{main|Neopets: The Darkest Faerie}}
Altador was originally a peaceful and prosperous land, ruled by twelve protectors, one of which was a [[Dark Faerie]], now only known as [[the Darkest Faerie]]. As the other leaders aged, the Darkest Faerie believed she should be the sole ruler of Altador because of her immortality, and began plotting against the other protectors to take over. [[Jerdana]], the one of the twelve, banished the Faerie from Altador when she learned of her plot. Outraged at her banishment, she planned against Altador from afar, and returned wreaking havoc on the city. To protect the city, Jerdana placed it within a spell of slow time. [[Fyora]] then used ''Jerdana's Orb'' to trap the Darkest Faerie in stone, and where she fell to the bottom of the [[Maraqua]]n ocean.
 
1000 years passed for the rest of the world, while little to no time passed in Altador, and The Darkest Faerie eventually broke free, forcing the remaining 11 (who blended into the world of Neopia) into action to find two heroes to fight against her. [[Tormund]] and [[Roberta]] were separately selected, and eventually came to Altador to discover a way to stop The Darkest Faerie and release Altador from the time spell, both of which were accomplished.
 
===The Altador Plot===
{{main|Altador Plot}}
Once the Darkest Faerie had been defeated and Altador was released from the time spell, players could then visit the city. The player discovers that the history of Altador has been wiped clean and no one can remember anything and. They find the [[Book of Ages]] in the archives, but is blank apart from the prologue. [[Finneus]], the [[Lenny]] archivist at the [[Altadorian Archives]], works with the player and helps them as they discover clues around the city. The clues lead the player to discovering new constellations in the night's sky: each time a constellation is discovered a new chapter appears in the book.
 
Once all the constellations are discovered the book leads the player back to the archives to locate a spell that will make the fire in the Darkest Faeries statue real. They can then destroy the statue and break the spell, returning Altador's history. Jerdana explains that she hid the city's history to protect it from the Darkest Faerie.
 
===Altador Cup===
{{main|Altador Cup}}
The Altador Cup is an annual sporting event held exclusively at the Colosseum in Altador and begins in early June. The sport played is Yooyuball which dates back over 1000 years and was started by children, who played with wild Yooyus outside of the city. All the lands of Neopia have a team that compete in the Cup all of which must travel to Altador to play, along with thousands of fans of the game. The Cup is run by the [[Altador Cup Committee]] who organise the event as well as settle any problems players or fans may have.
 
Following the first tournament, over the years, a number of new features have been added to it such as team merchandise, new games and new Youuyus.
 
==Yooyuball==
{{main|Team Altador}}
 
Though they boast an airtight defence, Altador's Yooyuball team has never been able to generate enough scoring power to do well in the Altador Cup.  Altador was defeated by [[Team Krawk Island|Krawk Island]] during the first round of [[Altador Cup I]] and has not place any higher than 15th in the last four tournaments.
 
==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=31 Altador], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=32 Altadorian Crest], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=55 Tainted Altador], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=11&id=56 Hall of Heroes]
*'''Caption Contest:''' [http://neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=706 706], [http://neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=798 #798], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=811 #811]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=199 #199], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=200 #200], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=233 #233], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=307 #307],  [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=346 #346]
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