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The air in the Shub Cavern has grown thick, vibrating with a frequency that defies human biology. It is February on Monria, and the usual industrial hum of the underground crystal caverns and tunnels has been replaced by the rhythmic chanting of those who serve the "All-in-One" - Yog Sothoth.
The Guardian of the Gate
In the cosmic hierarchy, Yog-Sothoth stands as the ultimate paradox: the gate, the key, and the guardian all at once. An entity contiguous with every moment of the past and every shadow of the future, he does not merely observe time -- he is time. Through his union with Shub-Niggurath, a lineage of terror was born. From them came the twins Nug and Yeb, and through Nug’s own parthenogenesis, the Great Old One Cthulhu was brought into being.While Cthulhu may slumber and dream, Yog-Sothoth is forever awake, offering infinite knowledge to those daring enough to ask. But the price for a glimpse into the infinite is never paid in credits ... it is paid in soul-surrender.
The Annual Decree: A Debt Unpaid
For years, the Monrian community has defied the Great Old Ones. Decca, the High Priestess of the void, has led her Cultists through Monria's dark corridors, hunting for a tribute that would finally satisfy Shub-Nigurrath's mate, Yog-Sothoth. Every year, the community fights back. Every year, the sacrifice remains unmade, and the "eternal servitude" remains an empty vacancy.However, the Shubs have grown restless. The offspring of Shub-Niggurath are pouring into the caverns with a renewed, frenetic hunger. They are no longer just defending their territory; they are hunting.
The sacrificial altar is never revealed, but a target for the Annual Monria Valentines Sacrifice to Yog-Sothoth is taken to it (that's the part they are challenged to accomplish each year) ... and there, at the altar, the incantations and true ritual takes place ... in the dark, in the shadows of the Church of Cthulhu. After all, the happy couple for which this annual ritual takes place are the Grandparents of Cthulhu.
The Chosen: A Target on Crusher
This year, the choice was quite deliberate. The Cult has set its sights on Crusher.Known for his relentless efficiency, Crusher has spent countless months thinning the Shub ranks, his weapons a constant bane to those who cluster in the Shub Cavern. However, his prowess has become his curse. The Cultists have marked him not just for his strength, but as an act of cosmic irony: the one who kills the children of the Gods shall now be offered to the All-in-One, Yog-Sothoth.
The Stakes for the Event
- The Victim: Crusher must navigate the lunar depths with a literal target on his back.
- The Opposition: Decca’s Cultists and waves of Shubs, emboldened by the promise of Yog-Sothoth’s favor.
- The Reward: Survival and the continued freedom of the Monrian people, or ... a descent into the "eternal servitude" that has claimed so many across time.
The Shadow in the Crevice
While Decca’s intentions are loud and never veiled, a quieter threat has returned to the crystal caverns.First spotted during last year’s ritual, an unknown Cultist has once again been sighted. Unlike the others, he does not chant with the choir or march under Decca’s banners. He is a ghost in the machine, a figure that seems to bleed into the darkness of the Monria tunnels. He occupies the jagged corners and lightless crevices where even the Shubs fear to tread.
To date, our intelligence is a void:
- Affiliation: Unknown. He maintains a cold distance from Decca’s inner circle.
- Purpose: Obscure. He watches the ritual sites with an intensity that suggests he is waiting for a specific moment ... or a specific failure.
- Disposition: Unpredictable. He has neither struck at the community nor offered a hand in defense.
The Hunt for the Unseen
As the Shubs swarm and the ritual fires burn, keep one eye on the mobs in front of you and the other on the shadows behind. Decca of course has engaged the other Monria creatures to help distract participants enough so they can make their move on Crusher ... let's not let that happen.The unknown Cultist is there, and this year, we intend to find out why.
INTEL BRIEFING
"To please Yog-Sothoth is to court madness. To deny him is to invite his wrath. This Valentines, we choose the latter."| ENTITY | HAZARD LEVEL | NOTE |
| The Shubs | High | Be prepared for relentless pursuit. |
| Decca & Cultists | Extreme | Are fanatical and will stop at nothing to capture the sacrifice. |
| Unknown Cultist | Classified | Observe only. Do not let him lure you away from the main group. |
Question is ... are we hunting down an ally or an enemy?
MONRIA VALENTINES EVENT DETAILS
Date | Saturday, February 14th
Time | 00:00 -to- 23:59 game time
(to determine game time -- click on your System tab in the chat box and then press U ... or
press the period key if you haven't remapped your keyboard since the graphics update)
Location | Entire Monria Moon -- Mountain of Madness mobs not included
RULES & GUIDELINES
- you do not need to register at EntropiaLife for this event ... globals/hofs are automatically recorded
- be considerate of your fellow participants during the event
- --- this includes not cluttering TP areas in the craters with vehicles and/or landing on top of people
- --- when going back out into the field, please be considerate of where you land and pick up vehicles
- --- turrets don't work during our events, so please don't drag mobs to the TP areas
- TEAMING
- teams must have the name Monria in the team name to be eligible for prizes
- please do not use symbols in your team name so it gets into the filter for the event data spreadsheet
- please register your Team Name and Team Leader in this thread
- --- any prizes won will be given to the Team Leader for distribution
- societies cannot have more than one team name with their society name in it
- HEALERS
- if you hire a healer and don't team, your globals/hofs will count as Solo entries
- if you team with a healer, or anyone else, your globals/hofs will count as Team entries
- MINING
- all of Monria is open to those who wish to participate in the mining portion of the event
- if you get a claim in an area where you are challenged to excavate it because of mobs ...
- --- ask in Monria chat to see if any of our VCAT members are available to assist
24 HOUR HUNTING & MINING | DETAILS
Date | Saturday, February 14th -- Time Begins | 00:00 game time -- Time Ends | 23:59 game time
Location | Entire Monria Moon -- Mountain of Madness mobs not included -- (see specific increased mob spawn locations in the link below)
Right click on the following links and open in a new tab -- these are PDF files for downloading:
Monria Increased Mob Spawn Locations - (only during the monthly Monria event)
Monria Mob Levels / HP - Wave Locations - Pets - Yogs Burrow Sweating
Also, here are links to help you navigate Monria, but also find items in shops and shopkeepers:
Right click on the links to open in a new tab.
Monria Guide to Everything
Monria Interactive Map
Monria Shops Inventory Tool
Monria Directory
HUNTING & MINING | EVENT PRIZES
HEADS UP ... if you haven't done so already, make sure you pick up the:
- Daily Missions
- Mining Guild Representative Mining Missions
- The Order of the Elder Gods -- (Chapters/Horns mission)
- Toy Soldier -- (Monria Plushies mission)
SOLO HUNTING
- Single Highest Global/HoF -- Shoggoth -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Single Highest Global/HoF -- Yog -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Single Highest Global/HoF -- Cultist -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Single Highest Global/HoF -- Shub -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Highest Team Global/HoF -- Shoggoth -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Highest Team Global/HoF -- Yog -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Highest Team Global/HoF -- Cultist -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Highest Team Global/HoF -- Shub -- Prize --> 200 PED
- Highest global/hof on any ore/enmatter -- Prize --> 200 PED
- First Lowest global on any ore/enmatter -- Prize --> 100 PED
- Last Lowest global on any ore/enmatter -- Prize --> 100 PED
Time ... 19:00 - 22:00 Game Time
Location ... /wp [Monria, 37561, 21478, 35, Waypoint]
RULES ON HOW YOU WIN
- Solo Hunting, Team Hunting
- you can only win one Solo and one Team hunting prize
- you can also win a mining prize based on the following rules
- Mining
- if you get the highest global/hof and one of the lowest globals ... you win the highest
- if you win the highest, you are not eligible for either the first or last lowest global prizes
- the person who wins the first lowest global is not eligible to win the last lowest global
- if you get the first lowest global, you can continue mining toward getting the highest
- Example ... you get the first lowest global and have the first recorded time
- --- this means you win the first lowest global prize
- --- but there's an incentive to continue mining to see if you can get the highest global/hof
- --- if you do, then the person who had the lowest global with the time right after yours ...
- ---------- would win the first lowest global prize
- Additional Information
- you can win prizes in solo/team hunting and mining based on the above rules
- in case of a draw for any of the prizes, the first recorded time will apply
- Anhithe will extract the data from EntropiaLife after the event and determine the winners
- --- he will also create a gobal/hof data spreadsheet that will be posted with the results
- the results will be added to the first post in this event thread sometime on Sunday
INSTRUCTIONS TO CAPTURE THE DSEC MINING CAMP & DSEC MILITARY CAMP CRATER TPs
- from the DSEC Forensics Crater, go SE to the abandoned mine, follow the road
- --- coordinates of the abandoned mine are --- /wp [Monria, 38488, 19935, 26, Entrance to Mining Camp]
- --- be mindful that there are Yogs outside the abandoned mine entrance
- --- they should be mostly off to the left unless someone aggro'd them
- --- use the insta-teleporter just inside the abandoned mine
- --- this will take you to the DSEC Mining Camp crater ... capture the TP and then ...
- from the DSEC Mining Camp TP follow the road out to the abandoned mine
- --- coordinates of the abandoned mine are --- /wp [Monria, 37738, 17985, 106, Entrance to Military Camp]
- --- use the insta-teleporter just inside the abandoned mine
- --- this will take you to the DSEC Military Camp crater ... capture the TP
MONRIA EVENT TEAMS
HAVE FUN AND ... " THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION "