9663 DE

Centuries:	15th century DE 16th century DE
Decades:	9600s DE 9625s DE 9650s DE 9675s DE 9700s DE
Hahrtee:	9650 DE 9651 DE 9652 DE 9653 DE 9654 DE 9655 DE 9656 DE 9657 DE 9658 DE 9659 DE 9660 DE 9661 DE 9662 DE 9663 DE 9664 DE 9665 DE 9666 DE 9667 DE 9668 DE 9669 DE 9670 DE 9671 DE 9672 DE 9673 DE 9674 DE

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 explorers, 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 "Wheely" Engberg *Michael Engberg's daughter) and her friend 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.
  • Explorers 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 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 "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: Writers, Maintainers, Messengers, and Cartographers. The Guild of Greeters is announced as a fifth official guild.
• Leesahn 25
  • Jalak 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 Pubs 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 Henderson's Relto.
  • Michael Engberg returns to the cavern, but is uncommunicative.
  • 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 Ages 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