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The plot | The plot opened | ||
The plot starred several new characters, including [[Brynn]], a female [[Kougra]] knight, [[Hanso]], an [[Ixi]] thief, and [[Xandra]], a [[Xweetok]] sorceress. It also included several characters who have appeared in previous plots, including [[Jazan]] of [[Lost Desert Plot]] fame and [[King Altador]]. | The plot starred several new characters, including [[Brynn]], a female [[Kougra]] knight, [[Hanso]], an [[Ixi]] thief, and [[Xandra]], a [[Xweetok]] sorceress. It also included several characters who have appeared in previous plots, including [[Jazan]] of [[Lost Desert Plot]] fame and [[King Altador]]. | ||
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However, Xandra betrayed them: Faerieland crashed east of the [[Haunted Woods]] and she turned most of the heroes to stone. Xandra, it was revealed, was the villain responsible for the incapacitation of the Faeries: she saw them as tyrants who kept their magical power to themselves instead of using it to help the rest of the planet. | However, Xandra betrayed them: Faerieland crashed east of the [[Haunted Woods]] and she turned most of the heroes to stone. Xandra, it was revealed, was the villain responsible for the incapacitation of the Faeries: she saw them as tyrants who kept their magical power to themselves instead of using it to help the rest of the planet. | ||
[[Hanso]] - one of the heroes who escaped the second petrification spell - stole the first artefact used it to absorb some of Xandra's spells. He smashed it, the magic was released, and he and Xandra were turned to stone as well. This broke the curse holding the Faeries, and [[Fyora]] was able to restore Hanso to life. The heroes returned to their nations, and the Faeries started work rebuilding their city in its new home. | [[Hanso]] - one of the heroes who escaped the second petrification spell - stole the first artefact and used it to absorb some of Xandra's spells. He smashed it, the magic was released, and he and Xandra were turned to stone as well. This broke the curse holding the Faeries, and [[Fyora]] was able to restore Hanso to life. The heroes returned to their nations, and the Faeries started work rebuilding their city in its new home. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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==Participation== | ==Participation== | ||
The player | The player could participate in this plot, like in the [[Tale of Woe]], by solving puzzles that are released after certain chapters of the story. Solving puzzles, and solving them in specific ways, earns the player achievements called ''Fearless Deeds''. Achievements are often named after internet memes. | ||
The first puzzle was linked to at the bottom of the second chapter. The second puzzle, by contrast, had to be found in the [[Deserted Fairground]] of the [[Haunted Woods]], like the puzzles in the [[Tale of Woe]] plot. All subsequent puzzle steps had to be found by the players as well. The third, fifth, and seventh steps were battles which took place in the [[Battledome]], and had a dedicated page to keep track of their progress. | The first puzzle was linked to at the bottom of the second chapter. The second puzzle, by contrast, had to be found in the [[Deserted Fairground]] of the [[Haunted Woods]], like the puzzles in the [[Tale of Woe]] plot. All subsequent puzzle steps had to be found by the players as well. The third, fifth, and seventh steps were battles which took place in the [[Battledome]], and had a dedicated page to keep track of their progress. | ||
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If Hanso is hit, or if he leaves the library without getting all the artefacts, it is indicated as an error in the story - Xandra or Hanso will answer that it didn't happen as such, and the user can try again. | If Hanso is hit, or if he leaves the library without getting all the artefacts, it is indicated as an error in retelling the story - Xandra or Hanso will answer that it didn't happen as such, and the user can try again. | ||
Also in the library are three items that are not glowing. These are bonus items, and can be collected in addition to the artefacts. If Hanso escapes with all the artefacts and with one or more of these bonus items, the bonus items will appear in the player's [[inventory]]. | Also in the library are three items that are not glowing. These are bonus items, and can be collected in addition to the artefacts. If Hanso escapes with all the artefacts and with one or more of these bonus items, the bonus items will appear in the player's [[inventory]]. | ||
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*The shops both at the [[Healing Springs]] and the [[Hidden Tower]] remained open without their owners present, presumably relying on an honesty-box system, even after Faerieland crashed. Oddly enough, the Maractite Paint Brush was released at the Hidden Tower on the same day that Faerieland crashed. | *The shops both at the [[Healing Springs]] and the [[Hidden Tower]] remained open without their owners present, presumably relying on an honesty-box system, even after Faerieland crashed. Oddly enough, the Maractite Paint Brush was released at the Hidden Tower on the same day that Faerieland crashed. | ||
*The [[Soup Kitchen]] was still usable during the plot, as the [[Soup Faerie]] had made an extra large cauldron of soup. | *The [[Soup Kitchen]] was still usable during the plot, as the [[Soup Faerie]] had made an extra large cauldron of soup. | ||
*Beginning around 10 November, the height recorded on Faerieland's main page dropped from 10,000 feet to 9,000 feet in line with the events of the plot. It had dropped another 1,000 feet by the 15 November, and another by 18 November. It was down to only 3,000 by the 23 November - Oblivion's release date. Later on that day, it was | *Beginning around 10 November, the height recorded on Faerieland's main page dropped from 10,000 feet to 9,000 feet in line with the events of the plot. It had dropped another 1,000 feet by the 15 November, and another by 18 November. It was down to only 3,000 by the 23 November - Oblivion's release date. Later on that day, it was down to 2,000 feet, and by the 24th it was at 1,000. | ||
*By the end of 24 November, the description on Faerieland's main page was gone, replaced by a link to the picture of Faerieland crashing to the ground. At the end of the plot, the map was remade to show that nearly all the activities and damaged infrastructure were being rebuilt in a lush landscape on the ground, and most activities were accessible again with new art | *By the end of 24 November, the description on Faerieland's main page was gone, replaced by a link to the picture of Faerieland crashing to the ground. At the end of the plot, the map was remade to show that nearly all the activities and damaged infrastructure were being rebuilt in a lush landscape on the ground, and most activities were accessible again with new art - an exception was the [[Faerie Quest]]s, which remained closed during rebuilding until 7 February. Faerieland was never rendered inaccessible at any point of the plot. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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*Both this plot and the video game [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] had the scene of Faerieland dropping to Neopia. | *Both this plot and the video game [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] had the scene of Faerieland dropping to Neopia. | ||
*[[Captain Rourke]] made a [[wikipedia:cameo appearance|cameo]] in chapter three as a patron at the bar. | *[[Captain Rourke]] made a [[wikipedia:cameo appearance|cameo]] in chapter three as a patron at the bar. | ||
*[[Kanrik]] made a cameo in chapter | *[[Kanrik]] made a cameo in chapter seven in a flashback as one of the people [[Hanso]] robbed. | ||
*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]]''. Also, in the eleventh chapter, Hanso mentions swapping the artefact with a bag of sand, referencing the famous idol swap scene in ''[[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. | *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]]''. Also, in the eleventh chapter, Hanso mentions swapping the artefact with a bag of sand, referencing the famous idol swap scene in ''[[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. | ||
*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) | *In the Archives step, the orange Meowclops symbol was originally thought to be an orange cat (i.e. [[wikipedia:Garfield (character)|Garfield]] himself) - this was repudiated by the official solution to the plot. | ||
=== Goofs and inconsistencies === | === Goofs and inconsistencies === | ||