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Peridot

## The Peridot Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Peridot as:

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> Peridot of old Italy
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> Antique, and olivine, and rich.
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## Birth Month and Flower

In the US, Peridot is considered the birthstone for the month of August, it is generally a light green color. It’s a unique birthstone because it is always a shade of green and no other color. The intensity of color depends on the amount of iron; the more iron it contains, the deeper green it will be (and, generally, the more valuable). The August birthstone, peridot, symbolizes strength, associated with harmony, and peacefulness. Known as the stone of compassion, peridot calms anger by giving renewal to all things.

There are two birth flowers for January, the Gladiolus and the Poppy. The gladiolus, or ‘sword lily,’ represents remembrance, calm, integrity, and infatuation.
Gladiolus indicates that the heart is being “pierced with love.”

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## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Garnet is Italian.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Italy: Folletti, Farfarelli, Salvani, Aquane

On page 11 of that same section, it lists: But most of the Fair People deemed the exploits of Alf and Brandan to be mere myth (even Legends, it seems, look down on legends) and attributed the Discovery of the New Found Land to the Italian fairy Colon Savanelli, an intrepidly nautical Folleto out of Genoa.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/august-birthstone-color-and-meaning
2. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/content/august-birth-flowers
Power Word Kill

*9th Level Enchantment*

**Casting Time:** 1 Action

**Range:** 60 feet

**Components:** Verbal

**Duration:** Instantaneous

**Description:** You utter a word of power that can compel one creature you can see within range to die instantly. If the creature you chose has 100 hit points or fewer, it dies. Otherwise, the target takes 12d12 Necrotic damage.
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Note that Durian and Dragon Fruit can be freely used when making, as this recipe has higher priority than Monster Lasagna and Dragonpie (However, adding 2 Durians in Template:Pic32 may result in Monster Tartare instead). Adding 2 Berries will result in Fist Full of Jam instead, due to insufficient Fruit units requirement.

## Template:Pic Don't Starve Together

Fresh Fruit Crepes are also included in *Don't Starve Together* as a dish exclusive to the Portable Crock Pot. It is also the favorite food of Wes, able to restore 165 hunger. However, as even the default hunger value already exceeds Wes's Hunger capacity, this benefit is useless.

## Prerequisites

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* Requires: File:Honey.png

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The Jewels

The treasure hunt aspect of The Secret is based around a quest for twelve treasures: over ten thousand dollars in precious jewels. Each jewel (or jewels) is the prize awarded for digging up a casque and presenting the key found inside.

The jewels (also referred to as wonderstones and gems) are cryptically described in the section of the book titled, The Litany of the Jewels. Each jewel is one of the commonly known birthstones, information that was readily available in any 1980s Farmer's Almanac or encyclopaedia.

## The Twelve Treasures

We have organized the jewels into twelve distinct treasure hunts. You can explore each hunt using the links in the table below.

## References

1. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 1
2. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 219
3. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 7
4. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 19
Protection from Poison

*2nd Level Abjuration*

**Casting Time:** 1 Action

**Range:** Touch

**Components:** Verbal, Somatic

**Duration:** 1 hour

**Description:** You touch a creature. If it is Poisoned, you neutralize the poison. If more than one poison afflicts the target, you neutralize one poison that you know is present, or you neutralize one at random.

For the duration, the target has advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and it has resistance to poison damage.
The Soviet Union

**The Soviet Union** is a communist country. They were formed in 2051 after rebelling against Russia.

## Timeline

* 2051: The rebellion starts in Russia.
* Supported by Germany, the rebellion takes Kazakhstan.
* The Soviet Union expands into Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
* Germany sends most of their supplies to the Soviet Union.
* The Soviet Union invades Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.
* The Soviet Union invades Kazakhstan and begins preparing to take on Russia.
Pearl of Power

**Type:** Wondrous Item

**Attunement:** Yes (Spellcasting Feature Required)

**Rarity:** Uncommon

**Description:** While this pearl is on your person, you can use an Action to speak its command word and regain one expended spell slot. If the expended slot was of 4th level or higher, the new slot is 3rd level. Once you have used the pearl, it can't be used again until the next dawn.
Trading Post

The Trading Post will sell Materials for Silver Coins.

Each Trading Post will convert 1 unit of a material into 0.01 Silver Coins each second. Only top-level materials can be sold.

The player can have a maximum amount of 630 Trading Posts, resulting in 6.3 Silver Coins per second per material.

## Policies

### Open Poicy

If the open policy is chosen, all trading posts will sell all materials at their maximum rate. This can yield a big temporary spike in Silver Coins, but is not very useful otherwise.

The total rate of Silver Coins is 56.7 Silver Coins per second. If you have a full storage, this results in 111.6k Silver Coins. Not really enough to buy anything important.

### Closed Policy

In closed policy no materials are sold, resulting in wasted capabilities.

### Auto Policy

In auto policy, the Trading Post will only convert materials, if they are very nearly full. It will then turn on for a short amount of time, converting at its max rate. In the very most cases, this is the only needed policy.

If you have maxed out your material production, you will on average gain Silver Coins according to the following table. If you are not building anything else, this will result in a total gain of approx 14.5 Silver Coins per second or 50k Silver Coins per hour.

### Oracle boosting

If you pay 50k Silver Coins to see the future at the oracle, you will periodically gain more materials, based on the relationship status and the boosted materials. However the gained Silver Coins are always lower, than the Silver Coins paid for the boost.

For example, if you have the "Companion" status and the materials "Boards", "Marble" and "Machines" are boosted, you will gain an additional 560 materials per second or 5.6 Silver Coins per second. Over the 45 min of boost time, this results in 15k Silver Coins. Which is a big net loss.
New Orleans

New Orleans is associated with Image 7 and Verse 2.

Line 1: At the place where jewels abound

There are three prevailing theories regarding the meaning of Line 1. First, is that it's merely a reference to New Orleans. Second, is that it more specifically refers to the French Quarter. Third, is a reference to the pool at Audubon Park. On the back of the structure is this engraving, "By bequest Mrs. Chapman H. Hyams left her jewels to Audubon and City Parks, the proceeds of which were to build a testimonial of her love for her home city. This fountain was erected March 1921 in a faithful endeavor to realize her wishes. She loved the beautiful and gave that all might enjoy.”

1. ↑ https://neworleanscitypark.com/in-the-park/works-progress-administration-in-new-orleans-city-park
Pairing Theory: City Reference

This is just a theory, not a factThis page is a theory and cannot be proven definitively. Take it with a grain of salt.

This Chart explores potential direct call outs, either to a city or a state, in the Verses, Paintings, or sections The Tale. Simply Told, The Passage to the New World, The Litany of the Jewels, and The Vanishing.

Much of this theory is unsubstantiated and needs additional citations. The unfortunate nature of The Secret is that most things will remain opinion based until a casque is unearthed.

## References

1. ↑ https://12treasures.com/front/06-st-augustine
2. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 30
Sapphire

## The Sapphire Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Sapphire as:

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> The Hadas of Iberia
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> Sapphire, sky as a wild field flower
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## Birth Month and Flower

In the US, Sapphire is considered the birthstone for the month of September. Traditionally a favorite stone of priests and kings, the sapphire symbolizes purity and wisdom.

The September birth flowers are the aster and the morning glory.
The Aster is a unique daisy-like wildflower that’s known for its star-shaped flower head. With a rich history in Greek mythology, it's said that the aster was created by the tears of the Greek goddess, Astraea. It is said that one day, she was so upset by how few stars there were in the dark sky, that she began to cry. As she wept, her tears fell to the ground and turned into star-shaped flowers. Thus, the flower was named after her, with aster meaning star.

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Sapphire is Spanish.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Spain: Hadas and Duende

On page 11 of that same section, it lists: Savanelli had been commissioned by the Queen of Iberian Hadas (that is, the Spanish Fays) to seek the fabulous Spice Islands. And again on page 13 (The tall, proud Hadas of Spain had already departed- however reluctantly- with the diminutive domestic relatives, the Duendes.)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/september-birthstone-sapphire
2. ↑ https://www.ftd.com/blog/share/aster-meaning-and-symbolism
Scarecrow or Strike Zone

This is just a theory, not a factThis page is a theory and cannot be proven definitively. Take it with a grain of salt.

## **Umpire's Full Count?**

Generally speaking, home plate umpires create a "strike zone" between the shoulders and the knees. Sometimes that strike zone is wider or narrower depending on the age/abilities of the players. The Umpire generally uses the size of the player to create the strike zone. However, assuming the "Armored Scarecrow" is the "umpire" in the "safe at home" stance, we can assume that the umpire is standing behind home plate and therefore have a general idea of where the strike zone "should be." Note that the MLB website and almost every umpire manual states that "*The official strike zone is the area over home plate from the midpoint between a batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants."*

Here, as identified by the frame of the window (outlined in red), there are two symbols that have been thought of as "baseballs" (circled in green). As these "baseballs" are inside the "strike zone," they may be "strikes." Further, there are three bubbles (outlined in yellow) just outside the frame of the window, which would be outside the "strike zone" and would therefore be considered "balls." As baseball fans know, three (3) balls and two (2) strikes in baseball is a "Full Count."

The issue is how do you represent a "strike" in the painting? I say it might be connected to the two (2) bells or weights on the right side of the painting (left side of the Armored Scarecrow). What is another word for "ringing a bell?" The answer: "striking a bell." You could also make an argument that you "strike a weight" but that would mean that you actually hit the object so not really helpful. So my strange logic goes from Bell -->Strike. So now we have a "symbolic" strike.
Sean Kelly

Born Montreal, Quebec (1940)

From the “Personae” Section in “The Secret” Mr. Kelly was a newspaper reporter, radio actor, advertising agency copywriter, and college teacher of Children's Literature and Victorian History before leaving his native Canada. He joined (and is currently an editor of) the National Lampoon magazine, co-wrote and did lyrics for the musical revue, Lemmings and edited Heavy Metal magazine. He has written comedy for television - Steve Martin, Jonathan Winters, and Robert Klein - and for children's television: Young People's Concerts (CBS), the Drawing Power series (NBC) and School House Rock (ABC). He has contributed to (the Sports and Op-Ed pages of) The New York Times and to Not the New York Times, to The B0's: A Look Back, The Quarterly of Joyce Studies, The What's What Book and A Treasury of Humor for Children. He is now editing a collection, Irish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales, for W. H. Smith. He is married to Valerie Marchant, and has four children.
Boston

## Boston

### Painting

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If Thucydides is

North of Xenophon

Take five steps

In the area of his direction

A green tower of lights

In the middle section

Near those

Who pass the coliseum

With metal walls

Face the water

Your back to the stairs

Feel at home

All the letters

Are here to see

Eighteenth day

Twelfth hour

Lit by lamplight

In truth, be free.

American Page / Japanese Page

Acrostic: ITALIAN FENWAY
Opal

## The Opal Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Opal as:

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## Birth Month and Flower

October’s birthstone, the opal, symbolizes faithfulness and confidence. The word comes from the Latin opalus, meaning “precious jewel,” and from the Greek word opallios, meaning “to see a change in color.”
Opals are said to control one’s temper and calm nerves.

The October birth flower is the Calendula also know as Marigolds.
Traditionally symbolized despair and grief over a loved one. The bright orange and yellow hues also represent the beauty and warmth of the rising Sun, and its power to resurrect.
Today, we often focus more on sunny colors of the marigold, representing optimism and prosperity.

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Opal is The Lowlands and the Dutch.

The "Lowlands" are defined in the Encyclopedia Britannica as:
Low Countries, also called Benelux countries, coastal region of northwestern Europe, consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These are together known as the Benelux countries, from the initial letters of their names. The Low Countries are bordered by Germany to the east and France to the south. <ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Low-Countries<ref>

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from The Lowlands and the Dutch: Alven, Klabautermannikins, Gnomes

On page 13 of that same section, it lists: The Venerable Dutch merchant empire of the Lowland Alven was also in it's autumn. Their sailor servants, the Klabautermannikins, made ready their broad-bottomed boats, and away they sailed, to settle peaceably, at length, among rolling hills by a wide river richly lined with cliffs and trees. Clear running creeks they found there, and wildcats in abundance, wherefore they named their new home "Kaaterskill" (Wildcat Creek).

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/october-birthstonee
2. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/october-birth-flowers
The Litany of the Jewels

The Table of Contents describes the Litany of the Jewels as:

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The full section begins on Page 19 and runs through Page 22, sitting between The Passage to the New World and The Vanishing. The Litany comprises half of Page 20 and all of Page 21.

Each page of the section contains the image of a fairy balancing a gem on its index finger. The same fairy image is found next to each of the 12 Verses.

## Synopsis

The first part of the section describes that both Man and the Fair People share the same passion for Jewels. It goes on to describe that, although the Fair People cherish gold and silver, it is jewels that they value the most.

It describes that twelve of the Thirteen Nations of Fair People brought a jewel with them to the New World.

## The Litany of the Jewels

The core part of this section defines the association between each Fair Folk Nation and a Jewel.

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> Garnet, crown-jewel of their Queen.
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> Brilliant as eyes of Celtic folk,
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> Cold morning green, their Emerald.
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> The Hadas of Iberia:
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> Sapphire, shy as a wild field flower.
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> Turquoise the Fays of France keep: stone
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> Rare as a blue midsummer’s day.
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> Dwarves’ treasure: purple Amethyst,
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> Imperial star of Germany.
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> The royal sunstone, frozen fire.
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> Peridot of old Italy:
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> The Ruby out of Araby:
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> Scarlet of desert sky at dawn.
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> Africa’s Diamond, earth-born star,
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> Bright harvest of the midnight rock.
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> The Nymphs of Hellas cherish sweet
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> Aquamarine, spring-water clear.
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> Each jewel in its weird-wrought casque,
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> Wonder and glory thirteen-fold:
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## References

1. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 5
2. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 19
3. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 19
4. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 20
5. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 20
6. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 21
Aquamarine

## The Aquamarine Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Aquamarine as:

> The Nymphs of Hellas cherish sweet
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> Aquamarine, spring-water clear.
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## Birth Month and Flower

The March birthstone is the aquamarine. The word “aquamarine” is derived from the Latin words aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.” <ref>https://www.almanac.com/march-birthstone-color-and-meaning<ref>

The birth flower for March is the Jonquil Daffodil- Jonquils have smaller, fragrant, clustered blooms and cylindrical leaves with pointed tips, reminiscent of quills.<ref>https://www.southernliving.com/plants/daffodil-narcissus-jonquil<ref>

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Aquamarine is Greece.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Greece: Centaurs, Nymphs, Satyrs

On page 17 of the same section, it list: From the Hellas itself, then vanished at last the few surviving Centaurs, Satyrs, and Nymphs, sad scattered remnants of the glory that was Greece. They were transported, willed away to the Islands of the Blest- The Hesperides-by the final act of their dying patron, Pan.
Topaz

## The Topaz Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Topaz as:

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## Birth Month and Flower

In the US, Topaz is considered the birthstone for the month of November. Topaz is actually colorless, but impurities can turn it almost any hue, with yellow to amber being the traditional tones, Blue topaz is rare in nature. A symbol of honor and strength, topaz was believed to bring longevity and wisdom. The gem was also thought to calm anger and balance strong emotions.

Also, associated with compassion and communication, it's a preferred stone to wear for "building bridges" between people.

November’s birth flower, the chrysanthemum. Also known as simply as “mums,” chrysanthemums can be seen in all sorts of autumn decor. The word, “chrysanthemum,” comes from the Greek prefix chrys- meaning golden and -anthemion, meaning flower. Its original colors were golden hues, though mums now come in many colors- A white chrysanthemum means innocence, purity, and pure love.

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Topaz is Russian.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Russia: Vasily, Leshy, Poleviki, Domivye, Vily, Ruskalki

On page 15 of that same section, it lists: Then from the far East, from the Far Marches, from the wide snowy Steppes and boundless fertile plains of Russia-travelled the native Fair Folk: Vazily, Poleviki, Domivye, and Vily. The Leshy abandoned the forest tops of Tatary, the Rusyalki rose up from the river beds, and all followed the Forest Fathers and Moss Maidens across the winter prairie to the Black Sea shore and onto waiting ships. Together they emigrated, away to the West.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/content/november-birthstone-color-and-meaning
2. ↑ https://www.firemountaingems.com/resources/encyclobeadia/gem-notes/gmstnprprtsbltp
3. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/november-birth-flower
Emerald

## The Emerald Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Emerald as:

> Brilliant as eyes of Celtic folk,
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> Cold morning green, their Emerald
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There seems to be a play with the etymology of the word *Brilliant*, which is:

> Borrowed from French *brillant* (late 17th century), present participle of the verb *briller*, from Italian *brillare*, possibly from Latin *berillus*, *beryllus* (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (*bḗrullos*, “beryl”).
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> * The Latin word also mean “eyeglass” and the Litany says “Brilliant as eyes”.
> * The French word *brillant* means *shining* and the Fair People are called the Shining Ones in the book.
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> In the U.S. the Emerald is considered the birthstone for the month of May. Emeralds have been associated with inspiration and patience, rebirth and renewal. It has also been thought to make those who wear it more intelligent, quick-witted, and passionate speakers.
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> 2. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/content/may-birthstone-color-and-meaning
> 3. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/content/may-birth-flowers
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Turquoise

## The Turquoise Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Turquoise as:

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> Turquoise the Fays of France keep: stone
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> Rare as a blue midsummer's day.
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## Birth Month and Flower

The December birthstone, turquoise, is regarded as a love charm. It is also a symbol of good fortune and success, and it is believed to relax the mind and to protect its wearer from harm. Turquoise rings, in particular, are thought to keep away evil spirits.

The birth flower for December is the Narcissus, also commonly known as wild daffodil or Lent lily. The traditional daffodil flower may be a showy yellow or white, with six petals and a trumpet-shape central corona.

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Turquoise are the French.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from France: Korreds, Lutin, Dames Blanches, Loup Garoux

On page 13 of that same section, it lists: From France came the sturdy seafaring Korreds of Brittany; the nomadic, shape-shifting Lutins of Normandy, Dames Blanches and Dames Verdes, coquettish maidens from the river valleys of the Aquitaine, Loups Garoux from the forest.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/december-birthstone-color-and-meaning
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus\_pseudonarcissus
Diamond

## The Diamond Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Diamond as:

> Africa's Diamond, earth-born star,
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> Bright harvest of the midnight rock.
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## Birth Month and Flower

The April birthstone, **diamond**, in addition to being a symbol of everlasting love, was once thought to bring courage. <ref>https://www.almanac.com/content/birthstones-and-their-meanings<ref>

The April birth flower is the Daisy. The daisy has long represented innocence, purity, and true love.
Each color daisy represents something different. The white daisy is a symbol of purity and innocence. <ref>https://www.almanac.com/content/april-birth-flowers<ref>

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Diamond is Africa.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Africa: Tree Fairies

On page 16 of that same section it list: Then, in their airy wake, out of Nubia and Ethiopia and the jungles beyond the Mountains of the Moon, flew high and swift (by deeper magic still) the Fairy spirits of Africa. The shy in-dwellers of every ashorin, baobab, and mahogany, winged-friend of each river, of every bird, beast and insect, were wafted away on the Southern Trades, and fluttered down, like a windfall of butterflies, far from the tribal warfare and slave traders, upon the islands of the Carribees and the New World's eastern shore.
Oblivion

**Oblivion** is a Shard that appears in all Environments except Chaos. Oblivion is a dark purple gem that seems to be electrically charged as evident from the arcing seen jumping from different parts of the crystal. Small fragments appear to hover around the gem

## Acquisition of oblivion

Oblivion can be found on land and harvested by (more info needed)

## Trivia

* Oblivion is the only shard showing some kind of electricity
* As a word Oblivion means a state of being forgotten or lacking consciousness
The Lions Club Wescott Park- Sundai

This is just a theory, not a factThis page is a theory and cannot be proven definitively. Take it with a grain of salt.

- Pass WBM, on Highway 12 - Take the Baum Bridge- Man of Oz -author of the Wizard of Oz, Frank L. Baum - On Roanoke Island-shape of Roanoke Island, near the window in The Medieval Scarecrow, John Jude Palencar

Hwy 64 / Fort Raleigh Road leads to the Fort Raleigh & Elizabethan Gardens' area. Dark Forest is referenced on inscription on Elizabethan Gardens' plaque. FORT RALEIGH SIGN with John White Watercolor Paintings and MAPS of Fort Raleigh and Roanoke Island.

* Seven of the Twenty-one lines of the verse refer to roads/paths, maps and shapes on map.
* Street names are known to have been used as clues.
* Theoretically leaves us looking for
	+ A path that beckons to mica and driftwood
	+ On two maps
		1. The Fort Raleigh Trail Map
		2. The Manteo Street Map - the modern day map of Roanoke Island)

## Map 1 - Fort Raleigh

* Inscription on Virginia Dare Monument
* Seems to lead to the shore line, at the end of the Hariot Trail
* Mica, Driftwood and Harriot
The Secret Podcast

The Secret Podcast started in 2016 as a collaborative project between longtime members of Quest4Treasure.

Initially the group created a website to store image galleries consisting of all the research the group had saved over the course of 30 years, which quickly morphed into an online repository of all known information about the Secret, as well as a home for the audio version of the podcast.

## History

### Pre-Podcast

In 2016 longtime hunters George, JM, Fox, Wilhouse, TJ, Brian Zinn, Andy Abrams, and MaltedFalcon were discussing ways to combine all of their photos and site information in an easily digestible format for the general public. George created 12treasure,com, which in the beginning was simply a list of image galleries categorized by city. JM suggested a blog be created on the site to document old solutions, ideas, and digs. The team quickly switched to a podcast format. Wilhouse came up with the name "Shhh... The Secret Podcast".

### Shhh... The Secret Podcast

The original idea behind the podcast was to create 12 individual episodes, one for each city, which packed all known information about that particular hunt into an audio record. The plan was to have one team member who was an expert on that specific city lay out all of their knowledge, and tell their stories for the community in a way which could be archived for all time. Once the original 12 city episodes were completed, JM left the podcast in order to focus on the tribute hunt.

## Episodes

### Season 05 - 2022

Brett Zingler
the Roanoke Treasure?
Cole May

## Hosts

JM (2017-2018)

George Ward (2017-Current)

Brett Zingler (2018-Current)

Bradley Hodges (2019-2021)

Cole May (2021-Current)

## References

1. ↑ https://mysteriouswritings.com/the-secret-armchair-treasure-hunt-the-secret-podcast-and-the-end-of-an-era/
JoEllen Trilling

**JoEllen Trilling** (born September 19, 1947)

“Well-established since the 1970s for her mixed-media sculptures featuring lifelike animals and figures in outrageous, mischievous, and wry tableaux, Jo-Ellen Trilling expanded her vision into painting in 2001, inspired in part by the events of September 11th and their aftermath. Soon her oils took on a life of their own.Populated by a cast of animals, toys, and magical beings similar to those in her sculptures, her narrative paintings evoke the fairytales of the Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen. Their metaphysical aspects suggest the magical world of Alice in Wonderland and The Lord of the Rings.Inviting us in with their seeming innocence and charm, Trilling’s works gradually unfold into a more unsettling and haunting underpinning. Their multiple layers probe the subconscious and reflect the elusive, shifting, and troubling aspects of contemporary experience. While enigmatic, Trilling’s images are also at times allegorical, referring to aspects of the politics and culture of society today.”- Katherine Ashe

## Artistic Career

Trilling’s paintings and dolls exemplify Magic Realism. Appearances lure and trick with bright colors but incongruous details. Whimsical, Bosch-like hybrid creatures teeter on disturbing. Winged things cling to Grimm forest trees; a live rooster hat glares from a dog doll’s head. Disquieting toys have too-round faces, and ‘steampunk’ horses advance. Strange animals peer through Alice’s looking glass. Jo-Ellen’s works have been avidly sought by private collectors, especially by prominent individuals in the entertainment world, such as Elton John, Carrie Fisher, Billy Crystal, David Letterman, Robin Williams, and Madonna, just to name a few.

Ms. Trilling's sculptures have been the subject of five shows at the Julie Artisans Gallery on Madison Avenue in Man-hattan, where such clients as Elton John, Ellen Burstyn, Cher, Julie Christie and Carrie Fisher have purchased them. Her sculptures have appeared in The Com-plete Book of Stuffed Work, The Beach Boys, Heavy Metal, The Soho Weekly News, Playboy, and Cue; and in the Ren-wick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. She has taught soft sculpture in New York and Kentucky, and her work was featured twice on Bill Bogg's Midday Live television program in New York. She currently resides in New York.

## Working Process

JoEllen's process is very freeform and without much planning.
Ruby

## The Ruby Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the ruby as:

> The Ruby out of Araby:
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> Scarlet of desert sky at dawn.
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## Birth Month and Flower

The July is the birthstone most commonly associated with July. Considered the king of gems, the ruby symbolizes love, passion, energy, and success.

July has two birth flowers, the lark spur and water lily. The larkspur is described as growing a towering spike of flowers. Generally, larkspur indicates strong bonds of love, with the blue variation signifying grace.<ref>https://www.almanac.com/content/july-birth-flowers-0/<ref>

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the July is Araby.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk: Djinn, Peri, Deevs

On page 16 of that same section, it lists: Now, in the eternal whirlwinds above Persia's Mountains of Kaf, appeared a caravan of magic-wrought carpats, and upon them rode the banished elder spirits of Araby: monstrous Deevs, desert-born giants; the Peri, bright and beautiful as starlight; and the wish-granting Djinn, formed of smokeless fire, at last free from Man's lamps bottles.
Exiled by the Law of the Prophet, all these, too, sought and found the sunset land-crimson flowers, crystal fountains, sweet-scented winds-and Earthly Paradise.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.almanac.com/content/july-birthstone-color-and-meaning

[[Category:Araby]
San Francisco

At stone wall’s door

The air smells sweet

Not far away

High posts are three

Education and Justice

For all to see

Sounds from the sky

Near ace is high

Running north, but first across

In jewel’s direction

Is an object

Of Twain’s attention

Giant pole

Giant step

To the place

The casque is kept.

American Page / Japanese Page

San Francisco Facebook Group
The Secret Wiki

**Welcome to the The Secret Wiki!**
## What is The Secret a Treasure Hunt by Byron Preiss?

Back in 1982 a man named Byron Preiss decided it would be a good idea to publish a treasure hunt. He spent a year or so traveling around the country, burying small ceramic boxes two feet underground. He wrote a few poems, and had a friend of his paint some images. The goal was to get the reader to match a poem with a painting, produce a treasure map of sorts, then go dig up the treasures. He thought it would be easy. 40 years later we are finding out he was wrong.

So far three treasures have been found. One in Chicago, one in Cleveland, and one in Boston... so at least we know they are real. That’s about all we know for sure.

The Secret a Treasure Hunt started with Byron recruiting a bunch of his friends. Sean Kelly and Ted Mann to write some descriptions of strange creatures that Byron’s friend JoEllen sculpted out of clay and cloth, which were photographed by his childhood friend Ben. Then Byron’s friends John Jude Palencar, John Pierard, and Overton Loyd made a bunch of images with the sole purpose of confusing the shit out of us.

The Secret a Treasure Hunt was created by a community of friends, and it is my opinion that a community of friends is the only way to solve it.

The goal of this website is to combine ALL the available information on The Secret, in an open and transparent medium, so that the community as a whole, may be able to solve the remaining nine.

Good luck everyone. Party on.

## Getting Started

So you want to find a casque? Great! Whether you're new to the hunt or have been searching for years, this wiki is here to collect information and present it as openly and objectively as possible.

As we build out the content in this wiki, we plan to create a "Getting Started Guide", highlighting instructions found in the book, as well as the Japanese hints and various newspaper articles.

In the meantime, since The Secret is a treasure hunt based around 12 jewels, familiarizing yourself with each jewel is a great place to start.

## Contributing

We're a collaborative community website about The Secret that anyone, including you, can build and expand. Wikis like this one depend on readers getting involved and adding content. Click the "ADD NEW PAGE" or "EDIT" button at the top of any page to get started!

*Need help building out this community?*

* Rules of this wiki
* Getting Started
* How to Contribute
* Managing your new community
* Guides
* All Help articles

You can also be part of the larger Fandom family of communities. Visit Fandom's Community Central!
Kur, The Death's Echo

"Kur, The Death's Echo" is an artwork by toomuchlag released on Nifty Gateway as part of the Underworld Crowns collection on April 28, 2022.

### NFT Sale

"Kur, The Death's Echo" was minted as as a limited-edition NFT with 20 editions. The initial price was $2,888.00.

Kur was released as a first-come-first-served drop. All 20 editions sold out in under a minute.

### Hidden Messages

Kur's sword bears a glowing inscription of Futhark runes reading, "ABERRATION".

There are three long passages of Futhark runes hidden on the castle walls in the background of the image. The left two inscriptions have not been translated.

The passage to the far right of the screen reads:

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Kur's cloak may also bear an inscription.
The Pairings

## The Instructions

There are three places in the book at the given the same instructions for solving any of The Secret's treasure hunts.

First, in The Tale, Simply Told it says:

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> Across North America, twelve treasures are waiting.
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> The key to each requires the proper combination of
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> one treasure painting with one treasure verse.
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Again, in The Treasure section, we find the same instructions in both of the poems that bookend the paintings.

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> And so the Fair Folk come to you
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> With their challenge and a pact:
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> To match twelve verses
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> Of paintings twelve in colorlight.
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Finally, in the second poem:

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> With one verse
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These three quotes give clear instructions that we need to pair a painting with a verse, the tricky part is that we're not explicitly told how to do these pairings. If there are instructions for a pairing method, they are as cryptic as the verses themselves.

### The Japanese Hints

In the Japanese edition of The Secret, the translator alludes to a potential method for the pairings. After having a phone call where Byron Preiss gave special hints to the Japanese readers, the translator wrote:

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> We got some special advice from Mr. Preiss for our Japanese readers. That is to start by solving the pictures/paintings. To do so, you must decode the poem by solving the combinations of numbers that are in the poems.
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This particular quote has lead to numerous theories about the "combination of numbers". Many have written it off as an error of transcription, assuming that the numbers being referred to are the Latitude and Longitude in the Paintings.

One important note is the equivocation on the word "poem": we must decode "*the poem*" by solving the numbers in "*the poems*". The Secret is full of poems: The Litany of the Jewels, the poems that bookend the paintings, and mini poems found on pages 9 and 32 that bookend the story portion of the front of the book. It's not immediately apparently which poem he is referring to in the first part of the sentence, though it does appear that he is referring to the verses in the second part.

Taken in conjunction with an earlier comment from the Translator:

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> In order to find the locations of the treasures the Fairies hid, we must first read the poems. Of course, the twelve poems conceal critical hints for the treasures, so instead of reading it as a poem, you should study it like a coded message.
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Again he mentions starting with "*the poems*" (presumably the verses) and refers to them as a "coded message". This is consistent with the "decode" comment made in the initial quote.

## Pairing Theories

This is an incomplete list of theories related to how to pair the twelve verses to the twelve paintings.

*Main article: Pairing Theories*

## References

1. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 7
2. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 34
3. ↑ *The Secret* (1982), pp. 47
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://12treasures.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The%20Secret\_Japanese%20Transcript%20by%20Kenta%20and%20Phil.pdf
Amethyst

## The Amethyst Hunt

The Litany of the Jewels describes the Amethyst as:

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> Dwarves’ treasure: purple Amethyst,
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> Imperial star of Germany.
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## Birth Month and Flower

The February birthstone, amethyst, is said to strengthen relationships and give its wearer courage. At one time, only royalty could wear the gem. Ancient Greeks thought that the amethyst guarded against intoxication. In fact, “amethyst” comes from amethystos, a Greek word meaning “sober.” <ref>https://www.almanac.com/content/birthstones-and-their-meanings<ref>

The February birth month flowers are the **primrose** and the **violet**.
The primrose genus is derived from the Latin word *primus*, meaning first, in reference to it being one of the first blooming flowers in the spring. <ref>https://www.almanac.com/content/february-birth-flowers<ref>

## Immigration

The immigration group associated with the Amethyst is Germany.

## Fair Folk

The map in The Passage to the New World lists the following fair folk as coming from Germany: Dwarves, Witchl, Hütchen, Rhine Maidens

On page 15 of that same section, it refers to: Rhine Maidens, Dwarfs from the mines, Witchtln from the fields, Wilden Fraulein from the
marshes, and red-capped Hūtchen from the Black Forest.
Chaos

Land art of Chaos

**Chaos** is the rarest enviroment in Otherside. It appears to consist of large broken up stone shards being dragged into a black hole, multiple sparks can be seen jumping between the stones. It is the only land to not have 5 different tiers, all chaos land instead comes as tier 5 which makes all chaos land share the same art.

## Resources

Unlike every other enviroment, chaos enviroments also generate with a guaranteed 4 resources, interestingly regular shard and root do not appear on chaos and instead only the super rare Void root and Omni shard are able to appear on chaos.

The Ore that appears on chaos is Entropy and the Anima that appears is Degradia, very rarely these resources can appear on other enviroments too which is a unique behavior that only chaos resources exhibit

## Trivia

* While being the rarest environment it also hosts the rarest resources
The Merge

The Merge is a feature of the Le Anime project that allows Souls and Spirits to be combined into a new unique NFT called a Hero.

The Merge was first teased in hidden messages as part of the Our Redemption drop and was eagerly awaited by fans.

Holders may merge their Souls and Spirits using the Le Anime website.
Crimson Thief

"Crimson Thief" is an artwork by toomuchlag released on Nifty Gateway as a one-off collection on August 26, 2021.

"Crimson Thief" was not directly purchasable, and instead was offered a reward for Nifty Gateway users who qualified in the platform's "Secondary Summer Slam" event, which incentivized collecting on the site.
Tresoria

"Tresoria" is a special 1/1 artwork by toomuchlag depicting a lush fantasy urban landscape. Tresoria was minted on March 10, 2022.

Tresoria was minted on a custom smart contract enabling the NFT to display two different images, which show two different angles of the subject. The owner of the NFT is able to swap the displayed image to their own preference.

The description of Tresoria reads:

> The last homely strongholds north-west of the seas, once home of those imbued with magic, these ancient towering structures are scattered throughout what today is a fertile retreat. Enchanted writings still echo these valleys. Mortals refer to them as "the spires in the clouds". Travellers of these regions murmur prayers to the elders of the timeways, high ground sorcerers waging unimaginable power.
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#### Secret Messages

Tresoria appears to contain at least three messages using Futhark runes.

1. ↑ https://etherscan.io/tx/0xfa207e91ef3e1e53a72348d10fc57f39f5ff7845f156c6c50542d4b1674aa775
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/toomuchlag/status/1502452123488894979
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/toomuchlag/status/1502452123488894979
4. ↑ https://opensea.io/assets/0x0e847aad9b5b25cea58613851199484be3c4fa13/1/
Le Anime (Open Edition)

"Le Anime" is the name of an open-edition NFT by toomuchlag that was released on Nifty Gateway in March of 2021.

The Le Anime open edition features a video of a man walking through large open doors, flanked by mysterious robed female figures.

"Le Anime" became the basis of a sprawling overarching project (which shares its name) that expands on the concepts first introduced in this NFT, along with the other NFTs released as part of the *My Journey* collection simultaneously.
Entropy

**Entropy** is the only Ore that seems to be able to appear on all Environments. Statistically entropy is more likely to appear on Chaos environment and it is also the only ore that can appear on chaos environments. Visually it seems to be made up of some organic or cosmic material and throughout the 3 tiers it appears to be growing as if it was alive

## Acquisition of entropy

Entropy can be found on land and to harvest it you have to (more info needed)

## Trivia

* Glacia, Wastes, Mycelium, Sky and Luster appear to be the only environments that does not contain entropy, a possible reason for this could have been the randomization during the generation of the land making some environments generate with no entropy even if they would be able to
Underworld Crowns

*Underworld Crowns* is the name of an NFT collection by toomuchlag released on Nifty Gateway on April 28, 2022.

The *Underworld Crowns* collection consists of "Abaddon, Pillar of Destruction"; "Duzakh, The Forgotten King"; "Yomi, Jester of Blades"; "Kur, The Death's Echo"; and "Sijjin, The Twisted Witch".

The collection is a part of the Le Anime project, although as of May 2022, the relationship of the characters depicted in these pieces to the greater story was not yet known.

The collection was released during a market downturn, yet managed to sell out.
Souls

Souls are generative NFTs depicting mysterious female figures with a range of physical features, clothing, backgrounds, and objects.

There are 1,572 souls - one for every Le Anime Open Edition NFT.

Souls are unique NFTs that cannot be purchased, sold, or otherwise handled directly. Their smart contract is coded in such a way that they will always be transferred along with a certain Le Anime NFT. For this reason, they are sometimes referred to as "shadow NFTs", since they shadow the main token.

Souls are notable for the novelty of their smart contract mechanism and for featuring generative attributes before projects such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, which popularized the concept, debuted.

In the Phase 2 contract, Souls can be combined with the Le Anime token by upgrading them at the Le Anime website.