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Hello there,
I would like to learn more about Deltora Quest memorabilia and collectable items. There isn't a lot information on this that I've seen.
On the wikipedia page for the Deltora Quest (TV Series) there is a section that refers to "Deltora Quest Card Game" - and in the show itself there are cut scenes showing various cards with the faces of the main characters and a few side characters too. Do these cards exist, or were they just for the purpose of the anime? Are the cards mentioned in the Wikipedia article different? Is there any way to get these cards? This is the link if it is helpful: Cards
Another question I had is, there is a thread I found from 2015 talking about the Scholastic cards, as well as models of dragons. Thread can be found here: Thread
Do these cards exist anymore or are they avaliable to purchase?
My final question is about the Deltora Quest board game I've seen images of online. Was this official merchandise? Is there any information someone could tell me about what it actually is?
Thank you very much for your time.
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Hello.
I am looking at purchasing the 10th-anniversary editions of the Deltora Quest Kindle books, but I am also aware that the original editions are available.
I have tried to find information, but what is the difference between these editions?
Thanks in advance!
The land acts as a defined border to encapsulate the Belt of Deltora and its gems. It is stated that the gems cannot be destroyed and cannot be taken past Deltora’s borders. The land has a grip on the gems and this grip will fasten when the gems near the border. This results in a perceived effect of the gems and/or Belt of Deltora becoming increasingly hot.[1]
Implications of the theory
There are several implication based on this theory
Implications 1: Burn mechanism
Gems become so hot that they burn through anything conveying them expect for the land of Deltora itself. In that case gems will never go beyond a certain border. It is stated in the Isle of the Dead that there is old magic that bonds the gems, land and dragons [2]. This border where the heat gets too much for every organism that carries the gems/Belt might be a specific place with specific coordinates. However, it is also possible that the effects of the heat depend on the organism. In that case some organisms would be able to take the gems further away from the land until the heat overwhelms them. It is still very likely that the heat gets exponentially intense further away from the border otherwise the gems could be taken pretty far away from Deltora given that an appropriate external surface area or container is used.
Implications 2: Role of Magic
Magic could also not be used to transport the gems beyond the border. If that was possible the Shadow Lord would have done so long ago. Telepathy seems the most reasonable choice for such a venture. Most likely the gems would disperse the heat through the magic force and back to the magic wielder. Consequently the heat would become so intense that the wielder is incapacitated and unable to further use magic on the gems.
Potential unresolved questions
Some questions that have less clear answers based on this theory
What if the gems are dropped at the very border. How can they be retrieved?
The most likely explanation is that the gems are slowly pushed back to Deltora by the land itself. This would be the result of the strong bond between the land, gems and dragons.
What if the gems are thrown beyond the border?
Theoretically speaking, the gems could be launched in the air with an extreme force away from the land. As nothing is carrying the gems they would have nothing to burn through to fall back to the land. In that case it seems possible that the gems could end up much further from Deltora than the border at which they would burn through virtually anything. It is still likely that the bond between the land and the gems would prevent them from going much further than the burning border.
References
- ↑ Rodda, Emily. Tales of Deltora. Scholastic Australia. 2005.
- ↑ Rodda, Emily. Isle of the Dead. Scholastic Australia. 2004.
This post is based on a question of MikaKaimei on the Faith page.
Jasmine was on bad terms with Lief at the time. The Shadow Lord expertly catered to this feeling by showing Lief up in a bad light. He fabricated the idea that Lief had deliberately kept Faith a secret, fueling the already existing distrust between Jasmine and Lief. For Jasmine the problem also became very urgent because of the imminent death that Faith mentioned. Strong feelings often overwhelm all reason especially when latent feelings are amplified (this is just how human psychologically work). For Jasmine these latent feelings were:
the distrust between her and Lief and the hope/longing to save the slaves. As I said before the Shadowlord magnified the distrust. The Shadowlord also heavily intensified the wish to go to the Shadowlands to save the slaves because Jasmine would now be saving her own sister as well (a member of her familly). Psychologically speaking it makes sense. The story also makes quite a lot of sense (although there are subtle signs that could raise suspicion) as I will explain later.
Firstly, the voice came from the Shadowlands and not from somewhere unknown, Jasmine knew this because Faith told her. Faith also explained that she was born in the Shadowlands while her mother and Doom were captives in the Shadowlands. Third, Doom was seperated from Anna after they were brought to the Shadowlands, he had to fight in the arena and escaped at some point. It is unclear when they got seperated. Therefore it is conceiveable that he did not know Faith was born. Jasmine could have gone to him and ask but she probably knew that he did not know about Faith. For example, Doom never mentioned Faith and would have most likely done so if he had known about her. Also, for Jasmine there was no time to lose because of the urgency and Doom and Lief were not in Del at the time. Jasmine was also on the point of leaving the palace and return to the Forests of Silence, as she wanted to be away from the Palace for some time. This all most likely led to her decision to leave as soon as possible (not waiting for Doom to ask him).
Now it is possible that Anna got pregnant in the Shadowlands. I believe this is extremely unlikely but possible nevertheless. Of course, Anna could have also become pregnant right before or even up to two months before their capture (women can be unaware of pregnancy the first two months). The books strongly hint at this (see Chapter 4 of Cavern of The Fear). Jasmine was 7 at that point and so Faith would be about 10 (Jasmine is 16 in Deltora Quest 1 and 17 in Deltora Quest 2). Their ages (of Faith and Jasmine) make perfect sense.
As for the signs. A sign of supiscion for an objective observer is: Faith never mentions the name Anna she simply refers to her as 'mother'. Same goes for Doom (father) and even Endon (father friend's). This is because the Shadowlord was not familiar with the names at least the name Anna. It is also questionable how Faith would reach the crystal and how Anna knew about the crystal in the first place (according to Faith, Anna urged her to reach the crystal). It is even stated in Cavern of The Fear that Faith used the crystal multiple times (as she falsely claimed that she had already spoken to Lief). They were slaves in the Shadowlands and therefore should never have access to a such a powerful device or even know about its existence. Jasmine should have considered this things but bear in mind that Jasmine did not know what the crystal was when she first used it. She had know clue that it was normally used by the Shadowlord and its servants exclusively. For alls she knew the crystal was not heavily guarded and the slaves could learn about its existence from sloppy, loquacious guards. Jasmine lacking knowledge of the crystal and given her emotional state probably used above reasoning to justify Faith reaching the crystal. The fact that Faith reached the crystal (a powerful device that slaves clearly should not have access too) may have slipped her mind entirely. Also Jasmine focused on signs that catered to her feelings like Faith falsely claiming that Lief had spoken to her and consequently did not tell Jasmine (thus keeping it a secret and intensifying distrust). Therefore it is conceiveable that she ignored other signs of suspicion even though she is normally quite shrewd.
The Pirra system (the land Pirra, the Pirrans, Pirran Pipe) is characterized by magic. To clarify where this question came from, I was wondering whether the magic of the pipe had an enduring effect, at least for a couple of hours. It is stated that the pipe was played in the morning, at noon and in the evening. This led me to theorize that between those specific times, shadows could still penetrate Pirra.
It is stated in Tales of Deltora that ordinary humans could not enter Pirra because 'powerful magic' barred their way. This could be the magic of the pipe but their are numerous reference in Deltora books that the Pirrans could wield magic as well. Without going into further detail, I have come up with a theory of how the pipe and magic worked.
As mentioned before, Pirrans could use their magic (not the pipe) to protect their land from ordinary humans. This was most likely done by some kind of shutting spell, much like the Torans. However, sorcerers were probably able to penetrate this spell and that is why the pipe was played.
It is obvious that while the pipe is played, all evil is suppressed and temporary powerless. I also believe that the Pirran Pipe somehow reinforced the magic of the Pirrans and Pirra itself. This sounds complicated. So, look at it this way: in my opinion their is some kind of connection between the magic, the land Pirra, the Pirran pipe (specifically its music) and the Pirrans. Obviously the Pirran Pipe plays a pivotal role in this system. However since the origin of the Pipe is unknown, it could be that the Pirran's had created the pipe themselves. Perhaps putting a vast amount of their personal magic in this object. Therefore it is hard to say which factor is specifically paramount with regard to the magic of the Pirra system.
This is all very theoretical but I hope this sparks some sort of discussion.
G'day guys,
The otherday I was on Trademe and I bought a bundle of books that included the How to Draw Deltora Dragons and other Creatures book. In this bundle also came a map of Deltora. When I first saw it I thought, this looks pretty alright actually. But then I saw that it also had a mini map of the Pirran caverns, one which I had never seen before, even on this wiki! I don't have a scanner nearby, but can I just take a photo from the best angle I can until I do find a scanner (to get a better image)?
Cheers,
Dugald.
Where can I find Quest of Deltora season 2? If someone knows please help me. Thanks.
What's everyone's opinion on the relationship between the Mere and the Plains. According to Doran during the reign of King Lucan, the Mere and the Plains distrust eachother due to numerous old wars and border conflicts from before the time of Adin, but does this distrust still continue during the reign of King Lief. The Plains tribe during this period is seperated and lacks a formal 'government' as Hira became the City of the Rats and Noradz is isolated from the rest of the world, and the Mere were heavily occupied and controlled by the Shadow Lord in the few years before. Curious for any info or thoughts...
Archer of Az-Zure
After looking at the article about the Rithmere Games once more, I wondered what really happened to the Games after the belt was restored and Deltora was liberated? I mean the Games as organized by the Shadow Lord to lure strong figthers. I read somewhere that the Games were abolished but I could not find a source reflecting this exact information. Fardeep did get the Champion Inn back but what exactly happened to the Games seems unknown. What do you guys think?
The fact that the gems in the Belt of Deltora can't be taken outside Deltora's borders makes for an interesting problem, and I think most of us have thought about this once before... This potentially means that the ruling king or queen can't leave the land whatsoever, at least not without an heir to wear the Belt at home should he die. And a ruler usually have to leave one's land at some point to go on political, maybe diplomatic, missions.
Star of Deltora spoilers!
When Adin became king, he began to supress piracy in the Silver Sea, but that must have been done remotely, by sending ships from Deltora to the sea. Unless he had one of his five children wear the Belt at the time. Remember, it does not need to be worn by the next in line. Just an heir, any heir, will suffice. That is what I think were revealed in The Shadowlands anyway, unless my memory is failing.
Marilen wore the Belt when Lief was away in the second series. However, now that I think about it, we were never told if the Belt's power worked during that time or not. If the Belt cannot shine for someone who is not the apparent heir, that potentially means that, if the monarch have to leave the land, the Shadow Lord or some other evil force will be able to invade while they are gone, and there is nothing to stop it whatsoever. The Belt would not work for the next in line because the current ruler is still alive. There is another possibility: That the Belt will not shine for an heir when it has shone for another heir. But this unlikely. However, remember the Belt gets its power from the trust in the person wearing it. Nobody knew of Marilen while Lief was out looking for the pieces to the Pirran Pipe, so theoretically the Belt would have been powerless, right? By logic you can't trust someone you don't know exist. Do you think that Rodda thought about this? Do you think I am wrong in this speculation? Or do you think that Deltora might actually have been in a slight danger?
Oh, and then there's the other heirs that's descended from Ballum, but I don't know how they factor into anything. You just need to be an heir, and not the next in line, from what we've apparently been told. But, well, they're there. I am just aknowledging that.
We simply assumed that Filli is a Siskis because Filli matches the description given in Secrets of Deltora. However neither Jasmine nor any chararacter in the Deltora Quest Series ever states that Filli is truly a Siskis. This means that labeling Filli as Siskis, is still an assumption. There could be more small (grey), furred, highly intelligent creatures in the universe of Deltora, for all we know. It seems unlikely that this is the case but we cannot be completely certain because Doran only described the creatures that roamed Deltora while he was alive. Other creatures could have appeared in Deltora after Doran stopped roaming the land. Approximately 500 - 600 years passed since he had stopped doing so, making the appearance of new, yet unknown creatures in the Deltora plausible.
It seems even more unlikely that Filli is not a Siskis, taking into account all the currently available information.
Filli is:
- Very small and bright eyed
- Furred and grey
- Highly-intelligent, as based on his actions throughout the series
Filli was of course found by Jasmine in the Forests of Silence where he had lived. So the evidence that he is a Siskis seems overwhelming. There is only one issues that is rather odd. It has to do with Jasmine discovering and saving Filli. Jasmine states (in the Forests of Silence) that she found Filli, paralysed by the Wenn. As mentioned in Secrets of Deltora, the Wenn only live in First Wood, indicating that Jasmine found Filli in First Wood. However, according to Doran, Siskis only appear in Mid Wood. That is rather odd. There could be 4 explanations for this:
1 Some Siskis moved to the other woods in the Forests of Silence, allowing the Wenn to capture them as prey.
2 Filli wandered outside his natural habitat (Mid Wood) and accidently ventured into Wenn territory. Subsequently, the Wenn captured him.
3 Some Wenn wandered into Mid Wood for unkown reasons and captured Filli and perhaps other Siskis. This behaviour could be a result of lack of prey in First Wood or another unknown reason.
4 Filli is not a Siskis but another creature entirely because neither Siskis nor the Wenn usually leave their respected territories in the Forest of Silence.
Personally, I do believe Filli is a Siskis but still it remains an assumption. I am interested in other people's thoughts on this topic. Let me know what you think.
Hello everyone,
I have a perhaps rather odd request for you!
I am a teacher and am currently correcting a test of a student. This student, remarkably, mentioned a particular story of Deltora Quest as part of an answer for the test. I am, unfortunately, not familiar at all with the series - but I don't want to let that stand in the way of rewarding the student for a creative answer to the question in the test. Could you help me figure out what this student is referring to?
From what I understand, the main character is being told to choose from two roads, one of which looks terrifying. The character does (not?) choose this road, and ends up in a load of trouble.
Can you help me figure out what the context of the story is? In particular (1) the book this story is featured, (2) the name of the main character, (3) the context of the choice (is there someone making him choose?), (4) what the two roads are like and (5) which he/she chooses in the end.
If anyone could help me with these questions it would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Stapleslao
Hello everyone,
I have a perhaps rather odd request for you!
I am a teacher and am currently correcting a test of a student. This student, remarkably, mentioned a particular story of Deltora Quest as part of an answer for the test. I am, unfortunately, not familiar at all with the series - but I don't want to let that stand in the way of rewarding the student for a creative answer to the question in the test. Could you help me figure out what this student is referring to?
From what I understand, the main character is being told to choose from two roads, one of which looks terrifying. The character does (not?) choose this road, and ends up in a load of trouble.
Can you help me figure out what the context of the story is? In particular (1) the book this story is featured, (2) the name of the main character, (3) the context of the choice (is there someone making him choose?), (4) what the two roads are like and (5) which he/she chooses in the end.
If anyone could help me with these questions it would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Stapleslao
Hi you lot!
I've been thinking about whether to classify Deltora as a country or not, as it's commonly referred to as a kingdom. I've included all mentions of 'country' below to come to a decision. 'Countryside' is used frequently throughout the books to refer to Northern Deltora, usually to depict how the "countryside had got rougher". Other 'country' mentions use it to say that the "country on their side had changed", in reference to countryside.
1. After suggesting that the trio should go and tell the people of Noradz the truth, Barda responds by saying "And then the Shadow Lord would bring down his wrath on Noradz, make the people do his will by force instead of by trickery, and begin scouring the country for us.” (City of the Rats)
2. Steven comments that “Why do you not stay where you are safe? This part of the country is not kind to travellers.” (The Maze of The Beast)
3. Zeean comments on Pirra, suggesting it itself is a country: "Why, that is madness. If the Pipe ever existed at all, it surely exists no longer. Its country has become the Shadowlands!" (Cavern of The Fear)
4. In the 'story so far' section it says "Lief, Barda and Jasmine have learned that the Shadowlands was in ancient times the magical land of Pirra, a beautiful country protected by the fabled Pirran Pipe." Looks like Pirra is a country now without doubt! (Isle of Illusion)
5. During a section where it shows Jasmine's thoughts, it mentions "For the first time she faced the fact that her hasty rush to the Os-Mine Hills might have disastrous results for her country." (Isle of Illusion)
6. Lief responds to Jasmine, saying, "But if we do, we could be condemning them to die despising themselves for betraying their friends and their country." (The Shadowlands)
7. Lindal uses country to show territory, as often it is used in the books too: "This is my country. Sit! Rest! I will build a fire and hunt for some food." (Dragon's Nest)
8. Lief uses country to refer to territory also, "‘If we can cross the border into amethyst country, it will not be able to follow!" (Isle of the Dead)
9. Bess says to the trio "What has brought you to this part of the country, may I ask?" (Shadowgate)
10. Doss, now The Keeper, says "Nothing can stand against the power of the Crystal. Not love of family, or friends, or home. Not loyalty to a clan or a country. Not even the mind games of an enemy.” This suggests that the island of Maris itself may be a country, as clans refer to the three Maris clans, and the mind games to that used on Doss by the Zebak. (Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal)
I believe both Secrets of Deltora and Tales of Deltora refer to Deltora has 'land' or 'island', never country, though I may be wrong. The Three Doors has no mention of 'country', only 'countryside'.
From this information, I think we can conclude that 'country' is used to refer to both Deltora as a whole, but also used to refer to territories. It is commonly used to refer to Deltoran countryside also. What are your thoughts? I'm excited to add this information to the wiki, in particular, expanding the Deltora page!
Why do so many people hate Prin? She can't be that bad a character. I find her quite cute, honestly, especially in the beginning. I'm just wondering what anyone else thinks of her, since according to TV Tropes she is 'The Scrappy'.
What do you guys think is the scariest Deltora book? It can be from any of the three series.
Shifting Sands was really freaky for me. Even before they got to the desert...
Feel free to express what you think. :D
-Koala
Hello, I'm DetaMochi here, and I found this game on the Deltora Quest Scholastic page. I'm in a tricky spot, and I can't figure it out. There is a part where you find a door that will lead you into the palace, but it has a combination to it. It says "To open the lock, Wind the clock." It starts with the number twelve in Roman Numerals, and the hint tells you to put in what comes next. I've tried over and over but I can't figure it out at all. You are also timed on it too, and I can't get passed it. Someone help me?
Here is the link for it. Scroll down until you find a game called Find the Gems.
http://www.scholastic.com/deltora/deltoraquest/games/index.htm
i was wondering if anybody knew where i could get a copy of that land of dragons book that was put out around 2011? i was exclusive to a 50 books thingie if i remember correctly. XD if i can buy it that would be wonderful, if not is there some place i can go to read it? if anyone has information for me it would be much appreciated. I love this book series and i plan to buy as much of Rodda's work as i can possibly find hahaha. Have loved it since i was a kid. please let me know!! thanks so much. my email is tjs_23669@yahoo.com if anyone wants to send me an email with information just in case.