This is the fifth cache in the series and is a letterbox hybrid, which requires you to start at the posted coordinates and follow the instructions below to get to the final. The posted coordinates are also the parking location for this park. You can do them in any order and log them as found like any other cache that is out there. However, in order to find the final (#7), you'll need to use what you find in #s 1-6 to figure out where to go to locate the final cache. PLEASE do NOT take any of the "clues" within each of the six caches, as that would render the final unfindable. All the caches are placed in Indianapolis Parks Department managed land, with the exception of the final. All of the caches have limited hours of availability, due to posted hours of operation NO NIGHT CACHING!Please do NOT take either the fairy or Norlod's gem and in this particular cache, don't take the stamp either.
Norlod the gnome emerged from his underground home this spring, just like every prior year. However, Norlod had an extremely bad winter and was grumpy beyond belief, so much so that the cavorting pixies he encountered upon coming to the surface filled him with such angst that he decided to make them feel as rotten as he did. Rather than give them an earful, he took it much further than anticipated. Norlod actually managed to ensnare six of the flying pixies, all around Indianapolis, trapping them with his magic and keeping them from flying free. Norlod was able to do this by using his magic and forfeiting one of his jewels to hold the spell needed to keep the pixie from escaping and flying away. The other pixies, once they realized what was happening, banded together under their queen to prevent him from capturing any more. They managed to capture him themselves and tied him up using their own magic, taking his beloved gems in the process. They let him know that they would only release him and return his gems to him if he would promise to show them how to free their fellow pixies. Norlod agreed and told them how to counteract his magic, thereby freeing the captured pixies from his spell. All they needed to do was recite the word on the gem and the pixie would be released from his spell. Once all of his captured pixies were released from their bondage, the pixies released Norlod, making him promise never to do anything like this again. The queen also let him know where his gems were hidden, by cleverly using Norlod himself and the very words on the six gems Norlod used to magically ensnare the pixies. Her revenge on Norlod was particularly sweet to the pixies because Norlod was unable to figure out how to retrieve his gems and to this day, they sit unfound, unclaimed, and awaiting someone clever enough to figure out the riddle of the queen of the pixies.
You are going to be one of the pixies that sets out to find all six fairies that Norlod captured and free them from their magical prison. Once you find all six fairies and break the spell that holds them, you'll need to figure out the riddle of the queen in order to locate Norlod's gems.
After managing to capture four pixies, Norlod ventured farther south via his underground network of tunnels and popped out at Hendricks Park. He spotted a pixie off in the distance, at a bearing of 358 and at a distance of 290 feet, where she was playing with a blue ball. When the pixie saw Norlod heading her way, she dropped the blue ball (which remains there to this day) and hopped on her horse, which was tethered to a pine tree to her east. Norlod followed her along the man made path, ever so slowly closing the gap between himself and the pixie on her horse. She made a hard right turn to the east, following the smaller of the two man made trails. Norlod, not fooled, stayed behind her, inching ever closer. Hoping to fool Norlod, this pixie carefully crossed the larger man made trail into a pixie safe haven and hid out there. However, Norlod used his magic to transform the flowers into rubber trees so she had to bolt out of the safe place to avoid capture. She carefully crossed another larger man made trail to the north, entering the "King's" land but she knew the king wouldn't help her so she continued north, once again carefully crossing another large man made path into the next green triangle. It was here where Norlod finally caught up to the pixie and was able to cast a spell, transforming her steed into a large rubber horse, just like he did with the flowers earlier. This pixie heard him casting his spell and hopped off the horse before it was completed, continuing her escape on foot. Norlod needed to finish casting his spell so she had a head start and crossed another larger man made trail before heading west along the smaller man made trail. She knew her "Prospect" of escape was shrinking by the second. She also knew the local police would help damsels in distress but not fairy damsels. Instead of following the suggested arrow in front of her, she crossed the man made path and stayed along the eastern side of the overpass, frantically flapping her wings while Norlod got closer and closer. She made a sharp left at the end of the cement wall and had a momentary respite from the chase but the third shadow of the early evening pointed out her path to Norlod. She continued flapping her wings on the manmade path that ran under a larger manmade path and flapped her way up the stairs at the other end. She made 2 quick successive lefts to try to stay ahead of Norlod but he continued to gain on her. As she was fleeing, she looked to her left and saw an abandoned castle below her with a couple square knights in silver guarding the rear. As soon as she could, she leapt off the sidewalk and made her way toward the guards, but the king hadn't sent out any orders so they remained at attention. She ducked into the woods next to the ranking knight (the one with the red medal at the top) but didnt' make it very far in as Norlod caught her at the base of the intertwined small trees/bushes she had hoped to fly up to escape from Norlod.