Editing Watcher's Pub (section)

== D'ni history ==
=== Original construction ===
According to the [[DRC]], the tree sculpture which serves as the pub's focal point dates back to the [[2000s DE]], long before the rest of the pub was built around it. The symbolism of the sculpture is uncertain, but it may have represented the D'ni themselves<ref name="Simpson">Michael Simpson. ''[[Reference:DRC research notebooks/The Watcher's Sanctuary|The Watcher's Sanctuary]]''. [[Uru]].</ref>.

In the late 4000s DE, the rest of the pub was constructed to honor [[The Watcher]], a prophet and seer who had recently published a collection of prophecies called ''Words''. The Pub remained successful through many changes of ownership in the following millennia. 

It is unclear whether the pub's current lack of a physical entrance was part of the structure's design from the beginning, or if it was closed off from the general public at a later date.

=== Ownership by Kadish ===
Shortly before the [[fall of D'ni]], the pub fell into the hands of [[Kadish]], a former member of the [[Guild of Writers]]. Kadish heavily renovated the pub as part of his efforts to convince others that he was the [[Grower]], a figure who featured prominently in The Watcher's prophecies. His largest addition was the installation of a spiral-shaped puzzle chamber between the pub and the tree sculpture, which he called the "path of the shell", again in reference to The Watcher's prophecies. Kadish regularly held contests to see if anyone else could solve the puzzle and complete the path of the shell, but apparently none ever did<ref name="Simpson" />.

Throughout Kadish's ownership of the pub, he also used it to showcase [[Ahnonay]], which Kadish claimed to have written as a demonstration of his ability to travel through time, another indication from ''Words'' that he was the Grower.