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Hauen
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 Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:00 am Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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From my atrocious command (or lack thereof) of Latin...
tenet: from tenere, to hold, keep, maintain
opera: labor, work, operation
rotas: wheel
Putting them together, and minding the ending on tenere (which would imply the masculine, "he") this is roughly translatable as "he keeps(maintains? holds?) the work(ing) wheel." or perhaps because things are reversed," he keeps the wheel working." (or the wheel keeps working him. lol)
I really don't have the context, or a fine enough grasp on the subtleties of Latin to get much beyond that. There does seem to be a lot of palindromes/anagrams throughout the elf's poem when she wigs out and shouts, which is kind of interesting. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:00 am Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Some of the CAPS does indeed look latin, been a long time since I did Latin so translation would be tough Who needs FEIGN death when I can do the real thing
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Mildane
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Now that's what i call a quest. Mildane
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Aelorean
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Spiritual, at eqdruids, is damn good and even though I only posted this there this morning, he's already made some headway....check it out:
pub149.ezboard.com/feqdru...D=60.topic |
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Whizbang Dustyboots
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Through forests green and rivers deep, and past an ancient, fallen keep.
Into a pass where mountains part, to find a crypt where heros sleep.
Upon a stone there lies a clue, to secrets known by just a few.
High Hold Keep is new.
The elves, though, DO have a fallen keep or two around. Befallen is one, and there are some buried in the Desert of Ro. But the forests reference makes me think they're referring to the Nek forest to where the elves once live -- an area that's been turned into the Lavastorm Mountains by Solusek Ro.
Najena might be that keep.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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When Virtue is at last restored, with Staff returned from Dragon's horde.
Then may the final quest begin, to reunite the Elven Kin.
In Aerignon find Edril's Sword, Caerthiel the crypt is in.
The Crown was lost in Wars of Hate, it must be found to seal their fate.
Sword Staff and Crown when all are found, will break the bonds by which they're bound.
Raise up again the Elddar State, and wash the stain from sacred ground.
It appears this is a quest for 3 objects to reunite the elves. If this is the case, it is truely an epic quest.
Through forests green and rivers deep, and past an ancient, fallen keep.
Into a pass where mountains part, to find a crypt where heros sleep.
Upon a stone there lies a clue, to secrets known by just a few.
This may refer to Highold pass, a zone I don't know too well, the only problem is the keep is not fallen. Anyone know if there is a crypt there?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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I could be wrong but that language almost looks like the language of the ancient Celts....just a thought. |
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Yunk01
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Hauen, you were pretty much right! "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels at work" is the translation from the SATOR-ROTAS word square.
The bard from Morell-Thule had some of the best ideas/translations about the quest.. (link here)
Very cool quest  ">
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Quote:
Tiliki whispers, From sands of north to Land of Song, in Faydwer's Heart amidst the throng.
Tiliki whispers, Seek out a Bard from days gone by, find him there in castle high.
Tiliki whispers, Close by thy side he must belong, back to the north thy path must lie.
I remember from Whizbang's history lessons that the High Elves actually were forcefully removed from "the sands of north" (No Ro) to the heart of Faydwer (Felwith).
My suggestion is that this refers to the city of the high elves. Is there a new bard NPC there somewhere?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Don;t know diddly about the quest, but....
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Through forests green and rivers deep, and past an ancient, fallen keep.
Into a pass where mountains part, to find a crypt where heros sleep.
Upon a stone there lies a clue, to secrets known by just a few.
Sounds like WarsilkWoods - to Dalnirs Crypt.
Or it could be Emerald Jungle seeing as the City of Mist could be considered a fallen keep OR Karnors Castle could.
If it is Karnors or Dalnirs then the crypt could be Howling Stones (which lies in a huge canyon - parted mountains).
Last thought - maybe RunnyEye to Gorge of King Xorbb, but I know of no crypt there.  ">
Good luck!! "> Edited by: VamprissX at: 2/28/03 3:07:47 pm
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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What would Kedge Keep have looked like before it fell into the ocean?
...just a thought.. 
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Azartz Wizard
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Potential BIG Quest....? |
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Does anyone know if this has happened on every server?
Btw if any of you read the part where part of the poem read THE WISPS KNOW when you read part of the poem that its in one line says Shown by light of crystal sound. Perhaps it refers to GLS's? Its just a long shot |
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