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Jewels

2026-02-18T06:46:55Z

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Each of the twelve puzzles in [[The Secret (book)|''The Secret'']] incorporate a different '''jewel,''' which is featured in the [[paintings]]. These correspond to twelve actual jewels, which were purchased by [[Byron Preiss]] to serve as rewards for successful treasure hunters. According to the rules of the treasure hunt, the finder of a casque can remove the key sequestered within, and redeem it for the corresponding jewel.

Within the lore of ''The Secret'', each of these jewels (also referred to as “wonderstones” in the text) was brought to the New World by a different tribe of the [[Fair People]], during their migration to North America. The (fictional) provenance of each gem is given in the [[Litany of the Jewels]].

==== Observations ====

* Although they are never referred to as such in the text, the twelve jewels also correspond to “birthstones”, gems commonly associated with a particular month of the year.
* In some press interviews conducted during the launch of the book, Byron Preiss is quoted as saying the intrinsic value of the gems corresponds to the difficulty of the individual puzzles.

== In-book Lore ==
As described in the Litany, the jewels are treasured cultural artifacts, each brought to the “New Found Land” by a different tribe of Fair Folk:<blockquote>But of all the desires of the Fair People, there is one thing for which Man shares the same passion: Jewels. To the Fairies, gold is pretty enough stuff. It reminds them of sunlight dancing on water and of the turning leaves in autumn. (Catch a Leprechaun, they say, and demand of him his golden treasure: you'll sleep a hundred years and wake with dead leaves in your pocket—he keeps his word.)

Likewise, they cherish silver, for it puts them in mind of moonlight and icicles.

But precious stones they value for themselves; perhaps because, like them, gems are earthborn, rare, and beautiful. When it comes to jewelry (and the Fairies are great craftsmen of jewelry)—to rings and pendants, bracelets and necklaces, to broaches and inlaid dagger hilts, coronets and combs—the Fair People can be jealous, greedy, vain, quarrelsome, possessive, treacherous—almost, in a word, human.

When the Thirteen Nations of the Fair People came to the New Found Land, twelve tribes brought with them their chief pride and treasure: a gem from the Old World, a remembrance of their history and tradition. </blockquote>

Here are the “wonderstones”, in alphabetical order:

== Amethyst ==
Described as <blockquote>''Dwarves’ treasure: purple Amethyst,''/''Imperial star of Germany.'' (p. 20)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* An apparent amethyst is is centrally placed in Image 10, generally associated with Milwaukee, Wisconson.

== Aquamarine ==
Described as
<blockquote>''The Nymphs of Hellas cherish sweet/Aquamarine, spring-water clear.'' (p. 21)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* An aquamarine is displayed in Image 4, which was used to locate the Cleveland Casque on May 18th, 2004.

== Diamond ==

Described as <blockquote>''Africa’s Diamond, earth-born star''

''Bright harvest of the midnight rock.'' (p. 21) </blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* What is believed to be a diamond can be seen in the lower right-hand corner of Image 2, which is generally associated with the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
* While the jewels in other paintings are integrated into larger graphic elements, the diamond in Image 2 is isolated, an image into itself.

== Emerald ==
Described as
<blockquote>''Brilliant as eyes of Celtic folk,''/''Cold morning green, their Emerald''. (p. 20)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* An emerald earring is worn on the central figure of Image 5, which was used to find the Chicago Casque in July of 1983.

== Garnet ==
Described as
<blockquote>''Fairies of England proudly bear/Garnet, crown-jewel of their Queen.'' (p. 20)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* What appears to be a garnet can be seen in the belt of the armored figure in Image 3, generally associated with Roanoke, Virginia.

== Pearl ==
Described as <blockquote>''From far Cathay, the dragon’s Pearl:''/''Chaste, perfect as the silver moon.'' (p. 21)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* A pearl appears to be placed as if on a necklace in Image 1, which is generally associated with San Francisco.
* While the pearl is positioned as it would be on a necklace, no jewelry is apparent. Instead, the pearl hovers at the central figure’s throat.

== Peridot ==
Described as
<blockquote>''Peridot of old Italy:''/''Antique, and olivine, and rich''. (p. 21)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* A peridot can be seen in Image 11, which was used to locate the Boston Casque on October 4, 2019.

== Ruby ==

Described as <blockquote>''The Ruby out of Araby:''

''Scarlet of desert sky at dawn.'' (p. 21)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* What appears to be a ruby is centrally placed in Image 8, generally associated with Houston, Texas.

== Sapphire ==
Described as
<blockquote>''The Hadas of Iberia:''/''Sapphire, shy as a wild field flower''. (p. 20)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* What appears to be a sapphire is present on Image 6, generally associated with St. Augustine, Florida.

== Topaz ==
Described as
<blockquote>''A Topaz is the Russian prize:/The royal sunstone, frozen fire.'' (p. 21)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* What appears to be a topaz is placed among the foreground water droplets in Image 12, generally associated with New York City, New York.

== Turquoise ==
Described as
<blockquote>''Turquoise the Fays of France keep: stone/Rare as a blue midsummers day.'' (p. 20)</blockquote>

==== Observations ====

* The rounded shape at the base of the clock’s celestial imagery in Image 7 (generally associated with New Orleans, Louisiana), appears to be a polished turquoise stone.

The Passage to the New World

2026-01-19T01:47:25Z

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The Northern seas are cold and cruel grey;

Across them sailed the fair tall Elven folk.

Southward, the seas are blue, serene and warm;

From that soft mist, with many a merry joke;

Sweet Spirits came. From West, at close of day,

Beneath sails brilliant as a peacock's fan,

'''Djinni''' arrived. From sunrise and through storm,

Across the Eastern ocean, last came-Man.

Not so awfully long ago, as the stars, who created

time, tell it, the Fair People withdrew from the Old

World (which they called the Middle Kingdom),

migrating across the Ocean Sea to dwell in the

hills and forests of the New Found Land.

The first to set foot on its shore (if he said so

himself, in the saga he often sang) was Ruddy Alf,

a copper-haired Sea-Troll of Nortland. It was he,

he bragged, who left Scandia to brave alone the

teeth of the Hell-hounds at sheer cliff's lip of the

flat Earth's edge; he the hero who pressed a single

print from his reindeer-hide boots on the beach

there, and he who came back to harp on it.

Next, or simultaneously, or (to hear his kin and

clan tell of it) years and years before, was

Brandan, a '''Leprechaun''' from Kerry, who zigzagged

''all the way from the tip of the Dingle to the Brave''

''New World in a sealskin canoe, with naught but''

''poteen for provender.''

But most of the Fair People deemed the exploits of

Alf and '''Brandan''' to be mere myth (even Legends, it

seems, look down on legends) and attributed the

Discovery of the New Found Land to the Italian

fairy Colon Savanelli, an intrepidly nautical Folleto

out of Genoa.

Savanelli had been commissioned by the Queen

of the Iberian Hadas (that is, the '''Spanish''' Fays) to

Seek the fabulous Spice Islands. Once found, she

Hoped that they would become a foster homeland

for her subjects, and indeed, for all the Fair People

of the Middle Kingdom whose Era, she feared, was

Coming to its end.

And it was.

Their brilliant Art, their shining Beauty, their Power

and their Glory were flickering and fading, like

firefly lights against the dawn; for the Time of Man

had begun.

Man, the unbelieving and unbelievable. Man, Who

hates and fears himself and thus despises every

living thing.

Man, the hewer of trees and spoiler of Streams;

whose fields and roads and walls are of a Straight,

unnatural geometry; who taught the very Beasts to

be dumb; fierce, clever, heavy-treading Man, who

with his weapons of forged iron had Lately

murdered, just for sport, what was believed to Be

the last, and irreplaceable, Dragon.

Word of Savanelli’s success and of the Spanish

Exodus ran like fox fire across the dying Middle

Kingdom.

Somewhere in the West were golden beaches,

Deep green woods, still pools, dark caves,

bottomLess rivers, topless mountains—a

Fairyland!

The French were the first to follow. '''(The tall,'''

'''Proud Hadas of Spain had already departed'''

'''However reluctantly-with their diminutive'''

'''domestic relatives, the Duendes.)'''

From France came the Sturdy seafaring Korreds of

Brittany; the nomadic, Shape-shifting Lutins of

Normandy, Domes Blanches and Domes Verles,

coquettish maidens From the river valleys of the

Aquitaine, Loups Garoux from the forests. All

these found refuge From the onslaught of Man

upon the chill and rocky Northern coast of the

New Found Land across the Sea. Forsaking the

sun-tanned '''Riviera''', water Dracs, Playful-as-

porpoises, and the languid, amorous Fadas found

contentment upon the hot southern Shores of the

New World, amidst pink, long-legged Birds and

high, swaying palms.

In England, the erstwhile high-honored court of

The Fairy Queen was now much diminished. Her

Majesty, Mab Herself, and many of Her subjects,

Pixies, Hobgoblins, and Boggarts alike, had shrunk

To tiny size. Robin had been exiled to Sherwood.

Right gladly did all that company hear the news of

a Haven in the West, and right swiftly they

embarked Therefor.

The venerable '''Dutch''' merchant empire of the

Lowland Alven was also in its autumn. Their sailor

Servants, the Klabautennannikins, made ready

their Broad-bottomed boats, and away they

sailed, to Settle peaceably, at length, among

rolling hills by a '''Wide river richly lined with cliffs'''

'''and trees'''. Clear, Running creeks they found there,

and wildcats in Abundance, wherefore they

named their new home “Kaaterskill” ('''Wildcat'''

'''Creek).'''

From Eire (that most distressful country), the

conquered and humbled native gentry, the Sidhe,

set Forth '''to follow in Brandan’s path''',

accompanied on Board by such of their lower-

class countrymen as the shoe-making

Leprechauns and the endlessly Joking, '''drunk, and'''

'''disorderly''' Fir Darrigs. '''Observed a Mortal Irish'''

'''observer:*'''

'''“The fairies … are retiring one by one from the'''

'''Habitations of man, to the distant islands'''

'''where the Wild waves of the Atla ntic raise their'''

'''foaming crests…”'''

Lost to the Scottish Highlands then an’ evermair

Was the Seelie Court: the Fair Folk known as

Trows, Fachans, Brownies, an’ People o ‘ Peace.

'''As the tale Is told, “Only two children''' marked

their passing, as the wee creatures rode their

shaggy ponies down to The sea. The mortal lad

called out to the last rider, ‘What are ye, little

mannie? And where are ye goIng?’ ‘Not of the race

of Adam,’ said the creature, Turning for a moment

in his saddle: ‘the People o’Peace shall never

more be seen in Scotland. ‘ “**

Their '''rough-hewn bark'''s were piloted West by

Silkies and Kelpies, over the sea, beyond Skye, to

a Nova Scotia . . . .

Down ice green fjords '''of Scandinavia''', and away

to The '''Land of the Eagle''', then sailed the Ellefolk,

in their terrible-prowed long-ships: the Nissen and

the Tomtra, those hairy farm-fairies; Grims from

the stone Towers; squat, squinting Wood- and

River-Trolls; and, in the bows, faces set to the cold

salt spray, the Elves themselves, yellow hair

streaming in the wind, Blue-gray eyes fixed on the

far horizon.

Of all the Folk of Jotunheim, only some of the

Koboldes Stayed behind, '''and these proud Tree-'''

'''Fairies''' were Soon and forever turned to wooden

playthings for The children of Man.

Guided on its stately way by the Rhine Maidens, A

great fleet bearing away strong-thewed Dwarfs

From the mines, plump and hairy Witchtln from

the Fields, the handsome Wilden Fraulein from

the Marshes, and red-capped Hatchen from the

Black Forest forsook Germany and her neighbors

for the New World, far across the sea.

'''Then from the East, from the Far Marches, from'''

the wide snowy Steppes and boundless fertile

plains Of '''Russia'''-travelled the native Fair Folk:

Vazily, Poleviki, Domivye, and Vily. The Leshy

abandoned The forest tops of Tatary, the Rusyalki

rose up from The river beds, and all followed the

Forest Fathers And Moss Maidens across the

winter prairie to the Black Sea shore and onto

waiting ships. Together '''they emigrated,''' away to

the West.

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The Northern seas are cold and cruel grey;

Across them sailed the stern tall Elven-folk.

Southward, the seas are blue, serene and warm;

From that soft mist, with many a merry joke,

The Dark Ones came. From West, at close of day,

Beneath sails brilliant as a peacock's fan,

'''Spirits''' arrived. From sunrise and through storm

Across the Eastern ocean, last came -Man.

Not so awfully long ago, as the stars, who created

time, tell it, the Fair People withdrew from the Old

World, (which they called The Middle Kingdom),

migrating across the Ocean Sea to dwell in the

hills and forests of the New Found Land.

The first to set foot on its shore (if he said so him-

self, in the saga he sang of it often) was Ruddy Alf,

a copper- haired Sea Troll of Nortland. He it was,

he bragged, who braved alone the teeth of the Hel-

hounds at sheer cliff's lip of the flat Earth's Edge,

he the hero who pressed a single reindeer- hide

boot-print on the beach there, and he who came

back to harp on it.

Next, or simultaneously, or (to hear his kin and

clan tell of it) years and years before, was

Brandan, a '''Fir Bolg''' from Kerry, who zig-zagged all

''the way West in a seal-skin canoe, with naught but''

''poteen for provender, from the tip of the Dingle to''

''the Brave New World.''

But most of the Fair People deemed the exploits of

Alf and '''Cluricaune''' to be mere myth (even

Legends, it seems, look down on legends) and

attributed the Discovery of the New Found Land to

Colon Savanelli, an intrepidly nautical Folleto out

of Genoa.

Savanelli had been commissioned by the Queen

of the Hadas (that is, the '''Iberian''' Fays) to seek the

fabulous Spice Islands. She hoped that, once

found, they would become a foster homeland for

her subjects; and, indeed, for all the Fair People of

the Middle Kingdom, whose Era, she feared, was

coming to its end.

And it was.

Their brilliant Art, their shining Beauty, their Power

and their Glory were flickering and fading, like

firefly lights against the dawn; for the Time of Man

had begun.

Man, the unbelieving and unbelievable. Man, who

hates and fears himself, and thus despises every

living thing.

Man, the hewer of trees and spoiler of streams;

whose fields and roads and walls are of a straight,

unnatural geometry; who taught the very beasts to

be dumb; fierce, clever, '''stinking''' heavy-treading

Man, who with his weapons of forged iron had

lately murdered, just for sport, what was believed

to be the last and irreplaceable Dragon.

Word of Savanelli's success, and of the Spanish

exodus, '''(together with the tall proud Hadas had'''

'''departed however reluctantly the diminutive'''

'''domestic spirits called Duende)''' ran like fox fire

across the dying Middle Kingdom.

Somewhere in the West were golden beaches,

deep green woods, still pools, dark caves,

bottomless rivers, topless mountains -- a

Fairyland!

The French were first to follow.

The sturdy sea- faring Korreds of Brittany; the

nomadic, shape-shifting Lutins of Normandy,

Dames Blanches and Dames Vertes from the river

valleys of the Aquitain, Loups Garoux from the

forests all these found refuge from the onslaught

of Man, upon the chill and rocky northern coast of

the New Found Land. Forsaking the sun-tanned

'''Langue d'Oc''', the playful-as-porpoises Dracs and

the languid, amorous Fadas found content upon

the hot southern shores there, amidst pink long-

legged birds and high swaying palms

In England, the erstwhile high-honored Court of

the Faerie Queene was now much diminished.

Mab herself, and many of her subject Pixies, Hob

Goblins and Boggarts, had shrunk to tiny size.

Robin had been exiled to Sherwood, Oberon and

Titania to Arden. Right gladly did all that company

hear the news of a Haven in the West, and right

swiftly they embarked there for.

The venerable merchant-empire of the Lowland

Alven was also in its autumn. Now, their sailor-

servants, Klabartermannikins, made ready their

broad-bottomed boats, and away they sailed, to

settle peaceably, at length, among rolling hills by a

'''wide and lordly river.''' Clear running creeks they

found there, and wildcats in abundance, wherefor

they named their new home "Kaaterskill".

From Eire, (that most distressful country) the

conquered and humbled native gentry, the Sidhe,

set forth- '''as well''', accompanied on board by such

of their lower-class countrymen as the shoe-

making Leprauchauns, the endlessly joking Fir

Darrigs, '''and the drunk and disorderly'''

'''Cluricauns from Cork. Among the few patriotic'''

'''Fir Bolgs left behind, their going would forever'''

'''be remembered as 'the flight of the Wild Geese'.'''

Lost to the Highlands then an' evermair was the

Seelie Court People o'Peace, Trows, Fachans,

Brownies an' a'. '''Only two bairn''' marked their

passing, as the wee folk rode their shaggy ponies

down to the sea, and the mortal lad called out to

the last rider, "What are ye, little mannie? and

where are ye going?" "Not of the race of Adam,

said the creature, turning for a moment in his

saddle: "the People of Peace shall never more be

seen in Scotland.*

Their '''eldritch barks''' were piloted West by Silkies

and Kelpies, over the sea, beyond Skye, to a Nova

Scotia

Down ice green fjords and away to the '''Land of'''

'''Fines''' then sailed the Ellefolk, in their terrible-

prowed long- ships: The Nissen and the Tomtra,

those frugal farmers; Grims from the stone towers;

squat, squinting Wood and River Trolls; and, in the

bows, faces set to the cold salt spray, the Elves

themselves, yellow hair streaming in the wind,

blue- grey eyes fixed on the far horizon.

'''*Hugh Miller, The Old Red Sandstone,'''

'''Edinburgh, 1841.'''

Of all the folk of Jotunheim, only the Kobaldes

stayed behind. '''Once spirits of living trees, they'''

were soon and forever turned to wooden

playthings for the children of Man.

Guided on its stately way by the Rhine Maidens, a

great fleet bearing away strong-thewed Dwarfs

from the mines, plump and hairy Witchtl from the

fields, the handsome Wilden Fraulein from the

marshes, and red-capped Hutchen from the Black

Forest forsook the Fatherland for the New World,

far across the sea.

'''From the Far Marches, then''' --- the wide snowy

Steppes and boundless fertile plains of the East ---

travelled the Vazily, Poleviki, Domivye and Vily. The

Leshy abandoned the forest tops of Tartary, the

Rusalki rose up from the river beds; and all

followed the Forest Fathers and Moss Maidens

across the winter to the Black Sea shore, onto the

waiting ships and together '''they defected''' away to

the West.
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The Passage to the New World

2026-01-19T01:24:53Z

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! THE PASSAGE: PUBLISHED
! THE PASSING OF THE ELVES: MANUSCRIPT
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The Northern seas are cold and cruel grey;

Across them sailed the fair tall Elven folk.

Southward, the seas are blue, serene and warm;

From that soft mist, with many a merry joke;

Sweet Spirits came. From West, at close of day,

Beneath sails brilliant as a peacock's fan,

'''Djinni''' arrived. From sunrise and through storm,

Across the Eastern ocean, last came-Man.

Not so awfully long ago, as the stars, who created

time, tell it, the Fair People withdrew from the Old

World (which they called the Middle Kingdom),

migrating across the Ocean Sea to dwell in the

hills and forests of the New Found Land.

The first to set foot on its shore (if he said so

himself, in the saga he often sang) was Ruddy Alf,

a copper-haired Sea-Troll of Nortland. It was he,

he bragged, who left Scandia to brave alone the

teeth of the Hell-hounds at sheer cliff's lip of the

flat Earth's edge; he the hero who pressed a single

print from his reindeer-hide boots on the beach

there, and he who came back to harp on it.

Next, or simultaneously, or (to hear his kin and

clan tell of it) years and years before, was

Brandan, a '''Leprechaun''' from Kerry, who zigzagged

''all the way from the tip of the Dingle to the Brave''

''New World in a sealskin canoe, with naught but''

''poteen for provender.''

But most of the Fair People deemed the exploits of

Alf and '''Brandan''' to be mere myth (even Legends, it

seems, look down on legends) and attributed the

Discovery of the New Found Land to the Italian

fairy Colon Savanelli, an intrepidly nautical Folleto

out of Genoa.

Savanelli had been commissioned by the Queen

of the Iberian Hadas (that is, the '''Spanish''' Fays) to

Seek the fabulous Spice Islands. Once found, she

Hoped that they would become a foster homeland

for her subjects, and indeed, for all the Fair People

of the Middle Kingdom whose Era, she feared, was

Coming to its end.

And it was.

Their brilliant Art, their shining Beauty, their Power

and their Glory were flickering and fading, like

firefly lights against the dawn; for the Time of Man

had begun.

Man, the unbelieving and unbelievable. Man, Who

hates and fears himself and thus despises every

living thing.

Man, the hewer of trees and spoiler of Streams;

whose fields and roads and walls are of a Straight,

unnatural geometry; who taught the very Beasts to

be dumb; fierce, clever, heavy-treading Man, who

with his weapons of forged iron had Lately

murdered, just for sport, what was believed to Be

the last, and irreplaceable, Dragon.

Word of Savanelli’s success and of the Spanish

Exodus ran like fox fire across the dying Middle

Kingdom.

Somewhere in the West were golden beaches,

Deep green woods, still pools, dark caves,

bottomLess rivers, topless mountains—a

Fairyland!

The French were the first to follow. '''(The tall,'''

'''Proud Hadas of Spain had already departed'''

'''However reluctantly-with their diminutive'''

'''domestic relatives, the Duendes.)'''

From France came the Sturdy seafaring Korreds of

Brittany; the nomadic, Shape-shifting Lutins of

Normandy, Domes Blanches and Domes Verles,

coquettish maidens From the river valleys of the

Aquitaine, Loups Garoux from the forests. All

these found refuge From the onslaught of Man

upon the chill and rocky Northern coast of the

New Found Land across the Sea. Forsaking the

sun-tanned '''Riviera''', water Dracs, Playful-as-

porpoises, and the languid, amorous Fadas found

contentment upon the hot southern Shores of the

New World, amidst pink, long-legged Birds and

high, swaying palms.

In England, the erstwhile high-honored court of

The Fairy Queen was now much diminished. Her

Majesty, Mab Herself, and many of Her subjects,

Pixies, Hobgoblins, and Boggarts alike, had shrunk

To tiny size. Robin had been exiled to Sherwood.

Right gladly did all that company hear the news of

a Haven in the West, and right swiftly they

embarked Therefor.

The venerable '''Dutch''' merchant empire of the

Lowland Alven was also in its autumn. Their sailor

Servants, the Klabautennannikins, made ready

their Broad-bottomed boats, and away they

sailed, to Settle peaceably, at length, among

rolling hills by a '''Wide river richly lined with cliffs'''

'''and trees'''. Clear, Running creeks they found there,

and wildcats in Abundance, wherefore they

named their new home “Kaaterskill” ('''Wildcat'''

'''Creek).'''

From Eire (that most distressful country), the

conquered and humbled native gentry, the Sidhe,

set Forth '''to follow in Brandan’s path''',

accompanied on Board by such of their lower-

class countrymen as the shoe-making

Leprechauns and the endlessly Joking, '''drunk, and'''

'''disorderly''' Fir Darrigs. '''Observed a Mortal Irish'''

'''observer:*'''

'''“The fairies … are retiring one by one from the'''

'''Habitations of man, to the distant islands'''

'''where the Wild waves of the Atla ntic raise their'''

'''foaming crests…”'''

Lost to the Scottish Highlands then an’ evermair

Was the Seelie Court: the Fair Folk known as

Trows, Fachans, Brownies, an’ People o ‘ Peace.

'''As the tale Is told, “Only two children''' marked

their passing, as the wee creatures rode their

shaggy ponies down to The sea. The mortal lad

called out to the last rider, ‘What are ye, little

mannie? And where are ye goIng?’ ‘Not of the race

of Adam,’ said the creature, Turning for a moment

in his saddle: ‘the People o’Peace shall never

more be seen in Scotland. ‘ “**

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The Northern seas are cold and cruel grey;

Across them sailed the stern tall Elven-folk.

Southward, the seas are blue, serene and warm;

From that soft mist, with many a merry joke,

The Dark Ones came. From West, at close of day,

Beneath sails brilliant as a peacock's fan,

'''Spirits''' arrived. From sunrise and through storm

Across the Eastern ocean, last came -Man.

Not so awfully long ago, as the stars, who created

time, tell it, the Fair People withdrew from the Old

World, (which they called The Middle Kingdom),

migrating across the Ocean Sea to dwell in the

hills and forests of the New Found Land.

The first to set foot on its shore (if he said so him-

self, in the saga he sang of it often) was Ruddy Alf,

a copper- haired Sea Troll of Nortland. He it was,

he bragged, who braved alone the teeth of the Hel-

hounds at sheer cliff's lip of the flat Earth's Edge,

he the hero who pressed a single reindeer- hide

boot-print on the beach there, and he who came

back to harp on it.

Next, or simultaneously, or (to hear his kin and

clan tell of it) years and years before, was

Brandan, a '''Fir Bolg''' from Kerry, who zig-zagged all

''the way West in a seal-skin canoe, with naught but''

''poteen for provender, from the tip of the Dingle to''

''the Brave New World.''

But most of the Fair People deemed the exploits of

Alf and '''Cluricaune''' to be mere myth (even

Legends, it seems, look down on legends) and

attributed the Discovery of the New Found Land to

Colon Savanelli, an intrepidly nautical Folleto out

of Genoa.

Savanelli had been commissioned by the Queen

of the Hadas (that is, the '''Iberian''' Fays) to seek the

fabulous Spice Islands. She hoped that, once

found, they would become a foster homeland for

her subjects; and, indeed, for all the Fair People of

the Middle Kingdom, whose Era, she feared, was

coming to its end.

And it was.

Their brilliant Art, their shining Beauty, their Power

and their Glory were flickering and fading, like

firefly lights against the dawn; for the Time of Man

had begun.

Man, the unbelieving and unbelievable. Man, who

hates and fears himself, and thus despises every

living thing.

Man, the hewer of trees and spoiler of streams;

whose fields and roads and walls are of a straight,

unnatural geometry; who taught the very beasts to

be dumb; fierce, clever, '''stinking''' heavy-treading

Man, who with his weapons of forged iron had

lately murdered, just for sport, what was believed

to be the last and irreplaceable Dragon.

Word of Savanelli's success, and of the Spanish

exodus, '''(together with the tall proud Hadas had'''

'''departed however reluctantly the diminutive'''

'''domestic spirits called Duende)''' ran like fox fire

across the dying Middle Kingdom.

Somewhere in the West were golden beaches,

deep green woods, still pools, dark caves,

bottomless rivers, topless mountains -- a

Fairyland!

The French were first to follow.

The sturdy sea- faring Korreds of Brittany; the

nomadic, shape-shifting Lutins of Normandy,

Dames Blanches and Dames Vertes from the river

valleys of the Aquitain, Loups Garoux from the

forests all these found refuge from the onslaught

of Man, upon the chill and rocky northern coast of

the New Found Land. Forsaking the sun-tanned

'''Langue d'Oc''', the playful-as-porpoises Dracs and

the languid, amorous Fadas found content upon

the hot southern shores there, amidst pink long-

legged birds and high swaying palms

In England, the erstwhile high-honored Court of

the Faerie Queene was now much diminished.

Mab herself, and many of her subject Pixies, Hob

Goblins and Boggarts, had shrunk to tiny size.

Robin had been exiled to Sherwood, Oberon and

Titania to Arden. Right gladly did all that company

hear the news of a Haven in the West, and right

swiftly they embarked there for.

The venerable merchant-empire of the Lowland

Alven was also in its autumn. Now, their sailor-

servants, Klabartermannikins, made ready their

broad-bottomed boats, and away they sailed, to

settle peaceably, at length, among rolling hills by a

'''wide and lordly river.''' Clear running creeks they

found there, and wildcats in abundance, wherefor

they named their new home "Kaaterskill".

From Eire, (that most distressful country) the

conquered and humbled native gentry, the Sidhe,

set forth- '''as well''', accompanied on board by such

of their lower-class countrymen as the shoe-

making Leprauchauns, the endlessly joking Fir

Darrigs, '''and the drunk and disorderly'''

'''Cluricauns from Cork. Among the few patriotic'''

'''Fir Bolgs left behind, their going would forever'''

'''be remembered as 'the flight of the Wild Geese'.'''

Lost to the Highlands then an' evermair was the

Seelie Court People o'Peace, Trows, Fachans,

Brownies an' a'. '''Only two bairn''' marked their

passing, as the wee folk rode their shaggy ponies

down to the sea, and the mortal lad called out to

the last rider, "What are ye, little mannie? and

where are ye going?" "Not of the race of Adam,

said the creature, turning for a moment in his

saddle: "the People of Peace shall never more be

seen in Scotland.*
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= Welcome to The Secret Wiki =
[[File:The Secret treasure book cover.jpg|thumb|Cover of the original 1982 edition of [[The Secret]].]]
Here we compile and share information relevant to [[The Secret]], a [[The Secret (book)|book]] published in 1982 by [[Byron Preiss]], and the [[The Secret (treasure hunt)|treasure hunt]] contained within. Although registration may broaden in the future, at present our contributors comprise a limited group.

''The Secret'' presents puzzles consisting of [[verses]] and [[paintings]]. There are twelve of each, leading to twelve [[Generally Accepted Pairings|pairings]] corresponding to cities in North America. If solved, the puzzles lead the searcher to dig at a physical spot, where a unique [[casque]] can be found, each containing a [[key]] which can be redeemed for a precious [[Jewels|jewel]]. Of the twelve casques, three have currently been [[Found Casques|located]]. There are also [[additional treasure hunts]], inspired by and in tribute to The Secret.

''The Secret'' was meant to be a source of enjoyment for everyone. Please approach this wiki in the same spirit.

If you are a registered contributor, please see the [[To Be Expanded]] list of recently-created pages awaiting your attention. Registered contributors can [[Special:UserLogin|click here]] to login.

=== Featured recent additions ===

* [[Gift Giver]]
* [[Leg Eater]]
* [[Litany of the Jewels]]
* [[Preliminary Sketches]]
* [[The Owl and the Horse]]
* [[The Litany of the Jewels]]
* [[The Passage to the New World]]
* [[The Vanishing]]

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It is the nature (or perhaps we should say PRETERNATURE) of Fairies to love beautiful things: starshine and flowers, of course, and trees; rushing
streams, dew-bright morning spider webs, and music. But of all the desires of the Fair People, there is
one thing for which Man shares the same passion:
Jewels.
To the Fairies, gold is pretty enough stuff. It reminds them of sunlight dancing on water and of the
turning leaves in autumn. (Catch a Leprechaun, they
say, and demand of him his golden treasure: you’ll
sleep a hundred years and wake with dead leaves in
your pocket-he keeps his word.)
Likewise, they cherish silver, for it puts them in
mind of moonlight and icicles.
But precious stones they value for themselves; perhaps because, like them, gems are earthbom, rare,
and beautiful. When it comes to jewelry (and the
Fairies are great craftsmen of jewelry)-to rings and
pendants, bracelets and necklaces, to broaches and inlaid dagger hilts, coronets and combs-the Fair People can be jealous, greedy, vain, quarrelsome, possessive, treacherous-almost, in a word, human.
When the Thirteen Nations of the Fair People came
to the New Found Land, twelve tribes brought with
them their chief pride and treasure: a gem from the
Old World, a remembrance of their history and tradition. The Eivish folk of Scandia provided the uncanny
casques in which the jewels were kept.
Every Fairy, even the stupidest Goblin among
them, knew by heart the Litany of the Jewels:

''What are the treasures the Fair Folk bring?''

''Easily named, and lovingly told:''

''Fairies of England proudly bear''

''Garnet, crown-jewel of their Queen.''

''Brilliant as eyes of Celtic folk,''

''Cold morning green, their Emerald.''

''The Hadas of Iberia:''

''Sapphire, shy as a wild field flower.''

''Turquoise the Fays of France keep: stone''

''Rare as a blue midsummer’s day.''

Dwarves’ treasure: purple Amethyst,

Imperial star of Germany.

The Opal of the Lowland Gnomes:

A cloud of shining, shifting smoke.

A Topaz is the Russian prize:

The royal sunstone, frozen fire.

Peridot of old Italy:

Antique, and olivine, and rich.

The Ruby out of Araby:

Scarlet of desert sky at dawn.

Africa’s Diamond, earth-born star,

Bright harvest of the midnight rock.

The Nymphs of Hellas cherish sweet

Aquamarine, spring-water clear.

From far Cathay, the dragon’s Pearl:

Chaste, perfect as the silver moon.

Each jewel in its weird-wrought casque,

Gift of the Viking craftsmen Elves.

Wonder and glory thirteen-fold:

These are the treasures the Fair Folk bring.

Litany of the Jewels

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It is the nature (or perhaps we should say PRE-
TERNATURE) of Fairies to love beautiful things: star-
shine and flowers, of course, and trees; rushing
streams, dew-bright morning spider webs, and mu-
sic. But of all the desires of the Fair People, there is
one thing for which Man shares the same passion:
Jewels.
To the Fairies, gold is pretty enough stuff. It re-
minds them of sunlight dancing on water and of the
turning leaves in autumn. (Catch a Leprechaun, they
say, and demand of him his golden treasure: you’ll
sleep a hundred years and wake with dead leaves in
your pocket-he keeps his word.)
Likewise, they cherish silver, for it puts them in
mind of moonlight and icicles.
But precious stones they value for themselves; per-
haps because, like them, gems are earthbom, rare,
and beautiful. When it comes to jewelry (and the
Fairies are great craftsmen of jewelry)-to rings and
pendants, bracelets and necklaces, to broaches and

Contributors to the Secret

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[[Sean Kelly]] Author Mr. Kelly was a newspaper reporter, radio actor, advertising agency copywriter, and college teacher of Children’s Literature and Victorian History before leaving his native Canada. He joined (and is currently an editor of) the National Lampoon magazine, co-wrote and did lyrics for the musical revue, Lemmings and edited Heavy Metal magazine. He has written comedy for television— Steve Martin, Jonathan Winters, and Robert Klein—and for children’s television: Young People’s Concerts (CBS), the Drawing Power series (NBC) and School House Rock (ABC). He has contributed to (the Sports and Op-Ed pages of) The New York Times and to Not the New York Times, to The 80’s: A Look Back, The Quarterly of Joyce Studies, The What’s What Book and A Treasury of Humor for Children. He is now editing a collection, Irish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales, for W. H. Smith. He is married to Valerie Marchant, and has four children.

[[Ted Mann]] Author Mr. Mann, a native of Canada, is currently a senior editor of National Lampoon, for which he has written since 1974. He has written teleplays for ABC’s short-lived Delta House, Behind the Scenes and NBC’s Drawing Power. He co-edited Slightly Higher in Canada with Mr. Kelly, a frequent collaborator.

[[JoEllen Trilling]] Sculptress Ms. Trilling’s sculptures have been the subject of five shows at the Julie Artisans Gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, where such clients as Elton John, Ellen Burstyn, Cher, Julie Christie and Carrie Fisher have purchased them. Her sculptures have appeared in The Complete Book of Stuffed Work, The Beach Boys, Heavy Metal, The Soho Weekly News, Playboy, and Cue; and in the Ren-wick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. She has taught soft sculpture in New York and Kentucky, and her work was featured twice on Bill Bogg’s Midday Live television program in New York. She currently resides in New York.

[[John Jude Palencar]] Illustrator Mr. Palencar’s award-winning work has appeared in numerous periodicals such as Ohio and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His illustrations have appeared in three shows at the prestigious Society of Illustrators and in Distant Stars. He was awarded a scholarship to the 1980 Illustrator’s Workshop in Paris, and is pursuing careers in both fine art and illustration.

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