The Mysteries of Vana 'Diel

[Cymmina]

I was always a little disappointed that they didn't have Stone Monuments in the northlands, or some sort of follow-up quest. I really want to know what happened to Gwynham Ironheart.

Hintity-hint Camate.

He died (some sort of disease or illness). His daughter continued his task of mapping the world after his death. There *are* more monuments than just the ones involved in the map quest.

[Septimus]

He died (some sort of disease or illness). His daughter continued his task of mapping the world after his death. There *are* more monuments than just the ones involved in the map quest.

La Theine Plateau

This plateau is a land of many features, but by far the most memorable is the Crag of Holla.

I call it a structure, for I have no other word. It is surely not a rock born of nature, nor does it seem to be a hall built by the gods, as the priestly scholars say.

Yet there are no seams in its bone-white surface, and it is faintly warm to the touch. But through a fortunate accident, I have found proof of its artificial origins.

I shall head north to the land of Valdeaunia to verify my findings. I fear this may be the longest, most perilous journey of my life.

I leave my daughter Enid to find her own path.
May the gods watch over her in my stead.

--Gwynham Ironheart, 764 Crystal Era.

This is the last Stone Monument according to date from Gwynham, the rest for the Mindartia continent were from Enid. I organized them by year, Vunkerl Inlet comes between Rolanberry Fields and Batallia Downs, Grauberg comes between Valkurm Dunes and Pashhow Marshlands. (La Theine Plateau is after Pashhow Marshlands. Oddly enough, West Sarutabaruta, Buburimu Peninsula, Meriphataud Mountains, and Fort Karugo-Narugo are all the same year. Enid must have been very efficient.) There are also Stone Monuments in the Riverne sites, but they have no text.

Gwynham Ironheart went to the Northlands, but there are no Stone Monuments there. Why not? The Multinational Expedition in 854 didn't seem to find anything particularly dangerous up there, there was no Shadowlord, so there were no demons, and according to the official timeline Gigases didn't occupy Valdeaunia until 859. What fortunate accident lead him to believe (correctly) that the crags were artificial in nature, did he go to Fei'yin to confirm it?

I think that there is a very interesting story in all of this, a nice follow up to An Explorer's Footsteps. Maybe require us to get Clay tablets for Vunkerl Inlet, Grauberg, and Fort Karugo-Narugo, then go to the north to find out what he found in the north.

[Kimara]

Read through the whole thing and some great stuff mentioned! Going waaaaay back gotta say a question that's been long asked and a mystery at that! Why can one Colibri drop two beaks?

[Tsukino_Kaji]

Hpemdes, and Madragoras in WotG areas both come up to you, but don't attack.

What do they want?

Goldfish actualy agro you when they do that. Have your auto-target on and kill something else while facing it. You'll attack it afterward.

[Izzybella]

Hpemdes, and Madragoras in WotG areas both come up to you, but don't attack.

What do they want?

If you're referring to the Lycopodiums in WotG areas: When a player earns the title "Babban's Traveling Companion", Lycopodium following the person will use a Regen move on that player, which gives 3 HP/tick for 3 minutes.

[Kavik]

When we buy something from an NPC... where does the gil GO? It certainly doesn't go into another person's wallet/gil pouch. Is this the money that the npc's use to buy our useless bat wings and such back from us? Since i've made millions of gil off these npc's i would mind that.

Sorry if i missed this question somewhere already.

[Karbuncle]

gotta say a question that's been long asked and a mystery at that! Why can one Colibri drop two beaks?

Its the top half of the beak and the bottom half of the beak.

Thats what i've always assumed.

[Kimara]

Its the top half of the beak and the bottom half of the beak.

Thats what i've always assumed.

I would too if it didn't show both the top and the bottom in each picture XD

[Tacotaru]

Well they're obviously aren't going to make two graphics to depict each part of the beak, considering it would have to be two different items at that point.

[Kimara]

Or they could have put "part of a colibri beak" The mystery continues! More mysteries!