Great Work Turnerbrown!! So that is the Eighth Luck Rune - Batallia Downs!
Summary of Fortune Reading data:
8 Colors total have been listed: Red, Pale Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Blue, White and Black.
Colors appear to match a specific element.
8 Directional Points: A Great Distance Northwest, Far Northwest, Northwest, North-Northwest, West-Northwest, West, South and North.
8 Luck Runes have been Located: Xarcabard, Qufim, Beaucedine, Batallia, Tahrongi, Pashow, Yuhtunga and Lufaise Meadows.
The 8 directions seem to align with the 8 Luck Runes.
8 Wisdom quotes which are directly related to the Lucky Color.
Also, on another note, there are 8 Crafts: Goldsmithing, Smithing, Clothcraft, Leathercraft, Bonecraft, Woodworking, Alchemy and Cooking.
Speculation: Perhaps this is SE's way of hinting us towards some new High Level Crafting Recipes for each guild. That may explain the line "Your fortune lies to the..." line.
Is it possible that the 8 Wisdom quotes are refering to a specific craft? Some appear obvious matches, like "The proof of an apple pie is in the eating" references Cooking, or "The balance distinguishes not between lead and gold" could reference Alchemy. It is harder to match up "Even the best party comes to an end" (unless this is refering to the Rng change >> Woodworking?) or "Ill gotten gil becomes gil ill gone."
Two keys that have not yet been decifered are the Perfect Partner and the Wisdom Quote.
On a final note, it's amazing how much of a team effort has gone in to cracking this mystery! Great work everyone, I can't wait to discover the secrets of this Fortunate Mystery!
Edited, Fri Jul 22 14:54:32 2005 by drifftx