Riddles in the Dark of Exilian

[DeepCandle Games]

The answer was

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Depression

[comrade_general]

See it was Khan all along I was right!

[Cuddly Khan]

Congratulations CG!! *throws confetti*

[Jubal]

OK, here's a new one

Standing tall above the land,
A treasure held within my hand
Encased within a marble wall,
While soldiers at my feet shall fall
But though I hold it up with love,
You'll break and take it from above.
What am I?

[comrade_general]

Khan.

[Glaurung]

I'm not sure how tall Khan is, but I doubt he has a treasure in his hand or soldiers falling at his feet. Or maybe he has - who can tell what exotic lives these Tasmongolian warlords lead?

Anyway, my rather more prosaic guess is ...

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an eggcup holding a boiled egg

[Jubal]

You are correct Was probably an easy one.

Another probably easy but fun to write one:

I bite, although I need no food,
Upon a beast that has no blood -
With many arms, that eats the sun;
You'll take its bones when I am done.
I grovel not, despite my name,
Nor for the past your eyes will claim.

[comrade_general]

That was my first thought but Khan sounded better. Hue hue

[LocalMinimum]

Hi all - I registered with this website specifically to answer this riddle because it is eating me up so much. So, well done there, I suppose.

Is it...

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an axe?

[LocalMinimum]

Ooh no, hang on, that's not quite right, I think it might actually be...

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a saw? That works with the final line which "axe" doesn't, but I've still got no idea about the grovelling part.

[Glaurung]

Welcome to Exilian, LocalMinimum! Please feel free to have a look around, and respond to things if you find them interesting - there's lots of stuff here beyond the riddles.

I would offer a variant of your second idea, that I think fits the last two lines better:

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a chainsaw (cutting up trees)

If this is right, then you get the credit - I was completely stumped on this last night.

Also, for CG's benefit, this could very well be Khan: a mighty warrior, defending us against a bloodless sun-eating monster.

[Jubal]

You're both *very* nearly there, but there's a very slightly more specific answer that fits the penultimate line.

Also yes, welcome!

[LocalMinimum]

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Bow saw?

[Jubal]

Correct!

Right, someone else post one

[LocalMinimum]

Ok ok, I've got a couple

I think these range from "really easy" to "easy", though I suppose they're all easy once you know them. Anyway, here you are.

1.
A famous figure favours me:
The author of the Odyssey.
With shape deforming eyes you see
A coffee cup topology.

2.
My namesake made it to the Moon. I didn't get that far
And now my body's on display for kids to view for free
The mass revolt I heralded put Britain where we are
And my inventor's namesake's novel's hero sails the sea.

3.
I am that noble warrior of which Bette Midler sings
You can find me with a golf club, though you'd need to show some flair
The place I come from doesn't have a lot to do with kings
And so my crown (though it exists) is really rather bare.