Astralobservatory.net
Astralobservatory.net
Astralobservatory.net in 2018.
| Name | Astralobservatory.net |
|---|---|
| URL | https://astralobservatory.net |
| Type | Blog Portal |
| Affiliation | Astral Observatory |
| Date | October 24th, 2018 |
| Status | Online |
Astralobservatory.net is a website owned by Nocta and is the main headquarters of the Astral Observatory. While the site is presented as a simple hub for paranormal discussion, it is actually deeply connected to the Lunar Children, containing a vast underbelly known as the Subspace where more occult beliefs are discussed. The site could possibly be considered a Portal, as it has housed Ascended souls in the past, and it seems to be connected to Johnisdead.com and the Parallelos. The site also contained forums where the players could interact with its various members, which is detailed on its own page here.
History
Astralobservatory.net was first discovered on October 24th, 2018, when players were randomly redirected to it from Johnisdead.com. At this time, the site contained only a small blog ran by its hostmaster, Nocta. Nocta presented the site as if it were simply a place for paranormal enthusiasts to discuss theories of the supernatural and other conspiracies. However, it quickly became apparent that the Astral Observatory held some ties to the Lunar Children.
On October 31st, 2018, the Astral Observatory Forums were opened - a series of message boards where the players could interact with various members of the Astral Observatory, who were sometimes referred to as "Astral Children". Nocta became aware of the players' presence, warning the other Astral Children to welcome the players, but remain cautious. At the time, Nocta revealed that the players held some sort of connection with Johnisdead.com, which he claimed had stolen bandwidth from Astralobservatory.net. Despite this attempt at defamation, the Astral Children still became fond of the players. One in particular, Moonman, began working alongside the players in secret. On June 5th, 2019, the players discovered that one Astral Child, Yuukichan, had been ascended and had her spirit trapped within the website itself. This would later result in the site slowly deteriorating over time due to her presence.
On August 8th, 2019, Nocta caught wind of Moonman's betrayal and trapped him within a pocket of the Subspace - a secretive part of the website where more occult activities and beliefs are discussed. The players managed to break into a section of the Subspace with the help of GHOSTBABEL - a friendly entity that works alongside another Astral Child named IsocelesAssassin. Here, the players managed to find Helper's Hat guarded by what seemed to be a dead version of IsocelesAssassin. Several days later, GHOSTBABEL leaked a transmission from the Astral Observatory that led players to another hidden page. Here, players submitted the Song of Time via their Ocarina. Unfortunately, the players had waited too long to submit this song, resulting in Astralobservatory.net becoming corrupted, as many posts from what appeared to be alternate or hypothetical timelines began appearing.
Shortly after this, the players accidentally submitted the Gameplay, resulting in Astralobservatory.net going completely offline. Fortunately, GHOSTBABEL was later able to bring the site back online, though act allowed Pumpkinhead to enter into the players' realm. The players were able to fully restore Astralobservatory.net by submitting the Inverted Song of Time. This also allowed Moonman to return.
On April 20th, 2020, the players conspired together with various Astral Children to break into the Subspace using a Data Bomb, which would later allow them to re-enter Johnisdead.com. However, the Data Bomb was stolen by Pumpkinhead, who then proceeded to sever the players' contact with their allies. Fortunately, the players were able to uncover a second Data Bomb the next day, which was then posted in the "Truth" message board by the player ARGdov. The Data Bomb quickly took affect, slowly distorting the site and allowing the players to log into the Subspace using information discovered previously. The Subspace contained various occult beliefs and files uploaded by Nocta and the other Astral Children, though it had all become very corrupted by the Data Bomb. The Subspace also linked players back to Johnisdead.com, which had previously been locked.
On July 25th, 2020, Pumpkinhead challenged the players using his new mask, the dead version of IsocelesAssassin. When the players successfully managed to remove Pumpkinhead's defenses, he hid away in a section of the Subspace known as the "Sanctum" hole - a labyrinth of pages that required many Ocarina submissions to complete. To assist their progression through these pages, an entity named Pursan struck a deal with the players - if they killed three wrongdoers for him, he would provide them with a map of the "Sanctum" hole. The players agreed to do so, obtaining the map. Eventually, the players completed the "Sanctum" hole, resulting in Pumpkinhead abandoning his mask and fleeing Astralobservatory.net.
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