Research:Temporal rift - Revision history

INIQUITY: add cases of accidental rifting

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	Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.		Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
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			=Incidents=
			There have been times where temporal rifting has occurred as an accidental phenomenon, sweeping people up into them involuntarily. There have been some intentional cases as well.
			* Melgorehn's Reach sometimes does it when it is storming.
			* It happened during the time of the [[Schism of Dreams]] in the [[Ride of the Red Dreamer#Schism of Dreams\|Ride of the Red Dreamer]] story.
			* It (may have) happened during the approach of the Elemental Confluence to Elanthia.
			* [[Malluch]] abducted [[Cruxophim]] into the time rift with a glyphed box.
			* Malaphor opened one with [[Familiar Gate (930)]] for his apprentice Tindal and the elven babe form of [[Daephron Illian]].

	=Analysis=		=Analysis=
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	'''Time Properties:'''		'''Time Properties:'''

			Whether the game setting has our real world physics concerning relativistic effects is not explicitly defined, but it does have temporal fluctuations and variations in its rates and so on. In the preceding context regarding geometry, there is a related way of gluing together the faces of a dodecahedron to form instead a hyperbolic geometry, known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seifert%E2%80%93Weber_space Seifert-Weber manifold]. The mathematics of special relativity are naturally expressed in hyperboloid equations, so there is a fairly minor leap to connecting the dodecahedral rationalizations of the temporal rift's 12 exits with the relativity of local time and simultaneity in the rift. The synchrony with Elanthia in spite of the fluctuations would be saying the person in the rift maintains the same length of "proper time" in both spaces regardless of frames of reference in the rift.
⚫	In the past there were speed variations from Haste and Slow that changed the round time when moving. These are local variations within the rift. In terms of its global space, the temporal rift remains in synchrony with the associated planes. This might not always be true for NPCs, such as the apprentice of Malaphor, and Daephron Illian with his reverse and rapid aging. The messaging implies the timelines of the people foreign to the plane manifest in images. It is possible to see one's own past and future events, which has been done in storylines to a player character on at least one [[Rise of Rone - 5118-03-24 - Fall of Rone#Rone and Crux in the Temporal Rift (OOC Knowledge Only, Supplied By Xorus)\|occasion]].

		⚫	In the past there were speed variations from Haste and Slow that changed the round time when moving. These are local variations within the rift. In terms of its global space, the temporal rift remains in synchrony with the associated planes. This might not always be true for NPCs, such as the apprentice of Malaphor, and Daephron Illian with his reverse and rapid aging. The messaging implies the timelines of the people foreign to the plane manifest in images. It is possible to see one's own past and future events in the rift, which has been done in storylines to a player character on at least one [[Rise of Rone - 5118-03-24 - Fall of Rone#Rone and Crux in the Temporal Rift (OOC Knowledge Only, Supplied By Xorus)\|occasion]].

	==Historical Context==		==Historical Context==

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 From outside the rift:
 Suddenly there is a horrible shriek and a bright, intense flash as XXX appears looking extremely confused!
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 ===Duration===
-It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 125. It is more likely only a probability of exit (~5%) on each movement or set by some form of random dice roll. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be an artifact of low sample sizes.
+It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body into an exit spot of that realm. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 125. It is more likely only a probability of exit (~5%) on each movement or set by some form of random dice roll. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be an artifact of low sample sizes.
 ==Geographical Exits==

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	;Glyph Trap		;Glyph Trap
	'''~~Second~~ Person:'''		'''First Person:'''
	<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	Suddenly a dark splotch erupts from the lock mechanism and envelops you! Time seems to slow down and almost stop...		Suddenly a dark splotch erupts from the lock mechanism and envelops you! Time seems to slow down and almost stop...
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	XXX gestures at an enruned monir trunk.		XXX gestures at an enruned monir trunk.
	A large, dark splotch erupts from the lock mechanism and engulfs XXX who subsequently vanishes! A stiff wind rips past you and into the gulf which collapses on itself, leaving no sign it ever existed...		A large, dark splotch erupts from the lock mechanism and engulfs XXX who subsequently vanishes! A stiff wind rips past you and into the gulf which collapses on itself, leaving no sign it ever existed...
			</pre>

			;Chronomages Cross-Realm Punishment
			This messaging is much older, dating back to the [[Navigators]]. It is when your gold ring gets "Navved", taken back by its owners.

			'''First Person:'''
			<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
			You gesture into the air.
			A silvery fog envelops you. You feel a sudden lurching motion, and as the fog dissipates you see...

			Suddenly you find yourself standing in a large round room smelling of saltwater and wood. The chamber is filled with a dozen or so men sitting shoulder to shoulder around the perimeter. Each of them seems much larger than normal humans grow and all have the weathered look of a seafarer. You seem to be the focus of their attention, standing dazed in the center of all this.

			One of the less passive individuals steps forward. A sneer crosses his face and he whispers, "Trying to use our time tunnels without one of our rings? Think you can just do without us?"

			He turns back to the rest of the assembly and declares, "Probably wanted to go into business for himself!" With that, the room explodes with the roar of deafening laughter. You begin to feel a little naked standing there like that.

			The man turns back and starts rummaging through your pockets. You move to resist but he is much quicker and stronger than any normal human you have encountered. He steps back, empty handed and says, "Not even a silver to put forward as compensation for the infraction. Time is money! Now get out of here before we decide to teach you what thieves are worth to us!"

			He adds, "We'll be keeping a close eye on you."

			Suddenly your surroundings shift again...
			[Temporal Rift - 1768]
			Time and space seem to swirl around you. You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future. Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness. It is very cold here.
			Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
			Roundtime: 5 sec.
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	===Exiting Temporal Rift===		===Exiting Temporal Rift===
	;~~Second~~ Person		;First Person
	<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	You suddenly notice that the images of your past are catching up with you. With a blinding flash you find yourself whisked forward in time and space until...		You suddenly notice that the images of your past are catching up with you. With a blinding flash you find yourself whisked forward in time and space until...
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	'''Entrance Messaging:'''		'''Entrance Messaging:'''

	''~~Second~~ Person:''		''First Person:''
	<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	Pushing your hand against the nonsensical carvings causes the solid rock to melt away. You continue forward, the rock providing no resistance to your movement, yet somehow reforming around you. Your vision dims as your face passes into the rock. Time seems to slow down and almost stop...		Pushing your hand against the nonsensical carvings causes the solid rock to melt away. You continue forward, the rock providing no resistance to your movement, yet somehow reforming around you. Your vision dims as your face passes into the rock. Time seems to slow down and almost stop...
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	'''Exit Messaging:'''		'''Exit Messaging:'''

	''~~Second~~ Person:''		''First Person:''
	<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>		<pre{{log2\|margin-right=350px}}>
	You suddenly notice that the images of your past are catching up with you. You take one more step, then you seem to fall down a hole, hard and fast so that time and space hurl past you. An overwhelming sense of nausea and vertigo descend upon you, and you lose all sense of direction until you feel yourself slam against something... the ground?...		You suddenly notice that the images of your past are catching up with you. You take one more step, then you seem to fall down a hole, hard and fast so that time and space hurl past you. An overwhelming sense of nausea and vertigo descend upon you, and you lose all sense of direction until you feel yourself slam against something... the ground?...

INIQUITY: goblyn's office also reached from caligos; chronomage navving

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-This is a research page for the temporal rift which is accessed by the [[Familiar Gate (930)]] spell and [[Traps#Glyph|glyph trap]] mechanics. Each realm of the game has a fixed number of exit points. Those areas without defined exits will drop the person into their original room. In the past the temporal rift script caused temporary hasting, slowness, and strength weakening effects. Magic will ineffectually fizzle when cast inside the rift. The rift imposes its own randomly flaring hazards in the form of dispels and stuns or health, mana, and spirit drains. These only take a third of your remaining balance, mana drain will take half.
+This is a research page for the temporal rift accessed by [[Chronomage]] punishment, [[Familiar Gate (930)]], and [[Traps#Glyph|glyph traps]]. Each realm of the game has a fixed number of exits. Those areas without defined exit points will drop the person into their original room. In the past the temporal rift script caused temporary hasting, slowness, and strength weakening effects. Magic will ineffectually fizzle when cast inside the rift. The rift imposes its own randomly flaring hazards in the form of dispels and stuns or health, mana, and spirit drains. These only take a third of your remaining balance, mana drain will take half.
 Walking in the rift incurs RT and an ambient messaging. There does not seem to be a hidden pattern for navigating in these messages. At the moment these rifts are buggy in that they display the regional weather and messaging from the day/night system. In the event an area is removed from the game, it still exists as otherwise inaccessible rooms. If this happens to include exit points for the temporal rift, such as when the Abandoned Inn was changed to the Hanging Inn or the alchemist shop was ransacked and closed down, the wrong version of the locations can still be accessed until it is eventually fixed.
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 |[Sheruvian Monastery, Summoning Chamber]
 |Sheruvian Monastery (center-east)
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 [Temporal Rift]
 Time and space seem to swirl around you.  You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future.  Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness.  It is very cold here.
 Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
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 ===Lich's Landing===
-Goblyn's workshop has a special temporal rift that is only accessed at one point and leads to her office which has books on making time warps. Lich's Landing is otherwise Wehnimer's Landing realm.
+Goblyn's workshop has a special temporal rift (also accessed on Caligos) and leads to her office which has books on making time warps. Lich's Landing is otherwise Wehnimer's Landing realm.
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INIQUITY: more links

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	This is a research page for the temporal rift which is accessed by the [[Familiar Gate (930)]] spell and [[Traps#Glyph\|glyph trap]] mechanics. Each ~~region~~ of the game has a fixed number of exit points. Those areas without defined exits will drop the person into their original room. In the past the temporal rift script caused temporary hasting, slowness, and strength weakening effects. Magic will ineffectually fizzle when cast inside the rift. The rift imposes its own randomly flaring hazards in the form of dispels and stuns or health, mana, and spirit drains. These only take a third of your remaining balance, mana drain will take half.		This is a research page for the temporal rift which is accessed by the [[Familiar Gate (930)]] spell and [[Traps#Glyph\|glyph trap]] mechanics. Each realm of the game has a fixed number of exit points. Those areas without defined exits will drop the person into their original room. In the past the temporal rift script caused temporary hasting, slowness, and strength weakening effects. Magic will ineffectually fizzle when cast inside the rift. The rift imposes its own randomly flaring hazards in the form of dispels and stuns or health, mana, and spirit drains. These only take a third of your remaining balance, mana drain will take half.

	Walking in the rift incurs RT and an ambient messaging. There does not seem to be a hidden pattern for navigating in these messages. At the moment these rifts are buggy in that they display the regional weather and messaging from the day/night system. In the event an area is removed from the game, it still exists as otherwise inaccessible rooms. If this happens to include exit points for the temporal rift, such as when the Abandoned Inn was changed to the Hanging Inn or the alchemist shop was ransacked and closed down, the wrong version of the locations can still be accessed until it is eventually fixed.		Walking in the rift incurs RT and an ambient messaging. There does not seem to be a hidden pattern for navigating in these messages. At the moment these rifts are buggy in that they display the regional weather and messaging from the day/night system. In the event an area is removed from the game, it still exists as otherwise inaccessible rooms. If this happens to include exit points for the temporal rift, such as when the Abandoned Inn was changed to the Hanging Inn or the alchemist shop was ransacked and closed down, the wrong version of the locations can still be accessed until it is eventually fixed.
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	===Duration===		===Duration===
	It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 125. It is more likely only a probability of exit (~5%) on each movement or set by ~~downward~~ ~~weighted~~ ~~d100~~ ~~rolls~~. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be a ~~streak~~ in low sample sizes.		It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 125. It is more likely only a probability of exit (~5%) on each movement or set by some form of random dice roll. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be an artifact of low sample sizes.

	==Geographical Exits==		==Geographical Exits==

	The exits of the temporal rift are finite in number, and seemingly cannot be predicted from the rift messaging. While the rift can be entered from any room where it is possible to cast magic, including non-teleportable locations, the exits will be one of a given set of regional locations or else the same room. These rooms vary in the degree of hazard they pose from monsters. The temporal rift mechanics are old. The regions for them do not necessarily correspond cleanly to the current teleportation divisions of realms and zones. The Pinefar temporal rift exits are sometimes located in what is now the Icemule realm, where the realm of entry is what decides the set of exits. There are always twelve exits in the regions that drop you in other locations. Trails between towns and special areas usually have no ~~such~~ ~~exits~~.		The exits of the temporal rift are finite in number, and seemingly cannot be predicted from the rift messaging. While the rift can be entered from any room where it is possible to cast magic, including non-teleportable locations, the exits will be one of a given set of regional locations or else the same room. These rooms vary in the degree of hazard they pose from monsters. The temporal rift mechanics are old. The regions for them do not necessarily correspond cleanly to the current teleportation divisions of realms and zones. The Pinefar temporal rift ''exits'' are sometimes located in what is now the Icemule realm, where the realm of ''entry'' is what decides the set of exits. There are always twelve exits in the regions that drop you in other locations. Trails between towns and special areas usually have only one exit.

	===Broken Lands===		===Broken Lands===
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	=Analysis=		=Analysis=
	This section is interpretive analysis. It is only as good as the available information. There is no implication that the geometric ~~interpretation~~ below ~~was~~ actually intentional.		This section is interpretive analysis. It is only as good as the available information. There is no implication at all that the geometric interpretations below were actually intentional. They are rationalizations.
	==Space-Time Properties==		==Space-Time Properties==
	The temporal rift is coterminous with a region of a given plane of existence in the sense that it may be accessed through a glyph spell from any point in that region. These would be the "flow pattern" realms of [[740]]. This will even work in anti-magical rooms. Glyph traps when set off inside the temporal rift bring you to the same temporal rift for the same corresponding region. The temporal rift manifestly has very little spatial extent. When the rift is entered from anywhere in the corresponding region, the people will appear standing next to other people who were already present. It is unknown how many people it holds.		The temporal rift is coterminous with a region of a given plane of existence in the sense that it may be accessed through a glyph spell from any point in that region. These would be the "flow pattern" realms of [[740]]. This will even work in anti-magical rooms. Glyph traps when set off inside the temporal rift bring you to the same temporal rift for the same corresponding region. The temporal rift manifestly has very little spatial extent. When the rift is entered from anywhere in the corresponding region, the people will appear standing next to other people who were already present. It is unknown how many people it holds.
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	'''Topological Possibilities:'''		'''Topological Possibilities:'''

	Most temporal rifts are locally manifolds with three-dimensional spatial extent. Some of the temporal rifts have four spatial dimensions. There is apparently local gravity, and therefore orientation, except people may move up and down with no indication of how that looks or works. Obvious candidates for its global geometry are higher dimensional spheres, such as S3 as a surface ~~within~~ S4, and the varieties of toroidal surfaces that are closed spaces. If the temporal rift is instead a non-orientable geometry, the latter could be forms of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle Klein bottle], the higher dimensional version of the Moebius strip.		Most temporal rifts are locally manifolds with three-dimensional spatial extent. Some of the temporal rifts have four spatial dimensions. There is apparently local gravity, and therefore orientation, except people may move up and down with no indication of how that looks or works. Obvious candidates for its global geometry are higher dimensional spheres, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-sphere S3] as a surface around S4, and the varieties of toroidal surfaces that are closed spaces. If the temporal rift is instead a non-orientable geometry, the latter could be forms of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle Klein bottle], the higher dimensional version of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6bius_strip Moebius strip.]

	The universal existence of either only one or twelve exit points from the rift might be rationalized geometrically. They could reflect the eight cardinal directions and equal divisions of a plane along with up/down and in/out directions. It ~~might~~ be interpreted as a [https://imaginary.org/film/the-epita-dodecahedron-visualizing-poincares-dodecahedral-space Poincare] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_stellated_dodecahedron stellated dodecahedron] as a covering on the Riemann sphere by a surface with four holes and branch points at the center of pentagrams.		The universal existence of either only one or twelve exit points from the rift might be rationalized geometrically. They could reflect the eight cardinal directions and equal divisions of a plane along with up/down and in/out directions. It may be interpreted as a [https://imaginary.org/film/the-epita-dodecahedron-visualizing-poincares-dodecahedral-space Poincare] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_stellated_dodecahedron stellated dodecahedron] as a covering on the Riemann sphere by a surface with four holes and branch points at the center of pentagrams. The [http://www.map.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/Poincar%C3%A9's_homology_sphere Poincare dodecahedron] is essentially formed by gluing together all the unique rotations of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosahedron d20 die], and the only non-sphere that has a finite set ([https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Binary_icosahedral_group#Applications 120]) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_group#Intuition equivalent loops] back to a starting point.

	It is similarly possible that the temporal rift is fundamentally a topological space with no meaningful distance metric, or a metric that is highly non-uniform and/or curves through another dimension to return the traveler to the origin. The messaging is explicit that time and space are fluctuating. Time undergoes accelerations, space folds on itself, and space collapses which stuns and knocks you down. The expansion of the volume may cause the sudden temperature drops through adiabatic cooling. There is very little in the way of heat sources. There could also be a boundary and discontinuous return to the center.		It is similarly possible that the temporal rift is fundamentally a topological space with no meaningful distance metric, or a metric that is highly non-uniform and/or curves through another dimension to return the traveler to the origin. The messaging is explicit that time and space are fluctuating. Time undergoes accelerations, space folds on itself, and space collapses which stuns and knocks you down. The expansion of the volume may cause the sudden temperature drops through adiabatic cooling. There is very little in the way of heat sources. There could also be a boundary and discontinuous return to the center.

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	This section is interpretive analysis. It is only as good as the available information. There is no implication that the geometric interpretation below was actually intentional.		This section is interpretive analysis. It is only as good as the available information. There is no implication that the geometric interpretation below was actually intentional.
	==Space-Time Properties==		==Space-Time Properties==
	The temporal rift is coterminous with a region of a given plane of existence in the sense that it may be accessed through a glyph spell from any point in that region. ~~This~~ ~~could~~ be ~~like~~ "flow ~~patterns~~" ~~and~~ [[740]]. This will even work in anti-magical rooms. Glyph traps when set off inside the temporal rift bring you to the same temporal rift for the same corresponding region. The temporal rift manifestly has very little spatial extent. When the rift is entered from anywhere in the corresponding region, the people will appear standing next to other people who were already present. It is unknown how many people it holds.		The temporal rift is coterminous with a region of a given plane of existence in the sense that it may be accessed through a glyph spell from any point in that region. These would be the "flow pattern" realms of [[740]]. This will even work in anti-magical rooms. Glyph traps when set off inside the temporal rift bring you to the same temporal rift for the same corresponding region. The temporal rift manifestly has very little spatial extent. When the rift is entered from anywhere in the corresponding region, the people will appear standing next to other people who were already present. It is unknown how many people it holds.

	When walking into the distance the people arrive again with a roundtime of a few seconds. There is not enough information to determine the shape of the rift's geometry. It does not tell you which directions the people are arriving from, such as the opposite way or the same way flipped in mirror translation. There is also no messaging about being able to see copies of yourself or others in multiple directions.		When walking into the distance the people arrive again with a roundtime of a few seconds. There is not enough information to determine the shape of the rift's geometry. It does not tell you which directions the people are arriving from, such as the opposite way or the same way flipped in mirror translation. There is also no messaging about being able to see copies of yourself or others in multiple directions.
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	'''Topological Possibilities:'''		'''Topological Possibilities:'''

	Most temporal rifts are locally manifolds with three-dimensional spatial extent. Some of the temporal rifts have four spatial dimensions. There is apparently local gravity, and therefore orientation, except people may move up and down with no indication of how that looks or works. Obvious candidates for its global geometry are higher dimensional spheres, such as S3 as a surface ~~around~~ S4, and the varieties of toroidal surfaces that are closed spaces. If the temporal rift is instead a non-orientable geometry, the latter could be forms of the Klein bottle, the higher dimensional version of the Moebius strip.		Most temporal rifts are locally manifolds with three-dimensional spatial extent. Some of the temporal rifts have four spatial dimensions. There is apparently local gravity, and therefore orientation, except people may move up and down with no indication of how that looks or works. Obvious candidates for its global geometry are higher dimensional spheres, such as S3 as a surface within S4, and the varieties of toroidal surfaces that are closed spaces. If the temporal rift is instead a non-orientable geometry, the latter could be forms of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle Klein bottle], the higher dimensional version of the Moebius strip.

	The universal existence of either only one or twelve exit points from the rift might be rationalized geometrically. They could reflect the eight cardinal directions and equal divisions of a plane along with up/down and in/out directions. It might ~~even~~ be interpreted as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_stellated_dodecahedron stellated dodecahedron] as a ~~branched~~ covering on the Riemann sphere by a surface with four holes and branch points at the center of pentagrams.		The universal existence of either only one or twelve exit points from the rift might be rationalized geometrically. They could reflect the eight cardinal directions and equal divisions of a plane along with up/down and in/out directions. It might be interpreted as a [https://imaginary.org/film/the-epita-dodecahedron-visualizing-poincares-dodecahedral-space Poincare] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_stellated_dodecahedron stellated dodecahedron] as a covering on the Riemann sphere by a surface with four holes and branch points at the center of pentagrams.

	It is similarly possible that the temporal rift is fundamentally a topological space with no meaningful distance metric, or a metric that is highly non-uniform and/or curves through another dimension to return the traveler to the origin. The messaging is explicit that time and space are fluctuating. Time undergoes accelerations, space folds on itself, and space collapses which stuns and knocks you down. The expansion of the volume may cause the sudden temperature drops through adiabatic cooling. There is very little in the way of heat sources. There could also be a boundary and discontinuous return to the center.		It is similarly possible that the temporal rift is fundamentally a topological space with no meaningful distance metric, or a metric that is highly non-uniform and/or curves through another dimension to return the traveler to the origin. The messaging is explicit that time and space are fluctuating. Time undergoes accelerations, space folds on itself, and space collapses which stuns and knocks you down. The expansion of the volume may cause the sudden temperature drops through adiabatic cooling. There is very little in the way of heat sources. There could also be a boundary and discontinuous return to the center.

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 ===Duration===
-It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 75. It is more likely only a probability of exit on each movement, in the rough neighborhood of 5%. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be a streak in low sample sizes.
+It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 125. It is more likely only a probability of exit (~5%) on each movement or set by downward weighted d100 rolls. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be a streak in low sample sizes.
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 '''Rift Appearance:'''
 <pre{{log2|margin-right=350px}}>
-[Temporal Rift - 1768]
+[Temporal Rift]
 You are trapped in a time rift!  You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future.  Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness.  It is very cold here.
 Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
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 |-
 |1
-|[Old Ta'Faendryl, East Woods - 11910]
+|[Old Ta'Faendryl, East Woods]
 |East Woods (north)
 |[[gremlock]]s, [[lesser construct]]s
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 '''Rift Appearance:'''
 <pre{{log2|margin-right=350px}}>
-[Temporal Rift - 1768]
+[Temporal Rift]
 You are trapped in a time rift!  You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future.  Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness.  It is very cold here.
 Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
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 '''Rift Appearance:'''
 <pre{{log2|margin-right=350px}}>
-[Temporal Rift - 1768]
+[Temporal Rift]
 You are trapped in a time rift!  You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future.  Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness.  It is very cold here.
 Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
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 '''Rift Appearance:'''
 <pre{{log2|margin-right=350px}}>
-[Temporal Rift - 1768]
+[Temporal Rift]
 You are trapped in a time rift!  You catch brief glimpses of events both past and future.  Beyond these strange and confusing visions extends a vast, ever-changing field of stars, pinpoints of light against unfathomable utter blackness.  It is very cold here.
 Obvious paths: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up, down
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 ===Zul Logoth===
-There are ten exits around Zul Logoth.
+There are twelve exits around Zul Logoth.
 =Analysis=

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 ===Old Ta'Faendryl===
-There are at least nine exits within Old Ta'Faendryl.
+There are twelve exits within Old Ta'Faendryl. Ithzir when faded out (invisible) will follow you into the temporal rift.
 ===Pinefar===

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 ===Duration===
-It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 50. Or else it might be a probability of exit on each movement, in the rough neighborhood of 5%. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be a streak in low sample sizes.
+It is unclear how the mechanism works for determining how long you stay in the temporal rift or if direction matters. If you do not move you will never leave it. If you die in the temporal rift, it will drop your body in the location it was entered. There may be a maximum number of movements capped around 75. It is more likely only a probability of exit on each movement, in the rough neighborhood of 5%. Sometimes you exit on the first movement, other times it may take several dozen movements. Some rooms seem to have higher probability of happening, but this could be a streak in low sample sizes.
 ==Geographical Exits==
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 |2846
 |Icemule Region
 |}
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 ===River's Rest===
-There are roughly a dozen exits around River's Rest.
+There are a dozen exits around River's Rest. Most of them are in the Citadel, a few are next to the town. It seems to take longer than average to escape this rift.
 ===Sanctum of Scales===
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 |[[Banshee]]s
 |2292
 |}