Altador

The City of Altador

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Altador directs here. For information on the ruler of Altador, see King Altador

Altador is a Greco-Roman themed city and kingdom founded over 1,000 years ago. 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 website on March 1, 2006. Before this time, it was isolated from the rest of the planet by a bubble of slow time.

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.

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.

History of Altador

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.

Altador was originally a peaceful and prosperous land, ruled by 12 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 12, 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 Maraquan 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.

Altador

Altador is a city south of Shenkuu and west of Haunted Woods designed in the theme of ancient Greece and Rome. It is over 1000 years old and first discovered through a portal in Faerieland. It houses the Altador Cup, a Neopian wide event where teams battle in a game called Yooyuball.

Areas of Interest

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 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.

Yooyuball

Main article: 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 Krawk Island during the first round of Altador Cup I and has not place any higher than 15th in the last four tournements.

World Data

Current Location: West of the Lost Desert

Founded by: The Twelve Heroes

Primary Ruler: King Altador

Council Members: The ten remaining heroes

Trivia

• Originally, 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 legal considerations, however, this had to be changed, and "Altador", an anagram of the original name, was chosen instead.
• While Altador contains many features of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations such as an amphitheatre, liberal use of columns, and togas worn by the inhabitants, it is not meant to be based on any one specifically.
• People originally visited Altador by clicking on a portal in the Faerie City in Faerieland, however this was changed once the other side of Neopia was released. With the redesign of Faerie City and Faerieland in September 2009, the portal was removed for good.

See also

• Plots: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, Altador Plot, Altador Cup
• Shops: Exquisite Ambrosia, Illustrious Armoury, Legendary Petpets, Magical Marvels
• Games: Crisis Courier, Mop n Bop, Ready to Roll

External links

• Altador
• Neopedia: Kingdom of Altador
• Neopets TCG: Altador, Altadorian Crest, Tainted Altador, Hall of Heroes
• Caption Contest: 706, 712, #798, #811
• Editorial: #199, #200, #233, #307, #346