Salsola's Cueponi ritual involves a young Salsolian solving a riddle and bringing one of the Colotl ranks an item satisfying the riddle. We're looking to gather up a list of riddles to keep for the ritual, and we're hoping to provide a small contest for Salsola in order to do so!
The riddles should be pretty open-ended, and solvable in multiple ways (e.g., a multi-colored parrot would satisfy the first example; a cat with a gold and blue eye might satisfy the second example, etc.). Wordplay is definitely cool!
Examples
- "Bring me a living jewel" -- A peacock, parrot, lizard, or other brightly-colored animal
- "Bring me a child of ice and fire" -- Blue Amber, a cat with a gold (fire) eye and blue (ice) eye.
- "Bring me death, that I may look on it without fear" -- A fossil in amber, a human skull, a Luperci skull
- "Bring me a godly voice, so that all my people may hear my summons" -- A horn, a herald slave with a deep voice, a loud musical instrument
- The contest closes April 20, 2012, 11:59 PM EST (your time?). Once the contest closes, we'll review the submissions and publish the used submissions and prizes.
- There is no limit to the number of submissions you make.
- Non-original work is acceptable -- e.g., you can Google up appropriate riddles and submit them. HOWEVER, non-original work absolutely must contain a source.
- Non-Salsolians are welcome to participate, but are not eligible for all prizes. We will freely transfer any winning non-member's points*, but it is your responsibility to check with your pack's leadership and make sure they'll accept a transfer. Loners may not be able to claim points.*
* Alternatively, we'll store points for you indefinitely, if you're considering a SL character for later!
- 10 points per accepted submission
- 10 point bonus for every three used submissions
- Drawn avatar by Alaine for the person earning the most contest points (Non-original submissions are not included for the totals determining the avatar winner; non-Salsola members are ineligible for the avatar prize)
Send a Private Message to the Salsola pack account with the following information. You may send multiple PMs; you don't need to send everything at once. Please give your PM the subject of Cueponi Contest.
- Riddle:
- Suggested Answer:
- Source (if non-original):
- If you do not have a current character within Salsola, are you storing or transferring your points? Remember, it's your responsibility to get transfer approval from your pack's leadership!
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