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The Faeries' Ruin

2010-10-17T12:59:14Z

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'''The Faeries' Ruin''' is a [[plot]] that started on 20 September, 2010 (publicly announced on the 21st) where during the [[Faerie Festival]], all the [[Faerie]]s in the world mysteriously turned to stone. It stars several characters who have appeared in previous plots, including [[Jazan]] of [[Lost Desert Plot]] fame and [[King Altador]], as well as several new characters. During the course of the plot, all activities that involve faeries have been suspended - from the games and shops on [[Faerieland]] to the [[Neggery]] and the [[Cooking Pot]], due to the faeries' condition.

Like [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot, this plot makes use the the technique of [[wikipedia:unreliable narrator|unreliable narrator]]s.

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|style="text-align:center;"|'''Jump to''' <big><big>'''[[The Faeries' Ruin#The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives|Latest Step]]'''</big></big> ([[The Faeries' Ruin#Subjects|List of Subjects]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Fearless Deeds 4|Fearless Deeds]])
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|style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;text-align:center;"|[[The Faeries' Ruin#Xandra's Library|Step 1]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Castle Nox|Step 2]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#Shadow Wraiths|Step 3]] · [[The Faeries' Ruin#The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives|Step 4]]
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==Plot summary==

At the Faerie Festival, [[Hanso]] the Ixi was looking for things to steal. Whatever jewellery the Faeries were wearing was turned to stone with them, but plenty of their possessions were not on their person and were left unaltered. Hanso was not the only visitor to the Festival - shortly after Hanso arrived, King Altador and his guards, and [[Brynn]], who was sent by [[King Hagan]], arrived on the scene to investigate the curse. Hanso revealed himself and tried to sell them information, closely followed by King Jazan, who revealed he had been tailing Hanso after he saw him stealing from the fossilised faeries. Jazan accused Hanso of being involved in the curse.

Altador asked if Jazan was there to free the faeries from the curse, to which hesitantly responded he was. Although Jazan did not trust him, Brynn reminded Altador that Hanso was their only lead, and they agreed to hear him out.

Hanso explained that he was on the way to the festival - "You mean you were going to steal from the faeries at their festival." - he saw [[Hubrid Nox]], who was holding a shiny artefact and chanting an incantation. After a blinding flash of light, Nox had vanished and all the faeries were stone. Although Jazan and Altador doubted Hubrid Nox would be powerful enough to affect all the faeries, Brynn vouched that he would have no reason to lie, and that the artefact Hanso claimed to have seen may have something to do with it.

The group headed in to Faerie City to see [[Xandra]], a [[Xweetok]] who too was investigating the curse. On seeing Hanso, however, she became enraged - he had stolen several valuable artefacts from her hut earlier.

Hanso confessed that while he didn't lie about seeing Hubrid Nox, it wasn't the whole truth - he had broken into Xandra's hut, too. "It's a pretty good story, actually..."

Hanso explained that after he had stolen from Xandra, he put the word out that he had four magical artefacts to fence. He was contacted by a buyer who wanted to meet in Faerieland - Hubrid Nox. Nox was only interested in one of the artefacts, and Hanso tailed him to see what he would do with it: as Hanso had already explained, he chanted, there was a flash of light, and all the faeries turned to stone. Xandra still didn't trust Hanso's word, but Brynn and Altador were convinced, and went to recover the artefact from Nox before he could do any more damage with it.

The group - Hanso under guard - arrived at [[Castle Nox]] in the [[Haunted Woods]]. As they formed their plan to storm the stronghold, Hanso slipped away. Brynn went after him - as Nox could appear any second, they couldn't afford to delay their plan.

Brynn found Hanso climbing over the wall away from the front gates - he said that he would find his own way in.

{{cq|And how do I know you're not going in there to tip [[Hubrid Nox|him]] off?}}
{{cq|Well, if you don't trust me, you could always stop me.}}

As soon as Hanso snuck in through one of the castle windows, he was spotted by Nox. Hanso asked Nox about the artefact - but Nox didn't seem to know what he was talking about. At that moment, an alarm went off, and Nox saw through his crystal ball Altador and the others storming the gates. Nox opened a secret passageway, threw the crystal ball, and made good his escape.

Brynn rushed in and the door sealed behind her - through the crystal ball, Hanso and Brynn could see the others were sealed in as well. The pair followed the secret passageway Nox escaped through - Brynn all the while berating Hanso for letting Nox escape - and found a strange wooden control board.

Meanwhile, out in the Haunted Woods, Hubrid Nox ran away from his castle, gloating over his escape - before running straight into another Hubrid Nox, who blasted him to the ground.

After Brynn and Hanso used the control panel to help the rest of the heroes escape, Jazan accused Hanso of letting Nox escape and blamed him for getting trapped in the castle. Although Hanso protested that he helped them get out of the castle, they overruled him, and decided to proceed without him. They argued over where Nox could have gone, when Faerieland, surrounded by sinister purple clouds and crackling lightning, appeared overhead. Altador suggested that the faerie's condition had adversely affected the city, when the group was attacked from all sides by shadowy monsters.

Jazan reasoned that the monsters they were fighting could not belong to Nox, as his minions are ghosts. Hanso and Altador realised that the wraiths were distracting them from the sinking Faerieland, and between waves, they resolved to split up. Brynn would go to Brightvale's library to see if there was anything they could use, and take Hanso to the dungeons there. Xandra said she should research more on faerie artefacts as well. The rest of the team would remain to see if the wraiths led them to Nox.

Brynn and Hanso reminisced as to the first time they met, and after a while Xandra excused herself to go to her own books. When they reached Brightvale, they noticed the colour seemed to have gone from it. Brynn dutifully locked Hanso up, but promised she would return after going to the library.

==Plot participation==

The player can participate in this plot, like in the [[Tale of Woe]], by solving puzzles that are released after certain chapters of the story. Solving puzzles, and solving them in specific ways, earns the player achievements called ''Fearless Deeds''.

The first puzzle was linked to at the bottom of the second chapter. The second puzzle, by contrast, had to be found in the [[Deserted Fairground]] of the [[Haunted Woods]], like the puzzles in the [[Tale of Woe]] plot. The third step was a battle which took place in the [[Battledome]], and had a dedicated page to keep track of its progress.

===Xandra's Library===
The first task the user is asked to do is to guide Hanso in a 'retelling' of his first encounter with Xandra. The player must move Hanso around Xandra's library and pick up the four artefacts - which are each glowing green - and then make it to the exit, without Xandra shooting Hanso with magic.

If Hanso is hit, or if he leaves the library without getting all the artefacts, it is presented as an error in the story - Xandra or Hanso will say that that wasn't how it happened, and the user can try again.

Also in the library are three items that are not glowing. These are bonus items, and can be collected in addition to the artefacts. If Hanso escapes with all the artefacts and with one or more of these bonus items, the bonus items will appear in the player's [[inventory]].

The player moves Hanso by clicking a square adjacent to him that is not blocked by a table, a bookshelf, a wall, Xandra, or a pile of rubble. The player then clicks anywhere on the map to see what Xandra's move was - she may shout at the player, run after him, teleport to a random location in the library, or shoot a blast of magic across the map. Unlike Hanso, she does not run diagonally, and nor can she shoot her magic diagonally.

After Hanso has escaped, the library task may be replayed to obtain other achievements or the rest of the bonus items.

====Fearless Deeds====
*'''The Artefact Thief''' - ''Hanso, a well-known rogue and thief, breaks into an old library inhabited by Xandra, a renowned scholar, and steals several valuable artefacts.''
*: Complete the puzzle by escaping with all four artefacts.
*'''Ooh, Shiny!''' - ''Pick up the artefact that started this whole mess.''
*: Pick up the mirror artefact - the player doesn't need to escape with it.
*'''The Task at Hand''' - ''Avoid being distracted by irrelevant fripperies.''
*: Escape with all the glowing artefacts but without any bonus items - this is also earnt if the puzzle is completed after all the bonus items have been taken on previous play-throughs.
*'''Proximity Warning''' - ''Narrowly escape Xandra's scholarly wrath.''
*: Be at some point within one square of Xandra but still escape.

===Castle Nox===
The second task bridges chapter four and chapter five - the player is asked to solve a puzzle using Nox's control panel to allow the rest of the adventurers, who are locked in the castle, to escape. The other heroes are divided into three groups, distributed across the the four floors - second, first, ground, and basement - of the castle. They must be guided to the front door on the ground floor.

The layout of each of the floors is randomised each time the puzzle is played. The location of each group is denoted by a risen bronze peg. The doorways between the rooms are colour-coded red, green, or blue. They player can open all the red doors, or all the green doors, or all the blue doors, at once. If some of the heroes are in a room where one of the doors open, they will go through it into a different room.

The player has to choose five colours at a time, which then open in sequence. The player chooses these colours by clicking the light bulbs at the bottom of the control panel. The brass arrow cycles through the three colour choices as the player clicks. Once all five colours have been assigned, the doors open sequential left to right. Only one set of coloured doors can be open at a time - opening the green doors after you've opened the red doors will shut all the red doors.

In certain room are staircases - when a group enters a room with a staircase, they will immediately go up or down it and out of the room at the other end. In other rooms, there are certain traps, as denoted by small grey tiles on the control panel. These traps - from [[Wadjet]]s - [[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark|"Why did it have to be Wadjets?"]] - to [[scarab]]s (a reference to the [[Lost Desert Plot]]) - cause the group affected to miss whatever door opens next. Three of the tiles are not traps - one is a gold key, which must be found and used to unlock the front door - one is a room full of [[Usuki]]s, and one is a room full of [[ice cream]].

If two or more pegs reach the same room, the groups will join up and be represented as only one peg. This new group will stay together from then on. The group who found the key - or whatever group they eventually joined up with - must reach the front door first to unlock it for themselves and the others.

If a group is in a room where more than one door opens, they may not necessarily go into the room the player intended. The decision appears to be arbitrary. 

This puzzle can also be played more than once to achieve all the Fearless Deeds.

====Fearless Deeds====
*'''Nox's Locks''' - ''The heroes are trapped in Nox's castle! But Hanso and Brynn have found some kind of strange machine that might let them help the others escape.''
*: Collect the key and get all three characters to the exit. Due to a [http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=143668561 bug] when this puzzle was first released, it may not have been achieved when the puzzle was completed successfully, although this was later fixed.
*'''We All Scream''' - ''Everyone loves an ice-cold bowl of [[wikipedia:Chunky Monkey|Chintzy Mynci]]... even Hubrid Nox.''
*: All three characters, together or separately, must pass through the ice cream room and escape. This gives the player the [[Spooky Food|Spooky]] [[Food]] ''Giant Tub of Ice Cream''.
*'''[[wikipedia:Fort Knox|Fort Nox]]''' - ''There's gold in them thar halls!''
*: One of the rooms with no more than two different coloured doors will trigger this when a group is in it and a colour not represented by the doors is selected - e.g. in a room with red and blue doors, choosing green causes a 'secret' door to open, visible to the group in the maze, with the treasure in. Which room it is, and which colour door must be opened, is random. This gives the player the [[toy]] [[item]] ''Hubrid Nox Treasure Chest'', which can be opened to obtain a [[Spooky Petpet]].
*'''[[wikipedia:The Three Musketeers|And One For All]]''' - ''"After you." "No, after you." "No, I insist! After you."''
*: Exit through the gold doors with all three characters together.

===Shadow Wraiths===
The third step involves players' [[Neopet]]s reinforcing the heroes in battle, joining one-player fights in the [[Battledome]] against three types of ghostly Shadow Wraiths - [[Shadow Wraith Minion]], [[Shadow Wraith Brute]], and [[Shadow Wraith Fury]]. The different types of wraiths were released over the weekend of 8-10 October, one per day, with increasing difficulty (beginning at 8, 25, and 40 hit points respectively).

Wraiths are released in waves, and all of the wraiths must be defeated before new waves of any type arrive. No other one-player Battledome opponents are available during this time except for [[Punchbag Bob]]. This step is collaborative - the totally statistics take into account all the players who have participated across [[Neopets|the site]], and the number of wraith a player can fight in any wave is reduced by how many wraith have being beaten by other players.

A kill cap was introduced - 50, 40, and 30 wins for the minion, brute, and fury respectively. A wraith defeated through a win or a draw counts towards this cap. While a player can continue to fight beyond this cap so as to get to speed up the next wave or to participate in higher tiers (see below), those kills will not count towards their plot score. After ''all'' the win caps have been reached, if a player continues to fight wraith, they have the chance of winning a bonus item after each win.

Battling these Wraiths can decrease the fighting Neopet's happiness.

====Battle page====
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!style="background-color:#0088aa;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;"|Tier #
!style="background-color:#0088aa;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;"|Total kills
!style="background-color:#0088aa;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;"|Prize
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|1
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|750,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Bubbling Healing Goo
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|2
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|1,500,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Essence of Everlasting Apple
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|3
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|2,250,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Sparkle Potion
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|4
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|3,000,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Super Icy [[Negg]]
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|5
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|3,750,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Downsize!
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|6
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|4,500,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Ornate Fighting Fan
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|7
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|5,250,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Ultra Icy Negg
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|8
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|6,000,000
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Thick Smoke Bomb
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This step introduced a battle page that keeps track of the progress of the total battle. It records when each opponent was released and lists the total numbers of each opponent that have been defeated. It also records progress to each of the tiers.

The total hoard is divided up into tiers of 750,000 kills totalled across every participant on [[Neopets|the site]]. Participating in a tier - by defeating a wraith during it - qualifies the player for a prize when that tier is defeated. even if they have already reached the kill cap. The prize is not unveiled until the end of the tier. On 13 October at 22:36 [[NST]], the waves stopped coming, and tier 9 was left incomplete.

The page also gives updates on the battle from the principle cast:
* During waves:
** ''Brynn'': There's no time to waste! We've got to defeat these... whatever they are... before they wear us down!
** ''Hanso'': Well, hand-to-hand combat isn't my ''best'' skill, honestly, but if any of those creatures slip past the others, I suppose I'll have to make short work of 'em.
** ''Altador'': We are under attack, my friends! Get yourself into the battle at once. There's not a moment to lose!
** ''Xandra'': Ugh! I should have stayed in my library. At least I can do some damage to these... these... whatever they are!
** ''Jazan'': These foul spirits are no match for our strength! They'll have felt our wrath before the day is through!
** ''Ogrin'': An enemy's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. We must use these creatures' power to our advantage.
* Between waves:
** ''Brynn'': It's going to be tough if this keeps up. Those monsters give me the creeps.
** ''Hanso'': That was pretty easy. Sure, I didn't do much ''actual'' damage, but I'm worth any three of the others.
** ''Altador'': Rest while you can, my friends. We've defeated this wave, but we may be attacked again.
** ''Xandra'': That was a tough fight. I'm glad we were able to hold out, but... what about next time?
** ''Jazan'': Such weak enemies. They will be no match for our might, should they rise against us again.
** ''Ogrin'': The warrior who waits until the most opportune moment has the greatest victory. Now is the time to rest.

While the [[Skeith]] soldier provides comic relief:
* I'll go back to the battle, just as soon as I find my contact lense.
* Every time I look at one of those wraiths, I see my life pass before my eyes. Hey, there's the time I ate fifty doughnuts on a dare!
* Wow, Jazan sure can be a vicious fighter! I'm glad he's on our side.
* I'll guard Hanso. Got to make sure that clever thief doesn't escape!
* I never like to fight on an empty stomach.
* I could help fight, but I think Altador has things under control.
* Why spooky wraiths? Couldn't we get attacked by some fluffy [[Babaa]]s?
* Why couldn't I have gone to culinary school like my mother said I should?
* Does anyone else feel cold? I should have brought my coat.
* Did someone say ice cream?
* This is the most excitement I've had all year!

====Fearless Deeds====
*'''Into the Fray''' - ''Ambushed in the woods by strange, ethereal wraiths, the heroes find themselves surrounded and outnumbered. Get to the [[Battledome]] and help them!''
*: Defeat a wraith.
::''Shadow Wraith Minion'' - kill counter, but points are capped after 50 kills.
::''Shadow Wraith Brute'' - kill counter, but points are capped after 40 kills.
::''Shadow Wraith Fury'' - kill counter, but points are capped after 30 kills.
*'''[[wikipedia:Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)#"A_winner_is_you"|A Winner Is You!]]''' - ''Good, you managed to avoid stabbing yourself. Now get back into the fight!''
*: Defeat any wraith once.
*'''Stand Your Ground''' - ''[[wikipedia:The best defense is a good offense|A good defense is the best... defense.]]''
*: Use the ''defend'' stance for three rounds in one battle. They do not have to be consecutive.
*'''Five of a Kind''' - ''If this keeps up, we'll win this battle in no time.''
*: Defeat at least five of each wraith.

===The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives===
Refreshing at the map of [[Brightvale]] eventually causes a text link to appear beneath it, reading "You notice a strange door on one side of the castle... how odd." - some people have reported having to turn [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/ Adblock] or [http://noscript.net/ NoScript] off in their browsers before it would appear. The link leads to [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/archives.phtml the Brightvale archives], where a relative of the grumpy [[Yurble]] [[The Foreman|foreman]] is trying to get the library organised for Brynn. Mistaking the player for a library intern he requested, he orders them to get to work sorting out one of the archive's many rooms.

The user must access the archives by clicking on the link beneath the Brightvale map first before they will be able to use the direct link above to get there. After it has been accessed, the link will appear above the Brightvale map, reading "Visit the Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives".

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Clicking on the archway in the staircase will take the player to one of several thousand rooms. In each room is a bookcase with four shelves, each shelf is labelled a different topic. The player must put the correct topic of books onto each shelf, and order each shelf correctly. Amongst the books will be several that do not belong, and these may be thrown into adjacent rooms. Each incorrect topic will only belong in one of the two rooms - if it is sent to the wrong one, or if books that belong on the players shelf are thrown away, they will be thrown back.

The spine of each book has a coloured head, a symbol, a number, and a geometric shape. There are thirty different symbols (see right), each of which corresponds to a different subject - i.e. a different shelf. For example, the pod of peas (second column, bottom row) corresponds to the shelf ''Inedible [[wikipedia:Legumes|Legumes]] of Brightvale'', and the exclamation mark to ''[[wikipedia:xkcd|Help! I'm Trapped in a Bookshelf Factory]]''.

There should be ten books per shelf for a completed bookcase.

The other features of the spine correspond to the order within a shelf the book must be placed. The order is different for different shelves, but is either:

*Numeric:
**The numbers on the spines are arranged in ascending order, left to right;
**The numbers on the spines are reversed (e.g. "123" becomes "321") and ''then'' sorted in ascending order, left to right.
**The ''sum'' of the digits on the spines are arranged in ascending order, left to right (e.g. "234" = 2 + 3 + 4 = 9, "413" = 4 + 1 + 3 = 8, "234" follows "413");
**The number each geometric shape represents arranged in ascending order, left to right (i.e. a dot is 1, a line is 2, a triangle is 3, a square is 4...).
*By colour:
**The colours of the top of the spines are arranged as in a spectrum or rainbow ([[wikipedia:ROYGBIV|ROYGBIV]] - Maroon, red, orange, yellow, green, teal, light blue, dark blue, purple, black);
**The colours of the geometric shape arranged as in a spectrum or rainbow.

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There is a bell on the desk: when rung, the Yurble will arrive and berate the player if there are any books in the wrong place. These will be removed from the shelves and strewn on the desk. Books that are correctly ordered and on the right shelf will be left on the shelves. This refers to the books relative order - if two books are left on a shelf by the Yurble, they are meant to be to be next to each other, and there shouldn't be any books placed in between them. There may be books before and after the pair, however.

When the Yurble removes books from the shelves, there is a chance it may dislodge a bonus item the player wins: "While knocking books off the shelf, the librarian dislodges an item! You pick it up before he notices it."

If all the books are in the right order, and all are on the right shelves, when the bell is rang the Yurble will instead berate the player for taking too long, and the player can return to the front of the library and receive a new room to organise, for example to get any achievements they may have missed.

{{cq|"Took you long enough! I guess you got this shelf organized, though... '''*grumble*''' All right, off with you then. Captain Brynn needs to search this room, and I don't want you getting in her way!"}}

====Subjects====
The complete list of subjects and how they are organised is as follows:

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!style="background-color:#0088aa;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;"|Subject
!style="background-color:#0088aa;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;-moz-border-radius-topright:15pt;"|Order
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Saxaphone
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''History of [[Tyrannian Concert Hall|Jazzmosis]]''
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|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|π
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[wikipedia:Pi|π]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Mountain
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[Terror Mountain]] Vacation Journals''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Battleaxe
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Theory of Warfare''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|Bread
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|''Things a Skeith Won't Eat''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Wand
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Ineffective Teleportation Spells''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by reversed number (123 becomes 321).
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|?
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Miscellaneous''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[wikipedia:Test tube|Test tube]]
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Potent Potables''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Orange goo
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Rhymes with '[[Word Poker|Jurple]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|Diagonal sword
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|'''S' words''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[wiktionary:grawlix|@#!$]]
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Ancient [[Shenkuu]]vian Curses''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by sum of digits (123 = 1 + 2 + 3 = 5).
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[Wikipedia:Garfield|Orange cat]]
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Forbidden Lasagne Recipes''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Horizontal dagger
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Implausible Revenge Scenarios''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Tooth
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[Korbat]] [[Wikipedia:Psychology|Psychology]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|Orange leaf
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|''[[wikipedia:Potpourri|Potpourri]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Fountain pen
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Incorrectly Labeled Books''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Ascending order by number of sides of the polygons.
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Pea pod
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Inedible Legumes of Brightvale''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Skull
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[Mortog]] [[Lost Desert Plot|Toxicology Reports]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Shard of Glass
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[Brightvale Glaziers|Stained Glass]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|Potion
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|''[[Transmogrification]]''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Bomb
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''[[wikipedia:Doomsday|Doomsday]] Weapons''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;" rowspan="5"|Rainbow order of spines.
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Xandra's mirror
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Harmful Faerie Artefacts''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|!
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Help! I'm Trapped in a Bookshelf Factory''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Eye
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Look Behind You!''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|Spatula
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|''Things You Find in the Kitchen''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Cake
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Cakes and Pastries''
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:15pt;" rowspan="5"|Rainbow order of geometric shapes.
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|☺
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Harmless Faerie Artefacts''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|[[Mynci]] pointing left
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Histories''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|Mynci pointing right
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;"|''Prophecies''
|-
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:15pt;"|Pincers
|style="text-align:center;background-color:#eeeeff;color:#000000;border-bottom:2px #0088aa solid;"|''[[Wikipedia:Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery|Unnecessarily Slow-Moving Dipping Mechanisms]]''
|}

====Fearless Deeds====
*'''Shhhhhhh!''' - ''Brightvale's store of knowledge is unrivaled, and Brynn knows there must be something helpful in the castle library's archives... but first there's a little cleaning to do.''
*:Correctly organise a bookshelf.
*'''They're Flying Off the Shelves!''' - ''Go home, book! [[wikipedia:Happy Gilmore|Are you too good for your home?!]]''
*:Throw away all the books that don't belong on a bookcase.
*'''[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/son-i-am-disappoint Son, I Am Disappoint]''' - ''You literally could not be any more wrong.''
*:Call the Yurble with all the books in the wrong order, so that all the books are knocked off, including the all books that do not belong on the bookcase.
*'''First Time's the Charm''' - ''[[wikipedia:She Blinded Me with Science|You blinded him with library science.]]''
*:Don't call the Yurble until all the shelves are correctly organised and the surplus books removed - i.e. the puzzle is complete the first time the Yurble is called.

==Neocash component==

The Faeries' Ruin is the first plot to include an additional [[Neocash]] element. However, [[The Neopets Team]] reported that "[i]t in no way affects your plot score" [http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/topic.phtml?topic=143668561].

Users can buy ''Key Packs'' for Neocash that supply keys used to enter the Corridor of Chance in [[Castle Nox]]. Each key purchased allows one use of the [[Transfabulator]] found there. The Transfabulator returns an item the user's [[Neopet]] is wearing to the [[Closet]] and replaces it with an exclusive wearable. It may also grant the Neopet an effect, which lasts for five days.

Once the lever on the Transfabulator is pulled, the key used to enter the Corridor is used up.

==Trivia==
*During the plot, the [[Healing Springs]] had some "residual magic" to be used at the user's own risk. Before the release of ''Into the Fray'', if the user tried to "Heal my Pets", they were told there was no-one there to heal them; during ''Into the Fray'', it generated one of the Water Faerie's item events - either a low level snowball or a healing potion.
*The [[Soup Kitchen]] was still usable during the plot, as the [[Soup Faerie]] had made an extra large cauldron of soup.
*The shops both at the [[Healing Springs]] and the [[Hidden Tower]] remained open without their owners present, presumably relying on an honesty-box system.
*Reference was made in the plot to the fate of [[The Darkest Faerie]].
*The Commonwealth English spelling of ''art'''e'''fact'' is used throughout the plot, although ''art'''i'''fact'' is used elsewhere on the [[Neopets|site]].
*After the release of the first chapter, a [[wikipedia:meme|meme]] began on the [[Neoboards]] as to the fate of a pie, which had also been petrified along with the faeries. This was referenced in [[Lenny Conundrum]] [http://www.neopets.com/games/conundrum_feature.phtml?round=375 round 375], and [[Random Contest]] number 201.
*[[Kanrik]] made a [[wikipedia:cameo|cameo]] in chapter 7 in a flashback as one of the people [[Hanso]] robbed.

==External links==
*'''Plot page:''' [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/ The Faeries' Ruin], [http://www.neopets.com/faerieland/tfr/battle.phtml The Faeries' Ruin - Into the Fray]
*'''Plot locations:''' [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/library.phtml Xandra's Library], [http://www.neopets.com/halloween/fortnox.phtml Nox's Castle], [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/archives.phtml The Finneus J. Scrollbottom Auxiliary Surplus Archives]
*[http://www.neopets.com/help.phtml?folderID=389 Castle Nox - Corridor of Chance Help]
*[http://www.neopets.com/~Cd Cd's Guide to Shhhhhhh!] (petpage)

[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:The Faeries' Ruin|*]]

User:Pinkgirl34

2009-09-08T01:48:11Z

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==About Me on Neopets==
I dare you to guess the username of my Neopets account. Here are a few hints:

* I've started playing Neopets in the winter of 2004-2005.
* My username ends in "97".
* I'm from Canada.
* My shop's size is between 15 to 20, and my gallery's size is between 10 to 15.
* My strongest Neopet is a pink [[Gelert]].
* I sometimes go to the Key Quest, NeoQuest, and Stock Market boards.
* I support Mystery Island in the Altador Cup.

==My Subpages==
*[[User:Pinkgirl34/Weather Analysis|My Analysis on the Neopian Climate]]
*[[User:Pinkgirl34/NeoQuest II Walkthrough|My NeoQuest II Walkthrough]] ''(under construction)''
*[[User:Pinkgirl34/NQ Top 10|Top 10 Skills/Bosses on NeoQuest II in my opinion]]

User:Pinkgirl34/NQII Rankings

2009-09-08T01:46:16Z

64.231.11.50:

Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in [[NeoQuest II]].

==Most Useful Skill==
*10. Stunning Strikes
*9. Group Direct Damage
*8. Critical Attacks
*7. Innate Melee Defense
*6. Direct Damage
*5. Group Haste
*4. Group Shielding
*3. Damage Increase
*2. Group Healing
*1. Innate Melee/Casting Haste

==Least Useful Skill==
*10. Multiple Targets
*9. Ranged Attacks
*8. Damage Shields
*7. Innate Magic Resistance
*6. Battle Taunt
*5. Healing
*4. Slowing
*3. Celestial Hammer
*2. Combat Focus
*1. Slowing Strike

Skills NOT in the list: Shockwave, Mesmerization

==Toughest Bosses==
*10. [[Anubits]]
*9. [[Leximp]]
*8. [[Pant Devil]]s
*7. [[Gebarn II]]
*6. [[Zombom]]
*5. [[Siliclast]]
*4. [[King Terask]]
*3. [[The Four Faeries]]
*2. [[Hubrid Nox]]
*1. [[King Terask]] II

User:Pinkgirl34/NQII Rankings

2009-09-08T01:43:25Z

64.231.11.50: /* Most Useful Skill */

Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in [[NeoQuest II]].

==Most Useful Skill==
*10. Stunning Strikes
*9. Group Direct Damage
*8. Critical Attacks
*7. Innate Melle Defense
*6. Direct Damage
*5. Group Haste
*4. Group Shielding
*3. Damage Increase
*2. Group Healing
*1. Innate Melee/Casting Haste

==Least Useful Skill==
*10. Multiple Targets
*9. Ranged Attacks
*8. Damage Shields
*7. Innate Magic Resistance
*6. Battle Taunt
*5. Healing
*4. Slowing
*3. Celestial Hammer
*2. Combat Focus
*1. Slowing Strike

Skills NOT in the list: Shockwave, Mesmerization

User:Pinkgirl34/NQII Rankings

2009-09-08T01:42:11Z

64.231.11.50:

Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in [[NeoQuest II]].

==Most Useful Skill==
*10. Stunning Strikes
*9. Innate Melee Defense
*8. Group Direct Damage
*7. Critical Attacks
*6. Direct Damage
*5. Group Haste
*4. Group Shielding
*3. Damage Increase
*2. Group Healing
*1. Innate Melee/Casting Haste

==Least Useful Skill==
*10. Multiple Targets
*9. Ranged Attacks
*8. Damage Shields
*7. Innate Magic Resistance
*6. Battle Taunt
*5. Healing
*4. Slowing
*3. Celestial Hammer
*2. Combat Focus
*1. Slowing Strike

Skills NOT in the list: Shockwave, Mesmerization

User:Pinkgirl34/NQII Rankings

2009-09-08T01:41:02Z

64.231.11.50:

Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in [[NeoQuest II]].

==Most Useful Skill==
*10. Shockwave
*9. Innate Melee Defense
*8. Group Direct Damage
*7. Critical Attacks
*6. Direct Damage
*5. Group Haste
*4. Group Shielding
*3. Damage Increase
*2. Group Healing
*1. Innate Melee/Casting Haste

==Least Useful Skill==
*10. Multiple Targets
*9. Ranged Attacks
*8. Damage Shields
*7. Innate Magic Resistance
*6. Battle Taunt
*5. Healing
*4. Slowing
*3. Celestial Hammer
*2. Combat Focus
*1. Slowing Strike

Skills NOT in the list: Stunning Strikes, Mesmerization

User:Pinkgirl34/NQII Rankings

2009-09-08T01:38:37Z

64.231.11.50: New page: Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in NeoQuest II. ==Most Useful Skill== 10. Shockwave 9. Stunning Strikes 8. Group Direct Damage 7. Critical Attacks 6. Direct D...

Here are the Top 10 countdowns for the bosses and skills in [[NeoQuest II]].

==Most Useful Skill==
10. Shockwave
9. Stunning Strikes
8. Group Direct Damage
7. Critical Attacks
6. Direct Damage
5. Group Haste
4. Group Shielding
3. Damage Increase
2. Group Healing
1. Innate Melee/Casting Haste

==Least Useful Skill==
10.
9. Ranged Attacks
8. Damage Shields
7. Innate Magic Resistance
6. Battle Taunt
5. Healing
4. Slowing
3. Celestial Hammer
2. Combat Focus
1. Slowing Strike

Skills NOT in the list: Multiple Targets, Mesmerization

Neocola

2009-09-05T23:55:58Z

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{{pastFeatured}}
[[Image:Neocola ad.gif|frame|right|[[Dr. Sloth]] advertising Neocola.]]
Muahahahahaha (sometimes ''Neo'''C'''ola'') is a brand of [[Neopia]]n [[Wikipedia:Cola|cola]] [[Wikipedia:soft drink|soft drinks]] that appear to be inspired by the real life brand [[Wikipedia:Pepsi|Pepsi Cola]] - the Neocola logo is a cropped rotation of the Pepsi logo. It is the principle rival of [[Achyfi]], and contrasts their wide line of elaborate flavours with varieties designed for a more general appeal. Neocola is often advertised tongue-in-cheek-ly by [[Dr. Sloth]].

There were hints and some other, less conventional flavours - including [[Juppie]] and cheese (formerly [[Koi]]) - in the description for ''Cherry Neocola''. [[The Neopets Team]] [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=86 later suggested] that these may have been prototypes that were never marketed.

==Varieties==
[[Image:Neocola cans.png|frame|left|Several varieties of Neocola.]]
As of April 2009, there are nine canned varieties of Neocola, and two retired bottled varieties:

*'''Apple Neocola''' - ''We didnt think it could be done... but yes now Neocola is available in tangy apple flavour.''
*'''Big Gulp Neocola''' - ''Take a BIG GULP of Neocola with this handy bigger bottle!!! Mmmmmm!''
*'''Can of Neocola''' - ''A can of Neocola may be just the thing to get your pet ready for a new day.''
*'''Caffeine Free Neocola''' - ''A can of caffeine free Neocola may be just the thing to get your pet ready for a new day.''
*'''Cherry Neocola''' - ''Normal cola just tastes that much better with a hint of cherry. Look out for Raspberry, Juppie and Cheese flavours!''
*'''Dented Can of Expired Pumpkin Neocola''' - ''Hrmmm... something seems to have happened to this can of neocola.''
*'''Dented Can of Neocola''' - ''Are you sure it's still safe to drink?''
*'''Diet Big Gulp Neocola''' - ''Take a BIG GULP of Diet Neocola with this handy bigger bottle!!! Mmmmmm! Only one calorie!''
*'''Diet Neocola''' - ''A can of Diet Neocola may be just the thing to get your pet ready for a new day. Only one calorie also!''
*'''Grapefruit Neocola''' - ''Your favourite NeoCola, blended with Grapefruit for that zesty taste your Neopet will love!''
*'''Raspberry Neocola''' - ''Your favourite NeoCola, blended with Raspberries for that zesty taste your Neopet will love!''

There is also a [[Battledome]] weapon, the ''Shaken-up Can of Neocola'', that does 2 - 5 icons of air damage and 2 - 5 icons of water damage. Neocola is the subject of two [[book]]s, a [[toy]] and a [[plushie]], a jellypop, and fizzy and non-fizzy varieties of [[wikipedia:Gummies|gummy candies]] (called ''Neocola Bottles'' and ''Fizzy Neocola Bottles'' respectively).

==Neocola Machine==
[[Image:Cola machine.gif|frame|right|The remote vending machine on Kreludor.]]
The Neocola Machine is suspicious a [[vending machine]] located on [[Kreludor]]. It accepts Red, Green, or Blue Neocola tokens bearing [[Dr. Sloth]]'s visage, and dispenses [[Virtupets]]-, Dr. Sloth-, or Neocola-related prizes and a sum of [[neopoints]]. The machine - apparently a thinly disguised 'Doom Dispenser 3000' machine - has options for the following beverages (although none of them are actually ever dispensed, and apparently do not exist):

{|
|-
|width="50%" valign="top"|
*''Dr. Slother'' - parodying ''[[wikipedia:Doctor Pepper|Doctor Pepper]];
*''Diet Doom''
*''Na'cho Cola''
*''Smite'' - parodying ''[[Wikipedia:Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]]'';
|width="50%" valign="top"|
*''Alt-Tab'' - lampooning the [[wikipedia:alt-tab|task switcher shortcut]] and the drink ''[[wikipedia:Tab (soft drink)|Tab]]'';
*''Minion Maid'' Parodying Minute Maid
*''Mountain Poo'' - parodying ''[[wikipedia:Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]]'';
*''Dehydrated [[wikipedia:water|H2O]]'' - an [[wiktionary:oxymoron|oxymoron]].
|}

In addition to selecting one of these fictitious beverages, the user can also choose to press a red button zero, one, two, three, ten, or [[wikipedia:42|forty-two]] times. A prize is dispensed after this, including:

{|
|-
|width="50%" valign="top"|
*[[Baby Space Fungus]]
*Dastardly [[Fuzzle|Evil Fuzzle]]
*Dented Can of Neocola
*Fake Neocola Token On a String
*Fake Sloth Tattoo
*Gummy Baby [[Space Fungus]]
*I Club Sloth T-Shirt
*Kreludan [[Grundo]] Slippers
*Lint-Covered Peanut
|width="50%" valign="top"|
*Non-Sticky [[Sticky Hand]]
*Plastic [[Ring of Sloth]]
*Shaken-up Can of Neocola
*Sloth Gummies
*Sponge [[Grundo]] Sponge
*Super Energy Blast Drink
*Wind Up Dr. Sloth Toy
*[[Virtupets]] Brand Doomsday Device
|}

==Trivia==
*The Neocola Machine was [http://neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?week=306 featured] as the sponsor of the [[Neopian Times]], accompanied by a section of the Dr. Sloth Neocola advertisement. The same image was used in [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=4821&week=36 an earlier article] about the competing soft drinks Neocola and Achyfi.

==External links==
*'''[[IDB]]:''' [http://idb.finalhit.org/indepth/id/2320 Shaken-up Can of Neocola]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=72 #72], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=86 #86], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=147 #147], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=158 #158]
*'''Neogreetings:''' [http://neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=278 Neocola Advert]
*[http://www.neopets.com/moon/neocola.phtml Neocola Machine]

[[Category:Food]]

Template:Collab

2009-09-05T23:53:32Z

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Penis

Earth Faerie

2009-08-31T22:32:15Z

64.231.11.58: /* Earth Faerie Quest */

[[Image:Newearthfaerie.gif|frame|right|An Earth Faerie]]
The '''Earth Faerie''' is one of the six major types of [[faerie]]s in [[Neopets]]. They live in the forests of [[Neopia]], making their homes between the branches of the tallest trees. They love to collect and store items, and try and hide themselves from the creatures far below. They can grant powers such as toughened skin, the ability to magically create food or to burrow into the ground.

==Earth Faerie Quest==
Earth Faeries will sometimes ask for a certain magical item, and in return will feed one of your pets so that it is bloated. The Earth Faerie's reward is considered the worst of the [[faerie quests]] because it's the only Færie quest where the pet's stats are not raised upon completion of the quest, so many users choose to opt out rather than complete the quest.
 

==See also==
*'''Famous Earth Faeries:''' [[Illusen]], [[Ilere]], [[Iyana]]
*'''Games:''' [[Faerie Cloud Racers]], [[Illusen#Illusen.27s_Glade|Illusen's Glade]], [[NeoQuest II]]

==External links==
*'''Gallery of Heroes:''' [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=5 Illusen]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=21 Illusen], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=56 Faerie Festival], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=192 Illusen, the Earth Faerie]
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=237 Iyana the Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=306 Illusen the Earth Faerie]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=106 Earth Faerie Leaves], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=107 Earth Faerie Token], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=102 Illusens Faerie Globe], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=120 Bottled Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=127 Faerie Festival], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=106 Earth Faerie Leaves (2nd Print)], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=11&id=12 Ilere of the Woods]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=226 #226], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=287 #287], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=337 #337], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=371 #371], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=389 #389], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=469 #469], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=587 #587], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=590 #590], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=615 #615], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=688 #688], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=718 #718], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=779 #779], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=797 #797]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/faeries/earth.phtml An Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/art/faeries/illusen.phtml Illusen]

{{Faerie}}

[[Category:Faeries]]

Earth Faerie

2009-08-31T22:31:54Z

64.231.11.58: /* Earth Faerie Quest */

[[Image:Newearthfaerie.gif|frame|right|An Earth Faerie]]
The '''Earth Faerie''' is one of the six major types of [[faerie]]s in [[Neopets]]. They live in the forests of [[Neopia]], making their homes between the branches of the tallest trees. They love to collect and store items, and try and hide themselves from the creatures far below. They can grant powers such as toughened skin, the ability to magically create food or to burrow into the ground.

==Earth Faerie Quest==
Earth Faeries will sometimes ask for a certain magical item, and in return will feed one of your pets so that it is bloated. The Earth Faerie's reward is considered the worst of the [[faerie quests]] because it's the only Færie quest where the pet's stats are not raised, so many users choose to opt out rather than complete the quest.
 

==See also==
*'''Famous Earth Faeries:''' [[Illusen]], [[Ilere]], [[Iyana]]
*'''Games:''' [[Faerie Cloud Racers]], [[Illusen#Illusen.27s_Glade|Illusen's Glade]], [[NeoQuest II]]

==External links==
*'''Gallery of Heroes:''' [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=5 Illusen]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=21 Illusen], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=56 Faerie Festival], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=192 Illusen, the Earth Faerie]
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=237 Iyana the Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=306 Illusen the Earth Faerie]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=106 Earth Faerie Leaves], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=107 Earth Faerie Token], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=102 Illusens Faerie Globe], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=120 Bottled Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=127 Faerie Festival], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=106 Earth Faerie Leaves (2nd Print)], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=11&id=12 Ilere of the Woods]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=226 #226], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=287 #287], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=337 #337], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=371 #371], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=389 #389], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=469 #469], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=587 #587], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=590 #590], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=615 #615], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=688 #688], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=718 #718], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=779 #779], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=797 #797]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/faeries/earth.phtml An Earth Faerie], [http://www.neopets.com/art/faeries/illusen.phtml Illusen]

{{Faerie}}

[[Category:Faeries]]

Lost Desert

2009-08-31T21:06:18Z

64.231.11.58: /* Climate */

[[Image:Lost desert 03 2007.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Lost Desert main map]]

The '''Lost Desert''' is an [[wikipedia:Arid|arid]] region in [[Neopia]]'s [[wikipedia:Southern Hemisphere|southern hemisphere]]. It was discovered by the rest of Neopia as part of the [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]] [[plot]], when [[Brucey B]] managed to travel south through the [[Haunted Woods]]. The Desert is shared by two kingdoms, the second of which was introduced following the [[Lost Desert Plot]].

For the most part, the Lost Desert has an [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egpyt|Ancient Egyptian]] theme, but also shows [[wikipedia:Arabian Peninsula|Arabic]] and [[wikipedia:Persian Empire|ancient Persian]] stylistic elements.

==The Kingdoms in the Lost Desert==
There are two cities in the current Lost Desert. There is the city of Sakhmet, capital of the most prosperous area of the Desert, and the newly rediscovered city of Qasala, which is in ruins but currently being repopulated. Shortly after its discovery, [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] invaded the Lost Desert and attacked Sakhmet, succeeding in taking the [[Sakhmetian]] palace before his forces were beaten back and the magic [[Staff of Alhasutek]] was destroyed.

===Sakhmet===
A city of spires and domes, Sakhmet is constructed predominantly of sandstone. It was occupied by Dr Sloth when he invaded, and he managed to build a space-worthy escape pod into one of the towers. The [[Royal]] Palace of Sakhmet is one of the most stunning structures in the [[Neopian]] World.

The Sakhmetian Royal Family went through a time of turbulence after the Lost Desert was discovered. Following the poisoning of [[King Coltzan III]] in a move to usurp the throne, and the Royal Family held an investigation in which it drafted in the users to analyse the case, with the promised reward of items from the Royal Treasury (priceless Battle Scarabs). After the case was closed, a shrine was erected in the King's honour, in which was placed his Crown, which was said to be inhabited by the ghost of Coltzan. As the shrine was unveiled, however, it emerged that the cunning [[Malkus Vile]], a [[wikipedia:Organized crime|crime lord]], had had the crown stolen - [[The Hunt for the Crown]] was on. Since the crown was returned, the Ghost of Coltzan blesses Neopets who mourn at his obelisk.

The Royal Family of Sakhmet went under another turbulent time, when the [[Princess Amira]] (who had inherited the throne from Coltzan III) received [[Prince Jazan]] IV of Qasala who demanded her hand in marriage based on some document of betrothment he had gathered from somewhere. He believed that marrying a Sakhmetain Princess would restore his lands and people, so when the Princess refused, he stole the City away with dark magic, where it became plagued by his demons. When he fell in love with [[Nabile]] (who could be seen as a princess of thieves, though her mother was Princess Neera so technically she is a real princess, as a matter of fact, she's Princess Amira's cousin), they married and Jazan restored Sakhmet, but his land did not prosper again and in fact the prophecy he fulfilled brought back to life his wicked, power-mad father [[Razul]] who attacked the Lost Desert until he was stopped.

===Qasala===
A once-beautiful city that fell on hard times and is now mostly in ruins after being obliterated 200 years ago by a sandstorm. Amongst the ruined buildings lie caches of histories and magic. One of the more notable buildings is the '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs'''.

This once thriving city had a very well respected Royal Family, until Razul cursed his own people, and his own son, Jazan, and laid down a prophecy that would enable him to live again after his death. Both Razul and Jazan controlled considerable sorcery.

==Activities in the Lost Desert==
The Lost Desert has a large number of shops, such as [[Lady Osiri]]'s [[Lady Osiri's Pottery|Pottery]], [[Sutek]]'s [[Sutek's Scrolls|Scrolls]], [[Battle Supplies and Desert Arms]], and [[Qasalan Delights]]. There are also several [[Dailies|daily-events]], such as [[Coltzan's Shrine]], the [[Fruit Machine]], and the [[Lost Desert Scratchcard Stall]]. Other [[games]] in the Lost Desert include [[Tug of War]] and [[Swarm]].

==Yooyuball==
The Lost Desert's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team of 2006 had a lineup which could have done lots of damage in the tournament, but troubles in 2006 ([["Dirty" Navers]]' aggressive tactics and [[Derbi Azar]]'s holdout) made fans wary of them and if they would effectively play. They managed beat the [[Virtupets Space Station|Space Station]] in the first round, but were beaten by [[Roo Island]] in Round Two. When the time came to assign blame for the improbable loss, most of the criticism was aimed at defenseman [[Wyett Tuggins]], who was repeatedly put to shame by the brilliant play of Roo Island's [[Fenny Vail]]. As a result, journeyman [[Luvea Trivon]] took his place in the 2007 games.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#FFA54F"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="4"| '''[[Leera Heggle]]''' || [[Wyett Tuggins]] ||rowspan="2"| [["Dirty" Navers]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Vonde Cayle]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Derbi Azar]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="3"| [[Luvea Trivon]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Lamelle Turow]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Colour==
:''Main Article: [[Desert]]''

Desert is is one of the many [[The Rainbow Pool|colours]] that users can paint their [[Neopet|Neopets]] and [[Petpet|Petpets]]. In general, Desert pets are light brown in colour and are dressed in desert themed clothing. The Desert colour for Neopets was released on June 22, 2001, and the Desert colour for Petpets was released on September 26, 2007

==Climate==
The climate for Lost Desert is generally hot, and it's usually the hottest place in all of Neopia. In the summer, the temperature is usually around 50 degrees and it almost never rains. In the winter, it's much cooler than the summer, but is still very warm, and it occasionally rains.

==See also==
*'''Games:''' [[Brucey B Slots]], [[Fruit Machine]], [[Geos]], [[Grand Theft Ummagine]], [[Pyramids]], [[Ruins Rampage]], [[Sakhmet Solitaire]], [[Scamander Swarm]], [[Scarab 21]], [[Sutek's Tomb]], [[Swarm]], [[The Great Qasalan Caper]], [[Tug-O-War]], [[Word Pyramid]]
*'''Plots:''' [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]], [[Usurper!]], [[The Hunt for the Crown]], [[Lost Desert Plot]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Battle Supplies]], [[Lost Desert Food Stall]], [[Lost Desert Medicine]], [[Peopatra's Pet Pets]], [[Sutek's Scrolls]]

==External links==
*'''Areas:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/index.phtml The Lost Desert], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/sakhmet.phtml The City of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/qasala.phtml The City of Qasala]
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/nq2/index.phtml NeoQuest II], [http://www.neopets.com/games/pyramids/index.phtml Pyramids], [http://www.neopets.com/games/desertruins.phtml Ruins Rampage], [http://www.neopets.com/games/sutekstomb.phtml Sutek's Tomb], [http://www.neopets.com/games/wordpyramid.phtml Word Pyramid]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=75 Lost Desert]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=48 Anubis Plushie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=49 Bazaar of Wonders], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=52 Crest of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=26 Forgotten Promise], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Sakhmet City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=35 Sakhmet Oasis], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=40 Vanishing City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=20 Vile Stench of Zal-Bora]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=74 #74], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=90 #90], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=91 #91], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=92 #92], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=93 #93], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=94 #94], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=95 #95], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=123 #123], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=191 #191], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=286 #286], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=290 #290], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=293 #293], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=340 #340], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=342 #342], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=446 #446], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=491 #491], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=500 #500], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=518 #518], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=600 #600], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=609 #609], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=645 #645], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=667 #667]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=194 Where is the Lost Desert?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=77 77], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=94 94], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=182 182], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=196 196], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=207 207], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=213 213], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=215 215], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=218 218], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=228 228], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=231 231]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]]
[[Category:Usurper!]]
[[Category:The Hunt for the Crown]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:NeoQuest II]]

Lost Desert

2009-08-31T21:05:50Z

64.231.11.58: /* Climate */

[[Image:Lost desert 03 2007.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Lost Desert main map]]

The '''Lost Desert''' is an [[wikipedia:Arid|arid]] region in [[Neopia]]'s [[wikipedia:Southern Hemisphere|southern hemisphere]]. It was discovered by the rest of Neopia as part of the [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]] [[plot]], when [[Brucey B]] managed to travel south through the [[Haunted Woods]]. The Desert is shared by two kingdoms, the second of which was introduced following the [[Lost Desert Plot]].

For the most part, the Lost Desert has an [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egpyt|Ancient Egyptian]] theme, but also shows [[wikipedia:Arabian Peninsula|Arabic]] and [[wikipedia:Persian Empire|ancient Persian]] stylistic elements.

==The Kingdoms in the Lost Desert==
There are two cities in the current Lost Desert. There is the city of Sakhmet, capital of the most prosperous area of the Desert, and the newly rediscovered city of Qasala, which is in ruins but currently being repopulated. Shortly after its discovery, [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] invaded the Lost Desert and attacked Sakhmet, succeeding in taking the [[Sakhmetian]] palace before his forces were beaten back and the magic [[Staff of Alhasutek]] was destroyed.

===Sakhmet===
A city of spires and domes, Sakhmet is constructed predominantly of sandstone. It was occupied by Dr Sloth when he invaded, and he managed to build a space-worthy escape pod into one of the towers. The [[Royal]] Palace of Sakhmet is one of the most stunning structures in the [[Neopian]] World.

The Sakhmetian Royal Family went through a time of turbulence after the Lost Desert was discovered. Following the poisoning of [[King Coltzan III]] in a move to usurp the throne, and the Royal Family held an investigation in which it drafted in the users to analyse the case, with the promised reward of items from the Royal Treasury (priceless Battle Scarabs). After the case was closed, a shrine was erected in the King's honour, in which was placed his Crown, which was said to be inhabited by the ghost of Coltzan. As the shrine was unveiled, however, it emerged that the cunning [[Malkus Vile]], a [[wikipedia:Organized crime|crime lord]], had had the crown stolen - [[The Hunt for the Crown]] was on. Since the crown was returned, the Ghost of Coltzan blesses Neopets who mourn at his obelisk.

The Royal Family of Sakhmet went under another turbulent time, when the [[Princess Amira]] (who had inherited the throne from Coltzan III) received [[Prince Jazan]] IV of Qasala who demanded her hand in marriage based on some document of betrothment he had gathered from somewhere. He believed that marrying a Sakhmetain Princess would restore his lands and people, so when the Princess refused, he stole the City away with dark magic, where it became plagued by his demons. When he fell in love with [[Nabile]] (who could be seen as a princess of thieves, though her mother was Princess Neera so technically she is a real princess, as a matter of fact, she's Princess Amira's cousin), they married and Jazan restored Sakhmet, but his land did not prosper again and in fact the prophecy he fulfilled brought back to life his wicked, power-mad father [[Razul]] who attacked the Lost Desert until he was stopped.

===Qasala===
A once-beautiful city that fell on hard times and is now mostly in ruins after being obliterated 200 years ago by a sandstorm. Amongst the ruined buildings lie caches of histories and magic. One of the more notable buildings is the '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs'''.

This once thriving city had a very well respected Royal Family, until Razul cursed his own people, and his own son, Jazan, and laid down a prophecy that would enable him to live again after his death. Both Razul and Jazan controlled considerable sorcery.

==Activities in the Lost Desert==
The Lost Desert has a large number of shops, such as [[Lady Osiri]]'s [[Lady Osiri's Pottery|Pottery]], [[Sutek]]'s [[Sutek's Scrolls|Scrolls]], [[Battle Supplies and Desert Arms]], and [[Qasalan Delights]]. There are also several [[Dailies|daily-events]], such as [[Coltzan's Shrine]], the [[Fruit Machine]], and the [[Lost Desert Scratchcard Stall]]. Other [[games]] in the Lost Desert include [[Tug of War]] and [[Swarm]].

==Yooyuball==
The Lost Desert's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team of 2006 had a lineup which could have done lots of damage in the tournament, but troubles in 2006 ([["Dirty" Navers]]' aggressive tactics and [[Derbi Azar]]'s holdout) made fans wary of them and if they would effectively play. They managed beat the [[Virtupets Space Station|Space Station]] in the first round, but were beaten by [[Roo Island]] in Round Two. When the time came to assign blame for the improbable loss, most of the criticism was aimed at defenseman [[Wyett Tuggins]], who was repeatedly put to shame by the brilliant play of Roo Island's [[Fenny Vail]]. As a result, journeyman [[Luvea Trivon]] took his place in the 2007 games.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#FFA54F"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="4"| '''[[Leera Heggle]]''' || [[Wyett Tuggins]] ||rowspan="2"| [["Dirty" Navers]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Vonde Cayle]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Derbi Azar]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="3"| [[Luvea Trivon]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Lamelle Turow]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Colour==
:''Main Article: [[Desert]]''

Desert is is one of the many [[The Rainbow Pool|colours]] that users can paint their [[Neopet|Neopets]] and [[Petpet|Petpets]]. In general, Desert pets are light brown in colour and are dressed in desert themed clothing. The Desert colour for Neopets was released on June 22, 2001, and the Desert colour for Petpets was released on September 26, 2007

==Climate==
The climate for Lost Desert is generally hot, and it's usually the hottest place in all of Neopia. In the summer, the temperature is usually around 45 degrees and it almost never rains. In the winter, it's much cooler than the summer, but is still very warm, and it occasionally rains.

==See also==
*'''Games:''' [[Brucey B Slots]], [[Fruit Machine]], [[Geos]], [[Grand Theft Ummagine]], [[Pyramids]], [[Ruins Rampage]], [[Sakhmet Solitaire]], [[Scamander Swarm]], [[Scarab 21]], [[Sutek's Tomb]], [[Swarm]], [[The Great Qasalan Caper]], [[Tug-O-War]], [[Word Pyramid]]
*'''Plots:''' [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]], [[Usurper!]], [[The Hunt for the Crown]], [[Lost Desert Plot]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Battle Supplies]], [[Lost Desert Food Stall]], [[Lost Desert Medicine]], [[Peopatra's Pet Pets]], [[Sutek's Scrolls]]

==External links==
*'''Areas:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/index.phtml The Lost Desert], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/sakhmet.phtml The City of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/qasala.phtml The City of Qasala]
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/nq2/index.phtml NeoQuest II], [http://www.neopets.com/games/pyramids/index.phtml Pyramids], [http://www.neopets.com/games/desertruins.phtml Ruins Rampage], [http://www.neopets.com/games/sutekstomb.phtml Sutek's Tomb], [http://www.neopets.com/games/wordpyramid.phtml Word Pyramid]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=75 Lost Desert]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=48 Anubis Plushie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=49 Bazaar of Wonders], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=52 Crest of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=26 Forgotten Promise], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Sakhmet City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=35 Sakhmet Oasis], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=40 Vanishing City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=20 Vile Stench of Zal-Bora]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=74 #74], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=90 #90], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=91 #91], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=92 #92], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=93 #93], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=94 #94], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=95 #95], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=123 #123], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=191 #191], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=286 #286], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=290 #290], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=293 #293], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=340 #340], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=342 #342], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=446 #446], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=491 #491], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=500 #500], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=518 #518], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=600 #600], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=609 #609], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=645 #645], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=667 #667]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=194 Where is the Lost Desert?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=77 77], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=94 94], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=182 182], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=196 196], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=207 207], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=213 213], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=215 215], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=218 218], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=228 228], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=231 231]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]]
[[Category:Usurper!]]
[[Category:The Hunt for the Crown]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:NeoQuest II]]

Lost Desert

2009-08-31T21:05:18Z

64.231.11.58: /* Climate */

[[Image:Lost desert 03 2007.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Lost Desert main map]]

The '''Lost Desert''' is an [[wikipedia:Arid|arid]] region in [[Neopia]]'s [[wikipedia:Southern Hemisphere|southern hemisphere]]. It was discovered by the rest of Neopia as part of the [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]] [[plot]], when [[Brucey B]] managed to travel south through the [[Haunted Woods]]. The Desert is shared by two kingdoms, the second of which was introduced following the [[Lost Desert Plot]].

For the most part, the Lost Desert has an [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egpyt|Ancient Egyptian]] theme, but also shows [[wikipedia:Arabian Peninsula|Arabic]] and [[wikipedia:Persian Empire|ancient Persian]] stylistic elements.

==The Kingdoms in the Lost Desert==
There are two cities in the current Lost Desert. There is the city of Sakhmet, capital of the most prosperous area of the Desert, and the newly rediscovered city of Qasala, which is in ruins but currently being repopulated. Shortly after its discovery, [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] invaded the Lost Desert and attacked Sakhmet, succeeding in taking the [[Sakhmetian]] palace before his forces were beaten back and the magic [[Staff of Alhasutek]] was destroyed.

===Sakhmet===
A city of spires and domes, Sakhmet is constructed predominantly of sandstone. It was occupied by Dr Sloth when he invaded, and he managed to build a space-worthy escape pod into one of the towers. The [[Royal]] Palace of Sakhmet is one of the most stunning structures in the [[Neopian]] World.

The Sakhmetian Royal Family went through a time of turbulence after the Lost Desert was discovered. Following the poisoning of [[King Coltzan III]] in a move to usurp the throne, and the Royal Family held an investigation in which it drafted in the users to analyse the case, with the promised reward of items from the Royal Treasury (priceless Battle Scarabs). After the case was closed, a shrine was erected in the King's honour, in which was placed his Crown, which was said to be inhabited by the ghost of Coltzan. As the shrine was unveiled, however, it emerged that the cunning [[Malkus Vile]], a [[wikipedia:Organized crime|crime lord]], had had the crown stolen - [[The Hunt for the Crown]] was on. Since the crown was returned, the Ghost of Coltzan blesses Neopets who mourn at his obelisk.

The Royal Family of Sakhmet went under another turbulent time, when the [[Princess Amira]] (who had inherited the throne from Coltzan III) received [[Prince Jazan]] IV of Qasala who demanded her hand in marriage based on some document of betrothment he had gathered from somewhere. He believed that marrying a Sakhmetain Princess would restore his lands and people, so when the Princess refused, he stole the City away with dark magic, where it became plagued by his demons. When he fell in love with [[Nabile]] (who could be seen as a princess of thieves, though her mother was Princess Neera so technically she is a real princess, as a matter of fact, she's Princess Amira's cousin), they married and Jazan restored Sakhmet, but his land did not prosper again and in fact the prophecy he fulfilled brought back to life his wicked, power-mad father [[Razul]] who attacked the Lost Desert until he was stopped.

===Qasala===
A once-beautiful city that fell on hard times and is now mostly in ruins after being obliterated 200 years ago by a sandstorm. Amongst the ruined buildings lie caches of histories and magic. One of the more notable buildings is the '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs'''.

This once thriving city had a very well respected Royal Family, until Razul cursed his own people, and his own son, Jazan, and laid down a prophecy that would enable him to live again after his death. Both Razul and Jazan controlled considerable sorcery.

==Activities in the Lost Desert==
The Lost Desert has a large number of shops, such as [[Lady Osiri]]'s [[Lady Osiri's Pottery|Pottery]], [[Sutek]]'s [[Sutek's Scrolls|Scrolls]], [[Battle Supplies and Desert Arms]], and [[Qasalan Delights]]. There are also several [[Dailies|daily-events]], such as [[Coltzan's Shrine]], the [[Fruit Machine]], and the [[Lost Desert Scratchcard Stall]]. Other [[games]] in the Lost Desert include [[Tug of War]] and [[Swarm]].

==Yooyuball==
The Lost Desert's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team of 2006 had a lineup which could have done lots of damage in the tournament, but troubles in 2006 ([["Dirty" Navers]]' aggressive tactics and [[Derbi Azar]]'s holdout) made fans wary of them and if they would effectively play. They managed beat the [[Virtupets Space Station|Space Station]] in the first round, but were beaten by [[Roo Island]] in Round Two. When the time came to assign blame for the improbable loss, most of the criticism was aimed at defenseman [[Wyett Tuggins]], who was repeatedly put to shame by the brilliant play of Roo Island's [[Fenny Vail]]. As a result, journeyman [[Luvea Trivon]] took his place in the 2007 games.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#FFA54F"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="4"| '''[[Leera Heggle]]''' || [[Wyett Tuggins]] ||rowspan="2"| [["Dirty" Navers]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Vonde Cayle]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Derbi Azar]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="3"| [[Luvea Trivon]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Lamelle Turow]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Colour==
:''Main Article: [[Desert]]''

Desert is is one of the many [[The Rainbow Pool|colours]] that users can paint their [[Neopet|Neopets]] and [[Petpet|Petpets]]. In general, Desert pets are light brown in colour and are dressed in desert themed clothing. The Desert colour for Neopets was released on June 22, 2001, and the Desert colour for Petpets was released on September 26, 2007

==Climate==
The climate for Lost Desert is generally hot, and it's usually the hottest place in all of Neopia. In the summer, the temperature is usually around 45 degrees and it almost never rains. In the winter, it's much cooler than the summer, but is still hot, and it occasionally rains.

==See also==
*'''Games:''' [[Brucey B Slots]], [[Fruit Machine]], [[Geos]], [[Grand Theft Ummagine]], [[Pyramids]], [[Ruins Rampage]], [[Sakhmet Solitaire]], [[Scamander Swarm]], [[Scarab 21]], [[Sutek's Tomb]], [[Swarm]], [[The Great Qasalan Caper]], [[Tug-O-War]], [[Word Pyramid]]
*'''Plots:''' [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]], [[Usurper!]], [[The Hunt for the Crown]], [[Lost Desert Plot]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Battle Supplies]], [[Lost Desert Food Stall]], [[Lost Desert Medicine]], [[Peopatra's Pet Pets]], [[Sutek's Scrolls]]

==External links==
*'''Areas:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/index.phtml The Lost Desert], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/sakhmet.phtml The City of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/qasala.phtml The City of Qasala]
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/nq2/index.phtml NeoQuest II], [http://www.neopets.com/games/pyramids/index.phtml Pyramids], [http://www.neopets.com/games/desertruins.phtml Ruins Rampage], [http://www.neopets.com/games/sutekstomb.phtml Sutek's Tomb], [http://www.neopets.com/games/wordpyramid.phtml Word Pyramid]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=75 Lost Desert]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=48 Anubis Plushie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=49 Bazaar of Wonders], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=52 Crest of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=26 Forgotten Promise], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Sakhmet City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=35 Sakhmet Oasis], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=40 Vanishing City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=20 Vile Stench of Zal-Bora]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=74 #74], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=90 #90], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=91 #91], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=92 #92], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=93 #93], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=94 #94], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=95 #95], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=123 #123], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=191 #191], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=286 #286], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=290 #290], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=293 #293], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=340 #340], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=342 #342], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=446 #446], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=491 #491], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=500 #500], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=518 #518], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=600 #600], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=609 #609], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=645 #645], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=667 #667]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=194 Where is the Lost Desert?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=77 77], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=94 94], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=182 182], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=196 196], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=207 207], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=213 213], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=215 215], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=218 218], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=228 228], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=231 231]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]]
[[Category:Usurper!]]
[[Category:The Hunt for the Crown]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:NeoQuest II]]

Lost Desert

2009-08-31T21:03:55Z

64.231.11.58:

[[Image:Lost desert 03 2007.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Lost Desert main map]]

The '''Lost Desert''' is an [[wikipedia:Arid|arid]] region in [[Neopia]]'s [[wikipedia:Southern Hemisphere|southern hemisphere]]. It was discovered by the rest of Neopia as part of the [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]] [[plot]], when [[Brucey B]] managed to travel south through the [[Haunted Woods]]. The Desert is shared by two kingdoms, the second of which was introduced following the [[Lost Desert Plot]].

For the most part, the Lost Desert has an [[Wikipedia:Ancient Egpyt|Ancient Egyptian]] theme, but also shows [[wikipedia:Arabian Peninsula|Arabic]] and [[wikipedia:Persian Empire|ancient Persian]] stylistic elements.

==The Kingdoms in the Lost Desert==
There are two cities in the current Lost Desert. There is the city of Sakhmet, capital of the most prosperous area of the Desert, and the newly rediscovered city of Qasala, which is in ruins but currently being repopulated. Shortly after its discovery, [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] invaded the Lost Desert and attacked Sakhmet, succeeding in taking the [[Sakhmetian]] palace before his forces were beaten back and the magic [[Staff of Alhasutek]] was destroyed.

===Sakhmet===
A city of spires and domes, Sakhmet is constructed predominantly of sandstone. It was occupied by Dr Sloth when he invaded, and he managed to build a space-worthy escape pod into one of the towers. The [[Royal]] Palace of Sakhmet is one of the most stunning structures in the [[Neopian]] World.

The Sakhmetian Royal Family went through a time of turbulence after the Lost Desert was discovered. Following the poisoning of [[King Coltzan III]] in a move to usurp the throne, and the Royal Family held an investigation in which it drafted in the users to analyse the case, with the promised reward of items from the Royal Treasury (priceless Battle Scarabs). After the case was closed, a shrine was erected in the King's honour, in which was placed his Crown, which was said to be inhabited by the ghost of Coltzan. As the shrine was unveiled, however, it emerged that the cunning [[Malkus Vile]], a [[wikipedia:Organized crime|crime lord]], had had the crown stolen - [[The Hunt for the Crown]] was on. Since the crown was returned, the Ghost of Coltzan blesses Neopets who mourn at his obelisk.

The Royal Family of Sakhmet went under another turbulent time, when the [[Princess Amira]] (who had inherited the throne from Coltzan III) received [[Prince Jazan]] IV of Qasala who demanded her hand in marriage based on some document of betrothment he had gathered from somewhere. He believed that marrying a Sakhmetain Princess would restore his lands and people, so when the Princess refused, he stole the City away with dark magic, where it became plagued by his demons. When he fell in love with [[Nabile]] (who could be seen as a princess of thieves, though her mother was Princess Neera so technically she is a real princess, as a matter of fact, she's Princess Amira's cousin), they married and Jazan restored Sakhmet, but his land did not prosper again and in fact the prophecy he fulfilled brought back to life his wicked, power-mad father [[Razul]] who attacked the Lost Desert until he was stopped.

===Qasala===
A once-beautiful city that fell on hard times and is now mostly in ruins after being obliterated 200 years ago by a sandstorm. Amongst the ruined buildings lie caches of histories and magic. One of the more notable buildings is the '''Temple of 1,000 Tombs'''.

This once thriving city had a very well respected Royal Family, until Razul cursed his own people, and his own son, Jazan, and laid down a prophecy that would enable him to live again after his death. Both Razul and Jazan controlled considerable sorcery.

==Activities in the Lost Desert==
The Lost Desert has a large number of shops, such as [[Lady Osiri]]'s [[Lady Osiri's Pottery|Pottery]], [[Sutek]]'s [[Sutek's Scrolls|Scrolls]], [[Battle Supplies and Desert Arms]], and [[Qasalan Delights]]. There are also several [[Dailies|daily-events]], such as [[Coltzan's Shrine]], the [[Fruit Machine]], and the [[Lost Desert Scratchcard Stall]]. Other [[games]] in the Lost Desert include [[Tug of War]] and [[Swarm]].

==Yooyuball==
The Lost Desert's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team of 2006 had a lineup which could have done lots of damage in the tournament, but troubles in 2006 ([["Dirty" Navers]]' aggressive tactics and [[Derbi Azar]]'s holdout) made fans wary of them and if they would effectively play. They managed beat the [[Virtupets Space Station|Space Station]] in the first round, but were beaten by [[Roo Island]] in Round Two. When the time came to assign blame for the improbable loss, most of the criticism was aimed at defenseman [[Wyett Tuggins]], who was repeatedly put to shame by the brilliant play of Roo Island's [[Fenny Vail]]. As a result, journeyman [[Luvea Trivon]] took his place in the 2007 games.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#FFA54F"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="4"| '''[[Leera Heggle]]''' || [[Wyett Tuggins]] ||rowspan="2"| [["Dirty" Navers]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Vonde Cayle]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Derbi Azar]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="3"| [[Luvea Trivon]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Lamelle Turow]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Colour==
:''Main Article: [[Desert]]''

Desert is is one of the many [[The Rainbow Pool|colours]] that users can paint their [[Neopet|Neopets]] and [[Petpet|Petpets]]. In general, Desert pets are light brown in colour and are dressed in desert themed clothing. The Desert colour for Neopets was released on June 22, 2001, and the Desert colour for Petpets was released on September 26, 2007

==Climate==
The climate for Lost Desert is generally hot, and it's usually the hottest place in all of Neopia, with the weather usually well over 30 degrees Celcius. It almost never rains in the summer, and it occasionally rains in the winter.

==See also==
*'''Games:''' [[Brucey B Slots]], [[Fruit Machine]], [[Geos]], [[Grand Theft Ummagine]], [[Pyramids]], [[Ruins Rampage]], [[Sakhmet Solitaire]], [[Scamander Swarm]], [[Scarab 21]], [[Sutek's Tomb]], [[Swarm]], [[The Great Qasalan Caper]], [[Tug-O-War]], [[Word Pyramid]]
*'''Plots:''' [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]], [[Usurper!]], [[The Hunt for the Crown]], [[Lost Desert Plot]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Battle Supplies]], [[Lost Desert Food Stall]], [[Lost Desert Medicine]], [[Peopatra's Pet Pets]], [[Sutek's Scrolls]]

==External links==
*'''Areas:''' [http://www.neopets.com/desert/index.phtml The Lost Desert], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/sakhmet.phtml The City of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/desert/qasala.phtml The City of Qasala]
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/nq2/index.phtml NeoQuest II], [http://www.neopets.com/games/pyramids/index.phtml Pyramids], [http://www.neopets.com/games/desertruins.phtml Ruins Rampage], [http://www.neopets.com/games/sutekstomb.phtml Sutek's Tomb], [http://www.neopets.com/games/wordpyramid.phtml Word Pyramid]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=75 Lost Desert]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=48 Anubis Plushie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=49 Bazaar of Wonders], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=52 Crest of Sakhmet], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=26 Forgotten Promise], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Sakhmet City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=35 Sakhmet Oasis], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=40 Vanishing City], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=20 Vile Stench of Zal-Bora]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=74 #74], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=90 #90], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=91 #91], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=92 #92], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=93 #93], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=94 #94], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=95 #95], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=123 #123], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=191 #191], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=286 #286], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=290 #290], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=293 #293], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=340 #340], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=342 #342], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=446 #446], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=491 #491], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=500 #500], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=518 #518], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=600 #600], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=609 #609], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=621 #621], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=625 #625], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=639 #639], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=645 #645], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=667 #667]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=194 Where is the Lost Desert?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=77 77], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=94 94], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=182 182], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=196 196], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=207 207], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=213 213], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=215 215], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=218 218], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=228 228], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=231 231]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Brucey B and the Lucky Coin]]
[[Category:Usurper!]]
[[Category:The Hunt for the Crown]]
[[Category:Lost Desert Plot]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:NeoQuest II]]

Neopia Central

2009-08-31T18:37:19Z

64.231.10.29:

{{construction| reason=Wikified article needed}}
'''Neopia Central''' is the meeting point of all commerce activity in [[Neopia]]. It is where all of the main shops are, as well as the [[National Neopian Bank]], the [[Neolodge]], the [[Notice Board]], the [[Auction House]], and a lot more. To access it, just click the "Shops" button on the top [[Sidebar]] on any normal [[Neopets]] page.
'''Neopia Central''' spans into four other sections of shops. These are the [[Bazaar]], [[Plaza]], [[Marketplace]], and [[The Catacombs|Catacombs]]. In each of these contain links to more shops and other popular destinations in Neopia such as the [[Pet Central]] and [[NeoLodge]].

==Trivia==
*Neopia Central is the cheapest place to build a [[neohome]].
*On May 3, 2006, the following maps changed:
**Neopia Central (hospital removed, and shops moved around)
**The Neopian Bazaar (completely new map, with same shop layout)
**The Neopian Plaza (shopping section of Neopia Central, containing the more random stores)
*Neopia Central was nominated for the ''Best Place to Live'' category during the 2008 [[Neopies]].
*Neopia Central does not have an [[Altador Cup]] team.

==External links==
*'''Maps:''' [http://www.neopets.com/objects.phtml Neopia Central], [http://www.neopets.com/market_bazaar.phtml The Neopian Bazaar], [http://www.neopets.com/market_plaza.phtml The Neopian Plaza], [http://www.neopets.com/market_map.phtml The Neopian Marketplace]
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[[Category:Neopia]]

Altador Cup I

2009-08-31T18:15:40Z

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{{PastFeatured}}[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|Promotional image showing the Altador Cup trophy.]]
:''This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2006. For information about Yooyuball, see [[Altador Cup]].''

'''Altador Cup I''' was a gaming [[plot]] which occurred between June 1, 2006 and August 4, 2006, and the first installation of the [[Altador Cup]].

==Plot summary==
[[Image:AC Plot 2006 01.gif|frame|[[Holbie Pinnock]] was taken out of the tournament due to injuries.]]

On June 2 all teams from around Neopia gathered to practice for the games ahead of them, and countless Neopians gathered to watch their favourites take the field. Between practices, most of the players would go and meet their fans, signing autographs. Five days later and the day before the games began, [[Kiko Lake]]'s Left Forward [[Holbie Pinnock]] was injured due to [[Relle Felson]]'s sling breaking and flying off into Holbie's head, taking him out of the games. [[Helmo Timm]], the one Holbie was replacing, immediately asked to be put back in the game to play, or Kiko Lake would likely not win their games.

On June 9 the first round matches of the Altador Cup tournament begun. Among the eight match ups, two showed to be very interesting. First was "The Moon vs. The Goons," or the [[Haunted Woods]] versus [[Kreludor]]. It was uncertain who would win, but it would be entertaining. Second was [[Brightvale]] and Kiko Lake. With Kiko Lake suffering from a recent string of injuries fans were devastated to learn they were facing Brightvale in Round One, who are notorious for their roughhouse tactics. They were certainly going to take a cheap shot at Timm and put her back on the sidelines for good.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 02.gif|frame|left|[["Dasher" Soley]] scored the winning goal against [[Altador]].]]

The first round of games ended on June 13. The biggest surprise of the first round was Krawk Island's defeat of Altador. Early in the game, Altador showed no effects from not playing in 1000 years, staggering Krawk Island with their display of passes and shots. Krawk Islander eventually made a comeback, however, and the game's deciding score was a goal by Krawk Island's "Dasher" Soley, who sent a one-timer sailing past Altador's diving goalie after curling around a screen and receiving a perfect pass from defender Nitri Cassale. Altador attempted to mount a final rally as time ran out, but Garvin Hale easily preserved the win with a routine save.

Faerieland's trio of undersized forwards were no match for the brute strength of Mystery Island's Volgoth, blasting through Faerieland's defence and leading Mystery Island to a surprisingly lopsided win. Despite the effort of Helmo Timm, Kiko Lake's offense was unable to generate an attack against Brightvale's defence. Though disappointed by the loss, many of Kiko Lake's fans said they were thankful that Timm was able to play the whole game without suffering any further injuries, who promised they'd be back better than ever next year.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 03.gif|frame|There were no hard feelings between the Yooyuball team's of [[Mystery Island]] and [[Faerieland]].]]

Darigan's defenders broke Terror Mountain's spirit early in the match, making them look unusually disorganised even by Terror Mountain's usual standards. It didn't take long for the match to turn into a rout, and by that point it was obvious Terror Mountain had given up and simply "mailing this one in." The closest match of the first round took place between Kreludor and the Haunted Woods. Despite coming into the contest as serious underdogs, Kreludor showed no fear as they chipped away at one of the tournament's most vaunted defences. Kreludor managed to stay in the game till the very end, when a breakaway goal by Zo Junior sealed the victory for the Haunted Woods.

The Space Station's fate was sealed when none of their offensive players were able to step up when Lost Desert double-teamed Keetra Deile. With their star forward neutralized, scores by Azar and Cayle proved to be more than enough fire-power for the Lost Desert to earn the win.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 04.gif|frame|left|[[Zo Junior]]'s breakaway goal made [[Haunted Woods]] victorious against [[Kreludor]].]]

Meridell took an early lead, as Maraqua's defenders were outclassed by King Skarl's trio of speedy forwards. However, Elon Hughlis single-handedly got Maraqua back in the game, despite being double and triple teamed the entire match. In the end Hughlis's effort fell short, as he was simply unable to keep pace with the Meridell all by himself.

The second biggest surprise of the knock-out round came from Roo Island's ability to overcome Tyrannia's talented defence. Time after time, Forward Lilo Blumario would either draw a double team and then pass to an unguarded team mate (who more often than not made the most of their scoring opportunity) or, facing only single coverage, blow past his defender for a shot at the goal. With the first round drawn to a close, early speculation of who would win the tournament's Most Valuable Player award were centred on forwards Lilo Blumario , "Dasher" Soley , and Volgoth.

Round 2 matches (the Quarter-finals) began on June 15 and ended on June 20, with the following match ups: Krawk Island faced off against their neighbours, Mystery Island, who after easily beating Faerieland in the knock-out round was a favourite to win. Thanks to the goal tending of Garven Hale who played a spectacular game (even by his standards), who stopped many point-blank shots from Mystery Island's duo of Volgoth and Nix to preserve the win.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 05.gif|frame|The [[Lost Desert]]'s defence could not stop [[Lilo Blumario]].]]

Meridell and the Darigan Citadel faced off this round as well, with high tensions considering they fought in [[Champions of Meridell]] and [[Battle for Meridell]]. Darigan Citadel pulled through however, lead the way by Layton Vickles who broke through the Meridell defence to score a trio of goals (referred to by some as a "hat trick"), putting to rest any talk of their previous tendency to fail in the face of a worthy opponent.

Brightvale and the Haunted Woods faced off, and being two of the toughest teams to score against many believe it would be a match with little scoring, but very physical. This was half right, as the Haunted Woods stopped the Brightvale offense while the Haunted Woods' passing and well prepared offence were not stopped by Brightvale's underhanded tactics. It was believed before the match begun the victor would stagger into the next round completely exhausted and probably defeated by their next opponent.

The Lost Desert faced off against Roo Island, and tried the same tactic they used against Keetra Deile and cripple their offence. However, even being double and triple-teamed for the entire game Blumario was still able to create enough offensive opportunities for his team mates, along with assistance of Fenny Vail who took up the slack of scoring while the Lost Desert covered Lilo Blumario. Roo Island won the match to the surprise of nearly everyone, placing them as one of the final four teams.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 06.gif|frame|left|[[Lilo Blumario]], [["Dasher" Soley]], [[Chelo Binay]] and [[Kep Bonnefie]] represented their teams as the final four remaining.]]

Talk of post-tournament awards had Lilo Blumario winning the MVP, with Garven Hale coming in second. If voting were held that day, All-Star player choices would include Blumario, Layton Vickles and "Dasher" Soley at forward, Krell Vitor at defender, and Garven Hale at goalkeeper. Honourable mentions would most likely be given to Volgoth and Zo Junior at forward, and "Dirty" Navers at defender.

Round Three semifinals began on June 23 and ended on June 27, with Krawk Island facing the Haunted Woods and Roo Island against Darigan Citadel. In the Roo Island vs. Darigan Citadel match, spectators focused on the match-up between Lilo Blumario and Tormo "The Terror" Frein, who was relied upon to go against Lilo one on one, unlike previous teams to double or triple-teamed him. The strategy worked, and Tormo "The Terror" Frein managed to hold his own against Lilo Blumario and allow only a single goal and an assist. Layton Vickles also played well, carrying the Darigan offense with a flurry of shots Clutch Billaban was unable to stop, reverting to his old soft-goal allowing ways, giving up too many points for the Roo Island offence to keep up.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 07.gif|frame|[[Layton Vickles]] was unable to throw a single shot due to the [[Haunted Woods]] defence.]]

In Krawk Island vs. the Haunted Woods, the Haunted Woods took the win, managing to score enough goals past Garven Hale despite his effort, and Krawk Island was unable to score enough goals against their defensive. The result would see the Haunted Woods and Darigan Citadel face off in the final rounds.

The final round began on June 30 and ended July 6. To everyone's surprise, the game began with a quick score by Tandrak Shaye when Fanetti threw a sloppy pass to Chelo Binay, which Shaye caught and in one sweeping motion threw it past Fanetti, who was unprepared for the sudden throw. Locking down into their usual defensive stranglehold, the Haunted Woods kept Layton Vickles from throwing single shot at the goal. The defensive stalemate continued on until Krell Vitor forced a fumble and passed to Zo Junior, who began running towards the goal the moment the ball was loose. Striding just beyond the reach of Tormo Frein, Zo made a stutter step which sent Mungo Lifler diving to his left, which allowed Zo easily score the goal and tie the game.

[[Image:AC Plot 2006 08.gif|frame|left|[[Wan Dirx]] holds the Altador Cup trophy for the victorious [[Haunted Woods]].]]

With the game still tied and less than thirty seconds left, Darigan Citadel sent a double team at Wan Dirx, forcing him to make a pass meant for Zo Junior, which was picked off by Kep Bonnefie, who ran through the clear path to the opposing goal. Unbeknownst to Kep, Wan Dirx was quickly gained ground from behind and blocked the ball with a dive when Bonnefie made a shot at the Haunted Woods' goal. With Bonnefie baffled at what just happened, Dirx regained possession of the Yooyuball and dashed in the other direction. By the time the Bonnefie figured out what took place, he was out of position and unable to get back on defence in time.

On the other side of the field, Dirx made the most of the four-on-three advantage, throwing the Yooyuball to a briefly unguarded Chelo Binay, who in turn flicked the ball to Krell Vitor when his defender rushed over to keep him from getting a wide-open shot. In one swift movement, Vitor took Binay's lob and sent a one-timer past the reach of Mungo Lifler, giving the Haunted Woods a 2-1 lead as the final seconds ticked off the clock, earning them the right to take home the Altador Cup. The crowd went silent for a brief moment before erupting in cheer so loud the referee's whistle could barely be heard.
 

==Plot participation==
{|align=right border=1
|-style="background:Teal"
!Teams||Score|| ||Score||Teams
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 1
|-
|Altador||style="color:red"|426,481||VS||style="color:green"|765,904||Krawk Island
|-
|Kiko Lake||style="color:red"|429,062||VS||style="color:green"|714,322||Brightvale
|-
|Darigan Citadel||style="color:green"|692,140||VS||style="color:red"|424,042||Terror Mountain
|-
|Mystery Island||style="color:green"|769,323||VS||style="color:red"|273,003||Faerieland
|-
|Haunted Woods||style="color:green"|663,129||VS||style="color:red"|600,965||Kreludor
|-
|Virtupets||style="color:red"|441,825||VS||style="color:green"|739,504||Lost Desert
|-
|Maraqua||style="color:red"|455,697||VS||style="color:green"|607,754||Meridell
|-
|Roo Island||style="color:green"|606,929||VS||style="color:red"|451,536||Tyrannia
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 2
|-
|Mystery Island||style="color:red"|531,177||VS||style="color:green"|760,013||Krawk Island
|-
|Darigan Citadel||style="color:green"|709,349||VS||style="color:red"|453,958||Meridell
|-
|Brightvale||style="color:red"|423,187||VS||style="color:green"|717,184||Haunted Woods
|-
|Lost Desert||style="color:red"|607,768||VS||style="color:green"|740,095||Roo Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 3
|-
|Haunted Woods|| style="color:green"|1,267,173 ||VS||style="color:red"|1,108,087 ||Krawk Island
|-
|Darigan Citadel|| style="color:green"|972,461 ||VS||style="color:red"|861,014 ||Roo Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 4
|-
|Darigan Citadel|| style="color:red"|2,155,935 ||VS||style="color:green"|2,189,644 ||Haunted Woods
|}

Unlike regular plots where the plot was directed by [[The Neopets Team]], the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they collectively played Yooyuball for each of their teams. After each round finished, a plot summary was written to act out who won in each Round.

Teams could be selected by the user, but there was also the option to be placed on a team via a quiz which tested their personality. Users could continue to switch teams until each round began, but couldn't change their team until sign-ups for the next round began. Users could send in their scores on June 8 - 11, June 15 - 18, June 22 - 25 and June 29 - July 3. The score they contributed was calculated by their win/loss/tie record, the number of goals scored each game, and a average based on team membership (so a team with more users participating wouldn't have an advantage over a team with fewer users).

It was a common misconception having a loss counted against a user's score, when in truth every completed game raised the users score higher. Some users who wanted a certain team to win tried to take advantage of the system by signing up for an opposing team and purposefully lose in order to try and lower the chance of them winning, when all it did was raise the score by having a game played. It's unknown if not playing at all lowered the score of teams.

Tournament play was single-elimination, which meant the team which won a match moved on to the next round while the team that lost was eliminated from play. Sixteen teams were randomly seeded and matched up, and after the eight losing teams were eliminated the eight winning teams were again randomly matched up and moved on to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, four more teams were eliminated while the remaining four headed to the semifinals. Semifinals determined which two teams fought in the final match.
 

==Staff Tournament==
{|align=right border=1
|-style="background:Teal"
!Player||Score|| ||Score||Player
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 1
|-
|El Picklesaur||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|3/6/1||Viola
|-
|Mr. Insane||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|10/0/0||Lawyerbot
|-
|Snowbunny||style="color:red"|6/4/0||VS||style="color:green"|7/2/1||Dragona
|-
|Subordinate Prime||style="color:green"|8/2/0||VS||style="color:red"|8/2/0||Soupfaerie
|-
|DJ Skellington||style="color:green"|9/0/1||VS||style="color:red"|7/2/1||Mr. Roboto
|-
|snarkie||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|10/0/0||Dirigibles
|-
|Jimmy James||style="color:green"|9/0/1||VS||style="color:red"|8/1/1||Tiger Catcher
|-
|TPOSG||style="color:green"|9/0/1||VS||style="color:red"|8/2/0||Dom Dread
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 2
|-
|El Picklesaur||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|9/0/1||Dragona
|-
|Mr. Insane||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|10/0/0||snarkie
|-
|Subordinate Prime||style="color:red"|8/1/1||VS||style="color:green"|10/0/0||TPOSG
|-
|DJ Skellington||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|9/0/1||Jimmy James
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 3
|-
|El Picklesaur||style="color:red"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:green"|10/0/0||TPOSG
|-
|snarkie||style="color:green"|10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"|10/0/0||DJ Skellington
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Round 4
|-
|snarkie||style="color:red"| 10/0/0||VS||style="color:green"| 10/0/0||TPOSG
|-
| || 9 - 0, 7 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 8 - 1, 8 - 0, 8 - 0, 9 - 0 || || 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0
|-
!style="background:Turquoise" colspan=5|Consolation Match
|-
|DJ Skellington||style="color:green"| 10/0/0||VS||style="color:red"| 10/0/0||El Picklesaur
|-
| || 9 - 0, 7 - 1, 9 - 0, 9 - 1, 7 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 8 - 0, 7 - 0, 9 - 0 || || 5 - 0, 6 - 0, 8 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 9 - 0, 8 - 2, 9 - 0, 8 - 1, 9 - 0
|}

On June 10, 2006, it was revealed The Neopets Team would be participating in their own Altador Cup, with staff members playing Yooyuball against each other for the best score. Sixteen members of the staff were assigned a team, and users were asked to vote who would take first, second and third place, winning [[Neopoint]]s based on the number of correct votes along with an [[avatar]] for correctly voting 1 of the Top 3. Voting ended on June 13, 2006.

Staff tournament rounds coincided with regular tournament rounds, starting with the same 8 match-ups of the real tournament. Scores submitted by the staff members wouldn't contribute towards the real tournament, due to the fact it would be viewed as cheating. Rather, staff scores were tallied individually, determining who stayed and continued to the round. The final tournament results were released on August 4, 2006. The participates were...

{|
|-valign="top"
|
*[[Subordinate Prime]] - Mystery Island
*[[Mr. Roboto]] - Kreludor
*[[Jimmy James]] - Maraqua
*[[Dom Dread]] - Tyrannia
*[[Dirigibles]] - Lost Desert
*[[snarkie]] - Virtupets
*[[Soupfaerie]] - Faerieland
*[[Viola]] - Krawk Island
|
*[[Snowbunny]] - Darigan Citadel
*[[Mr. Insane]] - Kiko Lake
*[[El Picklesaur]] - Altador
*[[Dragona]] - Terror Mountain
*[[Tiger Catcher]] - Meridell
*[[DJ Skellington]] - Haunted Woods
*[[Lawyerbot]] - Brightvale
*[[TPOSG]] - Roo Island
|}
 

==Awards Ballot==
After the Altador Cup games came to an end, the best and worst of the tournament were awarded. The Altador Cup Committee chose nominees for each of the categoriesm and users were asked to choose who they thought was most deserving of the award. Winners of the awards were announced at the awards ceremony on August 4, 2006, and each correct prediction a user made earned them 1,000 [[Neopoints]].

{|border=1 align=center cellpadding="10"
|-style="background:Teal"
! Award !! Nominees!! Winners
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|MVP
|Layton Vickles, Darigan Citadel Zo Junior, Haunted Woods Krell Vitor, Haunted Woods Garven Hale, Krawk Island Lilo Blumario, Roo Island || Krell Vitor, Haunted Woods
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|All-Stars - Forwards
|Layton Vickles, Darigan Citadel Zo Junior, Haunted Woods "Dasher" Soley, Krawk Island Volgoth, Mystery Island Lilo Blumario, Roo Island|| Layton Vickles, Darigan Citadel Lilo Blumario, Roo Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|All Stars - Defenders
|Tormo "The Terror" Frein, Darigan Citadel Krell Vitor, Haunted Woods Wan Dirx, Haunted Woods "Dirty" Navers, Lost Desert Gordo Gunnels, Roo Island||Krell Vitor, Haunted Woods Tormo "The Terror" Frein, Darigan Citadel
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|All Stars - Goalkeeper
|Fanetti, Haunted Woods Garven Hale, Krawk Island Leera Heggle, Lost Desert Sir Pollonaire Friedl, Meridell Clutch Billaban, Roo Island||Garven Hale, Krawk Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Most Improved Player
|Relle Felson, Kiko Lake Fenny Vail, Roo Island "Scrap" Taggert, Tyrannia||Fenny Vail, Roo Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Rookie
|Wan Dirx, Haunted Woods Xila Kitae, Kreludor Dayla, Roo Island||Wan Dirx, Haunted Woods
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Sportsmanship
|"Squeaky" Tressif, Brightvale Helmo Timm, Kiko Lake Ealyn Hawkshanks, Krawk Island|| "Squeaky" Tressif, Brightvale
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Passer
|Kakoni Worrill, Faerieland Ealyn Hawkshanks, Krawk Island "Wizard" Windelle, Meridell||"Wizard" Windelle, Meridell
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Scorer
|Layton Vickles, Darigan Citadel Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis, Maraqua Volgoth, Mystery Island||
Layton Vickles, Darigan Citadel
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Offensive Team
|Darigan Citadel Mystery Island Roo Island||Mystery Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Best Defensive Team
|Darigan Citadel Haunted Woods Lost Desert||Haunted Woods
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Most Sportsmanlike Team
|Kiko Lake Roo Island Tyrannia||Roo Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Most Exciting Team to Watch
|Darigan Citadel Krawk Island Mystery Island||Krawk Island
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Most... "Unattractive" Uniform
|Haunted Woods Roo Island Tyrannia|| Haunted Woods
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Dirtiest Player
|Montecito aka "The Baby Faced Mauler", Brightvale Reb Weemelott, Brightvale "Dirty" Navers, Lost Desert|| Montecito aka "The Baby Faced Mauler", Brightvale
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Biggest Whiner
|Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis, Maraqua Vitri Sitol, Meridell Tico Tems, Terror Mountain|| Vitri Sitol, Meridell
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Biggest Underachiever
|Derlyn Fonnet, Kreludor Prytariel, Terror Mountain Keetra Deile, Virtupets|| Keetra Deile, Virtupets
|-
!style="background:Turquoise"|Most Selfish Player
|Winberto Seliz, Altador Derbi Azar, Lost Desert Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis, Maraqua || Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis, Maraqua
|}

==Prizes==
[[Image:AC 2006 Prize Shop.gif|frame|The scorekeeper of the prize shop uses a [[Hermiteese]] feather to write down user's individual scores.]]

[[Image:Altador Cup I Trophies.jpg|frame|All users who simply participated received the trophy on the left. The middle trophies were given to users who supported [[Haunted Woods]] or [[Darigan Citadel]] at the finals, while the trophies on the right were given to those who supported either teams from the very start.]]

Prizes were made available on August 4, 2006, and points rewarded to users could be spent at the [http://neopets.com/altador/colosseum/prizes.phtml Altador Cup Prize Shop]. Users who participated received the Altador Cup [[Site Theme|sidebar]] as well as an avatar. [[User Lookup#User Trophy|Trophies]] were also awarded and placed on all [[User Lookup]]s, and based on if a user played for Haunted Woods or Darigan Citadel all the time or didn't support either team in the finals, the appropriate trophy was rewarded. Also, if a user played with either Haunted Woods or Darigan Citadel all the way through the Altador Cup they received either ''Spooking the Competition'' or ''Making the Finals: Darigan Citadel''.

*''Altador Cup'' - 5 points
*''Altador Cup Altador Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Brightvale Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Darigan Citadel Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Faerieland Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Haunted Woods Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Kiko Lake Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Krawk Island Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Kreludor Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Lost Desert Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Maraqua Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Meridell Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Mystery Island Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Roo Island Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Terror Mountain Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Tyrannia Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Virtupets Keyring'' - 10 points
*''Altador Cup Play Set - 50 points''
*''Altador Cup Fanatic Bobblehead'' - 100 points
*''Altador Cup Practice Team Play Set'' - 200 points
*''Yooyuball Field'' - 300 points
*''Altador Cup Referee Plushie'' - 400 points
*''Grarrl Commentator Action Figure'' - 500 points
*''Ixi Commentator Action Figure'' - 500 points
*''The Underdog Story'' - 600 points
*''1,001 Yooyuball Tips'' - 700 points
*''Fire Yooyu Plushie'' - 800 points
*''Altador Colosseum [[Stamp]]'' - 900 points
*''[[Yooyu]]'' - 1,000 points
*''[[Halloween]] [[Paint Brush]]'' - 2,000 points
*''Yooyuball Keepers Chest Guard'' - 5,000 points
*''Yooyuball Player Sling'' - 10,000 points

==Trivia==
*In a strange coincedence, the teams which won the first round of play were all on the right side of the [[:Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|Altador Cup logo]] (each colour represented one of the teams). This raised suspiscion that the Altador Cup was rigged, causing outcry among users. It was also speculated the Haunted Woods were rigged to win, as a ways to promote the next plot [[The Tale of Woe]]. Both issues were later brought up in the [[Neopian Times]] editorial, and explained as nothing more than a coincedence, and it was the users who dictated which teams won.
*An animated commercial aired on television to promote the Altador Cup.

==See also==
*[[Altador Cup II]]
*[[Altador Cup III]]
*[[Altador Cup IV]]

==External links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 #712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=813 #813]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=242 242], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=243 243], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=244 244], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=246 246], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=247 247], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=252 252], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=264 264]

[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:Games]]

Altador Cup IV

2009-08-31T18:14:22Z

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:''This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2009. For information about Yooyuball, see [[Altador Cup]]. For the plot details of 2006, 2007, and 2008 see [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], and [[Altador Cup III]] respectively.''

'''Altador Cup IV''' is the 4th installment of the annual [[Altador Cup]] Tournament. It is a flash game-centred plot which began on June 2nd, 2009.

==News==
The return of the Altador Cup was announced on the [[New Features]] page on May 29th 2009.
Jellyneo discovered and released the new logo of Altador cup IV showing that Kiko Lake was back and [[Brightvale]] out, meaning to say that they were not participating . This year, [[TNT]] has introduced a new side game called [[Shootout Showdown]] to add three from the previous two existing side games, [[Slushie Slinger]] and [[Make Some Noise]].

==Plot summary==
With the return of the Altador Cup of 2009, it appears to not have brought much major roster changes in the 16 teams apart from [[Kiko Lake]], who tilted their roster a bit. Changes were switching [[Ditan Colb]] from Goalkeeper to Right Defender as well [[Meela Kitah]] from Right Defender to Right Forward, to releasing both Left and Right Forwards, [[Helmo Timm]] and [[Moni Vyshan]]. Their new Goalkeeper was Brightvale's own former, [[Erli Quinnock]].

[[Image:Ac9 brightvale.gif|right]]
Prior to earlier reports, it was confirmed that indeed Brightvale was not participating in the four annual tournament. [[King Hagan]] had issued a decree that which his team was not participating in this year's Altador Cup. The recent decline in the quality of work being done by his kingdom's scholars was the basis of his decision. This is what the King had to say.

''"It has been my personal observation, that in the weeks leading up to the arrival of this grand sporting spectacle, there's been far too much banner-making and memorizing of chants going on. As a result, the very foundation upon which this kingdom's reputation is based, its scholarship, has fallen prey to a serious case of neglect. Therefore, until my subjects have shown an ability to strike a harmonious balance between work and play, we shall forthwith be suspending our participation in the Altador Cup."''

Whether or not the reason why Brightvale was not participating was the decline of embarrasing losses to his brother's Kingdom of [[Meridell]]. All what King Hagen was stated;
''"such accusations are not worth dignifying with a reply."''

[[Image:Ac9 kikolake.gif|left]]

Meaning to say Brightvale was out but what about [[Kiko Lake]]? Surely enough they were back or did they suffer from another unfortunate coincidence that led them to another nonappearance. Well that was proven wrong as they made their way back to the [[Yooyuball]] scene after a year of delay and it seem the delay was worth it as they landed an impressive victory over [[Maraqua]]'s scrappy Yooyball squad, as well as wins in two of the three side contests. This is what the Captain, [["Poke" Cellers]] had to say.
''"It was really important to get out there and get that first victory, to give ourselves something to build on after what happened last year, especially with all the changes we've had in our lineup, bringing in a new goalie during the offseason and moving Ditan and Meela to new positions... yeah, today's win is huge."''

Though they had a superb start, it didn't seem to carry over to their second match against Kreludor as they were sweep quite hard. Though they can beat a team like Maraqua, it seems like they can't beat one of the tournament elite. Does it mean Kiko Lake is somewhere between the good and the best. Well only time will tell... But surely everyone now knows that Kiko Lake is back and will surely be a contender in this year's Altador cup.

[[Image:Ac9 kreludor.gif|right]]

Mentioning about the tournament elite that had sweep Kiko Lake, a team that perhaps took the Altador Cup by storm. Which is none other than the moon-based teamed [[Kreludor]]. Kreludor had finish sixth last year, and expectations for Team Kreludor were far below entering this year's Altador Cup than previous before. Yet, hardly anyone foresaw the kind of virtue that they showed during the tournament's first week of play, reeling off an impressive six straight Yooyuball victories.

Oh, but not all have been convinced of Kreludor's performance in the early stages of the competition, however. As one tournament insider (who declined to speak on the record) stated: ''"Kreludor? Pfft... they've just been beating up on a bunch of sorry teams. Who have they really beaten? [[Faerieland]]? [[Altador]]? [[Virtupets]]? [[Meridell]] might've been a quality win in the past, but they're losing as many as they win nowadays. Granted, Kreludor beat Darigan Citadel on Opening Day, but Darigan's playing like an entirely different team right now. No way Team Kreludor would beat those guys today."''

Fueling nay-sayers with more fuel, Kreludor's streak ended with a plummet that showed draws between Maraqua and [[Krawk Island]]. With the matches of [[Haunted Woods]], [[Shenkuu]], and Roo Island soon to come, it seems like Kreludor's season is at a indefinite crossroads. Could Kreludor show and prove their detractors wrong and deserve the spot with the sport's elite or take back to the spot of the middle of the pack- which they have for the last couple of AC's.

[[Image:Ac9 darigan.gif|left]]

As the Altador Cup IV reaches the midway point, it have been a year of some surprising performances in the tournament, both bad and good. Some teams have been doing well so far, but perhaps the most significant surprise has been the dominance of the [[Darigan Citadel]], which appears to have completely bounced back from last year's 7th place finish and more evidently what fans call "the winner's curse".

As previously mention, Darigan Castle had lost their first Yooyuball match against Kreludor, but Darigan has been nearly impossible to beat ever since, reeling off a dozen victories and only two ties without a single loss. They've hardly faltered on side games, either, reaching ten or more wins for the three side games during the tourney's first phase.

To comment about their recent success, team captain [[Layton Vickles]] had this to say, ''"It's been totally different this time around, as if we're re-learning how to have fun playing all over again. After winning in Year 9, there was just this incredible amount of pressure to come back and repeat, and that tension really worked against us."''

That's certainly inclining to that of [[Roo Island]], last year's champions, can relate to right now. At the tournament's halfway mark Roo Island stands as, of then, far and away, the tournament's biggest disappointment, losing more than half their contests. While most experts doubt that Roo Island is capable of surging a second half charge straight towards the finals, but as the old sporting cliché goes, "one should never underestimate the heart of a champion..."

[[Image:Ac9 finals.gif|right]]

With the second phase of the Altador Cup's double round robin coming to a close, the tournament's finalists have now been determined. The four teams competing for this year's title are Kreludor, Krawk Island, The Lost Desert, and Shenkuu, with the Darigan Citadel narrowly missing a spot in the finals and finishing fifth.

[[Image: Ac9 winner poses.gif|left]]

The tournament's final round came to this conclusion, with top-seeded Kreludor taking on fourth-ranked Shenkuu. In a matchup between the two and three seeds, Krawk Island will be squaring off against The Lost Desert. The winner of each pairing will then advance to the final match, where the tournament's champion will be decided.

The other three brackets were:

Bracket 2: Top seeded Darigan Citadel taking on fourth Mystery Island while second and third ranked Maraqua and Tyrannia battling it out.

Bracket 3: Top seeded Haunted Woods taking on fourth Virtupets while second and third ranked Roo Island and Meridell battling it out.

Bracket 4: Top seeded Kiko Lake taking on fourth Faerieland while second and third ranked Terror Mountain and Altador battling it out.

Krawk Island, which had failed to win the Altador Cup tournament in three previous trips to the finals, took advantage of top-seeded Kreludor's surprising defeat to claim the trophy that they've desperately sought for so long, taking full advantage of a weary Shenkuu team in the tournament's championship match.

A well-rounded squad with no apparent weaknesses, Kreludor entered the finals as the only team to earn 20 or more wins in each of the tournament's four activities during the double round robin phase. In squaring off against Shenkuu, however, they ran into a team who were prepared to play the match of their lives and show far more hustle, intensity, and sheer will than any other team, especially since Kreludor get the best of them just a week earlier.

It seems almost a shame then (although certainly understandable) that by the time Shenkuu reached the finals they were thoroughly spent, unable to maintain the level of focus and execution that had exceeded them to pull off one of the greatest upset in tournament finals history. It was into this fortunate situation that stepped a Krawk Island squad who, determined to not be turned away a fourth time, seized upon this inevitable opportunity to make good and finally "win one for Ol' Dash."

Altador Cup IV ended with the pirates (Krawk Island) beating out the ninjas (Shenkuu) after what seem to have been a most memorable season and giving Ol' Dash the trophy he so indefinitely deserves. While Lost Desert took 3rd place by beating Kreludor, who were first at the end of double round robin and were top contenders for the cup but in the end took 4th.

The 2nd bracket ended with Maraqua winning over Mystery Island and taking 5th place, a major accomplishment from last year's 10th finish. While Darigan Citadel beating out side game powerhouse Tyrannia to take the same rank from previous, 7th.

The 3rd bracket came with Roo Island beating out Haunted Woods for 9th, a major dealt to their 1st place from last year. While Meridell, who also came from a big dealt last year from being 5th, taking 11th by beating Virtupets.

The 4th and last bracket manage to give Terror Mountain the 13th place from Kiko Lake, who were thought to be a contender this year but didn't follow through. While in the bottom of standings, Altador just edge the 15th spot from Faerieland who took last.

==Overall Team Breakdown's==

===[[Altador]]===
Altador came with 15th place in Altador Cup IV, after losing to Terror Mountain n the first round then taking the win from Faerieland in the second round of the Finals. Though they were second-to-last in Altador Cup IV, they came with the worst overall statistics; in Yooyuball with no wins, 1 draw, and 29 losses but doing better in the three side games with a combined 7 wins, 7 draws, and 76 losses altogether. Altador Cup IV gave Altador their worst placing as of yet after taking 13th place for the previous two season.

===[[Brightvale]]===
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN ALTADOR CUP IV

===[[Darigan Citadel]]===
Darigan Citadel ends up at 7th place for a second straight year after losing to Maraqua in the first round of the Finals but then won over Tyrannia in the second round. Though with their middle-of the pack placement, Darigan Citadel had the second best overall statistics of Altador Cup IV - only behind to Lost Desert, respectively. They tied Shenkuu with the second best Yooyuball record of Altador cup IV with having 21 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses but as well as having a decent side game prowess with the three side games combined to give them 51 wins, 16 draws, and 23 losses. Altador Cup IV's ranking for Darigan Citadel tied them for their worst placement from last year's performance after being second in Altador Cup I then winning in Altador Cup II.

===[[Faerieland]]===
Faerieland ended being 16th out of the 16 teams playing in the Altador Cup, after losing to Kiko Lake in the first round of the Finals and Altador in the second round. Though they were last in the rankings out of the 16 teams in Altador cup IV, overall in the standings, they did not get the lowest statistics with Yooyuball and the 3 side games combined with only Altador having the worst. Faerieland ended up with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 27 losses in Yooyuball but their side game skills were the worst of AC IV with a combined total in all 3 side games equaling to 0 wins, 1 draw, and 89 losses. Altador Cup IV gave Faerieland their second time as being last in the rankings wich they had avoided from the previous two seasons- taking 15th place in both AC II & III.

===[[Haunted Woods]]===
Haunted Woods finish with 10th place out of the 16 teams that competed during the Altador Cup IV after beating Meridell in the first round of the finals but then lost to last year's champion Roo Island in the second round. With 10th place overall for Altador Cup IV, they manage to get a better statistic, out of the 16 teams that competed, they were better than 8 teams but outbested by 7 other teams giving them the 6th best statistics. Haunted Woods had 13 wins, 5 draws, and 12 losses in Yooyuball with an almost equal force in the side games which overall came together with 39 wins, 16 draws, and 35 losses. Altador Cup IV's ranking gave Haunted Woods their worst ranking ever after winning Altador Cup I to getting mediocre rankings the next two AC's afterward with a 7th place ranking followed by an 8th place ranking.

===[[Kiko Lake]]===
Kiko Lake came up with 14th place in a second consecutive year (excluding the year before where Kiko Lake didn't participate) which they got after they beat Faerieland in the first round than lost to Terror Mountain in the second round of the finals. Though they came up with the third lowest standing, they had a more approachable statistics to rely on as they got the 12th best with only their 4th tear-mates and Virtupets having worst records. Kiko Lake had 7 wins, 2 draws, and 21 losses in Yooyuball with slightly better side game skills which overall combined were 27 wins, 9 draws, and 54 losses. After missing out Altador cup III, Kiko Lake didn't make further headway in the standings for Altador Cup IV which is tied for their worst ranking back to AC II and one place worst than AC 1 where they got 13th.

===[[Krawk Island]]===
Krawk Island had beaten Lost Desert in the first round in the finals while Shenkuu likewise beaten the number one seed, Kreludor, so the final match was to be Krawk Island vs. Shenkuu. Krawk Island edge out Shenkuu in the second round which gave them 1st place in the standings, bragging rights of the year plus the coveted Altador Cup trophy. Even though they came with the AC, they didn't get the highest statistics overall but the 4th highest with Lost Desert, Darigan Citadel, and Shenkuu having better records. Krawk Island had 20 wins, 7 draws, and 3 losses in Yooyuball but surprisingly had better side game records which was overall was 66 wins, 8 draws, and 16 losses. After Krawk Island's finals experience for the last three years which were AC I: 3rd, AC II: 4th and AC III: 2nd, fans did not expect much from Krawk Island but expect the unexpected, as is rightfully suited for Krawk Island which after three years of not getting the top overall, finally got it, in Altador cup IV.

===[[Kreludor]]===
Kreludor was the top seeded team coming to the finals so expectations for them to win the AC IV was high but the expectations slowly diminished as they lost to Shenkuu in the first round followed up with the disappointing lost to Lost Desert to give them 4th place. With 4th place for the year, overall statically, they had the records to back up their ranking as they had the fifth best record out of the 16 teams. Tied with the winner Krawk Island with 20 wins, they were just 1 draw away (6) and a loss one to much (4), to tying with Krawk Island in Yoouyuball records but they did have better records overall in side games than Krawk Island with 68 wins, 14 draws, and 8 losses. Kreludor's highest ranking ever in the last 4 AC, it was a better improvement from 9th in Altador Cup I to missing Altador Cup II and then last year's standing of 6th.

===[[Lost Desert]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Maraqua]]===
Maraqua finishes in 5th place after beating Tyrannia and Mystery Island in the finals. Krawk Island had ended Maraqua's incredible seventeen game streak of not losing during the regular season.

===[[Meridell]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Mystery Island]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Roo Island]]===
Roo Island came 9th place after beating out Meridell in the first Finals Round, and then Haunted Woods in the 3rd bracket, a major difference from being Champions in Altador Cup III.

===[[Shenkuu]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Terror Mountain]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Tyrannia]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

===[[Virtupets]]===
=====Coming Soon...=====

==Plot participation==

The gameplay is similar to Altador Cup II and III, where players choose and contribute points to their selected team. Players are not allowed to change their team after the registration period.

Altador Cup IV still uses the "double round robin" tournament play, introduced in Altador Cup II. Each team will play with the other fifteen teams twice, after which all teams will take part in the four days finals phase. The finals consist of a playoff match-up and a final match-up, each lasts for two days. The 16 teams will split into four groups according to their ranking. In the playoff match-up, the highest and lowest ranked teams for each group will play against each other, while the second and third ranked teams for each group play against each other. The two winning teams of each group will play against each other for the first place within their group, while the two losing teams fight for the third place.

Players can contribute points to their team by scoring goals in Yooyuball, and also by playing Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise, and Shootout Showdown. The results for all four games will be evaluated separately and contribute to the player's team overall standing in the tournament.

==Final Team Ranking==
1st: Krawk Island 
2nd: Shenkuu 
3rd: Lost Desert 
4th: Kreludor 
5th: Maraqua 
6th: Mystery Island 
7th: Darigan Citadel 
8th: Tyrannia 
9th: Roo Island 
10th: Haunted Woods 
11th: Meridell 
12th: Virtupets 
13th: Terror Mountain 
14th: Kiko Lake 
15th: Altador 
16th: Faerieland

==NC Challenge==
The NC Challenge is a newly introduced feature to the Altador Cup, featuring the new side game, Shootout Showdown. For you to participate in the challenge, you will need to purchase Game Tickets from the Altador Cup Shop. One Game Ticket is needed for each challenge. Once a NC challenge is started, you have up until the Altador Cup ends to complete it. However, you can't start one challenge before completing the previous one. You can earn one Neocash item reward for every challenge, and those who complete all of the 34 challenges can receive a bonus NC item reward.

{|
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*Day 1: Yooyuball Strategy Background
*Day 2: Designer Eye Patch
*Day 3: Waving Altador Cup Pennant
*Day 4: Crazy Altador Cup Foam Hat
*Day 5: Laurel Leaf Belt
*Day 6: Referee Smasher
*Day 7: Blast Off Space Rocket
*Day 8: Green Island Hat
*Day 9: Pretzel with Melted Cheese
*Day 10: Golden Yooyu Locket
*Day 11: Maraquan Wind Chimes and Altador Cup This Way Sign
*Day 12: Extra Large Jousting Lance
*Day 13: Stained Altador Cup Workout Shirt
|width=300|
*Day 14: Virtupets Map Screen
*Day 15: Altador Cup Stadium Wave Background
*Day 16: Tyrannian Lunch Bag
*Day 17: Yooyuball Snowglobe and Altador Cup Nail Varnish Set
*Day 18: King Altadors Golden Noil Throne
*Day 19: Skeletal Face Paint
*Day 20: Kiko Hammer
*Day 21: Yooyuball Lava Lamp
*Day 22: Spike Darigan Bracers
*Day 23: Yooyu Purse
*Day 24: Sparkling Ice Staff
*Day 25: Faerie Make-up
|width=300|
*Day 26: Fiery Yooyu Pizza
*Day 27: Delicate Desert Pottery
*Day 28: Rough Game Bandage
*Day 29: Gikerot Kite and Yooyu Marble Set
*Day 30: Roo Island Toy Merry Go Round
*Day 31: Altador Cup Warm-up Tote
*Day 32: Rag Doll Yooyu Plushie
*Day 33: Altador Cup Sunglasses
*Day 34: Altador Cup Confetti Shower
|}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Ac9 krawkisland.gif|frame|Roo Island's trophy!?]]
*When TNT released the picture of which Dasher is holding the trophy of which Krawk Island won, if you look closely on the team colors in the middle of the trophy, it seem to reveal that [[Brightvale]] had actually played while Kiko Lake wasn't, while another thing is that Kreludor's position seem to have shifted as well. Which mean that Dasher could be carrying the Altador cup trophy that Roo Island had won last year.

==External Links==
[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]

[[Category: Altador Cup]]
[[Category: Games]]

NeoDex:Sandbox

2009-08-31T18:10:06Z

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''Welcome to the '''Sandbox''', a Wiki namespace page designed for testing and experimenting with Wiki syntax. Feel free to try your skills at formatting here: click the 'Edit' tab on the top, make your changes, and click 'Save page' when you are finished. Content added here will not stay permanently. Do not spam, vandalize or place advertisments on this page. If you do, the [[Bringer of Night]] shall pounce on you with massive fury, and force you to help him bake a cake. :P

Shit!

Key Quest

2009-08-31T18:08:50Z

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'''Key Quest''' is a game announced on February 6, 2008, and was fully released on July 29, 2008.

==How to play==
You begin your turn by either rolling the dice or playing a power up. If you choose to play a power up, you will still get to roll the dice afterwards. The number of tiles you move is equal to the amount you roll on the dice. If you come to a junction in the board, yellow arrows will pop up. To choose the way that you wish to go, simply click the arrow of the direction.

As you step over the neopoint, key, teleport or powerup tiles, they will activate. To activate the other tiles, such as the mini-game, location, alignment, and treasure tiles, you have to land on them.

==Houses==
The different houses have different advantages and disadvantages. These all depend on where the house is located. At present, there is only one map, so we can only give you details on the houses on that map.

*[[Image:KeyQuestFaerieLand.jpg|thumb|Far Away, in the FaerieLand.]]'''Faerieland''': This house is relatively far away from the quest door, meaning that the game will finish later, and it is less likely that you will get there first. However, there are plenty of minigame tiles around it, meaning that you can pick up extra keys. There are also lots neopoint squares around, along with a key square. There is a real possibility of racking up points in this area.

*[[Image:KeyQuesHauntedHouse.jpg|thumb|Are here ghosts?]]'''Haunted House''': This house is the farthest away from the quest door, however there are three key tiles nearby, as well as powerup, minigame and neopoint tiles. This is a great place to get a decent haul.

*[[Image:KeyQuestLostDesert.jpg|thumb|Surely, here have Mummies!]]'''Lost Desert''': This house is very close to the quest door, therefore making it easier to get there quicker. There are also multiple key tiles nearby, along with the teleport, and a few minigames.

[[Image:KeyQuesNeopiaCentral.jpg|thumb|We need to get an best house!]]'''Neopia Central''': This house only has one key nearby, however it is very close to the quest door. It does have lots of powerups nearby, but not many minigames.

==Power Ups==
There are many powerups to be found during the game. These help the person using them, but can severely hinder the person that they are used against. These are the possible powerups:

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpRainbowStickyHand.jpg|thumb|Catch'em up!]]'''Rainbow Sticky Hand''': This powerup can be very useful to the person using it. They get their pick of the other players' powerups, and they don't have to land on a powerup square. It can be annoying to the person who is on the other end of the powerup, as they permanently loose their powerup.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpMisdirectedCompass.jpg|thumb|Where is the North?]]'''Misdirected Compass''': This powerup causes the person who it us used on to reverse directions. This is not incredibly useful to the person using it unless someone is getting close to the Quest Door. It is then possible to use it to change their direction, making them come back the way they came. Also, if the person using it wishes to change their direction, perhaps to get somewhere quicker, they can use it on themselves. This can prove to be very useful. It can be a major pain for the player that the compass is used on, because it stops them getting to where they need to go.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpLoadedGummyDie.jpg|thumb|Hum... Loaded Gummy Die!]]'''Loaded Gummy Die''': The Loaded Gummy Die can be very useful to the user. You basically get to choose what number you get on the next roll. This can be especially useful when close to the Quest Door. This doesn't really do much harm to anyone else, except for the fact that the person using it gets exactly where they want to be. One very useful feature is for landing on the treasure square.

*'''Virtudice''': When you use this power-up you'll guarantee to roll a 6 for your turn. This is a weaker version of the Loaded Gummy Die because you can't choose where exactly to land, but you'll still roll a 6.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpTransporterHelmet.jpg|thumb|It's an "Transportal"!]]'''Transporter Helmet''': The Transporter Helmet can be very useful to the user, if annoying to the person it's being used on. It swaps the person using it with another player of their choice. This can be useful to the person using it, especially if it gets them closer to the Quest Door.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpCatapult.jpg|thumb|JubJub: Ahhh! Don't trow me, please!]]'''Catapult''': This powerup can be extremely irritating to the person that it's used on. It shoots them back 'home,' which is back to where they started. This means that if they were close to the Quest Door, they have to go back around to it. It's a useful tool for stopping people getting there before you.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpBottledQuickSand.jpg|thumb|Don't touch the sand!]]'''Bottled Quicksand''': This powerup does not give the player using it a major advantage, unless it is a two player game. It causes the chosen player to miss a turn, missing out on any keys or points they may pick up that turn. Bad for obvious reasons.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpKeyGrabber.jpg|thumb|Good for the Cheaters]]'''Key Grabber''': The Key Grabber is both extremely helpful to the user and extremely hindering to the person that it is used on. It takes one key from the chosen player, and gives it to the person using the card. This can give a huge advantage to the person using it, as it could be the last key they need to finish the game.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpDistractionPotion.jpg|thumb|We don't have the image.]]'''Distraction Potion''': The Distraction Potion can be really irritating to the person that it is used on. It allows the user to switch keys with another player, meaning that the person it is used on could end up with a double of one key. It could also be the last key the user needs before winning the game.

==Keys you can win from the different games==
*A '''2 key''' game gives lead to the winner and nothing to second to fourth.
*A '''3 key''' game gives bronze to the winner, lead to second and nothing to third and fourth.
*A '''4 key''' game gives silver to the winner, bronze to second, lead to third and nothing to fourth.
*A '''5 key''' game gives gold to the winner, silver to second, bronze to third and lead to fourth.

* Note: sometimes, there are ties for 2nd place thus, two or more players can get silver keys.

==Prizes==
* '''Books'''
**A Kau Summer
**A Tale of Three Bruces
**Book of Origami Paper
**Bubble Sculptures
**Chocolate Ogrin Cookbook
**Day In The Life Of King Roo
**Dress For Success
**Fishing For Zafaras
**Jetsam Teeth Maintenance
**Kiko Pop-Up Book
**Maraqua Colouring Book
**More Than Carrot Cake
**Neogarden Nimmo
**Nimmo of Doom
**Nimmo - Now and Zen
**Ogrin Survivor
**Planning Shenkuu Gardens
**Scratchcard Secrets
**Slugawoo Art
**The Curse Of The Pirate Aisha
**The Life of a Double Crosser
**The Luckiest Babaa
**The Plushie Coffee Table Book
**The Secret of Treasure Island
**The Tooth Story
**Toast Treats
**Whinny Meadows
**Yurble Tales

* ''Halloween Special''
**Haunted Mynci
**Haunted Woods Reader
**Scary Peophin Tales
**Spooky Buzz Tales
**Spooky Food Ideas
**Spooky Kau Story
**Spooky Korbat Stories
**Spooky Skeith Adventures
**Spooky Stories

* '''Collectible'''
**Anshu Stamp
**Captain Tuan Stamp
**Draik Guard Stamp
**Everlasting Crystal Apple Stamp
**Gelert Prince Stamp
**Kazeriu Stamp
**Master Vex Stamp
**Monoceraptor Claw Stamp
**Orange Draik Stamp
**Petpet Growth Syrup Stamp
**Roast Gargapple Stamp
**Shenkuu Stamp
**Shiny Purple Cowry Shell

* ''Halloween Special''
**Halloween Aisha Stamp

* '''Neggs'''
**Blue and Red Checkered Easter Negg
**Cookie Negg
**Cool Negg
**Frozen Negg
**Icy Negg
**Lemon Swirly Negg
**Lime Swirly Negg
**Negg
**Purple Cybunny Negg
**Purple Negg
**Scrambled Rainbow Negg
**Speckled Negg
**Super Icy Negg
**Ultra Icy Negg

* '''Neohome'''
**Chalkboard
**Grundo Inspired Dresser
**Heart Toast Sculpture
**Orange Grundo Chair
**Orange Grundo Wardrobe
**Orange Kreludan Bed

* ''Halloween Special''
**Spooky Nimmo Stained Glass Window

* '''Special'''
**Bri Codestone
**Eo Codestone
**Har Codestone
**Kew Codestone
**Lu Codestone
**Main Codestone
**Mau Codestone
**Orn Codestone
**Sho Codestone
**Tai-kai Codestone
**Vo Codestone
**Vux Codestone
**Zed Codestone
**Zei Codestone
**Bottled Air Faerie
**Bottled Dark Faerie
**Bottled Earth Faerie
**Bottled Fire Faerie
**Bottled Light Faerie
**Bottled Water Faerie
**Piece of a Treasure Map (#3)
**Secret Laboratory Map (#4, #5, #6, #8, #9)
**Biscuit Paint Brush
**Camouflage Paint Brush
**Cloud Paint Brush
**Electric Blue Paint Brush
**Ghost Paint Brush
**Glowing Paint Brush
**Snow Paint Brush
**Speckled Paint Brush
**Starry Paint Brush
**Striped Paint Brush
**Tyrannian Paint Brush

* '''Wearable'''
**Bone Vault Background
**Cloudy Sky Background
**Courgette Field Background
**Ghostkerscarf
**Ice Caves Background
**Janitorial Closet Background
**Moon and Stars Background
**Neohome Background
**Raining Doughnuts Background
**Veiled Autumn Hat

* '''Petpet'''
** Abominable Snowball

==Trivia==
''...to be added...''

==External links==
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/redeem.phtml Key Quest], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/collector_case.phtml Key Quest - ''Collector Case''], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/whatis.phtml Key Quest - ''What is Key Quest?'']
*[http://www.neopets.com/s/index.phtml?cat_id=53 Neopets FAQ - ''Key Quest'']
*'''Selected Fansites:''' [http://sunnyneo.com/keyquest SunnyNeo - ''Key Quest'']

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Interactivity]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

Key Quest

2009-08-31T18:07:03Z

64.231.10.29:

{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/keyquest/whatiskq.jpg
|}

'''Key Quest''' is a game announced on February 6, 2008, and was fully released on July 29, 2008.

==How to play==
You begin your turn by either rolling the dice or playing a power up. If you choose to play a power up, you will still get to roll the dice afterwards. The number of tiles you move is equal to the amount you roll on the dice. If you come to a junction in the board, yellow arrows will pop up. To choose the way that you wish to go, simply click the arrow of the direction.

As you step over the neopoint, key, teleport or powerup tiles, they will activate. To activate all other tiles, you need to land on them.

==Houses==
The different houses have different advantages and disadvantages. These all depend on where the house is located. At present, there is only one map, so we can only give you details on the houses on that map.

*[[Image:KeyQuestFaerieLand.jpg|thumb|Far Away, in the FaerieLand.]]'''Faerieland''': This house is relatively far away from the quest door, meaning that the game will finish later, and it is less likely that you will get there first. However, there are plenty of minigame tiles around it, meaning that you can pick up extra keys. There are also lots neopoint squares around, along with a key square. There is a real possibility of racking up points in this area.

*[[Image:KeyQuesHauntedHouse.jpg|thumb|Are here ghosts?]]'''Haunted House''': This house is the farthest away from the quest door, however there are three key tiles nearby, as well as powerup, minigame and neopoint tiles. This is a great place to get a decent haul.

*[[Image:KeyQuestLostDesert.jpg|thumb|Surely, here have Mummies!]]'''Lost Desert''': This house is very close to the quest door, therefore making it easier to get there quicker. There are also multiple key tiles nearby, along with the teleport, and a few minigames.

[[Image:KeyQuesNeopiaCentral.jpg|thumb|We need to get an best house!]]'''Neopia Central''': This house only has one key nearby, however it is very close to the quest door. It does have lots of powerups nearby, but not many minigames.

==Power Ups==
There are many powerups to be found during the game. These help the person using them, but can severely hinder the person that they are used against. These are the possible powerups:

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpRainbowStickyHand.jpg|thumb|Catch'em up!]]'''Rainbow Sticky Hand''': This powerup can be very useful to the person using it. They get their pick of the other players' powerups, and they don't have to land on a powerup square. It can be annoying to the person who is on the other end of the powerup, as they permanently loose their powerup.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpMisdirectedCompass.jpg|thumb|Where is the North?]]'''Misdirected Compass''': This powerup causes the person who it us used on to reverse directions. This is not incredibly useful to the person using it unless someone is getting close to the Quest Door. It is then possible to use it to change their direction, making them come back the way they came. Also, if the person using it wishes to change their direction, perhaps to get somewhere quicker, they can use it on themselves. This can prove to be very useful. It can be a major pain for the player that the compass is used on, because it stops them getting to where they need to go.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpLoadedGummyDie.jpg|thumb|Hum... Loaded Gummy Die!]]'''Loaded Gummy Die''': The Loaded Gummy Die can be very useful to the user. You basically get to choose what number you get on the next roll. This can be especially useful when close to the Quest Door. This doesn't really do much harm to anyone else, except for the fact that the person using it gets exactly where they want to be. One very useful feature is for landing on the treasure square.

*'''Virtudice''': When you use this power-up you'll guarantee to roll a 6 for your turn. This is a weaker version of the Loaded Gummy Die because you can't choose where exactly to land, but you'll still roll a 6.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpTransporterHelmet.jpg|thumb|It's an "Transportal"!]]'''Transporter Helmet''': The Transporter Helmet can be very useful to the user, if annoying to the person it's being used on. It swaps the person using it with another player of their choice. This can be useful to the person using it, especially if it gets them closer to the Quest Door.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpCatapult.jpg|thumb|JubJub: Ahhh! Don't trow me, please!]]'''Catapult''': This powerup can be extremely irritating to the person that it's used on. It shoots them back 'home,' which is back to where they started. This means that if they were close to the Quest Door, they have to go back around to it. It's a useful tool for stopping people getting there before you.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpBottledQuickSand.jpg|thumb|Don't touch the sand!]]'''Bottled Quicksand''': This powerup does not give the player using it a major advantage, unless it is a two player game. It causes the chosen player to miss a turn, missing out on any keys or points they may pick up that turn. Bad for obvious reasons.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpKeyGrabber.jpg|thumb|Good for the Cheaters]]'''Key Grabber''': The Key Grabber is both extremely helpful to the user and extremely hindering to the person that it is used on. It takes one key from the chosen player, and gives it to the person using the card. This can give a huge advantage to the person using it, as it could be the last key they need to finish the game.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpDistractionPotion.jpg|thumb|We don't have the image.]]'''Distraction Potion''': The Distraction Potion can be really irritating to the person that it is used on. It allows the user to switch keys with another player, meaning that the person it is used on could end up with a double of one key. It could also be the last key the user needs before winning the game.

==Keys you can win from the different games==
*A '''2 key''' game gives lead to the winner and nothing to second to fourth.
*A '''3 key''' game gives bronze to the winner, lead to second and nothing to third and fourth.
*A '''4 key''' game gives silver to the winner, bronze to second, lead to third and nothing to fourth.
*A '''5 key''' game gives gold to the winner, silver to second, bronze to third and lead to fourth.

* Note: sometimes, there are ties for 2nd place thus, two or more players can get silver keys.

==Prizes==
* '''Books'''
**A Kau Summer
**A Tale of Three Bruces
**Book of Origami Paper
**Bubble Sculptures
**Chocolate Ogrin Cookbook
**Day In The Life Of King Roo
**Dress For Success
**Fishing For Zafaras
**Jetsam Teeth Maintenance
**Kiko Pop-Up Book
**Maraqua Colouring Book
**More Than Carrot Cake
**Neogarden Nimmo
**Nimmo of Doom
**Nimmo - Now and Zen
**Ogrin Survivor
**Planning Shenkuu Gardens
**Scratchcard Secrets
**Slugawoo Art
**The Curse Of The Pirate Aisha
**The Life of a Double Crosser
**The Luckiest Babaa
**The Plushie Coffee Table Book
**The Secret of Treasure Island
**The Tooth Story
**Toast Treats
**Whinny Meadows
**Yurble Tales

* ''Halloween Special''
**Haunted Mynci
**Haunted Woods Reader
**Scary Peophin Tales
**Spooky Buzz Tales
**Spooky Food Ideas
**Spooky Kau Story
**Spooky Korbat Stories
**Spooky Skeith Adventures
**Spooky Stories

* '''Collectible'''
**Anshu Stamp
**Captain Tuan Stamp
**Draik Guard Stamp
**Everlasting Crystal Apple Stamp
**Gelert Prince Stamp
**Kazeriu Stamp
**Master Vex Stamp
**Monoceraptor Claw Stamp
**Orange Draik Stamp
**Petpet Growth Syrup Stamp
**Roast Gargapple Stamp
**Shenkuu Stamp
**Shiny Purple Cowry Shell

* ''Halloween Special''
**Halloween Aisha Stamp

* '''Neggs'''
**Blue and Red Checkered Easter Negg
**Cookie Negg
**Cool Negg
**Frozen Negg
**Icy Negg
**Lemon Swirly Negg
**Lime Swirly Negg
**Negg
**Purple Cybunny Negg
**Purple Negg
**Scrambled Rainbow Negg
**Speckled Negg
**Super Icy Negg
**Ultra Icy Negg

* '''Neohome'''
**Chalkboard
**Grundo Inspired Dresser
**Heart Toast Sculpture
**Orange Grundo Chair
**Orange Grundo Wardrobe
**Orange Kreludan Bed

* ''Halloween Special''
**Spooky Nimmo Stained Glass Window

* '''Special'''
**Bri Codestone
**Eo Codestone
**Har Codestone
**Kew Codestone
**Lu Codestone
**Main Codestone
**Mau Codestone
**Orn Codestone
**Sho Codestone
**Tai-kai Codestone
**Vo Codestone
**Vux Codestone
**Zed Codestone
**Zei Codestone
**Bottled Air Faerie
**Bottled Dark Faerie
**Bottled Earth Faerie
**Bottled Fire Faerie
**Bottled Light Faerie
**Bottled Water Faerie
**Piece of a Treasure Map (#3)
**Secret Laboratory Map (#4, #5, #6, #8, #9)
**Biscuit Paint Brush
**Camouflage Paint Brush
**Cloud Paint Brush
**Electric Blue Paint Brush
**Ghost Paint Brush
**Glowing Paint Brush
**Snow Paint Brush
**Speckled Paint Brush
**Starry Paint Brush
**Striped Paint Brush
**Tyrannian Paint Brush

* '''Wearable'''
**Bone Vault Background
**Cloudy Sky Background
**Courgette Field Background
**Ghostkerscarf
**Ice Caves Background
**Janitorial Closet Background
**Moon and Stars Background
**Neohome Background
**Raining Doughnuts Background
**Veiled Autumn Hat

* '''Petpet'''
** Abominable Snowball

==Trivia==
''...to be added...''

==External links==
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/redeem.phtml Key Quest], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/collector_case.phtml Key Quest - ''Collector Case''], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/whatis.phtml Key Quest - ''What is Key Quest?'']
*[http://www.neopets.com/s/index.phtml?cat_id=53 Neopets FAQ - ''Key Quest'']
*'''Selected Fansites:''' [http://sunnyneo.com/keyquest SunnyNeo - ''Key Quest'']

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Interactivity]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

Shenkuu

2009-08-31T18:03:05Z

64.231.10.29: /* Yooyuball */

{{Construction| reason=A more filled out article, to fit in with the templates of the other "world" articles.}}

[[Image:shenkku_world.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Map of Shenkuu]]
'''Shenkuu''' is a mountainous land far North of [[Altador]] in [[Neopia]]. It was made available on September 8, 2006 after the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot. Like the name suggests, Shenkuu is a [[wikipedia:China|Chinese]] themed world, although it takes its design from both China and [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]. Shenkuu has been unknown to Neopians for centuries, only to be revealed by the crew of the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] after they received help from users. Its citizens are cautious of visitors, though this isn't explained why, but nonetheless they have welcomed visitors from all over Neopia, spreading their trade (as it is a merchant town).

==Yooyuball==
Shenkuu joined the [[Altador Cup]] in 2007 because the climate in Shenkuu was extremely wet and stormy in June 2006 because Altador had a weather control device that made all the low pressure systems in June that were supposed to hit Altador go north to rain in Shenkuu to prevent the weather from interfering with the Altador Cup. Shenkuu is regarded by [[Altador Cup]] enthusiasts as an exciting young team with plenty of promise, but they were expected not to make much noise in the tournament, having too many holes in their team. The inexperience of goalie [[Xana DiLanche]], the unpredictable health of defender [[Turo Rafels]], and the team's overall lack of tournament play are all serious concerns. However, the stunning talent of young forwards [[Mirsha Grelinek]] and [[Foltaggio]] may cause a few upsets.

The team surpassed expectations by claiming 3rd place in the 2007 Cup after defeating [[Krawk Island]] in the 3rd place game while the following year in [[Altador Cup III]], they dropped down one spot to 4th place. In [[Altador Cup IV]] Shenkuu came second after, shockingly, beating top seed [[Kreludor]] and losing to [[Krawk Island]] in the finals.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#E3170D"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="3"| [[Xana DiLanche]] || [[Turo Rafels]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Larcy Phu]] ||rowspan="3"| '''[[Mirsha Grelinek]]''' ||rowspan="3"| [[Foltaggio]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Antola Maeir]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Trivia==
*The name ''Shenkuu'' was first revealed on the [[Kou-jong]] game page accidentally at its first release.
*A [[Neopedia]] article about Shenkuu was released on September 30, 2006, but wasn't uploaded into the servers until October 2, 2006. When users clicked the link in [[New Features]] until this point, they encountered a page saying that Neopedia article didn't exist.
*Shenkuu was nominated for the ''Best Place to Live'' category during the 2008 [[Neopies]].

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Remarkable Restoratives (Shop)|Remarkable Restoratives]], [[Exotic Foods (Shop)|Exotic Foods]], [[Wonderous Weaponry (Shop)|Wonderous Weaponry]], [[Fanciful Fauna (Shop)|Fanciful Fauna]]
*'''Games:''' [[Eye of the Storm]], [[Godori]], [[Kou-Jong]], [[Shenkuu Warrior]], [[The Search for Princess Lunara]], [[Lunar Temple]], [[Imperial Exam]]

==External links==
*'''Location Link:''' [http://www.neopets.com/shenkuu/index.phtml Shenkuu]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=58 Shenkuu]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=754 #754], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=782 #782]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=256 256], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=257 257], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=260 260], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=272 272]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1067 Come to Shenkuu], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1069 Visit Shenkuu]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:The Cyodrake's Gaze]]

Shenkuu

2009-08-31T18:02:18Z

64.231.10.29: /* Yooyuball */

{{Construction| reason=A more filled out article, to fit in with the templates of the other "world" articles.}}

[[Image:shenkku_world.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Map of Shenkuu]]
'''Shenkuu''' is a mountainous land far North of [[Altador]] in [[Neopia]]. It was made available on September 8, 2006 after the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot. Like the name suggests, Shenkuu is a [[wikipedia:China|Chinese]] themed world, although it takes its design from both China and [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]. Shenkuu has been unknown to Neopians for centuries, only to be revealed by the crew of the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] after they received help from users. Its citizens are cautious of visitors, though this isn't explained why, but nonetheless they have welcomed visitors from all over Neopia, spreading their trade (as it is a merchant town).

==Yooyuball==
Ahenkuu joined the [[Altador Cup]] in 2007 because the climate in Shenkuu is always rainy and wet in June because Altador had a weather control device that made all the low pressure systems in June that were supposed to hit Altador go north to rain in Shenkuu to prevent the weather from interfering with the Altador Cup. Shenkuu is regarded by [[Altador Cup]] enthusiasts as an exciting young team with plenty of promise, but they were expected not to make much noise in the tournament, having too many holes in their team. The inexperience of goalie [[Xana DiLanche]], the unpredictable health of defender [[Turo Rafels]], and the team's overall lack of tournament play are all serious concerns. However, the stunning talent of young forwards [[Mirsha Grelinek]] and [[Foltaggio]] may cause a few upsets.

The team surpassed expectations by claiming 3rd place in the 2007 Cup after defeating [[Krawk Island]] in the 3rd place game while the following year in [[Altador Cup III]], they dropped down one spot to 4th place. In [[Altador Cup IV]] Shenkuu came second after, shockingly, beating top seed [[Kreludor]] and losing to [[Krawk Island]] in the finals.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#E3170D"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="3"| [[Xana DiLanche]] || [[Turo Rafels]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Larcy Phu]] ||rowspan="3"| '''[[Mirsha Grelinek]]''' ||rowspan="3"| [[Foltaggio]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Antola Maeir]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Trivia==
*The name ''Shenkuu'' was first revealed on the [[Kou-jong]] game page accidentally at its first release.
*A [[Neopedia]] article about Shenkuu was released on September 30, 2006, but wasn't uploaded into the servers until October 2, 2006. When users clicked the link in [[New Features]] until this point, they encountered a page saying that Neopedia article didn't exist.
*Shenkuu was nominated for the ''Best Place to Live'' category during the 2008 [[Neopies]].

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Remarkable Restoratives (Shop)|Remarkable Restoratives]], [[Exotic Foods (Shop)|Exotic Foods]], [[Wonderous Weaponry (Shop)|Wonderous Weaponry]], [[Fanciful Fauna (Shop)|Fanciful Fauna]]
*'''Games:''' [[Eye of the Storm]], [[Godori]], [[Kou-Jong]], [[Shenkuu Warrior]], [[The Search for Princess Lunara]], [[Lunar Temple]], [[Imperial Exam]]

==External links==
*'''Location Link:''' [http://www.neopets.com/shenkuu/index.phtml Shenkuu]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=58 Shenkuu]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=754 #754], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=782 #782]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=256 256], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=257 257], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=260 260], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=272 272]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1067 Come to Shenkuu], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1069 Visit Shenkuu]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:The Cyodrake's Gaze]]

Shenkuu

2009-08-31T18:01:51Z

64.231.10.29: added more info

{{Construction| reason=A more filled out article, to fit in with the templates of the other "world" articles.}}

[[Image:shenkku_world.PNG|right|thumb|280px|Map of Shenkuu]]
'''Shenkuu''' is a mountainous land far North of [[Altador]] in [[Neopia]]. It was made available on September 8, 2006 after the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] plot. Like the name suggests, Shenkuu is a [[wikipedia:China|Chinese]] themed world, although it takes its design from both China and [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]. Shenkuu has been unknown to Neopians for centuries, only to be revealed by the crew of the [[Cyodrake's Gaze]] after they received help from users. Its citizens are cautious of visitors, though this isn't explained why, but nonetheless they have welcomed visitors from all over Neopia, spreading their trade (as it is a merchant town).

==Yooyuball==
Ahenkuu joined the [[Altador Cup]] in 2007 because the climate in Shenkuu is always rainy and wet in June because Altador had a weather control device that made all the low pressure systems in June that were supposed to hit Altador go north to prevent the weather from interfering with the Altador Cup. Shenkuu is regarded by [[Altador Cup]] enthusiasts as an exciting young team with plenty of promise, but they were expected not to make much noise in the tournament, having too many holes in their team. The inexperience of goalie [[Xana DiLanche]], the unpredictable health of defender [[Turo Rafels]], and the team's overall lack of tournament play are all serious concerns. However, the stunning talent of young forwards [[Mirsha Grelinek]] and [[Foltaggio]] may cause a few upsets.

The team surpassed expectations by claiming 3rd place in the 2007 Cup after defeating [[Krawk Island]] in the 3rd place game while the following year in [[Altador Cup III]], they dropped down one spot to 4th place. In [[Altador Cup IV]] Shenkuu came second after, shockingly, beating top seed [[Kreludor]] and losing to [[Krawk Island]] in the finals.

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#E3170D"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="3"| [[Xana DiLanche]] || [[Turo Rafels]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Larcy Phu]] ||rowspan="3"| '''[[Mirsha Grelinek]]''' ||rowspan="3"| [[Foltaggio]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="2"| [[Antola Maeir]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|}

==Trivia==
*The name ''Shenkuu'' was first revealed on the [[Kou-jong]] game page accidentally at its first release.
*A [[Neopedia]] article about Shenkuu was released on September 30, 2006, but wasn't uploaded into the servers until October 2, 2006. When users clicked the link in [[New Features]] until this point, they encountered a page saying that Neopedia article didn't exist.
*Shenkuu was nominated for the ''Best Place to Live'' category during the 2008 [[Neopies]].

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[The Cyodrake's Gaze]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Remarkable Restoratives (Shop)|Remarkable Restoratives]], [[Exotic Foods (Shop)|Exotic Foods]], [[Wonderous Weaponry (Shop)|Wonderous Weaponry]], [[Fanciful Fauna (Shop)|Fanciful Fauna]]
*'''Games:''' [[Eye of the Storm]], [[Godori]], [[Kou-Jong]], [[Shenkuu Warrior]], [[The Search for Princess Lunara]], [[Lunar Temple]], [[Imperial Exam]]

==External links==
*'''Location Link:''' [http://www.neopets.com/shenkuu/index.phtml Shenkuu]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=58 Shenkuu]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=754 #754], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=782 #782]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=256 256], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=257 257], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=260 260], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=272 272]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1067 Come to Shenkuu], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1069 Visit Shenkuu]

[[Category:Neopia]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]
[[Category:The Cyodrake's Gaze]]

Key Quest

2009-01-17T03:48:17Z

64.231.10.147: /* Power Ups */

{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/keyquest/whatiskq.jpg
|}

'''Key Quest''' is a game announced on February 6, 2008, and expected to be fully released some time in the following Spring.

==How to play==
You begin your turn by either rolling the dice or playing a power up. If you choose to play a power up, you will still get to roll the dice afterwards. The number of tiles you move is equal to the amount you roll on the dice. If you come to a junction in the board, yellow arrows will pop up. To choose the way that you wish to go, simply click the arrow of the direction.

As you step over the neopoint, key, teleport or powerup tiles, they will activate. To activate all other tiles, you need to land on them.

==Houses==
The different houses have different advantages and disadvantages. These all depend on where the house is located. At present, there is only one map, so we can only give you details on the houses on that map.

*[[Image:KeyQuestFaerieLand.jpg|thumb|Far Away, in the FaerieLand.]]'''Faerieland''': This house is relatively far away from the quest door, meaning that the game will finish later, and it is less likely that you will get there first. However, there are plenty of minigame tiles around it, meaning that you can pick up extra keys. There are also lots neopoint squares around, along with a key square. There is a real possibility of racking up points in this area.

*[[Image:KeyQuesHauntedHouse.jpg|thumb|Are here ghosts?]]'''Haunted House''': This house is the farthest away from the quest door, however there are three key tiles nearby, as well as powerup, minigame and neopoint tiles. This is a great place to get a decent haul.

*[[Image:KeyQuestLostDesert.jpg|thumb|Surely, here have Mummies!]]'''Lost Desert''': This house is very close to the quest door, therefore making it easier to get there quicker. There are also multiple key tiles nearby, along with the teleport, and a few minigames.

[[Image:KeyQuesNeopiaCentral.jpg|thumb|We need to get an best house!]]'''Neopia Central''': This house only has one key nearby, however it is very close to the quest door. It does have lots of powerups nearby, but not many minigames.

==Power Ups==
There are many powerups to be found during the game. These help the person using them, but can severely hinder the person that they are used against. These are the possible powerups:

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpRainbowStickyHand.jpg|thumb|Catch'em up!]]'''Rainbow Sticky Hand''': This powerup can be very useful to the person using it. They get their pick of the other players' powerups, and they don't have to land on a powerup square. It can be annoying to the person who is on the other end of the powerup, as they permanently loose their powerup.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpMisdirectedCompass.jpg|thumb|Where is the North?]]'''Misdirected Compass''': This powerup causes the person who it us used on to reverse directions. This is not incredibly useful to the person using it unless someone is getting close to the Quest Door. It is then possible to use it to change their direction, making them come back the way they came. Also, if the person using it wishes to change their direction, perhaps to get somewhere quicker, they can use it on themselves. This can prove to be very useful. It can be a major pain for the player that the compass is used on, because it stops them getting to where they need to go.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpLoadedGummyDie.jpg|thumb|Hum... Loaded Gummy Die!]]'''Loaded Gummy Die''': The Loaded Gummy Die can be very useful to the user. You basically get to choose what number you get on the next roll. This can be especially useful when close to the Quest Door. This doesn't really do much harm to anyone else, except for the fact that the person using it gets exactly where they want to be. One very useful feature is for landing on the treasure square.

*'''Virtudice''': When you use this power-up you'll guarantee to roll a 6 for your turn. This is a weaker version of the Loaded Gummy Die because you can't choose where exactly to land, but you'll still roll a 6.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpTransporterHelmet.jpg|thumb|It's an "Transportal"!]]'''Transporter Helmet''': The Transporter Helmet can be very useful to the user, if annoying to the person it's being used on. It swaps the person using it with another player of their choice. This can be useful to the person using it, especially if it gets them closer to the Quest Door.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpCatapult.jpg|thumb|JubJub: Ahhh! Don't trow me, please!]]'''Catapult''': This powerup can be extremely irritating to the person that it's used on. It shoots them back 'home,' which is back to where they started. This means that if they were close to the Quest Door, they have to go back around to it. It's a useful tool for stopping people getting there before you.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpBottledQuickSand.jpg|thumb|Don't touch the sand!]]'''Bottled Quicksand''': This powerup does not give the player using it a major advantage, unless it is a two player game. It causes the chosen player to miss a turn, missing out on any keys or points they may pick up that turn. Bad for obvious reasons.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpKeyGrabber.jpg|thumb|Good for the Cheaters]]'''Key Grabber''': The Key Grabber is both extremely helpful to the user and extremely hindering to the person that it is used on. It takes one key from the chosen player, and gives it to the person using the card. This can give a huge advantage to the person using it, as it could be the last key they need to finish the game.

*[[Image:KeyQuestPowerUpDistractionPotion.jpg|thumb|We don't have the image.]]'''Distraction Potion''': The Distraction Potion can be really irritating to the person that it is used on. It allows the user to switch keys with another player, meaning that the person it is used on could end up with a double of one key. It could also be the last key the user needs before winning the game.

==Keys you can win from the different games==
*A '''2 key''' game gives lead to the winner and nothing to second to fourth.
*A '''3 key''' game gives bronze to the winner, lead to second and nothing to third and fourth.
*A '''4 key''' game gives silver to the winner, bronze to second, lead to third and nothing to fourth.
*A '''5 key''' game gives gold to the winner, silver to second, bronze to third and lead to fourth.

* Note: sometimes, there are ties for 2nd place thus, two or more players can get silver keys.

==Prizes==
* '''Books'''
**A Kau Summer
**A Tale of Three Bruces
**Book of Origami Paper
**Bubble Sculptures
**Chocolate Ogrin Cookbook
**Day In The Life Of King Roo
**Dress For Success
**Fishing For Zafaras
**Jetsam Teeth Maintenance
**Kiko Pop-Up Book
**Maraqua Colouring Book
**More Than Carrot Cake
**Neogarden Nimmo
**Nimmo of Doom
**Nimmo - Now and Zen
**Ogrin Survivor
**Planning Shenkuu Gardens
**Scratchcard Secrets
**Slugawoo Art
**The Curse Of The Pirate Aisha
**The Life of a Double Crosser
**The Luckiest Babaa
**The Plushie Coffee Table Book
**The Secret of Treasure Island
**The Tooth Story
**Toast Treats
**Whinny Meadows
**Yurble Tales

* ''Halloween Special''
**Haunted Mynci
**Haunted Woods Reader
**Scary Peophin Tales
**Spooky Buzz Tales
**Spooky Food Ideas
**Spooky Kau Story
**Spooky Korbat Stories
**Spooky Skeith Adventures
**Spooky Stories

* '''Collectible'''
**Anshu Stamp
**Captain Tuan Stamp
**Draik Guard Stamp
**Everlasting Crystal Apple Stamp
**Gelert Prince Stamp
**Kazeriu Stamp
**Master Vex Stamp
**Monoceraptor Claw Stamp
**Orange Draik Stamp
**Petpet Growth Syrup Stamp
**Roast Gargapple Stamp
**Shenkuu Stamp
**Shiny Purple Cowry Shell

* ''Halloween Special''
**Halloween Aisha Stamp

* '''Neggs'''
**Blue and Red Checkered Easter Negg
**Cookie Negg
**Cool Negg
**Frozen Negg
**Icy Negg
**Lemon Swirly Negg
**Lime Swirly Negg
**Negg
**Purple Cybunny Negg
**Purple Negg
**Scrambled Rainbow Negg
**Speckled Negg
**Super Icy Negg
**Ultra Icy Negg

* '''Neohome'''
**Chalkboard
**Grundo Inspired Dresser
**Heart Toast Sculpture
**Orange Grundo Chair
**Orange Grundo Wardrobe
**Orange Kreludan Bed

* ''Halloween Special''
**Spooky Nimmo Stained Glass Window

* '''Special'''
**Bri Codestone
**Eo Codestone
**Har Codestone
**Kew Codestone
**Lu Codestone
**Main Codestone
**Mau Codestone
**Orn Codestone
**Sho Codestone
**Tai-kai Codestone
**Vo Codestone
**Vux Codestone
**Zed Codestone
**Zei Codestone
**Bottled Air Faerie
**Bottled Dark Faerie
**Bottled Earth Faerie
**Bottled Fire Faerie
**Bottled Light Faerie
**Bottled Water Faerie
**Piece of a Treasure Map (#3)
**Secret Laboratory Map (#4, #5, #6, #8, #9)
**Biscuit Paint Brush
**Camouflage Paint Brush
**Cloud Paint Brush
**Electric Blue Paint Brush
**Ghost Paint Brush
**Glowing Paint Brush
**Snow Paint Brush
**Speckled Paint Brush
**Starry Paint Brush
**Striped Paint Brush
**Tyrannian Paint Brush

* '''Wearable'''
**Bone Vault Background
**Cloudy Sky Background
**Courgette Field Background
**Ghostkerscarf
**Ice Caves Background
**Janitorial Closet Background
**Moon and Stars Background
**Neohome Background
**Raining Doughnuts Background
**Veiled Autumn Hat

* '''Petpet'''
** Abominable Snowball

==Trivia==
''...to be added...''

==External links==
*'''Game Links:''' [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/redeem.phtml Key Quest], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/collector_case.phtml Key Quest - ''Collector Case''], [http://www.neopets.com/keyquest/whatis.phtml Key Quest - ''What is Key Quest?'']
*[http://www.neopets.com/s/index.phtml?cat_id=53 Neopets FAQ - ''Key Quest'']
*'''Selected Fansites:''' [http://sunnyneo.com/keyquest SunnyNeo - ''Key Quest'']

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Interactivity]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

Wingoball

2008-10-25T02:41:32Z

64.231.11.202: /* How to play */

{{Construction|reason=in-depth info needed}}
{{Infobox Game| GameImage=Ctp 771.gif
|GameID=771
|World=Neopian Central
|Categories=Puzzles, Sports
|Ratio=100:100}}
'''Wingoball''' is an puzzle and sports game released on February 23, 2007. It chronicles the playing of Wingoball by a Blue [[Mynci]] in a [[Neogarden]], avoiding the [[Gnome]]s.

==How to play==
Users control the Blue Mynci through a total of 25 levels where to goal is to have the wingoball reach the "safety zone" on the right side of the Neogarden. Users guide the throwing path of the wingoball with the mouse cursor, and throw the ball with the left click button. The ball can bounce off various obstacles (bushes, potted plants, statues, etc.) as it passes across the Neogarder to reach the other side. Sometimes Gnomes will be scattered across the garden, either stationary or moving, which act as obstacles as well. If the wingoball touches a red-hatted gnome, the user will haveto throw again.

==External links==
*'''Game Link:''' [http://neopets.com/games/play.phtml?game_id=771 Wingoball]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=784 #784]

[[Category:Puzzle Games]]
[[Category:Sports Games]]

Ghostkerchief

2006-06-27T23:29:42Z

64.231.251.34:

stupid

Cellblock

2006-06-27T23:21:59Z

64.231.251.34: /* The Opponants */

This game is one that you will need to play over several days to get max [[Neopoints]] out of it. This is because games have an Neopoints cap on them for daily earnings.

==Details==
'''Rated:''' Hard

Located: [[Neopia#Meridell|Darigan]]

==Aim of the game==
Get a row of five stones first.

==Winning Trophies==
To progress through the game you will have to beat succesivly harder opponants in a best of x style contest. As the opponants get harder so too the number of rounds you have to beat them in.

Once you have beaten them all, you have to do it again. and again. and...

Once you have beaten them all enough times bronze is yours and then silver and miles into it gold.

As you repeate the loop and and fight to victory the rules change.

Fortunatly if you loose a round you play the round again.

==Rule changes==
To start with all stones must be placed next to another stone but with four (two of your, two of theirs) in a square in the center of the board.

After a while the next to another stone rule is lifted.

After a few more complete cycles the four in the center are removed and then you are playing a version of GO! a hard old Japanees traditional game.

==Playing Tips==
[[Image:Winner-on-cellblock.jpg|right]]
* Try to form an unblocked "three" (three in a row) each turn
** failing that convert a three into a four (to force the other to block
* never let the other guy keep an unblocked three
* if you have an unblocked four you can not be stopped from winning
* Try to cluster your three's in clumps o make auto matic threes and blocked fours
** A good trick is to make three's in such a way that you make three(s) in other directions - two or more unblocked three's mean that you will make an unblocked four and there is nothing they can do.
* Ignore the initial diaganal as it's a no hoper.
* See also: [[Lord Matt's Win at Cellblock]] guide.

===Secret Three's===
As well as having three in a row something that more subtal but just as good is 1-space-2 this is also considered a three but is slightly more powerful as another stone at either end or the middle (three locations) could make it a four.

Even better but very hard to get is 1-space-1-space-1 it's harder to spot (for you) and can easily become an unblocked four.

===The Opponents===
====Prisoner One - Clop====
Nobody knows Clop's real name, in fact nobody knows much about Clop at all because his only method of communicating is to bang his hooves on the floor. The other prisoners have assumed that one is yes, and two is no, they think three is 'Im hungry', and have absolutely no idea what four and five mean at all!

This player makes so many random moves that even a poor player should have no difficulty beating this player with little or no losses.

====Prisoner Two - Barallus====
Why they keep Barallus under such tight security has always confused the other prisoners, as how could a puny little [[List of Neopets#Korbat|Korbat]] overcome the guards in order to escape? Maybe [[Lord Darigan]] knows something that nobody else does...

====Prisoner Three - Squire Meekel====
Meekel never wanted to be a knight, but when Skarl promised fame, and fortune, he signed up. Unfortunately as soon as he stepped onto the battlefield a pair of Draconian Skeiths swooped down and carried him off to eat for their lunch. He isn't sure why he hasn't been eaten yet, but has started to become suspicious of the large plates of food the guards feed him every day...

====Prisoner Four - The Yellow Knight====
Not as well known as his brother the Green Knight, the Yellow Knight attempted a solo assault of the [[Neopia#Meridell|Darigan Citadel]] a week before the battle began. Unfortunately for him, his heroic antics ended him up in jail (he didn't even get the free t-shirt!)

====Prisoner Five - Number Five====
Known only by his prisoner number, Number Five is an insane old [[List of Neopets#Lupe|Lupe]] who keeps banging his stick against the wall and shouting things about [[Jelly World]]. We all know that Jelly World doesn't really exist, so its a good thing this madman is locked away!

====Guard One - Galgarrath====
Galgarrath believes that the prisoners should not be allowed to play games, however he keeps playing them to keep [[Master Vex]] happy. He is a particularly clever player, beware of his three-in-a-row dual [[List of Neopets#Kougra|Kougra]] smash and diagonal [[List of Neopets#Kiko|Kiko]] uppercut moves.

====Guard Two - Haskol====
Haskol wins most of the Cellblock games he plays, mainly due to the fact that whenever he loses he tends to throw a bit of a tantrum... so if you want to keep your arms intact it is highly recommended to let the Skeith win!

====The Warden - Master Vex====
Master Vex is a prison warden who is incredibly bored. [[Lord Darigan]] has entrusted him to keep his dungeons safe and secure, however this is a full time job, and Vex rarely gets to see any daylight at all. To pass the time Vex invented the game of Cellblock, oh... did we mention he has never lost a game?

Which is rubbish. Master the basic techniques and understand that the AI makes the same mistakes every time (always falls for the same set ups) and you can soon develope a pattern to thrash this player without really thinking.

See also: [[Lord Matt's Win at Cellblock]] guide.

[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Puzzle Games]]

Cellblock

2006-06-27T23:21:34Z

64.231.251.34: /* Secret Three's */

This game is one that you will need to play over several days to get max [[Neopoints]] out of it. This is because games have an Neopoints cap on them for daily earnings.

==Details==
'''Rated:''' Hard

Located: [[Neopia#Meridell|Darigan]]

==Aim of the game==
Get a row of five stones first.

==Winning Trophies==
To progress through the game you will have to beat succesivly harder opponants in a best of x style contest. As the opponants get harder so too the number of rounds you have to beat them in.

Once you have beaten them all, you have to do it again. and again. and...

Once you have beaten them all enough times bronze is yours and then silver and miles into it gold.

As you repeate the loop and and fight to victory the rules change.

Fortunatly if you loose a round you play the round again.

==Rule changes==
To start with all stones must be placed next to another stone but with four (two of your, two of theirs) in a square in the center of the board.

After a while the next to another stone rule is lifted.

After a few more complete cycles the four in the center are removed and then you are playing a version of GO! a hard old Japanees traditional game.

==Playing Tips==
[[Image:Winner-on-cellblock.jpg|right]]
* Try to form an unblocked "three" (three in a row) each turn
** failing that convert a three into a four (to force the other to block
* never let the other guy keep an unblocked three
* if you have an unblocked four you can not be stopped from winning
* Try to cluster your three's in clumps o make auto matic threes and blocked fours
** A good trick is to make three's in such a way that you make three(s) in other directions - two or more unblocked three's mean that you will make an unblocked four and there is nothing they can do.
* Ignore the initial diaganal as it's a no hoper.
* See also: [[Lord Matt's Win at Cellblock]] guide.

===Secret Three's===
As well as having three in a row something that more subtal but just as good is 1-space-2 this is also considered a three but is slightly more powerful as another stone at either end or the middle (three locations) could make it a four.

Even better but very hard to get is 1-space-1-space-1 it's harder to spot (for you) and can easily become an unblocked four.

===The Opponants===
====Prisoner One - Clop====
Nobody knows Clop's real name, in fact nobody knows much about Clop at all because his only method of communicating is to bang his hooves on the floor. The other prisoners have assumed that one is yes, and two is no, they think three is 'Im hungry', and have absolutely no idea what four and five mean at all!

This player makes so many random moves that even a poor player should have no difficulty beating this player with little or no losses.

====Prisoner Two - Barallus====
Why they keep Barallus under such tight security has always confused the other prisoners, as how could a puny little [[List of Neopets#Korbat|Korbat]] overcome the guards in order to escape? Maybe [[Lord Darigan]] knows something that nobody else does...

====Prisoner Three - Squire Meekel====
Meekel never wanted to be a knight, but when Skarl promised fame, and fortune, he signed up. Unfortunately as soon as he stepped onto the battlefield a pair of Draconian Skeiths swooped down and carried him off to eat for their lunch. He isn't sure why he hasn't been eaten yet, but has started to become suspicious of the large plates of food the guards feed him every day...

====Prisoner Four - The Yellow Knight====
Not as well known as his brother the Green Knight, the Yellow Knight attempted a solo assault of the [[Neopia#Meridell|Darigan Citadel]] a week before the battle began. Unfortunately for him, his heroic antics ended him up in jail (he didn't even get the free t-shirt!)

====Prisoner Five - Number Five====
Known only by his prisoner number, Number Five is an insane old [[List of Neopets#Lupe|Lupe]] who keeps banging his stick against the wall and shouting things about [[Jelly World]]. We all know that Jelly World doesn't really exist, so its a good thing this madman is locked away!

====Guard One - Galgarrath====
Galgarrath believes that the prisoners should not be allowed to play games, however he keeps playing them to keep [[Master Vex]] happy. He is a particularly clever player, beware of his three-in-a-row dual [[List of Neopets#Kougra|Kougra]] smash and diagonal [[List of Neopets#Kiko|Kiko]] uppercut moves.

====Guard Two - Haskol====
Haskol wins most of the Cellblock games he plays, mainly due to the fact that whenever he loses he tends to throw a bit of a tantrum... so if you want to keep your arms intact it is highly recommended to let the Skeith win!

====The Warden - Master Vex====
Master Vex is a prison warden who is incredibly bored. [[Lord Darigan]] has entrusted him to keep his dungeons safe and secure, however this is a full time job, and Vex rarely gets to see any daylight at all. To pass the time Vex invented the game of Cellblock, oh... did we mention he has never lost a game?

Which is rubbish. Master the basic techniques and understand that the AI makes the same mistakes every time (always falls for the same set ups) and you can soon develope a pattern to thrash this player without really thinking.

See also: [[Lord Matt's Win at Cellblock]] guide.

[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Puzzle Games]]

Pink Poogle Toy

2006-03-13T19:10:41Z

64.231.9.182: /* History (2005) */

[[Image:Pptnew.gif|right|Screenshot of the PinkPT homepage viewed with Internet Explorer on February 2006]]

== PinkPT ==

PinkPT (formally PinkPoogleToy) is a Neopets help site, which has branched out to include many different topics.

== History (Introduction) ==

Pink Poogle Toy, also referred to as PinkPT or PPT, was originally designed as a fan and help site for Neopets, a site in which users take care for virtual pets.

Started in February of 2001 by Yukio and Alicia, a young woman he happened to know over the internet, the fan site started with a meager two people per day and displayed answers to a small fraction of the Neopets games, but as its content grew so did its size and by the end of February over 200 hits were recorded per day.

The peak for the site during this early stage was when Alicia created a PPT Oekaki; unfortunately with over 2,000 new pieces of artwork created very day it had to quickly be shut down as the young site owners could not afford to pay for the insanely high amounts of bandwidth that was being used by this image-driven feature.

By the end of 2001 Yukio was receiving an average of 8,000 unique visitors per day, unfortunately it was at this stage that Alicia left turning entire control of the website over to Yukio which was once considered by many to be PinkPT's worst move.

He sure was overwhelmed!

The website has continued to flourish to this day and with new content being added many times per week there is no end in sight to the juggernaut known as PPT.

== History (2001) ==

[[Image:Pinkpt-Layout-2.jpg|right|Screenshot of PinkPT's first layout]]

This website started as a small website that contained only Poogle Solitaire answers. It started off by gaining only 2 visitors a day. The next day, it grew to 23. Cliffhanger Answer where then added. Two weeks on, word went around somehow and PPT was starting to go into the 200 mark. The content grew every day.

Alicia then created the oekaki, an online art board. Oh my, it proved so successful. It grew into an online community with many people using it, far beyond my expectation. With at least 2,000 pieces of artwork are created there every day, there was bound to be at least 3 people online at the same time whenever the oekaki was visited. Created on the servers of unixdaemons, the oekaki quickly became a popular feature on the site. Due to the popularity, Sako's oekaki was created alongside PPT Oekaki, to compliment to extremely talented artists that were emerging from the oekaki. Unfortunately, the oekaki grew to the extent that no host could host it anymore as it was consuming a large amount of bandwidth (mainly due to the fact that the oekaki was image driven). Sadly, the oekaki was never re-created after unixdaemons emailed Yukio telling him that they can no longer host PPT's oekaki due to its "insane amount of generated traffic".

In March 2001, one month after opening, PPT was reaching visitors of up to 2000. In April 2002, 8,000. It was also during this month that Alicia, decided to leave. She had her reasons of course, her life was busy as everyone's is, and that was a blow to me as she was the person that pushed me further, to help people. I couldn't of done so much without her behind and supporting me. 2 months down the track, she returned though and everything was once again set in motion :) Unfortunately, a further two months proved Alicia could not juggle her daily life with PPT so she resigned.

Nearing the end of April 2001, PPT was receiving 25,000 page views a day. In August, a representative from the peel networks approached PPT with a deal. In exchange for state of the art hosting on superior servers, PPT would advertise their US based magazine company. This offer was instantly approved as PPT was beginning to experience host troubles with hosts such as Virtualave, Hypermart and Geocities. During April 200, PPT reached 145,000 page views a day and have past the milestone of the 2,000,000 hits.

In September 2001, the world opened its eyes to a pleasing deep blue colored layout. Created by a mate by the name of Ben Williams from www.hologramdesigns.com in an attempt to spiffy it up, the new layout created organization for the site, something much sought after as the content volume had grown to over 100 pages.

I love this website because I am working with people who I love working with. We have fun when we do stuff, when we chat, when we tease each other. I love this website because so many people email me and send things in to help contribute and help all the people out there who play this game. In its own right, I love this site because it has brought a group of people closer together, irrelevant of the differences, where skin color, race religion and origin does not matter at all. This website is dedicated to providing people with many helpful hints and tips to a great game and it will always be dedicated to just that. All things here are original and are never copied. However, you know what? I believe that this site does more than provide hints and tips to a game, I believe that it does something a million times more special, bring people closer together :)

== History (2002) ==

[[Image:Pinkpt-Layout-3.jpg|right|Screenshot of PinkPT's second layout]]

In January 2002, the world once again opened its eyes to sky blue layout. Re-designed by Ben Williams from www.hologramdesigns.com, this layout became the epitome of the playful, cheery, mischievous and fun atmosphere this site.

Early February 2002, marking the first birthday of PPT, Mike joined to head the Battlepedia department, providing in depth information and statistics to all Battledome related aspects on Neopets, the Battlepedia proved to be a big hit instantly. Quickly growing into a large site itself, Mike leant towards the direction of PHP programming and MySQL database work where he quickly learned the ins and outs of programming.

The site forums opened up to the general public proving to be a big hit instantly. With over 600 signups in one week, Bob, the epitome of a good role model, with quite an exhaustive and extensive vocabulary quickly proved himself of administration quality and while guiding Yukio with many little problems in regards to the forums, was quickly picked to take over admin-ship of the forums. Alongside Bob supporting the smooth running of the forums were the friendly Michelle, a lass who once sent in a sign saying "PPT rox my sox!", Janie, a stunning model with two beautiful children, passionate ChromeFox, somewhat a celebrity for her run ins with the infamous Mari Jhane saga and all the mods with impeccable skill. The forums were riddled with problems however. The first host, powweb, proved an excellent host for the beginning. As the forum sign ups increased, PowWeb was forced to cancel PPT's account under their hosting company because PPT simply used too much bandwidth. In a bid to solve this problem, PPT was approached by an admin at YaBB with an offer to host PPT's forums under the consideration that it would change to the mysql version. This host however proved unable to handle PPT's visitor load so the account was frozen after one day. PPT then found a new host called a plus. However all the membership information was inadvertently lost. Deciding to start fresh, the MySQL version of YaBB was once again used but due to many false information about 'unlimited system resources' claimed by a plus, PPT forums were constantly down because like other hosts, they were unable to accommodate the growing fan base and visitor load. Once again reverting back to Yabb CGI in the hope that the forum problems would be solved, the forum once again went down after one week.

With the implementation of the news feature generously installed by NeoFan who worked with Neo-Net, site updating became a simple task with a little click on a button. Joining the team were three extremely charming ladies with wit to match, Amanda, Sarah and Silver!

With the tremendous growth in all the emails the site was receiving, robot_blumaroo offered to take care of all NeoPet related questions. He stayed with PPT for approximately three months before opting out. The help link was then redirected to the forum help boards.

In the month of July 2002, (Yukio's birthday), PPT was introduced to a fine young man who would later shape the future of PPT. Skilled in many programming languages, the bloke under the name of Sam quickly became one of the team, sharing ideas, creating extra features on the site and in many regards, co-webmasters the entire site itself. His uncanny ability to be able to fully grasp any concept explored and put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard left the entire team staring open mouthed at his deftness, precision and timely responses to any emergency arises.

In September 2002, NeLLa joined PPT as a guide writer surpassing over 200 applicants in the first 24 hours of the notice being posted. With guides such as Swarm and Evil Fuzzles From Beyond the Stars under her belt, her writing skills possessed a jovial quality, which was a major factor in deciding the final application.

Also in this month, Harry joined PPT to head the NeoDaq, a department providing information related to the stock market game in Neopets. During this time, PPT's new host a plus was experiencing trouble's with handling PPT's Battlepedia and forum load. Reflected in constant down times and numerous forum restarts, Yukio approached Ted from simgateway and bought dedicated hosting from www.doublehost.net.

Well there you have it! Despite many hosting problems, PPT still remains one of the most popular gaming resource on the net due to its personality, its voice, and its ability to provide in-depth information on all aspects of Neopets reflect its love for the game. Until then, I'll see you around the site!

== History (2003) ==

The third year approached and with it, many milestones and history recorded. Everyone consolidated within the "PPT Empire" had their own individual story to tell, and while this year, many feats were able to be achieved, there was also a fair share of disturbances. There was great times of joy and friendship, and even times when friendships were tried and tested, some with favorable outcomes and some not so good, watching the backs of various members leave.

Once again, many issues took place around the forums, a section when started by Yukio, had no idea that it would become quickly, a very large community of online people with close bonds of friendship. The new year saw a total revamp of the administration system at PPT, with the administrators Janie and Bob leading the crew of Global Moderators and moderators into a period of banging out the kinks in the system. Unfortunately, an issue involving ChromeFox saw her demoted to a normal member, and a furious uproar took place within the Forums over the facts and points of "the case". Forwarding another two months and ChromeFox was came back into the PPT forum Crew as a moderator again, and once again Forum life continuing as usual.

Nearing the end of January, Bob, the first ever employed forum admin for PPT aka 'man-with-big-stick' resigned. Although many were taken completely by surprise, the forum crew was to see it coming. Bob had achieved his goals of a forum admin, changing the little forum it once started out with into the largest, safest and most friendly forum in relation to Neopets. Many well wishes were given alongside many thanks, and it is safe to say that Bob had clearly carved his name into the minds and hearts of the PPT members. Even now, his legacy remains. After much deliberation, Bob handed his reigns over to big Jim, another British co-incidentally. Handling the day-to-day affairs of the forum alongside the now longest running admin at PPT, Janie ala model, the new dynamic duo have paved over and strengthened the dirt road Bob and Janie together dug with the help out the global moderators, moderators and members. As of April 4th 2003, the forum line up is as follows. Forum administrators Janie and Jim, Global Moderators CoolKau, Fiddelysquat, Kagome, Michelle_Belly and V3n0m0us, and moderators Airglo, atamand, Bno, Charisma, CheezieHottie, ChromeFox, Count Von Roo, CragHack, CSK, Cyanna, FaerieGirl, Hunter Lupe, Infernobanjo, Lina Blade, MarcoBMG, Magax, Marching Duck, Mina, Neko, Nshade, Platypus, Raiden, Sam, Shy Divine Dragy, Stephy, Stodder, Werepup, White_Wolf and Winnerliu.

This year also began a string of Forum competitions, and fads such as the "lets-all-post-wav-files-of-our-voices" to "let's-make-silly-movies-of-each-other". The first ever large-scale forum competition began late 2002 and was dubbed the "PPTBIES". Modeled after the logies, the forum saw a frenzied and enthused approach by all members with well known members and often, less known members stepping up into the lime light to take out well sought awards. The winners were as follows. Most Valuable Person - Shoyru_Lover, Outstanding Contribution - JanieJanie, Most Influential - JanieJanie, Best Moderator - Chromefox, Best Female Member - Fiddleysquat, Best Male Member - CoolKau and Bob, Click That Topic - MichelleTheGoth, Best Newcomer - Hunter Lupe, Most Helpful - Cyanna, Funniest Member - FiddelySquat, Happiest Member - Sonchynne, Most Generous - V3n0m0us, Best Artist - Stephy, Best Avatar - Stephy, Good Grammar - Knitting Knut, Bad Grammar - Yuvs, President - Chromefox and JailBird - MichelleTheGoth. Now considered an annual event, it led to other creations such as "PPT Survivor" which unfortunately still hasn't finished, Mina's MMAC (Mina's Monthly Art Contest) and Hunter Lupe's PPT Staff Sacrificers, which unfortunately saw all the PPT guys voted out first (bah!).

Early 2003 saw Hunter Lupe heading the new department at PPT called the In-Depth NeoQuest Guide. Growing very quickly, it is now one of the largest detailed sites out there, which contain complete walkthroughs, and maps of the entire game. This department was created in anticipation of NeoQuest 2, which many people believe will take a long time before the actual game is released.

March 2003 saw the Work Shop department open at PPT. Encompassing tutorials on how to make models of various Neopets aspects; the idea quickly took on and received overwhelming support and good responses from the Neopets community. It is still currently being established and built.

[[Image:Pinkpt-Layout-1.gif|right|Screenshot of PinkPT's third layout]]

During March 2003, the visitors of PPT one day saw a dramatic look on PPT. Opting to forgo the generic "blue" look that all other sites seemed to now possess, PPT had it's layout redesigned into an eye catching red, this time with the logo of the PPT Crew, drawn by Mina, as it's welcoming image. Once again designed by www.hologramdesigns.com, the new layout expressed a more cleaner, professional and slick version of PPT. During this time, the first ever member to reach 10,000 posts was ChromeFox! A huge accomplishment considering the next biggest poster was behind by a few thousand posts!

Alongside all these new changes, came new staff. Magenta, Alex, Mermaid Hil and Swedevil joined the News Crew while PPT adopted the incredible talents of Mina Kim and Lina Blade as the artists! Stephy soon joined as the graphics artist at PPT designing banners and buttons for various purposes. What PPT didn't anticipate this time however was the range of talents it was now adopting. It seemed each staff member at PPT had more than one single talent. Magenta, while posting excellent news also was very well versed in graphic design, while Stephy, who was originally founded as a forum moderator was soon found to also be an incredible graphics artist. Hunter Lupe, who was also modding the forums was soon discovered to be a phenomenal scripter and after critically looking at the staff again, PPT soon found that each staff member was directly contributing to more than one aspect at PPT! As a result, the PPT forums started taking on a more otaku-ish path, everyone lapping up the design atmosphere fueled by stephy's creations and Mina's art contests.

While these new developments were taking place, more somber issues were occurring outside of PPT. Late 2002 to early 2003 saw what would take place in what is commonly known as the "Fan Site Wars". Many new neopets related fan sites quickly sprang up and due to more than one website's immature attitude towards the entire game and taking the game way too seriously, a series of attacks on other websites, accusations, hackings, slander and libel quickly took place. PPT attempted to stay away from this as much as possible, only standing up for itself when the other website in question made a direct false statement against PPT. After the incident was finally resolved and a tentative 'peace agreement' was made between the other websites, PPT once again distanced itself from those websites for it did not wish to be a party to such events if they should occur again. PPT was created for the fans, and that's the way it will always be. It decided never to take part in any petty politics, which should never take place between fan sites. Just when everyone starting breathing again, another round of rumors began circulating. Many of them unfounded. However this time, the threat came from Neopets itself. Many fan sites found themselves under threat of having their websites removed unless they were in line with the Terms and Conditions set forth under Neopets. PPT went offline for a period of four days coincidently during this time, which started a fresh batch of rumors that PPT was removed which was untrue. However PPT once again opened up after its short down time and put a definite stop to the rumors.

In April 2003, forum moderator 'werepup', fresh from a trip to Spain, joined the main PPT site as the newest webmistress of PPT. Dubbed Elle by the crew, Elle has given PPT the much needed female touch, as PPT was beginning to become too male orientated due to the over abundance of testosterone which was flying around everywhere.

Well there you have it. The third year so far has had many triumphs and tribulations while also its fair share of small problems, which were easily taken care of. I, Yukio, could not have taken PPT this without with the dedication and support of so many people. The forum mods, and GMs, the admins, the separate help of individual people, to list them all here would take forever. However some do stand out in my mind and I would like to take this opportunity to thank certain people. Janie and Bob for always being my "second parents" even though they didn't mean to. Elle for always being there to help out whenever she could. Jim, for spending countless hours talking about nothing with me. Sam, Hunter and Mike, the programming wiz kids with a "all-for-one-and-one-for-all" attitude. The news crew Magenta and Alexa, for being the anchor of the team, and CSK, V3n0m0us, Stephy, MichelleTheGoth, Mina, Lina, Pheny, Charisma, Cheezie and Michelle for just those random fun and crazy talks which seems prevalent among the PPT members. Lastly, Cyanna. While we hardly ever talk, you've always struck me as a very sensible, kind and fair person :). THANK YOU ALL

== History (2004) ==

This is known as the year that everyone at PPT was reset amongst the PPT populace. The forum databases went kaput and everything was lost. We had to rebuild, and that we did.

== History (2005) ==

[[Image:Pinkpt.gif|right|Screenshot of the PinkPT homepage viewed with Internet Explorer on November 2005]]

September 2005 saw the overhaul of PPT. Now with over 1,400 pages of content, the site re-organized itself into self contained categories (in contrast to a billion links on the front page) to make the site friendlier for the site visitors. PPT additionally made a vow to itself to serve the visitors, by getting rid of all the pop up advertising and download prompts that once plagued the site. This was eventually realized in 2005, when PPT moved off the wh000t networks which was run by his friend over at [[http://www.worldofbritney.com World of Britney]]. Although it still contains banner advertisements, the days of intrusive advertising were officially over.

With a brand-new redesign by Ben Williams over at www.hologramdesigns.com, PPT now exuded a confidence in its bright colors. The forums grew to new heights, breaking its record of most online users at once (since the forum reset) of 149 on 12 Sep 2005 during the early days of the new Neopets plot, the Lost Desert. This online record has since again, been broken, but it became apparant the Neopets users were using PPT as a source of information before it became publicly available, which was totally fine by the PPTers.

[[Image:Intro.gif|right|Image Adam Powell created making fun of the PPTers]]

PPT also saw Neopets staff members posting on the forums from Donna Williams to Adam Powell. Some of the programmers have been known to drop in from time to time to interact with Neopets players. This would eventuate to Neopets changing the description of the Pink Poogle Toy on Neopets to "This lovely pink poogle moans about banner ads and frozen accounts when you squeeze it! :P". In fact, Adam Powell once made an image of the PPT Forums on the discovered NeoSchools area on Neopets when members of the PPT Forum discovered it and announced it before it was suppose to be announced.

2005 also saw PPT open its doors to other Neopets fan sites. With the advent of all the new Neopets fan sites, PPT welcomed them by creating a large link database for everyone to join. The neolinks page on PPT now lists some of the more prominant websites out there, but is always open to accept links to and from sites that clearly have shown a lot of effort in them.

In 2005, the PPT top sites, which opened and then closed due to hosting problems, re-opened. It's now the largest Neopets-related topsites in the world and is listed as one of the largest hosted topsites on www.itopsites.com

The PPT Oekaki also flourished to new heights during 2005. While it has always been one of the largest oekakis available online, it was closed down in previous years due to hosting issues (i.e. it grew too big). Now on its own dedicated server, the population has once again flourished, and to date, has had over 20,000 individual pieces of artwork created on it.

Also in 2005, PPT expanded its Neopets Help Program by posting neopets news, and by adding the NeoDex, Neopets-Layouts Graphics Department and the avatar catlog.

== History (2006) ==

[[Image:Pptnew.gif|right|Screenshot of the PinkPT homepage viewed with Internet Explorer on February 2006]]

On March 2, 2006, a new website layout was revealed. It was created by Ben of [http://www.hologramdesigns.com HologramFX]. The previous layout started to become cluttered due to the amount of content now existing on the site, thus everything was categorized into easily distinguishable areas.

It was during this time that the "Write An Article Contest" had begun to take full effect. It had been running for the previous 2 months but now people were sending in entires left, right and center and Yukio became innundated with the entries. At the time of writing, he has over 800 emails in his inbox waiting to be replied to in addition to over 60 contest entires to look at, add to PPT and judge.

With the re-design of PPT finished (which ran over about 2 days), Yukio now wishes to focus on clearing his inbox, working up a great news team for the unreleased Neopets news on PPT, creating a comprehensive pre-template layouts section on PPT, promoting the Avatar Catalog as a one-stop-shop for all your Neopets avatar needs (it's currently being redeveloped although it still remainds up-to-date) and definitely promoting this WIKI and turning it into the most comprehensive place online for all your Neopets information. Eventually, he wants the WIKI to also be used by Neopets staff members for reference purposes for their work in addition to anyone who wants to learn a little bit more about Neopets.

With PPT now redesigned, Yukio saw the potential to turn the entire site into an entertainment network. We'll see how that goes, but Yukio eventually wants to leverage the site traffic into other areas of his work.

== Memoirs From PPTers ==

I remember when Hunter was in the chatbox, and he changed the little title about every five minutes. Once, he spelt bizarre wrong, too. Once in the chatbox, somebody was "mysteriously" kicking random people and nobody could figure out which mod was doing it. - Caesara

The April Fool's Day joke, where some posts were converted into 1337, and where the moderators were clones. There were also spammish ranks (Beyond Spammy) and the filters ("According to the prophecy...") - Dragonfire and Runevalkyrie

Back when the community first started, members had to vote mods in. Bob asked for people to UN-vote him. A week or so later, he was an admin. - Atamand

Back in December, when my uncle had a heart attack, I had to sit in the hospital every day waiting for news on him, try and comfort my cousin, but as soon as I got back to my grandmother's house every night, I could get on PPT, and everyone there was friendly, and those that knew about my uncle cared enough to say something in my thread about him. Thanks to PPT, Christmas 2003 turned out to be better than the circumstances would have ever allowed. - Tested

The day when Steph and Jenn met each other. They were the first PPTers to meet in real life. - Jill

Outkast Fight a long time ago (back when Ven ran the board). It was fourty beautiful pages of spammy battling. - Sunnie

The Great Time Warp August 2003. Not only were our post counts destroyed (Sunnie's was cut in half), but all the threads were gone, too! That especially affected the RPers. Poor guys. - Sunnie

The creation of Pink Ink was such a lot of hype. - Lillie

Oh heck, I remember. There was this one time I was completely and utterly miserable for two weeks or so. I had a minor emotional weeping period, don't know if it was break down or not. I will definitely remember the support of all those who posted to cheer me up and just to tell me that they were there. It was important to me to know that people were just there for me and so I've tried since to be there for other people. I got a surprise webpage from CSK and Charisma who had collected what nice things people had to say about me and put them all in. I'll always be grateful to everyone who was there for me. I have a copy of everything saved onto my hard drive for those down days, because I never want to be so miserable onto other people again. Many people are down and PPT has always proved to be a supportive place for them. - Lillie

Being made a moderator was fun. I climbed out of bed one day and was attacked by congratulations on AIM. Ooo, now that was a sight, a bleary eyed, tossle haired kid with jaw dropped open when I found out. - Lillie

The PPT Gods Dictionary being a mini success at the start of it. That was great simply because it was the first original idea I had ever had on PPT and it was a good one. I've only got the first copy saved, not the new one. *sigh* - Lillie

PPT Survivor! I loved how it was all girls at the end and the conversations that took place about who was winning and who was losing. The discussion of who to vote for. I clearly recall Chrome saying she would flip a coin for if the last two girls both had a "C" as the beginning letter of their name. - Lillie

Way back during Summer 2002 we were constantly changing servers. After my original registering in mid June, I had to reregister about 5 times. First time was because I forgot my password on my original account because I changed my email and it didn't let me log in once it sent me a new password. But the other 4 times were server changes. Final time was when we settled onto the almost permenant server, which just recently went down. - Lass

Also, the time warp of last summer. If my memory serves me correctly, it happened in early to mid August. All posts were deleted that were made after July 13th. Post counts were also set back to what they had been on July 13th. It was mass chaos, since no one had any idea what was going on. Looking back on it, I laugh at how all the members were acting. Seeing all these topics spread across the forums stating "Whats going on?!?! My post count was lowered!!" makes me laugh now. - Lass

And when Jim made me an admin for 30 seconds when the forums were running incredibly slow. - Lass

There was also the Dark Angel/Chrome fad. If you supported the Dark Angels you would change your username to "Dark Angel [insert username here]" and if you supported the Chromes you would become "Chrome[insert name here]". - Lass

PI basically started when somebody who I believe is no longer a member suggested starting a paper of sorts for PPT. I offered to help with it, and started a thread in Misc Disc, asking if anybody would be willing to help. It got loads of responses, and millions of suggestions. (I won't go into all the little details of who did what and all that, because the list IS rather long) The first PI staff was created, and all we needed was somewhere to start. At first PI was going to be set up on angelfire, by Lilac, who had offered to do the job, provided she had everything. Then Hunter stepped in and offered to do it for us. (Thank you, Hunter!) So the CP was created, along with the front page, and all that stuff. The original thread in Misc Disc, by then, had been split numerous times and had about 50 pages in total. When the first issue came out, it didn't have much in it and had a few mistakes (on our part), but everybody was happy. (If I haven't mentioned it yet, PI was started mid-August of '03.) By December the staff had changed numerous times, and we were doing quite a bit better. We had our ups and downs (mostly me forgetting to release the issue or being lazy or something else wrong on my part *ahem*). Then we appealed to Jim for a usergroup. After a while of bugging him about it, it was created, and Pudding was set in charge as the mod. After a while Yoshi was added as the co-mod, and then PPT went down. - Caesara

I remember kicking SL's butt in Yahoo Pool 6-0 does that count? - Pyro Parrot

I remember halloween back a few years ago on the YaBB forums. It was really cool, and Hunter had some sort of music in his sig that freaked people out. The Dark Angel fad happend around there with another halloween fad. It was really fun. - Koku

I remember Ven/Optimistic Consideration. He was really nice, and deserved to become a Global/Super mod. - Koku

I remember when Chrome first released the RM2K game. I played it over and over..no matter how small it was. ^_^ - Koku

I remember Fidd's non-blinking blinkie. "I don't blink like all those CONFORMIST BLINKIES!" - Sapphire Faerie

If someone asked me to name my favorite PPT memory, I'd laugh in their face. PPT has created so many memories for me that it's impossible to pick a favorite. But some of my special ones include becoming Capo in the PPT Mafia. Being Capo means that you've caught one thousand scammers and reported them. Becoming Capo was such a huge accomplishment for me. It made me feel special to be only the second Capo in all of PPT history. The Mafia has always been one of my favorite usergroups because it gave me a reason to work towards something in PPT. I really, really loved being able to leave PPT in the evenings and feel like I had, in a way, made Neopets a little bit of a better place because of the scammers I had caught. Another huge memory I have is starting PPTAAC in February of 2004. PPTAAC stands for 'PPTers Against Animal Cruelty'. It all started as just a 'Boycott Petco' thread, but soon developed to be one of the few clubs on PPT with a good purpose. At first, it surprised me at how many people were interested in our cause. We suddenly had a huge amount of people volunteering to make graphics and work at their local animal shelters. I remember that after mentioning volunteering at the local Humane Society, tons of PPTAAC members posted that they'd checked out their Humane Society and local shelters and a few of them volunteered. It made me kind of proud that I belonged to a forum with such good and caring people. Speaking of good and caring people, I remember numerous times where PPT members cared about me. There was one time recently when I had an ear infection, and just overnight, over 20 people replied and told me to get well soon, and many also suggested things to make the infection go away. I especially remember Twinkle messaging me personally to ask if I was okay. She told me that she had read my thread on the infection and cared enough to personally message and ask if I was okay- and that meant so, so much to me. Another huge memory I got from PPT was becoming a PPT God. For those of you who don't know, a PPT God is a user who achieves one thousand posts. After becoming a PPT God, I quickly joined ASP, one of PPT's random and crazy groups. I loved ASP because it gave me a chance to be as crazy and loud as I wanted to be, and my opinion was always heard when I wanted it to be. ASP's initials stand for 'Avs, Soda, Pudding'. Avs is to stand for Lady Night, who makes avatars and was a founder. Soda stands for the user Soda, another founder. And Pudding stands for Pudding, another founder. ASP was completely secret, which was just another aspect I loved about it. Another memory was the restart of the PPT Gnome Legion. I was, and still am, the Great Gnome Mistress. The Gnomes were supposed to welcome new members, hold giveaways, and just do nice stuff. And now comes one of my fondest memories- being accepted into the Pink Ink. The Pink Ink is PPT's official newspaper, and I was always in awe of the writers. One day, Cae- the newspaper founder- opened up applications. I applied first for Forum Writer, didn't make it, then applied for Entertainment- and got in! I felt so happy for weeks afterward. The Pink Ink board was the best... everyone was so welcoming and encouraging. Even though I only got a chance to write 2 articles before the forums went down, I still loved every minute of being a PI writer. All in all, PPT is a wonderful community that I'm glad to be a part of. Everyone is so nice and encouraging, and always there for you. The only thing I don't like about it is that I didn't join sooner. - Bagel

Theres a lot of memories in PPT, regaurdless of when you joined. They were made everyday and they seem to keep on popping up. From what I've read, we need to write about the memories which we hold dear to ourselves that have happend over the past years. One which stands out is Fe and that elbow licking. I thought it was totally gross when that came up but it turned out to be some awesome fun. Both PPTbies were really awesome to see. The whole "Chrome for Pres" thing still cracks me up. I suppose one of the memories which actually include me that I have is when I found out that someone who I knew online, and someone who I also knew offline were the same person. I had met a fellow PPTer and known him for nearly a year. That PPTers is Ammer and I think I can say that I've made an awesome friend off such an event. I remember being Ill last November and posting a "Cookie" thread cause I wanted to bake. That was the day I got the most awesome cookie recipe ever. Welsh Cookies. Another one would be my birthday. I wont be forgetting coming online and seeing a "Happy Birthday Xil" Thread. That was awesome. Jasujo's birthday was right around then too!! Heck, Anyones birthday should really count as a memory. It's a great feeling coming online and seeing all your friends posting "Happy Birthday" or something to that effect. - Xil

It was a normal day as any other and I was on PPT reading the current topic which I had just posted. One post caught my attention which asked if I was in a specific english class second period. It happened to be correct and I was very freaked out. I began to search through my head on who in my English class played Neopets. I thought of one person and than decided to go with my gut. After PMing this PPTer and being tortured with this PPTer's mind game I realised it was my friend who I knew in real life named Xil. We weren't really close friends but now we have become closer and I actually can talk to someone about Neopets (In secret). It makes me proud to meet a PPTer and I hope to meet many of you in the near future. If you're anything like Xil, than we'll be great friends. - Ammer

Hmm, one thing that comes to mind was Mr. Adam Face (is hot!)'s journey to TNT Headquarters. It was right before the Time Warp, I think. I don't know exactly how long the thread got, but it was over 20 pages I think. The first time he was turned back (because he had asparagus, I think...?), but he went out again. I'm pretty sure that he came back around the Time Warp but no one knew what happened to him since he hadn't posted, so we were speculating... did TNT hold him hostage? He wrote up a big article, it was in the PPT news, but I don't know if it would still be there. Somewhere in the thread, someone (Magenta?) had a picture of Neopets with "Go Mr. Adam Face!" signs. - Sunshine Jenny

I remember the PPT Secret Santa thing that Ecliptic and Yoshi organized last December in the Av/Sig Board. Oh, that was bundles of fun. You said what kind of things you wanted in your set, and someone made one for you, but you didn't know who it was. Near Christmas, everyone got their set and had to guess who their Secret Santa was. I remember being Knives' Secret Santa. I was awful at making graphics back then, and I remember him trying to be nice and saying that he liked the set I made him. And Denae/Joelz Butterfly made me this wonderful set that said "X's and O's: Who's side are you on?" It was the cutest thing. I still have that saved somewhere, in fact. - Apricus

I owe PPT more NP then Im worth. Everyday the first thing I would do was log onto neopets, and open PPT to do my treasure Map quest.(This was years ago). Then, when y'all started puting up the Cliffhanger anwsers, I started doing those too! It hit a point where I was on PPT far more than Neopets and I hadn't even signed up for the Forums at that time. :-P It was at the end of Grade 8 which I got caught on PPT at school, I was sent to my vice principal and had to explain what it was I was doing here. Consquently, PPT became the first School-decided banned website at my elementary school. Smile (That means the School Board didn't make the decision) - Xil

Before I joined, I "lived" at IDNQ. Strangefire420 mentioned these forums, and one time when I was banned from IDNQ...I think it was the second time (I got banned 4 times I think. Such a naïve friends555 I was.)...I came here. I posted my first message. It was about me being banned from IDNQ and coming here to fill my time. I got a bunch of replies, but I only remember one: "Jump on the banned wagon!" I remember also I said in my post "oh no, hunter's modding". The admins at the time were SL, Jim, and Janie. Bob was "Back to Modding". Hunter was a moddy and Rune was just a member...y. Icey joined and we had a post-count race...he was winning until he stopped at 160...I went on to a post count of around 2k (if you count the posts I made on this new forum.) After a while, I stopped looking for my old IDNQ friends and made some new friends. I don't really remember who my first few friends were, but now I'm pretty comfortable around everyone here, so it doesn't really matter who I am or was closer with. I remember a bunch of old mods that I never really knew. I also remember Venny...and my short obsession with him after I joined Divas...and how I kept threatening to get Faye a tongue-ectomy because he liked her. I remember the Outkasts, and when Venny left, and when Lillie aka Ten Snow took over. I remember trying to get into as many groups as possible...including the not-a-usergroup CCC. I kept hoping Cheese would notice my little "tour guide" newbie-scaring post. It turns out he did remember (after the CCC was disbanded and re-made in Gods months later, I asked him) but he never asked me to join...I was too shy to request it for myself. I remember the time warp. I was typing up a post for the one RP I have ever been in (I knew absolutely nothing about the topic or how to RP...silly little Tymaporer), and suddenly I got this weird error message that I'd never seen before. I clicked the back button and saved my post (it's gone now) and after about a minute, the forums came back. I never noticed the date it said (July 14...it was actually August 5.) I simply went back to post my thing on the RP, and upon noticing that it wasn't there, I posted a topic in SDIS (or Q&A, I can't remember) titled "HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hehehe...I was so young. I remember creating a second account under the name Venalina (that was when Venny was done being a girl) and Janie caught me after 10 posts...I did it because I was trying to remember what it was like to be a newbie. Seriously, that’s why. I remember around the holidays, everyone changed their names (I was .frostie555 O_o) and Jim was The Jimch. I wrote a song based off Jim’s new name called “You’re a Green One, Mr. Jimch”, and sent it to him. I think he liked it. I remember the second PPTbies. I really wanted to win something, and Bob had just left, so I made a fake screenshot of the admin-only board...it had three topics visible in that part of the “screenshot”. One was by SL, asking why the admin board needed a moderator. One was by Jim, saying that anyone who didn’t vote for me would have their account deleted. And the last one was by Bob, saying that he didn’t vote for me. (I almost got a strike for it.) Needless to say, I wasn’t even a top nominee in any category... I remember that April Fool’s Day stuff. Wibble. XD And there were the mod clones, and I started a line of “member clones”, and then there was...what else? It was so long ago. I remember my first anniversary, and how I posted an essay that I wrote for English class about PPT, and then how my birthday thread got almost no posts because my birthday was three days after my anniversary and everyone was wishing me happy early birthday on my anniversary thread. XP - Tymaporer

I remember back in the days, the Outkasts group was a little more hyper then usual... Then All of a sudden Ven posted a board something to the affect of "I've died.." or maybe something else, my mind is a bit fuzzy... anyway he changed his name to Venemous the Zombie, and eventually it caght on and everyone in the outkasts had changed their name to be something dead... I was Rontu back then, I became Spirit Rontu. This lasted for a month or so until it died out... such good times... - Nunaamr'e

OMG! Does anybody remember when Cyanna made the image of the Chia shooting a slorg out of a cannon? Or when Chrome made an April fools post saying she was a boy? - Fiddelysquat

I remember looking at a thread when I first joined in the end of January 2003 and seeing a post by someone with a picture of a fridge full of beer with a message that said "Hey look, I found a picture of Wataguy's fridge!" And Wataguy's reply of "Hey, if you want a beer just ask, don't go snooping." or something like that, probably funnier then what I put but it was two and a half years ago! I remember Jim's mutant kacheek avatar too. I remember a thread about body mods and coming across a post by Fidds saying she had peircings from head to toes, my eyes were wide and mouth hanging open until I got to the part where she said "just kidding, you gullible little sap." Which of course now we know she really wasn't kidding. Cheeky Tongue She just veeeeery carefully edits them out of all her photos, how else do you explain the stark-raving gorgeousness? Foul play of course! Evil or Very Mad. I remember when Ven and Stephy where *the* PPT couple. All the guys had 'I stalk Stephy' in their sigs and all the girls swooned over Ven's hair. I remember when Fe signed up, she posted and posted and posted and posted. She had every other post in the 'person above you' game for a while. I remember thinking that Igg was a 20something, possibly in college. - Nessa

== The Current Site ==

The site has been growing ever since, but by far the most popular area of the site now is the large community hosted on the phpBB forum. Since the forums unfortunately crashed in April 2004, the community has rebuilt itself, and nearly 4,000 of the 10,000 members that had joined by this time returned, many under different names. Since this, PPT has grown immensely. Under the stern, yet loving eye of the three administrators, the community has flourished. Jim, the weird guy, handles the disciplinary side of things. Hunter Lupe handles the technical side of it. Runevalkyrie is more a watchful eye over the staff, as many things have gone wrong in its past. A bi-weekly paper, called the Pink Ink has also been hosted on the site.

With the help of a forum, a lot of content, and a great community PinkPT, and the PinkPTers (a person who often visits the site) along with it have developed their own little slice of online culture. Expanding into sites dedicated to other big things, like Harry Potter and Subeta, The PPT Empire shows little sign of slowing down. PinkPT has also expanded into the online gaming world itself. A new section of the site, Kaimon, a game unlike any other text-based RPG online is being developed.

As of the 15th June 2005, PPT has further expanded its reach, opening up two new sub-channels. One regarding a popular anime, Sailor Moon, and another on [http://www.dancephd.com Dance], an enjoyable hobby of the webmaster.

== Enemies ==

Despite the fact that PinkPT has such a wide fan base, it has also ranked up a number of enemies. As the largest Neopets fan site, many runners of other sites claimed that PinkPT is a site that encourages a multitude of problems, including spyware, viruses and hardcore pornogrophy. Of course, this is not true. Though the websites sports a number of advertisements, the management makes sure that no illegal content makes its way onto the computer. Not only other site runners have grudges, as many older members of the community come back to antagonize the forums. Still, with over 4,000 members, it could be considered the largest fan site for Neopets.

== Mascot ==

The most noted celebrity on PinkPT is the chicken, Arrow. In the beginning, it started out as an Emoticon, but this chicken has been officially raised to the 'mascot' of PPT. At the top of the forum, one can see the banner. There is a picture of Arrow, painted by the resident artist, the wonderful Yoshi. In various forms, during the holiday seasons, one can see Arrow in such forms as the roast chicken during Thanksgiving, and a Cupid arrow, during St. Valentine's Day
Influences

The Pink Poogle Toy item on Neopets has had its description changed to "This lovely pink poogle moans about banner ads and frozen accounts when you squeeze it! :P", a playful reference to the members of PPT forums, many of whom frequently complain about various aspects of Neopets.

== PinkPT's Lost Layout ==

[[Image:Pinkpt-Layout-4.gif|right|Screenshot of PinkPT's fourth layout]]

PinkPT had a fourth layout, a pink one that briefly appeared for a few days before being taken down. It make a brief re-appearance during a template switching system Hunter installed but after a the unfortunate server reset where a lot of data was lost including all the forum files and databases, this template never re-appeared.

== Conclusion ==

Although PPT is a Neopets help website, it has expanded into a wonderful community run by our awesome Yukio. Many PPTers are hard-working fun-loving insane people, as the site is meant to be. In conclusion, PinkPT considered by many to be one of the best Neopets help sites with a multi-topic forum.

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