Have you finished all crafting researches?

 

You completed all 130 crafting researches in one town?

Thanks for posting in here. Now the quest begins. 

A plaque in the overgrown marketplace attests to once vibrant commerce: "Give thanks to the east, for Obsidian and fine silks. Give thanks to the west for grain and meat. Give thanks to the north, for Iceheart and oak. Give thanks to the south for spices and fish. All the goods of the world are brought here, by the skill of the Dwarven Clans in obedience to the Artefores."

This could be a hint telling us to deliver goods to the city. Obsidian is a rare mineral, grain = food, iceheart and oak are both rare resources. That leaves silks, meat, spices, and fish open for interpretation. 

This could also in reference to the quest "the Truecrafter," where you must aid a dwarvish craftsmen as he tries to pass on the works of the Artefores. 

Close to the royal palace, the wall of another shrine reads: "For the glory and might of Duraz Karag, we thank the Artifores. We give thanks that they made our crafts people deft and hard working. We give thanks that they made our kings wise. We give thanks that they made our mountain ranges rich with iron and Silversteel. We give thanks that our warriors are strong, our children healthy, our women enduring, our families dutiful. Upon these things does Duraz Karag stand. May it last for ever."

Here Silversteel and Iron are referenced. And it is mentioned that these things make Duraz Karag stand. Maybe returning some silversteel and iron will spark something in Duraz Karag? 

Lastly, 

Your followers regret that they did not return with any treasure or insight. The ruins of Duraz Karag are so vast, they say, that it must contain some secrets, but they had no clue where they might even start such a search.

Further indication that Duraz karag has something going on, but no one has documented it yet. 

 

Sounds like we need a volunteer, preferably someone close to the ancient fortress. If anyone can, please send your non-dwarf diplomats to the town and see what pops up. 

I sent miners, skinners, herbalist, and cotters to Duraz Karag. No mail, just notifications saying their services were not needed and they are returning home. I sent from a dwarf town that does not have any crafting researched. 

Can someone with miners and cotters in a fully armor researched dwarf town send your trade units to Duraz Karag and send me the results?

 

I have ruled out sending all types of diplomats and military troops to D.K. from a Dwarvish town with all armor researched and specialization researched. 

I have sent some military units but they always return the same. 

My current theory is that the message that is returned when sending diplomats contains some clue we are suppose to use to figure out how to unlock the discovery. 

Maybe we must send resources to the location. Or send a general wearing a specific type of armor? 

If not we move onto something else. 

Using the above information I think we can list: 

• Obsidian
• Food
• Iceheart
• Ancient Oak

The silk, spices, fish, and meat are a little harder to deduce. Here are my guesses: 

• Spices: Only thing close to spices are either the generic herbs, or the elemental SALTS. 
• Fish: Some kindof animal part? 
• Meat: Skins or other animal parts?
• Silk: spider parts, or maybe crafted armour of some sort?

Silversteel and Iron are also mentioned in the message. So perhaps send those aswell? 

Good thinking. I've looked over the map and have not located any other dwarven fortresses besides DK, so I am not forsure what else there is that we could interact with. 

My recollection is that DK was released a while before Tv2 was and that Manannan and I did some collaboration trying to crack the cryptic montage.  At that time there were only a few faction cities that you could send diplomats to - something like 8 in total.  

There was at least one such city in the cardinal compass directions: North, South, East, West.

The only one I can recall from memory is the west faction city:   http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-906/-277/14" rel="nofollow - Jarru

All manner of diplomats, caravan laden with goods (at that time only basics resources/weapons, etc no materials/crafted items) were sent to no affect.  I even attempted to claim sovereign on the square because you could park an army on top of the faction hub.  

Also, I have timed advanced spies(125 each group) to hit all 5 squares of DK simultaneously (+/- 15 seconds) of one another.  

~hopefully this will help others move forward with there attempts to solve both mysteries(or one if they are indeed connected)

interesting theory. Your suggesting that once you hit D.K. there is a secondary place you must hit with diplos... 

Any thoughts on where that secondary location would be?

 

Thoromar Runetouch is a Truecrafter: both a priest and craftsman, his meditations are in his work, his prayers eternal in the stonework that he produces. He wanders Illyria seeking the most gifted stoneworkers (all Dwarves, of course), and mentors them for a few days, or weeks or years.

His objectives are to pass on the ancient stoneworking secrets of the Artefores (the Dwarf gods whom The Maker set to craft the world), and to seek craftsmen who have the skill and focus to follow in his own footsteps, becoming Truecrafters in turn. Many Dwarves regard this work, honouring the Maker and serving the Dwarf community at the same time, as the most valuable that any Dwarf can aspire to.

Thoromad is known to be working nearby, working with an aspiring stonemason on a deliberately tricky vein of rock. In view of his fine and holy work, some of the locals have suggested that someone should send supplies out to him, food to support him and his colleague, so that they can focus on their work without worrying about having to feed themselves. When your people say "someone", they really mean their leader - you.

 

I did notice that  Duraz Karag is spread over 5 different squares, so I sent diplos (Scouts & Spies) to each of them - same report came back as everybody else.

Damn this is frustrating 

There is one more thing I'm looking at that I've not seen mentioned anywhere, but it will probably lead to nothing!

The Scout report from Duraz Karag has a number of possible leads, most of which seem to have been looked at.  Has anybody looked at any links to the Dwarven factions mentioned in the report ?

If you read the profile of those 3 factions, 2 of them mention specific trade hubs. Clan Bealagh doesn't mention any one hub in particular.  

The first thing that crossed my mind was to scout each location .... but you can't scout trade hubs.  So I've send traders to the hubs to see if that does anything  (hopes of a good result are not high!).

Any thoughts ?

The trouble is there are so many possible variations that this could take a looooong time!

Endrok

Thanks Anjire ......  there goes another theory 

.... Back to the drawingboard!

I have sent resources in, (all specifically mentioned, plus some more, except for silversteel), and they get dumped into the abyss.  I have sent dozens of underminers and deep dwellers, as well, to no avail.

Maybe investigating the mountain caves in the area will lead to something?

http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/#/World/Map/-213/-126

not sure if these are common as well, I see a lot of "caves" around the world, but not so many "ancient lairs".

May be worth sending to both nearby, if the clan had a tunnel system.  Any other ideas?

I have seen several ancient lairs on the map. I scouted all of the Large mountains around the area, but not the Ancient Lairs. 

This could be a deeper clue. 

There is a way to pull this data from the game using their API/data interface. 

According to this, Clan Bealagh is waiting for a Dwarven army to reunite them and kill all the greenskins.  Has anyone sent a purely Dwarven army - axemen/stalwarts, complete with battle axes, battle mules, Upland armor (or whatever) -  to the site?

I have sent dwarven stalwarts and armies of runeriders to no avail. I have not tried equiping them with anything. I'll give it a shot. 

I have recently scouted a few mausoleums (before reading this thread) and nothing happened. I think they're just map squares categorized as buildings.

Anyone have any new info on this?

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What happens when you send the respective elemental salts to the altars...anything?

You gained the discovery Deep Insight.

a friend of Artefore has sent him one!

we need to find out who!

Spp

We have to wake Audrey again..

And your town will be attacked????

And we have to defend it???

Or the devs have a great sense of humour 

I shall try to send 1000 waves of scouts in waves of 1. (that might take me a few hours thou).. wanna see the results..