Monolith
A single large massive stone.
Quests » Frank Blomdahl's Monolith
Sir Frank Blomdahl (ID 13) was one of Popmundo's Dev(inity). The developer behind him was pretty much Hattrick's daddy, but he spent some time working on Popmundo as well, and was known to be the creator of the mysterious gates, recipes and other marvellous stuff not related to the core game.
After leaving the team, the character Frank died at 67 years old, on the 27th day of Game Year 50 (2010-08-02). He now rests in peace in Stockholm graveyard — formerly known as Skogskyrkogården, the place was later renamed Frank Blomdahl Minneslund (Frank Blomdahl Memorial in Swedish) by the city.
When Frank died, a mysterious Monolith appeared in the graveyard and people wondered for a full game year what was its purpose. It appeared that on Day 27 of Game Year 51, people noticed that they finally could interact with the mysterious monolith.
Before leaving…
Duration & difficulty
This quest just require to interact with the monolith, there's no exploration, no age/skill prerequisite, no health/mood loss. It's an instantaneous quest.
This quest can be done every game year on day 27 (the day before the Day of the Dead).
Rewards
Ending this quest will reward you 3 XP.
To accomplish the quest, you simply need to go to the graveyard Frank Blomdahl Minneslund (ID 4141) in Stockholm, check the items there and touch the impressive Monolith Frank Blomdahl. It can be done only once every 2 days, and since it can only be used on a specific day, it means you won't be able to touch it again until next game year.
| Notification: |
My Frank, it's full of stars!
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| Diary entry: |
The thing's hollow... it goes on forever... and... oh my Frank, it's full of stars!
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| Notable effect: |
You gain 3 XP — not displayed in your diary
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The diary entry The thing's hollow... it goes on forever... and... oh my Frank, it's full of stars! is a direct quote from the novel “2001: A Space Odyssey” written by Sir Arthur C. Clarke — except the word God was switched into Frank.
This sentence and the monolith giving extra XP — just as the alien Monolith is used by their creators to encourage the development of intelligent life in the novel — are a strong tribute made to the novel and to the fellow developer by his former team.
