Onugu's NeoPets Help Guide

Ok, I seem to still be around, but I got this prickly feeling at the back of my neck, like someone is watching me!

Last week I began with the basics, pointing out that each area in Neopia has its own rulers or leaders, except for Neopia Central.

Now I'm going to detail some of the strange events that have been happening recently, which I feel reinforce my theory of a Neopian Shadow Government or Neolluminati.

Let's begin with a recent event, the sudden epidemic of illness surrounding the Money Tree (22nd August)

Where did the disease come from? Unknown.
Why was the epidemic isolated to the Money Tree? Well, the money tree is the place in Neopia where people can donate their items to those less fortunate. By discouraging people from going there, it gives the Shadow Government a chance to take stock of what is happening at the tree, and take some of the goodies themselves! Did you notice that although the amount of people visiting the Money Tree dropped dramatically, the ghosts were still out in force stealing Neopoints from people! To line the pockets of the Neolluminati? I suspect so.

Going back a little further we have the completely unsuspected or predicted Destruction of Maraqua! (18th August)

What destroyed Maraqua? A Giant Whirlpool.
Where did it come from? Unknown.
Why was Maraqua destroyed? I have a couple of theories about this. Only a matter of days before the whirlpool struck, Maraqua was visited by a mystery Pirate, with demands for gold. The King of Maraqua refused to pay, with excuses like a bad Kelp harvest, lack of tourism, and "the Coral Tax". This tax was obviously something the King had to pay to someone else, but whom?
Did the Pirates take revenge for the defiance of the King? I think not. They didn't try to force the King of Maraqua to hand over the money, unusual for bloodthirsty Pirates, and the parting words of the Pirate Captain were "I'll see you in Hell". Did he know something was about to happen? Or was he too busy with something else? I think he was.
Deep in Maraqua lived Chiazilla, the victor of the battle with Mechachiazilla, a large creature of immense proportions, conveniently big enough to cause a giant whirlpool should he try to surface. But why would he want to leave Maraqua? Maybe he was summoned by the Shadow Government to show their enemies how much power they still have. Their enemies? I don't know yet. Or maybe he was summoned purely to create the Whirlpool and destroy Maraqua. Is the Shadow Government working with the Pirates? Or was Maraqua simply no longer useful.

Along with the arrival of the Pirates, came Dubloons. Dubloons are a strange form of currency that the Pirates seem to use. Why not standard Neopoints? I'll tell you why. Dubloons are actually minted by the Shadow Government. If you take a close look at the lower value dubloons, you can see they are in fact made out of wood. A very cheap substance indeed and these dubloons will sell for a few thousand Neopoints, which go straight in the coffers of the Neolluminati. But why are the Pirates using them? The Pirates are in league with the Shadow Government. Everyone knows that Pirates are a cruel and bloodthirsty lot, but we have had no reports of them causing any trouble. Remember how quickly they gave up with the Maraqua demands, they had better things on their minds. Also suddenly there is an island provided for them, and if they are not pillaging and looting, where are they getting money for extravagancies like the Food Club? They are subsidised by the Shadow Government in return for using the dubloons, which in turn are boosting the funds of the Neolluminati!

Well, that all I can say now, there's a suspicious shadow at the door! I'll be back next week with more theories, keep your fingers crossed for me!

As always, if you know of any untoward goings on, or something smells fishy, NeoMail me!

Please respect these ideas as belonging to the people who thought of them, and DONT rip them off! Thank you!

From	Alisha Enxuga (rockin_angel_1)
Sent	11/10/2001 06:09pm
Subject	none
i was reading your article and was wondering why I never heard of lilac island. where the heck is it and can you go there?

From	Josh T. (hellolleh)
Sent	11/10/2001 07:44pm
Subject	none
i read your artical and remembered 2 things forgotten in neopia. THE STUFF & LILAC ISLAND!

The "Stuff" is based on a really cheesy horror film called "The Stuff" - people eat it, and go a bit funny in the head, then the Stuff tries to get back out of their bodies! Very Messy and Very Funny! :)

From	Lucca Bramindi (lucca1500)
Sent	11/10/2001 08:13pm
Subject	That last article...
Hello there.I'm mailing you regarding your last article in the Neopian Times. The first point that I would like to make is that I enjoyed redaing your article!You did an exellent job!I'd like to see more soon. My second remark is about this mysterious Shadow Goverment.I believe that Dr. Sloth may have many various connections to this undercover goverment. Please mail me if you wish for me to elaborate on these suspected connections.

From	unknown (protan)
Sent	11/10/2001 08:40pm
Subject	Psst!
I've been reading your articles, and they make terrible sense. There's something I want to tell you. You know that the alien vending machine is in Neopia central? it also amazes me how expensive the nerkmids are. does the SG want them to be expensive? are they even involved? it's unsure

From	aaa lll (dracolord8820)
Sent	11/11/2001 04:37am
Subject	none
if i see any thing wierd i'll neomail you right away

From	none (kirtap10)
Sent	11/11/2001 07:10am
Subject	Neopian Times
Nice article and I think you may want to think of thr recent events surounding virtulift 4 such as: Did anyone realy solve the quest if not who let the kids out? Why did Dr. Sloth help the people of neopia and "spill his cup of grakle juice" when the kids were saved? Was this all planned out by someone bigger than we think maybe bigger than Dr. Sloth!!! And finally how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood. I sugest you think about these thing very carefuly and may the ginger be with you.

From	Serenity Gainsborough (inkyblac)
Sent	11/11/2001 10:18am
Subject	Conspiracy
Why did Neopets V2 just suddenly turn on? The SG must be behind it. I read your article and it all clicked. The SG knew that killing four young kids would put Neopia into a state of depression and would not care about how much money they were spending. The SG would be free to raise the prices and until the sadness ended they would be rolling in loot everyday. Thats my theory, but you might have your own. Neo-mail me back ASAP inkyblac

From	None of your buisness (ghost2002)
Sent	11/11/2001 11:28am
Subject	Obelisks Conspiracy Theory
I saw your neopian times article. I thought that my theory about the obelisks should be told. Here it is: My theory is that the obelisks were made to protect Faerieland. If there was an obelisk at Mystery Island, I should be able to guess why Maraqua disapeared. If you draw a line from Mystery Island to Tyrannia, what do you find on that line? You find a giant whirlpool that seems to have appeared at the time that the Tyrannian obelisk had suddenly disapeared. There is great evil outside of the triangle that is made whenever you draw lines to connect Mystery Island, Tyrannia, and Lost Desert. Krawk Island is populated by pirates. The Haunted Woods are haunted. There was a murder mystery at Terror Mountain. I don't have to say much about the evil that is at the space station. As far as I know, there is only one place that is free of evil, and it is Faerieland which happens to be in the middle of the obelisk triangle. Don't you see the connection between the obelisks and the safety of Faerieland? I am sure that the Techo at Mystery Island knows that the obelisks are supposed to protect Neopia, and that he is trying to use codestones to restore the lost obelisk of Mystery Island. If all of the obelisks are recovered, something good might happen. That is my theory. 11/12/2001 09:55am The techo master seems to be to enlightened to have much evil inside of him. One thing that I am sure that he believes in is balance. The balance of good and evil seems to have shifted when the Tyrannian obelisk had suddenly disapeared. There does seem to be a connection between the codestones and the obelisks, and perhaps the techo master has noticed it and believes that codestones are what the obelisks are made from. The techo master is probably trying to reassemble the Mystery Island obelisk with the codestones. He is probably trying to restore the balance between good and evil in all of Neopia, but is doing it in secret so that the evil beings of Neopia won't interfere. Don't you agree?

From	none (linnet)
Sent	11/10/2001 10:32pm
Subject	Fishy...
Psst...I read your NT article. Actually, I've noted quite a few suspicious things.... In our own NeoHomes. I would like to team up and co-write another Neopian Times article...I'll send the message, in code. Call me anything.

From	none (linnet)
Sent	11/10/2001 10:58pm
Subject	Fishy...(2)
I noticed quite a while ago that THEY got rid of the Unicorn Paint Brush...Which many people have never heard of. Why? No-one knows for sure...Except me. Recently I've heard rumours floating around...Strange rumours.My Uni knows why , but won't tell... And the Wishing Well...I've put in thousonds, bt not one thing. The answer?A fake. they simply use theWishing Well to collect money...

From	Ben C. (bcohen)
Sent	11/11/2001 05:44pm
Subject	CONSPIRACY ALERT!!!
ok, there was an epidemic of new tyranian diseases a while back. if tyrania is a world introduced way back when, why diddnt the diseases come earlier? BECAUSE THEY ARE AGENTS OF DESTRUCTION!!! thats right, they were created to make new demand resulting in a high price. where does this cash go? the SG of course! and what about NPV2? it was working for the SG of course! people would charge for scam tips to beat it. the monitors freeze accounts, the assets go to the SG! please give me credit for my findings in your next article! explodes leaving candy for everyone 11/12/2001 03:30pm and the ghosts work there too, and tombola and shrine! people get stuff and our friendly neighbourhood pant devil steals it! and banning contests! noobs get frozen for them the SG empties out the accounts! and the quests too! where do you suppose those items go? SG! i must now depart! Farewell! blows up leaving candy for everyone

From	jim bob (imdumb9)
Sent	11/11/2001 08:10pm
Subject	Article
I believe that the correct term for 'ruled by people with the most money' would be an 'aristocracy' not a 'plutocracy'.

From	Alex Stradford (coleo678)
Sent	11/12/2001 04:21am
Subject	none
Hi there. I read your article in the neopian times and thought it was good. You were open for suggestions, so what about the "Time Machine"(tyrannia) It disappeared recently and no one's said anything about it.

From	Ashley Wile (ashleywile)
Sent	11/12/2001 01:34pm
Subject	Hi.
Hi. Just wanted to say I love your articles. Good luck and remember watch your back :) -aShLeY

From	tony luke (tonluk)
Sent	11/12/2001 02:05pm
Subject	Shadow Government
What are their soilders? Look At the trading card Majin badcheeks. Majin is japenese And ancient neopian for demon. I say the shadow government is controlled by, or controlls by an army of demons. Or codestones. Why does the techo master ask for them? Maybe they are used for a dark purpose, or maybe the shadow government is using him to control the neopian economy.

From	Lyndsey Goodrich (lcpooh)
Sent	11/12/2001 05:30pm
Subject	I noticed you around...
Hey i noticed a strange coincidence... Dr.Sloth, he said he'd try to take over all places of neopia right? Well, he's been spotted in fearieland,mystery island,haunted woods,someone thought they saw him in maraqua,but not on krawk island. not yet anyway...

From	Belinda Cottrell (norwolf)
Sent	11/13/2001 01:03am
Subject	You said in your article...
...to neomail you if you think something smells fishy. well, I may be just be paranoid or something but, I have a a series a events of meeting creatures from the gallery of evil all in one place, - The world map. now I may just be jumping to conclusions but it seems strange to me to see 5 of these beasts in 1 day. Hope this helps you with your brillant theories

From	Go away Now (knutsonman)
Sent	11/13/2001 06:32pm
Subject	conspiracies afoot
Read your Neopian Times Article, and decided to send you something I've been pondering: the obelisks. They are/were in Tyrannia and The Lost Desert. The third one, according to my calculations, should be on Krawk Island. So how come when the place where the final one should be appears, the Tyrannia obelisk disappears? Something's wrong with that. (respectfully yours, knutsonman)