The Mystery of Ashland | A Star Stable Online Documentary
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- čas přidán 2. 02. 2024
- After hours of researching, filming, and editing, my documentary on Ashland is finally out! I’m proud of it, and I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it ♥️
Ashland is such a fascinating area with so much potential, and I’d been looking for a video with all the lore of Ashland, but I couldn’t find one so I thought, why don’t I just make one myself?
Thank you for watching! ♥️
Remember to like, comment, and subscribe m, it really helps and I truly appreciate the support :)
Update: I just noticed something-the audio used in Ashland is the same as the sound effects in the background of the Polebending apocalypse race. Just thought that was interesting ;)
Update 2: the same audio also plays at Scarecrow Hill!
I love the way Ashland first looked like.
same, it looked so mysterious!
I've always thought that ash land would be the place where the battle between soul riders and dark rider's would eventually take place!
Ooh yes! It definitely seems like it would be important in the main story!
Why did they remove those creepy formations? Those would've looked so cool even today making Ashland more creepier than ever.
I agree! Idk why, I hope SSO brings them back when they remodel Ashland, though it doesn’t seem like they will be doing that anytime soon :/
@@RosemaryClearbell That's sad. Ashland sounds like the perfect place for Garnok to arise in if they go along with the story any further.
Finally, an SSO youtuber who makes interesting content about the lore and worldbuilding! I loved this one, thanks for making it!
thank YOU for watching it, i'm so happy you enjoyed it 🫶
Oh my gosh, the original look of Ashland was SO creepy. Those twisted ashen/rocky formations looked genuinely disturbing. o.O
And yes, I noticed the reference to Ashland at the Birthday Festival 2023 and it's indeed curious how relatively often, and consistently, SSO seems to be teasing Ashland. My guess is that in the future, Ashland will be fully updated and SSO will intertwine the main story (or at least one of the side stories) with Ashland, so that we have a reason to go there. But I very highly doubt this will happen anytime within the following 5 years.
Anyway, perfectly created documentary, thank you very much for this detailed video! 👏
Thank you so much! Your compliments mean so much to me omg 🫶🏻
And I agree with you about the original Ashland-when SSO does release Ashland I hope they bring back some of those old elements :)
i do believe them when they say it was just a placeholder never to be released, BUT just in a state that it's been since 2014 when it was added along dino. I remember Abigail Pineheaven suggesting the volcano looked like it was for a cutscene and it does feel like it honestly. Overall Ashland looks and feels unfinished, at least to me, but i have a feeling they left the volcano without any collision specifically for curious players to go and explore deeper. Otherwise i just can't imagine a scenario where you'd go inside a volcano with your horse, sounds pretty wild even by star stable's standards😂
Dino itself is an abandoned project
I’ve been thinking of Ashland so much and hoping to find out more about it. I’m so glad that finally someone made a recent video on it! I really hope SSO releases it soon.
i hope so too! i'm glad you enjoyed
I think/hope Ashland will be added after Dino valley gets revamped
Me too!
that would be so great because both places hold SO MUCH LORE - though i would also be scared for the same reason lol because i didn't love all of the recent quests.. (but i have hope after the Hollow Woods update that atleast the graphics will be good!)
I was hoping that the Hollow Woods update would've revamped the buildings/stables, similar to silverglade village, with more of a cottage core feel, and maybe more paths for trails similar to firgrove or redwoods, but im okay with its update, just wish the wisps and fireflies were a different color other than green so i don't get thrown off during races/champs xD@@katkacapkova5393
I have a feeling that Ashland or the volcano itself is the reason for the Liopleurodon in the lake.
Lipleurodon? What’s that?
@@RosemaryClearbellit’s the dinosaur skeleton - liopleurodon is the name of the species these remains are from :)
Hm.. Well, it has been 3 years since we got wildwoods, so a new area would make sense, quite frankly. I think we're due for a brand new location to open up for us to explore. But I feel like Ashland would be more.. Main line, rather than side story like wildwoods was. Wildwoods was also a HUGE area too..
BIG PARGRAPH WARNING SO DON'T READ IF YOU HATE LONG MESSAGES.
Either Garnok will arise from ashlands or the middle of the star from the weird fridge thingies on the ground (the everwind fields). My theory is tied up to other theories people have made like Eleanor Nightwalker and other comments on her vids.
Spoiler Warning rq about the main quests and stuff so if you don't wanna get spoiled then save this comment for later!
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So basically there's this theory that the 5 points of the star fridges are entrances to the mines that GED has been working on in the everwind fields. (Which could also explain why pandoric energy has been much more stronger lately because they're digging into it.) The reason why pandoria is under jorvik? Well if you remember correctly, in the main questline there's cracks in silverglade village (the cracks that give off pandoric energy). That quest makes it much more possible that pandoria is right under the everwind fields / silverglade. (All of this came from Elenaor Nightwalker and her comments, I didn't come up with this part at all).
I'm assuming Garnok has been causing chaos / destruction for a while and so Aideen trapped him under Jorvik. She then formed an army to always keep Garnok under the land so he can't cause more damage. It would also be the reason why the ritual or whatever of keeping darkness away has been a thing for a while. It's a ritual to keep Garnok down.
Now the only thing is figuring out where Garnok will arise from. Because it's clear as day he'll come back.
1- Everwind Fields.
There's 5 soul riders, correct?
1- The player.
2- Lisa
3- Linda
4- Anne
-5 Alex.
There's also 4 dark riders, 5 when there was the weird quest with Justin and whatever.
1- Sabine
2- Jay? Or Jessica idk.
3- Katja
4- Erissa.
Now that Justin isn't a dark rider though, there's only 4. But we can take Darko into consideration, maybe he isn't a dark rider but he certainly has the same goal as them. So let's count him as 5.
So 5 soul riders, and 5 dark riders? Pretty normal I guess. But there's also 5 star fridges across the map, 1 that's yet to be seen in the future because of main quests. Now let's talk about the star symbolism in the main questline. The star is associated with healing. I suspect that the fridges are the places that soul riders take to do the ritual to keep Garnok in his prison. (I don't know what the ritual is called but hopefully you guys know what I'm talking about). So the soul riders have to do steps to do this ritual obviously.. but who's to say they can't do the steps in reverse? If the ritual the SOUL riders do to keep Garnok at bay is true, then the DARK riders could do the opposite instructions of the ritual to reverse Garnok's imprisonment. And they can do the reverse with pandoric energy.
So why is there mines in the everwind fields? I remember that there's an npc who said that GED is like digging into jorvik from inside out, or something like that. Which by the way, the dark core and GED are working together. We also know that those mines are probably the reasons why there's been a rise in pandoric energy. We also know the Garnok is from Pandoria. So once the Dark Riders have succesfully did the ritual in reverse, I suspect that in the middle of the star shape from the star fridges, Garnok will rise. It's logical, at least to me.
And also, it could mean that maybe it's not pandoria that's under jorvik, but instead it's Garnok trying to escape! Since he's under jorvik.
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2- Ashlands
The volcano is called Garnok's fury... pretty straightforward already. And in this video at around 9:30 you explain how ashlands might be the very center of jorvik. And also around 9:00 the NPC compares the volcano to a living heart.
We don't know much about Ashlands besides information given in this video, so who knows who lives there and what-not. But what I find interesting in the comments is someone compared the ashlands to possibly being a cutscene. That's very interesting to think about, because it could also be where Garnok rises if that's the case.
My theory about Ashlands though is that, while yes it might be a new place we could explore in the future, I don't think it's a place where anyone will reside. I think it's there purely just to fight off Garnok OR just show where Garnok is rising from.
Also, definition of fury = anger, violence.
When we lose sometimes we get mad, sometimes violent. So hence Garnok's Fury. A place he lost in.
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3- Or maybe both.
While writing this I also formed a theory where maybe Garnok will rise from the everwind fields BUT the volcano might be the place where we finally kill off Garnok. The definition of fury is usually violence, anger, etc.
Now we all lost in life, and sometimes when we lose we get?? Mad. Sometimes some of us gets violent as well. Notice how I said "lost in life"? I suspect that volcano is where we will finally defeat Garnok because of the name "Garnok's Fury." It's a place he got defeated in, a place where he lost. And clearly Garnok losing would make him furious and "violent" (though he's violent before).
The only thing is I have no idea how we'd get from the everwind fields to ashlands. While yes they're sort of close, you also have to take into consideration with how the battle may play through.
We know that SSO's "boss" battles require a huge field where the horse can round around and reach circles on the ground or whatever, right? Well the everwind fields and ashlands have a large terrain PERFECT for that. But the problem with my theory is that if it goes from point A to point B, how exactly will that work? We would have to pass through the hollow woods and valedale village and those places aren't really perfect from boss battles (at least in my opinion). And also I highly doubt SSO is advanced enough to have the center of the boss battle move from it's original place. Also considering Garnok is a huge octopus like Cthulu so I doubt they'd make him move places during a fight.
So while my theory isn't really logical, maybe SSO will be advanced enough for that but it's a kids game so I doubt they'd make something complicated.
Still, it's fun to think about and would've been really nice if that's the case.
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Anyways that's my theory about where Garnok will rise and stuff so yeah I didn't expect it to be this long LMAO. If you read through of all this you're one patient person and tysm for spending your time reading this.
This is EXACTLY what I want my channel to be-a place to theorize about SSO- so thank you for taking the time to write this
I'm happy to hear that you enjoy this! I know not many people love big paragraphs but thank you so much for taking your time to read it! It truly means a lot. And I LOOOOVE making theories so whenever I see videos like this it makes me so happy. Also it's cool to see you watch Eleanor too :D
But yeah for sureeee everwind fields and ashland has to be correlated somehow, even if it may be hard to manage. I know main quests aren't the focus that much nowadays but I'm really excited to see what the future holds. One theory I also saw though is that the fridge doors could be bunkers? I'm not sure but I'll look more into it. (I'm gonna go on a theory making spree LOL)
I hope you have a nice day/night/morning/evening/etc! Thank you for reading and you're welcome for writing everything! Maybe I'll update this in the future if I find anything new :P
@@astroblys I saw a post on Reddit that I think you might be interested in-someone somehow spawned inside one of the fridge door bunkers/tunnels?? It was similar to the one that’s in Epona but not quite…I can give you the link if you want!
And thank you so much, I hope you have a nice day/night as well ☺️
Omg I'd appreciate it so much if you can give me the link, thank you so much for updating me about this! I'll be sure to look into it as soon as possible.
And you're welcome! :D
@@astroblys here’s the link! :)))
www.reddit.com/r/StarStable/comments/18w2036/fridge_doors_possible_spoilers/
Dude im so happy to see that people still play SSO
I do think Ashland will be part of the main story progression as I think freeing Garnok is the main goal of Dark Core & the Dark Riders, but I think SSO wasn't able to progress with the main story enough. So I think it was added, and the main story is planned far ahead, just not executed, which is honestly quite the shame.
Edit: I dont think it is a placeholder, not many of the objects/textures were used anywhere else.
i dont know if anyone remembers, but they actually released a picture of the house (in supposed ashland) and some guy with a hood on the news but Ive searched for that article even 4-5 yrs ago it was deleated. i dont even remember what it was about but it just mentioned ashland. Id LOVE to hear if anyone else saw that news article
WOW. I’ve never heard about that article, that’s so interesting! A guy with a hood…maybe Ashland has something to do with Evergray? Let me know if you find the article!
the guy didnt look like evergray, it looked more like nic stoneground, but i dont remember, i was very young. I doubt anyone could find the article as it was most definitely deleted :(@@RosemaryClearbell
@@prxncesx well definitely update me if you find out anything new!
I was just thinking about Ashland! This was such an interesting video! I really would love to learn more about it in the future.
thank you! I would love to learn more as well
Awesome video! Ashland has been around for so long, I am really glad they are still adding to the lore ♥
Aaah thank you so much, I am too!!! I can’t believe you saw my video, love your channel!! :)))
Thanks for the video! I haven’t really noticed how much it has been mentioned over the years.
One suggestion: I had to turn up the audio to 80% to be able to hear you (normally about 50% for yt videos) and in comparison the music in between was pretty loud.
@@johanna7096 I’m sorry about the audio it has been brought to my attention more than once that it’s an issue so I’ll be sure to fix it in my next documentary 😭
Ahh yes the twisty rock tree formations, a rather interesting species in Jorvik 😂 I really hope Ashland is released soon!
I do too😂
love this video, ashland is even more interesting now than it was!
also i think the "twisty rock formations" were actually dead (?) trees because they added leaves on the ground which had nowhere to blow in from as Ashland is surrounded by mountains except for the entrance into Dino valley - where no leaves ever grow.
unless they didn't really think about it as much. since it's an unreleased area they might've just slapped a randomish texture just for uhh fun? on the ground, then i would lean toward either the dead trees or rocks.
because i feel like rocks, boulders even would definitely belong in a tiny area surrounded by mountains with chipped off rock having nowhere else to go but the valley (ashland)
if anyone read this, thanks! sorry about the incoherence, messy paragraphs, and ranting 😅(i don't know sso-interested people, so i just dump all my thoughts in comment sections oops)
ohh that makes so much sense! i hadn't thought of that, thank you
@@RosemaryClearbell I'm glad I could help!
love ur content! you can really see how much effort you put into it
I don't know why but when I was younger I always thought this house is a place where Garnok's lives XDDD
I actually think the leaf texture update is the result of replacing the old texture file with the new one. Let me rephrase. When you replace a file, all the terrain built with that texture would update depending on how they have done it. This would just mean that they have reused said texture in Ashland if true (which it most likely is imo).
Great Video!
i noticed recently when i explored the road to ashland that there is no longer a notification when you walk towards it and now the road is renamed. maybe something is coming soon?
As much as I hope Ashland will open someday, I’m not sure sso will actually do it. I’ve seen some people say that apparently parents were complaining about it being too scary for their children and sso abandoned it cause of that but I’m not so sure about that
omg i never knew that! wow
Yea I don’t know if it exact reason but I did hear they removed it.
good job on this video!! keep making quality content like this and i bet youll get thousands. especially these documentary videos, i especially love them lol. new sub!
Thank you so much!!
AMAZING video!!!! Finally someone new who uploads great videos; that was so refreshing. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!!
I love these!!
thank u!!
Beautifoul video!!! I miss sso theory videos so much, I hope sso will finally get the lore together soon because it has so much potential!
Thank you! I hope so too!
how to pronounce Ydris (coming from a swede) is "eee-dris" kinda
I find the Ashland so interesting. Thank you for your video, it was so nice.
thank you!! i'm glad you enjoyed it
I wish this had more screenshots of the actual in-game dialogue that mentions Ashland, it would be cool to have all the texts in one place! great video
i'll try to include that in my future documentaries, thanks for the feedback
sorry this has nothing to do with the game - but your voice sounds *exactly* like mine its SO WEIRD. I am hearing myself narrate this video that I've never even heard about before. It's very unsettling. Great script! Very engaging. you did a great job writing and narrating this! I'm going to be thinking about this video for the rest of my life!
Thank you for your kind words
Not sure why this was in autoplay when I was binge watching Monster Hunter videos, but this video is very well made.
Thank you so much omg 🫶
Can’t imagine how long difficult it was to make! Such an amazing video. I never knew about Ashland before 🤭❤
It did take a while XD thank you sm!
@@RosemaryClearbell ofc! Keep up your amazing work 💗
Oh i love your voice❤
ty lolll
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The brown curly bush thing what it is is a dead bush or burned bush
Were those twisted things some kind of rocky formations or maybe trees?
Maybe! I’m not sure
You did awesome!!!
thank you 🥹🫶🏻
5:59 I think it’s pronounced iedris. 👍
Thought you would show how to get in..............
Please let me know what sever you are on :) ❤😊❤😊❤😊❤
::SPOILERS!!::
im hoping now that the dark core head quarters was destroyed maybe the dark riders new hq will be in Ashland possibly 👀
is Ashland open now?!!
no, it's not unfortunately, the only way to get in is by glitching or climbing
I believe Ashland is deleted from the game
@@simplymakayla3327 it may be an abandoned project, but the area still exists in game
How can I unlock Ashland?
you can't; it's an unreleased area :(
Yh kk that's what I thought. I just asked bc how did u film it?😅
@@1nightfox you can climb there....lol
shhhh don't tell anyone XD
if you're reading this, sso, no you're not
@@RosemaryClearbell XD aah yess I remember that trick now😅 dw, won't tell anyone!🤫
I went there recently with some people from my ex club of 3 clubs and i found it really interesting, why? Like why was it made, why is there a house?, why is there a volcano? Is it still going to be used in the future? What was it originally going to be used for? I do hope it come out soon, because that would be fun! Also, really good video, discriptive and sound like a documentary, which i guess it is. ❤