The cavern community is much like any other group. They provide social function, entertainment, and support for its members. As a society they are not terribly exclusive but membership is only there for those who find their way to the cavern. Those who inhabit the D'ni cavern hold an enormous reverence for the city and the Journey. This is the defining mark of this community.
For some, that Journey began nearly 20 years ago when the DRC contracted Cyan to produce Myst. The subsequent releases all acted to inform the public about D'ni before the cavern was open. The DRC knew that people would feel drawn to D’ni. They took great care to hide the location of the cavern until they felt it was ready. When the DRC finally did open the cavern in 2003 there were those who had already made the Journey.
I take care when using the word journey, as before in its generalized form it has such a general
meaning. In this case it refers to explorers finding their way to the cavern. There is another form. Journey in it’s proper capitalized form is very specific in it’s meaning.
When explorers in the desert first came to the cleft they were greeted by a hologram of Yeesha, the daughter of Atrus. Her speech is profound now as it was when it was first witnessed. It is here we learn the second meaning of Journey. To quote Yeesha:
Worship. Worship of what? Yeesha sought to warn the explorers of the pride that had destroyed the city of her father’s father. Her wish was that the city would not be restored physically but that through us D’ni could be reborn spiritually by learning how to right the wrongs of the past.
Perhaps the first to take Yeesha’s Journey was a man named Phil Henderson. Phil was a Restoration Engineer for the DRC who had vanished while surveying Eder Kemo in September 2002. When the DRC realized he had gone missing they called for a twenty-four hour search party but found nothing. Phil’s KI signal would be picked up from time to time over the next few days. Eventually an explorer was able to make contact with Phil. The conversation was brief with the message ultimately being that he was safe but would not be returning to the cavern.
On November 20, 2003 Phil Henderson returned. He was found in Eder Kemo by an explorer by the name of Zardoz. He asked to meet with the DRC and eventually spoke with Victor Laxman in Ae’gura. Onlookers overhead the conversation which began with a request to meet with Laxman and Dr. Watson and ended with Phil responding to a sound that only he could hear, apologizing for his mistake, and then running into the city.
For some, that Journey began nearly 20 years ago when the DRC contracted Cyan to produce Myst. The subsequent releases all acted to inform the public about D'ni before the cavern was open. The DRC knew that people would feel drawn to D’ni. They took great care to hide the location of the cavern until they felt it was ready. When the DRC finally did open the cavern in 2003 there were those who had already made the Journey.
I take care when using the word journey, as before in its generalized form it has such a general
When explorers in the desert first came to the cleft they were greeted by a hologram of Yeesha, the daughter of Atrus. Her speech is profound now as it was when it was first witnessed. It is here we learn the second meaning of Journey. To quote Yeesha:
It's as a fine tapestry. Complex beyond comprehension, but now torn. We will show you remnants, pieces of the tapestry. Pieces of the Journey. Find these remnants, these Journeys. Seven. Seven in each age. Seven here in the desert. Consider it a quest; no a request. Worship.
Worship. Worship of what? Yeesha sought to warn the explorers of the pride that had destroyed the city of her father’s father. Her wish was that the city would not be restored physically but that through us D’ni could be reborn spiritually by learning how to right the wrongs of the past.
Perhaps the first to take Yeesha’s Journey was a man named Phil Henderson. Phil was a Restoration Engineer for the DRC who had vanished while surveying Eder Kemo in September 2002. When the DRC realized he had gone missing they called for a twenty-four hour search party but found nothing. Phil’s KI signal would be picked up from time to time over the next few days. Eventually an explorer was able to make contact with Phil. The conversation was brief with the message ultimately being that he was safe but would not be returning to the cavern.
On November 20, 2003 Phil Henderson returned. He was found in Eder Kemo by an explorer by the name of Zardoz. He asked to meet with the DRC and eventually spoke with Victor Laxman in Ae’gura. Onlookers overhead the conversation which began with a request to meet with Laxman and Dr. Watson and ended with Phil responding to a sound that only he could hear, apologizing for his mistake, and then running into the city.
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