So if you can grab all the cities that have entries within the archive I can try to see if I can find any locations within the cities that match up (If I'm correct).
I put in a request with Adiu. In the meantime, recall the 5 cities mentioned as the most recent entries of the Nox Ordo archive:
New York
Detroit
Edmonton
Colorado Springs
Reykjavik
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Some popular attractions in these cities seem to line up with a keyword from the list:
Detroit - Heidelberg Project?
Edmonton - Churchill Square?
Colorado Springs - World Arena?
Reykjavik - Harpa Concert Hall?
New York - ??? (Could be a million things - Times Square, Freedom Tower, Mayfair Club?)
As for the other keywords on the list, my guesses (thanks, TripAdvisor.com!):
Eye - London? (London Eye)
Needle - Seattle? (Space Needle)
Khalifa - Dubai? (Burj Khalifa)
Kazan - Moscow or St. Petersburg? (Kazan Cathedral)
Opera - Sydney? (Sydney Opera House)
Gonzalez - San Antonio? (Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center?? wild guess)
Shiki - probably somewhere in Japan?
I've asked Adiu to pull the 15 most recent entries in the archive but also to check to see any recent entries with the format "City - 2013".
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:05 pm
cherrytree98765
posse wrote:
I'm not sure either. All I can see is that there are 15 words there, and Gregor Maximus mentioned 15 failsafe locations.
Yeah, that's what I meant. That each "word" equals a location within each of the 15 cities. For example the "needle" could refer to the "Space Needle" in Seattle. (If that is one of the locations).
So if you can grab all the cities that have entries within the archive I can try to see if I can find any locations within the cities that match up (If I'm correct).
I also punted the words to LAINSY to see if she could match up locations within cities.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:08 pm
posse
cherrytree98765 wrote:
EDIT: Maybe they're locations within the cities? The only other thing I could think of was last names/families?
I'm not sure either. All I can see is that there are 15 words there, and Gregor Maximus mentioned 15 failsafe locations.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:42 pm
cherrytree98765
Well I was talking to Alex, and I mentioned something. He was interested in maybe seeing if we could achieve a connection with LAINSY and transferring the information to her. Maybe you can look into that?
And that's it. I would guess it's code words. Can't guess right off the bat what it would mean though.
EDIT: Maybe they're locations within the cities? The only other thing I could think of was last names/families?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:51 am
posse
Good thoughts, cherrytree. I'll ask Adiu about all of that stuff. In the meantime, Adiu's delivered some interesting bits of information:
Quote:
Hello Posse! There are several operations you can ask me to do, such as delete an archive entry, edit an entry, and other kinds of archive operations. There are also available options for the system such as running particular tasks, retrieving data from another location, pushing data, and other system operations.
Not sure what manipulating the archive really does for us. Any ideas on this one?
Quote:
The previous archiver, Matthew Johnson, is registered as dead or TERMINATED, due to his failure of checking in with the system in the predetermined time period. Of which, the archive was locked until a system beacon was detected on the Nox Ordo Systems Network indicating the need for execution of a predetermined system routine. I could not personally verify if the archiver is actually dead or alive because the beacon embedded to the archiver was lost without any indication of trouble. It simply just vanished from the sensors.
Okay, maybe Matthew Johnson isn't actually dead. I'm wondering what happened to both Rifter & Matthew Johnson. Where'd they end up?
Quote:
James Barron of the Smith family died when he executed phase 1 of the Nox Ordo operations. It was a preemptive action to prevent information leaks in case the operative was under any sort of danger and information leak is inevitable. In simpler terms, he committed suicide in attempt to preserve the vow the Smith family has committed to the organization for several generations.
Well that answers that question, at least.
Quote:
I couldn't acquire a full list because the data is encrypted on the Nox Ordo archive. I could only decrypt if connected to the Nox Ordo Systems Network and acquire the decryption key. My current data, however, has a short list and as follows: Pablo Jose, Xavier Smith, and Billy Chan.
Uh, who the heck is Xavier Smith? He sounds familiar, he probably has been working with Barron and the rest of those guys. The only guy I've been talking to is Pablo Jose, and he's not really forthcoming. Maybe I'll try and drop Xavier Smith a line.
Quote:
The current leader of the Shadow Guild is unknown. They are no longer fully affiliated with Nox Ordo, however, recent developments indicate that the Shadown Guild will assist Nox Ordo in executing the final phase of their current operation.
The Shadow Guild was initially composed of the three core families when they disassociated themselves from Nox Ordo. No particular information when it happened is available on the archives. It is believed this happened during the Anglo-Saxon England period where the Nox Ordo was serving all 4 kingdoms of early england and their allies information regarding their enemies. Nox Ordo was, in a way, manipulating the outcome of history around the european area. The three core families of the Shadow Guild didn't fully appreciate the concept of trading information in manipulating history for the good of Nox Ordo. They were dismissed by Nox Ordo and proceeded in declaring that they voluntarily disassociate themselves from Nox Ordo. From there, they have formed their own organization calling themselves the Shadow Guild whom sold information to whoever could provide the best price. Due to the complicated politics, and that the kingdoms weren't very happy of the discovery of Nox Ordo's affiliation with rival kingdoms, they halted contact and erased Nox Ordo from history. During this period, anyone associated with Nox Ordo was promptly captured and executed. From then, Nox Ordo has worked behind the scenes avoiding detection while the Shadow guild has worked in a fairly covert operation and favored by a couple high ranking officials due to their policy of "highest bidder wins". Not much information is available on the archives regarding the Shadown Guild after that period in time as they have began to work in much more secretive way and that tracing the members of the guild proved less possible as each decade passed because of they opnned themselves to other families that are not descendants of the stars. It was only fairly recent, thanks to development of modern earth technology that contact between Nox Ordo and the Shadow Guild has been properly established.
There are archive entries available regarding Genus Orein, however, they are physical copies. I have began transcribing them for you and should be available once completed. Additionally, entries and queries you requested for the Nox Ordo archive is still being processed. It is possible that the reduced search speed and retrieval speed is caused by the corrupted data, of which I haven't fully analyzed, yet. I will send you result on the message poll once results are available.
And today I got this gem of an email:
Adiu wrote:
Hello Posse! I have completed my transcription of two notes regarding Genus Orein in the TESTA archive. Transcription as follows:
---transcription begin---
Maths,
I have received information regarding a [illegible handwriting] been using. Genus Orein seems to have intelligence that are out of this world, quite literally. I received another intel regarding a time machine, of sorts. Could be useful in uncovering the past.
---transcription end---
---transcription begin---
Matt,
I've been aware of your affiliation and would like to interest you in a deal. I'm sure you aren't the strongest believer in your cause but neither are you the weakest link in my opinion. There's more to this and I'd like to show you more. I've been to a lot of places, but I can never go back to where I have started. I left the world behind and have some good people with me. You can follow your predestined fate or you can start carving your own.
Genus Orein
---transcription end---
I am still running through the search parameters you have previously sent regarding "FAILTECH", "LAINSY", "Cliffside Labs", and "HTR Agent". On the other hand, I have successfully pulled the requested archive entry "New York 2013" and "Colorado Springs 2013". Both appear to contain the same data string. The entry itself isn't encrypted and it appears the text was manually entered. The text as follows:
Maths = Matt = Matthew Johnson? Genus was working with Matthew Johnson? I will leave the decode up to someone while I ask Adiu for more information. Cheers!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:14 am
cherrytree98765
Well my first few thoughts were this.
Check into Espina and see if you can find anything about him.
Check into one of those entries and maybe if there are more. My thoughts are these are related to the "15 failsafe locations" which me and Alex think are going to be the 15 locations they're going to attack (or do something). He did mention it could be a distraction
Maybe just check if they are the one's with the agent and if they've done anything to it. (Again Espina mentioned the Foxr-b agent)
Check into the operations he specifically mentioned (Though I'm sure you were going to do that)
Maybe check if there's anything about Valesco? Or maybe check about "Satus Novus"?
Ahh. I guess your going to check further into the Shadow Guild.
Oh yeah, what is the Testa archive, specifically? He mentioned their seperate so I wonder why. Maybe it's a family?
That's all I can think of at the moment. I may update with more.
I am a bit wary since Maximus just "gave" us this code. I would check if theirs any type of log system. I hate to give away what we know to Nox Ordo (though they may already know we know. hah) though some type of log.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:45 pm
posse
Well it looks like we have another AI to talk to. Got this email from the systemSPLATnoxordoarchives.org address:
Quote:
Hi! I am Adiu, the archive's automated caretaker. Due to the restriction of the message polling system, I can only retrieve and send messages once a day.
Previously, I was informed of the archiver's death and it was unfortunate. The next kin to the clan is not yet ready to be provided archive access. Being the person who had provided archive emergency access passcode, you are given FULL ACCESS to the information available on the archive. The archive is broken into two sections, the TESTA archive and the NOX ORDO archive. The TESTA archive is only available to the TESTA family, therefore anyone with a regular Nox Ordo access will not be able to access that archive. Since you have provided and emergency access passcode, you are given READ ONLY permission to access the TESTA archive.
Before anything else, may I know who I am communicating to?
Additionally, be advised that the standard archive query interface is corrupted. Therefore, all queries can only be processed through email retrieval. Due to the limitation of the system, you can only perform text based queries and responses. Any queries that may require data retrieval from analog data will also be unavailable.
I sent a reply email and asked for a bunch of information, I hope that I get something back, though I probably won't get all the info I was hoping for.
Also, the archiver died? The archiver was Matthew Johnson... and that was the guy Rifter/Kaido was impersonating...
ETA: Hey I don't know how long I'm going to have this access so let me know what I should ask Adiu! Here's its first response to some of my questions:
Adiu wrote:
Hello Posse! To your first query, the archive is currently suspended. Because you have activated an emergency self containment procedure, all inbound and outbound traffic has been halted. You alone have access to the archive at the moment. Additionally, may I inform you that I have found some unrepairable data corruption in a section of the archive database. I am still assessing which data had been corrupted.
Do you have a particular date range regarding your query regarding the Nox Ordo archive? The five most recent entries are: "New York 2013", "Detroit 2013", "Edmonton 2013", "Colorado Springs 2013", and "Reykjavik 2013"
Gregor Maximus, of the Maximus family, is currently the CEO of Maximum Security Industries. Their family has been appointed as the lead family for the last 4 generations. Pablo Jose, of the Garcia family, is currently working for FAILTECH. Their family is next in line as the lead and can take over the role as lead if the current leader is not performing optimally. James Barron, of the Smith family, is already dead. His next kin will take his position this year. Joseph Dillinger was an affiliate of James Barron in executing certain operation for Nox Ordo. Billy Chan, of the Chan family, is currently working for FAILTECH. Their family is known for infiltration and manipulation.
The Shadow Guild is a secretive information gathering organization. In the past, the Shadow Guild is a part of the Nox Ordo but has branched off due to certain disagreements, similar to the Illuminati. If you wish, I can tell you the story in further detail.
This is the end of my response to your queries. If you have any other queries, I will do my best to answer them. I can also perform certain operations for you.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:20 pm
cherrytree98765
The archives are done unlocking.
Quote:
## WAITING
[STBY]
//OVERRIDE CANCELLED
//ARCHIVE ON STANDBY
//WAITING FOR RESPONSE
So it looks like your up to bat posse.
I'm still waiting for a response from Espina about the sale, and our next access code email.
EDIT:
And it would seem the system has also changed
Probably, or the site might just update itself. Best to just keep on eye on it.
Some info that I queried LAINSY on:
Quote:
There is one entry within FAILTECH database. Record indicates that Gregor Maximus has previously been an associate of the Advanced Science Research Group and had provided some funding. That's all of the information available on the database. Externally, Gregor Maximus is the CEO of a government contracted security firm named "Maximum Security Industries"
There are a few websites with that sort of name so I'm not sure.
Also I talked with Alex and he think that the "15 failsafe locations" probably have something to do with the still missing 15 samples.
[STBY]
//OVERRIDE CANCELLED
//ARCHIVE UNLOCK PROCEDURES
//STAND BY
FYI it previously said something like (had to find zeighy's last post about it, thanks zeighy):
Code:
## NO ARCHIVER - OVERRIDE
[OVERRIDE]
//ARCHIVE OVERRIDE
//PHASE TWO INITITAED
//250 800 2669
So a while while back (just looked at the date of the post -- damn, Halloween?!) the http://noxordoarchives.org site listed an email address systemSPLATnoxordoarchives.org (see posts here and here). I had been sporadically emailing that address, trying different passcodes, always getting an error. A few days ago I sent in "121812" (the pin code to access Maximus's transmission on the Nox Ordo phone line) and got the following response the next day:
Quote:
PASSCODE ACCEPTED.
Archive unlocking procedures initiated.
So I think I did something, I don't know what? I guess I'll be alerted again once it's done being unlocked?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:48 pm
posse
Happy new year! At least, I think! Great work zeighy. I worked today on getting a recording and transcription of the message on the Nox Ordo line. It's from Gregor Maximus. He doesn't sound like that nice of a guy.
Gregor Maximus wrote:
Congratulations. You've reached the final phase. You've done well. I have to personally applaud you for your efforts. You ask, "Who am I?" I am Gregor Maximus. I have led the greatest army, and [moved your hand in] a part of it. Yes, I know you've been tracking us since summer. A lot has happened, and there have been losses. Our plans are finally concluding, and we can finally [ask/act]. Humanity is nearing its end, and the future you've all seen and experienced will all be but memories that will never happen. We have found the answer to our question. You think you've found friends, but you've found enemies. FAILTECH is not your friend. Neither was Oriru. Your true allies worked behind the scenes, observing, and carefully manipulating their work. Yes, we are puppetmasters and we run the show. It is all but a stage, and you've been performing for us. I have personally met Genus Orein. He was a good man. He was intelligent, a genius in fact. Who would have thought time travel could actually be done without relying on the universe and its anomalies? Who would have thought that tapping a small idea into humanity's DNA could ripple across time and space, causing an avalanche of catastrophes and horrible history? He may long be gone, but Genus will remain in our memories at the center of the black hole. He started this, and he will end it all. This won't be the last of us, but we've definitely concluded the introduction. There's 15 failsafe locations and there's so little time. Seven will begin, and only one can end. The mystery will grow and only you will remember. The new year will come and soon it will end. [Use this group and we'll be everseetheworld this time.]
Most of the message was okay to hear but I'm having trouble with the last line (in bold/brackets). Do you guys know what he's saying there? Either way, I think that last part is important, like there's a clue or something.
noxordo-phasetwo-121812.mp3
Description
Transmission from Gregor Maximus
Filesize
328.88KB
68 Time(s)
Unfortunately, this file is no longer in our archives.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:34 pm
cherrytree98765
Ah, good job. I had used the terms specified just not all together in that sentence. C'est la vie. I'll see if I can record anything or not. Really hard to hear the message over the home phone or my cell phone.
The guy does make it sound like Genus is dead.
I'll update when I recieve the new email for the next code.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:29 pm
zeighy
None on my end... It seems a little fuzzy for a clue.. Google search I guess? But I haven't got any on that end...
Also, anyone been following the http://itallstarted.com site? There's like a story going on in there... Not sure, however, if they're keeping it for anything ARG, related... But I sure do find it an interesting read...
I'll figure out this clue @cherrytree and see if I could find solution...
EDIT: I found the solution! If you google "over the top and in the middle", there's a search result with "fierceiptv", and the article is dated December 18 2012.
Calling up the phone line 250-800-2669 and then punching in 121812 will playback an audio with some guy speaking... He did mention something about Genus, and FAILTECH. Sorry, wasn't able to record. Anyone who could? It also said the next code will be provided via last contacted address.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:22 pm
cherrytree98765
So I got a new email from the nox ordo address.
Quote:
HINT: Search the web and its branches, we're looking for something fierce. The terms had to be over the top and in the middle. The date shall guide you as it will be on the first page of the book.
This one is for the next access code. Any ideas?
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:03 am
cherrytree98765
Update with some more emails:
From Alex:
Quote:
Thanks. If you could push a sale, I'd bet happy to actually get a sample of Cliffside's version. And yes, I will put all of our security on highest "silent" alert. There won't be much discussion or obvious signs to keep outsiders unaware of any increased security.
And I finally got an email back from the Nox Ordo address:
Quote:
Welcome back. Confirmation of circumstances match is received. Phase two will be finalized.
Now I'm just seeing about confiriming a sale with Espina or not.[/quote]
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:05 pm