Makiri - Revision history

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2021-04-11T18:49:11Z

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	While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.		While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.

	[[Category:~~World~~]]		[[Category:Astronomy]]

VANKRASN39: bts fix

2017-10-30T17:10:45Z

bts fix

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	*[[The Elanthian Moons]]		*[[The Elanthian Moons]]

	== Behind ~~The~~ Scenes ==		== Behind the Scenes ==
	Makiri was supposedly destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonRealms#Game usually] assumed to be thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. The myth is "Grazhir" was some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Katamba (Liabo), and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Grazhir smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are only oral traditions. What actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.		Makiri was supposedly destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonRealms#Game usually] assumed to be thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. The myth is "Grazhir" was some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Katamba (Liabo), and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Grazhir smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are only oral traditions. What actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.

	Shadow Valley was designed around the time DragonRealms was released. It has a [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|visions across times]], where a prophetic vision of the world dragon would not be out of bounds. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories. Similar motifs with [[Uthex Kathiasas#(C) Coexistences\|transient spaces]] and [[The Red Forest returns in rare lunar alignment (log)\|the moons]] were [[Dreamvine\|explicitly revived]] much later in the [[Red Forest]].		Shadow Valley was designed around the time DragonRealms was released. It has a [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind the Scenes\|visions across times]], where a prophetic vision of the world dragon would not be out of bounds. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind the Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind the Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind the Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories. Similar motifs with [[Uthex Kathiasas#(C) Coexistences\|transient spaces]] and [[The Red Forest returns in rare lunar alignment (log)\|the moons]] were [[Dreamvine\|explicitly revived]] much later in the [[Red Forest]].
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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in [[Fenghai#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|neolithic]] [[Spectral miner#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon. These are likely both based on the Vedic myth of the slumbering dragon Vritra, in turn is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]], which contrasted slumbering [[Koar]] as the Great Dragon of the [[Eye of the Drake#Behind ~~The~~ Scenes\|Book of Revelation]].		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in [[Fenghai#Behind the Scenes\|neolithic]] [[Spectral miner#Behind the Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind the Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind the Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon. These are likely both based on the Vedic myth of the slumbering dragon Vritra, in turn is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]], which contrasted slumbering [[Koar]] as the Great Dragon of the [[Eye of the Drake#Behind the Scenes\|Book of Revelation]].

	While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.		While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.

INIQUITY: behind the scenes: add line about vritra

2017-07-05T04:56:26Z

behind the scenes: add line about vritra

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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
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	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in [[Fenghai#Behind The Scenes\|neolithic]] [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in [[Fenghai#Behind The Scenes\|neolithic]] [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon. These are likely both based on the Vedic myth of the slumbering dragon Vritra, in turn is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]], which contrasted slumbering [[Koar]] as the Great Dragon of the [[Eye of the Drake#Behind The Scenes\|Book of Revelation]].

	While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.		While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.

INIQUITY: internal link

2016-08-28T00:09:43Z

internal link

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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ~~ancient~~ [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in [[Fenghai#Behind The Scenes\|neolithic]] [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.

	While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.		While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.

INIQUITY: tweak behind the scenes regarding which moon should correspond to Grazhir

2016-07-20T08:26:26Z

tweak behind the scenes regarding which moon should correspond to Grazhir

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	== Behind The Scenes ==		== Behind The Scenes ==
	Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], ~~which~~ is ~~set~~ thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. ~~Within the game~~ it is ~~explained~~ ~~that Makiri is~~ some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of ~~Makiri~~ smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, ~~of course,~~ oral traditions. ~~Whatever~~ actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.		Makiri was supposedly destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonRealms#Game usually] assumed to be thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. The myth is "Grazhir" was some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Katamba (Liabo), and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Grazhir smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are only oral traditions. What actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.

	Shadow Valley was designed around the time DragonRealms was released. It has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]], where a prophetic vision of the world dragon would not be out of bounds. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories. Similar motifs with [[Uthex Kathiasas#(C) Coexistences\|transient spaces]] and [[The Red Forest returns in rare lunar alignment (log)\|the moons]] were [[Dreamvine\|explicitly revived]] much later in the [[Red Forest]].		Shadow Valley was designed around the time DragonRealms was released. It has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]], where a prophetic vision of the world dragon would not be out of bounds. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories. Similar motifs with [[Uthex Kathiasas#(C) Coexistences\|transient spaces]] and [[The Red Forest returns in rare lunar alignment (log)\|the moons]] were [[Dreamvine\|explicitly revived]] much later in the [[Red Forest]].
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	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.

			While the moons documentation for GemStone IV identifies Makiri as the destroyed moon, it is important to keep in mind that DragonRealms was developed before GemStone III had to divest from the [[Shadow World]] history. Strictly speaking, it was the ''smallest'' of four moons which was destroyed, which would have been Tlilok ([[Tilaok]]). Katamba does not have ''any'' satellites in DragonRealms, and Mikori (Makiri) did ''not'' orbit Orhan (Liabo) in the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] setting. The closest moon in DragonRealms is the blue colored Xibar, which orbits Elanthia itself, and corresponds to nothing in GemStone IV.

	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]

INIQUITY: expert in the DR lore told me the unofficial official truth is that it was actually sorcerers that did it

2016-07-20T06:12:34Z

expert in the DR lore told me the unofficial official truth is that it was actually sorcerers that did it

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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess ~~the~~ "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than ~~literally~~ a "[[Drake]]".		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess any such "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than a literal "[[Drake]]". It has been hinted at over the years that the moon was actually destroyed by sorcerers, and that the more proper frame for understanding what happened is the demonic rather than a world dragon.
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]

INIQUITY: tweak wording: DR was developed 1992-1995, released very early 1996

2016-07-17T09:19:53Z

tweak wording: DR was developed 1992-1995, released very early 1996

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	Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.		Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.

	~~While~~ Shadow Valley is a ~~little~~ ~~older~~ ~~than~~ ~~this~~ ~~lore,~~ it has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]]. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories.		Shadow Valley was designed around the time DragonRealms was released. It has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]], where a prophetic vision of the world dragon would not be out of bounds. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories. Similar motifs with [[Uthex Kathiasas#(C) Coexistences\|transient spaces]] and [[The Red Forest returns in rare lunar alignment (log)\|the moons]] were [[Dreamvine\|explicitly revived]] much later in the [[Red Forest]].
	<pre{{log2}}>		<pre{{log2}}>
	[Mine Tunnels]		[Mine Tunnels]
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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping.		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping. The use of the word "dragon" in Shadow Valley is loose, actually referring a "wyrm"-like demon. It would be reasonable to guess the "world dragon" was extra-planar in origin rather than literally a "[[Drake]]".
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INIQUITY: /* Behind The Scenes */

2016-06-14T11:16:24Z

Behind The Scenes

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	== Behind The Scenes ==		== Behind The Scenes ==
	Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of ~~Liabo~~.		Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of the world.

	While Shadow Valley is a little older than this lore, it has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]]. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories.		While Shadow Valley is a little older than this lore, it has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]]. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the sleeping [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories.
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	You glance at a large mossy symbol.		You glance at a large mossy symbol.
	>look symbol		>look symbol
	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley.		Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley. The [https://www.play.net/dr/info/gods/worlddragon.asp world dragon] of DragonRealms is sleeping.
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]

INIQUITY: /* Behind The Scenes */

2016-06-12T10:52:51Z

Behind The Scenes

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	Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of Liabo.		Makiri was destroyed in a cataclysm prior to the setting of [[DragonRealms]], which is set thousands of years in the future on a continent far away. Within the game it is explained that Makiri is some kind of egg, which hatches as a "world dragon." The world dragon scorches Liabo, and battles with the "Immortals." Shards of Makiri smash into the surface of [[Elanthia]], causing tsunamis and catastrophic damage. These are, of course, oral traditions. Whatever actually happened is unknown. There is a mural in [[Shadow Valley]] that can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the razing of Liabo.

	While Shadow Valley is a little older than this lore, it has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]]. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. ~~Swirling~~ ~~spiral~~ ~~symbols~~ ~~were~~ ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange~~ ~~common]~~ in ~~ancient~~ ~~[[Spectral~~ ~~miner#Behind~~ ~~The Scenes\|Celtic]]~~ [[~~Moaning~~ ~~spirit~~#Behind The Scenes\|~~burial mounds~~]], ~~which~~ is ~~relevant~~ to ~~the~~ ~~Lovecraftian~~ [[~~Purgatory~~#~~Archaeology~~\|~~background~~]] of ~~Shadow~~ ~~Valley~~.		While Shadow Valley is a little older than this lore, it has a [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|very subtle]] theme of [[Isles of transfer\|temporal distortions]] and [[The Temple of Darkness#Behind The Scenes\|visions across times]]. The valley itself may be an homage to the [http://www.geocities.ws/icemuletrace/Tomes/1000.html "Visions"] of [[Andraax]], along with [[A Popular History of the Broken Lands\|the story]] of [[The Broken Lands]], which would originally have been near each other and represented [[The Unlife]] as a shadowy serpent. More naively, the symbol refers to the [[Muylari#Behind The Scenes\|Terrorite demon]] of Shadow Valley, which was essentially a large serpent with wings. There are other subtle moon themes in the story, such as [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|Selias]] meaning "moons" in Greek, and specific [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to other stories.
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	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
			Swirling spiral symbols were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange common] in ancient [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Celtic]] [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|burial mounds]], which is relevant to the [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|specific]] Lovecraftian [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|background]] of Shadow Valley.
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]

INIQUITY: vritra / world dragon

2016-06-10T13:46:22Z

vritra / world dragon

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	You glance at a large mossy symbol.		You glance at a large mossy symbol.
	>look symbol		>look symbol
	The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a small planet just underneath it.		The symbol is shaped in the form of a large dragon, wings extended and breathing fire upon a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra small planet] just underneath it.
	</pre>		</pre>
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]