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What is the Secret World? Where did it all begin? They say that every story has a beginning and an end, but sometimes the two are one in the same. You'll have to forgive me for using the oldest cliché in the book. It all began when...
The First Clue: THE POEM
May 7th 2007. Gaming websites and forums received a mysterious email:
From: Hide Seek Sent: Monday, 7th of May 2007 10:43
To: (you) Subject: The Truth Importance: Low
Hello.
You don't know me, and I hesitate to call myself 'a friend' - that would be presumptuous.
I found your name on the forums, and based on what I read I decided to contact you.
I have uncovered something that worries me, and I want to get the word out before it's too late. You're going to think I'm crazy - that's fine. I've been called crazy before. Time will prove me right. For now, all I can do is speak up and hope that someone out there will listen. You're not the only one I've contacted today, and if you don't help me, someone else will - I'm sure of it. Just know that by helping me you will put yourself at risk. I will hold no grudge against you if you keep silent.
Through sources that must remain secret, I've located an ancient and potentially very dangerous document. I'll explain how it relates to you in a second. First I want you to see this document for yourself:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8091670@N07/482500489/
This is genuine. It's a digital reproduction of a document that has recently been uncovered in a place run by people of great power - people who don't want their secrets revealed to the world. Don't ask me how I discovered it - I won't tell. Others would get hurt.
There's a global conspiracy that threatens us all, one that goes back thousands - tens of thousands - of years, and this document is just a single piece of evidence of what these powerful people know, and what they have planned for the future.
But this is not why I write you.
I've learned that someone else has uncovered parts of this conspiracy, and plan to exploit it for commercial reasons by building a virtual world based on these dark secrets. I fear that this is ill-advised and dangerous. Some things must remain hidden - this is one of them. These people don't know what they're doing. By creating a game based on the information they have uncovered, they are opening Pandora's Box.
We need to get the word out NOW - to prevent them from digging too deep, and from revealing things that should remain hidden�at least until the world is ready for the Truth.
I know they plan to use the contents of this ancient document to spread the word about their game. Please, friend, I need your help, and the help of those that trust and listen to you. We need to reveal their plans before more sinister agents find out. We must let them know they are playing with fire�a fire that can burn us all.
I know this might sound absurd to you. After all, how can a GAME be dangerous? If you knew what I know, if you've seen what I've seen, you wouldn't ask that question. Information is a weapon, and in the wrong hands this information could be devastating to us all.
Please, I beg you, spread the word. Expose these people and their plans. By revealing their true intentions, we can at least make it appear to be 'just a game', rather than the dark and dangerous Truth that it truly is.
It is not too late�but we must act NOW.
HS 20121221
Gaming websites were also told, "The words provide the clues. The letters point to three cities of Gaia. The intricate web holds secrets to the dream of fallen Earth."
Examining the parchment reveals four lines of a nonsense poem and scribbled notes:
A grim, odd arcane sky.
Any god, I mark sacred.
A masked cry adoring.
A dreamy, sick dragon.
"How does this involve the Illuminati?" in Spanish.
"Amundsen found it under the ice" in Norwegian.
"Sons of God" in Hebrew.
"What does it mean? Who are the eights?" in French.
"Something over a War of Darkness" in German.
4 lines, 4 symbols, The Fourth Age Are We Approaching.
The number 2012.
The sign for Infinity.
The seal of the Knights Templar.
Entering one line of the poem in a url launched a website with a strange, arcane symbol and latin phrase, resembling alchemical designs from medieval texts. There were four websites with symbols, one for each line, referring to the "4 lines, 4 symbols" clue scribbled on the parchment.
ERA: Unius compendium alterius stipendium. The profit of one is the disprofit of another.
KARD: Sic terras turbine perflat. So he troubles the earth with whirlwinds.
SAYD: Là, le danger. There, the danger.
MICONG: Vis nescia vinci. Force that cannot be overcome with force.
Astute readers also found each line of the poem is an anagram for dark days are coming. Our crafty investigators entered this phrase in a url, launching a website displaying "DARK DAYS ARE COMING" in red letters against a black background. The O in COMING was blurred, and clicking it launched a new page with a surprising twist.
Quick Clue Navigation:
The First Clue: THE POEM
The Second Clue: CITIES & SYMBOLS
The Third Clue: A FRIEND'S WELCOME
The Fourth Clue: TIBETAN SHERPAS
The Fifth Clue: FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
The Sixth Clue: PRECISION AND VIGILANCE
The Seventh Clue: AU REVOIR
The Eighth Clue: THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY
The Secret Blog: SECRETS FROM RAGNAR'S BLOG
