I don't know what this is...

[Luke27]

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Does anyone know what the statue is holding?
I can't see it clearly so can someone tell me what it is?

[Grido]

where is it?

[Shadowseeker]

East, floating book I think.

[Fyrd Argentus]

Either a knife, a carrot, or one of my spicy pickles. This poor stone fellow obviously needs one.

[Pipstickz]

Fishing rod comes to mind >>

[Maebius]

I had kept the thought in my mind that he holds a rolled up scroll or sheaf of paper, since the floating book was nowhere to be seen (by me at least, perhaps others found it?).

[Luke27]

Is there any chance that [color="#ff0000"]Mur[/color] would answer this question? Or would he post a picture of the thing that the statue is holding?

I just can't stop thinking about it.

[Grido]

No, there's more chance of winning the lottery

[Maebius]

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No, there's more chance of winning the lottery
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I think because there is no answer, only the question.

[Grido]

No, there likely is an answer, Mur (from my experience) just likes people to work it out themselves, tends to frown on people asking him directly and not answer them

Luke, try using a zoom button, it might...idk zoom in and make things bigger, easier to see what he's holding?

[Luke27]

Well I thought so.
Well I was going to ask [color="#ff0000"]Mur[/color] permission to investigate on it. Because it may be off limits or something.
Well thanks for the posts.

By the way don't close this yet someone might know something about it.

[Grido]

Off limits?
If you find something uploaded and publicly viewable in game that's off limits to research, I'd...eat a hat? volunteer to sail out with the Titanic on its maiden voyage? something else highly silly?

[Luke27]

Well I mean maybe someone else is already researching it and I don't know about it then I would be doing their job.
Well anyway thanks again for the info.

Anyway anyone interested on it too is welcome to PM me, whether in MD or here in the forums are okay, so that we can work together.
I'll be checking back tomorrow for PMs.
By the way I'm in the Tribunal in the building where there is supposed to be a flying book(sorry but there's no actual name for it now so bare with me).

[Chewett]

You are allowed to research what you want, Who cares if someone else is also researching it, They wont nesscarily publish their research and if you dont know about it then you likely will never hear about it.

Dont ask and try and get spoonfed the answers to everything, look, investigate and learn.

[Luke27]

Okay... I guess...
Anyway you can close this already.
I don't want to start something here.
I just asked a simple question and I guess that was the wrong move(or wrong way of asking).

Anyway thanks again for the info and please be easy with what you say.
It's pretty scary(traumatic) when you guys tell a new guy(at researching and such) that it is wrong(?) to ask such questions.
Oh and I don't have anything against being frank or anything just please be gentle at the same time.

Wish me luck on what I will be doing.

[Chewett]

asking questions is fine, going back to asking Mur of all people for a direct answer is pointless, since thats not the idea of research and he most likely wont give you a direct answer. People were helping giving you their opinion, thats a nice type of collaborative research.

[apophys]

To me, he/she appears to be holding a large sheet of paper or cloth rolled up at the top.

[Luke27]

Okay I'll change the question.

What do you think the statue is doing?

I personally think that he/she is a guard/ian which is supposed to be protecting the missing floating book. Why you ask? Well let's assume that the place where he/she is located at has the "Floating Book" that is mentioned at the coordinate(which can be found at the lower right). But as we can see there is no book whatsoever, floating or not. So the statue may be waiting for the book to be placed in the building then it will be reanimated or he failed to look after the book and he was turned to stone.

PERSONAL NOTE:
The statue looks like he/she is holding a gun and he/she wears a boot on his/her left foot and he/she also looks like he/she is marching.
Oh and I also wonder about the ball under his/her right foot.

[Pipstickz]

It doesn't have to be a literal book.

Also, besides not having a trigger, the buildings and walls are made of stone and wood, and very rarely metal. Why would there be guns?

[Luke27]

I don't know. I was just wondering what's on the statues right leg.
My eye sight is kinda poor maybe I'm seeing things.
And by the way we have "guns" made out of wood that can hurt people not kill.
We used to play with it when we were kids.
I kinda missed those days.

Anyway I kinda immagined that this place is related to the AL about the Book of Principles which was never found or rather Akasha made it her self. I think that if the Book of Principles were to be finished by Akasha(I don't know if it's finished or not) it would end up here. I don't know why I thought of this but it just popped into my mind.

[Kaya]

This place also made me think about the book of principles, but I was thinking about Alche and the floating pyramid on mount Kelle'tha. This place might hold the key reach to the book without getting burned to dust.

When it's related to the book of principles looking into Alche might help you find out what he's holding.

[apophys]

I suspect the figure is WRITING the (probably unfinished) book, or holding onto a first draft written by another.

Edited May 2, 2011 by apophys

[Passant the Weak]

I see a teacher holding a stick to show something on the blackboard.

Maybe he is explaining the basis of Principles?

[Luke27]

Okay I [b]NEVER[/b] said that the Book of Principles is actually (will be/placed)there. It's just my theory and nothing more. So don't assume that it is there or will be there.

I hope I didn't cause any confusion.

P.S.
I'm currently researching the 4 lands first and I suggest you do the same because as someone said it's quite hard to research on The Tribunal if you don't understand the 4 lands.