Wow… I promised KI shots way over a month ago and never got around to uploading them. Sorry ’bout that, been busy with a variety of stuff.

I haven’t done anything to stop random people from wandering into my shells, especially #201.

It’s fairly obvious that the silicon and iron in the sand are reacting in some way to the magnetization, and the roof seems to enhance the effect.

I also took a shot of myself from behind, showing the unusual pattern of multiple shadows.

It seems that the light from the reaction gathers in the corners of the roof and is reflected back down to the surface. The roof is almost invisible in the KI shots, but when inside the shell it’s quite noticeable.

Shell 410 on the other hand is progressing, I’ve gotten my door lock figured out and started moving my stuff to the inside of the building. I should probably build a desk and store my writing down there, rather than on the surface… That darn clay stuff is a pain to carve though, and I didn’t think to make the doorway or staircase large enough to fit a desk. I’ve also got a small pool of water near the back, which is infinitely useful when trying to sculpt benches and beds. At least the clay is going to use… digging it out wasn’t entirely futile after all.

I’ve had some limited successes in confining magnetic fields to a single area. My original idea of an Age turned out to be entirely unstable due to the excess magnetic energy.

I’ve used Shell 201 in Ahra Pahts as a testing area for my experiments. Filling it with iron and silicon sand was the easy part, controlling the magnetics was a bit more difficult. In the end I had to create a covering for the shell in order to prevent the particles from escaping, but the door is still proving to be a slight issue.
The effect that is produced is quite amazing though, it can really only be describes as walking through the northern lights. I will post pictures in the coming days, but I’m tied up with surface issues right now.

I’ve nearly given up visiting the older Ages and the cavern itself, what once seemed so exciting and full of life has become dull. Work on Ahra Pahts and other Ages with the Guild of Writers is an amazing experience, one that I hope I will be able to continue for a long while to come. I think I might take one more chance to return to the Cleft however, I’d like to walk down to D’ni and follow the footsteps of those before me, walk in the path of history, and finally leave the old behind for the new.

Work has continued, I’ve actually worn a path into the grass from my constant walking to and from my workshop.
The tree that I’ve planted is growing surprisingly well, I was slightly surprised when it grew steadily, but without leaves. Perhaps that soil from Gira had some unexpected side effects.

An unfortunate problem that arose from the cold weather, my workshop door frequently freezes shut. For now, I’m just going to have to remember to bring that portable heater with me. Hopefully the weather warms up soon, I’m worried that the ice in the canals might damage the linings and crack the sidewalks.

Happy New Years everyone, hopefully it was good. I spent it on the surface with family and friends, and I’m just packing up now to return to the Cavern and to Ahra Pahts.

I’ve been elected Councilor of Public Relations for the Guild of Writers, along with the four other councilors. We’ll be officially announcing everything at the All Guilds Meeting in Kirel on Saturday, but I’d like to have some stuff ready before then to pass around. I’d like to say immediately, if you have a concern or question about the Guild or the council, do not hesitate to PM me on the forums, send me a message via the KI, yell at me in CyanChat, leave a comment here, or post on the forums. I want to make this work as smoothly as possible, and that isn’t going to happen if people don’t have a voice.

Ahra Pahts should be opened for preliminary access to the Guild of Maintainers sometime soon, I’m planning to allow them into the exterior of my shell, but I’m locking the workroom door. Forgive me for not trusting people when I have half-written Ages sitting on my desk.

Hopefully I’ll see some people at the All Guilds Meeting, and otherwise, happy exploring in 2008!

Well, I’ve been asked many times to start putting down my observations and ideas somewhere more secure than the KI…
Keith finally convinced me to start typing on here.

So, I’m Darryl… some people call me Paradox, but that’s another story. I’ve been exploring around the Cavern since 2004, ironically, just after the first restoration was canceled. Luckily Zandi was still around to help those who came late.
I worked on and off with a variety of groups, and had the luck to stumble upon a group of explorers who were beginning to uncover the Art of writing Ages. The rest, is history.
I’ve gotten heavily involved with the Guild of Writers as soon as it was announced back in August, and I’ve been helping to build in the city of Ahra Pahts.

I’ve been building a workshop of sorts in Shell 410 and started working with some other concepts.
I’m quite interested in electromagnetism and its effects on particles. As I recall, Atrus had experimented with crystals in a very cold environment. I may need to find a warm coat soon…