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'''A New Light''' was the 2nd [[Myst Online episodes|episode]] of [[Myst Online: Uru Live]], which ran from [[June 23]], [[2007 CE|2007]] to [[June 27]], 2007. 

==Preview==
:The next episode, '''A New Light''', begins in June. In it, power is shifting and new leaders begin to emerge while those from the past begin to fade. Amidst all the chaos, the Age of [[Er'cana]] is released and Explorers are asked to help feed the darkening lake. Meanwhile, new information is revealed and more begin to fear the coming war. [[Er'cana]] features a vast landscape with hours of unique gameplay that can be played single player or with friends.

== Events ==

=== June 23 ===
* The population limit in [[Nexus]] for [[Ae'gura]] is raised to 100.
* The [[DRC]] sends out a [[KI]] message announcing that [[explorer]]-created [[marker missions]] can be made using the [[KI]].
* [[Victor Laxman]] announces that the [[recalibration]] effort is complete, and that the [[Great Zero]] will be activated the next day at 4pm [[Cavern Time]].
** He also mentions that there has been increased [[Bahro]] activity in many Ages that [[explorers]] do not have access to, but decreased activity in the [[Cavern]]. However, the [[DRC]] is not delaying the release of any [[Age|Ages]] because of this.
* The [[DRC]] sends out a [[KI]] message announcing that [[Watcher's Sanctuary]] is open.
* |[[Cate Alexander]] addresses explorers in the [[Watcher's Sanctuary]].
** They have had no word from [[Michael Engberg]].
** [[Er'cana]] will be released in the Sanctuary on Tuesday or Wednesday.
** They were going to put up a picture of [[The Watcher]], but had technical difficulties.
** She announced a new age, [[Jalak]], that is about a month away.
** The [[DRC]] still has translated texts they have not released.
** Cate indicated that there are 'tough questions' ahead relating to the funding of the restoration.


===June 24===
* [[Dr. Kodama]] visits the [[Guild of Greeters]] [[Bevin]] to announce the results of the structural analysis of the area of the [[Kahlo Pub]] that collapsed.
** They found that the building was sound before the collapse, and the collapse was not caused by earthquake or seismic activity.
** He unofficially states that he believes that the [[Bahro]] caused the collapse.
** He confirms that the symbol they discovered when digging for [[Wheely]] is similar to the one found in [[Minkata]].
** [[Ahnonay]] is on schedule.
** The [[DRC]] has no plans to release [[Noloben]].
* [[Victor Laxman]] turns on the [[Great Zero]].
* [[Nick White]] passes on to explorers that [[Victor Laxman]] is fixing the [[KI]] machine in [[Descent]].
** He says [[Jalak]] is more like an arena than a game area.
** He confirms that, as far as he knows, [[Myst V]] was a good representation of what the [[DRC]] knows about the events it depicts.
* [[Victor Laxman]] comes to [[Myss Terrie]]'s [[Bevin]] to announce that the [[KI]] light machine in [[Descent]] is working.
** The D'ni survivor on [[Noloben]] was gone when they returned to the [[Cavern]] in 2005.
** The [[DRC]] believes the [[Bahro]] are behind the [[instancing]] of [[Age]]s.
** He assumes that the character of [[Esher]] is based the [[Noloben]]-survivor, but he does not know how accurate that depiction is.


===June 25===
* The [[DRC]] elects [[Cate Alexander]] to fill [[Michael Engberg]]'s spot in the DRC.
* [[Cate Alexander]] hints that the funding situation is bad enough that advertisements may be necessary.
** [[Marie Sutherland]] tells explorers that she disagrees with Cate, both on her new position and on her views on advertising.
** Cate says she's considering all options, including merchandise, billboards and branding.
* [[Douglas Sharper]] explains to explorers that he is going to [[Noloben]] to observe the [[Bahro]], and will kill one in retaliation for [[Wheely]].
** Explorers try to talk him out of it, and he leaves in frustration.
* [[Nick White]] talks to explorers.
** [[Cate Alexander]] was not happy with [[Douglas Sharper]] when she heard about his plans. She told him he's going to find out information, not hunting.
** [[Bahro]] seem to be leaving the [[pod age]] alone. Nick says they killed most of the animals there.
** Nick says 'The D'ni weren't dealing with the same Bahro we are.' and agreed that it might have to do with the [[Tablet]].
** Sharper seems to think the 'bad' Bahro will kill everyone the first chance they have.
** He also confirms that another race, not the [[Bahro]], were kept in the slave cages in [[Teledahn]]. Then they were hunted in [[Rebek]].
* [[Marie Sutherland]] visits the [[Guild of Greeters]]'s [[Bevin]].
** In response to concerns about how the upcoming lake lighting will affect the algae in the lake, she says that they have been studying the lake for years.
** She says they are in a catch-22 regarding funding - they need more explorers, but explorers don't want to visit more at the current state of the restoration.


===June 26===
* [[Er'cana]] is released in the [[Watcher's Sanctuary]].
* |The [[DRC]] places a [[memorial]] to those who have died.
** The memorial includes the names of [[Phil Henderson]], [[Wheely]] and [[Rosette]], as well as [[explorers]] like [[Pehpsi]] and [[Aquila]].
* [[Marie Sutherland]] tracks down an [[explorer]] named [[Reteltee]] to talk about a question he asked about [[Guild]]s and takes him to a meeting with [[Cate Alexander]].
** Cate requests that the meeting not be recorded.
** Reteltee returns and reports that the [[DRC]] are considering re-establishing Guilds and ask him for suggestions. He suggested Guilds of Maintainers, Cartographers, Greeters, Helpers, Miners, and Surveyors.
** He had no further details.
* [[Nick White]] chats with explorers in the [[Watcher's Sanctuary]].
** He gets a KI message from [[Sydney Austin]] while there, which he mentions but ignores.
** He asks if explorers have met a man named [[J.D. Barnes]], who has been 'hanging around with the [[DRC]] lately.
** When asked how long [[pellet]]s in [[Er'cana]] take to cook, he says "depends how long you cook them."
* [[J.D. Barnes]] comes to the [[Guild of Greeters]]'s [[Bevin]], looking for members of the [[Students of D'ni Knowledge]].
** He says he's an anthropologist and working with them and a 'young lady' on a documentary.
** He says he does not work for the [[DRC]] and has no access to anything 'novel'.


===June 27===
* [[Marie Sutherland]] announces a new stained-glass contest for the [[Great Zero]].
** She also says that the chosen [[Eder Delin]] and [[Eder Tsogal]] pieces will go up next month.
* A [[Lake Light Meter]] is placed in the [[Ferry Terminal]] by [[Victor Laxman]].
* The [[DRC]] sends a [[KI]] message explaining how the [[pellet]]s work in [[Er'cana]].
* [[Vormaen]] tries to convince [[Victor Laxman]] to have the [[DRC]] cancel [[Douglas Sharper]]'s trip to [[Noloben]].
** He suggests to Laxman that [[Yeesha]] and the 'good' [[Bahro]] might have the ability to reverse what happened to [[Wheely]].
* [[Douglas Sharper]] stops by the [[UruObsession]] [[neighborhood]] before he leaves for [[Noloben]].
** He says he's had two meetings with [[Cate Alexander]] because of that [[neighborhood]].
** He expects to find [[Bahro]] killing each other in Noloben.
* The [[Er'cana]] plants [[Relto page]] appears in [[Er'cana]].
* The tie-dye shirt appears in [[Teledahn]].


== Major characters ==
* [[Douglas Sharper]]
* [[Nick White]]
* [[Victor Laxman]]
* [[Marie Sutherland]]
* [[Cate Alexander]]


== New content ==
* [[Age]]s
** [[Er'cana]]
* Places
** The [[Watcher's Pub]]
** [[Uran silo]]
* [[Relto pages]]
** [[Er'cana spore tree]]s, in Er'cana
* Clothing items
** [[Tie-dye t-shirt]], in [[Teledahn]]
* Other
** Player-created [[Marker missions]]
** [[Lake light meter]] in [[Ae'gura]]
** [[Lake pellet]]s and pellet point tracking in the [[KI]]
** [[Memorial imager]], outside [[Kahlo Pub]]

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