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The D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) was started in the mid-1990s by Dr. Watson, an archaeologist who wanted to start an expedition to the caverns of D'ni with a small team, in an effort to restore some of the Ages that were abandoned after the fall of D'ni. The DRC was the official organization that grew out of the D'ni Restoration Foundation, which was headed by Watson's friend Elias Zandi before his death exploring the D'ni caverns. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Categories: Stub ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Myst franchise Games and their Ages Novels Book of Atrus Book of Tiana Book of Dni Book of Marrim Comic Books #0   #1 Miscellaneous Dni Ages   The Art   Culture   Guilds   History   Timeline   Items   Kings   Language   Numerals   People   Wildlife   Pyst   Organizations Brøderbund   Cyan   Presto   Ubisoft   DRC Note... Myst franchise Games Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Myst V: End of Ages Ages of: Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Uru Myst V: End of Ages Novels Myst: The Book of Atrus   Tiana   Dni   Marrim Comic Books #0...

Before the DRC disbanded, five people headed the council; as of 2006 all except for Dr. Watson have been seen in D'ni again.

• Dr. Richard A. Watson, Chairman of the Restoration Council
• Dr. Marie Sutherland, Director of Field Work
• Dr. Ikuro Kodama, Geology/Structural Integrity
• Victor Laxman, Chief Engineer
• Michael Engberg, Architectual Analysis

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Opening and Closing of D'ni

In late 2002 after having made much progress on the restoration of D'ni and the Ages, the DRC started letting strangers into the caverns as visitors, albeit only under very strict terms so as to keep explorers and historic areas safe and secure. Using the D'ni neighborhoods that lined the cavern walls as entry points, explorers were at first assigned to specific hoods and then later given the choice of many different explorer-founded ones, reflecting seperate ideologies within D'ni. In late 2003 tensions in D'ni escalated between the DRC and incoming explorers that advocated a quicker safety process and the ability to go to more Ages regardless of DRC involvement. Despite this fact, there were still unavoidable safety hazards, one of which resulted in the presumed death of a DRC engineer, Phil Henderson, in December 2003. This disaster, the second death in the restoration's history, drove Dr. Watson to leave the restoration on his own journey. After Watson's departure, the remaining four DRC members attempted to be more open with explorers to compensate for the lack of progress, opened selected areas of Ae'gura (such as part of the Library), and promised the restoration of other Ages to be quicker in the future. In February 2004, unfortunately, the DRC disbanded due to lack of funding and the restoration project of D'ni and its Ages was abandoned. All members of the DRC left except for Douglas Sharper, who felt compelled to stay for longer. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

Rebirth of D'ni?

In August of 2004, Victor Laxman oversaw the re-opening of the cavern to explorers; however, aside from securing the areas opened to explorers, no further restoration efforts took place. In December 2005, though, Victor Laxman began posting on the drcsite.org forums, filling old and new explorers with hope that the restoration of D'ni would begin again. Following this, every member of the Council (excluding Dr. Watson, whose wherabouts are still unknown) has returned to D'ni, and it appears that efforts are underway to renew the restoration. The first step in this plan has been to open an official DRC "shard" in hopes to gather the scattered explorers. The response to this "shard", called D'mala--meaning 'gathering' in D'ni--has been overwhelming, and the DRC as well as computer game company Cyan Worlds hope to release more information very soon. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Myst franchise Games Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Myst V: End of Ages Ages of: Myst Riven Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Uru Myst V: End of Ages Novels Myst: The Book of Atrus   Tiana   Dni   Marrim Comic Books #0...

While the DRC's current goal seems obvious, the work taking place behind the scenes is still a mystery. What is known, however, is that Blake Lewin (of Turner Broadcasting) is seriously considering funding the restoration efforts and has even been spotted in D'ni himself on numerous occassions. The DRC may have recently used part of their new funding to open a level of the D'ni Museum to explorers on March 24, 2006, leading many to hope that further areas would be approved.

External links

• DRC website