History

Albia was getting overcrowded.  The Hand was keeping up to 24 norns and hordes of grendels in a world meant at most for 12 norns and one grendel.  Food had never been that abundant and it was running short.  In the overcrowding and starvation it was even rumored that some creatures were living on Breaded Hatchling Norn!  Then word came that a new world was opening up.  Two of the Handish had created a world where the inequities and lack of foresight of the Shee deserters had been corrected.  A world with abundant rooms and the privacy of locking doors.  A world filled with food, drink, toys and the amenities of life.  A world where all consenting adult creatures could do as they liked with each other.  A world with a larger vocabulary.  A world with, dared they believe it, seasons!  A world called Terra Nornia.  A competing rumor said that the Shee were returning to re-capture their abandoned pets.  The Shee were offering a new world but every creature who went with the Shee would have to undergo treatment that not all would survive intact.  Faced with the choice of an easy and reversible transition to a new world now, or the chance of permanent personality annihilation at the hands of the dreadful Shee later, the exodus to Terra Nornia began.

And so it began.

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I have tried to be as faithful as possible to the intention of the original authors. This room is meant to be a tribute to all their hard work. Most of the descriptions in the help file are those of the original authors. This is a beta of the room, which means it is still unfinished and that there are a few known bugs.

Known bugs:
The bees and clouds still sometimes get 'stuck' in certain places. (Fix by either clicking on the Welcome Sign tool or clicking directly on them withthe hand.)

The lifts are all just 2 level lifts temporarily put in place until I can figure out how to do "Real" lifts.

The crayfish will occassionally hang. Just pick them up and move them to unhang them.


Still to do: 
The Original Albian plants, herbs and weeds, The incubator, The Cow and Warthog, Grendel Vine. A "Real" set of lifts. More of everything...

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Thanks:
I wish to thank the people who contributed to the original Terra Nornia World. This wonderful world is one reason that Creatures 1 has fascinated me for the last ten years.
Sandra Linkletter 
Lis Morris
Mark Boehler
Jeff D
Freya
Max Jerome 
Daniel Smallman
Spotling

I also wish to thank the people who helped and encouraged me when I got frustrated.

Liam: for being the coding guru
Embri: for cleaning up some sprite files, and doing a fantastic job.
Zareb: for trying his best to help me with the lifts, I'll get it some day...
Malkin and Treesprite: For being such great sounding boards, and giving me such encouragement when I needed it.
Clucky: For the words of wisdom and permission to use the C12DS transporters.

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Preview Pictures:
In case anyone is interested in seeing some of the pictures I took as I worked, I have them available here:
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/clohse/TerraNorniaPics/

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