Revision 21: Second Custom Spawner Clue

[Guest]

Following on from the release of the first custom spawner clue, here is the second of many that we plan to release at a secret schedule. The nature of each clue may vary, we will not share any other information than what the clue shows, or even which spawner the clue is for.

Clue 2:

Quote

I had one night a fearful dream,

in which I found a world which teemed

with swine, that stood like you or I

who carried golden swords held high.

 

This world was filled with deathly screams,

The earth was red, with magma streams

that looked for all intents as though

a sickness had begun to grow.

 

In despair, I sought to hide

From ghastly creatures flying by

A covered path gave me respite,

But then behold! A wondrous sight.

 

A man appeared out of the dark

There's always hope, he said, take heart.

These flying creatures can be bested,

If you're willing to be tested.

 

Far above our shelter sits,

An item of great value which

When captured grants the power of

Controlling creatures hereabove.

 

Climb aloft, he said - be brave!

With luck perhaps we'll both be saved.

And so I climbed with fearful tread,

One slip and we would both be dead.

 

Edited January 21, 2018 by Guest
Edited non-clue text in the opening line of the post to make a little more sense.

[Azumarill]

How unspecific! What shelter? What covered path? There aren't many of either of those.

 

At this point all we have is "go upward". That's literally anywhere if you're starting at y1!

Edited January 22, 2018 by Azumarill
slept on it(figuratively)

[Dorky4]

^^ 

Love the riddle, but damn it's hard! 

[totemo]

> When captured grants the power of

> Controlling creatures hereabove.

So it's the ghast spawner.

 

> looked for all intents as though

> a sickness had begun to grow.

So we're looking for a tumour or maybe spots.

I looked at the red spots at -1100 -1000 and the ones down in the massive forest down south. And I investigated many tumours.

> One slip and we would both be dead.

So there's two of us including...

> A man appeared out of the dark

But if only one of us slips then he must already be dead. That means he's the giant skull embossed in the lava lake at -1100, 400.

I was aware of this clue early on, and looked at the dark tumours to the west of him.

 

> Climb aloft, he said - be brave!

Climb high, very high.

In the end, I found the marker in the subtle spots to his east at Y 195. The second of two very large spikes.

[Guest Former Staff]

Great effort from all who participated, we noticed quite a few of you came very close to either of the (at the time) remaining spawners in the nether. This clue was indeed for the final ghast spawner, though it seems to have led to the discovery of the remaining zombie pigmen spawner too! Congratulations to totemo for finding this spawner, and to 32ndFlava for discovering the zombie pigman spawner along the way!

Credit goes to Didy for putting together the poem for this clue.