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Quest Thread - The Old Stones

Scope​

This is the canonical design owner for The Old Stones. It records the observation-first thread that appears once early survival pressure has made the repeated stone structures feel notable rather than decorative.

Identity​

  • Parent Act Arc: ../acts/gd-act-0-arrival-and-core.md
  • Reveal gate: appears only after enough survival and location clues make the repeated stone structures feel notable instead of decorative.
  • Knowledge framing: Hinted

Mission Ladder​

  • Inspect The Old Stones
  • Find Why The Air Feels Different
  • Compare Green Ground And Ash
  • Follow The Strange Quiet

Design Boundaries​

  • Player-facing language stays observational.
  • Nexus and Wardheart remain unnamed at this stage.
  • The thread feeds forward into gd-quest-thread-act-0-the-ruin-beneath.md once the evidence supports interpretation rather than mere notice.