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[Ehksidian]

Heh. Pun-y pun.

 

Should the rhyming infection spread here?

 

NOMost certainly not.

But regarding the possibility of what the riddle could mean...

Seeing as everything so far has made sense somewhat with the clues, what if what the Riddle leads to isn't actually an entrance to the Vault?

What if it simply is another Vault? Or just whatever lies within the vault, buried in the Archipelago?

Just crazy speculation on my part. Very crazy.

[The Lorax]

I'd say Kanohi dragons are more blackgrey than red, but maybe there could be variation between individuals? Some dragons might be all red.

 

Hey, we've reached 100 pages. A toast to the game!

[They]

Can I have some jam on that toast?

[otter]

Wrong type of toast, Kughmeister.

Yes, I'm ignoring your joke.

Anyways, yes, nice to see we've hit page 100. Let's just hope that this arc doesn't take so long that we reach the same number we hit with the last topic, eh?

[NorikSigma]

The toast is supposed to be put inside an alcoholic beverage. Seriously. That's how the "toast"ing to someone came about.Spiced toast was used to flavoour drinks. So, toasting to someone, meant you held them in such high regard that their names flavoured the drink as toast would.Aaaaaaaanyway, I'm curious. Does Clan Daikura run the yards as well? The yards includes schools and the like, but dobthey run only the school bit of the yards? And the training areas. Run by the Imperial Palace? Or Daikura? Or anyone just uses them?

[The Lorax]

The Rora owns all of the Imperial Palace, including the Yards, of which the school is a part. Clan Daikura runs the school and have for many generations, but they don't technically own it. They just look after it and oversee everything that goes on there as if they did own the place.

 

Does that help?

[They]

they're stewards of the land, essentially.

[NorikSigma]

So, only part of the Yard is the Arohi school? What's the rest of the Yard?

[The Lorax]

they're stewards of the land, essentially.

 

 

Exactly. That's the word I was looking for.

Edited November 28, 2013 by The Lorax

[NorikSigma]

So what's the rest of the Yard?

[The Lorax]

So, only part of the Yard is the Arohi school? What's the rest of the Yard?

 

 

The first post in the Kentoku topic says there is a naval base there as well.

[NorikSigma]

Oh. So, the training areas of the Yard is usable by anyone, right?

[The Lorax]

Yep. Though of course the school will have its own training areas as well.

[NorikSigma]

Oh, I see. Thanks.

[They]

Usable by menti. Lower castes wouldn't be permitted for sparring.

[Hitoshura]

Let's just hope that this arc doesn't take so long that we reach the same number we hit with the last topic, eh?

Please, no.

[Toatapio Nuva]

Question: Do the Dasaka have a native language of their own? Do they write with the same letters as Matoran?

[Constructelf]

I think that it was confirmed that they speak the same language as the Matoran; whether they have another (archaic) tongue hasn't been revealed, but I wouldn't be surprised if somebody started posting in Japanese. Writing isn't known.Question of my own: is there a detailed Dasaka history anywhere? People keep mentioning stuff like last Fursic uprising but where was it first mentioned?

[Dapper-Sama]

Just wonderin', do the Dasaka have a common currency?

[Ghosthands]

Question: Do the Dasaka have a native language of their own? Do they write with the same letters as Matoran?

 

Nuju has said that they speak the Matoran language, and they presumably therefore use the same alphabet.

 

 

Question of my own: is there a detailed Dasaka history anywhere? People keep mentioning stuff like last Fursic uprising but where was it first mentioned?

 

It's not been described in detail, no. All official information on Dasaka history is in the Dasaka Master Reference Post, but as players engage in 'world-building' they will generally come up with the details on their own until the staff give definitive information. On the topic of the last Fursic uprising, it's been established that the Fursics have attempted multiple coups in the past and it's therefore probably safe to assume that at least one happened within living memory.

 

 

Just wonderin', do the Dasaka have a common currency?

 

I would assume that they do, but it hadn't been officially named or described yet.

[Toatapio Nuva]

Aaaaaaand another one!

 

I know Toa Kaita aren't allowed in the game, but what about Matoran Kaita or Nui? They would not be OP at all, being simply a little stronger physically than Toa and lacking powers, yet they still require multiple characters to form. Allowed? Not? Maybe?

[They]

no kaita of any kind.

[Geardirector]

no kaita of any kind.

 

This, for the same reason banned masks are still not allowable for Matoran, despite the fact that they would be powerless.

[They]

DASAKA WORLD-BUILDING! The cultural concept below was approved by Nuju Metru after a petition by Ghosthands and myself.

This is how the business of making a book, from concept to reader, would flow with the approved concept (with some details of general business omitted) in the Kentoku Archipelago:

• The writer takes their manuscript to a publisher, who would be a dasaka trained in molding crystal protodermis with their psionic powers.
• The publisher creates a copy of the manuscript by storing psionic information in the resonant frequencies of a crystal tablet. This tablet projects a hum audible in the psionic plane on a low level. Books could be produced in multiples if the menti was extremely skilled, otherwise the process would repeat with each copy of a book.
• Book binders create cases for the tablets out of bamboo, semi-precious metals (in rare cases), and fabrics. The exterior of the case is tough like a book cover, but the inside is padded to protect the tablet.
• When a being wishes to read the contents of a book, they go into a specially constructed crystal reading room. The resonance of the room itself would amplify the tablet's psionic frequency, thus allowing the reader to mentally hear and see what was stored in the crystal upon opening the cover.
• The Imperial library would have reading rooms on every level in small alcoves, as well as large sections budding off the structure. Courtiers and influential dasaka could have personal reading rooms created in their homes.

The idea of psionic transmission offers another possibility in caste dynamic, since dashi cannot (so far as has been revealed) access the psionic plane of communication. In this way reading of crystal tablets would become reserved for the Datsue and Dasaka. Dashi would have to pay for incredibly small and expensive paper copies of books, made from trees grown on clan Ageru land on Odaiba, which would dissuade most from learning to read or write. The menti would be able to keep control over information in this way, as well as once again separate themselves from the dashi lower classes.

This information will also be added to the wiki page for dasaka.

[Ghosthands]

Like I said...player-created details!

[Hitoshura]

Like I said...player-created details!

As always...

[They]

When one runs out of space, is it permissible to considerably shrink the profiles to bare basics then hyperlink to the extended version on the wiki? I've exhumed my character limit.

[Hitoshura]

 

 

• In the profile page, you are allowed ONE POST; multiple posts by a single player will be deleted. Place all your characters into one post; this makes it easier for you, your fellow players, and the Staff to find your characters. You can have as many character as you want, as long as their profiles all fit into one post.

From the profile topic. I suppose that isn't a problem, but double-check with the staff just in case.

[Ghosthands]

When one runs out of space, is it permissible to considerably shrink the profiles to bare basics then hyperlink to the extended version on the wiki? I've exhumed my character limit.

 

Exactly what I'm in the process of doing right now. Tazera's profile already got eaten >_>

 

I see Nuju's reading the topic; unless he has something else to say, I'd assume it's fine to make profiles succinct and link to extended Wiki versions.

[The Lorax]

When one runs out of space, is it permissible to considerably shrink the profiles to bare basics then hyperlink to the extended version on the wiki? I've exhumed my character limit.

 

It has been done before, I remember that much, but I'm not sure if it was encouraged or discouraged by the staff.

[They]

Only Tazera? My problem started four characters ago... ugh. Then these things called Dasaka showed up and now my profile page enjoys eliminating all my words. X.X

 

Alright, thanks everyone!

[25K Now!]

That happened to me back when I only had thirty or so characters. I was unallowed to add links, but was told to conserve space. Just streamline your profiles - remove unnecessary parts (eg.widget number, favourite food, theme song).

[Voxumo]

I must ask since you all now have me wondering what is the average number of characters one is able to fit into their page?

[Ghosthands]

Depends on the length of your profiles. I generally write quite long profiles for my characters, so I only managed to get about eight of them on before it started eating them.

[25K Now!]

If you have ridiculously short profiles, you can get to forty.

 

(Hi Grochi)

[Voxumo]

If you have ridiculously short profiles, you can get to forty.

 

(Hi Grochi)

Wow forty.. Thanks you both.

[otter]

I got higher than that.

 

Not anymore, though.

[They]

Well.... Last arc I got about five before I hit the maximum character limit for the post.

 

I think I have 12 right now... If that...

[Hitoshura]

I have three. Pathetic.

[Geardirector]

I have three. Pathetic.

 

It's not what you got, but what you do with it.