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by Leia

Finding your Constellation
The Sleeper
The Dreamer

Notice: The Altador Plot is over. But you can still finish it! Don't give up!

Looks like the Altador Plot has finally started. TNT has said this will be a minor plot, but it's still some good old puzzlin' fun. I'll be updating this guide daily as long as the plot is going on and there is new info, so check back here!

Head over to the Hall of Heroes and click the Yurble Janitor in the background.

Talk to him, and he'll say that he can't figure out what this button does.

Click the button. (It has been reported that the Yurble's button is no longer clickable, for people who are just getting started on the plot. Try copying and pasting this link in wherever you need to push the button:
http://www.neopets.com/altador/hallofheroes.phtml?janitor=1&push_button=1

Click Continue. The Yurble gets super pissed, and starts yelling at you for pressing it.

Leave the Hall of Heroes, and go on over to the Altadorian Archives. GO into the room on the right and talk to the Lenny. He says that he has heard of the button and doesn't know what it does either, but maybe one of his books says something about it. So, let's look around for books!

There's a likely-looking prospect. Let's click on it.

Of course. It couldn't be that easy. Press Continue, and the Lenny says that if he had something three inches tall, he could stabilise the table with that instead. SO, off to find something flat and three inches tall. Luckily, right here in Altador, there is a Perfectly Flat Rock Quarry. How convenient! You can use that link to get to the Quarry, or you can click on one of the tiny trees at the bottom of the Altador map.

Ignore the Jubjubs arguing over some inane, inconsequential detail, and start looking around for a rock. Remember, the rock is only three inches tall, so it is very small. You should find it up on the ledge to the upper right.

So now, obviously, go back to the Archives and give the rock to the Lenny. Click on the book under the table leg again.

Another amazing coincidence! Unfortunately, the book that was under the table is completely blank except for a prologue. The archivist is completely fascinated.

He puts the book up on the marble pedestal, where you can read it by clicking on it. It is called The Book of Ages. To turn the pages, click the folded upper corners. Here's a screen of the only page that has words on it-- the rest is blank.

Now, go back to the Hall of Heroes. If you click the Yurble Janitor, he tells you that maybe the gears of the button have siezed up because they are dirty, and suggests you find something to grease them up. Click around the base of each statue until you find the Oil. This can be tricky, but don't give up. If you really can't find it, double-check that you have completed the steps so far. Make a note to yourself of which statue you find it behind because it might be significant later in the plot. I found mine behind the Darkest Faerie... I wonder what that means...

Go back to the Yurble Janitor again. He says that oil is what he uses to polish the plaques, and suggests that you put some on the button mechanism. Click the button again, and suddenly.....

Now the Yurble is all mad again because it's bright and he has to mop instead of "guarding" the button. He yells at you again. Dang, Yurbles are mean. First the Yurble Foreman, now the Yurble Janitor. They must all hate their jobs.

When you see the Hall of Heroes again, it is all prettyfied and lit up. A staircase has also appeared to the left...

So, go up the stairs. You find yourself in a dome-shaped room....

Ooooh, what could this signify? Well, if you go back to the Hall of Heroes and click on the statues, now if you click the top row of pixels of each picture, a pattern of jewels appears. Are they constellations somehow related to the observatory above?

If you go back to the Archivist, he is amazed that the ceiling opened. He wonders if there are any clues about the Book of Ages there...

On March 25, the bulletin board in the main room of the Archives changed. There is now a new flyer up on it, right in the center, that you can click on. DO IT!

A Blumaroo that looks like a cross between Harry and Ron greets you. Don't believe me, that's what he looks like? Check this out:

Ok, so I did draw in the wand and Hedwig. So? He still looks like it.
Anyway, obviously click on "Join the Astronomy Club."

So here are all the big nerds of Altador... you should fit right in! Haha, omg. Get a load of that Buzz over there. Hahahaha! I just circled it because it was funny. You can't click on it or anything.
Oh wait, what was that about a gift? Well, scroll down, and see...

Oh, sweet! Somewhere high altitude to use it... hmm... with a dome... and an empty telescope holder... AHA! Let's trek back to the good ol' HoH (as many Plot buffs have begun to call the Hall of Heroes). Remember how to get to the Observatory? By clicking the stairs to the left? Well, go there.

Click on the empty telescope stand to place your little cheap telescope up there.

Wait while your stars load...

Ok, so now you've got this... contraption. Your stars will change every few hours. It starts you off with the pen. If you click stars and then click another star, it will draw a line between them. If you mouseover the big red button, it will let you select from a menu scroll. If you select "Add Star" it will let you click on stars with the hand, and they will stay highlighted.

You can also delete (unhighlight) a star you have selected, or all the stars you have selected. Anyway, let's try highlighting a few stars.

Wow, when you've selected a few stars, the "Submit" button appears. It looks like you can submit a constellation that you think is right. If you'd like to see a star map of your stars, go to the star mapper. He made a little script thing that lets you just copy and paste your star info and it will make your map right there!

As a last note, the Archivist says, "Ah, I see you've joined the Astronomy Club. Is there more excitement to be found than in observing the heavens, and mapping the intricate patterns of the cosmos?" The janitor says, "Hm, so you joined an Astronomy Club, eh? That sounds like fun. I wish I had the time to join a club."

The Sleeper
A tomb in Altador can now be viewed! Click on the bottom left hand building on the Altador map.

You will see a tomb door.

Click on the dots, and they will light up!

Go back to the Altadorian Archives (IMPORTANT!) BEFORE looking for the constellation. You cannot find the constellation until you talk to the Archivist. You need to find the constellation that is on your tomb door. It is the constellation of The Sleeper (the Darkest Faerie).

It helps a lot if you make a star map.

Tips on constellation finding (works for all constellations so far):
--Make SURE you've completed all the steps. Your stars should be mostly small, white ones.
--Navigate within the telescope by clicking on blank space. The place you click will move to the center of your crosshairs.
--Get your coordinates. You'll need them for the starmap maker, and you'll also need them if you need help from anyone. You should copy them into a Notepad file so you'll have them on hand.
--Use the map maker to view all of your stars. Find the constellation there, then note the coordinates of some of the stars and make sure you pay attention to the stars around it.
--Your constellation will PROBABLY (not definitely) have AT LEAST one nonwhite star in it. This has been the case for the vast majority of constellations that I've found.
--The constellation will probably not be very near the edges of your star map, because your telescope needs to be able to center in on it. The telescope can't get into the corners.
--Navigate in your telescope in the general direction of your constellation, until you see some of the stars around it/in it.
--Make sure you connect the stars in the way they are shown in the picture. Simply highlighting stars with lines between them or connecting them improperly will not work.
Here are a few examples of some constellations that I helped people to find, so you can see the formation and size.
Sleeper:
-Example 1
-Example 2
-Example 3
Dreamer:
(Dreamer is usually near Sleeper)
-Example 1
-By "near Sleeper," I mean, NEAR the Sleeper.

Here is my constellation. My stars were not all the same color, but some people's were. Click Submit, and it will say...

Click continue, obviously...

Woohoo! Spooky... So now, go back to our old loquacious Lenny buddy, the Archivist. He blathers on forever, but basically he says that some new pages of the Book of Ages have been filled in.

So let's click on the Book of Ages (remember how? It's on top of the white pedestal) and see for ourselves!

Well, that's fairly grisly for Neopets (killing things and carrying back their heads). Also, apparently I haven't been working on Combat's homepage enough. Which... is true.

If you go talk to the Janitor, he is all mad at you again.
The janitor shouts at you, "HEY! Stop leaving the lights on in the observatory! It's wasteful! I CAN'T STAND WASTEFULNESS!! RAAARGHH!!"

If you're interested, I drew the Astronomy Club President. I left out the owl and wand, though.

If you go to the Darkest Faerie's statue in the Hall of Heroes and do the clicking the top row of pixels trick to look at the ceiling, the jewels of her constellation have lit up.

Oooh, ahhh.

It has been brought to my attention that I did not mention that the Astronomy Club hails you as some kind of hero when you go talk to them after you find the constellation. It takes up, like, an eighth of the sky. What have they been doing, twiddling their thumbs?

The Astronomy Club members crowd around you as you enter. "Wow! You discovered a new constellation! That's really awesome, so soon after joining!" They cheer and celebrate, assuring you that you're destined to be one of the greatest astronomers in Altador, if not all Neopia.

The Dreamer
You can now find the constellation "The Dreamer." First of all, click on a little wispy cloud in the top right of the Altador Map.

This will fire you out of a cannon or something. Anyway, now you're way high in the sky above Altador.

Ooh, what's through that little opening? Ahh! It's The Dreamer!

I bet I know what we need to do now! You MUST talk to the archivist BEFORE looking for The Dreamer. So let's go!
The archivist says, "Another pattern, floating in the clouds? What wonders you find! Perhaps it corresponds to another constellation. Off to the observatory with you!"
What a surprise. He always has the same expression. Show a little feeling once in a while, dude!!! Anyway, we'd better listen to him, and head off to The Observatory to slap our telescope in the holder again.

Here we go again, guys. It's time to get your new coordinates. Then, let's put them in the map maker.

This constellation is a bit harder. I actually used the star map for a little bit of this one, but then ended up ultimately finding it in the telescope. It helped me to keep the window with the cloud picture open, and a little window showing the telescope next to it, so I could compare. Having trouble? Check the tips for constellation finding.
Most people found the Dreamer very near to the Sleeper. Observe.

Looks like someone's having some very pleasant dreams about someone gazing at her through a telescope... Anyway, on with the plot.
Now we know what happens next, guys! Let's go talk to all our buddies and brag about our findings.

Ok, well, the janitor is just disgruntled today instead of rampagin' mad. He also seems to be an extraordinarily lazy janitor.

The janitor says, "Those lights above each statue sure are pretty when they light up. I wonder what they mean?" He shakes his head. "Oh well, too much cleaning to do, no time to figure it out."

Oh, yeah. Speaking of which, let's go take a gander at what we just uncovered. By clicking on Psellia's statue, and then the top row of pixels, we can look at the pretty lit up jewels.

Enough here, let's go boast at the Archives. Clicking on the flyer takes us to the Astronomy Club, where the President's head is about to explode, he's so excited.

The Astronomy Club members crowd around you as you enter. "ANOTHER constellation? Good grief!" says the club president. "You're really a great astronomer already! I can't wait to tell everyone that one of my club members has found two whole constellations!"

They should really stop paying attention to you and help that Buzz out with her fashion disaster. Seriously. Anyhow, off to our old Lenny codger friend.

The archivist says, "Ah, you found another constellation! Most excellent. And another chapter has appeared in the Book of Ages! This one seems to concern Psellia, also known as the Dreamer."

The archivist examines some notes on his desk. "I've been thinking about what's going on. Why these clues are revealing themselves to someone such as yourself. And why this did not happen until after the Darkest Faerie was defeated, and her grip on Altador broken." He shakes his head. "It makes sense, intuitively, but I don't know what's going on. I've been looking through the Archives, trying to find something in our histories that could explain this, but I've been having trouble even finding the histories in all this mess." He shakes his head. "I'll get this place cleaned up one day, I swear..."

Yeah, whatever, buddy. Let's see what's new in the Book of Ages. You know, that Lenny is probably writing it while we're not around, and making it up as he goes along.

What a flattering picture, huh? Also, what I want to know is how the Blumaroo got up there in the first place.

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