The Great Tree

Bogardan Mage · Explorer Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 33

I have a strange recollection of someone's journal (I thought it was Sharper's) containing several entries about a Bahro stone and efforts made to move it. The gist was that whenever it was moved it would disappear and reappear where it belonged. However, I've looked through the transcripts at DPWR and am unable to find such a journal. The closest I've found is this entry under "Simpson, Michael":

Anna Catherine · Folklorist Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 470

No, you're right, and it is in Sharper's journal. For some reason references to it seem to have been omitted by whoever transcribed the journal for DPWR, but I remembered what you were talking about and checked it out myself. The passages you were talking about...

5/12/02

Simpson told me about a pretty strange stone, so I tried it out. I want it myself. I think I'll keep it here. Don't really care what the DRC thinks of that, either.

5/17/02

Stone is gone. Vanished right out of my office. Where is Simpson?

5/20/02

Got the stone back again. Simpson claims it was back where he found it. Regardless, this time I'm keeping it in a more secure location.

From 5/25/02 (this entry contained other unrelated stuff)

Stone is gone again. How?

5/30/02

Last time with the stone. I'm trying a more secure location.

6/3/02

Gone again.

6/7/02

I have the stone one more time. Simpson says he can't take it again. So I'm trying one more thing. Gut feeling about these creatures.

6/20/02

Stone hasn't gone anywhere this time. I think they're afraid of the hanging rocks. Interesting.

So... yeah, that's it. I've only included entries related to the stone, but I think DPWR got most of the other stuff. I guess they have the abridged version? Weird!

Annacat

Rils · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject:

Which begs the question - since the stone in question is the upper-level Gahreesen one, why didn't the Bahro just come in the bottom doors? Since they can Link at will, I don't see the connection with "afraid of the hanging stones" (beyond referring to the counterweight stones on the outside of the shroom). They could just link into that little room and back out again.

~Rils
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Anna Catherine · Folklorist Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 470

He also could be talking about the stone he has in his office. That's what I took it to mean. The "hanging rocks" could be the... (um... stalactite? stalagmite?) thingies you can see out the window when you stand in the alcove where the stone is.

Since the Bahro probably aren't from underground, it may make them feel claustrophobic and nervous. If this is the case, the Bahro probably have trouble with a lot of D'ni, but that could be an explanation besides their shyness as to why the don't just roam around the Cavern. It explains the linking at will problem too because they can link into the office any way they like, but they can't get the stone without going by the window.

Annacat

Durin Mephit · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

Or.... the stalactites remind them of snakes.
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Cycreim · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:40 am Post subject:

If he did mean the hanging rocks outside the mushroom, which I'm assuming he does, if they're all shot down, maybe the Bahro... no, I'm sure they wouldn't. Unless he's not refering to the Bahro when he's talking about "the creatures"... man, who even knows! D:
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Durin Mephit · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:38 am Post subject:

I'm confused. The Baron's Office is in the city. Did the DPWR make a mistake (make an assumption) in their annotation of Simpson, and misunderstand which Bahro stone was being discussed?

There's one in a Teledahn mushroom near the journey door... and one in the Baron's office in Ae'gura. I don't know of any hanging rocks in or around the Baron's office. There are some very sharp-looking hanging lights... but not rocks.
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Rils · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:51 am Post subject:

hmm, I always figured he was talking about the Gahreesen stone, since he then goes on to talk about keeping it secret from the DRC (I don't have the exact quote offhand, I seem to remember it involving the phrase "they'de have a field-day if they saw the upper levels of the prison" or something of the sort). Since it is kept in a location surrounded by hanging stones (literal interpretation, Sharper doesn't usually go in for riddles), I always assumed he meant that one.

Sorry guys, I'm just not making the connection between snake-shaped stalactites and "hanging stones". Call me unimaginative if you will... Embarassed

Remember also that Sharper had three offices - a private one in the City, a public one accessable by elevator on Teledahn, and the "private" office/workroom accessable only by ladder or hidden staircase also on Teledahn. This latter office is, coincidentally, directly above the room with the Gahreesen stone, and is also completely surrounded by literal hanging stones.

It seems Simpson knew of the stone before Sharper did, and since Sharper "wanted it for his own" and Simpson keeps going "back to where he found it", I interpret this as it was a DRC discovery (they certainly did know about the stones) and Douglas was trying to obtain by slightly less than ethical means ("Simpson says he can't take it again"). His secure location would/could be the backside of Teledahn, which he was keeping hidden from the DRC. Hence the reason the stone is hidden in a dark corner in a pile of boxes.

Granted, he could be talking about the stone in his City Office, which was also secure (only one way in, and it was locked up). But what's the point of stealing and hiding a linking stone to an empty mushroom stalk in the middle of the bay?

Just some thoughts...

~Rils
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Cycreim · Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

I think this was something that was being kept hidden between Simpson and Sharper. It was under the table, but I can imagine why.

I do remember the context of the note to Simpson though. He found the stone but didn't want the DRC to know about it because then, of course, people would be busting down the doors to the backside of Teledahn trying to find the link to the upper levels of Gahreesen. Fat lot of good it did in terms of the explorers, but... I can't imagine Sharper willingly giving anything he found up to the DRC.
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Anna Catherine · Folklorist Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 470