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Ibizaa

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Nolhiir said :
So, is the house 2nd age? I personally can't see demons being carried through some random guy's house into an asylum, but then again, the entrance blends pretty well with the mansion...

The house is very early 5th age, it was accidentally built on top of the old asylum of Sennisten from the 2nd age.

29-Oct-2014 21:53:04 - Last edited on 29-Oct-2014 21:53:25 by Ibizaa

Rondstat

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I had the very strong impression during this quest that the whole thing was a ruse, that some other entity would be pulling the strings, up until we speak to the demon. Either way, it really seems like it was created with a lot of lore in mind, and it's a real shame it couldn't be included. So many unanswered questions:

-Who is Maria really? A house full of 'servants' fears for their lives, yet this house clearly has not been lived in, much less taken care of, for years. What's really going on?

-What was this house used for? It has a full armoury, forge, barracks, plenty of armour - did this house quarter a militia at some point? And for what purpose? Who lived here between Ormod and Ingram?

-Who is responsible for the skeletal portrait gallery?

-The thief has been trapped for nearly a year. Did Ingram put him there? What was he stealing?

-Is the faceless servant real? How could a ghost have the power to remove faces and create such a powerful seal on the building? Is there another force at play?

-What exactly was Nabor's role in the asylum? As a pontifex, was he expected to be a healer, or was this his own project?

-Who scrawled the combination on the wall? It resembles Freneskae script (used on Ritual Marker, Daemonheim, QBD lair, etc), but a bit simpler, and was apparently placed by a Zarosian.

-What is the deal with the mouldering tome? I get that most of the entries are jokes (Jomdack), but could it be that the numbers aren't patients, but years? This could be why there's not an entry at every number, and it would place year one during the final centuries of Zarosian Senntisten. Zammy exiled the chthonians from Infernus, but we don't know the fate of those on Gielinor...

Regarding the dating of the manse - there used to be a good architectural survey thread, but anyway, wattle and daub construction in RS seems to be an invention of the 4th Age, stone lintel the 2nd, and this is consistent with that.

29-Oct-2014 22:16:42 - Last edited on 29-Oct-2014 22:17:38 by Rondstat

Melkarth
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Rondstat said :


Did Ingam only move in recently?

That would explain a lot to me.

Ormod was haunting the entire time, but there was nobody around to haunt. The demon was locked up.

The skeletons etc. were all there since Ormod murdered everyone.


Then Ingam arrives, with servants. Ormod starts to hunt them down, like he hunted down his own.
Ingam tries to find a way to stop it - ends up releasing the demon.
Maria flees the house, somehow.

Cue Adventurer and quest.

What that doesn't explain, though, is the Thief. Maybe Ormod put him there?

And that still leaves the question of the Zarosian symbol and the script on the wall.

The house would've been built early fifth age, late fourth, over the second age asylum.

Unless the demon put them there? But that doesn't make sense.

30-Oct-2014 01:06:27 - Last edited on 30-Oct-2014 01:08:15 by Melkarth

Melkarth
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Cthris said :
I'm going to be really cliche and say I suspect Sliske put our name down....


Hear me out though, Sliske was pretty much the police system in Sennistien, and according to his memories, dealt with at least one crazy demon. I'm going to say that I think this asylum was pretty much the cthonian jail, so sliske probably visited there a lot. I also suspect this is where he interrogated people, it just seems like the perfect place....


So I think Sliske, after seeing us enter into the building, (Perhaps he was even that maid, it was never explained how she managed to escape from the house, and why the heck does she have all these 2nd age rings with her?) crept down and put our name down just to mess with us

I hadn't thought of this, but

After reading this... Maybe it was all Sliske's fault. Maybe he started the entire chain of events just to f with us.

30-Oct-2014 01:47:15

Nolhiir
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We were locked behind a door by the ghost, so it's probably safe to assume that the thief was a no-name who broke in recently looking for a quick buck, and was trapped in the... trap... by Ormod.

Although what confuses me the most is the art gallery. I don't remember entering there my first run through, but honestly, the place made no sense... it had a portrait of the ghost child (who's injuries don't coincide with his death), a bunch of skeletons, and no indication of who made them... I somehow doubt our ghastly friend did. If I'm being honest, that's the the think that creeped me out in that quest. Newest Disciple of Xau-Tak

30-Oct-2014 01:52:10

Aterivus
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Melkarth said :
After reading this... Maybe it was all Sliske's fault. Maybe he started the entire chain of events just to f with us.

With Sliske, we never quite know. :P

On an entirely unrelated, and different, note...I see you are yet another person with pale skin and a facemask. This is unacceptable. That is my signature look, and one of us is going to have to either tan-up our character or take off the mask. And I'm going neither tan nor maskless, so that really leaves only one option . " All great changes are preceded by chaos. "

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30-Oct-2014 08:54:07 - Last edited on 30-Oct-2014 09:00:44 by Aterivus

Raleirosen

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I'm really interested in hearing more about the mouldering tome as well.

Cthris said :
So I think Sliske, after seeing us enter into the building, (Perhaps he was even that maid, it was never explained how she managed to escape from the house, and why the heck does she have all these 2nd age rings with her?) crept down and put our name down just to mess with us
Then why did he cross it out? To mess with us even further?

Edit: Apparently it's just the work of Mod Wilson. Lame. Horrifyingly lame. Patrolling Lore FC almost makes you wish for a Great Revision.

30-Oct-2014 09:08:28 - Last edited on 30-Oct-2014 09:10:26 by Raleirosen

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