Meridell

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Darigan redirects here. For information on the ruler of Darigan Citadel, see Lord Darigan

Map of Meridell

Meridell is a medieval land of knights, kings and magic from Neopia's past. It was discovered by a group of unlikely adventurers - Lisha and her friends - somewhat by accident as part of the Champions of Meridell plot. The region encompasses the Kingdom of Meridell, Brightvale, and Darigan. Meridell is known for its great games, mostly involving vegetables, Faerie Quests, Ultimate Bullseye, Mortog kissing, puzzles and other things.

The nation of Meridell has been involved in two wars, the first in the plot Champions of Meridell was the first Neopian war in which the players could choose either of the sides, and the second in the plot Battle for Meridell. This makes Meridell the most fought-over area on Neopia.

Meridell's colours are red, blue and gold. Meridell is ruled by King Skarl from the Meridell Castle, a large white, red and gold structure. The castle is defended by The Castle Defender, a Kougra warrior who acted as the war boss for the good side in the first Meridell war but did not appear in the second. An explanation for this is given in The Castle Defender TCG card, which describes it as "a powerful illusion, but just an illusion". Jeran is one of the leading knights of the kingdom.

Yooyuball

Meridell's Yooyuball team is all about "speed", and is said to be described with that one word. Their superior conditioning allows them to wear down opponents with a relentless flurry of cuts and screens from the opening face-off until the end of a game. Their speed, however, masks the fact they aren't the most accurate or powerful shooters.

They began the 2006 tournament as one of the odds-on favourites to win, having run circles around Maraqua in the first round, but "smashed their head on into a brick wall" when they faced Darigan's defence in Round Two. Meridell fans hope the replacement of reviled Left Forward Vitri Sitol with swift scorer Gregorgio Maille will not only give the team a much needed offensive boost, but also help improve their standing among fans around Neopia.

• "Wizard" Windelle - Centre Forward
• Fiorina - Right Forward
• Gregorgio Maille - Left Forward (2007)
• Ilsa Ellits - Centre Defender
• Sir Pollonaire Freidl - Goalkeeper, Team Captain
• Vitri Sitol - Left Forward (2006)

Other Kingdoms connected with Meridell

Darigan

Map of Darigan Citadel

Darigan Citadel, which floats in the air thanks to many engines of an unknown mechanism, was once part of its own land of plenty, until King Skarl's knights stole a magical orb that kept the kingdom prosperous. The Citadel came to the Meridell region as part of the Champions of Meridell plot to wage war on King Skarl and his kingdom. During this time, the Citadel was ruled by Lord Darigan, who vanished at the end of the plot. Lord Kass took over in Lord Darigan's absence and waged a second war against Meridell from above as part of the Battle for Meridell plot, during which time it was know as Kass Citadel. Darigan returned and took back his kingdom in the course of the plot.

Attractions include the Darigan Toys shop and the Petpet Battledome, along with the fortress' many dungeons and the games that have developed in them.

Yooyuball

Darigan's Yooyuball team have few major weaknesses, although they have been criticized in the past for playing too easy a schedule during the regular season, and as a result are unprepared when the tournament comes. To fix this, Darigan Citadel relented and added more matches against a few of the better teams for the 2006 season. Due to this they didn't finish as high in the standings as they normally did, but it gave them the toughness to play in the games which mattered the most (or at least this is what the fans hoped). Their tactic paid off, and they managed to place 2nd in the Altador Cup, ending their reputation as post-season underachievers.

Rather than rest, however, the Citadel's team made an upgrade for the Goalkeeper, replacing the less-than-mobile Mungo Lifler with promising netminder Reshar Collifey for the 2007 season. And due to the success of the previous year's tactic, Darigan again faced a string of difficult teams for their regular schedule.

• Kep Bonnefie - Left Defender
• Layton Vickles - Left Forward, Team Captain
• Mungo Lifler - Goalkeeper (2006)
• Reshar Collifey - Goalkeeper (2007)
• Tandrak Shaye - Right Forward
• Tormo "The Terror" Frein - Right Defender

Colour

The first glimpse of Darigan Neopets was in Chapter 6 of the Champions of Meridell plot. Users can paint their Neopets Darigan via the Lab Ray, Rainbow Fountain, Morphing Potions, or the Darigan Paint Brush, released on April 10, 2003.

As of May 2007, 39 Neopets are available in the Darigan Colour...

Acara - June 27, 2005 Aisha - February 27, 2004 Blumaroo - August 8, 2005 Bori - July 28, 2005 Bruce - December 5, 2005 Buzz - November 22, 2005 Cybunny - April 27, 2004 Draik - March 1, 2004 Eyrie - April 10, 2003 Gelert - March 4, 2006

Grarrl - July 24, 2003 Grundo - March 15 2004 Hissi - November 22, 2005 Ixi - March 29, 2004 Jetsam - October 15, 2004 JubJub - June 6, 2006 Kacheek - January 27, 2007 Kau - June 17, 2005 Korbat - October 26, 2006 Kougra - June 23, 2003

Krawk - June 2, 2003 Kyrii - October 17, 2005 Lenny - May 13, 2004 Lupe - ? Meerca - June 5, 2003 Moehog - April 10, 2003 Mynci - September 30, 2003 Peophin - July 25, 2003 Pteri - ? Scorchio - March 18, 2004

Shoyru - July 14, 2003 Skeith - April 11, 2003 Techo - May 6, 2003 Tonu - ? Uni - June 23, 2003 Usul - January 27, 2004 Wocky - December 12, 2006 Yurble - May 27, 2006 Zafara - ?

Brightvale

Map of Brightvale

Brightvale, a Neopian world discovered on 11th August 2004, is an almost Utopian kingdom of scholars and fine arts ruled by King Skarl's older brother King Hagan. The first glass windows came from this kingdom, and every year on 11th August a festival is held commemorating its discovery. Brightvale's colours are green and white, and its flag consists of a triangle of white over a triangle of green, defaced with a star.

Attractions in Brightvale include the Wheel of Knowledge, Brightvale Castle, and numerous shops: the Royal Potionery, The Scrollery, the Brightvale Armoury, Brightvale Books, Brightvale Fruits, the Brightvale Motery, and Brightvale Glaziers.

Yooyuball

Brightvale's Yooyuball team is known for being the most crooked lineup of cheating and rough players, despite being the land of wisdom and learning. They know the rules of the game very well, and use it to their advantage by giving sharp jabs to the ribs when no one's looking and other such tricks to win. Their reputation of rough playing is even greater than Darigan Citadel and the Haunted Woods.

After being defeated by the Haunted Woods in Round Two of the 2006 games, Brightvale claimed to have learned the error of their ways for many different reasons (not wanting to shame King Hagan, their tactics were no match for the tournament's better teams, increased popularity means more merchandise sales, etc.). Taking a cue from "Squeaky" Tressif, they turned over a new leaf and decided to play fair. While their playing style during the regular season indicates they've cleaned up their act, one can't help but suspect they've still got a trick or two up their sleeves for the tournament of 2007.

• "Squeaky" Tressif - Left Defender, Team Captain
• Orie Dinelle - Goalkeeper
• Reb Weemelott - Right Forward
• Montecito - Right Defender
• Kayn Hireck - Left Forward

Plot summaries

Champions of Meridell

Main Article: Champions of Meridell

After the magical arrival of a group of school children back in time in Meridell Castle, the peace of the kingdom of Meridell, ensured by a legendary magic orb which kept the land around it prosperous, is threatened by the original owners of the device, the people of Darigan. After a massive war, Lord Darigan, in his sinister, floating citadel, reclaimed the orb and wrecked most of Meridell, devastating its attractions and taking over the Castle. However, when Lord Darigan went insane over the orb and tapped into its magic to turn himself into The Spectre of Lord Darigan, an all-powerful weapon, it was left down to prisoner-turned-escapee the Yellow Knight to rush to Meridell and explain the situation to General Galgarroth, who led Darigan's army with Meridell's surviving defences in a strike against the power-crazed Lord to stop him before he took over all of Neopia. After his defeat, Darigan disappeared, and the orb, which he had taken to wearing as a necklace, cracked in two to be shared between the realms.

Battle for Meridell

Main Article: Battle for Meridell

Lord Kass took over rule of the Citadel through threats and bribery, disposing of those who apposed him, and then started a campaign of propaganda against King Skarl and Meridell. This culminated in an invasion of the land the citadel floated over, with the castle's weakness to air-based attacks was exploited, as noted by the Meridell Castle TCG card.

In Meridell during this time, Lord Darigan had surfaced. He had lost almost all his memories and was completely mad, stalking farmer's fields as The Bat-Thing, until he took up lodging for a short while in a barn, fed by a little Usul girl.

This invasion was more effective that the previous as Lord Kass used the powers of his enchantress Morguss to first stop King Skarl ordering the defence of his border (by enchanting him with the dance of Morguss's daughter) and possessing Meridell's own peasants to fight what little forces had been sent to the front. Kayla's own magical efforts allowed, once Skarl had been disenchanted, an effective Meridell counterattack to Kass's large war machines.

During this time, the farm Lord Darigan had taken as his housing was raided, and when he fought off several soldiers to protect the Usul that had helped him, the guards' reactions prompted him to remember who he was, and he flew off to the Citadel, silhouetted by the moon.

A second counterattack, lead by Jeran, attacked the Citadel itself from the air. However, this sneak attack was met by a well prepared Lord Kass, and despite their only being a skeleton force on the Citadel itself, the attack quickly dispatched, Jeran himself plunging over the side of the floating fortress. Lord Darigan arrived shortly after, to Lord Kass' horror, and they sparred, Lord Kass determined to fix the "mistake" of Lord Darigan being left alive, but Lord Darigan won over and Kass fell to the floor, where his amulet smashed and The Three stole him away for his failure.

NeoQuest II

Main Article: NeoQuest II

Template:Spoiler Meridell is the location for the events in the first chapter of NeoQuest II. The bosses in this act are The Miner Foreman, Zombom, The Sand Grundo, and Ramtor. The user starts out in the village of Trestin with the character Rohane, and later can add Mipsy to the party.

Trivia

• Meridell is the largest Neopian World, consisting of five maps (Meridell, Meridell Castle, Brightvale, Darigan Citadel, and Meriacres Farm) - two more than the joint second largest (Terror Mountain and the Lost Desert).

See also

• Plots: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie
• Games: Ultimate Bullseye, Round Table Poker, Kiss the Mortog, Turdle Racing, Shapeshifter, Cheese Roller, Meriball, Invasion of Meridell, Double or Nothing, Grumpy Old King, Escape from Meridell Castle, Potato Counter, Extreme Potato Counter, Guess the Weight of the Marrow, Attack of the Slorgs
• Shops: Ye Olde Petpets, Kayla's Potion Shop

External links

• Meridell, Darigan Citadel, Brightvale
• Plot Info: Champions of Meridell, Battle for Meridell
• Game Links: Escape from Meridell Castle, Invasion of Meridell, Petpet Battles
• Neopedia: The Meridell Rubbish Dump, King Skarl, Destruction of Meridell, Escape From Meridell!
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