Take a team and follow Professor Zamen's trail through the wood to locate the second Time Crystal in your quest to help the Guardians of Time. This cache requires at least two people and some special equipment to complete the field puzzle and find the required symbol to access the Time Crystal Portal. Please do not attempt this quest at night.
Please note: Stage One was changed on 2nd June 2017.
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The Guardians of Time have a problem. A micro-fracture in the Canvas of Eternity has appeared. Time is slipping away, quite literally, and someone needs to enter the Time Crystal Portal (GC5M54B) to make repairs. But there is a problem. Nobody has accessed the Time Crystal Portal for centuries and its location has been forgotten. All that remains is a remote console to the portal in the Hall of Forever. It displays an array of meaningless symbols and all that the Guardians know is that when the correct six symbols are selected on the console then the location of the Time Crystal Portal will be revealed.
Many cycles ago, there was a man who knew all of the secrets of Time. However, he has long since gone to the great egg-timer in the sky, but apparently he fabricated six Time Crystals (each embossed with one of the symbols to activate the Time Crystal Portal) and securely deposited them in time-resistant boxes around the Herts-Beds border. Each powerful crystal can never be in close proximity with another for fear of disrupting the fragile time canvas even further. However, if a brave Time Scout was prepared to venture forth to discover the six symbols emblazoned on these crystals and returned in one piece to activate the Time Crystal Portal then all of humanity would be indebted to them for all eternity.
Fortunately, recent intelligence has revealed that Professor Zamen of the University of Flux, has gained knowledge of the location of the six Time Crystals. He will not give up this infomation easily, but has set a series of puzzles to lead any intrepid Time Scout who earnestly seeks the crystals to their hiding spot.
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The Cache
Professor Zamen has provided the following list of essentials you need for your mission:
* another team member (the more the merrier)
* pencils and paper
* at least two devices capable of navigating to waypoint coordinates
* a means of wireless voice communication between two parties (walkie talkies, mobile phones)
Finally he left a note which says:
"The tree cover will make your devices less accurate, so try hunting around a bit. There is no need for extensive bush-whacking as the waypoints are close to established paths (seen on an OS map). Please be aware of some barbed wire near the ground at one waypoint stage. Now make your way to the published coordinates and follow the instructions you find. Finally, please make sure all containers are properly and fully sealed before you leave so they keep dry for the next Time Scout.
Good Luck."
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Congratulations to Pat & Roch' for FTF!
April 2020: Thanks to the "Primrose and Terry: In the Shed" podcast for giving a great review of this cache.
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