Editing Menhir Ring

Menhir rings are ancient relics found on Dereth. They predate the Falatacot civilization. The only words the [[Old Ones]] ever spoke of them, if speech it may be called, amount to, "Do not ask us of these artifacts, and do not disturb them."<ref name=AerfallesLetter>2000/07 [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]] - [[Aerfalle's Letter]]</ref>
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Menhir rings appear to be tied to the greater story of Auberean. Various pieces of lore hint at the purpose behind the Menhir rings and the ley lines, suggesting they may be what is keeping the Shadow God imprisoned in the core of the world.

== Locations ==
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{{MPP Loc | 41.9 | N | 33.3 | E | Menhir 2 | Holtburg Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 19.3 | N | 17.7 | E | Menhir 2 | 19.3N, 17.7E - Mount Alphus Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 08.2 | N | 05.4 | E | Menhir 2 | 8.2N 5.4E - Standing Stone Outlook}}
{{MPP Loc | 16.0 | N | 01.8 | E | Menhir 2 | 16.0N, 1.8E - Incomplete Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 14.0 | N | 59.1 | E | Menhir 2 | Rithwic Crypt}}
{{MPP Loc | 11.2 | S | 43.6 | E | Menhir 2 | 11.2S, 43.6E - Stone Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 40.8 | N | 35.8 | E | Large | 40.8N, 35.8E - Standing Stones}}
{{MPP Loc | 69.9 | N | 16.6 | E | Menhir | 69.9N, 16.6E - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 34.5 | S | 20.3 | E | Large | }}
{{MPP Loc | 29.0 | N | 58.7 | E | Large | }}
{{MPP Loc | 40.8 | N | 35.8 | E | Large | }}
{{MPP Loc | 42.0 | N | 58.1 | E | Large | Lair of Death}}
{{MPP Loc | 07.4 | N | 00.6 | E | Large | Carved Cave}}
{{MPP Loc | 16.3 | S | 35.1 | E | Menhir | Amiantos Bethel}}

{{MPP Loc | 63.2 | N | 05.5 | E | Menhir | Lost City of Frore}}

{{MPP Loc | 99.0 | N | 50.0 | E | Large | Aerfalle Keep}}
{{MPP Loc | 99.0 | N | 46.0 | E | Menhir | Aerlinthe Lower Reservoir}}

{{MPP Loc | 14.0 | S | 5.3  | E | Menhir 2 | Tufa Menhir Ring}}

{{MPP Loc | 45.3 | S | 61.1 | W | Menhir 2 | 45.3S, 61.1W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 46.2 | S | 71.8 | W | Menhir 2 | 46.2S, 71.8W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 65.4 | S | 52.3 | E | Menhir 2 | 65.4S, 52.3E - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 69.7 | S | 40.1 | E | Menhir 2 | 69.7S, 40.1E - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 61.7 | N | 34.1 | E | Menhir 2 | 61.7N, 34.1E - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 82.7 | N | 21.0 | E | Menhir 2 | Aun Settlement}}

{{MPP Loc | 88.0 | S | 48.9 | E | Menhir 2 | Ishilai Lyceum}}

{{MPP Loc | 86.7 | S | 10.4 | E | Menhir | Menhir Ring of Artifice}}
{{MPP Loc | 73.5 | N | 03.2 | W | Menhir | Menhir Ring of Strife}}
{{MPP Loc | 52.8 | N | 62.4 | E | Menhir | Menhir Ring of Stasis}}
{{MPP Loc | 30.5 | S | 74.3 | W | Menhir | Menhir Ring of Verdancy}}

{{MPP Loc | 53.0 | N | 73.3 | W | Menhir 2 | 53.0N, 73.3W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 46.5 | N | 75.8 | W | Menhir 2 | 46.5N, 75.8W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 44.7 | N | 80.9 | W | Menhir 2 | 44.7N, 80.9W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 50.1 | N | 80.4 | W | Menhir 2 | 50.1N, 80.4W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 49.2 | N | 74.6 | W | Menhir 2 | 49.2N, 74.6W - Menhir Ring}}
{{MPP Loc | 44.2 | N | 78.1 | W | Menhir | Timaru Ring}}

{{MPP Loc | 51.5 | N | 32.6 | E | Menhir 2 | Northern Resonating Crystal}}
{{MPP Loc | 52.6 | S | 46.7 | E | Menhir 2 | Southern Resonating Crystal}}

{{MPP Loc | 26.3 | N | 49.6 | E | Menhir 2 | Eldrytch Web Stronghold}}
{{MPP Loc | 39.7 | S | 83.6 | E | Menhir Field | Celestial Hand Stronghold}}
{{MPP Loc | 12.8 | N | 00.7 | E | Menhir Field | Radiant Blood Stronghold}}

{{MPP Loc | 99.0 | N | 42.0 | E | Menhir 2 | Aerfalle's Sanctum}}
{{MPP Loc | 92.3 | N | 55.5 | E | Menhir Field | Sclavus Tunnels}}
{{MPP Loc | 64.0 | S | 97.5 | E | Menhir Field | Freebooter Keep Black Market}}
{{MPP Loc | 81.5 | N | 25.0 | E | Menhir Field | Northwatch Castle Black Market}}

{{MPP Loc | 84.1 | N | 44.1 | E | LLNode | Aerlinthe Island node}}
{{MPP Loc | 38.2 | S | 12.0 | E | LLNode | A'mun Desert node}}
{{MPP Loc | 62.0 | N | 18.0 | E | LLNode | Mt. Esper node}}
{{MPP Loc | 93.8 | N | 67.4 | W | LLNode | Halaetan Islands node}}
{{MPP Loc | 64.8 | S | 59.3 | E | LLNode | Linvak Mountains node}}
{{MPP Loc | 68.0 | S | 62.2 | W | LLNode | Obsidian Plain node}}
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'''Key:'''
* Menhir rings with a mana field are marked with [[File:Map Point Menhir 2.png]]
* Confirmed or very likely menhir rings ''without'' a mana field are marked with [[File:Map Point Menhir.png]]
* Possible, but unconfirmed or unlikely menhir rings are marked with [[File:Map Point Large.png]]
* Menhir mana fields without a menhir ring are marked with [[File:Map Point Menhir Field.png]]
* The related Ley Line Nodes are marked with [[File:Map Point LLNode.png]]
'''Notes:'''
* A mana field is any location that heals mana with the following message: <font color=green>You feel a great swell of power rise from the ground beneath you, restoring # points of your mana.</font>
* For the purposes of this map, menhir rings are only marked with [[File:Map Point Menhir 2.png]] if they restore mana. Their role in the [[Menhir Research]] quest is not taken into account. (At the moment, some may be mislabeled)
* [[Aerlinthe]] locations - The three menhir ring/possible menhir ring locations on Aerlinthe have been placed above the island. This was done because they are all inside dungeons, and rather than have them clustered together on the island they have been placed above it.
** The Menhir ring in [[Aerfalle's Sanctum]] is in the final room, as seen in the [[:File:Old Ghosts Splash Screen.jpg|Old Ghosts Splash Screen]]. It has a mana field.
** The Menhir ring in the [[Aerlinthe Lower Reservoir]] is very large, and made up of many stones in the large cave area just beyond the entrance. Although it has no mana field and is never specifically called a 'menhir ring', it is called an 'Old Ring' by the Yalaini<ref name=Aerlintherecord>2000/07 [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]] - [[Aerlinthe Record]]</ref><ref name=SmithEjan>2000/07 [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]] - [[Smith Ejan#Lore &Dialog|Smith Ejan Dialog]]</ref> and Aerfalle herself calls it an 'old stone-ring' and implies that it is a menhir ring her letter.<ref name=AerfallesLetter/>
** The possible Menhir ring listed at [[Aerfalle Keep]] is the ring of standing stones that surrounds the drop point.
* [[Society Stronghold]]s
** [[Celestial Hand Stronghold]] has two mana fields. One is behind the promotions officer in the ley line area, and another is in the pit in the armor smiths' room.
** [[Eldrytch Web Stronghold]] has two mana fields, in the same spots as the celestial hand, and the one behind the promotions officer has a menhir ring.
** [[Radiant Blood Stronghold]] has one mana field behind the promotions officer in the ley line area.

== Images ==
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File:Holtburg Menhir Ring Live.jpg|Holtburg Menhir Ring
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== References ==
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[[Category:Lore Database Entry]]
[[Category:Relic]]
[[Category:Auberean Relic]]