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The '''Firemarble dome''' is one of [[Gehn]]'s more ingenious, albeit brutish, inventions. The domes, which were built on [[Riven]], served two purposes. First, they shielded the [[Linking Books]] they held from the elements, as well as the [[Moiety]]. They also provided power to the Linking Books, which were faulty and unable to operate without an external power source. There were five domes in all, one for each island in the [[Age]] of Riven. These five domes were powered by a highly volatile and explosive kind of [[firemarble]] called a "power-marble." Power itself was provided by the [[Golden superdome]]. | The '''Firemarble dome''' is one of [[Gehn]]'s more ingenious, albeit brutish, inventions. The domes, which were built on [[Riven]], served two purposes. First, they shielded the [[Linking Books]] they held from the elements, as well as the [[Moiety]]. They also provided power to the Linking Books, which were faulty and unable to operate without an external power source. There were five domes in all, one for each island in the [[Age]] of Riven. These five domes were powered by a highly volatile and explosive kind of [[firemarble]] called a "power-marble." Power itself was provided by the [[Golden superdome]]. | ||
Access can be achieved in 2 phases: Phase 1 is completed by using a kinetoscope-like device with a button meant to be pressed when the golden | Access can be achieved in 2 phases: Phase 1 is completed by using a kinetoscope-like device with a button meant to be pressed when the golden [[D'ni]] color symbol is seen. This sequence stops the dome from spinning and flips it over to its gold underside, initiating phase 2, which is a combination lock of 5 sliders in 25 notches, the code to which can be found in Gehn's [[Book Assembly Island]] journal. After setting the code from right to left and another button is pressed, the dome flips again, spins once more, this time with you in it, and the Linking book and pedestal are revealed at last. To get out again, just press yet another button on the floor. | ||
There is one major exception to this process: The scope on [[Survey Island]] is also located directly above a pond where Gehn's semi-tame pet [[Wahrk]] resides. Sometime before the [[Stranger]] arrived on Riven, that Wahrk was acting a bit overzealous, and smashed into the metal support underneath that very catwalk where the scope was bolted. As this happened, one side of the wooden floor sagged to the left, thereby knocking the kinetoscope out of synchronization with its dome on the opposite side of the water. | There is one major exception to this process: The scope on [[Survey Island]] is also located directly above a pond where Gehn's semi-tame pet [[Wahrk]] resides. Sometime before the [[Stranger]] arrived on Riven, that Wahrk was acting a bit overzealous, and smashed into the metal support underneath that very catwalk where the scope was bolted. As this happened, one side of the wooden floor sagged to the left, thereby knocking the kinetoscope out of synchronization with its dome on the opposite side of the water. | ||
