Reference:2020-08-01 Patrick Dulebohn’s appearance at the All Guilds Meeting

In a surprise visit to the All Guilds Meeting in Kirel, Patrick Dulebohn introduces himself to the explorer community and announces the forthcoming opening of new Ages.

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(08/01 13:28:42) Patrick Dulebohn: Good afternoon, everyone.
(08/01 13:28:45) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:28:51) Patrick Dulebohn: If you don’t know who I am, my name is Patrick Dulebohn. I am one of the many individual explorers who are working together towards the restoration of D’ni and the Ages contained here and elsewhere.
(08/01 13:29:10) Patrick Dulebohn: This cavern has had a troubled history since the Fall of the D’ni people hundreds of years ago.
(08/01 13:29:21) Patrick Dulebohn: Atrus tried, with the help of many D’ni survivors and other allies, to restore this great cavern before abandoning their efforts in favor of a new beginning in the Age of Releeshahn.
(08/01 13:29:40) Patrick Dulebohn: In modern times, the D’ni Restoration Council, or the DRC if you prefer, has twice attempted to bring this ancient city and its Ages to their former glory, and due to circumstances out of their control, they too abandoned their efforts.
(08/01 13:30:06) Patrick Dulebohn: Well, my friends…you can’t keep the tenacious spirit of cautiously optimistic explorers down for long.
(08/01 13:30:14) Patrick Dulebohn grins
(08/01 13:30:24) Claidi Song holds her breath
(08/01 13:30:30) Patrick Dulebohn: It is with that in mind that I am proud to announce our restoration efforts are about to come to fruition!
(08/01 13:30:33) Mabe: ;-))))))))
(08/01 13:30:36) CT Hostess Susa’n holds Claidi
(08/01 13:30:40) TikiBear gasps
(08/01 13:30:43) etelka cheers
(08/01 13:30:48) Patrick Dulebohn: For those that don’t know, I and a dedicated gathering of explorers here in the cavern have been cataloging, repairing, reviewing, and…in some cases…even Writing the various Ages that populate the libraries here in D’ni and beyond.
(08/01 13:30:49) Claidi Song cheers
(08/01 13:31:15) Patrick Dulebohn: While it has taken much longer than we were hoping, we are now almost ready to release the first efforts of that labor for all of you to experience.
(08/01 13:31:37) Patrick Dulebohn: For the next few weeks, we will be renovating a small room here in the cavern to house a new Linking Book. For security reasons, I can’t divulge which location yet, but soon, it will be a bit obvious due to the construction.
(08/01 13:31:51) CT Hostess Susa’n faints
(08/01 13:32:00) Patrick Dulebohn: Note that we will regulate our work to the off-hours so we won’t disturb everyone as they go about their explorations.
(08/01 13:32:01) rarified hears hammers.
(08/01 13:32:02) TikiBear fans Susa’n
(08/01 13:32:04) Mabe: yep
(08/01 13:32:11) Patrick Dulebohn laughs to himself
(08/01 13:32:12) Claidi Song catches Susa’n
(08/01 13:32:18) Patrick Dulebohn: Think the Relyimah, although without the clandestine overtones.
(08/01 13:32:33) Patrick Dulebohn: Once work on the room is complete, we will eventually place a Linking Book to the Age of Chiso Preniv there for the public to use.
(08/01 13:32:34) Kayara: This place has off-hours?
(08/01 13:32:55) Patrick Dulebohn: Chiso, whose name was translated correctly but we believe was the widely-used slang term for it and not its actual name (which hasn’t been found yet), was an off-site library used by the D’ni Guild of Writers until it was, for some reason, abandoned and cleared of all its books.
(08/01 13:33:25) Patrick Dulebohn: It was discovered amongst other Books in another library on an Age called Teshafee, and has since housed a vast majority of the work I and others have been doing cataloging that library’s contents.
(08/01 13:33:48) Patrick Dulebohn: With Chiso, we invite any and all explorers who have been restoring their own Ages and cavern locations…or even Writing their own Ages…to bring their work to display at this library for all to experience.
(08/01 13:34:11) Patrick Dulebohn: In time, we’re also hoping to restore an alternate Nexus system that’s been discovered to accomodate these Ages for easier access and organization.
(08/01 13:34:35) Patrick Dulebohn: We also leave an open invitation to the DRC and its members if they ever choose to return. I think we all would like to see them in the cavern again, right?
(08/01 13:34:41) Patrick Dulebohn cheers
(08/01 13:34:47) TikiBear cheers
(08/01 13:34:50) Minasunda cheers
(08/01 13:34:52) TGMChrist cheers
(08/01 13:34:52) Mabe watches the curtain closely … watches the curtain closely
(08/01 13:34:52) aqua cheers
(08/01 13:34:54) Thumbs up from rarified
(08/01 13:34:55) Grandbad cheers
(08/01 13:34:56) Adi: YAY
(08/01 13:34:56) Claidi Song cheers
(08/01 13:34:57) Telrov cheers
(08/01 13:34:58) etelka cheers
(08/01 13:35:03) thoekenem claps his hands
(08/01 13:35:03) aqua: Amazing!!
(08/01 13:35:04) Lutra claps his hands
(08/01 13:35:05) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:35:09) MindWalker cheers
(08/01 13:35:14) Patrick Dulebohn: It is my hope that we will fill Chiso’s library once again, with work from all over the cavern and beyond.
(08/01 13:35:16) SandDoone cheers
(08/01 13:35:33) Minasunda: great 🙂
(08/01 13:35:34) Patrick Dulebohn: Note that we will do our best to roll out new places to see as quickly as we can, but as you know, we’re all doing this on a volunteer basis, and much like the DRC, we want you all to experience all of this as safely as possible.
(08/01 13:36:00) Patrick Dulebohn: Just know that we are committed to see this restoration through and expand our knowledge of the D’ni people and how they lived. Ten thousand years of history is waiting to be discovered.
(08/01 13:36:18) Patrick Dulebohn: So there you have it. A new era in D’ni will be underway soon!
(08/01 13:36:26) Grandbad dons a hardhat.
(08/01 13:36:27) CT Hostess Susa’n cheers
(08/01 13:36:30) Thumbs up from PodHopper
(08/01 13:36:32) cjherkeless cheers
(08/01 13:36:32) SandDoone claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:34) MindWalker claps his hands
(08/01 13:36:37) TikiBear makes a sound, but it could be gas
(08/01 13:36:38) TGMChrist claps his hands
(08/01 13:36:39) etelka claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:41) Eternal Seeker claps his hands
(08/01 13:36:42) Grandbad cheers
(08/01 13:36:43) rarified claps his hands
(08/01 13:36:43) rarified:
(08/01 13:36:43) Claidi Song claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:44) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:44) Patrick Dulebohn: I should note that this would not be possible without the help of countless others, some of them here today. There are so many to name and they’ve all brought us to this point over the years with all their help.
(08/01 13:36:44) Adi cheers
(08/01 13:36:45) shokhootahn Rehn cheers
(08/01 13:36:50) Minasunda claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:52) rarified claps his hands
(08/01 13:36:54) Omiahn claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:56) Musica3 claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:58) Patrick Dulebohn: To them, I give my most sincere and heartfelt thanks for all that they’ve done and continue to do.
(08/01 13:36:58) SandDoone claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:58) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:36:59) uwe claps his hands
(08/01 13:37:07) Claidi Song bows
(08/01 13:37:13) TikiBear claps his hands
(08/01 13:37:15) Patrick Dulebohn: Of course, I should also thank the DRC. After not one but *two* attempts at restoration where they’ve had the rug pulled out from under them, they have, from a distance, also been a huge help in how to go about this new effort.
(08/01 13:37:15) Adi claps her hands
(08/01 13:37:24) Claidi Song claps her hands
(08/01 13:37:27) TikiBear claps his hands
(08/01 13:37:29) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:37:33) Patrick Dulebohn: Even though the group has long since disbanded and they have moved on to other projects, they still have enthusiasm for D’ni and its historic culture, and they, like us, would love to see the cavern grow again.
(08/01 13:37:52) Patrick Dulebohn: And that is exactly what we shall do. All of us, in our way, making D’ni truly thrive once again.
(08/01 13:38:05) Patrick Dulebohn: And with that, I must thank all of you here. Without you, the spirit of this place would not have been kept alive for us to reach this point.
(08/01 13:38:10) TikiBear: Their influence hangs above us like a fir… never mind
(08/01 13:38:17) Grandbad claps his hands
(08/01 13:38:21) Patrick Dulebohn: All the event planners, guides, artists, story-tellers, boosters, enthusiasts…we are still here because of you!
(08/01 13:38:30) aqua cheers
(08/01 13:38:34) cjherkeless cheers
(08/01 13:38:35) Patrick Dulebohn: We hope to reward you all with new adventures, new stories, and new experiences here in D’ni and beyond.
(08/01 13:38:37) Omiahn cheers
(08/01 13:38:48) shokhootahn Rehn claps his hands
(08/01 13:38:50) Patrick Dulebohn: To quote a famous D’ni individual: “I hope your explorations are…satisfying.”
(08/01 13:39:01) Frobozz claps his hands
(08/01 13:39:02) Mabe claps his hands
(08/01 13:39:08) Patrick Dulebohn: I have time for a couple of questions, and then I must get back to work. Never a dull moment!
(08/01 13:39:10) SandDoone claps her hands
(08/01 13:39:12) MindWalker cheers wildly
(08/01 13:39:15) Grandbad cheers
(08/01 13:39:19) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:39:19) TikiBear throws concealed confetti
(08/01 13:39:20) Adi claps her hands while crying of joy
(08/01 13:39:21) Korov’ev: Our next question is from Tehlrov K’hris.
(08/01 13:39:21) Korov’ev: [Tehlrov K’hris] How many books can Chiso house?
(08/01 13:39:25) Minasunda claps her hands
(08/01 13:39:25) CT Hostess Susa’n encourages everyone to donate to Cyan to keep MOULa alive
(08/01 13:39:30) Korov’ev: a googleplex, more or less
(08/01 13:39:50) Patrick Dulebohn: Currently, we have nine pedestals to feature new Ages as they come in, and quite a bit of shelf space.
(08/01 13:39:52) rarified: (As in how many D’ni digits?)
(08/01 13:40:01) Patrick Dulebohn: So…hundreds, really!
(08/01 13:40:16) Patrick Dulebohn: Maybe thousands! Pretty much whatever we can stuff into the library.
(08/01 13:40:30) Patrick Dulebohn: If we get the new Nexus network running, maybe even more.
(08/01 13:40:32) Patrick Dulebohn smiles
(08/01 13:40:45) Patrick Dulebohn: One more question and then I must be off.
(08/01 13:40:55) Korov’ev: any?
(08/01 13:41:02) Patrick Dulebohn looks around
(08/01 13:41:05) Grandbad looks to see if a Librarian is required.
(08/01 13:41:21) Korov’ev claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:21) Korov’ev: thank you Patrick!
(08/01 13:41:22) Patrick Dulebohn: I’m sure I’ll be around if anyone thinks of any. There’s work to be done, after all.
(08/01 13:41:25) Patrick Dulebohn laughs
(08/01 13:41:27) rarified claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:27) Minasunda claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:29) Christian Walther claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:29) cjherkeless claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:30) TikiBear claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:30) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:31) MindWalker claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:31) SandDoone claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:31) Eternal Seeker claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:31) Patrick Dulebohn: Thank you for your time!
(08/01 13:41:32) Grandbad claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:32) CT Hostess Susa’n claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:33) PodHopper claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:33) TGMChrist claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:33) Claidi Song claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:34) Patrick Dulebohn bows
(08/01 13:41:34) aqua claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:35) Tehlrov K’hris claps and cheers enthusiastically
(08/01 13:41:35) Melis claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:37) Lutra claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:38) etelka claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:39) Magic Mir claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:40) Theo cheers
(08/01 13:41:40) uwe claps his hands
(08/01 13:41:41) Patrick Dulebohn salutes
(08/01 13:41:41) Omiahn claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:47) aqua: A historic speech!! May the ending never be written!
(08/01 13:41:47) Kayara claps her hands
(08/01 13:41:48) Claidi Song thanks you
(08/01 13:41:49) cjherkeless: we’re actually here.