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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*After the release of the first chapter, a [[wikipedia:meme|meme]] began on the [[Neoboards]] as to the fate of a pie, which had also been petrified along with the faeries. This was referenced in [[Lenny Conundrum]] [http://www.neopets.com/games/conundrum_feature.phtml?round=375 round 375], [[Random Contest]] [http://www.neopets.com/random_contest.phtml?place=201 number 201], and the [[Neopian Times]] [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=462 Editorial number 462]. Ultimately, a stone pie was released as a plot prize. | *After the release of the first chapter, a [[wikipedia:meme|meme]] began on the [[Neoboards]] as to the fate of a pie, which had also been petrified along with the faeries. This was referenced in [[Lenny Conundrum]] [http://www.neopets.com/games/conundrum_feature.phtml?round=375 round 375], [[Random Contest]] [http://www.neopets.com/random_contest.phtml?place=201 number 201], and the [[Neopian Times]] [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=462 Editorial number 462]. Ultimately, a stone pie was released as a plot prize. | ||
*The Faeries' Ruin plot was chosen as the Best Plot in the [[Neopies|3rd Annual Neopies]] - although it was the only nominee in that category. | *The Faeries' Ruin plot was chosen as the Best Plot in the [[Neopies|3rd Annual Neopies]] - although it was the only nominee in that category. | ||
*Via the Neopets [[wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]] page, [[The Neopets Team|TNT]] posted [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/beard.phtml the story] of how plot puzzle programmer [[Mr. Insane]] grew a beard until the end of the plot. As TNT tells it, he had half-shaved it before he was stopped because the prize shop was still unfinished, and could not shave off the rest until he had completed it. | |||
=== Site changes during the fall === | === Site changes during the fall === | ||
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*The foyer of the Brightvale Archives has [[wikipedia:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]] hidden in [http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p4_e784d30682/intro2_aae72f2d43.png the design], including an 'X' on the floor. This may be a reference to the similar scene in [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]. | *The foyer of the Brightvale Archives has [[wikipedia:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]] hidden in [http://images.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr_fa61c26562/p4_e784d30682/intro2_aae72f2d43.png the design], including an 'X' on the floor. This may be a reference to the similar scene in [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]. | ||
*The Neopets in the Wraiths' Cavern have names from the [[wikipedia:ICAO spelling alphabet|ICAO spelling alphabet]] (aka the NATO phonetic alphabet) - Charlie, Mike, Oscar, and Victor, meaning the letters C, M, O, and V. Kali's name is not in the alphabet - but it is very close to the keyword for K, "kilo". | *The Neopets in the Wraiths' Cavern have names from the [[wikipedia:ICAO spelling alphabet|ICAO spelling alphabet]] (aka the NATO phonetic alphabet) - Charlie, Mike, Oscar, and Victor, meaning the letters C, M, O, and V. Kali's name is not in the alphabet - but it is very close to the keyword for K, "kilo". | ||
*In the Archives step, the orange Meowclops symbol was originally thought to be an orange cat (i.e. [[wikipedia:Garfield (character)|Garfield]] himself), the notion of which had to be dispelled by the solutions of the plot. | |||
=== Goofs and inconsistencies === | === Goofs and inconsistencies === | ||
*The [[Wikipedia:English in the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth English]] spelling of ''art'''e'''fact'' is used throughout the plot, although ''art'''i'''fact'' is used elsewhere on the [[Neopets]] site. | *The [[Wikipedia:English in the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth English]] spelling of ''art'''e'''fact'' is used throughout the plot, although ''art'''i'''fact'' is used elsewhere on the [[Neopets]] site. | ||
*Some faeries were not shown as petrified during the plot, including [[Siyana]] of Altador or [[Bree]] the Keyquest Faerie, although this was most likely a [[wikipedia:Goof|mistake]] rather than a clue. | *Some faeries were not shown as petrified during the plot, including [[Siyana]] of Altador or [[Bree]] the Keyquest Faerie, although this was most likely a [[wikipedia:Goof|mistake]] rather than a clue. | ||
*The [[Ogrin | *The [[Ogrin Master|Ogrin]] is never named at any point during the plot - and he was simply referred to as "The Ogrin Master" in the epilogue. | ||
*In the [[Games Master Challenge 2010]], several qualifying games were unavailable since they were set in Faerieland. However, there were no challenges that required those games to be played. | *In the [[Games Master Challenge 2010]], several qualifying games were unavailable since they were set in Faerieland. However, there were no challenges that required those games to be played. | ||
*No statue is shown to have fallen over after being petrified - even ones in the middle of movement (walking, dancing, battling, etc.), even though it would be very unlikely that they would have been balanced enough to stay on their feet at the moment they were frozen. | *No statue is shown to have fallen over after being petrified - even ones in the middle of movement (walking, dancing, battling, etc.), even though it would be very unlikely that they would have been balanced enough to stay on their feet at the moment they were frozen. | ||