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| | The '''scarab beetle''' is a small, golden-colored insect. According to a [[D'ni(race|D'ni]] Proverb which appeared briefly on D'niGuild.com, the bodily fluids of the scarab are the basis for making the Ink necessary to write an Age. [[Catherine]] notes in her journal that [[Gehn]] specifically wrote the elements necessary for creating Books and Ink into the Age of [[Riven]], if not every Age he ever wrote. The scarab beetle, as well as the trees on Jungle Island, were two of the elements we know were added for this purpose. Because of their importance to the creation of ink, it is highly likely that these beetles existed in numerous other Ages, including [[Garternay]], birthplace of the Art, but we have no actual records of their existence outside of Riven yet. Further references to the scarab and its importance to the Art can be found in the game of [[Ahyoheek]], where it is one of the three symbols used in the D'ni version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Another would be the Age of [[Gahreesen]], where the [[Guild of Maintainers|Maintainers]] kept approximately 16 beetles which detected ink from unauthorized books. |
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| | imagecaption = The Scarab found in Riven.
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| | habitat = [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] Ages, [[Riven]]
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| The '''scarab''' is a small, golden-colored beetle insect. They are a crucial ingredient in the [[Ink]] used in [[the Art]] of writing. A [[D'ni proverbs|D'ni Proverb]] once featured on D'niguild.com describes their use: | |
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| A Tree falls; a page arises.
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| A scarab is captured; ink is released.
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| Life is taken; an Age is given.
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| </poem>
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| | source = D'niGuild.com
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| It can be assumed that the scarab was native to [[Garternay]], birthplace of the Art, and that [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] and [[Ronay]] Writers wrote them into many other [[Age]]s. [[Catherine]] notes in [[Reference:Catherine, personal journal (Riven)|her journal]] that [[Gehn]] specifically wrote the elements necessary for creating [[Book]]s and Ink into the Age of [[Riven]], if not every Age he ever wrote. This is why the scarab is present in Riven. Given Gehn's habit of copying from other books, the same Scarab can probably be found in other Ages. As of yet though, we have no records of their existence outside Riven.
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| Gehn built the [[Gate Room]] on [[Temple Island]] as a sort of tribute to the Art. The columns represent the trees necessary for creating books, and on the columns are large replicas of the scarab, representing the ink. The inkwell Gehn used for writing, found in [[Age 233]], is in the shape of a scarab.
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| In [[Ahyoheek]], a D'ni game similar to "Rock, Paper, Scissors", one of the three symbols a player may play is a scarab.
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| In [[Gahreesen]], the [[Guild of Maintainers]] used beetles that could sense ink as a security measure to detect unauthorized linking books. It's unknown if these are the same kind of beetles used in the ink making process, or if they're related in some way.
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| In any case, the exact process of making Ink was a closely guarded secret of the [[Guild of Ink-Makers]]. It is said that they never wrote it down, and passed on the formula through oral tradition for thousands of years. While trapped on Riven, Gehn struggled for a long time to recreate the Ink formula by himself.
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