StorySummary

The Story

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The Events

Heptathlon #1

Sami organises games for all, awards are from his 'inheritance'.

Microphone Auction

Wahim auctions a microphone (which he never says where he got it from) for flax and cornerstones. This mic was won by Balthazarr, and is now E!

Microphone Event

Sami expresses concern over Wahim's treatment of the microphone, and says he will award a microphone 'to the people'. This microphone is P!.

Breezeway Blueprints

3? blueprints were given out, one by easter egg hunt, one a contest, and one by the infamous rigged lottery. 'So who do we know....' Immortal words in story.

Metallurgy3

Wahim announces that research on this can be sped up *and* made cheaper (the costs were astronomical) but only if a region agrees by popular vote to have their veg yields cut by 50%. PL was the region that took the hit, and gyration furnaces were released.

Nikomedes' Proclomation

Nikomedes appears to Egypt for the very first time, following the Herb Hunt. This is the first time we hear Sami referred to as Pharoah.

Amenophthis the trader

A trader arrives in Egypt wishign to exchange a substance called fertility and its secret. see page Amenophthis for details.

Storyline

This is the chat summary of Story chat tab as of Dec 13, 2009. The additions and dates are listed below.

Wahim: Names like SunnyOne, McArine, TheMazeEcho.
Wahim: Names like Greenish, Hatnofret, Nissim and Orchid - many of their descendants are with us today.
Wahim: Egypt, know your past with The Test of Hexaglyphs!
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Today I come with a message for Egypt's Leaders.
Wahim: I have studied the Monument built by Leaders of a past age, and have deciphered their challenge.
Wahim: You will be assigned to groups of seven, and will examine the dilemma faced by pirates of perhaps that bygone age: how does one distribute a treasure, when those receiving it have the power to mutiny and confiscate yours?
Wahim: Leaders, show your skills with The Test of the Retired Pirates!
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Disciples of Worship, you know cooperation, but are you up to a challenge in seven parts?
Wahim: That is the number of gods that must be satisfied, in order to pass my next Test.
Wahim: Can you complete the Test of Festivals, and unlock my Manifesto of the Journeyman?
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Disciples of Worship, prepare for your third Test.
Wahim: From time to time, the gods will send an altar to those who have performed their favored activity in the last week.
Wahim: Activities are everyday tasks, perhaps feeding sheep, or fishing.
Wahim: The difficulty lies in the fact that there are dozens of such activities, and there is no straightforward way to determine what this week's activity is.
Wahim: Disciples of Worship, please the Gods by completing the Test of Beacons!
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Disciples of Art and Music, can you find beauty in our land?
Wahim: In our fields?
Wahim: In our mountains and our gently rolling hills?
Wahim: My next challenge is for you, and it must be petitioned by one who calls a mountaintop home.
Wahim: Disciples of Art and Music, the terrain is your canvas in the Test of Flight!
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Wahim: Leaders of Egypt, what sort of fortitude have you?
Wahim: My next challenge is one of my most fascinating, at least from where I sit.
Wahim: You will be split into groups of twelve, and in a series of contests and votes, eliminate fellow members of your group.
Wahim: Survive to the final four in both Level-1 and Level-2 contests to pass the Test that I consider my masterpiece:
Wahim: The Test of the Covered Cartouche!
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Disciples of Thought:
Wahim: Gaze at the nighttime sky - what do you see?
Wahim: In my next challenge you will arrange the stars themselves, on a specially constructed canvas, and invite others to extinguish your array of stars.
Wahim: Exercise the will of a God in the Test of the Constellation!
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Wahim: Disciples of Harmony, you more than any other Discipline should know the people of Egypt.
Wahim: My previous Tests have asked you to prove that you become a critic of the Arts...
Wahim: That you reason about the puzzles created by disciples of Though...
Wahim: That you know who will succeed in my other Tests...
Wahim: And know which one mate will both succeed and remain loyal.
Wahim: In my next challenge, you must know the political will of the land.
Wahim: Accurately predict the outcome of law ballots, to pass The Test of the Freeman!
Wahim: ---
Wahim: Disciples of Worship, I have a new way to test your cooperation.
Wahim: I have studied inscriptions on the Adn monument of Worship, and worked with priests at Egypt's great Universities of Worship.
Wahim: In my next challenge, you will form into groups of 7 at the various monuments.
Wahim: The order of monuments is directed by the gods themselves, but the groups are up to you.
Wahim: Advance as a Priest as you complete the Test of Remembrance Ceremonies!

New Storyline on Dec 14, 2009:
Wahim: ---
Wahim: My recent studies of the inscriptions on the Adn monument of Worship were most enlightening.
Wahim: It seems that generations past had a deep understanding of Worship.
Wahim: And so I turned my attention to other ancient writings.
Wahim: The Discipline of Harmony, though considered by some scholars to be a "modern" discipline, is challenging because mastering it requires that you understand your fellow Egyptian.
Wahim: The challenge inscribed distills that notion:
Wahim: If you were asked to sacrifice a single item, winning points based on how few others sacrificed the same, which item would you pick?
Wahim: If you were allowed to sacrifice a wide variety of items, winning points for any that were sacrificed by few others, then which would you pick?
Wahim: Disciples of Harmony, know your fellow Egyptians by the Balance of Goods!

New Storyline on Jan 1, 2010:
Wahim: ---
Wahim: My recent travels have brought me to Sinai, where I have studied inscriptions on the Monument of the Human Body.
Wahim: Our ancestors theorized that it may be possible to make permanent markings on our bodies, though never developed the tools or knowledge to do so.
Wahim: But their challenge was interesting, and the Scientists at the Great Universities of the Human body have conducted experiments proving that given a correct set of pigments, this can be done.
Wahim: Your challenge is to assemble pigments for 7 such markings.
Wahim: Disciples of the Human Body, adorn yourselves with The Test of the Ritual Tattoo!

New Storyline on Jan 2, 2010:
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Wahim: A true leader can motivate others.
Wahim: Leaders of Egypt, your next challenge is this:
Wahim: Grow the noble Cocoa plant.
Wahim: It is a fragile crop, one which requires frequent tending, and one with an unusual propagation method.
Wahim: Leaders, expand your crops as you expand your circle of friends in the Test of the Plantation!

New Storyline on Jan 30, 2010:
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Wahim: I have noticed the blight caused by vegetable fertilizer, and I come to you with a cure, should you accept it.
Wahim: This is not my invention, but one that scientists at our Great Universities of Harmony have know about for a while, yet have been reluctant to release.
Wahim: Unfortunately, they don't share my sense of "curiosity", and insist on a vote to release such "controversial" research.
Wahim: So we shall have a vote.
Wahim: This new technology will consist of an Aqueduct upgrade and special beacons that quickly clean up pollution caused by fertilizer in specific areas; both will keep such areas clean.
Wahim: As a little bonus, land around the cleanup beacons becomes privately owned by the beacon owner, and only those with permission (by guild, public/private) can build in the area.
Wahim: Each Egyptian will be given two such beacons.
Wahim: Look for my law on the next ballot.
Wahim: ---

New Storyline on Mar 14, 2010:

Wahim: Disciples of the Human Body: Are you ready for your penultimate challenge?
Wahim: Search the waters of Egypt - our lakes, rivers and seas - for rare oysters and the valuable pearls contained therein.
Wahim: To demonstrate that you are ready for this Test, simply locate one of each of the seven known colors of pearl.
Wahim: Disciples of the Human Body, push yourself with The Test of the Oyster Catcher!
Wahim: ---