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Eternal X Commentary: "S'pht Happens"
Posted By: Forrest of B.orgDate: 5/14/08 2:03 a.m.

In Response To: Eternal volunteers: "S'pht Happens" (pfhore)

Level 24: "S'pht Happens"

(Created by Andreas Nuyts. This level is notable for being the exact mid-point of the scenario, and for revealing a lot of the metaphysics behind it. The title is of course a pun, much like the many 'Pfh' puns features in the original Marathon's Pfhor levels; and as mentioned earlier, this title originally belonged to the first level of this chapter, now called S'pht'ia. This level was originally titled "Eat S'pht" and then "Eat S'pht And Die", until the next level was given that title and this one given its present title.).

You awaken inside of a stasis chamber of some sorts. Exiting, you find yourself inside the tower of the Citadel of Antiquities, and upon exploring you find that the Pfhor are now present! Your chronometer informs you that a thousand years have passed. Nearby is a terminal from a random S'pht.

(If you pay close attention, you'll note that the terminal picture is of the room you're in, and the S'pht you're reading this message from is the one standing, or perhaps lying in a puddle of his own blood now, right behind you).

[L24-T0-Unfinished]

(K'hal'in was originally mentioned in a secret terminal hidden on the precedessor of "She Is The Dark One". He was the child of a S'pht mother, and was referenced in a letter written to her [?husband] on the battlefield. This terminal related the story of a mythical first clan of S'pht which preceded the eleven clans, the S'pht'Mneh, the legend of whom the mother recently related to their child. Though the terminal was written in a serious tone as a precautionary tale to the husband-S'pht on the battlefield, the whole thing was really a joke on the name S'pht'Mneh, since the "Mneh" part is an expression of apathy, and that was the sin of the S'pht'Mneh clan that lead to their extermination. That terminal is now lost to the mists of time, but K'hal'in's name survives in this terminal).

Further down the Citadel is another terminal from a higher-ranking S'pht (again, the one standing right behind you):

[L24-T1-Unfinished]

You emerge out the far side of the Citadel (the opposite side you previously approached from), and go about the mission that has been assigned to you. Pfhor and S'pht forces battle everywhere. Near the last switch you must press to complete your mission is another terminal:

[L24-T3-Unfinished]

When you have completed your mission, both this and the previous terminal change to another message:

[L24-T3-Finished]

Upon completing this terminal, you are teleported out to Level 25: "Eat S'pht And Die". Alternately, you can go exploring and find a different terminal from Leela:

[L24-T2-Unfinished]

If you complete that terminal, you teleport out to Level 28: "Second To Last Of The Mohicans".

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