Obscurity Portal https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ 2026-04-03T14:53:13-04:00 Obscurity Portal https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 23rd_of_november_1973 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/23rd_of_november_1973?rev=1715777561&do=diff 23rd of November 1973 23rd of November 1973 is just a random date, but we're glad you are here. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 a_coffee_which_you_cannot_drink https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/a_coffee_which_you_cannot_drink?rev=1715777555&do=diff A Coffee Which You Cannot Drink A Coffee Which You Cannot Drink is an invention by Chen Chris Choi, an unknown hip hop artist. It is a cup with what looks like coffee, but in reality is a goo-like lifeform which will attack you if you attempt to drink it. The attack involves extending its tentacles to push itself away from the drinkers mouth, and then, while keeping the mouth open, shooting several streams of poison straight into the throat. The attack is usually fatal for the drinker. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 a_counsel_of_living_peacefully https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/a_counsel_of_living_peacefully?rev=1715777558&do=diff A Counsel of Living Peacefully A Counsel of Living Peacefully is an unwritten book by the Words Preservation Foundation. It discusses the philosophy of WPF, the core of which revolves around economizing on the written word and making sure that most of writings produced by humanity is of high quality. Unlike many other books, text/html 2020-10-13T11:28:32-04:00 afanyu https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/afanyu?rev=1602602912&do=diff Afanyu Afanyu CapitalAri and GledLanguagesKefan, ThonthalReligionLolionEstablishedc. 1650 SRConquered1960 SR Afanyu /æ'fænuː/ was a civilization established in the second half of the second revolution and located between Makam and Loodon rivers. Afanyu was expected to dominate the region, but instead got engulfed in a non-stop fight for power between its many kingdoms, which lasted for two and a half centuries. At one point Afanyu was comprised of over 50 separate kingdoms. text/html 2020-07-31T07:09:52-04:00 afanyu_stones https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/afanyu_stones?rev=1596193792&do=diff Afanyu stones In the first half of the 19th CSR a superhero warrior by the name of Tanira had emerged. His ability was to cause large objects to permanently hover at the altitude that matched his height. His ability did not seem to be immediately useful for combat and he became an architect in what would later become the Upper Kingdom. He created large stones of different shapes that would then be used as a His hovering castles and towers became known in text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 ahldorae https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ahldorae?rev=1715777556&do=diff Ahldorae Ahldorae is a type 9 fabricated planet. It's third in the solar system Ephius. Origin of name The population of the planet is not aware of space and does not call their world anything, so the name “Ahldorae” comes from Cosmonaut Deb who referred to the planet as text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 altccc https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/altccc?rev=1715777562&do=diff ALTCCC ALTCCC is an abbreviation which stands for “Absence of a Large Three-Color Coffee Cup”. ALTCCC first appeared in IWGH, and was being sold for $250. It was advertised as having these unique features: * doesn't take much space (none, actually) text/html 2025-02-21T09:01:42-04:00 an_empty_table https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/an_empty_table?rev=1740146502&do=diff An Empty Table An Empty Table is a table that was drawn, but not filled in. The properties of an empty table include height, width, number of rows, columns and styling. However, empty tables generally have no titles, since a title would depend on the content. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 art https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/art?rev=1715777563&do=diff Art "“My art is rare.” “How rare?” “I am keeping my day job.”" List of notable creations. * The Amazing Gallery * World's Simplest Quest * Certainty Box * Jupiter's Whims * Dix Calculator text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 ask_me_anything_project https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ask_me_anything_project?rev=1715777563&do=diff Ask Me Anything Project Ask Me Anything Project is an undertaking by Louigi Verona to answer as many questions put forth to him as possible. Submit Question <mailto:louigi.verona@gmail.com> Answers 1. What happens to atom nuclei during a radioactive reaction? text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 awk_sea https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/awk_sea?rev=1715777557&do=diff Awk Sea Awk Sea is an ahldoraean sea, located between Ybuwyn and Nuht island. Awk Sea is very calm and storms seldom happen, but due to the lack of strong winds it is almost impossible to travel through it by sail. In Ybuwyn mythology Awk Sea is frequently compared to a giant mirror. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:34-04:00 aylis_family https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/aylis_family?rev=1715777554&do=diff Aylis family Aylis family was a clan which founded Loodon and ruled the country for nearly 70 years. Jani and Vantral Mother and son, Jani and Vantral managed a cooperative in the beginning of the 20th century SR. The cooperative declared the mouth of the Loodon river to be their property and began to tax anyone who needed access to the water. By 1910 SR several towns have formed around the river and Jani Aylis assumed the role of “chief organizer”. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 bad_writing https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bad_writing?rev=1715777562&do=diff Bad writing Bad writing is a common evaluation of a written word, especially if it was produced by someone other than you. Most literature produced is considered to be bad writing, and only a small portion of it is believed to be above average. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 bart_hufnagel https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bart_hufnagel?rev=1715777556&do=diff Bart Hufnagel Bart Miles Hufnagel is the owner and CEO of Timewatch. He also acts as the whole Board of Directors of The Wrath, a famous company producing dinosaur-themed jumpsuits. He rose to prominence during the “Timewatch affair”, when he overtook Timewatch, a competitor of his company at the time, by kidnapping its CEO text/html 2020-10-18T14:18:09-04:00 barzo https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/barzo?rev=1603045089&do=diff Barzo Barzo was an early town set up by the New Dawn travelers. It grew into a large city by the 17th CSR and was considered a gateway into the east, usually being the last stop when crossing into Darda. Situated on the banks of Rener river and its tributary Ruran, Barzo adopted the bleak, rugged style of makeshift architecture, characteristic of Duls Settlements, and enjoyed the same level of harsh arid climate. text/html 2020-11-22T18:07:39-04:00 belequel https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/belequel?rev=1606086459&do=diff Belequel Belequel /bɛliː'kwɛl/ (norte /'nɔːrtɛ/, noarte /'nwɑrtɛ/ in bukk) is a rare metal, known for its extraordinary density and mass. A coin made of belequel can hardly be picked up by a strong adult. It is the heaviest element on Ahldorae, and its extreme hardness and robustness makes it difficult to work and shape. It's melting point is the highest of all the elements discovered, melting at 3,512 °C. It is usually toxic to mammals and humans in particular, especially when its hot, althoug… text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 better_writing https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/better_writing?rev=1715777559&do=diff Better writing Better writing is a favor done to a satisfactory piece of writing by a literary critic, whereas good writing is just a myth. See also * Bad writing * Words Preservation Foundation text/html 2020-08-14T18:59:10-04:00 blaca https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/blaca?rev=1597445950&do=diff Blaca Blaca was a route through Megeg Daurate, which was typically used for military movement through the Daurate. It was closed for entrance from Teamatian, which led to hostilities between Teamatian chiefdoms and the Daurate, but saved Orona, weakened by non-stopping raids. Blaca is a youzi word which holds a paired meaning of text/html 2020-12-12T18:04:58-04:00 blue_shield https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/blue_shield?rev=1607814298&do=diff Blue Shield Blue Shield, born Olon Gordy (bukkean: Ōlōn Gordi), was a superhero warrior, possessing near-invincibility and counter-flight. He was part of the famous olliara “Blue Shield Squad”, known for its victory at the Koatooy river and for its defeat at Tonaran. text/html 2020-12-01T17:51:51-04:00 blue_shield_squad https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/blue_shield_squad?rev=1606863111&do=diff Blue Shield Squad Blue Shield Squad was a group of four superhero warriors, consisting of Gardi Blue Shield, Develor Les, Beesdol and Ōvidol. text/html 2025-02-22T14:45:55-04:00 bolmes_platformer https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bolmes_platformer?rev=1740253555&do=diff The Adventures of Merlock Bolmes: THE MYSTERY AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE The Adventures of Merlock Bolmes: THE MYSTERY AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE is a platformer game based on an unpublished and possibly unwritten story of the same title. It is tedium class and may be considered one of the geekiest platformers ever created. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 bombel https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bombel?rev=1715777560&do=diff Bombel Bombel ([bom-bel]) is a shape that has no intrinsic meaning and which became a sensation as it began to appear for no reason on flags, posters, T-shirts and in other everyday contexts. The Legend The shape appeared on the Internet somewhere in the 1970s and was the first defined digital shape after the basic pixel. text/html 2025-02-21T18:09:39-04:00 bookology https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bookology?rev=1740179379&do=diff Bookology Bookology is a discipline that studies the strange and obscure books authored by Louigi Verona. The books include not only actually written works, but also a list of unwritten novels. Fictional books are books that are referenced as finished books in works of fiction by Louigi, including on the pages of the Obscurity Portal itself. text/html 2020-12-22T14:35:07-04:00 bukk https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/bukk?rev=1608665707&do=diff Bukk Bukk /bʊk/ is a family of languages, also known as Bukkean languages, which are spoken in northern Tarnaria, specifically in Laeooy Coast, former Heran and the Overpol Expanse, later Overpol Region in Homestead. Main languages include asdoh, hureed and the eastern torv. Although asdoh is no longer spoken, its influence on bukk is enormous and is reflected in many words that are used to this day but clearly don't obey the spelling and pronunciation rules of a local dialect. In a way, asdoh… text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 certainty_box https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/certainty_box?rev=1715777563&do=diff Certainty Box Certainty Box is a gag. It consists of a small closed box, and a note saying that one can be certain that object X is not in the box. Typically, the object mentioned is clearly much larger than the box, and cannot be contained by it. However, when the box is opened, something surprising should be revealed, which would invalidate the certainty in a humorous way. text/html 2020-12-26T18:41:45-04:00 chaos_war https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/chaos_war?rev=1609026105&do=diff Chaos War The Chaos War, Chaos Wars or Commonground Discord was a serf uprising that turned into an armed conflict among many parties that resulted in the downfall of the state of Toor, establishment of Commonground and the rule of the Five Kings. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 chen_chris_choi https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/chen_chris_choi?rev=1715777562&do=diff Chen Chris Choi Chen Chris Choi is an unknown hip hop artist. In fact, we don't even know that. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 circle https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/circle?rev=1715777555&do=diff Circle A circle is a geometric shape invented by Trotto Frekkensnork. Although the circle has been known since before the beginning of recorded history, she claims to have invented it independently at the age of 5. According to Frekkensnork's friends and family, the house she was raised in generally lacked curves. Typical shapes she would be exposed to were squares, triangles, rectangles and diamonds. The girl then drew a circle on a piece of paper. text/html 2025-02-14T09:57:56-04:00 cities_of_the_north https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/cities_of_the_north?rev=1739545076&do=diff Cities of the North Cities of the North is an unwritten short story, depicting a day in life of the indigenous utuka people who live at the foot of Mount Louigi. In the story, an utuka named Naels finds a wounded deer on the side of Mount Louigi and carries it back to the village at the foot of the mountain. Naels is praised as a hero, and the deer is feasted on by the villagers. The story is weird and has no point. text/html 2020-12-26T18:39:19-04:00 commonground https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/commonground?rev=1609025959&do=diff Commonground Commonground is a north Tarnarian area that was established during a serf uprising that resulted in the Chaos War. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 continent https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/continent?rev=1715777563&do=diff Continent Continent is the main dry land mass on the Ahldorae planet. It's rich and tumultuous history, dominated by War, has seen several great empires and cultures emerge over the course of ten centuries. Continent has no name, which is exactly the point of contention, sparking one of the text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 correts https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/correts?rev=1715777565&do=diff correts correts is a special type of punctuation which involves combining already existing punctuation to form new meanings. It is thought of as an art form. The term “correts” is always spelled with lowercase letters, even when in the beginning of a sentence. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 credits_assets https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/credits_assets?rev=1715777562&do=diff Asset Credits Most assets used for Obscurity Portal are either CC0 or authored by us. CC+ asset credits are listed below. If your asset is used, but a credit is missing, this is unintentional. Please contact us and we will immediately add the credit. text/html 2025-02-20T16:30:33-04:00 dan_dindridge https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dan_dindridge?rev=1740087033&do=diff Dan Dindridge Dan Dindridge is a philosopher, provocateur and an altogether asshole. He is a member of Slow Club and purports to be the ultimate scoffer. His colleagues disagree. He scoffs. Dindridge is considered to be one of the most quotable individuals of the contemporaneity. His famous quotes include: text/html 2020-11-01T11:23:19-04:00 dantala_theater https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dantala_theater?rev=1604247799&do=diff Dantala Theater Dantala Theater was a famous traveling theater that operated in the 9th and 10th centuries TR. The theater was known for its historical plays and innovative mobile sets, with several theater troupes touring the Continent at the same time. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 dantrian_calendar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dantrian_calendar?rev=1715777560&do=diff Dantrian calendar Dantrian calendar is the most used calendar on the Continent. It was established over a thousand years ago by the Western Dantrian Civilization. Based on the idea of the spiral of history, the calendar establishes “revolutions” of the spiral to be 2000 years long. The current revolution is third. Recorded history, thus, begins over 4000 years ago. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 dantrian_complex https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dantrian_complex?rev=1715777564&do=diff Dantrian Complex Dantrian Complex was a federation of several countries in the west of the Continent, consisting of Western Dantria, Central Dantria, Wunnah and Land. Its trading, political and military center was the city of Tavoe, which later became part of what was known as the Diamond, a group of four major dantrian cities: text/html 2020-11-01T08:25:39-04:00 darda https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/darda?rev=1604237139&do=diff Darda Darda CapitalUuxeaLanguagesThonthalReligionvariousEstablishedc. 1490s SRDestablishedc. 1920s SR Darda /'dɑrdə/ was a confederation of several countries which existed for a period of 5 centuries between 14th and 19th CSR, and throughout its history held a dominant position in the north central region of the text/html 2020-09-19T08:40:45-04:00 davi_the_heranian https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/davi_the_heranian?rev=1600519245&do=diff Davi the Heranian Davi the Heranian was a historian, author and philosopher from Qep, notable for the Heran Chronology and for establishing the Parra school of philosophy. Relatively unknown in Heran, his philosophical thought became spread in the north-west and influenced such notable scholars as text/html 2020-12-22T15:46:20-04:00 dawn https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dawn?rev=1608669980&do=diff Dawn Dawn is the name given to a wave of migration from the Western Dantrian Civilization to the central and eastern parts of the Continent that happened in the course of several centuries, beginning in the middle of the first revolution. Travelers would cross the arid planes of Nari into what later would become Gantolia and text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 dead-end https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dead-end?rev=1715777555&do=diff Dead End text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 dead_coding https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dead_coding?rev=1715777559&do=diff Dead coding Dead coding is same as live coding, but only when you are dead. The list of known works created by dead coders can generally be visualized by an empty table. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 death_bunch https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/death_bunch?rev=1715777561&do=diff Death Bunch Death Bunch were a group of Dantrian generals who have either defected to or were coerced into joining Lydian's side and have been seen several times by gantolian scouts commanding his armies. One of them was identified as General Goront, an honored dantrian veteran. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 desolate_news_channel https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/desolate_news_channel?rev=1715777562&do=diff Desolate News Channel Desolate News Channel is a news outlet that covers current events in a small region of the expanding Tengger Desert. The Live Video Cam provides a constant visual link. External links Desolate News Channel website text/html 2025-02-15T17:41:17-04:00 detective_bolmes https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/detective_bolmes?rev=1739659277&do=diff Merlock Bolmes Detective Margaret “Merlock” Bolmes is a fictional character, a protagonist of unpublished mystery stories by Louigi Verona. She is a private detective, but dislikes being compared to Sherlock Holmes and employs very different methods to solve cases, namely intimidation and violence. Bolmes would routinely shove suspects on the floor, interrogate personalities of the criminal underworld and threaten people she needs information from with her famous red handle knife. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 develor https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/develor?rev=1715777562&do=diff Develor Develor was mentioned in several historical accounts, as well as in several well known myths of the early Zombon, which at the time was a network of villages and bore the name of Zamborana Zambonia. Although no specific abilities are mentioned in these accounts, Develor is referred to as a superhero warrior that leads his/her people into battle. Develor's gender is also never explicitly mentioned. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 dictionary https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dictionary?rev=1715777557&do=diff Dictionary "It should all be clear now!" This section provides the reader with the definition of words unknown to the general public. * Bombel * Dead coding * Door Locker * SaaS * Xubus * WRIDOE * OTL * Efftoing text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 difference_between_strange_things_and_normal_things https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/difference_between_strange_things_and_normal_things?rev=1715777558&do=diff Difference between Strange Things and Normal Things Obscurity Portal has two large categories: Strange Things and Normal Things. Everything on the website falls under one of these categories. For instance, xubus is clearly a Normal Thing. Develor is also a Normal Thing. But text/html 2020-10-20T16:37:40-04:00 dilart_must https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dilart_must?rev=1603226260&do=diff Dilart Must Dilart Must, commonly known as Dilly the Dusty Fiend, was a bandit who operated in Barzo in the 15th CSR. He was a member of several gangs that robbed New Dawn travelers in and around Barzo, most notably the Peliner gang, and was one of the most notorious outlaws of his time. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 dimension_types https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dimension_types?rev=1715777565&do=diff Dimension types Dimensions are divided into 4 types. * A shared dimension. A dimension which spills out into other dimensions. Various matter movement limitations might apply. * A fully open dimension. Matter can move in and out with no limitations. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 dix_calculator https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dix_calculator?rev=1715777564&do=diff Dix Calculator Dix Calculator is a limited calculator program: it limits calculations to combinations of numbers and operations that will guarantee to produce a 10. For instance, pressing “2” will gray out all the keys except for the “X” operation. Pressing that will highlight text/html 2020-10-13T09:58:06-04:00 done_kandisis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/done_kandisis?rev=1602597486&do=diff Done Kandisis Done Kandisis /'dʌn-eh kʌn'diːsis/ (bukkean: Done Kondisys) (died August 1917 SR) was a warlord and the founder of Tlax, which later became the capital city of the Loodon Empire. He was defeated in 1917 SR by Vantral Aylis, who occupied the city while Kandisis led his army on a conquest to one of the nearby lands. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 door_locker https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/door_locker?rev=1715777556&do=diff Door Locker A “door locker” is a personality type obsessed with closing doors. A door locking personality is controlling, occasionally charming and is always open to the idea of closing. Famous door lockers include Stan Mihning, Brent Purfurs and Chen Dantal. If you have no idea who these people are, it's because they spend most of their time behind closed doors. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 dory_and_lory https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dory_and_lory?rev=1715777559&do=diff Dory and Lory Dory and Lory ( Doreen Padley (13 November 1998- 10 December 1929) and Lorian Paige (6 April 1999- 10 December 1929) ) were lab assistants to Patrice Eastaughffe in lab B of The Ring. They became known for following Eastaughffe after work several times in a quest to find out where she lives. While their attempts proved to be unsuccessful, with their boss losing them each time, they nevertheless got interested in detective work. Having eventually began an unlicensed private practic… text/html 2020-10-19T04:03:08-04:00 drufos_lador https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/drufos_lador?rev=1603094588&do=diff Drufos Lador Drufos Lador Reign1673-1674 SRPredecessorKoloy MardisSuccessorBornaBornunknownDied1674 SR Drufos Lador was the king of Ari who replaced Koloy Mardis. He is notable for having started his career as a poet and having killed Rufu Aoa in battle in 1674. Early life Drufos claimed to have been born in Tarif and frequently told stories about his life in Tarif. In spite of this, all available records only document his life in Garon. text/html 2020-06-21T06:59:34-04:00 dul_tremant https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/dul_tremant?rev=1592737174&do=diff Dul Tremant Dul Tremant (early 19th - late 19th CSR) was a Mamkoon official who ran the Mamkoon Tre region. He became known when he sent a regiment to Dav in order to intimidate Dod Overpol after she announced The Expansion. Kareden soldiers marched in front of Dav's gates, pointing spears toward the city. There was no immediate reaction from Dod, but several months later the Mamkoon Tre Campaign began. text/html 2020-10-18T14:22:55-04:00 duls_settlements https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/duls_settlements?rev=1603045375&do=diff Duls Settlements Duls Settlements, or simply Duls, was a name given to the region north of Ouna which served as a decentralized network of settlements of migrants from the west during what was called as the New Dawn. An entryway to the east, it also served as a homeland to generations of migrants, who considered Duls to be their real home, as opposed to text/html 2020-06-13T08:57:49-04:00 earmont_overpol https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/earmont_overpol?rev=1592053069&do=diff Earmont Overpol Earmont Overpol /'ɪərmənt/ (August 1893 - August 1939 SR) was a superhero warrior who lived in the area between Tarnaria and early Loodon. He ruled the Overpol Expanse, with the population mostly concentrated on the banks of the Taverda river. The area is known today as the Overpol Region. text/html 2020-10-19T17:59:39-04:00 eastern_dantrian_civilization https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/eastern_dantrian_civilization?rev=1603144779&do=diff Eastern Dantrian Civilization CSR Eastern Dantrian Civilization is the name used to describe the political, cultural and economic landscape to the east of the Great Desert during the first and second revolutions. The name is not applied to the area after the fall of the text/html 2020-12-05T12:08:54-04:00 eater https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/eater?rev=1607188134&do=diff Eon of Eater Eon of Eater is one of the first documented pieces of literature on Ahldorae and is the most influential story on the Continent, forming the theological basis for every currently existing religion, with the exception of Lolion. Eon of Eater is sometimes classified as a meta-religion. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 efftoing https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/efftoing?rev=1715777555&do=diff Efftoing Efftoing is the process of getting used to fluently pronouncing what is a very awkward title or abbreviation. Usage examples “You might need to efftoe the Luminous-Spheroid-of-Plasma-fleet, but it'll get easier soon.” text/html 2020-09-30T11:51:33-04:00 eighteenth_csr https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/eighteenth_csr?rev=1601481093&do=diff 18th century of the second revolution 18th CSR was the century between 1701 SR and 1800 SR according to the dantrian calendar. In the east it was marked by a decrease of Yammoe's influence in the northern regions, which would continue for the next century and would eventually result in text/html 2020-08-08T16:06:06-04:00 elsk_normo https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/elsk_normo?rev=1596917166&do=diff Elsk Normo Elsk Normo was the governor of Mosont in the middle of 17th CSR. He was the right-hand man of the founder of the city, Miernan Kolden, and took over after his death. The Loodon river region was still recovering after almost a century of drought, and Mosont was in a favorable area. It thus quickly became known for its farming and high quality produce, and was trading with many neighboring regions at the time. Elsk institutionalized a lot of this trade, levying taxes, while at the sa… text/html 2020-08-05T14:14:41-04:00 eternal_companion https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/eternal_companion?rev=1596651281&do=diff Eternal Companion Xaewoon Eternal Companion is the name given to the space station “Arduous IV”, which appears to ahldoreans as the brightest star in the sky. It is an integral part of ahldoraean religions and cosmology. It is considered to be a first name and should be used without the text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 etm https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/etm?rev=1715777565&do=diff Entropic Time Machine Entropic Time Machine (ETM) is a set of technologies that allows one to travel through time. It is called “entropic” because its method is in line with the second law of thermodynamics, which states that its highly improbable for entropy to decrease. This makes time travel to the past virtually impossible. ETM sidesteps the problem by using a completely different approach. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 existential_concerns https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/existential_concerns?rev=1715777561&do=diff Obscurity Portal's Existential Concerns Loss of obscurity status Obscurity Portal's Existential concerns largely revolve around a possible loss of its obscurity status. In an unlikely, but not impossible event of the Portal becoming widely known, it's claim of obscurity would be destroyed. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 fabricated_planet_type https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fabricated_planet_type?rev=1715777564&do=diff Fabricated planet type Fabricated planet type is a parameter which means little to nothing. Employed by sci-fi writers who know better, it is abused as a cheap explanation of why heroes win. In some stories, planet type describes the level of hostility to human life, in others - the color of water. Some writers go as far as to use types 2, 4, 7 and 8 interchangeably, at times as a homage to text/html 2025-02-14T10:20:24-04:00 fabricated_planets https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fabricated_planets?rev=1739546424&do=diff Fabricated planets Fabricated planets is a potentially infinite set of planets that do not exist in space, but are instead conjured up by someone's imagination. Fabricated planets have several properties: * they do not need to obey the laws of physics text/html 2020-12-29T11:15:54-04:00 farnole https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/farnole?rev=1609258554&do=diff Farnole Farnole /fɑr'nɔːl/ (1569-1593) (bukkean: Fornōl) was a superhero warrior from Orden. She had the ability to vanish people and objects, including whole armies, without a trace. Considered to be the most powerful superhero warrior of her generation, she reluctantly helped text/html 2020-09-30T11:51:47-04:00 fifteenth_csr https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fifteenth_csr?rev=1601481107&do=diff 15th century of the second revolution 15th CSR was the century between 1401 SR and 1500 SR according to the dantrian calendar. The middle of 15th CSR is marked by the New Dawn, a wave of migrants from the Western Dantrian Civilization. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 first_ctr https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/first_ctr?rev=1715777558&do=diff 1st century of the third revolution 1st century was the century 1 TR to 100 TR according to the dantrian calendar. During this period, the Western Dantrian Civilization entered what turned out to be its last 100 years. Dantrian Complex continued its steady economic growth, but saw a decline in its influence in the east. The Council of Eastern Dantria became the Council of Gantolia, which formally ended what was informally known as the Eastern Dantrian Civilization, and Yammoe recalled its repr… text/html 2025-02-21T18:13:34-04:00 fish_tomato https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fish_tomato?rev=1740179614&do=diff Fish tomato Fish tomato is a type of tomato that looks like a perfectly normal tomato, but tastes like fish. Such specimens are extremely rare, although there is not much demand for them anyway. (In)famously, fish tomatoes are liked by Bart Hufnagel. He also claims that he grows them on trees, although tomato plants are clearly vines. This became the core claim of Hufnagel's text/html 2025-02-21T18:22:31-04:00 fish_tomato_hustle https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fish_tomato_hustle?rev=1740180151&do=diff Fish Tomato Hustle The fish tomato hustle was an unproven scam perpetrated by Bart Hufnagel, where for a modest sum of $99 per month customers could order a box of fish tomatoes to their house. According to multiple accounts, none of the tomatoes tasted like fish. Hufnagel claimed that it is possible that some normal tomatoes could be part of the bundle. After a number of reviewers demonstrated that none of the boxes they'd received contained fish tomatoes, Hufnagel said that actually he meant… text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 fish_war https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/fish_war?rev=1715777557&do=diff Fish War Fish War is a colloquial name given to a series of murders orchestrated by the Isla in 1928-1929 in New York. Although Isla initially targeted several private investigators, as retaliation for their work on illegal fish trade, the subsequent coverup murders scaled dramatically and led to the murder of more than 300 people in less than a year. Having basically killed almost everyone involved with illegal fish markets, Isla has destroyed its own business and was dissolved after Isla's bo… text/html 2020-11-01T12:17:59-04:00 followers_of_lolion https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/followers_of_lolion?rev=1604251079&do=diff Followers of Lolion Followers of Lolion (translated in Yammoe as Disciples of Lolion) were an influential fundamentalist sect of Lolion that believed in a non-elusive Quun Tirtoir, an infinite staircase, and devoted their lives to finding it. Commonly referred to as Seekers, they were known for their sectarian violence, the use of explosives and hooded robes. Their exploration of the text/html 2025-02-21T10:44:49-04:00 forgive_my_insistence_but_i_will_joke https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/forgive_my_insistence_but_i_will_joke?rev=1740152689&do=diff Forgive My Insistence, But I Will Joke Forgive My Insistence, But I Will Joke is an unwritten collection of Louigi Verona jokes that he agreed not to publish after being sued by the Words Preservation Foundation. The book includes such distinguished jokes as: * Do you know what I'm thinking? text/html 2025-02-20T14:32:14-04:00 games https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/games?rev=1740079934&do=diff Games "“I play games. Do you?”" The best and worst of obscure gaming. Concepts * Infinite games * Phantom games Titles * Yontel * The Prisoner * I WANNA GO HOME Club * 15 Orbs of Voltor * The Adventures of Merlock Bolmes: THE MYSTERY AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE * Q Tower * Incremental Fortress text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 gearth https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gearth?rev=1715777561&do=diff Gearth Photor Gearth is the 3rd planet in the Solar System. It's like Earth, only different. It is known across the galaxy for its Luminous-Spheroid-of-Plasma-fleet, an organization devoted to the exploration of time and space. Gearth has been one of the longest and most successful civilizations in recorded Universe history, as well as a top contributor to the intergalactic meme bank. text/html 2020-12-26T12:46:30-04:00 gened https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gened?rev=1609004790&do=diff Gened Gened /'gænɪd/ (c. 45-49 - 93 SR) was a superhero warrior who lived in the 1st century of the second revolution, one of the Five Kings and the patriarch of the philosophy of Mōroh. He was the first documented superhero warrior to possess the ability to wield belequel. He used a belequel sword called Featherwing that was the deadliest weapon of its day. text/html 2025-02-21T10:45:24-04:00 general_public https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/general_public?rev=1740152724&do=diff General Public General public is anyone who has not read the Obscurity Portal. Members of the general public are not eligible for Obscurity Titles, and are rated at Level 0. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 ghaleo_karbn https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ghaleo_karbn?rev=1715777560&do=diff Ghaleo Karbn Ghaleo Karbn was a 6th AC painter who was born somewhere at the end of the 5th AC and died in the Loodon Empire's capital in 553. Ghaleo Karbn became incredibly famous very early in his career and lived a life of wealth and fame until his last days, however, historical research many centuries later has uncovered traces of a possible fraud. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 ghilligin_dhorn https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ghilligin_dhorn?rev=1715777561&do=diff Ghilligin Dhorn Ghilligin Dhorn was a procurator who lived during the 6th AC, famous for representing Disconnected Provinces at the first and only Peace Congress. He is equally famous for being stabbed in the stomach and killed by Karnt, one of the twin kings of Astauand. Biography Ghilligin Dhorn was born to a family of rich merchants. His father was eventually selected governor of the wealthy Green Camcut region. Ghilligin Dhorn spent most of his youth in the capital of the neighboring land… text/html 2020-09-23T07:41:43-04:00 ginsag https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ginsag?rev=1600861303&do=diff Ginsag Ginsag was a superhero warrior who founded the state of Ginsag. Born in the middle of the 17th CSR, he quickly became known for his extraordinary speed. He used this ability in combat to great success, and legends were told about him slaying dozens of enemies within a matter of seconds. text/html 2020-10-07T04:33:28-04:00 ginsag_state https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ginsag_state?rev=1602059608&do=diff The state of Ginsag Ginsag CapitalMosontLanguagesNalarli, Bukk, ThonthalEstablishedc. 1665 SRConquered1712 SR The state of Ginsag /'gɪnzæk/ (or simply “Ginsag”) was a country founded by the superhero warrior Ginsag in the second half of the 17th CSR. It started in the city of Mosont and quickly grew in influence and power. Ginsag campaigned continuously and subdued several city states, at the same time establishing a strong government based on kinship. text/html 2020-07-29T17:34:39-04:00 girag https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/girag?rev=1596058479&do=diff Girag Girag /'gɪrʌg/ is a class of non-sweet alcoholic beverages brewed from cereal grains. It's probably the oldest type of beverage on the Continent. In the past girag was also referred to as pranl, but with the success of sweet pranl, created by the Udds family, sweet girags began to be called pranls, and non-sweet girags retained the girag moniker. text/html 2020-06-08T05:56:35-04:00 gods_of_mercy https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gods_of_mercy?rev=1591610195&do=diff Gods of Mercy Gods of Mercy was a state religion in Loodon and then Loodon Empire. It worshiped a set of unnamed gods which were viewed both as grim oppressors of humanity, instigators of unfairness and needless death, and saviors of humanity from said oppression and unfairness. They were called Gods of Mercy, because death was considered to be the ultimate act of mercy that would remove all the suffering. text/html 2020-11-15T09:17:07-04:00 gorona_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gorona_oordar?rev=1605449827&do=diff Gorona Oordar Gorona Oordar Reign1547-1593 SRPredecessorNilma OordarSuccessorNilma OordarBorn1527 SRDied1596 SR Gorona Oordar, born Gorona Toarlameek /'twɑrlɑmiː/, was Murdoh of Mantar in the second half of the 16th CSR, wife of Nilma Oordar and later Jeenor of Qep. Early life Born into a powerful Toarlameek family, Gorona was raised in Lora. Toarlameeks were originally from Qep city, but fled to Lora when text/html 2020-12-26T18:37:25-04:00 gozodoroh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gozodoroh?rev=1609025845&do=diff Gozodōroh Gozodōroh /'gɑzɑ'dɔrə/ was a serf from Koalderood and a close aid of Keetoh, community leader and the founder of Commonground. Later she was designated Jeenor, head of Keetoh's resistance army. During the first battle Gozodōroh she got under enemy fire, but miraculously survived. This happened again during the second battle and she began to believe that she discovered superpowers, like text/html 2020-07-06T09:52:18-04:00 gungon https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/gungon?rev=1594043538&do=diff Gungon Gungon CountryWestern DantriaEstablishedc. 1990 FRDestroyedAugust 116 SR Gungon /ˌgɒn'gɒn/ was a city in Western Dantria which served as its capital, and later as its cultural and educational center. It housed the Great Dantrian Libriaries and the Western Dantrian University. Gungon was known for its pioneering high-rise architecture, which had most of its buildings stand on top of fortified stone pillars, connected with bridges. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 healthy_hoarders https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/healthy_hoarders?rev=1715777559&do=diff Healthy Hoarders Healthy Hoarders is a group of people dedicated to collecting as a virtue. They have their Hoarding Commandments and a famous tagline, which reads: “Virtual Pistons today, fortunes tomorrow”. The current director is Sabin Stockpiler. Hoarding Commandments text/html 2020-10-07T04:29:54-04:00 hee_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/hee_oordar?rev=1602059394&do=diff Hee Oordar Hee Oordar Reignc. 1590 - 1618 SRSuccessorMayeerqnoelBorn1572 SRDied1618 SR Hee Oordar /hiːe/ was the founder and King of Kings of Tref, Jeen of the Northern Army of Tref, self-proclaimed head of the Oordar clan and First Ienana of Foft. Early life Hee was born to Kren the Younger and Eeleen Oordar in Tonaran in 1572. He received military education in Ernele and became Jeen by late 1580s. He was very close to his brother text/html 2020-12-22T17:15:58-04:00 heran https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/heran?rev=1608675358&do=diff Heran Heran /hɛ'ræn/ was the name given to much of northern Tarnaria between the 13th CSR and 2nd CTR. Heran was bounded by the Gratfeef river in the east, by the Erna river in the west and by Toyen in the south. Whether to consider Laeooy Coast and Commonground part of Heran is debated, as people from those areas were generally considered to be foreigners in text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 history_of_the_continent https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/history_of_the_continent?rev=1715777565&do=diff History of the Continent This page leads to century-by-century description of the Continent's history. Third Revolution * 1st century * 2nd century * 3rd century * 4th century * 5th century * 6th century * 7th century * 8th century * 9th century * 10th century * 11th century text/html 2020-11-29T16:05:30-04:00 hohned https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/hohned?rev=1606683930&do=diff Hohned Hohned was a military center and fortress of Toor. It was established in the 19th century of the first revolution and became the capital of the country. It was destroyed by the Commonground rebels led by Gened in 72 SR. At the time of its destruction it was the largest and wealthiest city in the whole of text/html 2020-11-21T08:16:34-04:00 homestead https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/homestead?rev=1605964594&do=diff Homestead Homestead is a region roughly defined to be between the Makam, Taverda and Tlax rivers and limited at the north by cities Kier, Oon and the Noral fortress. Initially, the area referred to as Homestead was a strip of land about 200 km west of the Loodon river, inhabited by early Tarnarian settlers. After the name began to mean a larger region, the original Homestead began to be referred to as text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 honest_wallets https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/honest_wallets?rev=1715777565&do=diff Honest Wallets Honest Wallets was a company that started as a secret sub-division of Ryber. Allegedly, it was the only part of the business that was making money. It operated a pizza delivery service in Germany until 2013. A number of former Ryber top managers have come forward with allegations that Honest Wallets had a secret sub-division which was doing something else, and that pizza delivery was a failed business that made no profit for the company. text/html 2025-02-21T09:05:48-04:00 how_people_become_gold_miners https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/how_people_become_gold_miners?rev=1740146748&do=diff How People Become Gold Miners How People Become Gold Miners is a short story by Louigi Verona, that was first published in Cheap Newspaper. Complete text There was this family of Renouk. They were all present at the mayor's ball and they were all quite well known to the mayor. Mister and missis Renouk had seven children. Missis Renouk's brother, Robert Renouk, was also present at the celebration and so were some other relatives, including parents of both of the Renouks. The youngest Renou… text/html 2025-02-20T16:21:06-04:00 hypothetical_game_review https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/hypothetical_game_review?rev=1740086466&do=diff Hypothetical Game Review Hypothetical Game Review is an imagined magazine that provides game reviews. When a game developer is working on a game and imagines what the press will say, it's published in this magazine. Hypothetical Game Review has been established in the early 1950s. Since then its main reviewers have been Matt and Ralf, with occasional retorts from their boss Tabetha Higgins. text/html 2020-09-23T08:38:03-04:00 iar_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/iar_oordar?rev=1600864683&do=diff Iar Oordar Iar Oordar (1572-1607) was the son of Kren the Younger, brother of Hee Oordar and Jeen of the Southern Army of Tref. Along with his brother he founded Tref and later captured Kren the Younger's brother Pherro. He had a falling out with his brother, seemingly due to failing to defeat the army of Delbar. He was removed from his position of Jeen and died several years under suspicious circumstances. text/html 2025-02-21T09:03:36-04:00 idiotic_strategy https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/idiotic_strategy?rev=1740146616&do=diff Idiotic Strategy Idiotic Strategy is a strategy, the problematic nature of which would have been evident if only experts had been listened to. The Idiotic Strategy is a frequent reason of the downfall of companies, states and nonprofit rubber production factories. Further reading * text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 imaginary_meme https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/imaginary_meme?rev=1715777562&do=diff Imaginary Meme An Imaginary Meme is something which you can easily imagine becoming a (popular) meme, but which currently isn't a meme. Basically, the whole Obscurity Portal is a big fractal of imaginary memes: it is an imaginary meme itself, and as you explore its depths, every level is also an imaginary meme, down to individual phrases and punctuation text/html 2025-02-21T12:25:41-04:00 incremental_fortress https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/incremental_fortress?rev=1740158741&do=diff Incremental Fortress Incremental Fortress is an obscure game developed by Louigi Verona and then played by who knows how many people. First public release was of version 0.3 on February 13, 2023, followed by version 0.4 and later a major release of version 0.5 on August 17, 2023. The game received mixed to negative reactions. Players disliked the messenger mechanic, as well as the Volcano Breathers mechanic with their reliance on the passage of real time. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 indifferent_gods https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/indifferent_gods?rev=1715777556&do=diff Indifferent Gods Indifferent Gods is a set of religious teachings of the indigenous peoples that live on and around Mount Louigi. It depicts a deistic world, with god or gods choosing not to interfere in the fate of the worlds they have created. Because of this view, the tradition of Indifferent Gods lacks prayer. It does not, however, lack a notion of an afterlife, although it is not as defined as in other religions. For instance, text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 infinite_canteen https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/infinite_canteen?rev=1715777557&do=diff Infinite Canteen Infinite Canteen is a plane that stretches infinitely in all directions. It has a difficult to penetrate floor, no ceiling and seemingly no upper boundary. The canteen is filled with tables, benches and chairs. There are occasional sections with food called Food Drops, but most of the Infinite Canteen's tables are empty. Typically, areas with food are separated by miles upon miles of empty tables. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 infinite_games https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/infinite_games?rev=1715777557&do=diff Infinite games In finite games reaching the goal of the game normally means finishing the game. Infinite games are a class of games where the goal is to continue playing: you can lose, but you cannot win. An example of a popular infinite game is tetris. text/html 2025-02-14T09:56:37-04:00 inoffensive_chess https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/inoffensive_chess?rev=1739544997&do=diff Inoffensive Chess Inoffensive Chess (also known as Humane Chess and Friendship Chess) is a chess variant designed by Trotto Frekkensnork. The rules of the game are identical to the original chess, but the King pieces are removed, so that no matter how the game plays out, neither of the players is able to do a checkmate and it will always be a draw, hence text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 interdimensional_variance https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/interdimensional_variance?rev=1715777556&do=diff Interdimensional variance Interdimensional variance is a key mathematical parameter, used in the Interdimensional Shifting model, popularly known as the Warped Bubble Wrap model. It is a multidimensional array which defines the distance between reality source and a dimension, as well as the angle. Both distance and angle can predict dimension type with high degree of certainty, as well as funnel side effects. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 invisible_chess https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/invisible_chess?rev=1715777555&do=diff Invisible Chess Invisible Chess is a chess variant played with invisible pieces. See also Inoffensive Chess text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 isla_criminal_group https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/isla_criminal_group?rev=1715777559&do=diff Isla Isla was a criminal organization which operated illegal fish trade in New York in the 1920s. Known for their initially peaceful approach, Isla became increasingly more violent and ruthless with years, culminating in a series of killings at the end of the 1920s, which primarily targeted private investigators. Subsequent coverup murders led to the evisceration of the fish trading community, as many people working in fish markets, as well as many fish producers, had been murdered as well. Isl… text/html 2025-03-03T07:45:56-04:00 iwgh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/iwgh?rev=1741005956&do=diff I WANNA GO HOME Club I WANNA GO HOME Club or simply IWGH is an early Louigi Verona project, initially intended as playful commentary on the challenges of office work. With time the project grew into a sophisticated online text adventure, with puzzles, quests, an inventory of items, companion creatures and much more. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:34-04:00 j._n._spoilsport https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/j._n._spoilsport?rev=1715777554&do=diff J. N. Spoilsport J. N. Spoilsport is a philosopher, scholar, public intellectual and the founder of Slow Club. Known for controversial views and uncompromising demeanor, Spoilsport rules with an iron hand, instills sophistry and pedantry, and is responsible for expelling at least 5 key members of Slow Club, including text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 jakko_people https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/jakko_people?rev=1715777561&do=diff Jakko People Jakko People, known professionally as simply People, is a failed mathematician and author. He has written the now legendary monograph titled Sanitary Projections of a Well Mannered Octopus, which attempts to re-think mathematics. People is unmarried and lives in a city. A number of biographers mistakenly claim that he is also a music producer. This is false. Some say he has at one time worked at a factory. He has not. A bunch of authors claim other things. Most of them are incorre… text/html 2020-07-17T19:25:09-04:00 jani_aylis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/jani_aylis?rev=1595028309&do=diff Jani Aylis Jani Aylis Reignc. 1900-1917 SRSuccessorVantral AylisBornunknownDied1917 SR Jani Aylis /'dʒæniː/ (died 1917 SR) was the founder of what later became Loodon, along with her son Vantral Aylis. They lived in a small settlement outside of Oyangaltans. Having relocated across the Loodon river, Jani and Vantral organized a cooperative and began to tax people for access to the river bank on the opposite side of Oyangaltans and upstream. In order to stop paying the tax, a household had to… text/html 2025-02-21T10:08:54-04:00 jar_and_donkey https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/jar_and_donkey?rev=1740150534&do=diff Jar and Donkey Jar and Donkey is a pub in Alaska. It was first featured in a short story How People Become Gold Miners, and later appeared to be the location for monthly meetings of the Trousers Suppliers Guild. The pub is known for its miraculous ability to fit crowds of people in what seems to be very cramped space, as well as the ability to take oral requests, even if it means expending substantial resources in order to fulfill guests' wishes. text/html 2020-12-07T18:07:14-04:00 kareden https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kareden?rev=1607382434&do=diff Kareden Kareden /kʌ'riːdn/ were the people who are first mentioned in relation to conquests in central and northern Tarnaria, led by Prince Kol. They then conquered Osa Nara and Xornerian and founded the Kingdom of Mamkoon. 200 years later, when the Kingdom of Mamkoon collapsed, massive Kareden migrations to the text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 karmanta_spot https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/karmanta_spot?rev=1715777560&do=diff Karmanta Spot Karmanta Spot was a point of destination for over 1500 immigrants to the Infinite Canteen dimension, which stayed constant for a period of 15 years due to a malfunction of a Normal Portal slot, from 1967 to 1982. The spot soon became deadly, as all the Food Drops in the radius of hundreds of miles had been depleted, leaving immigrants to starve to death. text/html 2020-12-22T16:12:53-04:00 kaskar_mosdei https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kaskar_mosdei?rev=1608671573&do=diff Kaskar Mosdei Kaskar Mosdei (830-876 TR) was a Mantareian author, famous for the novel series “Kings and Queens”, depicting the lives of the Dolysoh and Tōrmoh dynasties. text/html 2020-10-07T04:31:33-04:00 katsag_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/katsag_oordar?rev=1602059493&do=diff Katsag (Oordar) Katsag was Maksag Oordar's son. Sometimes referred to as Katsag Oordar, Katsag never changed his name to reflect the Oordar lineage. His children, Meenasag and Duhroonsag were given northern names. Virtually nothing is known about Katsag's life prior to becoming second text/html 2020-10-13T10:52:32-04:00 kefan https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kefan?rev=1602600752&do=diff Kefan For the language, see Kefan language Kefan /'kɛfən/ are one the peoples of Leykaron. Their first trace in history began with the establishment of the Afanyu civilization. After it was conquered by Loodon, the Kefan became an important region of the Loodon Empire, retaining their culture, language and economic independence. text/html 2020-10-12T16:35:14-04:00 kefan_language https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kefan_language?rev=1602534914&do=diff Kefan language Kefan language is a language spoken in Leykaron. It originated in Afanyu and was spoken by the Kefan people. Kefan is closely related to Nalarli and has then replaced Nalarli as the language of the region. Kefan's grammar is not especially difficult, but the language is known for its contextual complexity and a tendency to have words with very nuanced meanings. This close relationship between the language and the Kefan culture makes it very hard for foreigners to understand corr… text/html 2025-02-21T18:28:12-04:00 ken_stewart https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ken_stewart?rev=1740180492&do=diff Ken Stewart Ken Stewart is an investigative journalist who made his name covering the life of Bart Hufnagel. He was famously killed by a fork thrown out of Hufnagel's office on top of the Timewatch skyscraper. After a prolonged and much publicized investigation, many people were charged with the murder, but most notably the fork, which is currently incarcerated in a cupboard drawer somewhere. text/html 2020-11-25T07:49:55-04:00 king_anashary https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/king_anashary?rev=1606308595&do=diff King Anashary King Anashary Reign1787-1852 SRPredecessorPrince KolSuccessorKing Anashary IIDied1852 SR King Anashary (18th CSR - 1852 SR) was the founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Mamkoon. Born as Deiecut Nornan in Tonaran, in his youth he joined a Kareden military regiment and took part in Prince Kol's campaigns in the north, including the text/html 2020-09-22T17:39:02-04:00 king_of_kings https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/king_of_kings?rev=1600810742&do=diff Tarnarian royal ranks King of Kings is an imperial rank given to emperors: rulers who preside over several territories and peoples. Some monarchs use the title either to signal an ambition to build an empire or simply to set their status as that higher of other Kings. text/html 2020-12-24T12:25:14-04:00 king_tormoh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/king_tormoh?rev=1608830714&do=diff King Tōrmoh King Tōrmoh Reignc. 1 FR - c. 72 SRPredecessorModosoh DolysohSuccessorTōrmoh IIBornc. 1994 FRDiedc. 72 SR King Tōrmoh /'tɔːrmə/, born Bron Gōdere Geerol Tōrmoh, was the tenth king of Toor. He was succeeded by his son, Tōrmoh II, but when the new king died in an accident, King Tōrmoh took the throne again. He then negotiated treaties with text/html 2020-12-14T17:16:02-04:00 koalderood https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/koalderood?rev=1607984162&do=diff Koalderood Koalderood /kwɑldɛ'ruː/ is a former mining site, which was known for its tin and belequel deposits. It was also the birthplace of Gened and the center of the serf uprising of 72 SR. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 kornad_dvon_trimian https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kornad_dvon_trimian?rev=1715777555&do=diff Kornad Dvon Trimian Kornad Dvon Trimian (1st AC - 119) was a superhero warrior who lived all of his life in the Gantolia region, which today would be mostly located in the northern Leykhane. He is one of the few powerful superhero warriors who never held any political or military post, and lived a relatively normal life. Well respected in his community, he quickly became known as the just defender of the land, but also for his modesty and low key personality. text/html 2020-11-16T16:19:18-04:00 kren_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kren_oordar?rev=1605561558&do=diff Kren Oordar Kren Oordar Reign1593, then 1513-1543 SRSuccessorMaksag OordarBorn1572 SRDied1553 SR Kren Oordar was the founder of the Oordar clan and the conqueror of Tonaran. He is particularly famous for being part of a causal loop set off by a superhero warrior Farnole, which had his life start in the future, but end in the past. text/html 2020-11-15T09:57:20-04:00 kren_the_younger https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/kren_the_younger?rev=1605452240&do=diff Kren the Younger Kren the Younger Reign1543-1593 SRPredecessorKren OordarSuccessorRodare OordarBorn1531 SRDied1593 SR Kren the Younger was the son of Kren Oordar and head of the Oordar clan in the second half of the 16th CSR. His rule was dominated by internal power struggles between Oordars and their text/html 2020-11-22T12:33:33-04:00 laeooy_coast https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/laeooy_coast?rev=1606066413&do=diff Laeooy Coast Laeooy Coast /læ'jʊiː/ is a densely populated coast of the Kost Sea. It is one of the oldest populated areas of the northern Continent. Some of the oldest settlements and cities are located on the coast. It is also known for it abundant belequel and tin deposits that make it the center of mining and metalworking. text/html 2020-07-17T12:40:37-04:00 line_aylis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/line_aylis?rev=1595004037&do=diff Line Aylis Line Aylis Reign1947-1952 SRPredecessorTavol AylisSuccessorPotus AylisBornunknownDiedc. 1952-1953 SR Line Aylis /'laɪne/ was the ruler of Loodon, having succeeded the title from her husband Tavol Aylis whose murder she had ordered in a fight for power. Early life text/html 2020-11-02T16:36:27-04:00 lolion https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/lolion?rev=1604352987&do=diff Lolion Lolion /'lɑːliən/ is an ancient dantrian religion, which conceptualizes the world as a dish connected to the feast of gods by an infinite staircase. It was a major religion in the Western Dantrian Civilization. The direct influence of Lolion can be seen in the dantrian calendar, which is based on the concept of cycles and is usually visualized as an infinite staircase (Quun Tirtoir). It also designates the end of the world, which is defined according to Lolion's theology. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 longest_military_conflicts https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/longest_military_conflicts?rev=1715777559&do=diff The Longest Military Conflicts This is the list of the longest military conflicts. It is not yet ready, but we are on it. Meanwhile, read about War. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 loodon_empire https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/loodon_empire?rev=1715777555&do=diff Loodon Empire Loodon Empire was a country that existed from about 1900 SR to the 560s TR. Founded by the Aylis family, Loodon grew from a small locality into an influential Empire that dominated Continent warfare and politics for several centuries. Loodon was ruled by prince-bishops until 180 TR, when text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 louigi_verona https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/louigi_verona?rev=1715777564&do=diff Louigi Verona Louigi Verona is a self-identified “accomplished amateur”, who works in fields such as music, literature, critical analysis and game design. He is a celebrity among his friends, although Slow Club argues that this actually makes him a non-celebrity, if the definition of text/html 2020-12-19T06:59:25-04:00 ludoh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ludoh?rev=1608379165&do=diff Ludoh Ludoh was a prominent historian and writer who lived in Tarnaria in the 1st century of the second revolution. While he left a significant literary legacy, especially the part that describes the lives of others, surprisingly little is known about his own life. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 luminous-spheroid-of-plasma-fleet https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/luminous-spheroid-of-plasma-fleet?rev=1715777563&do=diff Luminous-Spheroid-of-Plasma-fleet Luminous-Spheroid-of-Plasma-fleet is an organization devoted to the exploration of the galaxy. Its successful forays into faraway solar systems have made it a multi-generational project that has evolved to be the main employer of planet text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 lydian https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/lydian?rev=1715777556&do=diff Lydian Lydian (1st AC - 118) was a superhero warrior, considered to be the most consequential and destructive in the history of Continent, having single-handedly ended the Western Dantrian Civilization. His armies have devastated whole countries and reduced the population of Continent by an estimated 10-20%. His conquests are also responsible for wiping out most of the cultural artifacts of Dantria and the neighboring regions, including the text/html 2020-08-10T12:45:07-04:00 maksag_city https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/maksag_city?rev=1597077907&do=diff Maksag Maksag is a city located on the banks of the Taverda river, founded by Maksag, brother of Ginsag in the end of the 17th CSR. It became one of the major cities of the state of Ginsag, and was then ransacked by an invasion from Tref. It was one of the only cities to have recovered quickly. text/html 2020-09-23T07:41:08-04:00 maksag_ginsag https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/maksag_ginsag?rev=1600861268&do=diff Maksag Maksag, sometimes referred to as Maksag Ginsag, was the older brother of the superhero warrior Ginsag. As Ginsak required all family members to qualify for receiving a portion of his political power, Maksag was helped by a Mosont administrator Trevo Gont. Trevo, the right-hand man of text/html 2020-12-13T06:53:56-04:00 maksag_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/maksag_oordar?rev=1607860436&do=diff Maksag Oordar Maksag Oordar Jeenor of Tonaran1513-1541 SRRuler of Mantar1527-1540 SRSuccessorNilma OordarBornend of 15th CSRDied1543 SR Maksag Oordar (bukkean: Moksog Urdor) was a warlord, Jeenor of Tonaran, ruler of Mantar and the de facto leader of much of Heran in the beginning of the 16th text/html 2020-08-05T14:09:51-04:00 mamkoon https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mamkoon?rev=1596650991&do=diff Kingdom of Mamkoon Kingdom of Mamkoon CapitalMamkoon CityLanguagesJabiReligionXaewoonEstablished1786 SRDestablishedc. 1973 SR Kingdom of Mamkoon, or simply Mamkoon, /mæm'kuːn/ was a country which existed for almost 200 years in the 18th-19th CSR and was regarded as a text/html 2020-07-27T17:09:15-04:00 mandae https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mandae?rev=1595884155&do=diff Mandae Mandae /mʌn'daɪ/ is a dead language that is widely used on the Continent as a language for legal purposes. The Mandae numeral system is used in conjunction with the Mandae language in contracts, and has also been the mainstream numeral system for over 10 centuries. History text/html 2020-06-29T14:33:43-04:00 mandae_numeral_system https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mandae_numeral_system?rev=1593455623&do=diff Mandae numeral system Mandae numeral system is a dozenal numeral system used on the Continent. It was developed some time during the first revolution and has gradually replaced base 6 and decimal numeral systems used throughout Ahldoraean history. Just like the Mandae language, during the second revolution the Mandae numeral system became an elitarian numeral system, existing along side the Dantrian one. The latter wasn't even positional and was used by the common people for basic calculations… text/html 2020-12-22T17:08:05-04:00 mantareia https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mantareia?rev=1608674885&do=diff Mantareia Mantareia is a northern Tarnarian country. With a long history dating back to the beginning of the second revolution, the country was officially established by Nilma Oordar, also known as the Angry King, who expanded the city-state of Mantar by conquering Qep in the beginning of the 17th CSR. This was the first time any major ruler broke with the text/html 2020-10-17T16:16:40-04:00 mardis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mardis?rev=1602965800&do=diff Mardis Koloy Mardis Reign1669-1672 SRSuccessorDrufos LadorDied1672 SR Koloy Mardis (bukkean: Mordys) was a Kefan ruler, who was the Murdoh of the city of Ari and later the king of the kingdom of Ari. He is notable for having started a two and a half century civil war when he demanded independence from Rufu Aoa, the king of text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 maro_dafnikis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/maro_dafnikis?rev=1715777557&do=diff Maro Dafnikis unknown painter Maro Dafnikis was an author, although she was primarily known for being very tall. Historical breadcrumbs lead to several vague statements in the literature, crediting her for writing a fable called Two Dogs and a Stone. The fable is claimed to have had a wide influence on the ancient world, although it's not specified in what way. text/html 2020-06-08T05:48:45-04:00 masut https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/masut?rev=1591609725&do=diff Masut Masut was a religious title granted to the top cleric of the Gods of Mercy religion. The exact meaning of the word has since been lost, but it is believed to have meant “a bridge to Gods” or “a friend of Gods”. Potus Aylis was the first Masut of the Gods of Mercy and has formalized the title once in power. For decades all rulers of Loodon would need be Masuts, even if a secular title of king would also exist. Even text/html 2020-09-23T07:20:37-04:00 maye_seaoor https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/maye_seaoor?rev=1600860037&do=diff Maye Seaoor Maye Seaoor was Maksag Oordar's first wife. Born in Maird, their marriage was a way to seal the peace treaty between Maird's ruling family of Seaoors and the Oordars. Maye died only three years later from an illness, producing no offspring. Maksag was overwhelmed with grief and this was said to have interfered with the beginning of his Mantar campaign. text/html 2020-12-22T18:09:51-04:00 moroh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/moroh?rev=1608678591&do=diff Mōroh Mōroh /'mɒrə/ (phonetic respelling: [mo-ra]) is a term denoting a group of five nomadic kingdoms that existed in northern Tarnaria, a cultural, religious and political tradition that it spawned, and an identity of those who follow it. text/html 2020-08-08T17:00:21-04:00 mosont https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mosont?rev=1596920421&do=diff Mosont Mosont was first a city-state and then the capital of Ginsag. It was founded by Miernan Kolden somewhere in the beginning of the 17th CSR, although almost no historical data exists either of the founding or of Miernan's life. Known for its fertile soil, Mosont became wealthy through farming and trade deals with other regions. This was expanded by its later governor, text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 mount_louigi https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mount_louigi?rev=1715777556&do=diff Mount Louigi Mount Louigi (also referenced as Mountain Louigi, Mt. Louigi, Mt.Lg) is a fictional mountain, believed to have originated somewhen in 2017 in various conversations. Featured in a number of unwritten novels, Mount Louigi is frequently depicted as having a sharp peak, located in a sparsely inhabited area, and is a natural one-way maze: its summit is surprisingly easy to reach, but finding a way back is a challenge that has claimed lives. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 mr._porridge https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/mr._porridge?rev=1715777560&do=diff Mr. Porridge Mr. Porridge is a philosopher and a former member of Slow Club. He is known for his well thought out opinions, but also for his poor skills as a public debater. He is capable of dramatically changing his position simply because he is afraid to offend his interlocutor. Afterwards, he would hastily revert to his original opinion. text/html 2020-12-18T18:47:19-04:00 murdoh https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/murdoh?rev=1608335239&do=diff Murdoh Murdoh /'mʊrdə/ (pl. Murdon) is a tarnarian political title, designated to a non-elected public official with the power to run a non-sovereign level of government, typically a city or a region of a state. Appointed by the head of state, it is usually the second-powerful rank in a country. text/html 2020-08-02T09:32:35-04:00 nalarli https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nalarli?rev=1596375155&do=diff Nalarli Nalarli was a language spoken in the Loodon river region in the second revolution. It was the original language of Loodon. Nalarli began to experience an influx of words and grammar from bukk due to Loodon conquering the Overpol Expanse. The resulting mixed language is called Bukkni. Bukkni became the official language in eastern Loodon, specifically in the text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 nari_passage https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nari_passage?rev=1715777556&do=diff Nari Passage Nari Passage was a trade route between Western Dantria and Gantolia in the 1st century TR. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 narimba https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/narimba?rev=1715777557&do=diff Narimba Narimba is a planet invented by Bob. It is a gas planet and it's dominant color is dark green. It is also very small, although Bob failed to specify the exact radius. He also omitted the approximate radius. In fact, it is highly unlikely Bob even knows what a text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 narimbian_gas https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/narimbian_gas?rev=1715777560&do=diff Narimbian Gas Narimbian Gas is an unwritten book by Naomi Naomi. It deals with the scientific approach to defining the composition of an imaginary gas planet called Narimba. Naomi wrote the book between 2013 and 2017. She did not commit her thoughts to paper, and instead worked on the book while falling asleep. The book remains unwritten to this day. text/html 2020-12-28T18:03:51-04:00 nator https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nator?rev=1609196631&do=diff Nator Nator TypeCity-stateLanguagesNalarliReligionDaviniaEstablishedc. 1690 SRDestablishedJanuary 1939 SR Nator was a city-state located upstream of the Loodon river. It was temporarily part of the Lower Kingdom of Afanyu, but regained independence in the beginning of 19th CSR. Known for its fortifications and archers, it was eventually destroyed by text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 neutral_palace https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/neutral_palace?rev=1715777564&do=diff Neutral Palace Twardin Kopn Neutral Palace was a palace built in the 6th century TR specifically for the Peace Congress and was meant to be the venue for future Congresses and formal events for leaders of countries of Continent. However, the first Peace Congress also turned out to be the last, resulting in the beginning of text/html 2020-11-28T05:04:27-04:00 new_dawn https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/new_dawn?rev=1606557867&do=diff New Dawn New Dawn is a name given to a major wave of migration from the Duls Settlements to the east in the second half of the second revolution. It is contrasted with the Dawn, which is what the eastern migrations in the middle of the first revolution are called. The peoples of Gantolia, text/html 2020-12-22T17:04:41-04:00 nilma_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nilma_oordar?rev=1608674681&do=diff Nilma Oordar Nilma Oordar Reign1542-1551, 1593-1621 SRPredecessorMaksag OordarSuccessorGorona OordarBorn1530 SRDied1621 SR Nilma Oordar was the son of Maksag Oordar, his successor as ruler of Mantar, a title he later lost to his wife Gorona, but which he regained later in life, becoming the ruler of Mantar once again. In that capacity he became known as the Angry King who declared Mantar as the superior text/html 2020-12-22T16:09:49-04:00 noana_kaogee https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/noana_kaogee?rev=1608671389&do=diff Noana Kaogee Noana Kaogee /'nwɑnə kjuːgiː/ (c. 1960s - 1987 FR) was a courtier to King Modosoh Dolysoh, a socialite and lover of Garees Tōrmoh, mother of King Tōrmoh. Her brother was Lord Kaogee who secretly supported Teejody Dolysoh against King Modosoh during the Dolysoh Standoff. Noana was born in the 1960s into a wealthy Kaogee family which had partial ownership in the Goskoh mine. She became King's courtier when she was 12, initially serving as a court lady to another Noana, Noana Rolee. … text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 normal_portal https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/normal_portal?rev=1715777562&do=diff Normal Portal Normal Portal is a transportation device which is used to lock a dimensional funnel in order to send or receive matter. Normal Portal refers both to the type of device and an actual piece of hardware, stationed at The Ring. It was built by a group of scientists led by text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 not_the_orcs https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/not_the_orcs?rev=1715777559&do=diff Not The Orcs Not The Orcs (also known as The Fraction Society) are the indigenous people that live somewhere on or around Mount Louigi. They look exactly like orcs, but they are not the orcs, which is why they call themselves Not The Orcs. Slow Club argues that anyone who is not the orc is not the orc, but text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 notts https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/notts?rev=1715777560&do=diff Not The Original Time Travelers Not The Original Time Travelers (NOTTs) are time travelers who have been given temporary access to the ETM by the Original Time Travelers. There are much more NOTTs than OTTs, with an estimated number of currently active NOTTs being at around 780, compared to only 30 active OTTs. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 nrpf https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nrpf?rev=1715777564&do=diff Nonprofit Rubber Production Factory A nonprofit rubber production factory (often abbreviated as NRPF) is a type of venture devised by Bart Hufnagel. NRPFs produce high quality or low quality rubber, depending on the circumstances. Since NRPFs are structured as a business, but are nonprofit, they thus come with an inbuilt genetic error that invariably leads to the whole enterprise failing very quickly. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 nuhtbee https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/nuhtbee?rev=1715777561&do=diff Nuhtbee Collective Nuhtbee Collective is one of the oldest communities of planet Ahlodorae who live on the secluded Nuht Island. They maintain an extreme communal lifestyle and refer to each other with the same name of Nuht. The only differentiation made to a person is to add their profession in front of Nuht: Painter Nuht, Baker Nuht. text/html 2025-02-21T08:53:21-04:00 obscurity_level https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/obscurity_level?rev=1740146001&do=diff Obscurity Level Obscurity Level is a rank reflecting one's knowledge of things obscure. The minimum level is 0, assigned to anyone who knows nothing about Obscurity Portal. Obscurity Levels are usually designated as OLx, where x is the level number. If you are new to the Obscurity Portal, you are OL0. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 obscurity_portal https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/obscurity_portal?rev=1715777562&do=diff Obscurity Portal Obscurity Portal is a bizarre and humorous encyclopedia, focused on the creative endeavors of Louigi Verona. It's tagline is a pseudo-explanation, which reads: “It's like cookbook, only not about food”. The Obscurity Portal is known to be very lax with its evidence standards, readily makes up quotes, events, locations and even text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 obscurity_title https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/obscurity_title?rev=1715777559&do=diff Obscurity Title An honorary title, which means nothing to anybody. For instance, see Whatever. text/html 2020-10-18T14:30:19-04:00 officers_of_the_blue_star https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/officers_of_the_blue_star?rev=1603045819&do=diff Officers of the Blue Star Officers of the Blue Star, known as OBS, were a law enforcement agency in Barzo that was formed in the beginning of the 16th CSR. They became one of the major participants of the war against banditry in the area and were generally considered instrumental in reducing gang activity, although many researchers believe that their methods made them as dangerous to normal citizens as the gangs themselves. text/html 2020-07-27T03:12:19-04:00 oino https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/oino?rev=1595833939&do=diff Oino Oino was a language spoken in Osa Nara. It is a language isolate, meaning that researchers cannot find any demonstrable genealogical (or “genetic”) relationship with other languages. Due to that fact and also due to the historic circumstances of Osa Nara being conquered by the text/html 2020-12-07T03:59:26-04:00 olliara https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/olliara?rev=1607331566&do=diff Olliara Olliara (bukkean: ōlioro, ōliioroh; pl. ōlioron) is the name used to refer to a party of superhero warriors, especially when they are engaged in a campaign side by side. History Notable examples text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 olven https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/olven?rev=1715777565&do=diff Olven Olven is an accomplished dancer, architect and intellectual. She is the champion of all pub quizzes, and is known for her engineering wit. In marketing terms she classifies herself as the ultimate “opportunity seeker”. She is the wife of text/html 2020-12-27T15:02:19-04:00 oordar_causal_loop https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/oordar_causal_loop?rev=1609099339&do=diff Oordar causal loop Oordar causal loop is a phenomenon that took place between 1513 and 1593 SR, changing the course of history by creating the Oordar clan. The loop was made possible by the superhero warrior Farnole who in 1593 transported Rodare Oordar and his whole army to 1513, also shifting them 350 km to the west, leading them to conquer text/html 2020-11-25T08:15:08-04:00 oordar_clan https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/oordar_clan?rev=1606310108&do=diff Oordar clan Oordar clan (bukkean: Urdor) was a family that came to power in Heran and for several generations ruled many regions, later founding Tref. Oordar clan is especially famous for being part of a causal loop, initiated by the superhero warrior Farnole. * Kren Oordar, founder of the clan * Maksag Oordar, his close friend, known to the outside world as his brother text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 ordinary_fui https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ordinary_fui?rev=1715777562&do=diff Ordinary fui Ordinary fui has first appeared in IWGH. It is listed in the game as fui, and is later unhelpfully defined as “just your ordinary fui”. Further in the game, a veil on the mystery is slightly lifted: "Fui do not come in large quantities and thus a fui should be valued and not disposed of lightly. Fui sellers are far between and never stay in one place for a long time. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 organizations https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/organizations?rev=1715777558&do=diff Organizations "“Whatever's holding you back, set it aside. I need you to help me.” “With what?” “I am starting a union!” from the notes of Jasper M Gantry, a failed union organizer" List of notable organizations * Worth No Penny Press * Words Preservation Foundation * Timewatch * Nonprofit Rubber Production Factory text/html 2020-12-28T18:00:07-04:00 osa_nara https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/osa_nara?rev=1609196407&do=diff Osa Nara Osa Nara CapitalHomidaeLanguagesOinoReligionunknownEstablishedc. 1620 SRConquered1786 SR Osa Nara was a civilization that emerged in the beginning of the 17th CSR. Considered a Darda ally, it had no army of it's own and instead relied on weapons technology and on Darda's military presence. Several decades of peace and prosperity allowed Osanarians to develop an impressive body of literature, advance arts, math, geometry, astronomy and physics. Much of it had been lost, but could also… text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 otl https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/otl?rev=1715777561&do=diff Original Timeline Original Timeline (OTL) is the timeline from which entropic time travel originated in the beginning of its 20th century. It is the only timeline which has the Entropic Time Machine, and all currently accessible Alternate Timelines are spinoffs of the Original Timeline. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 otts https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/otts?rev=1715777558&do=diff Original Time Travelers Original Time Travelers (OTTs) are humans who come from the Original Timeline (OTL). They are the only ones who have the Entropic Time Machine (ETM). text/html 2020-12-27T13:02:28-04:00 ouna https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ouna?rev=1609092148&do=diff Ouna Ouna is the largest desert on Ahldorae, situated in the middle of Continent. Ouna means “a drop” in Thonthal. The name originated in Leykarya. The desert was known as Aando Marlar in Western Dantria, but the meaning of the name, if there was any, is unknown. Ouna is called “Jemuta” in Tarnaria, which means text/html 2020-07-30T17:46:21-04:00 overpol_clan https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/overpol_clan?rev=1596145581&do=diff Overpol clan Overpol clan was a family that founded and ruled the Overpol Expanse for three generations. Founded by Dod Overpol, the clan was known for keeping their private life away from the public eye, as well as using propaganda and ideology to spread their influence to the extent unusual in their time. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 patrice_eastaughffe https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/patrice_eastaughffe?rev=1715777557&do=diff Patrice Eastaughffe Patrice Eastaughffe (11 June 1882 - 23 December 1952) was a scientist and founder of The Ring. Named by many as one of the most influential people of the XX century, Patrice Eastaughffe led a group of scientists who discovered other dimensions and developed text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 peculiar_messenger https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/peculiar_messenger?rev=1715777565&do=diff Peculiar Messenger Peculiar Messenger is an interstellar chat application developed by someone at Luminous-Spheroid-of-Plasma-fleet. It is used to chat with astronauts on long-term missions. Its name comes from the concept of peculiar motion in galactic astronomy, which is the motion of an object relative to a Galactic rest frame. text/html 2020-10-18T14:23:50-04:00 peliner_gang https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/peliner_gang?rev=1603045430&do=diff Peliner gang Peliner gang was a gang that operated in and outside of Barzo at the turn of the 16th CSR. It consisted of about 15 members and was one of the largest gangs operating in the area, with Dilly the Dusty Fiend being probably one of the most famous of them. Led by Greental Davor, the gang was destroyed by Barzo's text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 people https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/people?rev=1715777555&do=diff People "“It should all be about people,” the writer said. “But why?”, asked the Detonator. “Isn't everything about explosions?” “What kind of a silly statement is th..” BOOM!" A list of people the world knows nothing about. * Detective Bolmes, a fictional character text/html 2025-02-20T18:11:29-04:00 phantom_games https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/phantom_games?rev=1740093089&do=diff Phantom games Phantom games are games the purpose of which is to discover their rules. However, an additional requirement is that once the rules are discovered, the game should still be fun to play. External links * "Phantom Games" at louigiverona.com text/html 2020-12-27T12:07:05-04:00 pherro_oordar https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/pherro_oordar?rev=1609088825&do=diff Pherro Oordar Pherro Oordar (1554-1600) was a politician, Jeen of Ernele, the youngest son of Kren, brother of Kren the Younger and uncle to Hee and Iar, founders of Tref. He was also considered to be one of the wealthiest people in Heran at the time, since he was running the Delavire-Gonne slave trade corridor, one of the main slave distribution channels outside of Mantar. He also owned many farms around Delavire and supplied cheese to Ernele and Tonaran. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 philosophy https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/philosophy?rev=1715777558&do=diff Philosophy "“Life is like a boat, but which looks like a bee, sliding on a river of the subconscious” Some unimportant philosopher" * The Series Theorem text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 photor https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/photor?rev=1715777560&do=diff Photor Photor is a planet in a star system near Gearth which is inhabited by an intelligent species. They are notable for being very tiny, which, coupled with the exceptionally large size of the planet and a bigger gravitational pull than Gearth, prevents them from flying into space. Their tiny size has also prevented geartheans from discovering intelligent life on Photor, a state of affairs which everyone on the planet is very content with. At the same time, photorians are incredibly advanced … text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 places https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/places?rev=1715777555&do=diff Places "Nobody's been here before! Sindy, the traveller" A list of obscure places. * Mount Louigi * Ahldorae * Infinite Canteen * Jar and Donkey * Desolate News Channel Travel options * The Idiot Trip text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 portal_dead-ends https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/portal_dead-ends?rev=1715777555&do=diff Portal Dead-ends While normally having dead-ends is undesirable, and each page should be connected to the rest of the Portal, there are some notable exceptions. The list is below. * Chen Chris Choi * Dead End * TSOOILESFIGOAEGOBITSAWBTS * Door Locker * correts text/html 2020-12-19T13:15:51-04:00 porteek https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/porteek?rev=1608401751&do=diff Porteek Porteek /pɑr'ti/ was a notable traveler and historian who lived in Tarnaria in 1-2 CSR. text/html 2020-07-17T19:50:05-04:00 potus_aylis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/potus_aylis?rev=1595029805&do=diff Potus Aylis Potus Aylis /pʌtʊs/ was a ruler and religious leader of Loodon. He started his reign by formalizing the title of Masut and redeclared Tlax to be the capital of Loodon. text/html 2020-07-29T17:28:37-04:00 pranl https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/pranl?rev=1596058117&do=diff Pranl Pranl /præŋl/ is a tarnarian alcoholic beverage brewed from cereal grains. While many variations exist, the Udds family is credited for its most popular version that added a sweet fruity taste to the drink. The Udds pranl became so ubiquitous, that very soon it took over the name. Today, only sweet pranls are referred to as pranls, whereas non-sweet variations are called text/html 2020-12-07T04:02:09-04:00 prince_kol https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/prince_kol?rev=1607331729&do=diff Prince Kol Prince Kol Reign1786-1787 SRSuccessorKing AnasharyDied1787 SR Kol Yarny, known as Prince Kol bukkean: /kʌl/, nalarli /kɑːl/, (17th CSR - 1787 SR) was a Kareden ruler and religious leader who led his people on a quest to settle. He is referred to as the Great Hornet in the Kareden religious canon, formalized under King Anashary. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 prince_ruifa https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/prince_ruifa?rev=1715777555&do=diff Prince Ruifa Prince Ruifa is an antagonist in a number of games, written by Louigi Verona. He first appears in IWGH, and then under the name Prince Abubu in a fidget game The Prisoner. Prince Ruifa is known to have a sentimental connection to trousers, and has even organized a text/html 2020-07-27T04:03:08-04:00 puhntuss https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/puhntuss?rev=1595836988&do=diff Puhntuss Puhntuss /'pʌntəs/ was a covert political group that operated in the north of the Continent in the interests of Yammoe. They have effectively founded and then destroyed Xornerian, instigated a number of wars between Xornerian, Osa Nara, Afanyu and other states in the region. text/html 2020-12-23T06:04:52-04:00 qep https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/qep?rev=1608721492&do=diff Qep Ossa Nara CapitalQep city, LoraLanguagesHureedReligionXaewoonEstablished1493 SRConquered1602 SR Qep was a region, sometimes defined as a semi-state or a proto-state, consisting of a triad of major cities: Delavire, Qep city and Lora. Considered to be established in 1493 text/html 2025-02-19T15:36:35-04:00 qtower https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/qtower?rev=1739997395&do=diff Q Tower Q Tower is a 2D platformer where the player jumps down from platform to platform, shoots enemies and collect items. The game features a Competitive and Fidget game modes. Goal The goal of the game in any mode is to reach the bottom of the tower. The difficulty of the game is differentiated by the different tower heights, which ranges from text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 rahkahnja https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/rahkahnja?rev=1715777561&do=diff Rahkahnja Rahkahnja is a major religion of the Continent based on a painting which is today known as “The Child”, by an anonymous painter. It's adherents, known as Rahkahns, believe that the world is a garden created for Rahkahnja, The Child Who Walks the Universe. Rahkahnja's history is traced back to the early SR and was the main religion of Western Dantria. During the second half of SR it was exported to the east and took hold in Gantolia and Yammoe. Rahkahnja is the Continent's largest reli… text/html 2020-10-20T08:17:13-04:00 rufu_aoa https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/rufu_aoa?rev=1603196233&do=diff Rufu Aoa Rufu Aoa Reign1650-1674 SRSuccessorBaloe DamisDied1674 SR Rufu Aoa /'rʊfʊ æ'oʊɑ/ was the founding king of Afanyu who abruptly lost control of his kingdom due to a wave of separatism. He remained the ruler of the large portion of his country, however, specifically the southern provinces, which would later become the Upper Kingdom. He was killed in battle by text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 ryber https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/ryber?rev=1715777560&do=diff Ryber Ryber was a company that implemented the Idiotic Strategy, leading the company to let go of all of its employees. The outflow of employees from the company was so strong, that in the media the company's logo was changed to a pissing elephant. Ryber was then officially dissolved ( text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 saas https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/saas?rev=1715777558&do=diff Service as a Service Service as a Service (abbreviated as SaaS) is a digital infrastructure product that provides buzzword assets for enterprise clients. It is a way to expose mid and high level management for their lack of understanding of technology by adding SaaS products to actual company expenses along with real services. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 sanitary_projections https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/sanitary_projections?rev=1715777555&do=diff Sanitary Projections of a Well Mannered Octopus Sanitary Projections of a Well Mannered Octopus, or just Sanitary Projections, is a pseudo-mathematical textbook, written by People. It's goal was to attempt to re-think mathematics, but professional mathematicians agree that the attempt had failed. The book, however, was still published. It is now a rarity. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 scholars https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/scholars?rev=1715777557&do=diff Scholars “” A reference to scholars is a popular way to win an argument. As you go about your day, scholars are toiling away in dusty windowless halls of academia to make sure that you always have a scientific study to support your baseless statement in some stupid ideological debate. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 scientists https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/scientists?rev=1715777563&do=diff Scientists Same as scholars, only in white coats. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 screwcoin https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/screwcoin?rev=1715777563&do=diff ScrewCoin ScrewCoin is an anti-crypto currency, launched by Timewatch in 2017 as a way to get the population rid of redundant funds. ScrewCoin is based on a chainblock algorithm, a revolutionary way to track transactions. The idea is that there are chains and blocks and then your money gets stolen. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 shaobee https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/shaobee?rev=1715777560&do=diff Shaobee Shaobee (pronounced with an emphasis on the 'o') is a superhero warrior and the authoritarian leader of the nuhtbee. text/html 2025-02-21T09:08:13-04:00 simplest_quest https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/simplest_quest?rev=1740146893&do=diff World's Simplest Quest World's Simplest Quest is a party gag, invented by Louigi Verona. The game-master approaches a person and gives them a card, asking them to read it out loud. The card says: “World's Simplest Quest. Find a card with an Elephant. text/html 2020-09-30T11:52:53-04:00 sixteenth_csr https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/sixteenth_csr?rev=1601481173&do=diff 16th century of the second revolution 16th CSR was the century between 1501 SR and 1600 SR according to the dantrian calendar. The beginning of the century saw the defeat of Tonaran and the establishment of the Oordar rule in Heran. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 skeptical_voices https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/skeptical_voices?rev=1715777565&do=diff Skeptical Voices Skeptical Voices is a pro-science and no-bullshit organization, whose mission is to fight “the cray-cray side of the world”. Skeptical Voices have a regular radio show on AM radio waves, which is why nobody cares to listen to it. Their logo is controversial due to the organization's liberal stance on sex. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 slow_club https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/slow_club?rev=1715777561&do=diff Slow Club Slow Club is the formal organization of experts in informal logic and pedantry. Founded by J. N. Spoilsport, the organization is focused on minute details of arguments, on the analysis of irrelevant concepts and on perfecting the public's understanding of whatever. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 start https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/start?rev=1715777563&do=diff Welcome! This portal will connect you to the most remote areas of reality. Ever wanted to own your own fui? Are you missing out on the ALTCCC? Looking for a trip to Mount Louigi? You've come to the right place! Where exactly am I? * You don't want to know People Places Organizations Bookology The Basics Dictionary Art text/html 2020-12-22T14:03:39-04:00 superhero_warrior https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/superhero_warrior?rev=1608663819&do=diff Superhero warrior A “superhero warrior” is a name that has been traditionally used to refer to individuals that are born with super powers on the planet of Ahldorae. Another frequent moniker is “a child of gods”. Overview Ahldorae's population exhibits a poorly studied phenomenon, thought to be a dramatic intensification of DNA mutations by Ahldorae-specific environmental factors, that result in the occasional births of individuals with super powers. Super powers range from incredible st… text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:34-04:00 superhero_warriors https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/superhero_warriors?rev=1715777554&do=diff Superhero warriors Superhero warriors is a name that has been traditionally used to refer to individuals that are born with super powers on the planet of Ahldorae. Overview Ahldorae's population exhibits a poorly studied phenomenon, thought to be a blend of DNA mutations and environmental factors, that result in the occasional births of individuals with super powers. Super powers range from incredible strength and being able to wield various forms of energy, to the more exotic ones, such as h… text/html 2020-12-30T09:17:32-04:00 tanira https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tanira?rev=1609337852&do=diff Tanira Tanira was a superhero warrior who lived in Afanyu. He was born somewhere in the 20s of 19th CSR and died in 1889 SR. Early life There are no reliable sources to corroborate the story, but it is traditionally told in the genre of the underdog narrative. With great pride, Tanira's family presented him to the ruler of the kingdom. His ability, however, seemed quite useless, since the ruler of the kingdom hoped that a superhero warrior would help her gain an upper hand. Tanira was put … text/html 2020-12-29T08:01:40-04:00 tarnaria https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tarnaria?rev=1609246900&do=diff Tarnaria second revolution Tarnaria /tʌr'næriːə/ is a loosely defined region which encompasses the east part of the Continent and connected by languages, politics and the Xaewoon religion. The significance of Tarnaria as an identifier has gone down in the past several centuries, mostly due to the formation of multiple states, whereas for the majority of its history Tarnaria was decentralized and nomadic due to the dominance of the text/html 2020-10-07T04:04:50-04:00 tarnarian_military_ranks https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tarnarian_military_ranks?rev=1602057890&do=diff Tarnarian military ranks Jeenor is a military rank, used to denote a senior military leader who is in command of a nation's army. The word is derived from Jabi, meaning “someone who can see things from afar”. The rank is widely used in Tarnarian armies, but also became prevalent in military rank systems at Homestead. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 tavoe https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tavoe?rev=1715777563&do=diff Tavoe Tavoe was the capital of Western Dantria, as well as the capital of the whole of the Dantrian Complex, which included Wunnah, Western Dantria, Central Dantria and Land. It was founded in the year 790s FR, and was one of the oldest cities of the Western Dantrian Civilization, as well as the most important one. It was destroyed by text/html 2020-10-13T11:29:57-04:00 tavol_aylis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tavol_aylis?rev=1602602997&do=diff Tavol Aylis Tavol Aylis Reign1936-1947 SRPredecessorVantral AylisSuccessorLine AylisBornc. 1915 SRDied1947 SR Tavol /tʌ'vɔːl/ (bukkean: Tovōl) (c. 1915-1947 SR) was the ruler of Loodon and is considered to be the true founder of the state, having expanded it from a city-state to a country that stretched from the ruins of text/html 2020-10-19T15:48:51-04:00 teamatian https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/teamatian?rev=1603136931&do=diff Teamatian Teamatian /tiːmæʔiən/ is a dry plane, situated between Tarnaria and the Great Desert. text/html 2020-08-14T18:43:03-04:00 teamatian_chiefdoms https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/teamatian_chiefdoms?rev=1597444983&do=diff Teamatian chiefdoms Teamatian chiefdoms is a term that was used as a reference to the mostly nomadic inhabitants of northern Teamatian, although quite a number of notable Teamatian tribes were settled. These tribes have raided its northern neighbors throughout the second revolution, wreaking havoc and being a serious threat for centuries. Venturing as far as text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 tedium_class https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tedium_class?rev=1715777559&do=diff Tedium class games Q Tower Tedium class games, aka “fidget games”, are games which require little engagement from the player and typically feature gameplay that favors persistence. Sometimes they are defined as games that you can play while you are on the phone with your mother. Technically, game designers try to make sure that the game's controls are simple and are playable with just one hand or, preferably, a single button. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 the_amazing_gallery https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_amazing_gallery?rev=1715777564&do=diff The Amazing Gallery The Amazing Gallery is an online exhibition of paintings by Louigi Verona. Each painting features a single solid color and a title. The dimensions of paintings are restrained only by a ratio - they have to be squares, because squares are better than rectangles. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 the_basics https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_basics?rev=1715777563&do=diff The Basics The most useful information you'll ever find in your life. * An Empty Table * 23rd of November 1973 * Working Perpetual Motion Machine * Ryber * Fish tomato * A Coffee Which You Cannot Drink * Imaginary Meme Existential concernsPortal Present TimePortal POVPortal Dead-ends text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 the_cave https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_cave?rev=1715777560&do=diff The Cave The Cave is a website which harbors a vibrant community of like-minded people. The website is difficult to reach, because it is online only three random hours per year. The idea that people have to use their intuition to tune into the website has backfired, and made nerds all over the world create monitoring systems that would track The Cave's online status. According to site statistics, when the website goes online, around 15,000 people log in. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 the_contents_book https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_contents_book?rev=1715777562&do=diff The Contents Book The Contents Book is a type of a self-referential book which consists of a table of contents which references itself. Typically, each page will list an arbitrary amount of Chapters, each of which will describe the contents of the chapters being the current contents page, for instance: text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 the_government https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_government?rev=1715777557&do=diff The Government “” The Government is a conspiracy theory construct similar to Schrödinger's cat: it is conceived as both a group of genius masterminds and an incompetent bunch of nitwits. See also * Scholars * Scientists * What The Fuck? text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 the_idiot_trip https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip?rev=1715777565&do=diff The Idiot Trip If you want to learn how keep an idiot busy, click this link. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 the_idiot_trip2 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip2?rev=1715777559&do=diff The Idiot Trip Now please click that link. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 the_idiot_trip3 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip3?rev=1715777559&do=diff The Idiot Trip Then quickly this link. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 the_idiot_trip4 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip4?rev=1715777561&do=diff The Idiot Trip And this one. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 the_idiot_trip5 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip5?rev=1715777556&do=diff The Idiot Trip Almost there! text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 the_idiot_trip6 https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_idiot_trip6?rev=1715777558&do=diff The Idiot Trip Just that link! text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 the_impossible_shop https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_impossible_shop?rev=1715777558&do=diff The Impossible Shop The Impossible Shop is the online store of The Cave website, which features rare items, upscale real estate and exquisite jewelry for ridiculously cheap prices. The shop is referred to as “impossible” because of the way the purchasing process works. The user must select an item, pay for it and then wait for a confirmation link. The confirmation link is said to be necessary so that the person has time to consider whether they actually want to make the purchase. Therefore, it… text/html 2025-02-21T09:06:24-04:00 the_mystery_of_several_stupid_anonymous_letters https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_mystery_of_several_stupid_anonymous_letters?rev=1740146784&do=diff The Mystery of Several Stupid Anonymous Letters Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson: The Mystery of Several Stupid Anonymous Letters is a short story that was penned by Louigi Verona and published in Cheap Newspaper. Complete text Dr. Watson hated the bakery. For one, he had to stand in line. The other thing, even more frustrating, was that the bakery was right in front of their house, so Holmes peered through the binoculars at it and then greeted Watson with observations. For example, last week … text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 the_prisoner https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_prisoner?rev=1715777563&do=diff The Prisoner The Prisoner is a fidget video game by Louigi Verona. The goal of the game is to serve you prison sentence in the dungeon of Prince Abubu. Each passing second increases your score, and once you reach the goal score - you have served your prison sentence. However, you can make it happen faster if you collect treasure. You also need to eat. If your health goes down to 0, you die. Therefore, the game forces you to pay at least a little bit of attention. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:44-04:00 the_series_theorem https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_series_theorem?rev=1715777564&do=diff The Series Theorem The Series Theorem postulates that the likelihood of googling an English word, phrase or even a random number and stumbling upon a TV series is ridiculously high. Proof Simple random words and phrases “”“”“” More complicated random words and phrases text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 the_tech_manual https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_tech_manual?rev=1715777563&do=diff The Tech Manual The Tech Manual is a thick book, in both a literal and metaphorical sense. It describes a long lost technology with unclear purposes in great detail. It is a source of obscure memes on the Internet that people typically label as “unfunny text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 the_tomato_city https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/the_tomato_city?rev=1715777557&do=diff The Tomato City The Tomato City is an unwritten novel by Louigi Verona. It is about a city, which occupies an island, surrounded by a violent stream loop that prevents easy access to it. The city is known to have a lot of vegetation, but no tomatoes, as something in the soil prevents them to be grown. text/html 2020-12-22T15:49:28-04:00 thonthal https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/thonthal?rev=1608670168&do=diff Thonthal Thonthal /'θɒnˌθʌl/ is a North-Central Continent language, first spoken in the end of the first revolution by peoples that have formed Leykarya. It is the state language of Leykarya and was the state language of Darda and Xornerian. Thonthala is a term used to denote the body of literature written in Thonthal. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 tillie_s https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tillie_s?rev=1715777556&do=diff Tillie's Tillie's is a former pocketwatch shop and bar, now a bar in New York. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 timewatch https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/timewatch?rev=1715777565&do=diff Timewatch Timewatch is a fictional technology company that designs futuristic devices, some of which work. They are mostly known for their reProphet product, a communication gadget capable of predicting how another person would react to a statement, and a series of pads that can display geeky looking readouts at will. text/html 2020-12-12T18:04:47-04:00 tonaran https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tonaran?rev=1607814287&do=diff Tonaran CSR Tonaran is an ancient city, currently part of Mantareia, which was an important city state during the second revolution, widely known as an impenetrable fortress due to its innovative gate towers and a well trained army that attracted people from all over Heran. Tonaran's gate towers prinicples became widespread through Heran by the end of the second revolution. text/html 2020-12-19T19:14:26-04:00 toor https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/toor?rev=1608423266&do=diff Toor Toor CapitalChusohLanguagesBukkReligionXaewoonEstablishedc. 1770 FRDisestablishedc. 75 SR Toor /tʊər/ was an early Tarnarian civilization that existed for three centuries at the end of the first and beginning of the second revolution. It became exceedingly wealthy due to its discovery, development and commercialization of mining. text/html 2020-10-25T15:32:52-04:00 tref https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tref?rev=1603654372&do=diff Tref Tref CapitalOordarLanguagesBukk, Thonthal, NalarliReligionDavinia, Xaewoon, FoftEstablishedc. 1590 SRConquered1873 SR Tref was a country to the east of Homestead, founded by brothers Hee and Iar of the Oordar clan. It was then famously ruled by Mayeerqnoel for a period of about 150 years. Tref was the first country to mark a move away from text/html 2020-10-07T04:32:06-04:00 trevo_gont https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/trevo_gont?rev=1602059526&do=diff Trevo Gont Trevo Gont was an administrator in Mosont. He later became the close friend and servant of Maksag, brother of Ginsag. He started his career under Elsk Normo and became his right-hand man. After Elsk downfall, he quickly switched sides and offered his support in running state business to Ginsag. Seeing his experience with internal affairs, Ginsag made Trevo the administrator of his court and subordinate to one of his sisters. text/html 2020-08-08T10:58:51-04:00 trontels https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/trontels?rev=1596898731&do=diff Trontel Trontel is a domesticated horse, known for its strength and stamina. It is capable of running relatively fast for short periods of time. Trontels are frequently used as support for armies during campaign. Trontels are also important in agriculture. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 trotto_frekkensnork https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/trotto_frekkensnork?rev=1715777559&do=diff Trotto Frekkensnork Trotto Frekkensnork is a celebrated inventor and game designer. She is the author of the Inoffensive Chess, a circle, a working perpetual motion machine and a number of other inventions. She is a big fan of train operators and considers it to be one of the noblest professions. She also likes food, drink and proper sleep. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 tsf https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tsf?rev=1715777558&do=diff Traveling Space Frog Bob Traveling Space Frog (abbreviated as TSF) is a space-dwelling creature whose sole purpose is to ride through space and eat planets. TSF does not eat stars, although it would be fun to see what happens if it tried. Originally TSF came into existence as the explanation of text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 tsooilesfigoaegobitsawbts https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tsooilesfigoaegobitsawbts?rev=1715777558&do=diff TSOOILESFIGOAEGOBITSAWBTS TSOOILESFIGOAEGOBITSAWBTS is an abbreviation which stands for: “The Sharp Owl opened its left eye, slowly fixed its gaze on an endless gradient of blue in the sky and went back to sleep.” There is no known practical reason for this abbreviation, nor are there any documented examples of this abbreviation being used in a setting outside this page. text/html 2020-08-04T17:32:48-04:00 tunned_keept https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/tunned_keept?rev=1596576768&do=diff Tunned Keept Tunned Keept (1743 - 1758 SR) was a superhero warrior with the ability to turn into a gigantic beast. He was still a child of 15 when the Kareden invaded Junjuhl. He then fought them for several days, but eventually succumbed to multiple wounds and exhaustion. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 twardin_kopn https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/twardin_kopn?rev=1715777557&do=diff Twardin Kopn Twardin Kopn was an Ahldoraean painter who lived in the 5th and 6th centuries somewhere in the Loodon Empire. He was the protege of Anarien Tonrne and had himself created a school that taught many painters throughout the 6th and 7th centuries. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 twin_kings_of_astauand https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/twin_kings_of_astauand?rev=1715777556&do=diff Twin kings of Astauand Twin kings of Astauand were the two sons of King Javel of Astauand, Karnt and Rhadr. Initially having shown themselves to be violent and disinterested not only in governing, but also in meaningful conquest, the twins ended up being one of the most consequential leaders of the Continent's 6th century history, and defined the political landscape, as well as War, for decades to come. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 two_dogs_and_a_stone https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/two_dogs_and_a_stone?rev=1715777560&do=diff Two Dogs and a Stone Two Dogs and a Stone is a fable by Maro Dafnikis. It addresses the morality of being loyal in the face of desire to get quality sleep. Notable for its wide influence in the ancient world, it became famous for having been completely lost from the record during the middle ages. There is no documented evidence that can suggest what the fable was about, what the plot was and, specifically, what were the dogs' names. text/html 2020-08-08T12:21:08-04:00 united_municipalities_of_loodon https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/united_municipalities_of_loodon?rev=1596903668&do=diff United Municipalities of Loodon United Municipalities of Loodon was a short-lived confederation of a group of cities, villages and settlements near and around the mouth of the Loodon river in the middle of the 18th CSR. United to be able to better defend their lands from occasional text/html 2025-02-21T07:46:12-04:00 university_of_obscurity https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/university_of_obscurity?rev=1740141972&do=diff University of Obscurity University of Obscurity is a directory of Scholars of Obscurity, i.e. anyone with OL1+. Scholar Level Ranks unfa OL1 Artist of Infinity Nick OL1 CEO of Timewatch Marina L. OL1 Circle Inventor NotAJumbleOfNumbers text/html 2025-02-20T19:17:09-04:00 unknown_number https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/unknown_number?rev=1740097029&do=diff Unknown Number An unknown number is a number, the exact or sometimes even an approximate value of which remains a mystery. Famously designated as “x” in many math texts, it can also be denoted as a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, y or even z. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:43-04:00 unknown_painter https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/unknown_painter?rev=1715777563&do=diff Unknown painter By an unknown painter. Unknown painter is anyone who is a painter and whose identity is not known to the public. The identity of the painter is usually known to the painter herself. Inference and comparative analysis would be used to attribute various paintings of unknown authorship to various unknown painters. However, it has been suggested that there is a small possibility that all paintings whose author is unknown are actually authored by a single individual who is immortal a… text/html 2025-02-21T10:43:25-04:00 unwritten_novels https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/unwritten_novels?rev=1740152605&do=diff Unwritten books Unwritten books is a reference to a large and potentially infinite body of literature that has not been written, but has been somewhat referenced. Typically, an “unwritten novel” is voiced as an idea to be implemented in the future. Many such unwritten novels never see the light of day. text/html 2020-07-25T17:54:09-04:00 vantral_aylis https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/vantral_aylis?rev=1595714049&do=diff Vantral Aylis Vantral Aylis Reign1917-1936 SRPredecessorJani AylisSuccessorTavol AylisBornunknownDied1936 SR Vantral Aylis /vænt'rʌl/ (died 1936 SR) was the founder of what later became Loodon, along with his mother Jani Aylis, whom he later murdered in order to usurp power. In around 1900 text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 western_dantrian_civilization https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/western_dantrian_civilization?rev=1715777556&do=diff Western Dantrian Civilization Western Dantrian Civilization was an ancient civilization that dominated the Continent for more than 8 centuries. Primarily represented by Western Dantria, it was the founding member of the Dantrian Complex, which included Western Dantria, Central Dantria, Wunnah and Land. Its trading, political and military center was the city of Tavoe, which later became part of what was known as the Diamond, a group of four major dantrian cities: text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:37-04:00 whatever https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/whatever?rev=1715777557&do=diff Whatever Whatever is the honorary title of the Obscurity Portal. When granted, it gives its owner the right to present it as a middle name (or the last of the middle names if a person has several middle names already). For instance, John Whatever Smith. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:45-04:00 whatever_you_want https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/whatever_you_want?rev=1715777565&do=diff Whatever You Want “” Whatever You Want is a brothel, which was initially a secret sub-division of Honest Wallets. Many internal stakeholders of the latter would use “nail clipping services” as a shorthand for the real function of the sub-division. Time travel claims text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:36-04:00 wnp_press https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/wnp_press?rev=1715777556&do=diff Worth No Penny Press Worth No Penny Press (abbreviated as WNP Press or WNPP) is a publishing house, known for its tabloid Cheap Newspaper and a bunch of poorly written textbooks. Textbooks A number of popular, but low quality textbooks have been published by the WNPP. text/html 2025-02-20T16:24:36-04:00 words_preservation_foundation https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/words_preservation_foundation?rev=1740086676&do=diff Words Preservation Foundation Words Preservation Foundation (abbreviated as WoPreF, WPF, or just “elitist pricks”) is an institution that fights for better writing. It believes that bad writing visibly harms the world and that bad writers should have only limited credibility, after which their right to write should be removed. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:38-04:00 workbook https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/workbook?rev=1715777558&do=diff Obscurity Portal Obscurity Portal is a bizarre and humorous encyclopedia, focused on the creative endeavors of Louigi Verona. It's tagline is a pseudo-explanation, which reads: “It's like a cookbook, only not about food”. The Obscurity Portal is known to be very lax with its evidence standards, readily makes up quotes, events, locations and even text/html 2025-02-20T16:26:57-04:00 working_perpetual_motion_machine https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/working_perpetual_motion_machine?rev=1740086817&do=diff Working Perpetual Motion Machine A Working Perpetual Motion Machine (abbreviated as WPMM, obviously) is a concept invented by Trotto Frekkensnork. It describes a perpetual motion machine that does not violate the laws of physics. Frekkensnork achieves this by saying that a perpetual motion machine will not function in our Universe, but might work in a Universe that has different laws of physics. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:40-04:00 wridoe https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/wridoe?rev=1715777560&do=diff WRIDOE WRIDOE is a pseudo-acronym. It looks like an acronym, but does not actually stand for anything. Pseudo-acronyms exist for various practical and historical reasons. WRIDOE can be argued to be a pseudo pseudo-acronym, because there is no reason behind it either. It also means nothing and is not a title of anything. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:42-04:00 wtf https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/wtf?rev=1715777562&do=diff What The Fuck? “” What The Fuck? (abbreviated as “WTF?”) is a conspiracy theories pedaling organization, founded with the appearance of humans on the planet. Powered by ignorance, bad logic, cognitive errors and deep devotion to being on the side of the Truth, WTF has effectively compromised most of public conversation on almost any matter of importance. text/html 2020-12-07T17:59:29-04:00 xaewoon https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/xaewoon?rev=1607381969&do=diff Xaewoon Eternal Companion Xaewoon /zeɪ'wuːn, Yammoe: zaɪ'wuːn/ (Jabi for “right path”) is a nontheistic religion based on the Sacred Game of Roads. It originated in Tarnaria and had been exported into the Central Continent several times throughout history. It postulates that humans and animals are on a path to Mamkoon ( text/html 2020-10-07T04:24:36-04:00 xornerian https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/xornerian?rev=1602059076&do=diff Xornerian Xornerian CapitalUanaLanguagesThonthalReligionDaviniaEstablishedc. 1633 SRConquered1787 SR Xornerian /zɔr'nɛriən/ was a country situated in the northern part of the central Continent, to the west of Tarnaria, with access to the Ge and Kost seas. Founded by the philosopher text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 xtls https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/xtls?rev=1715777561&do=diff XTLs Experimental Timelines are timelines created by OTTs in order to advance scientific and technological research. Unlike the more usual Alternate Timelines (ATLs), XTLs are not available to NOTTs and the information about what's going on in them is scarce and is believed to be mostly unavailable even to people in the text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:39-04:00 xubus https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/xubus?rev=1715777559&do=diff Xubus Xubus (pronounced as [z-oo-boo-s], plural xubusei) is a polyomino. It is defined as as a line of 5 squares, with two more squares attached to the first and third squares of the line. Because it consists of 7 squares, it is a heptomino. The shape is used in the game of text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:35-04:00 yammoe https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/yammoe?rev=1715777555&do=diff Yammoe Yammoe is a landlocked country in the southeast of Continent. It is the oldest country on Ahldorae. It's also the least populated. It's known for its unique culture of landscaping, high quality of life, tourism friendliness, but also very strict immigration law. text/html 2024-05-15T08:52:41-04:00 yontel https://louigiverona.com/obscurity_portal/yontel?rev=1715777561&do=diff Yontel Yontel is an infinite game designed by Louigi Verona, the goal of which is to grow an xubus field without creating gaps. Each new piece should touch already existing pieces. In the first version of the rules the winning scenario that would stop the game was to build a rectangle, however this is impossible to achieve due to the shape of the xubus.