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|Level Range=15-50
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|Event=''none''
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|Day Jobs=[[Chronologist Badge|Chronologist]]
|Day Jobs={{BadgeLink|Chronologist}}
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|Enemies=''none''
|Connecting Zones=[[Atlas Park]], [[Founders' Falls]], [[Independence Port]], [[Peregrine Island]], [[Talos Island]]
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==Overview==
== Overview ==
[[Image:OuroborosBase1.jpg|350px]]
[[File:OuroborosBase1.jpg|350px]]


The headquarters of the mysterious [[Menders of Ouroboros]]. Heroes and villains can both visit this zone, but they appear in different instances, with differences in contacts and missions. There are missions and Task Forces here, as well as the [[Flashback]] system.
The headquarters of the mysterious [[Menders of Ouroboros]], is a place where heroes and villains will both find [[Story Arcs]] and the [[Flashback]] system. The Flashback System which is accessed via an [[Aspect of the Pillar]] allows you to play, or replay, any Story Arc accessible to you. The contacts and arcs available within the [[Flashback]] System will vary depending on a player's alignment and level. Vigilantes will have access to hero arcs, while rogues will have access to villain arcs.
 
An Ouroboros is the symbol of the dragon eating its own tail, which has existed for centuries throughout Norse, Greek, African, Hindu, and many other systems of mythology. It is also a central image throughout the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by E.R. Eddison.


== Contacts ==
== Contacts ==
* [[The Pilgrim]]
=== Regular Contacts ===
* [[Mender Lazarus]]
* [[The Pilgrim]] (level 25-50)
* [[Twilight's Son]] (Heroes Only)
* [[Mender Lazarus]] (level 30-39)
* [[Mender Tesseract]] (Villains Only)
* [[Mender Silos]] (level 46-50)
* [[Mender Silos]]
* [[Mender Ramiel]] (level 50)
* [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]]
* [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]]
=== Hero/Vigilante Contact ===
* [[Twilight's Son]] (level 25-34)
=== Villain/Rogue Contact ===
* [[Mender Tesseract]] (level 25-34)
=== Notable NPCs ===
* [[Mender Valen]]
* [[Prometheus]]
== Neighborhoods ==
There are no neighborhoods explicitly marked on the Ouroboros map.  However, the following [[Media:Ouroboros_Ouroboros_loop.ogg|music]] will play in the background while in the zone.


== Exploration Badges ==
== Exploration Badges ==
The following [[:Category:CoH Exploration Badges|exploration badge]] can be found in Ouroboros:
 
{{BadgeBox|Chrononaut}}
{{Badges in zone}}


== Day Jobs ==
== Day Jobs ==


{{BadgeBox|Chronologist}}
{{Day job locations
| zone = Chronologist
}}


== Stores ==
== Stores ==
* [[Mender Roebuck]] sells inspirations.
* [[Mender Roebuck]] sells inspirations.
* [[Luna]] sells [[Super Inspirations]] and converts [[Empyrean_Merit_Salvage|Empyrean]] and [[Astral_Merit_Salvage|Astral]] Merits. Also sells [[Event_Badges#Anniversary_Badges|Anniversary Badges]] during Anniversary month.


== Transfer Points ==
== Transfer Points ==
* The only way to get to Ouroboros is the [[Ouroboros Portal]] temporary power.
* The only ways to get to Ouroboros are the [[Ouroboros Portal]] temporary power and the [[Mission Transporter]] [[Super Booster|booster power]], provided that someone on the team has a [[Door Mission]] in the zone.
* Heroes can leave through the exit portal to [[Atlas Park]], [[Founders' Falls]], [[Independence Port]], [[Peregrine Island]], or [[Talos Island]].
* Heroes can leave through the exit portal to [[Atlas Park]], [[Founders' Falls]], [[Independence Port]], [[Peregrine Island]], or [[Talos Island]].  
* The portal can also be used to enter some outdoor instance missions such as "Board Train". Using the portal to exit Ouroboros a player will get the normal selection of zones to travel to and one that places them inside that mission.
* The portal can also be used to enter some outdoor instance missions such as "Board Train". Using the portal to exit Ouroboros a player will get the normal selection of zones to travel to and one that places them inside that mission.  
** These do not need to be time travel missions and every player on a team can use this option not just the owner of the mission.
** These do not need to be time travel missions and every player on a team can use this option not just the owner of the mission.
* Villains can exit to [[Cap au Diable]], [[Sharkhead Isle]], [[Nerva Archipelago]], [[St. Martial]], [[Grandville]].
* Villains can exit to [[Cap au Diable]], [[Sharkhead Isle]], [[Nerva Archipelago]], [[St. Martial]], [[Grandville]].
* The Ouroboros Echo Teleporter at the west end of the compound allows access to [[Echo: Rikti Crash Site]] and [[Echo: Dark Astoria]]; for heroes, it also offers access to [[Echo: Atlas Park]], [[Echo: Galaxy City]], and [[Echo: Faultline]].
* All players can access [[Cimerora]] from the exit portal, provided they have unlocked the ability to do so. Unlocking access requires either the [[History in the Making Badge]] or the [[Temporal Strife Badge]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*You can sometimes see the moon around the sky. However, apart from that, everything looks to be a part of the [[Shadow Shard]]. It would also be physically impossible for the [[Moon Zone|Moon]] to continue to orbit the Earth if the Earth was shattered. What exactly this means about Ouroboros is unknown at this time.
* An Ouroboros is the symbol of the dragon eating its own tail, which has existed for centuries throughout Norse, Greek, African, Hindu, and many other systems of mythology. It is also a central image throughout the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by E.R. Eddison.
*Theory:  Since the Ouroboros zone has features of both the Shadow Shard and Earth Prime, it is possible the "[[Coming Storm]]" is a successful [[Soldiers of Rularuu|Rularuu]] invasion. Perhaps part of Rularuu's escape from the Shadow Shard involves "bleeding" the two worlds together. Though this doesn't necessarily explain the [[Shivans]], which are supposedly heralds of the invasion. This could mean that the Shivan meteors are from the Shadow Shard, but a point that Portal Corp hasn't gotten to yet (thus is not yet known).
* [[Flower Knight]] and an Ouroboros NPC can be found talking to each other in this zone. One such interchange includes the zone's pronunciation: "It's pronounced or-oh-boar-os."
*Theory: If the above theory is true, then it is possible that Earth's bodies of water (oceans, rivers, lakes, etc.) covered up the land and rose to the point where the whole planet was a water one, with the Rularuu invasion having the effect of creating the asteroids around Ouroboros. Thus the moon would still have a gravatational pull, and the Shadow Shard would still have an effect.
* [[Mender Lazarus]] tells players that time travel is limited to 5730 years forward or backward, calling it the Carbon Law. This is probably a reference to the half-life of [[wikipedia:Carbon-14]], which is also 5730 years (±40).
 
== Notes ==
* This zone was added to the game for [[Hero|Heroes]] and [[Villain]]s in [[Issue 11]].
* There used to be two separate Ouroboros zones, one for Heroes and one for Villains. They were merged into one co-operative zone in [[Issue 25]].
 
== See Also ==
* [[Entrusted with the Secret Badge]]
 
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 26 August 2024

Ouroboros
Splash
Map
Co-op Social Zone (15-50)

Overview

OuroborosBase1.jpg

The headquarters of the mysterious Menders of Ouroboros, is a place where heroes and villains will both find Story Arcs and the Flashback system. The Flashback System which is accessed via an Aspect of the Pillar allows you to play, or replay, any Story Arc accessible to you. The contacts and arcs available within the Flashback System will vary depending on a player's alignment and level. Vigilantes will have access to hero arcs, while rogues will have access to villain arcs.

Contacts

Regular Contacts

Hero/Vigilante Contact

Villain/Rogue Contact

Notable NPCs

Neighborhoods

There are no neighborhoods explicitly marked on the Ouroboros map. However, the following music will play in the background while in the zone.

Exploration Badges

Badge
Chrononaut (543.5, 867.6, -768.3)[Copy]

Welcome to Ouroboros. You have a feeling as if there is a lot of work that needs to be done.

Day Jobs

Badge

You have spent a great deal of time working with the agents of Ouroboros earning you the Chronologist Day Job. Logging out in Ouroboros will earn you a bonus enhancement recipe, when you log back in, each time you complete a mission for a short time.

The entire zone is a Chronologist day job location.

Stores

Transfer Points

Trivia

  • An Ouroboros is the symbol of the dragon eating its own tail, which has existed for centuries throughout Norse, Greek, African, Hindu, and many other systems of mythology. It is also a central image throughout the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by E.R. Eddison.
  • Flower Knight and an Ouroboros NPC can be found talking to each other in this zone. One such interchange includes the zone's pronunciation: "It's pronounced or-oh-boar-os."
  • Mender Lazarus tells players that time travel is limited to 5730 years forward or backward, calling it the Carbon Law. This is probably a reference to the half-life of wikipedia:Carbon-14, which is also 5730 years (±40).

Notes

  • This zone was added to the game for Heroes and Villains in Issue 11.
  • There used to be two separate Ouroboros zones, one for Heroes and one for Villains. They were merged into one co-operative zone in Issue 25.

See Also