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Written by Lloyd (aka Matt Ginsberg) in the early hours of November 16, 1999.
<nowiki> </nowiki> Yes, I know it sounds all formal, but hey...
<nowiki> </nowiki> I gotta practice my investigative reporter tone.
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<nowiki> </nowiki> The Ghost Ship

<nowiki> </nowiki> Just past midnight, on November 10, 1999, Astaria began searching the ocean when Alexia made a
<nowiki> </nowiki> post on the wizard board entitled 'Rumors'. It read as follows:

<nowiki> </nowiki> While one can overhear many a tale of ghost ships and ancient
<nowiki> </nowiki> shipwrecks during a brief stay at the Blushing Mermaid, it has
<nowiki> </nowiki> been only of late that an interesting rumor started to appear in
<nowiki> </nowiki> hushed conversations among seafarers.

<nowiki> </nowiki> This rumor tells about the discovery of a very old ship that has
<nowiki> </nowiki> marooned on the shores of Astaria in a time long past. This ship
<nowiki> </nowiki> has all but disappeared from view, half-sunk into the water and
<nowiki> </nowiki> covered by sand through the years. However, according to some, a
<nowiki> </nowiki> way through the sand has been found, leading to the decks of this
<nowiki> </nowiki> ancient and mysterious vessel.

<nowiki> </nowiki> While this rumor has not yet been confirmed, it does ring true.
<nowiki> </nowiki> It is well known that not all the ships traversing the Whispering
<nowiki> </nowiki> Sea were so lucky as to dock safely into their harbor of destiny,
<nowiki> </nowiki> and many were lost forever to the might of the sea. However,
<nowiki> </nowiki> another somewhat stranger, and rather unbelievable part of this
<nowiki> </nowiki> anecdote is that this ship, despite the eons forgotten beneath the
<nowiki> </nowiki> waters, is still inhabited, and by the phantoms of its former
<nowiki> </nowiki> crew, no less. While this unfounded rumor can be shrugged off as
<nowiki> </nowiki> an eccentricity, or even lunacy, of storytellers and drunkards,
<nowiki> </nowiki> this ancient ship may be of interest to those searching for
<nowiki> </nowiki> treasure or interested in the old history of Astaria.

<nowiki> </nowiki> Alexia

<nowiki> </nowiki> PS. This new area was originally created by Mustafa during her
<nowiki> </nowiki> tenure as a wizard of Astaria. The administration has kindly
<nowiki> </nowiki> allowed me to add the finishing touches and open her area as a
<nowiki> </nowiki> token of our gratitude and appreciation for her work. We miss
<nowiki> </nowiki> you Muffles! :)

<nowiki> </nowiki> After over 30 hours of scouring the 10000 square ocean, Kelesk and Tharak found it on Thursday
<nowiki> </nowiki> November 11, at 7:22:35 EST. In the following days, it was scoured top to bottom. Soon after
<nowiki> </nowiki> it's discovery, Lloyd found what appears to be the strongest offhand weapon in the game in
<nowiki> </nowiki> it's lower depths. Called the 'emerald dagger', it is still being investigated today, under
<nowiki> </nowiki> the suspicion that there is more to it than meets the eye.

<nowiki>**</nowiki>Update on December 9, 1999
<nowiki> </nowiki> We now know that the emerald dagger is an artifact, of such rarity, that only 5 of them are
<nowiki> </nowiki> created during each incarnation (reboot) of Astaria.

<nowiki> </nowiki> The following is the knowledge which Lloyd gathered during his surveys.

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<nowiki> </nowiki> How to get to the Ghost Ship:
<nowiki> </nowiki> From the entrance to the beach, proceed three east, 47 north. Then <move boulder>,
<nowiki> </nowiki> <dig hole> and a down exit should be revealed. Proceed through it to enter the ship.

<nowiki>**</nowiki>Update on December 9, 1999
<nowiki> </nowiki> The entrance was recently moved three squares south. To get to it, you now proceed three east
<nowiki> </nowiki> and only 44 squares north.

<nowiki> </nowiki> LEGEND:
<nowiki> </nowiki> [ ] = room
<nowiki> </nowiki> [d] = room with down exit
<nowiki> </nowiki> [u] = room with up exit
<nowiki> </nowiki> - or / or \ or | = exits between rooms (w-e, sw-ne, nw-se, n-s)
<nowiki> </nowiki> + = normally locked door between rooms
<nowiki> </nowiki> . = a trail of these links [u] with [d] between floors

<nowiki> </nowiki> [ ] FLOOR 1
<nowiki> </nowiki> / | (entrance)
<nowiki> </nowiki> [ ] | || [C] Notes for this floor:
<nowiki> </nowiki> + | \/ | A: <get bracers> to get silver bracers and
[d]-[ ]+[ ] [ ]-[ ]-[ ] [ ]-[ ]-[u]-[ ] [ ]-[D] bring statue to life
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | | | | | | | B: <get amulet> to get Amulet of the Dragon
<nowiki> </nowiki>. [ ] [ ]-[ ]-[ ] [ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ] [ ] and bring statue to life.
<nowiki> </nowiki>. \ | | / C: <get dagger> to get an Amethyst dagger
<nowiki> </nowiki>. [ ]-[ ]-[A]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[B]-[ ] D: The cook is here, he has a white marble
<nowiki> </nowiki>. key (see B on third floor).
<nowiki> </nowiki>.
<nowiki> </nowiki>. [ ] FLOOR 2 [ ]-[ ]-[ ]
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | \ / \ Notes for this floor:
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | [ ] [ ] [ ] to F [G] \ | / A: None, used for note D
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | \ | / | \ / | \----[F]- B: All exits lead back to itself,
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | [ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ] \ [ ]-[ ] / | \ except for the east exit.
<nowiki> </nowiki>. | \ / | \ \ C: All exits lead back to itself,
[u]-[ ] [ ]-[A]-> to B [ ] [ ] \ [ ] except for the southwest exit.
<nowiki> </nowiki> <nowiki>|</nowiki> \ \ D: All exits lead back to itself,
<nowiki> </nowiki> [ ] [ ] | \ except for the northwest exit.
<nowiki> </nowiki> \ / -[B]-to C \ \ | / E: All exits lead back to itself,
<nowiki> </nowiki> [ ] | \ -[E]-[d] except for the southwest and
<nowiki> </nowiki> \ / to A \ / | \ . east exits.
<nowiki> </nowiki> [C] \ / [ ] . F: All exits lead back to itself,
<nowiki> </nowiki> / \ [D] . except for the west exit.
<nowiki> </nowiki> to D / \ . G: South exit is one-way.
<nowiki> </nowiki> . (this may be a mistake by Lexie)
NOTE: .
On these lower two floors, moving takes a whopping .
40 ep, and if you don't have an Amulet of the Dragon .
equipped, you will lose hp from lack of oxygen. .
<nowiki> </nowiki> . Notes for this floor:
<nowiki> </nowiki> FLOOR 3 [ ] [ ] . A: Every so often, upon entering
<nowiki> </nowiki> / | / | \ . this room, you will be sucked
<nowiki> </nowiki> [d]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[A]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[ ]-[u] down into a whirlpool, leading
<nowiki> </nowiki> . \ | \ | / you to a single room with an up
<nowiki> </nowiki> . [B] [ ] exit. This room has 4 ghouls
<nowiki> </nowiki> . that will not let you leave until
<nowiki> </nowiki> . they're dead (cannot be paniced).
<nowiki> </nowiki> . B: The trap door, an obvious exit called <trap>.
<nowiki> </nowiki> . It is locked, but can be unlocked with (1) a
<nowiki> </nowiki> . white marble key (see D on floor 1) and (2) a
<nowiki> </nowiki> . tiny charcoal key (see A on floor 4). See
<nowiki> </nowiki> . floor 5.
<nowiki> </nowiki> . FLOOR 4
<nowiki> </nowiki> . Notes for this floor:
<nowiki> </nowiki> [u]-[ ]-[A] A: The Captain of the ship, has a nasty special that knocks you two
<nowiki> </nowiki> rooms west, usually right in the middle of an auto-attacking ghoul.
<nowiki> </nowiki> Her loot (which is mostly crud) includes a tiny charcoal key (see B
<nowiki> </nowiki> on floor 3).

<nowiki> </nowiki> FLOOR 5
<nowiki> </nowiki> If you go into the "trap" exit on floor 3, you will find yourself in a dusty attic.
<nowiki> </nowiki> In this room, you will find a chest, which (when it finally repops) will contain amonst
<nowiki> </nowiki> other worthless things, an emerald dagger. This dagger, when sharpened has the potency
<nowiki> </nowiki> and accuracy of an Energy Crossbow! Although you are free to leave the way you came,
<nowiki> </nowiki> it is faster, and often safer to use the secret tunnel. If you <dig sand> in this room
<nowiki> </nowiki> you will reveal (and go through) a secret passage to the west. Although this tunnel is
<nowiki> </nowiki> (as far as I know) not very interesting, if you go:
<nowiki> </nowiki> 2w nw 2w 2nw w nw w nw w 4nw w 2n 2nw 2n ne s
<nowiki> </nowiki> You will find yourself in a room with a circle of rocks surrounding a pond, and a
<nowiki> </nowiki> platform in the middle of it. If you <stand on platform>, you will be magically
<nowiki> </nowiki> transported one square east of the entrance to the beach. Simply go west and up, and
<nowiki> </nowiki> you will be on the south path. This is certainly a faster way back to StarKeep.

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