Beneath - An Uru Explorers Journey Through D'ni and its Ages

It’s taken a lot of work, and a lot of time, but my first Age, Fahets, is finally open to the public.

Hopefully the pumps will continue working and keep the Age dry. Sophie is still fine tuning the pumps, so there will be some changes there over time.

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A forum topic has been set up so that explorers can report any issues that may arise, a specific topic has been set up for Fahets which can be found here: Fahets Topic.

It has always been a goal of mine to create worlds, it has been since I was but a child. I grew up and studied the arts, in a bid to have the means to create detailed environments in which people could visit an explore.

I was of course confined to traditional means, photography, painting, sculpture and the like. One of these paintings was the above “Tre’Merktee”, the place of poisoned waters. An experimental piece I did back in 2002 I believe, inspired by the works of Roger Dean and the DRC photos coming out of Teledahn. The painting takes its name from the place that Kerath was apparently banished to in D’ni.

My arrival in D’ni however renders a great deal of my previous work moot, no longer do I have to settle for paintings and drawings. With the Art I can craft the worlds that would take the person into the worlds that I imagine.
Not only that, but due to the very nature of the Art, the way that a concept evolves and progresses naturally, it means that whilst I can Write the worlds of my imagination, they can take on their own nature and surprise even myself.

And as I gaze over this old painting of mine, I realize what my pen will next Write…

Set up a camera last night in Eder Gira after we were done for the day on Fahets in the hope of recording a timelapse of the day/night cycle there.

Unfortunately the video lost some of the quality in the transition, I’m not one who usually uses the video gear and Sophie was busy with the water pump.

The following is about 5 minutes long and is a rather weighty 30mb in size.

The last few days have found me returning to Fahets. Met again by the constant tiresome rain that the Age is known for amongst the Third Path members. The pumps we were using to keep the water out haven’t been able to keep up with the onslaught, as a result Sophie is now looking into something that is better suited to the job.
She’s been looking at the heavy duty ones we used in Cass along with some that the teams found in D’ni in the past.

She tells me we may have something to put in the Age tomorrow if we’re lucky (by lucky she means if she pulls an all nighter).

Currently work is hindered by a bout of thick fog, which has made it hard to see more than a meter in front of oneself, not to mention the dank musky smell and taste it leaves in your mouth.

My focus during my return has been to the wildlife that has grown remarkably quickly in the Age. The most curious of these plants are some strange pods (that I have named Norapods) that have grown, akin to cigars in shape. They have a mottled blue/yellow coloured skin which at first appears firm, but when touched you can feel that they are softer inside. We cut one of the ones near the Link in point open to investigate further, the inside was indeed a lot softer, juicy one might say, which a structure that reminds me of a tomato. We took the top half back to be tested to see if it contains anything dangerous.