I think GK3 will be about either Vampires or Witches plaguing France from Spain. Nostradamus wrote something about France starting war with Spain for committing "sensual enjoyment." Both witches and Vampires commit murders and other black ceremonies for sensual enjoyment!! Also, it says later that all of Spain will be burnt by the French. Vampires are cremated and Witches are burnt at stakes!! That Isis thing will probably be right, though. But I think the whole Nostradamus subject would be more intriguing.

Last week Spain, now Greece but this time there may be more to back it up...

The information about Isis is very intriguing. Although Isis was very big in Egyption mythology, she somehow appeared in Greek mythology too and was part of a cult/religion which was quite big, until Christianity.

Greece itself has no king, but it only dropped the monarchy in the 1970s after bitter disputes and referendums. The Greek language partially derived from French (especially modern words such as 'gare') and is also a very popular destination for large American detectives and Mediterranean locals alike.

Jane is using an imaginary village, so I think it's pointless with us looking for places other than countries. I don't yet know what real event Jane is working from (I wonder if there has been any stuff with this Isis worshipping in a while) but this is one rumour about a place which has the backing of a suitable great engima and is original for the games.

I'm still, however, not going to discount the phantom clowns. Or invisible elephants.

They kinda remind you of the Schattenjagers and Gabe, don't they?

I think it is set in France now, because I found out that there are some members of the french royal family still living, so the "prince" might be a looney who is the real thing but calls himself that when he isn't. Also, he [Nostradamus] lived in France and was friends with the King, after one of his prophecies from a book he wrote, came true.

Also, I found a translation of one of the prophecies of Daniel, a person in the Bible. Nostradamus also mentioned this prophecy:

"The angel who appeared to Daniel in Verse 11-13 is the guardian angel for the nation which leads the Western allies."

This country according to Nostradamus and other ancient prophetic sources is France. This verse is believed to mean that the Western Alliance shall be triumphant and advancing in all fronts after fighting the Muslims and Russians for a period of twenty-one years. And at the turning point of the World War, the archangel Michael shall carry God's Command coming to assist French troops in defeating the Muslim forces, not by human hands but by the natural elements. The role of Saint Michael to battle the Dragon's cohorts at the end times is very prominent.

Also, here's another couple:

"The "King" mentioned in the prophecies is Henry, the King of France. It also says that he is the descendant of Charlemagne, a guy who once ruled alot of Europe. He will also rule most of the world, and USA will be his main allie. I guess he will want to start the French monarchy again.

I can't even begin to explain everything at this web site. It has to be checked out.

The idea being that the Phaistos Disk is believed to be the Portal Disk, because it opens a portal to the constellation "Argo". The one on the disk where the boat of Isis is!

It was apparently not only a huge archeological find, but also huge math, physics, and the occult! The geometry of the disk is believed to be sacred and the key to the universe. It demonstrates Euclidean goemetry 1300 years prior to Euclid!! It is described as the "sacred" science used by Isis-Osiris initiates. They believe it can be used for implosion.

Many attempts over time have been made to create "the star fractal or intergalactic portals". Some by utillizing the landscape.

One in particular is pointed out. It is in the pattern of Gothic Cathedrals around Chartres and Rennes-les Chateaux.

I also found the goddess Isis conected with witchcraft, and alchemy. Her name appears in many poems (spells). Circles and patterns of circles are also big in witchcraft!

I think the disk opens a portal that needs to already have the magnetic field. One such place besides the Rennes-le Chateaux is the Cheops pyramid in Egypt. Both space travel and time travel are associated with it's design.

A few days ago Sierra added a new character to the web site. The woman says something about "Womb of Isis" and "Arc of Nut". I just had to try, and I hit the jack-pot!

Here is my continuation of the previous speculation by Lynne Vettel:

"Isis" is of course an Egyptian god. It is believed that from her womb came creation.

The article "The Serpent in Mythology" goes on to talk about abduction, drinking of blood, blood reeking rites of Dionyses, snakes, secret worship temples, and the dragon seeking to devour Isis's child.

Nut is also an Egyptian god, something to do with the god of the morning so maybe the arc is either the horizon, or the path of the sun. I didn't find much on Nut, but...

Isis led me to the "Phaistos Disk and Decipherment:Spiritual Beliefs in Bronze Age Crete and Egypt"

The Phaistos Disk is quite an archeological find. Important to the occult too!! It is supposed to be from about 1500 BCE! It is still undeciphered. There is a picture of the disk at the previous site.

What I found very interesting is that it was discovered in 1908!!!

Although it has not been deciphered, this article talks about "the curious hair style of the man [in one of the pictographs] plays a particular role" hmmm.......Gabe in ancient Egypt?

Also the disk's origin is from Crete during the Minoan civilization, who's religion has been a mystery.

The disk has stars marked out on it. The Argo constellation, and in the Argo is the boat of Isis. Check out the picture - it reminds me of the background to the first shot we got of GK3!

Another web site that popped up when I searched for Isis and Womb was none other than our old friend, the Prieure du Sion!

What could ancient Egyptian gods have to do with this secret society??

Well back at this site I found some information on the members and positions of special importance. One is the Nautonnier which had 1 member, and "The office of Nautonnier or navigaton, is symbolized by the boat of Isis".

The boat of Isis:

"...was postioned in the constellation of Argo. Specifically, in Egypt this constellation was named Sothis or Soth-Isis, the Star of Isis. Furthermore, in the Egyptian legends this vessel represented the female organ of generation." (David Wood, Genisis)

The womb!

I am thinking the Prieure du Sion is our secret society, and when our new character is talking about the "Womb of Isis", she is refering to the Navigator of the Prieure du Sion!

Spain is a very realistic possibility for all the reasons in the previous speculation. The French writing can be accounted for this way because some towns near the edge of the French border do take French as a main language (i.e. all their road signs are written in French).

It would also explain Mosely's presence in the area (going for the sun rather than the mystery).

No idea about the enigma (my Spanish history isn't very good) but it's another fine place rumour to add to the pile. What we really need now is somebody to bring forth a pretty solid place argument with an engima side to match as well.

Any offers?

I don't think it will have anything to do with france, because it involves a prince, and unless Jane Jensen is being historically accurate, it can't take place there. This might sound dumb, but it might be Spain.

That one character [Emilio] lookes spanish, Spain has a royal family, the language is VERY similar to french, since they're both latin based, and the buildings in the trailer look adobe to me (a style used by the Spanish)

• An updated progress section, gives some information about what the new 3D graphics engine can/can't allow when creating the game characters.
• Some new additions to the images section, including part of the GK3 storyboard. I would love to see an AVI of that sequence in motion!
• A new game character profile for "Lady Howard", with brilliant AVI clip of her walking.
• Another team member biography, explaining some of the pitfalls he has discovered when transferring an existing 2D character to the third dimension.
• Mosely is back to...er..."normal" (for want of a better word! I guess we will be able to see him "waddle" in all his 3D glory!).

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My guess is that the game will be in Germany and have something to do with the Nibelungenlied. It's a poem of German orient and the author is unknown.

The reason I think this is because it is connected to both of the Gabriel Knight stories. Wagner made several musicals about it in his lifetime, and it is about the norse god, sometimes thought of as a dragon. I'm still trying to find out where the poem was found, so if anyone sees anything, tell me!

That stuff about Nostradamus is very interesting.

I know he was born in Saint-Remys in southern France (yes, near some lovely rocky mountains for the charming scenery), and he was an advisor to the French Royals.

Could this be the royal connection, the former French royalty? The 'prince' maybe some nut who is a descended of the old royal family and is peeved that they no longer have a monarchy. The Ludwig II storyline came out of a line that stopped. On a less likely note, the Prince could actually be a member of that royal line who is still alive because he is a vampire (which I doubt, but it's as likely as any other vampire connection)

He was also responsible for curing many victims of the plague and was pronounced as 'miraculous.

Could Nostrodamus be the Blood of the Sacred and the victims, Blood of the Damned. Perhaps his spirit will have to save someone who is damned etc. etc.

It's too early to speculate, but this is the best rumour I've seen of the lot so far (to hell with that stupid name people think they saw in the video! Who's to say that wasn't there to fool the one person who actually watched it frame by frame?) [Indeed, but it was pretty convincing to me! - Ray]

I also wouldn't trust the early sketches and paintings, I've seen many an imaginative artist add his own trademarks for the hell of it. I doubt Sierra would be that obvious.

Well heck, we're probably all wrong anyway.

Just our luck if Jane does something about phantom clowns.

"There was this guy in the way-back-when called Nostradamus, he was supposedly a prophet who prophecized the 2nd World War, the French Rebellion AND the Loudes virgin incident. He also studied astrology which may be the thing encoded into the graphic!"