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[Esteed]

IT LIIIIIIIVES!

*coughs* Sorry. Ahem. My binary message worked. I got this back:

[Grifter_7]

I'm guessin the operation has not been going well if Denarius has not reported in a while. I think we should identify who you are talking to first. Perhaps ask them to identify themselves before you give the update on the operation. This will buy us some time to find out more about the operation.

Maybe send them back:
"Identify yourself before continuing with communication updates.
Verify the following for security -- in light, _ _ _ _ _, in death, _ _ _ _"

Perhaps it is Penny?

[Esteed]

That's a good idea. Better than what I ended up sending last night, although I don't think my message will do any damage. Here's what I sent:

i fear i don't have much to report at this time. i have been busy. have you any news?

[TridenT]

Hmmm... interesting.

The most Norse mythology I'm familiar with is the Marvel Thor (or maybe the Odin/Raiden Espers in FFVI), but I think I'll keep an eye on this thing, looks like you guys are hard on it!

[Odina]

Hi,

I'm the PM. I feel uncomfortable doing this and I really wish I didn't have to, but I do.

Due to personal reasons (a death in the family), I'm afraid I must put the game on hold temporarily. I know coming out from "behind the curtain" this early is generally looked down upon, but I felt that leaving you guys scratching your heads would be a bigger crime.

I can't say when exactly I'll be able to finish this, but I definitely will. This game will not implode. If there is still interest in it when I'm ready to continue, I will see this game through to its end. Keep your eyes on the blog, because when it is updated that will mark the game's return.

I'm really sorry about this, but I have no other choice.

Thanks for playing,
"Odina"

PS,
You didn't read this.

[GoodChild]

Hi, i know this is on hold for a while, but i'm so on top of this when it comes back...just wanted to add my name to the players who have already kicked major booty with this.

[GoodChild]

W00t!!!!!

Hermod's blog was updated!

[GoodChild]

QUICK RECAP

[Ruuku]

Nice little(?) recap there hyexistenz, methinks I'll follow this game from now on, woot! More lurking

[molecularr]

Great summary, Hyex. Just want to clarify one point:

[GoodChild]

Ok, looks like we're missing something. The game is back but we've already hit a dead end. i've sent an email to eyesofwodenSPLATgmail.com. I've commented in hermod's blog. Anyone have any thoughts on what to do next?

[molecularr]

I've done the same, but perhaps the game really isn't back yet?

Things also seemed stalled right before the game went on pause, so maybe we're just in the continuation of the stall.

For what it's worth, I looked up some stuff about the "eyes of Odin" (since "eyes of Woten" only hits the atspace site in question) and there are two characters in the Ragnorok anime called the Eyes of Odin. They can transform into crows.

I've also tried emailing various messages in binary, including the one that Esteed used to get a response.

[GoodChild]

I definitely think it's worth doing research on eyes of woden, so you've got me beat there. New pages seem to be found by applying what knowledge we have about norse mythology, so perhaps we just need to hit on the right word to see more pages at the eyesofwoden atspace page.

[molecularr]

Yeah, I think that may be what we need to do. In Ragnorok (which is actually manhwa -- oops), the eyes of Odin or "Beholders" are "Hugnin and Munin, two women who are able to transform into crows."

I tried their names as files, but didn't get anywhere. I haven't looked yet to see if they have actual Norse or Anglo-Saxon precedents, but that might be the next place to look. At the very least, their role as essentially secret agents seems to fit in with their role in the present storyline. My impression is that the Eyes of Woden we've found here is some type of clandestine organization working on behalf of Woden.

[Lufia]

In Norse mythology, Hugin and Munin (or Huginn and Muninn) are Odin's ravens. They gather information for Odin, and are sent out at dawn, returning in the evening. Hugin is "thought", and Munin is "memory".

Randomly, Tanais and Vanaheim are linked.

"On the south side of the mountains which lie outside of all inhabited lands runs a river through Svíþjóð, which is properly called by the name of Tanais [ Don River, Russia ], but was formerly called Tanakvísl, or Vanakvísl, and which falls into the Black Sea. The country of the people on the Vanakvísl was called Vanaland, or Vanaheimr; and the river separates the three parts of the world, of which the eastermost part is called Asia, and the westermost Europe."

More can be read here; http://help.com/wiki/1831188/vanaheim/

Apart from that, I'm pretty much stuck, too~