My Quest I seek entry to other lands that I might find the key to unlock the heavens. I propose this quest to those that would follow me. I regret that at this time I can offer no reward but a share in the glory that may one day be mine. Let friendship here and common thought be their own rewards. A Study of Portals
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In the lands in and surrounding Marind\'s Bell are many locked doors and gateways. Some are accessible to all, and some to none. Study of these gates, however, may show us many things of their makers, and perhaps give clues to show us the way to enter. I seek inquisitive minds and fresh thoughts to assist me. To participate, please study two portals of your own choosing and submit a theory of entry based on what you have found. You may use information learned from other players, visual clues...whatever seems appropriate. Please submit to my playermail with the heading \"Portal Study\". The following are areas of interest, but other portals you find may be submitted: Gate of Ages, Howling Gates (Necrovion Gate), Fateless Doors, Passage of War, Champion\'s Dome. The most interesting, innovative, and well spoken theories will earn their owners\' mention in my papers.
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The Prison Since I began my quest for the Moon, I have found that more than just the Moon\'s absence. I doubt indeed that these lands have a celestial dome of any kind, and believe even the ever-present sun to be nothing more than a blatant lie, a falsehood. What hovers above us is not sky, not heavens...what beats down is not the light of the sun, but the reflected heat of some insidious torch placed to keep us comfortable in our bondage. There is no sky; there is only one more wall on this prison that holds us. Most I have met reached this land after escaping darkness beyond limit, into a cube, and back into the sunlight again. I tell you there was no escape. You and all of us have left one cube for another: a greater cube with more distraction, but still a box that holds us. Consider this: there is no Moon. There is no night. The sun gives off much heat, but never moves from its spot in the sky. There is no weather here save drought. Only the flame perched above affects anything in this world...and its effects are detrimental in the extreme. Already our river has receded. \"Bob\", a much loved tree, once vibrant, stands parched and dying on the roadside. Though there is water here, no tidal effects have been seen...tidal effects which by nature are created by the pull of the celestial bodies we lack in this land. I seek freedom and escape. I seek the sky. After discussing this in depth with Tarquinus and Logan Marquis, I have found one path that might lead us out of the box and into our rightful place under the heavens once again.
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Surrounding Marind\'s Bell proper are two areas that cannot be broached; it is there we believe the keys to this prison are kept. I intend to smash the gates of Necrovion and Golemus Golemicarum as well as any who might be bold enough to bar my way. Within lies the key to freedom and the sky itself, and none will hold me from this goal. Many will be needed to complete this task, though few may survive to see the fruits of it borne. For those interested in this quest, please let me know. I think there is much to be learned and more to be gained. If our fight is successful, a new world of light and dark will be released to everyone.
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