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== Design == | == Design == | ||
Master Geran of the Guild of Surveyors designed the Shaft. It is a large cylindrical space with a single ramp threading its way down the side. At the top is an overlook balcony and a door leading to the last [[rest house]] before the surface. A similar rest house is located roughly halfway down the shaft. | |||
At the base of the shaft, the ramp gives way to another observation deck. Flights of stairs dug into the rock behind the shaft wall connect this balcony to the floor. Four piers also extend out from the observation deck, but do not connect at the center, leaving an open-air space. The central portion of the shaft's floor is a platform which can be raised to connect the piers. The pillars supporting the piers act as massive screws, lifting and lowering the platform. Underneath is a service tunnel, which runs beneath the path leading out from the bottom of the Great Shaft. This tunnel provides access to the fan circulation controls in the adjoining node room. | At the base of the shaft, the ramp gives way to another observation deck. Flights of stairs dug into the rock behind the shaft wall connect this balcony to the floor. Four piers also extend out from the observation deck, but do not connect at the center, leaving an open-air space. The central portion of the shaft's floor is a platform which can be raised to connect the piers. The pillars supporting the piers act as massive screws, lifting and lowering the platform. Underneath is a service tunnel, which runs beneath the path leading out from the bottom of the Great Shaft. This tunnel provides access to the fan circulation controls in the adjoining node room. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Construction === | === Construction === | ||
According to the information on | According to the information on Aitrus' map, building the Great Shaft "required the four greatest rock-working machines in all of the D'ni Empire and a few months to complete", and "was designed by Surveyors Guild Master [[Garten]]". Unlike the small expedition team of surveyors who had managed the tunnel digging project on their own, the Great Shaft required a much larger team, with members from multiple guilds, from the [[Guild of Miners]] to the [[Guild of Caterers]]. Construction ran for several months, beginning in 9336 DE and ending in 9337. | ||
=== Sealing === | === Sealing === | ||
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The Great Shaft also played a significant role in [[Myst V: End of Ages]], which depicted the actions of Dr. Watson following his disappearance. Released by Cyan Worlds in 2005 and thought to have been created shortly after the events it depicts, the game shows a number of changes to the Great Shaft, including operating elevators, improved lighting, support struts to improve stability, and intermittent quakes. Dr. Watson's journal is gone, and the [[Nexus terminal]]s link to the rest [[Age]] of [[Direbo]], rather than to the [[Nexus]] itself. Cyan, and RAWA specifically, have indicated that these changes were artistic in nature. | The Great Shaft also played a significant role in [[Myst V: End of Ages]], which depicted the actions of Dr. Watson following his disappearance. Released by Cyan Worlds in 2005 and thought to have been created shortly after the events it depicts, the game shows a number of changes to the Great Shaft, including operating elevators, improved lighting, support struts to improve stability, and intermittent quakes. Dr. Watson's journal is gone, and the [[Nexus terminal]]s link to the rest [[Age]] of [[Direbo]], rather than to the [[Nexus]] itself. Cyan, and RAWA specifically, have indicated that these changes were artistic in nature. | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
On April 25, 2007, a small portion of the Great Shaft was once again made accessible to explorers by the [[bahro]], who placed a [[bahro stone|linking stone]] to Dr. Watson's rest house at the end of [[Tokotah Alley]] in [[Ae'gura]]. The shaft is currently in a state of disrepair. The service elevators are not running, and the ramp is too unsafe to use, especially in the dark. Explorers do not currently have access to either the base or the top of the shaft. | On April 25, 2007, a small portion of the Great Shaft was once again made accessible to explorers by the [[bahro]], who placed a [[bahro stone|linking stone]] to Dr. Watson's rest house at the end of [[Tokotah Alley]] in [[Ae'gura]]. The shaft is currently in a state of disrepair. The service elevators are not running, and the ramp is too unsafe to use, especially in the dark. Explorers do not currently have access to either the base or the top of the shaft. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Upper Great Shaft.png|The upper part of the Great Shaft | File:Upper Great Shaft.png|The upper part of the Great Shaft | ||
File:First elevator Great Shaft.png|The upper elevator | File:First elevator Great Shaft.png|The upper elevator | ||
File:Great Shaft inside.png|The Great Shaft has a | File:Great Shaft inside.png|The Great Shaft has a deep of over three miles | ||
File:Eder tomahn.png|An [[Eder tomahn]] in the Great Shaft | File:Eder tomahn.png|An [[Eder tomahn]] in the Great Shaft | ||
File:Second elevator Great Shaft.png|The lower elevator | File:Second elevator Great Shaft.png|The lower elevator | ||
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File:Door to D'ni Great Shaft.png|The door which leads to the [[Cavern|D'ni Cavern]] | File:Door to D'ni Great Shaft.png|The door which leads to the [[Cavern|D'ni Cavern]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||