Chronicles: The Secrets of the Moongate
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Title: Chronicles: The Secrets of the Moongate
Author: Ronefaer Velderi
In our world there are moongates: A magical means of space or time travel that can be used to go to any place or time. Several beings have used the moongates to enter Britannia including Lord British, The Avatar, Dupre, Iolo, Geoffrey, Jaana, Katrina, Mariah and Julia, who were all natives of a place called Earth. There are four kinds of moongates known of.
Blue - These will take one across the world. Moongates appear in places where moonstones are buried. In old times, The destination of the travel was based on the phases Felucca's moon phases.
One moon is for when the gate will be visible, while the other is for the target moongate. Note the behavior of blue gates aren't consistent; For example, in Ultima VII, all moongates are constantly visible.
Red - Requires an Orb of the Moons. Only two Orbs are known to exist, one with Lord British and the other sent to the Avatar by the gargoyles. Activation allowes travel to any destination, which was determined by where the Orb was used. These let the traveller travel across worlds, most notably between Earth and Britannia.
Silver - A rare form of moongate, allowing time travel. The Time Lord was able to create them while pursuing Minax in Ultima II. It is also possible to create with the Orb of the Moons.
Black - Black Gates allows travel through space and dimensions. They can be produced by electrically charging blackrock. These were needed by The Guardian to invade other worlds.
Siege Perilous - Very little is recorded of this moongate, It is the name of the one The Avatar first came through. It is never mentioned again. There is some debate if this fifth moongate was named because it was the avatars first appearance, or if it was actually a special gate.