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'''The Faeries' Ruin''' is a [[plot]] that started on 20 September, 2010 (publicly announced on the | '''The Faeries' Ruin''' is a [[plot]] that started on 20 September, 2010, and closed at the end of 31 December, 2010. (It was publicly announced on September 21, and prizes are not yet released.) It documents the journey of a band of heroes through [[Neopia]] as they try to halt the fall and near-destruction of [[Faerieland]]. | ||
The title of the plot refers to the scene at the outset of the plot, when the [[Faerie Festival]] was interrupted as nearly all of the [[faerie]]s in the world mysteriously turned to stone<!-- except bottled ones, see "Balthazar discovers the Faeries Ruin" Neopedia article -->. Without the faeries' magic, [[Faerieland]] began sinking towards the ground, and shadowy creatures began emerging. | |||
The plot stars several new characters, including [[Brynn]], a female [[Kougra]] knight, [[Hanso]], an [[Ixi]] thief, and [[Xandra]], a [[Xweetok]] sorceress. It also includes several characters who have appeared in previous plots, including [[Jazan]] of [[Lost Desert Plot]] fame and [[King Altador]]. | |||
Players participated in The Faeries' Ruin through individual puzzles, cooperative puzzles, and the [[Battledome]] in roughly equal amounts. It also introduced [[wikipedia:Achievement (video gaming)|achievements]], termed "Fearless Deeds", which were awarded for certain miscellaneous accomplishments in each plot step. | |||
Like [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot, this plot has story segments that have [[wikipedia:unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]s. | Like [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot, this plot has story segments that have [[wikipedia:unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]s. | ||