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A: Three No:2 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of Atrus and Catherine's daughter? A: Yeesha No:3 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What common, "above ground" sight lined the District of J'Taeri before the the Great Destruction? A: Trees No:4 Category: General Trivia Q: In total how many endings are possible for Myst and Riven? A: Thirteen in all. Nine in Riven, four in Myst. No:5 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many Linking Books did Gehn have on Riven prior to his entrapment? A: Two No:6 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In the Age that Gavas linked to, what was able to damage his maintainer's suit? A: A nova/ exploding sun. No:7 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What computer-graphics software was used to create the Myst world? A: Strata Studio Pro No:8 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Before Gehn had working Linking Books, what method of transportation did he frequently use to travel between the islands of Riven? A: Maglevs or Magcars No:9 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How old was Anna when she went to D'ni? A: Eighteen years old. No:10 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many of the giant D'ni stonecutters existed? A: Four No:11 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: What are Rand and Robyn Miller's parents' names? A: Ronald and Barbara No:12 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the little frog-like creatures you catch on Book Assembly Island in Riven? A: Ytrams No:13 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What special purpose did the frog-like ytrams serve? A: Gehn distilled captured ytrams into an extract, which he then smoked in his pipe. No:14 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What actress played Catherine in Riven? A: Sheila Goold No:15 Category: Behind the Scenes Followup Q: After the live-action footage was filmed for Riven, Catherine's voice was redubbed. Who supplied the voice of Catherine? A: Rengin Altay No:16 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Before Gehn had built the magcars, how did he travel from island to island? A: The Riven islands were connected by bridges. No:17 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Name the D'ni tale of an exiled prince which Atrus asked his grandmother to recite. A: The Tale of Kerath No:18 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What served as the leather texture for Gehn's bed? A: A touched-up scan of the palm of Richard Vander Wende's hand. No:19 Category: General Trivia Q: Which animal/wooden ball puzzle clue (in the form of a natural formation taking on a resemblance to the animal) was never shown? A: The one for the sunners. The shapes of the beetle, wahrk, ytram and fish appeared in one way or another in the Riven environment. No:20 Category: General Trivia Q: Which two scenes in Riven are reminicent of Myst? A: The most obvious one is the D'ni cavern where Atrus talks to you. The other is the lava chasms in the Selenitic Age and on Jungle Island, between the Warhk Totem and Village, just under the gold dome. No:21 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who was the ytram named after? A: Martin "Marty" O'Donnell, Sound Design. No:22 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who played Gehn's guard in Riven? A: Vicente Ramos No:23 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Which Cyantist designed the wahrk? A: Richard Vander Wende No:24 Category: General Trivia Q: What color is the roof of the clock tower on Myst Island? A: Sea-green No:25 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What software package did Robyn Miller use to compose the Riven soundtrack? A: Opcode's StudioVision Deluxe No:26 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Name the D'ni man killed in a drilling accident during the excavation to the surface. A: Efanis No:27 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What companies made the costumes used in Riven? A: Kauffman-Davis Studios, Seattle Opera No:28 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who was responsible for the creation of the custom shaders used in Riven? A: Karl Stiefvater No:29 Category: Cyan Trivia Followup Q: What was the name of the company Karl went on to found? A: Lume, Inc. No:30 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What small, furry creature from Ader Jamat was given to Anna by Veovis? A: A reekoo. No:31 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Anna bought a gift for her father from the Jaarnindu Market. What was it? A: A chess set. No:32 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What was originaly rendered for Plateau Island in Riven? A: A formal english garden but it was later re-designed No:33 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: To which Guild did Aitrus belong? A: The Guild of Surveyors No:34 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Aitrus's family Age is called what? A: Ko'ah No:35 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: The Guild of Writers has many Ages, but what is the name of the oldest? A: Yakul No:36 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How long did it take Veovis to write the Age of Ader Jamat? A: Sixteen years No:37 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: By what nickname was A'Gaeris known among the common people? A: The Philosopher No:38 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How old was Gehn when D'ni fell? A: Eight. No:39 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did Atrus experience that "turned the whole sky black" at age 10? A: A thunderstorm. No:40 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many Ages were included in the canon of the Writer's Guild? A: 93 No:41 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who were the sworn enemies of Gehn on Riven? A: The Black Moiety No:42 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the Moiety's name for the island you link to when you arrive on Riven? A: "Allatwan" No:43 Category: Translations Followup Q: According to Catherine's journal, what does the Rivenese term "Allatwan" mean? A: "Pool of Stars" No:44 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Where did the giant daggers on Riven come from? A: Catherine wrote them into the Age No:45 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did the Moiety name the new Age which Catherine wrote for them? A: Tay No:46 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: When she was first questioned before the Council, how was Anna conveyed from the dock to the Great Hall of the Guilds? A: On a palanquin, or sedan chair, carried by eight Maintainers. No:47 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: From what Age did the D'ni come to the Great Cavern on Earth? A: Garternay No:48 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did the D'ni do with faulty Descriptive Books? A: They burned them. No:49 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many more times dense than steel is the D'ni stone, nara? A: Thirty times No:50 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What gift did Veovis send to Aitrus when first renewing their acquaintance? A: Portable scales and geological compasses No:51 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How long was Anna held in her prison cell before she was brought before the D'ni Council for questioning? A: Six months No:52 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How tall was the Island called Ae'Gura in the main D'ni Cavern? A: Three hundred and fifty spans, or over a mile high. No:53 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the color of the cloak of the Guild of Ink-Makers? A: Purple No:54 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the D'ni symbol for negative? A: A circle from which jutted seven short, wedge-shaped rays like a star. No:55 Category: Translations Q: What are blank Descriptive Books called? A: Kortee'nea No:56 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: From what Age did Atrus and Catherine recruit young people to help them break out of the sealed room on K'veer and search for D'ni survivors? A: Averone No:57 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the Age Veovis wrote which was inducted into the canon of the Guild of Writers? A: Ader Jamat No:58 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In which district in D'ni did Aitrus and his family live? A: Jaren, a Guild district. No:59 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How long since the fall of D'ni was it when Atrus and his party began to rebuild it? A: Seventy years. No:60 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many "safe" Books did Atrus and his party find when they searched D'ni? A: 787 No:61 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: When rebuilding D'ni, what was the name of the first D'ni survivor Atrus met? A: Tamon No:62 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Where was the tomb of the Great King found? A: In D'ni, deep under the Ink-Maker's Guild House. No:63 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How old was Atrus when Gehn returned to the surface to bring him to D'ni? A: Fourteen Source: The Book of Atrus No:64 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What guild was Gehn a member of? A: The Guild of Book-Makers No:65 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the upside-down dome in Gehn's Age used for? A: Catching rain-water No:66 Category: General Trivia Q: How is the golden elevator on Survey Island like Gehn? A: They both look nice on the outside, but on the inside... No:67 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who designed the D'ni bookpress in Gehn's Lab? A: Josh Staub No:68 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Gehn's mute servant in K'veer? A: Rijus No:69 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How is nara created? A: Rock is sent to be reconstituted in a fusion compounder. No:70 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the average lifespan for a D'ni? A: 325 years No:71 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the original name of Atrus' pet cat "Flame"? A: Pahket No:72 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Which Cyantist did the sound effects for Myst? A: Chris Brandkamp No:73 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: The lighthouse that was built in Stoneship,how much did it sink in the 10 years of Atrus' absence? A: Forty to fifty centimeters No:74 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What were the names of the four great stonecutters used to make the great shaft? A: Old Stone Teeth, Rock-Biter, The Burrower, and Grinder. No:75 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Where was Anna first taken when she arrived in D'ni. A: To an island in the cavern of Irrat. No:76 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What age did Aitrus and Ti'ana create together? A: Gemedet. No:77 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: A character named Harold appeared in many scenes during Riven's production, but was removed before Riven was released. Who was Harold? A: Harold was a mannequin-like figure that Cyan placed temporarily in scenes to check the scale and perspective. No:78 Category: General Trivia Q: The Gate Room on Temple Island contains several large columns. What are the columns made of? A: Tree trunks No:79 Category: General Trivia Q: Paintings appear on Riven's CD dust jackets. Where else can you see these graphics? A: The paintings can be seen through peepholes in the five golden scarabs in the Gate Room on Temple Island. No:80 Category: General Trivia Q: When you visit the Rebel Age, you are captured as you approach Gehn's Effigy. Is there any way to get a better look at the effigy? A: Return to the Rebel Age a second time and you can examine Gehn's Effigy as long as you wish. No:81 Category: General Trivia Q: How can you make the image of Gehn appear in the Temple's golden cage? A: Take the tram from Jungle Island to Temple Island. Gehn's image will appear briefly in the golden cage when you enter the Temple. No:82 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Gehn's wife was known by two different names. What were they? A: Keta and Leira No:83 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: A few Cyantists left Washington state for photos to be used as textures in Riven. Where did they take the majority of these photos? A: Santa Fe, New Mexico No:84 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who were Carel and Erlar? A: Catherine's cousins on Riven No:85 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Other than the name of an Age, what is Gemedet? A: A popular D'ni game - similar to a three-dimensional tic-tac-toe No:86 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the question frequently asked of Anna by her father, and of Atrus by Anna? A: "What do you see?" No:87 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: What is the highest number of employees that Cyan had during Riven development? A: 26 No:88 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Name the Guildsman who discovered the vital information that allowed Anna to Link to the D'ni ages? A: Neferus No:89 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the name of the Age that Atrus altered as a trap for A'Gaeris? A: Ederat No:90 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Atrus carved three D'ni words into his battery at the cleft. What were they? A: Light. Power. Force. No:91 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the first person Atrus spoke to on Riven? A: Carel. No:92 Category: General Trivia Q: How many places can you get out of the submarine in the village bay on Riven? A: Five No:93 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How long had the vibrated circle of stones existed in the desert before Anna and her father discovered it? A: About 50 years No:94 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In total, how many people were involved in the writing of Veovis' prison Book? A: Seven. Four Writers, Grand Master Ja'ir, Grand Master Jadaris and Lord R'hira No:95 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many Kortee'nee did Atrus find on his first visit to the Main Book Room in the district of J'Taeri? A: Eight No:96 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How long did Atrus and Catherine stay in Averone? A: Four years No:97 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: How many employees did Cyan have when work on Riven began? A: 7 (John Biggs, Chris Brandkamp, Bonnie McDowall (later Staub), Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, Joshua A. Staub, Richard A. Watson) No:98 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What color was the first Fire Marble Atrus encountered? A: Red No:99 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Whose face adorns the large mosaic in Atrus' D'ni Prison? A: Grand Master Ri'Neref No:100 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the name of the older fisherman who went with Atrus to explore the " white mist" of Gehn's 37th Age? A: Tarkuk No:101 Category: D'ni History and Lore Followup Q: On Gehn's 37th Age, what was the name of the son of the fisherman? A: Birilli No:102 Category: Translations Q: In Riven, what does the D'ni writing on the chalkboard in the Schoolhouse mean? A: The Rules of Gehn - Gehn is our master, Gehn created us, Gehn defeated Atrus. No:103 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the response of the natives of Channelwood upon Atrus' first arrival? A: They fell to their knees and began a ceremonial worship. No:104 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: According to Atrus, why did he put the red and blue Prison Books in his library? A: "To entrap over-greedy explorers" No:105 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: According to the message Atrus left Catherine in the "pool imager", who does he first suspect has burnt his library of books? A: Achenar No:106 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: In the Mac/PC version of Riven, the user's manual has a picture of Cyan's employees, but one person wasn't there the day of the picture. Who's missing? A: Karl Stiefvater No:107 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the oldest and largest of the D'ni rock cutting machines? A: "Old Stone Teeth" No:108 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of Aitrus' father? A: Kahlis No:109 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was name of the tribe Gehn's wife came from? A: The Amad. No:110 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: To break up the ten-twelve hour workdays, many of the Cyantists took a break to hunt each other down over the network at 12pm and 5pm. What game series did they play? A: Marathon No:111 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Emmit ? A: The first person who is known to live on the rocks of StoneshipAge. No:112 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the third inhabitant of Stoneship Age ? A: A boy, Emmit called him Tim No:113 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In which Age lived a person who reminded Atrus of Emmit? A: The old man lived in the Mechanical Age. No:114 Category: General Trivia Q: In the Wahrk Room, what is the color of the light that brings the wahrk to the window? A: Red No:115 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who wrote the age of Myst? A: It was a collaborative work of Catherine and Anna. No:116 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: According to the Book of Atrus, what color are Catherine's eyes? A: Green. No:117 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What color represented the Writer's Guild in D'ni? A: Dark red. No:118 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the number Gehn assigns to his new Age in Riven? A: 233. No:119 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the name of Atrus' first book that he wrote? A: "Inception" No:120 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the vast kingdom in Myst: Book of the D'ni? A: Terahnee No:121 Category: General Trivia Q: How is zero written in D'ni? A: As a square with a dot in it. No:122 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who are the three people Atrus brings back from Averone? A: Marrim, Irras, and Carrad. No:123 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the first age that Catherine and Atrus linked to during the search of the Ages after Riven? A: Bilaris No:124 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the first fatality during the search of the Ages? A: Meer No:125 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the first person that Atrus met on Terahnee? A: Hadre Ro'Jethhe No:126 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: How many work-hours went into making Myst? A: About 14,000. No:127 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: How many work-hours went into making Riven? A: Over 200,000. No:128 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who is the king of Terahnee? A: Ro'Eh Ro'Dan No:129 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the child that Atrus found sick in Terahnee? A: Uta No:130 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many peices of stone made up the vault for the Linking Book on Terahnee? A: Nine No:131 Category: General Trivia Q: The wahrk game in the Rivenese schoolroom did not originate in the Fifth Age, but in another age so distant and obscure that it's mentioned only once in Myst and not at all in Riven. Who invented the precursor of this game, what was it called, and in what age did he live? Where is this age mentioned in Myst? A: The game "Blitz Lifter" was invented by Professor Osmostein of the Osmoian Age. The Osmoian Age is mentioned in Atrus' Channelwood journal in the library on Myst Island. No:132 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Where is the Park of the Ages located in D'ni? A: The Park of the Ages is located in the northeast of the city of D'ni, below the Jaren District. No:133 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the Guild of Maintainers crest? A: An eye above an open book. No:134 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is Deretheni? A: A special lightweight stone, which is not as hard as nara, but still quite strong. No:135 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: To which guild did Master Avonis belong? A: The Guild of Healers. No:136 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: In 1996 the Cyantists moved into their new office building, and Rand Miller designed the first EDGE course on their property around the building. What does EDGE stand for? A: Extreme Disc Golf Experience. No:137 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was an E.V. suit? A: The D'ni Environmental Verification suit, used by the Maintainer's Guild when exploring new Ages. No:138 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: To which guild did the Age of Gadar belong? A: The Guild of Legislators. It housed the Great Library of Legislation. No:139 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Geran? A: An old blind Master of Surveyors who was a prominent member of the expedition to the surface of Earth. He died during the great earthquake that damaged The Shaft. No:140 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Gihran? A: Grand Master of the Guild of Linguists No:141 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Master Haemis? A: Guild Master Haemis of the Guild of Linguists was on the study team to try to learn Anna's language when she was first captured. No:142 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is a Toran? A: The D'ni unit of angular measurement. One toran is equal to 0.00576 of one degree. No:143 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is Catherine's real name? A: Katran No:144 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: When Atrus first linked through to Riven and saw the tree, what did he compare it to in his mind? A: Time No:145 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What color were the flowers on Atrus' mother's grave? A: Blue. No:146 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was Veovis' partner in destroying D'ni? A: A'Gaeris No:147 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: On Terahnee, who were called the Relyimah? A: The "unseen" slaves. No:148 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: What inspired the design of the Mazerunner for the underground Selenitic maze? A: The yellow fish from The Little Mermaid. No:149 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the music-box device in Gehn's office? A: It's called a Cannen. No:150 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What were the names of the last Five Great Lords? A: Tulla, R'Hira, Eneah, Nehir, and Rakeri. No:151 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many books of commentary did the Age Ko'ah have? A: Three No:152 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: On what D'ni holiday did Veovis' Korfah'Vja occur? A: The home-coming of King Kerath No:153 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the name for the D'ni's burial Age? A: Te'Negamiris No:154 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What guild did Guild Master Kedri belong to? A: The Guild of Legislators No:155 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What color is Aitrus' (Sr.) hair? A: Black No:156 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How old was Aitrus (Sr.) when he first fought Veovis? A: Thirteen No:157 Category: Translations Q: What does the D'ni word "relyimah" mean? A: "The unseen" No:158 Category: Translations Q: What does the D'ni phrase "Korokh Jimah" mean? A: "Book of Prophecy" No:159 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: After the great plague on Terahnee, how many Relyimah survived? A: Over two billion No:160 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What prefix would the Terahnee use to represent a people group, household, or family? A: Ro' No:161 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the symbol of the Black Pirates? A: A crescent moon with a dagger No:162 Category: Translations Q: What is the D'ni symbol for five? A: A square halved by a line. No:163 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In the end, what made Atrus want to go to Riven for the first time? A: The description of the Great Tree No:164 Category: D'ni History and Lore Multuple Choice Q: Which is correct? 1). Guild Master Ri'Neref of the guild of Books 2). Guild Master Ri'Neref of the guild of Writers 3). Grand Master Ri'Neref of the guild of Writers 4). Grand Master Ri'Neref of the guild of Books Correct A: 3). Grand Master Ri'Neref of the guild of Writers No:165 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How does Atrus observe the basic changes that occur in Riven? A: By measuring and interpreting the variations in the Gateway Image on the Riven book with special instruments. No:166 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the Rivenese name of the "Temple Island"? A: Allapo No:167 Category: Translations Followup Q: According to Catherine's journal, what is the meaning of the Rivenese term "allapo"? A: "Water Pool" No:168 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is Catherine's theory for how Gehn had the materials necessary for making D'ni books? A: He wrote the materials into the descriptive book for Riven. No:169 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How did Gehn explain to the Rivenese the appearance of the giant daggers? A: He told the Rivenese that he placed them there as a reminder of their failure No:170 Category: Translations Q: What is the D'ni number on the cover of The Book of Ti'ana? A: Seventeen No:171 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: At the end of the Book of D'ni, where did Atrus and Catherine go? A: "Tomahna" No:172 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did Gehn do to his "elite" Rivenese natives to distinguish them from others? A: Gehn's symbol with a number in the center was placed on their necks. No:173 Category: D'ni History and Lore Followup Q: When Gehn placed his symbol on Katran (Catherine), which number was she given? A: Four No:174 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How old was Gehn when Atrus was born? A: Nineteen No:175 Category: General Trivia Q: How many times do you have to call the wahrk in Gehn's throne room for the wahrk to become irritated enough to ram the glass? A: Four No:176 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What were the names of Atrus' four remaining Ages on Myst? A: Channelwood, Selenitic, Stoneship, and Mechanical No:177 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. How long had Atrus been in D'ni before "the stranger" arrived? A. About eight months. No:178 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. According to Atrus journal, on what date did "the stranger" arrive in D'ni? A. 87.7.13 No:179 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. According to Gehn's journal, on what date did "the stranger" arrive on Riven? A. 87.7.30 No:180 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. In the Channelwood journal, Atrus mentions a woman from the Everdunes. What was her name? A. Pran. No:181 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. In the Channelwood journal, Atrus mentions a group of hostile people. What were they called? A. The Chochtic. No:182 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: For whom was Gehn named? A: For his paternal great grandfather. No:183 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In what district of the city of D'ni was the Common Library located? A: The Guild district of J'Taeri No:184 Category: Cyan Trivia Q:Though later fleshed out in more detail by Robyn Miller and Richard Vander Wende, which four Cyantists collaborated on the preliminary Riven game design? A: Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, Joshua A. Staub, Richard A. Watson No:185 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What Guild position did Kahlis hold? A: Grand Master of the Guild of Surveyors No:186 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the third man who conspired with A'Gaeris and Veovis to destroy D'ni? A: Suahrnir No:187 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did the D'ni word Atrus found on the tunnel wall in the volcano describe? A: Circulation of air, wind patterns and humidity. No:188 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who tells Atrus that Anna, his Grandmother, is Ti'ana, and responsible for the death of the D'ni? A: Gehn No:189 Category: Translations Q: What D'ni number was on the side of the machine Anna saw when she made her trip down the tunnels to D'ni? A: 21 No:190 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: All four of the great stone cutting machines were used to excavate the Great Shaft. During what other event could a D'ni have seen all four of these machines together? A: The opening of the Tijali Mines almost 18 centuries earlier. No:191 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is to the east of the main cavern of D'ni? A: A slowly cooling reservoir of magma which the D'ni tapped for energy. No:192 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was on the floor of The Guild House? A: A mosaic map of the D'ni main and lesser caverns. No:193 Category: General Trivia Q: How many possible combinations are there to the lock on Catherine's prison? A: 243. No:194 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the first D'ni Age Anna visited? A: Ko'ah, Aitrus' family Age. No:195 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Name the great writer who wrote the Age of Yakul. A: Ar'tenen No:196 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who requested that Aitrus be on the search team that inspected the books on K'veer? A: Lord Rakeri No:197 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: At what hour did the D'ni decide to send Veovis first to death and then to his prison age? A: The seventeenth hour. No:198 Category: Translations Q: What symbol appears of the cover of Myst: The Book of D'ni? A: The D'ni symbol for 25 No:199 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What Age does the large, barely readable book that is found in the King's Tomb link to? A: Terahnee No:200 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: When does Atrus first learn of the slaves on Terahnee? A: At a party thrown for him and his companions, the slaves are the answer to the riddle Atrus cannot figure out. No:201 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who is the only person on Terahnee that Atrus meets who does not approve of the slavery? A: Eedrah No:202 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the disease that killed many of the Terahnee, P'aarli, and relyimah? A: A D'ni stomach bacteria to which they had no immunity. No:203 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: To who did Ro'Eh Ro'Dan, the Terahnee King, dedicate the only known book of Terahnee history? A: He dedicated it to Atrus. No:204 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who was the leader of the relyimah army? A: Ymur No:205 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did the relyimah rename Terahnee after they took over? A: Devokan No:206 Category: Translations Followup Q: What does the D'ni term "devokan" mean? A: Hope No:207 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: About how long ago did the D'ni link to Earth? A: Around 10,000 years ago. No:208 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Approximately how long did it take to create Myst? A: About two years. No:209 Category: Cyan Trivia Q: When was construction of Cyan's current building started? A: June 1995. No:210 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: During Riven's development, the gold superdome was moved to Temple Island from which other island? A: Book Assembly Island No:211 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Survey Island originally had a Victorian atmosphere and was first named what? A: Garden Island No:212 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: At what age did Gehn leave the cleft? A: Fourteen No:213 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who played Gehn? A: John Keston No:214 Category: Behind the Scenes Q: Who played Gehn's Scribe (the one you meet on Survey Island just before he runs off in a maglev)? A: Tony Fryman No:215 Category: General Trivia Q: What is the grid size of the firemarble puzzle on the top of the gold superdome? A: 25 by 25 slots. No:216 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What prank did the people of Channelwood play on Atrus? A: Gave him color-changing inks. No:217 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What is the name of the musical instrument Gehn plays, seen in Riven, in Gehn's Age? A: The Maral-obe No:218 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What method did Gehn use to keep the villagers afraid of him? A: Feeding rebellious individuals to the Great Wahrk. No:219 Category: General Trivia Q: What two creatures can be seen on the island of Myst? A: Butterflies and Seagulls No:220 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What unusual thing did Gehn discover about the Black Moiety's calling card knives? A: It was made from material that Gehn had not found before in the Fifth Age. No:221 Category: General Trivia Q: What personal "relaxation" item of Gehn can be seen in both his Lab and Age 233? A: His pipe No:222 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the name of the women who gave you the Prison Book and Catherine's Journal in the Moiety Age? A: Nelah No:223 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Name the great D'ni scholar who claimed that the wall of the great cavern of D'ni was so riddled with tunnels, secret tunnels, and passages that if any more were to be cut, the whole great edifice would cave in upon itself. A: Jevasi No:224 Category: General Trivia Q: When the cage in Gehn's office was retracted, was it pulled up into the ceiling or dropped down into the floor? A: Down into the floor. No:225 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Why does Gehn write his journals in English? A: So the people on Riven can't read it No:226 Category: General Trivia Q: What are the dinosaur-like creatures on the rock in the lagoon called? A: Sunners No:227 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What does Gehn deem as the flaw of his D'ni clock? A: The clock tells surface time next to D'ni time. No:228 Category: General Trivia Q: On what date was Myst first released? A: September 24, 1993 No:229 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: According to Gehn's journal, what is his theory explaining how Riven's water reacts to heat? A: It is infested with a strange bacteria that is repelled by heat. No:230 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Ghen set up five guilds on Riven. Name them. A: The Guilds of Maintainers, Educators, Surveyors, Bookmakers, and Builders. No:231 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. To which guild did Aitrus' friend Penjul belong? A. The Guild of Legislators. No:232 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q. Which Terahnee district did Horen Ro'Jadre govern? A. The Ni'Ediren district. No:233 Category: General Trivia Q: How many people linked into the fissure plateau cage of Riven? A: Three No:234 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Why did A'Gaeris (The Philosopher) turn against D'ni? A: Because he couldn't marry the girl he was betrothed to after he was thrown out of the Guild. No:235 Category: General Trivia Q: How many marker switches are there on Myst island? A: Eight No:236 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was Aitrus' mother's name? A: Tasera No:237 Category: General Trivia Q: In Riven, there is a prison with a group of bricks which function as a hidden door in the wall. In what movie was this device used before? Hint: someone at Cyan worked on this movie. A: Walt Disney's Aladdin. Richard Vander Wende was a designer from the early stages of that film. No:238 Category: General Trivia Q: Where in Myst can you find a picture of Sirrus dressed as royalty? A: In Sirrus' throne room in the Mechanical Age. No:239 Category: General Trivia Q: Gehn has two pictures on his bedroom wall. Who are the people pictured? A: His wife and his father. No:240 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: According to legend, where did Kerath (the last D'ni king) spend his teenage years? A: In the great underground desert of Tre'Merktee (the Place of Poisoned Waters). No:241 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who gave Atrus his name? A: Anna, his grandmother No:242 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: At what age was Gehn set away for training in the Guild of Bookmakers? A: Gehn was four years old. No:243 Category: General Trivia Q: How many "pumps" from the furnace does it take to boost the tree elevator on Myst Island from its "at surface" level to the top of the tree? A: Eight No:244 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who rescued Atrus from the well in Riven? A: Katran's cousins, Carel and Erlar No:245 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many major Guilds were in D'ni? A: Eighteen No:246 Category: General Trivia Q: How many keys are on the piano in the rocket on Myst Island? A: 36 (21 white, 15 black) No:247 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many D'ni survivors returned to D'ni after the Ages were searched? A: 618 adult males No:248 Category: D'ni History and Lore Followup Q: Out of these survivors, how many had been guildsmen? A: Seventeen No:249 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In the game Riven, who hid the "eye" puzzles all around? A: The Moiety No:250 Category: General Trivia Q: Who did the Illustration sketches for the Myst novels? A: William Cone (the book of Atrus) and Tom Bowman (the books of Ti'ana and D'ni) No:251 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: How many weeks did it take Anna to learn to speak D'ni? A: Twenty weeks No:252 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: Who did Anna and her father work for? A: A rich man named Amanjira. No:253 Category: D'ni History and Lore Followup Q: Where did Amanjira live? A: Tadjinar No:254 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was the nickname Aitrus's father called him when he was a child? A: "Young Worm." No:255 Category: General Trivia Q: How many butterflies appear on the path in the forest on Myst Island? A: Two No:256 Category: General Trivia Q: What color is the outside of the underground elevator on Map Island in Riven? A: Gold No:257 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What did Gehn obtain that effectively solved his power problems for his Linking Books? A: A crystal taken from a rebel scout. No:258 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: In what Age did Atrus leave young Sirrus and Achenar on their own for the first time? A: Channelwood No:259 Category: General Trivia Q: In what direction from the Mechanical Age fortress can you see something interesting through Sirrus' telescope? A: Southeast. No:260 Category: General Trivia Followup Q: What is seen through the telescope if pointed in that direction? A: A skeleton. No:261 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was Atrus doing when he first discovered the tunnel to D'ni? A: Retrieving his battery No:262 Category: D'ni History and Lore Q: What was Atrus' first age based on? A: The desert cleft where he was raised.