Great Zero
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| Name in D'ni | regarozEro |
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| Location | Ae'gura, D'ni |
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| Current phase | Released |
The Great Zero is located at the pinnacle of Ae'gura,[citation needed] the D'ni capital. Set up in the year 0 DE by the initial surveyors of D'ni, the Great Zero was the linchpin of the D'ni navigational system. A monument was established at the site of the Great Zero, which was added to throughout the time of the D'ni empire.[citation needed]
History[edit | edit source]
King Ri'neref made an unusual distinction with the Great Zero in D'ni: he decreed that the line coming from the Zero be dedicated to religious structures.[1] No construction could be made on the line without the approval of the reigning king (and presumably the Great Lords once the kingship was abolished).[citation needed]
In 1817 DE, King Me'erta suggested that the line from the Zero was incorrect,[2] and all temples built during his reign fell along his proposed—but never officially decreed—line.[3] However, in 3112 DE, King Rakeri declared that the original line was indeed correct and should be honored.[4]
Layout and access[edit | edit source]
The Great Zero complex can be broken up into three segments: the antechamber, the courtyard, and the calibration chamber. Access to each of these locations is dependent upon a visitor's KI calibration state. Visitors begin in the antechamber, and additional access is gained by completing marker missions.
Antechamber[edit | edit source]
The Great Zero Antechamber[5] is a small structure at the front of the complex. It is elevated above the courtyard area, and has a small window through which the courtyard can be seen.[6] The antechamber has no means in ingress or egress except through linking books.
Visitors can use the marker mission dispenser to retrieve and upload the first "green" mission. Completion of this mission grants the user's KI access the courtyard linking book in the Nexus.[7]
Courtyard[edit | edit source]
The Great Zero Courtyard[8] is a large, round area with a massive piece of machinery - the Great Zero neutrino dispenser - at its center. This rotating machine emits a powerful neutrino beam, and is the origin point for the Great Zero Coordinate System (colloquially referred to as the "KI Positioning System", or "KIPS"). Large crystals ring the courtyard's high walls, and static electricity can regularly be seen arcing between them and the crystal at the machine's center. A flow of purified water runs down into a basin below the machinery from the calibration chamber.
Calibration Center[edit | edit source]
The Great Zero Calibration Center[9] is the cathedral-like building at the far end of the Great Zero complex, beyond the courtyard.[10] It houses a set of four Great Zero Maintenance Units,[11] which visitors can access to retrieve and upload the Calibration Great Zero Markers:[12] a special type of Great Zero Marker used to calibrate the Great Zero's Coordinate System.
Beyond the open windows, a natural waterfall cascades through a large, orange bank of purifiers before flowing into a large pool. A beam of energy runs from this purifier bank into the chamber, and out through the wall facing the rest of the complex.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ DRC. King Ri'neref notebook. Uru. "First was the line of the Great Zero. It seemed an obvious spot to base the city, with the most important religious structures being directly on the line and the rest of the city surrounding its center."
- ↑ DRC. King Me'erta notebook. Uru. "Just as important, Me'erta suggested that the line of the Great Zero (which had been chosen by Ri'neref) was inaccurate."
- ↑ DRC. King Me'erta notebook. Uru. "The Temple was built [...] in 1843. A few years later, Me'erta sanctioned the construction of the Temple of Water, and the Temple of the Sacred Stone. [...] All were built on Me'erta's recommended line of the Great Zero."
- ↑ DRC. King Rakeri notebook. Uru. "Rakeri also announced that the old line of the Great Zero was accurate and should be honored again."
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "You are currently standing in the Great Zero Antechamber."
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "Though you can see the Great Zero machinery through the small window, access to the Great Zero Courtyard is not available directly from the antechamber."
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "In order to access the plaza, you will need to upload fifteen Great Zero Markers (GZM’s) into the Great Zero system and link into the plaza via your nexus."
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "Great Zero Courtyard"
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "Great Zero Calibration Center"
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "The calibration center located beyond the courtyard cannot be accessed unless [...]"
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "Most important to the calibration center are the four Great Zero Maintenance Units (GZMU) toward the back [...]"
- ↑ DRC. The Great Zero notebook. Uru. "Once you have [...], you will be allowed access to the machines and the ability to find a new type of marker known as a Calibration Great Zero Marker (CGZM)."
