Monument of Worship

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                                          Test of the Messenger                                                 [edit]
                                              Summary

In the Test of the Messenger, players across Egypt work together to assemble messages from the gods that have been split into fragments. These holy messages describe ancient and long-forgotten rituals used to pacify and please various gods. The goal of the test is to fully assemble a message and carry out the instructions therein, which describe a complex ritual that must be completed with a partner. Complete five such rituals to pass the test.

[edit] Detailed Overview At the beginning of an Egyptian month, a new message becomes available to be deciphered by the players of Egypt. Every player signed up for the test has access to one piece of this message (the message is split into seven fragments) and may travel to any common altar and perform a simple ritual to receive their fragment. The simple ritual is as follows:

Place a papyrus paper on the left focus Place an ink on the right focus Meditate on the altar The player will then receive a popup with their fragment of the message if this simple ritual was performed correctly. The paper and ink are consumed during a successful attempt. The fragment a player receives will be randomly chosen among one of the following seven:

Location of a specific common altar (region and coordinates) Partner A's action Partner B's action Partner A's prayer Partner B's prayer Partner A's complex item sacrifice Partner B's complex item sacrifice The fragment a player receives is set and will not change during the Egyptian month, even if that player repeats the simple ritual. An an example of fragment a player might receive:

“... the first priest must sacrifice a Lime Green fish scale...”

Another fragment of the same message might be:

“Sobek, God of Nile products and fertility, awaits appeasement at the common altar located in Alcyone: 1683, 2299...”

Finally another example:

“...the second priest must then recite the prayer 'Guide us to your revealed wisdom'...”

When enough players across Egypt have done this, the actual complex ritual to please the god may be performed. An example of a fully assembled message by the players:

“Sobek, God of Nile products and fertility, awaits appeasement at the common altar located in Alcyone: 1683, 2299. To please Sobek, the first priest must plant a bed of flax while the second priest waters and harvests the flax bed. Then, the first priest must recite the prayer 'Bless us with the bounty of the land' and the second priest must then recite the prayer 'Guide us to your revealed wisdom'. Finally at the altar, the first priest must sacrifice a Lime Green fish scale and the second priest must then sacrifice a Dodger Blue fish scale.”

Note that while the fragments players receive are randomly given, the ritual is always performed in the same order from message to message (Find the altar, Actions, Prayers, Sacrifices). The specific altar, actions, prayers, and complex item sacrifices change from week to week but the order of the ritual as noted above remains constant (also, the complex items will always be of the same type. In the example above, fish scales were the item type, but the two scales were different colors. A different message on a different week might require for example two moss, each with a different required attribute.)

Players must partner up and complete the complex ritual by the end of the Egyptian month to receive credit for a completed ritual. The gods quickly tire of the the same ritual; only the first seven partners who successfully complete the ritual will receive credit that week, so hurry! A new message becomes available at the beginning of the next Egyptian month. Receive credit for five completed complex rituals and you will pass the Test!

                                        Notes

The "Actions" may be any number of things, such as planting a specific crop, performing an emote, or releasing a beetle. The Sacrifices should not be too difficult as far as required attributes go. Complex items that are needed could be wine, beer, raeli tiles, paint, moss, fish scales, treated wood, treated metal, flower petals, etc. The developer obviously has discretion here (although, I would like to see fish scales put to some sort of use). This test has a cooperative element as well as a competitive one since players must share with one another to finish a message but only the first seven partners to complete the ritual receive credit each Egyptian month. You do NOT need to complete the rituals with the same partner each time; you only need to participate in five different successful rituals yourself to pass.

Supporters

Oracle

Sheeba

Sage (2)

• Ruby
• Rania

Master (4)

• McArine
• Kaiya
• Kitten
• Renard

Scribe (8)

• Nissim
• Ninfa
• Nori
• lilinou
• Rey
• Solaris
• dedenav
• sahil

Journeyman (16)

• Jazkar
• Memes
• Wampak
• bcoastaldawn
• blondie
• emeraldlily
• fahli
• tamb
• Bessodia
• KebiRoz
• Osidion

 AerisDevine
 LuluDevine
 Maata
 ysabeau
 AlphaBob

Prentice (32) have 12

• Avanya
• Crashley
• Jaylenaeybarre
• Mariamom
• Misty
• Nika
• Zildjan
• NuitRehema

 talos
 Sky
 Asheara
 Philadelphia

Student (64) have 24

• Anyolina
• Fuzz
• DianeLane
• Emy
• Iy-Nefer
• Zarosis
• kuupid
• Azeroteph
• Bognor
• Galiath
• Justin
• Nurkii
• PetruxIII
• Thunderstorm
• Tortellini
• Vae
• farmer
• Augir

 Reese
 WhiteTiger
 Xerlux
 trogin
 Arahgon
 Shirani

Materials needed

Material	Need	Have	Pledged	Notes: Please put your name and amount in pledge column
Rosy Brown Paint	28,000	28000
Gold Paint	10,000	10,000
Cadet Blue Paint	5,000	5000
Forest Green Paint	5,000	5000
Honey	50,000	50,000
Seeds of Exactly 7 Flax	3000	3000		Seed must yield 7 flax at harvest
Seeds of Exactly 7 Rotten Flax	3000	3000		Seed must yield 7 rotten flax at harvest
Camel Milk	10,000	10000
Concrete	15,000	15000
Huge Diamond	21	21
Huge Emerald	21	18
Huge Quartz	21	21
Huge Ruby	21	15
Huge Sapphire	21	7
Huge Topaz	21	17
Large Diamond	105	105
Large Sapphire	105	105
Large Emerald	105	105
Large Quartz	105	105
Large Ruby	105	105
Large Topaz	105	105
Medium Diamond	1050	1050
Medium Emerald	1050	1050
Medium Quartz	1050	1050
Medium Ruby	1050	1050
Medium Topaz	1050	1050
Medium Sapphire	1050	1050
Small Diamond	2100	1756
Small Emerald	2100	2100
Small Quartz	2100	2100
Small Ruby	2100	2100
Small Sapphire	2100	2100
Small Topaz	2100	2100
Candles	2000	2000
Raw Barley	1000	1000
Light Roasted Barley	1000	1000
Med Roasted Barley	1000	1000
Dark Roasted Barley	1000	1000
Burnt Barley	1000	1000
Raw Wheat	1000	1000
Light Roasted Wheat	1000	1000
Med Roasted Wheat	1000	1000
Dark Roasted Wheat	1000	1000
Burnt Wheat	1000	1000
Gold Sheeting	250	250
Gold Foil	1500	1500
Oyster Shell Marble	150	150
Mud Granite	150	150
Canary Granite	150	65
Night Granite	150	25
Grey Star Marble	150	47
Yellow Alabaster Marble	150	134
White Travertine	150	0
White Alabaster	150	43
Cut Stone	50,000	50000