Editing 9663 DE

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'''9663 DE''' was a year on the [[D'ni calendar]].

== Events ==
* [[Leefo 4]]
** A [[bahro]] [[linking stone]] to the [[Great Shaft]] appears in [[Tokotah Alley]].
* [[Leefo 5]]
** [[Nick White]] is put on probation by the [[DRC]] for "fraternization" with [[explorer]]s, particularly [[Sydney Austin]], leader of the [[Anti-DRC Movement]].
* [[Leefo 10]]
** Nick White is fired for violating the terms of his probation.
* [[Leefo 23]]
** A seismic event in [[Ae'gura]] leaves noticeable cracks in the alley next to [[Kahlo Pub]].
* [[Leefo 24]]
** [[Willow Engberg|Willow "Wheely" Engberg]] *[[Michael Engberg]]'s daughter) and her friend [[Rose Taylor|Rose "Rosette" Taylor]] disappear.
** [[Bahro]] are sighted in Ae'gura.
** The DRC shuts down Ae'gura to search for the missing girls.
* [[Leefo 25]]
** Wheely is located in a glyph-covered cave after a second seismic event near Kahlo Pub. She is trapped and unable to escape—her [[Relto]] Book is non-functional—and she reports bahro periodically appearing to watch her.
** The DRC begins rescue efforts.
** [[Explorer]]s gather outside the barriers around Kahlo Pub, encouraging Wheely to communicate with the bahro using symbols from ''[[Myst V: End of Ages]]''.
** A bahro kills Wheely just as the DRC reach the cave. Some explorers report hearing the bahro shout "[[Noloben]]" just before her death. The [[Restoration Engineer]] who witnesses the killing is traumatized.
** Michael Engberg appears in the [[Great Tree (group)|Great Tree]] neighborhood's [[Eder Tsogahl]], clearly stricken and ignoring the support of the explorers present. He leaves suddenly, going after an unnamed "him" he feels is responsible for the deaths.
* [[Leefo 26]]
** [[Douglas Sharper]] is ambushed by bahro in [[Negilahn]], only to be saved at the last moment by a different group of them. He recounts the tale to explorers, describing it as a "[[Bahro civil war|war]]".
* [[Leefo 27]]
** The DRC proceeds with the release of [[Minkata]] as scheduled.
* [[Leebro 22]]
** The [[Watcher's Pub]] is opened to the public.
** [[Victor Laxman]] announces that calibration of the [[Great Zero]] is complete, and enables explorer-created marker missions.
* [[Leebro 23]]
** Laxman activates the Great Zero in a public event witnessed by hundreds of explorers.
** [[Cate Alexander]] joins the DRC council, taking Michael Engberg's position.
** Douglas Sharper announces that he is planning an expedition to Noloben to kill a bahro in retaliation for Wheely's death.
* [[Leebro 24]]
** The DRC releases [[Er'cana]] and places a Linking Book in the Watcher's Pub.
* [[Leebro 25]]
** The DRC announces a new explorer project to rejuvenate the bioluminescent algae in the cavern's lake, and that pellets from Er'cana will be critical to the process.
* [[Leesahn 19]]
** Neighborhood imagers are updated to display "pellet points" contributed to the neighborhood by members and visitors.
* [[Leesahn 22]]
** Douglas Sharper returns from Noloben, having shot a bahro.
* [[Leesahn 23]]
** Two bahro appear in the Watcher's Pub and leave their dead comrade at Sharper's feet.
** Bahro are spotted throughout the cavern.
** The DRC opens the [[Kirel]] neighborhood along with plans to restore four D'ni guilds: [[Guild of Writers|Writers]], [[Guild of Maintainers|Maintainers]], [[Guild of Messengers|Messengers]], and [[Guild of Cartographers|Cartographers]]. The [[Guild of Greeters]] is announced as a fifth official guild.
* [[Leesahn 25]]
** [[Jalak Dador]] is placed in the [[Ae'gura Library]].
** An explorer named Reteltee is appointed by the DRC as their "Guild Advisor".
** [[Phil Henderson]] returns to the cavern, revealing that he was saved from the [[Guild Hall]] collapse in [[9659 DE]] by the bahro, and saying that "he will return".
* [[Leetar 26]]
** [[Guild Pub]]s for each of the five official guilds are released.
* [[Leetar 27]]
** A bahro linking stone to Douglas Sharper's [[Spy room]] appears in [[Teledahn]], providing explorers with access to [[Phil's Relto|Phil Henderson's Relto]].
** Michael Engberg returns to the cavern, but is uncommunicative.
** [[Richard A. Watson|Dr. Richard Watson]] makes his first public appearance since his departure in 9659 DE. He reveals that he was responsible for freeing the bahro in 9661 DE, and that he has been to [[Releeshahn]], where the bahro war is far worse.
* [[Leetar 28]]
** Dr. Watson gives a public speech, in which he says that the restoration of [[D'ni]] is wrong, and that explorers must join the guilds to write [[Age]]s and find something that will end the bahro's war.
* [[Leevot 25]]
** Bahro encounters in the cavern increase.
* [[Leevofo 10]]
** Cate Alexander resigns from the DRC and withdrawals her funding, citing an insufficient return on investment.
* [[Leevofo 11]]
** [[Ahnonay]] is released. Explorers find a link to [[K'veer]] in [[Kadish]]'s workshop.
** Bahro swarm [[Kerath's Arch]].
** [[Ikuro Kodama]] leaves for the surface as restoration efforts stall once more.
* [[Leevofo 13]]
** A Linking Book to [[Myst]] appears in K'veer.
** [[Yeesha]] appears in person in K'veer. She tells explorers that she is leading the [[bahro nekisahl]] away, and that it is up to them to find a way to continue.
** The remaining DRC members leave for the surface to secure new sources of funding.
* [[Leenovoo 21]]
** The DRC evacuates the D'ni cavern and shuts down access, declaring it "closed indefinitely for maintenance".

== Deaths ==
* [[Leefo 25]]
** [[Rose Taylor]]
** [[Willow Engberg]]

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