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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You turn around. There is an arrow pointing forward. You can't seem to remember what you forgot.

Amb · Amb the Hitched.

Pee on the floor so if you return here, you will remember.

itisally* · Guest

Check my inventory, did I drop anything?

Look at the arrows, will they take me to the deep vault?
That is where I really want to go.

Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

Look up "Reminders" in the Tauropedia.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You do not need to pee at this present time.

You watch the arrow. After a few minutes, it changes direction. It is now pointing back to where you just came from.

The Tauropedia has this to say on the subject of reminders. Reminders are frequently used to remind people of something that either they did forget or are likely to forget. For example, the author of this entry needs to remember to pick up milk on his way home. Reminders can be any innocuous thing, though they usually will stand out.

50 HP
25 MP

Inventory:
Food (10)
Waterskin 1 (Full)
Waterskin 2 (Empty)
Tribal Spear
Sword
Hammer
Tauropedia
History of the Five Kingdoms
Small Black Disc

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)
Light Bolt (2 MP)
Light Shower (5 MP)
Thunderstrike (10 MP)
Lightning Fang (11 MP)
Star Cure (Ritual)

itisally* · Guest

Wait... where did the small black disk come from?

Check the map in the Tauropedia. and for any additional information about how to get through the maze of winds.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You check the map in the Tauropedia.

itisally · Master of Disguise

Try to make my way to the deepest vaults. I really hate mazes Embarassed

any help here would be good.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You wander aimlessly.

You wander aimlessly.

You wander aimlessly.

There are stairs (down) here.

itisally · Master of Disguise

THat is soooo what I would do. Take the stairs. Check map.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You descend the stairs. It is dark here.

You check your map. But it is too dark to see your map!

itisally* · Guest

Think... Would light shower give me eough light to look at the map, or would I damage something?

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

Light Shower does not last long enough to read your map by.

itisally · Master of Disguise

creep back up the stairs to use that light to check the map.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You creep up the stairs.

You check your map. It is only a map of the Maze of Winds.

itisally* · Guest

How is this room lit?

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You hear an ethereal hum.

itisally · Master of Disguise

What I wouldn't give for a good teleport spell....

According to the maze map, how close is this location to am outside wall?
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

The staircase is two cells from the southern wall.

You find it oddly puzzling that a question about how you can see was answered by your ears.

itisally · Master of Disguise

I think my brain must hurt. I get that the buzz is the light, but how do I get it in here.... hmmmm light switch?
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You do not see a 'light switch'. You're not even entirely certain what one would look like.

itisally* · Guest

In the Tauropedia look up causes of ethereal hums and light.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

The Tauropedia has this to say on light.

Light is one of the sixteen Encrested Elements, it is the Holy Group's equivalent of Air. It can be simulated both by various other Encrested Elements as well as by most other types of magic and technology. Light is naturally created by numerous atomic, chemical, and occasionally physical reactions - the most commonly seen source of light in the universe is that great fusion-reaction furnace called a "Star". Common sources of artificial indoor light are light bulbs and glow tiles, both of which can be powered by electricity.

Even here at the end of time when the Tauropedia has been compiled, no mortal is certain whether light is a particle or a wave - and the immortals aren't talking. The consensus at the time of this writing is that magically-produced light begins as a wave, while naturally- or technologically-produced light begins as a particle.

See also Speed of Light, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and the Bell Observation Hypothesis.

The Tauropedia has this to say on ethereal hums.

Ethereal Hums, as they are commonly known, generally indicate some sort of low-voltage electrical usage. Glow Tiles are notable for always being accompanied by an ethereal hum.

itisally · Master of Disguise

But how do I turn a glow tile on? I tape the walls around the stairs, any lights??
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You tap the walls. The walls tap in response.

itisally · Master of Disguise

Awk!!!!
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You awk. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the command word... wait. You feel a warm wind coming from down the stairs.

itisally · Master of Disguise

move to the side and look to the wind
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You see red light in the far distance

itisally* · Guest

is it moving?

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

It seems to be flickering. It is not getting any closer.

itisally · Master of Disguise

go to the light... with caution.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You go towards the light, ignoring the snarky voice in your head that's stage-whispering "don't go towards the light".

You see Dagolar's Gate. It is on fire.

itisally · Master of Disguise

is it a big fire, or will a water skin put it out? Could it be a magical fire?
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

It would be more appropriate to say that Dagolar's Gate is fire.

The fire is too big for a single waterskin to put out, and you get the feeling that no water you have can put out the fire.

itisally · Master of Disguise

I head to the gate
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You head to the gate. The air is hot here.

You can sort-of see past the gate.

itisally · Master of Disguise

try to look past the gate
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

There appear to be more stairs on the other side of the gate.

The gateway looks as though you could jump through it, if you so desired.

itisally* · Guest

Oh sure, I guess... what could possibly go wrong? ummmm...

I jump through the gate