Orion's Quest: Epilogue
Upon the conclusion of the plot on June 16, 2026 at 10:00am NST, the Epilogue became available at the plot's Story hub. As announced in the June 17 Release Notes, the Epilogue will be available indefinitely.
After reading the conversation Orion has with his half-possessed self in Chapter 19: Epilogue, you're first presented with a game to unlock clues to progress the quest. Then after solving a series of riddles, you'll collect strings needs to help Orion fix his lyre and complete the quest. At the end, a new daily activity is unlocked and accessible the next day after completing the quest.
We need to find and tame something called the Strings of the Four Waves. To do that, we must unlock clues on how to quell their power. These secrets are locked within the subconscious of the entity that's inhabited me. He said that accurate readings with my tarot cards could pull those secrets from within him.
However, I am also him... he is also me?? Whatever! Either way, I feel it's prudent to ask for outside help. Please assist me in performing these readings. It doesn't matter how many times we fail; we just need four successful reads of the entity to unlock the rituals to calm each String. Then, once we've successfully performed each one, he will be able to sense their locations, and we can finally rejoin them to the Lyre!
Tarot Card Game
Orion then presents you with the simple rules of the game.
Rules:
- I will be using only the 22 Major Arcana cards.
- You will be shown two cards, one which you can see and the other which is hidden.
- You have to guess whether the hidden card is higher or lower than the one shown.
- If you guess correctly, you must guess whether the next card is higher or lower than the previous card.
- If you guess incorrectly, you lose!
Click the button to play the game.
You will need to win a total of four games to receive each of Orion's riddles.
Gameplay
The cards presented are from the real-world merchandise Tarot and Oracle Deck Set. The game is a shortened version of that which appeared during the 2023 Festival of Neggs, which in turn is just like Tyranu Evavu, except with fewer total cards and non-repeating card numbers, spanning from 0 to 21. Simply click a button to the right of the cards to submit your guess of Higher or Lower.
It's always fun to start with a nearly 50/50 shot...
Clearing three cards to complete the game will issue an item prize and one of Orion's riddles for each of the first four games won.
You can play as many times as you have to, and your wins do not need to be consecutive—so don't worry about getting them all in a row.
This "game" will not appear in your high scores list, and has no corresponding High Score Table or trophies.
Orion's Riddles
All four riddles must be discovered first before moving on to start solving them, although the riddles can be solved in any order. After solving the first part of a riddle, Orion will then give you another step to that riddle. Completing each final step will award one of the strings along with an additional item prize.
Yes, finally! I can sense a string's power.
Riddle #1
Riddle text: The ocean never settles, for the moon is forever pulling at the tides. But there is a moment, within an honoured spire, where one can share an audience with the night sky. Between the beat of old and new an inquiry for the tranquillity of the ever-moving waves may be granted if within the hallowed walls. But a tick too early or a tick too late, and the request will be forever lost amongst the stars.
Solution: Visit the Lunar Temple between 12:00:00am NST and 12:59:59am NST.
Riddle next text: It's appeared somewhere under a great, swirling pressure. The very essence around it appears to be boiling within a deep darkness.
String location: The Bubbling Pit
Powerful waves of water crash around a single string.
Waves seem to swell in every direction, making it almost impossible to keep an eye on the string within. But the right steps were taken to quell its power, and as Orion wades through the tide, the string floats peacefully right to him.
Riddle #2
Riddle text: Even the most solid of foundations can shake and crack, for the ground all walk upon is not as calm as it appears. There is no anger within the rumbling, simply an energy forever seeking an escape; a run without the race, a fight without a brawl. So quake the earth with the strength of a thousand, but only destroy if an even match.
Solution: Submit a score of at least 1000 points in Destruct-O-Match III. Note, it must be this HTML5 version of the game and not the old Flash version. You may play in any gameplay mode desired.
Riddle next text: There is not a lick of moisture where it has appeared due to the intense heat all around. However, despite the lack of water, its force feels fully submerged.
String location: Magma Pool
Powerful earthquakes shake around a single string.
The ground cracks, and magma bubbles around the red-hot string that somehow doesn't burn within the lava. But the right steps were taken to quell its power, and the string instantly cools as Orion braves the heat to pick it up.
Riddle #3
Riddle text: To capture the breath of the land is a nigh on impossible feat. The patience it takes would drive many to their wits' end. Only those who can stare into the depths for days and return with favour may know what it takes. However, even then, repetition is key for they must lure in a success times three.
Solution: Go fishing successfully (as in, actually get an item prize) on three separate calendar days. It's not confirmed if you need to use the same pet each time.
Riddle next text: It feels as though it has appeared in a place one can not easily reach. So far up that it's almost in the sky itself, and yet there is very little sun as echoes bounce around it.
String location: Mysterious Negg Cave
Powerful gusts of wind blow around a single string.
The wind whips in every direction, and the string moves so fast that it could cut through anything in its path. But the right steps were taken to quell its power, and so it slowly but surely falls into Orion's palm.
Riddle #4
Riddle text: It would take a tetrad of the brightest minds traversing the stars four millennia to grasp even a quarter of the secrets the ever-expanding universe holds. And yet, acquiring its power is simple. For it is not about how far one goes, but about what they can truly acquire in their travels.
Solution: Have at least four unique items with "space" in the name in your inventory, and then view your inventory.
Riddle next text: There is only the vacuum of nothingness all around. But, there is still somehow a steely presence nearby where it has appeared.
String location: Kreludan Mining Corp.
Powerful gamma waves emit around a single string.
A vortex of radiation bounces off the string as it swirls through space, making it practically impossible to get close. But the right steps were taken to quell its power, and Orion is able to safely catch it.
The Lyre
After collecting the four strings, Orion fixes up his lyre.
Ah, my poor, sweet Lyre. You've been through so much. Now that you've regained some of your past strength, though, I can tell you're excited to get back out there!
Okay, Orion, you should be able to face my old friend now. No need to fret about learning the song, the Lyre knows what to play. All you'll need to do is keep up, and you should be fine!
But if you do mess up, just umm be sure to run!
Or at the very least, throw my dear Lyre to safety before you get eaten.
Clicking the Explore button takes you to map of Neopia. You can navigate to or just click to go to the Lair of the Beast.
Click the button to enter the cave. Click the button to climb the rope. Click the button to enter the darkness. Once you get to the following screen, you'll need to click the small floating lyre five times in succession. The lyre will move to a different location in the cave after each click so be ready.
If you miss clicking the first lyre, quickly refreshing the page before the Beast appears might grant you another try.
If you do not click all five lyres in time, there is a cooldown until midnight before being able to try again. If you are successful, click the button to approach the Lair Beast, where you'll discover a locket that Orion collects.
Without a word, Orion starts walking out of the cave, never taking his eyes off the strange thing in his hands.
You'll have to meet back up with him to learn more about what it is you just found.
You'll also receive the same as an actual prize, along with an avatar.
Lair Beast / Guide
Solve Orion's riddles in the Epilogue of The Void Within plot.
Released: June 17, 2026
Click the button to follow Orion back to the plot story hub, where you find him possessed by the Muse.
Another anchor and I grow stronger,
More power added to my roster.
Now as if an echoing chorus from the pews,
I hear my name the worldly Muse,
My dear Orion, as we grow closer still,
I can feel the world resonate with my will.
Those like me wish to stop this,
and yet they hide in the abyss.
Let me show what they want to stay hidden,
this goes far beyond just one villain.
Now you can finally proceed to page two of the Epilogue, finish reading the rest, and pick up a couple story prizes.
