Why is my report incomplete?
Before I wrapped myself up into a binding blood contract that could cost me everything, I have stopped short of my initiation to write this report in hopes my safety will not be in danger. In the hopes that whomever/whatever spooked other commanders who have been to Raxxla will not come after me. I am not technically initiated yet, no oath has been taken. To those who continue reading this, there may or may not be risks associated with this quest, if you are uncomfortable with possibly being completely destroyed turn back now... If science is your life, lets drive this mystery home...
What you will need to begin the initiation and gain the whereabouts of Raxxla:
A firm understanding of the story of Persephone and Demeter's as well as Persephone's abduction, a wake scanner, and 4 slots of cargo space. Outside research materials are provided below:
http://thingsinthree.blogspot.com/p/homer.html
Circumstances that may or may not make a difference
I am Elite in Exploration, have traveled across the galaxy and Sag A*, I have only a couple of system permits, nothing relevant. I am flying an 'A' grade sidewinder with a Wake Scanner and full suite of exploration tools. I research only in Solo mode and the events detailed below have occur in solo.
Persephone's Backstory for the reenactment:
Persephone was stolen from her mother Demeter while out playing far away from home in the "plains of
Nysa" at the behest of her father Zeus. <Where our journey begins, and yes 'Nysa' is in the Galaxy Map>.
Notable points about Nsya
- Where the story begins in the Greek myth
- https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodies/id/18452/name/Nysa
- Nysa is in the bubble, not far from Sol and right under our noses.
- Nysa cannot be searched for in the Galaxy map unless it is by the full name.
- Nysa is a trinary system with stations being well over 550k out from the mains star forcing you to cover vast distances. It takes dedication to research.
Zeus knew Demeter would not willingly give up her daughter so he had Hades steal her, ripping her from her mother while she was being watched by a siren. Ultimately she became the queen of the underworld. She is worshiped by many cults throughout history who swear a vow of secrecy as they are initiated, the punishment being death.
Eleusinian Mysteries
Outside Research Materials:
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries
There is a shadow cult that resides in Nysa... And they hold initiations in that system based on the Eleusinian Mysteries. The 3 steps to the initiation can be found at the link above and are as follows:
1. dromena ("things done"), a dramatic reenactment of the Demeter/Persephone myth
2. deiknumena ("things shown"), displayed sacred objects, in which the hierophant played an essential role
3. legomena ("things said"), commentaries that accompanied the deiknumena.
Each of these steps are staged as a series of events in game.
Initiation Phase
The initiation begins with domena. It is basically a reenactment of Persephone getting abducted. There is a ship with the name "Child", acting as persephone, that roams through open space of the system Nysa. You can find this ship by flying between Nysa A, Nysa B, Nysa C, and finally terminating at Arend Station some time. It is important to be conscious of your fuel consumption as Child flys by the stars.
https://www.edsm.net/en/system/stations/id/18452/name/Nysa/details/idS/17310/nameS/Arend+Station
Child
Child, as of yesterday, appears only to fly a Viper MK IV. It may take some time to find but I have never seen the actor playing "Child" in any other ship model, I have noticed that Child may or may not be in a wing and am unsure if there is any significance in this. Either way follow the actor to Errand station. I am not entire sure what triggers "Child" to Frameshift to a new system but she will at some point jump. I think it is because another actor I haven't scanned yet jumps into Errand and chases "Child" out of the system.
When "Child" jumps, scan the wake and follow the ship. Eventually you will end up at another station. This is where you will find that "Child" is now gone, vanished from thin air just as the myth suggests. However, a new ship "Siren" is present for a short time before disappearing too, also indicated in the story of Persephone's abduction. Jump back to Nysa where you will be greeted with a "Mission Objective Detected" alert. Using the FSS scanner, scan out the signal source (Degraded emissions Threat 0) appearing in a light shade of blue; it will reveal the signal source is 580kLy out in the direction of Bernard's Loop. This objective doesn't have a timer.
This completes the domena phase of the initiation and moves on to the deiknumena phase.
deiknumena
"Things are shown". When you drop into the signal source you will find that there are 4 canisters, the one you will recognize immediately if you read about Persephone is the Grain canister. This is the canister that is associated with Persephone and Demeter. These are the items that will need to be used to complete the deiknumena phase of the initiation.
The direction this investigation goes from this event forward is unclear, realizing that I might be committing myself to an oath of silence as the myth suggests I stopped my research to write this report first before returning to my investigations. This guide WILL get you through the first stage of the initiation. From this point forward you proceed under your own freewill I am not responsible once you take the Oath of Silence.
Steps 2 and Steps 3 of the initiation still need to be completed:
2. deiknumena ("things shown"), displayed sacred objects, in which the hierophant played an essential role
3. legomena ("things said"), commentaries that accompanied the deiknumena.
How this relates to the Raxxla Codex entry:
"The parent's grief, the lovers woe" - the story of Persephone and Demeter which lead to the Eleusinian Mysteries events.
"The Siren of the deepest void" - The Siren who lost Persephone which appears during the Domena phase of the initiation.
"To the Jewel that burns on the brow of the mother of galaxies" -
Current theory: This relates to the deiknumena phase of the initiation, where the items recovered from the end of the Domena phase need to be brought.
"To the whisperer in witch space" -
Current Theory: This relates to the legomena phase of the initiation. I believe the key here is "Remember Raxxla!". This is supposed to occur after deiknumena. I believe Hades will show you the way to Raxxla as suggested in one particular commanders screenshot of the ship.
