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Dang it I'm sure it is Hawaii but i can not find any thing:mad:

Mauna Kea?
 
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Mount Pelee is the only one i can find with mystical powers.
 
wolram said:
Dang it I'm sure it is Hawaii but i can not find any thing:mad:

Mauna Kea?
Well, in Mauna Kea, there is Lake Waiau, which is actually a on top of the Pu'u Waiau cinder cone volcano. That could possibly be what Infinitum is referring to by saying "burning lake". Maybe. I'm not sure if "it" is a mountain, though . . .
 
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There is some mythology with the lake, but nothing too evil.
 
ProfuselyQuarky said:
There is some mythology with the lake, but nothing too evil.

You keep looking Profusely, I'm all searched out.
 
You people are progressing the right direction, I like it!

But you really need to consider the second hint at this point -- the key word being "represented". Not everything is necessarily real.
 
Infinitum said:
You people are progressing the right direction, I like it!

But you really need to consider the second hint at this point -- the key word being "represented". Not everything is necessarily real.

So maps and Google Earth are no good?
 
wolram said:
So maps and Google Earth are no good?

They are, as the answer is an actual location on Earth. But to use the second hint, you will have to think beyond real maps/Google Earth. :wink:
 
Sorry i have to leave this thread for a while my bipolar has kicked in and i can not concentrate any more, please keep the thread going i will look in from time to time:biggrin:
 
wolram said:
Sorry i have to leave this thread for a while my bipolar has kicked in and i can not concentrate any more, please keep the thread going i will look in from time to time:biggrin:
Farewell, wolram. Sorry about your bipolar. Come visit soon! :-p
 
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Hang in there, will be back in the game soon. :ok:
 
At this point I'm inclined to rummage through old clues and hoping another gets given soon, This seems to be a very good riddle, can't wait to see where it goes.
 
I really stumped on the second clue. Since @Infinitum said that it wasn't "real", I tried to find old stories and myths and whatnot, but nothing really fits. I think we need another clue . . .
 
ProfuselyQuarky said:
I really stumped on the second clue. Since @Infinitum said that it wasn't "real", I tried to find old stories and myths and whatnot, but nothing really fits. I think we need another clue . . .

In my lucid moments i have search Hawaiian folk lore with no joy.
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
I really stumped on the second clue. Since @Infinitum said that it wasn't "real", I tried to find old stories and myths and whatnot, but nothing really fits. I think we need another clue . . .

Very well. You are definitely progressing in the right direction, and may want to look into a relatively recent novel/story that has also had a movie adaptation.

Edit: Given the nature of our game, I feel it is worthy to mention that a part of that story also had an interesting riddle war. :biggrin:
 
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wolram said:
In my lucid moments i have search Hawaiian folk lore with no joy.

Oh no! please do not restrict yourselves to Hawaii.
 
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Infinitum said:
Oh no! please do not restrict yourselves to Hawaii.

Okay back to square one.
 
wolram said:
Okay back to square one.

Not quite, for there are certain features in your previous guesses that are absolutely correct. My suggestion would be to keep those in mind for now and attempt to resolve the second part of the riddle, which should narrow down the search space a lot :smile:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake#Sacred_significance

This is my latest atempt.
240px-Crater_Lake_winter_pano2.jpg
 
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wolram said:

Although not the right answer, the type of the lake is correct. The lake itself is not very famous.

Let me add another hint: The two diminutive peace-loving adventurers. The story is famous enough to have an impact on the English dictionary.
 
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Infinitum, you are killing me i no idea where to search :frown:
 
I'm looking around Krakatoa simply because it has tree big islands around it
 
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Lake toba.
 
Although i can not find any mythology about Krakatoa that is my guess as it has the three big islands around it.
 
wolram said:
Infinitum, you are killing me i no idea where to search :frown:

Sorry! I didn't imagine this would be very hard. I have a feeling that the answer (to the second riddle at least) will be very obvious once someone finds out! :smile:

Also, looking at your recent guesses, you seem to be deviating. From what you guys have already discovered, the following are true:

1) "It" is a mountain.
2) The type of lake is a crater lake, meaning that "It" and it's "big brothers" are volcanic peaks. (As aforementioned, the lake itself is not very famous)
3) These have some sort of a story location that they "represented".

I would like to reiterate my previous hint that the story is relatively newer (than mythological tales) and was also adapted into a major movie, and also suggest you to look at the newer hints in the posts above. If no one is able to crack it by tomorrow, I will add another hint (or reveal the answer, based on consensus).
 
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Mount st Helens and elk lake
 
Infinitum said:
Located on an island, nearly an hour away from the burning lake contained by three of its big brothers, it lies, relatively calm.
These represented the traumatic home of a great evil, the destination of two peace-loving adventurers, and the place of birth and death of a prized possession.

Find "it".

Infinitum said:
1) "It" is a mountain.
2) The type of lake is a crater lake, meaning that "It" and it's "big brothers" are volcanic peaks. (As aforementioned, the lake itself is not very famous)
3) These have some sort of a story location that they "represented".

I would like to reiterate my previous hint that the story is relatively newer (than mythological tales) and was also adapted into a major movie, and also suggest you to look at the newer hints in the posts above. If no one is able to crack it by tomorrow, I will add another hint (or reveal the answer, based on consensus).

My guess is Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, for the lake hint at least.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/N...2!3m1!1s0x6d2c200e17779687:0xb1d618e2756a4733

Although "it", if I understand the original challenge correctly, might be referring to the nearby Mount Ngauruhoe, which was used as a stand-in for Mount Doom in the filming of Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Lord of the Rings movies.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/N...2!3m1!1s0x6d2c200e17779687:0xb1d618e2756a4733

The Peace Loving adventurers could have been Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, returning the prized ring to its birth and death place. Both of these mountains in New Zealand were involved in the filming. Each represented some part of Mordor or another, depending on the particular scene in question.

Image of Mount Ngauruhoe:
420px-MountNgauruhoe.jpg


Edit: Fictionalized version:
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Edit: Another fictionalized version of image:
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Yet another edit: Mount Tongario and its surroundings also made it into Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings adaptation, if I'm not mistaken. Although I'm thinking that Mount Ngauruhoe is still a better candidate for "it."
 
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wolram said:
Although i can not find any mythology about Krakatoa that is my guess as it has the three big islands around it.
I have to admit I got hung up in that area for a while myself.
 
Collinsmark, that is the best guess yet. Wouldn't be surprised if your up next.:woot:

infinitum, your getting pretty good (master possibly) at this riddle business, good one. :thumbup: