![[lodestone-plaza.webp|sban]] > [!infobox|static wmed] > # Lodestone Notice Board > > ###### 🪧 Identity > Type | Stat | > ---|---| > Role | Public Notice System | > Function | Quest Board and Civic Announcement Tool | > Status | Unstable | > Location | Lodestone Plaza | > Settlement | Iga Ueno | > Region | Honshu | > Language | Common | ## Overview The Lodestone Notice Board stands at the heart of [[Lodestone Plaza]] in [[Iga Ueno]]. Before the [[Twilight Fracture]], it displayed announcements, quests, tutorials, festival information, and public notices for travelers and locals alike. It was one of the clearest bridges between the game systems of [[Eternal Night]] and the lived culture of [[Yureihara]]. After the Twilight Fracture, the Lodestone became unstable. Its messages fractured into errors, warnings, and impossible statements that suggested the world itself was recalculating what the [[Marebito]] were. ## Appearance The board appears as a tall stone monolith marked by glowing veins of shifting text and faint auras of moving light. During normal operation, its messages flow smoothly across the surface, changing in response to events, quests, and civic needs. After the Twilight Fracture, the light became harsh and unstable. Text flickered, repeated, corrected itself, and contradicted itself. The board no longer felt like a helpful public tool. It felt like a wound in the city’s understanding of reality. ## Common Knowledge Citizens of [[Iga Ueno]] know the Lodestone Notice Board as a central source of order. It announces events, helps guide adventurers, supports civic structure, and gives the city a sense that the wider world remains connected. Its failure has shaken public confidence. [[Hiroshi the Herald]] depends on it for announcements. Travelers depend on it for guidance. Officials depend on it for order. Without it, the city must rely on rumor, frightened witnesses, and mortal authority. ## Known Glitch Text ```text SYSTEM NOTICE: Event Complete. ERROR. Event Continuing. ERROR. Logout service unavailable. ERROR. Population status recalculating. ERROR. Marebito presence no longer classified as external. ERROR. Yureihara integrity compromised. Please await instructions from local authority.