Great Zero neutrino dispenser

From Guild of Archivists
Great Zero neutrino dispenser
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Location Ae'gura

This huge device (also known as "Protractor") is the center of the Great Zero and is used as a reference point for measuring distances throughout D'ni. It is currently uncalibrated and must be activated by means of a series of markers set up throughout the Cavern. These markers' locations are stored in the KI, a small hand-held device that was designed to work in tandem with the Great Zero's measuring system. The coordinates of these markers are used to calibrate the Great Zero, after which it can be used to measure distances via the Neutrino Dispenser.

The Dispenser appears to rely on water and a strange type of D'ni crystal to generate its beam. The water pours from the ceiling of the Cavern, down through a series of channels, and to a pool at the base of the magnetically suspended Dispenser. The Dispenser itself is built around a huge crystal, and is surrounded by many smaller ones located along the outer wall of the Great Zero Courtyard. The device cannot properly function, however, until the proper data are uploaded to calibrate it with the rest of the Cavern so that it can accurately measure distances.

While the Great Zero appears to have been initially calibrated during the events following the DRC's abandonment of the restoration effort in 2003, it appears to have once again fallen out of alignment in the intervening years. With the DRC's return to the Cavern, however, some rudimentary systems have begun working despite the Great Zero's incomplete calibration process, including the KI-PS system in the Cavern, and the ability to create Quest Marker Games. On Sunday, June 24, 2007, Victor Laxman officially activated the Great Zero machinery, marking the first time during the restoration that the Great Zero was fully operational.

Important KI-PS Coordinates[edit | edit source]

Ae'gura[edit | edit source]

Ferry Terminal 5 154 6 75 7 -93 Link-In Spot
Docks 5 1,384 6 82 7 -93 Door
Kahlo Pub 5 1,288 6 61 7 -86 Door
Courtyard 5 3 6 53 7 -80 Top of the great stairs
Tokotah Alley 5 1,970 6 57 7 -82 Link-In Spot
Tokotah Rooftop 5 624 6 55 7 -77 Link-In Spot
Museum 5 2,927 6 44 7 -80 Door
Palace Alcove 5 59,310 6 43 7 -76 Link-In Spot
Hall of Kings 5 59,014 6 43 7 -76 [Palace Alcove] Door
Canyon 5 61,513 6 59 7 -82 Link-In Spot
Concert Hall Foyer 5 59,875 6 78 7 -79 Link-In Spot
Library Courtyard 5 56,559 6 96 7 -78 Link-In Spot
Library 5 56,925 6 101 7 -79 [Lower] Door
Kadish Gallery 5 61,071 6 73 7 -84 Link-In Spot
Sharper's Office 5 37,060 6 27 7 -39 Link-In Spot
Messengers' Pub 5 61,921 6 27 7 -72 Link-In Spot
The Watcher's Sanctuary 5 18,270 6 22 7 -48 Link-In Spot
Great Zero Observation room 5 31,249 6 7 7 0 Link-In Spot
Great Zero Courtyard 5 26,752 6 4 7 -1 Link-In Spot

Neighborhoods[edit | edit source]

  • Bevin: 5 60,265 6 999 7 -71 (Link-In Spot)
  • Kirel: 5 60,040 6 1,036 7 -103 (Link-In Spot)

Uran District[edit | edit source]

  • Silo: 5 1,913 6 1,562 7 -164 (Link-In Spot)

Main Cavern[edit | edit source]