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RandomGuy26
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 		Ohhh I see. I totally agree with you on the bridge now. Good find punxtr.

Edit before posting:
Okay, I was about to post an image of the dots in the original painting before Silcky posted his revelation. Nice.
(Oh gosh, it looks really prominent now that I know where it is.)

Now we just need to figure out what to do with the filenames and the letters
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:37 pm
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punxtr
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 		I've tried dante/etnad and #key/#&letterkey variations. Maybe our order is off just a little...
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:39 pm
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SilckySmooth
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 		Just some keywords to play around with for Username:

TOFOLLOWISTHEFIRSTSTEP/PETSTSRIFEHTSIWOLLOFOT
tofollowisthefirststep/petstsrifehtsiwollofot

TOFOLLOW/WOLLOFOT
tofollow/wollofot

ALTARMAGNETGATE/ETAGTENGAMRATLA
altarmagnetgate/etagtengamratla

Dante/etnad

DanteAlighieri/ireihgilaetnad
Dante Alighieri/ireihgila etnad

thegreatsorcerer/rerecrostaergeht
greatsorcerer/rerecrostaerg

Oh and can't forget the meat and potatos..

8P7BKF87IUHSP1F2Y / Y2F1PSHUI78FKB7P8 (As is)
OR
HPGBKFHGIUHSPAFBY / YBFAPSHUIGHFKBGPH (Converted to letters)


/TAPSHISFOOTWAITINGFORSOMEONETOEXPLODEWITHAPOSTSAYINGTHEYFIGUREDITOUTSOHEDOESNTPULLHISHAIROUT Exclamation

EDIT: What do you guys think of this new version of the story (Diff audio order)? It kind of makes a bit more sense with the "thus"..

Quote:
OA- there was once a great sorcerer
LO –who thought he could summon the very power of Ammit
4M –but the spell was a terrible catastrophe
S3 –and from Ammit's own belly the shadows were loosed to swarm the earth.
YF –where they feasted on the misery of man
OU –this gave birth to an order
DR –who tried to dominate the shadows by force
6T –but the shadows grew stronger and stronger, becoming like evil gods themselves
QA –until centuries later, a man though still alive
N7 –walked through hell, where he saw many terrible things.
13 –and when eavesdropping, overheard the true sacred name of the shadows
BD –knowing the name's worth, he hid it in a single copy of his book
ZR –to be spoken of only by those worthy to find it
M3 –giving them power to bind shadows to their world to make them as slaves
9V –thus standing on an alter made of stone
CE –and channeling the great magnet of tremendous evil force
HP –he opened the gates (weird scraping noise)to hell, speaking directly to the gods of the underworld



NEW: New Twitter post by theoccultist posted an hour ago:

Quote:
skOY


OY obviously refers to the Suicide Bridge pic, not sure what the "sk" could mean..

sk = solomons key? just throwin ideas out there..

PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:51 pm
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enaxor
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SilckySmooth wrote:


EDIT: What do you guys think of this new version of the story (Diff audio order)? It kind of makes a bit more sense with the "thus"..


Silcky, at this point, I'm not sure how it should be orderd, but placing "OU - this gave birth to and order" where you did, doesn't work for me. Remember, Dante was the founder of this order.

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OA- there was once a great sorcerer
LO –who thought he could summon the very power of Ammit
4M –but the spell was a terrible catastrophe
S3 –and from Ammit's own belly the shadows were loosed to swarm the earth.
YF –where they feasted on the misery of man
OU –this gave birth to an order
DR –who tried to dominate the shadows by force
6T –but the shadows grew stronger and stronger, becoming like evil gods themselves
QA –until centuries later, a man though still alive
N7 –walked through hell, where he saw many terrible things.
13 –and when eavesdropping, overheard the true sacred name of the shadows
BD –knowing the name's worth, he hid it in a single copy of his book
ZR –to be spoken of only by those worthy to find it
M3 –giving them power to bind shadows to their world to make them as slaves
9V –thus standing on an alter made of stone
CE –and channeling the great magnet of tremendous evil force
HP –he opened the gates (weird scraping noise)to hell, speaking directly to the gods of the underworld



SilckySmooth wrote:
NEW: New Twitter post by theoccultist posted an hour ago:

Quote:
skOY


OY obviously refers to the Suicide Bridge pic, not sure what the "sk" could mean..


The only think I can think of is this, sk O Y, for sky. Catherwood's friend said there is what possibly could be a "J" in the sky, left top. I can sort of see it, but not sure. I don't see the reversed "B", that others do.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:03 pm
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SilckySmooth
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Silcky, at this point, I'm not sure how it should be orderd, but placing "OU - this gave birth to and order" where you did, doesn't work for me. Remember, Dante was the founder of this order.


Oh I know its not perfect, but I was trying to at least get a setup where we can edit it into a working order.. the word "thus" in the beginning just didn't feel right before. I may be totally wrong about it and if I am I appologize for all this misleading info, but when I think of the word "thus" in relation to the story we have here, I see it being after a bit more info than was previously listed..

I do however agree that the line "this gave birth to an order" can be moved from the place I put it.. I'm just trying to give alternate versions of the audio story, in case this is where we went wrong in relation to the order of the superimposed letters/numbers.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:24 pm
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SilckySmooth
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The only think I can think of is this, sk O Y, for sky. Catherwood's friend said there is what possibly could be a "J" in the sky, left top. I can sort of see it, but not sure. I don't see the reversed "B", that others do.


Fiddling with the Contrast and Brightness of the OY Pic, something JUMPED out at me in the sky. There seems to be a GIANT "R" in the OY PIC sky. Seeing as how I still cant post photoshopped pics to photobucket/flikr, I cant post it.

Can anyone else see this? If so, can you post a pic of it for others to see since I'm slow??

PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:32 pm
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SilckySmooth
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 		GOT IT!
Got the username and password!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Username: dante
Password: 8P7RKF87IUHSP1F2Y


More info inc..

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
New page: http://orderofumbra.com/etaitini/signup.php

Once on the page, we hear audio that says:

"completion of this task confers eligilibity for membership to the order."

Pic of a Shadow figure in a black robe in front of him is a pentagram with candles, behind him is the umbra sigil and tetragrammaton sigil we've seen previously.

We are then taken to a signup for which asks for name, email, cell # and home addy (which I filled out, minus the cell).

once completed, we see an all seeing eye, with the info:

Thank you.
We will consider your application for membership very carefully.
While you wait for further instructions, I, as the renommuS dnarG, suggest you familiarize yourself with the history you have now learned in preperation for future tasks.
And closely watch our enemies and those without malice who stumble into the realm of arbmU.

One of many paths towards Initiation:
32.70951, -117.164297, 27 days + 13h : 27m : 43s[/quote]

In smaller print at the bottom:
[quote]By submitting your personal information you give permission for characters and producers of this alternate reality game ("ARG") to contact via you the methods stated above. If you wish to modify and/or delete your information at any future date, please email argSPLATorderofumbra.com. Any personal information received will only be used for the purposes of the game and will not be shared with any other parties. We're a secret society and we tend to avoid outsiders ourselves.


PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:34 pm
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enaxor
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 		Re: GOT IT!
SilckySmooth wrote:
Got the username and password!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Username: dante
Password: 8P7RKF87IUHSP1F2Y


More info inc..


OMG! Worshippy Thank you. I kept using letters not numbers, after Lukas said each image has one letter. Bang Head
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SilckySmooth
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 		Re: GOT IT!
enaxor wrote:
SilckySmooth wrote:
Got the username and password!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Username: dante
Password: 8P7RKF87IUHSP1F2Y


More info inc..


OMG! Worshippy Thank you. I kept using letters not numbers, after Lukas said each image has one letter. Bang Head


Haha no need to thank me, we all worked together pretty well in getting this done! If it weren't for you, Catherwood, Randomguy, AUZ, Punxtr, and others I don't think this would have gotten this far so good job everyone!

Cant wait to see the next part of this..

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enaxor
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 		Re: GOT IT!
SilckySmooth wrote:
enaxor wrote:
SilckySmooth wrote:
Got the username and password!

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Username: dante
Password: 8P7RKF87IUHSP1F2Y


More info inc..


OMG! Worshippy Thank you. I kept using letters not numbers, after Lukas said each image has one letter. Bang Head


Haha no need to thank me, we all worked together pretty well in getting this done! If it weren't for you, Catherwood, Randomguy, AUZ, Punxtr, and others I don't think this would have gotten this far so good job everyone!

Cant wait to see the next part of this..


With the location and the countdown, it looks like the next part will take place a Comic-Con. We'll have to get Celina on this one.
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SilckySmooth wrote:
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The only think I can think of is this, sk O Y, for sky. Catherwood's friend said there is what possibly could be a "J" in the sky, left top. I can sort of see it, but not sure. I don't see the reversed "B", that others do.


Fiddling with the Contrast and Brightness of the OY Pic, something JUMPED out at me in the sky. There seems to be a GIANT "R" in the OY PIC sky. Seeing as how I still cant post photoshopped pics to photobucket/flikr, I cant post it.

Can anyone else see this? If so, can you post a pic of it for others to see since I'm slow??


If you still want the picture, I'll post it. My apologies for not posting last night. I actually saw the R last night, when I finally had access to a computer with photoshop, but then it got late and I just didn't have time to update anywhere. I'm glad someone else found it on their own, so I know I wasn't going cross-eyed.

enaxor wrote:
OMG! :worship: Thank you. I kept using letters not numbers, after Lukas said each image has one letter. :banghead:

I have to agree with this^ I was certain 'dante' would be reversed, too. Dudes, either don't give us clues at all, or give us consistent clues, please!

Anyway, I'm glad I won't be spending my weekend trying every combination and permutation -- in fact, I'm glad my weekend can be spent on other things entirely!

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RandomGuy26
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 		Great job on that! Rock On That R was pretty tough to spot.

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SilckySmooth
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RandomGuy26 wrote:
Great job on that! Rock On That R was pretty tough to spot.


Thank'ee

Should the title of this ARG be changed to "Order of Umbra" or better yet, "arbmU fo redrO"?

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catherwood
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SilckySmooth wrote:
Should the title of this ARG be changed to "Order of Umbra" or better yet, "arbmU fo redrO"?


I dislike changing the name of a thread after it's gone for more than just a few days. At this point, we all know what to look for -- and we do have the word "Order" in the subheading. (I thought we should have changed it to Tsitluccoeht early on, not that it would have mattered.)

Here is the image for the R. I still don't see any Enochian F in the "Burning of Moscow" image, although I do see the area of alteration. Given the R, I was prepared to just run thru 26 possibilities for that one remaining slot -- but I was still trying 'etnad' and would have failed. For the record, upper/lowercase did matter in this instance, as DANTE does not work, nor does the password if you use lowercase letters. Harumph.
OY-skyR.jpg
 Description   it's more obvious if you play with the contrast in real-time yourself
 Filesize   56.31KB
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Unfortunately, this file is no longer in our archives.

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SilckySmooth
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Harumph.


/agree.

Also: Im rather confused now.. what happens with Lukas? He lives? Do we all get sucked into a time stopping device that frees us as Comicon? The story sort of.. stopped.

Harumph.

EDIT: Regarding the OY Suicide Bridge pic, using photoshop or another photo editing program, heres what I did, (and remember I suck at this stuff so it may not have been the most efficient way to get results but it worked for me):

1. Open OY pic
2. Invert the pic
3. Raise the brightness and Contrast all the way. (At this point you should start seeing the "R" forming in the (now) navy blue sky)
4. Create a new layer and repeat step 3, all the way for both. (Now the R should be even more visible.. not perfect but visible.)

Hope this helps Smile

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