An emblem associated with Raxxla
与拉克斯拉相关的徽记
Cora comes home soused and raving with wild stories, a new one every night. She claims she's found a map to some pirate stash, and all I have to do is loan her my ship so we can go dig it up. Maybe we should go find Raxxla while we're at it!
科拉醉醺醺地回到家，每晚都胡言乱语讲些离奇故事。她声称发现了某个海盗藏宝图，只要我把飞船借给她，我们就能去挖宝。说不定我们还能顺路找到瑞克斯拉呢！— From the journal of Art Tornqvist, circa 2296
——摘自阿尔特·托恩奎斯特的日志，约 2296 年
Raxxla is a legend that has been circulating among spacers in one form or another for centuries. While there is little consistency among the various tales about Raxxla, the earliest stories about it agree that Raxxla is a definite place that holds a mysterious secret. Every explorer sets out to find Raxxla at some point in their career, convinced that they have picked the thread of truth out of the sea of rumors, but if any have succeeded in their quest, they have held their silence. The equally legendary organization known as The Dark Wheel is said to be dedicated to finding Raxxla.[1]
Raxxla 是一个流传于星际旅行者之间的传说，其版本演变已持续数个世纪。尽管关于 Raxxla 的各种传说众说纷纭，但最早的故事都认同它是一个蕴藏神秘奥秘的真实所在。每位探险家在职业生涯中都会踏上寻找 Raxxla 的征程，坚信自己从谣言海洋中抓住了真相的线索，但即便有人成功，也都保持着缄默。据说同样传奇的组织"暗影之轮"正致力于寻找 Raxxla。 [1]
Legend 传说[]
The earliest documented reference to Raxxla dates to 2296 and originates from an entry in the personal journal of Art Tornqvist, a shipboard mechanic based out of Tau Ceti. The entry does not describe Raxxla or its possible whereabouts, but its existence is evidence that the Raxxla legend was already in the public consciousness by that time.[1]
关于拉克斯拉的最早文献记载可追溯至 2296 年，源自陶瑟提星系飞船机械师阿尔特·托恩奎斯特的个人日志。该条目虽未描述拉克斯拉或其可能方位，但其存在证明当时拉克斯拉的传说已为公众所知。 [1]
In some versions of the Raxxla story, which were later shown to have a striking resemblance to the children's story "Princess Astrophel and the Spiralling Stars" (see Wikipedia: Astrophel and Stella) and consequently became discredited, Raxxla is said to hold an alien artefact called the Omphalos Rift, which acts as a gateway to parallel universes. Even after it was discredited, staunch supporters of the Omphalos Rift theory insist that the author of the children's story had knowledge of Raxxla's exact location and deliberately wove clues into his book. Other Raxxla seekers claim that Raxxla is something else entirely, with theories running the gamut from an unremarkable moon to a state of cosmic enlightenment.[1]
在某些版本的拉克斯拉传说中——这些版本后来被证实与儿童故事《阿斯特罗菲尔公主与螺旋星辰》（参见维基百科：阿斯特罗菲尔与斯黛拉）存在惊人相似性因而失去可信度——据说拉克斯拉藏有名为"世界之脐裂痕"的外星遗物，该装置是通往平行宇宙的门户。即便在理论被推翻后，"世界之脐裂痕"理论的坚定支持者仍坚持认为该童话作者知晓拉克斯拉的确切坐标，并刻意在书中编织了线索。其他拉克斯拉追寻者则宣称它完全是别种存在，相关理论从平凡卫星到宇宙开悟状态不一而足。 [1]
A number of conspiracy theories assert that Raxxla has already been discovered by either a sinister cabal or a lone individual who has harnessed Raxxla's power to become the shadow ruler of all of humanity.[1]
众多阴谋论声称，拉克斯拉早已被某个邪恶集团或独行客发现，他们利用其力量成为了全人类的影子统治者。 [1]
Students and commentators of Raxxla lore have noted that the legend of Raxxla is unusually influential, often leading Raxxla seekers to become singularly obsessed with it. This has been compared to the concept of "fernweh", which is experienced as an inexplicable longing for a place that an individual has never seen.[1]
研究拉克斯拉传说的学者们指出，这个传说具有异常强大的影响力，常使追寻者陷入难以自拔的痴迷状态。这种现象被类比为"远方渴望症"——即对从未涉足之地产生难以名状的向往。 [1]
Codex Entry 百科词条[]
The following is the RAXXLA entry from the Elite Dangerous Codex, available in-game.
以下是《精英危险》游戏内百科中关于拉克斯拉的词条内容：
"To the jewel that burns on the brow of the mother of galaxies! To the whisperer in witch-space, the
siren of the deepest void! The parent's grief, the lover's woe, and the yearning of our vagabond
hearts. To Raxxla!"
"献给在星系之母眉间燃烧的宝石！献给女巫空间的低语者，深渊虚空的塞壬！父母的哀恸，情人的悲叹，以及我们流浪心灵的永恒渴慕。献给拉克斯拉！"
— Alleged toast of the Dark Wheel
——据传是暗黑之轮的祝酒词
The legend of Raxxla has been circulating, in whispers, for centuries. The quest for this mysterious
place, the location of which is a deadly secret, was said to be the principal aim of the Dark Wheel, a
putative fraternity of legend-chasers from the early days of interstellar travel.
关于拉克斯拉的传说已悄然流传了数个世纪。这个神秘之地的所在位置是致命的秘密，据传追寻它是"暗轮"组织的主要目标——这个传说中的兄弟会由星际旅行初期的传奇追寻者们组成。
The earliest recorded mention of Raxxla dates from 2296, from the journal of Art Tornqvist, a
shipboard mechanic based in the Tau Ceti system. He writes: 'Cora comes home soused and raving
with wild stories, a new one every night. She claims she's found a map to some pirate stash, and all
have to do is loan her my ship so we can go dig it up. Maybe we should go find Raxxla while we're a
it!' Although Tornqvist's account is the first known attestation of Raxxla, it is clear from context that
the myth was already in circulation.
最早关于拉克斯拉的记载可追溯至 2296 年，源自陶氏天仓五星系飞船机械师阿尔特·托恩奎斯特的日志。他写道："科拉醉醺醺地回家，满口胡言乱语，每晚都讲些离奇故事。她声称发现了某个海盗藏宝图，只要借我的飞船就能去挖宝。说不定我们还能顺道找到拉克斯拉呢！"虽然托恩奎斯特的记录是已知最早提及拉克斯拉的证据，但从上下文可见这个传说当时已然流传。
It is extremely difficult to find consistency among the various fragmentary rumours of Raxxla. Much
like the ancient myths of Atlantis, El Dorado and the kingdom of Prester John, interpretations of the
story range from the sceptical to the outlandish: Raxxla has been suggested to be anything from an
unremarkable moon to a state of cosmic enlightenment. The earliest documented stories tend to
agree on several points, however: that Raxxla is a definite place, and that it holds a mystical secret.
关于拉克斯拉（Raxxla）的各类零散传闻极难找到一致性。就像亚特兰蒂斯、黄金国和祭司王约翰王国这些古代传说一样，人们对这个故事的解读从怀疑论到荒诞说应有尽有：有人认为拉克斯拉可能只是个不起眼的卫星，也有人宣称它是通往宇宙觉醒的终极境界。不过最早有文献记载的传说在几个关键点上存在共识：拉克斯拉确实是个具体存在的地方，且蕴藏着某种神秘奥秘。
Several versions of the Raxxla story mention an alien artefact, the Omphalos Rift, described as a
gateway or tunnel through which parallel universes can be accessed. These details, however, were
later shown to bear a striking resemblance to the children's story Princess Astrophel and the
Spiralling Stars, and soon lost credibility. Undaunted, some Raxxla seekers insisted that the story's
author had cunningly concealed facts about the mysterious locale in his book as hints for those with
eyes to see.
多个版本的拉克斯拉传说都提及名为"奥姆法洛斯裂隙"的外星神器，被描述为能通往平行宇宙的门户或隧道。然而后来人们发现，这些细节与儿童故事《阿斯特罗菲尔公主与螺旋星辰》有着惊人的相似之处，相关说法很快失去了可信度。但仍有不死心的追寻者坚称，该书的作者巧妙地将这个神秘之地的真相隐藏在故事中，作为留给明眼人的线索。
Students of Raxxla lore have noted that the legend exerts a strangely potent fascination on the
minds of seekers. Commentators have compared this sensation to 'fernweh', the unaccountable
longing for a place one has never seen. More than one interstellar treasure-seeker has become
obsessed with Raxxla to the exclusion of all other dreams, and spent his or her entire life in a futile
search for it.
研究拉克斯拉传说的学者们注意到，这个传说对追寻者具有一种异常强烈的魔力。评论家将这种感觉比作"远方渴望症"——对从未谋面之地难以名状的向往。不止一位星际寻宝者为此痴迷到抛弃所有其他梦想，终其一生徒劳地追寻它的踪迹。
Raxxla also plays a role in several conspiracy theories, most of which attest that it has already been
discovered by some kind of sinister cabal (or sole tyrant), which has leveraged its power to establish
covert dominance over humanity.
拉克斯拉还活跃于诸多阴谋论中，其中多数宣称它早已被某个邪恶秘密组织（或独裁暴君）发现，并利用其力量暗中统治着人类。
Whatever the truth of the matter, one thing remains irrefutable: the legend of Raxxla continues to
inspire explorers and conspiracy theorists to this day.
无论真相如何，有一点始终无可辩驳：时至今日，拉克斯拉的传说仍在激励着探险家与阴谋论者们前赴后继。
Notes 注释[]
- Raxxla was first featured in the 1980 book The Alien World: A Complete Illustrated Guide written by Steven Eisler, under the pen name of Robert Holdstock.[2] Holdstock published a novella called Elite: The Dark Wheel, which came packaged with the original Elite game, in 1984.[3] In that novella, which is outside the canon of Elite Dangerous, Raxxla was described as a mythical planet which held an alien construct that served as a gateway to other universes. A corps of Elite-ranked pilots was suspected to have found Raxxla and exploited the gateway for their own selfish purposes, and hired assassins to eliminate any independent pilots and members of the Dark Wheel who tried to uncover Raxxla.[4]
Raxxla 最早出现在 1980 年史蒂文·艾斯勒（笔名罗伯特·霍德斯托克）所著的《外星世界：完整图解指南》一书中。 [2] 1984 年，霍德斯托克发表了中篇小说《精英：暗黑之轮》，该作品随原版《精英》游戏一同发行。 [3] 在这部未被纳入《精英：危险》正史的小说中，Raxxla 被描述为一个神话般的星球，其上存在通往其他宇宙的外星建筑。据推测，一支由精英级飞行员组成的军团发现了 Raxxla，并出于私利利用了这个传送门，他们还雇佣刺客清除任何试图揭开 Raxxla 秘密的独立飞行员和暗黑之轮成员。 [4] - Frontier Developments have historically refused to explicitly confirm or deny the existence of Raxxla, a possible location, or anything else about it.[5]
Frontier Developments 公司历来拒绝明确证实或否认 Raxxla 的存在、可能的位置或任何相关信息。 [5] - Drew Wagar, an author licensed to write the official Elite: Reclamation and Elite Dangerous: Premonition novels that tied into events in Elite Dangerous, has confirmed on multiple occasions that he was informed by Fronter Developments staff that Raxxla was present in the game.
获得授权撰写与《精英：危险》游戏事件相关的官方小说《精英：复辟》和《精英：危险：预兆》的作家德鲁·瓦格曾多次证实，他收到来自 Frontier Developments 工作人员的确认——拉克斯拉存在于游戏中。- In September 2015, Drew Wagar stated, "I spoke to David Braben directly in 2014 and he confirmed to me that 'It’s out there and we (FD) know where it is.' – So it does exist."[6]
2015 年 9 月，德鲁·瓦加表示："我在 2014 年直接与大卫·布拉本交谈过，他向我确认'它就在那里，我们（Frontier Developments）知道它的位置。'——所以它确实存在。" [6] - In March 2019, Wagar stated that he had also been told by Michael Brookes in no uncertain terms that Raxxla is indeed in the game, and that the developers know exactly where it is.[7]
2019 年 3 月，瓦加声明迈克尔·布鲁克斯也曾明确告知他，拉克斯拉确实存在于游戏中，且开发团队确切知晓其坐标位置。 [7] - In June 2021, Wagar described his 2014 conversation with Braben in detail, clarifying that it had occurred on July 8, 2014 at the BAFTA Games Showcase in London: "I chatted with him for about 5 minutes about the KS, the writers pledge, the ideas I had, how ED might evolve, how the coding was going and (yes, fanboy) how big an influence Elite had been etc... Then I asked him 'Is Raxxla in the game?' He answered with 'Yes. And we know where it is.' (I assumed the 'we' meant Frontier Developments)."[8]
2021 年 6 月，瓦格尔详细描述了 2014 年与布拉本的对话，澄清该对话发生于 2014 年 7 月 8 日伦敦 BAFTA 游戏展："我和他聊了约 5 分钟，谈及众筹活动、作家承诺、我的构想、《精英危险》可能的发展方向、编程进展，以及（没错，作为粉丝）《精英》系列对我的巨大影响等等...然后我问他'游戏里有拉克斯拉吗？'他回答'有。而且我们知道它在哪。'（我推测'我们'指的是 Frontier Developments 公司）" [8]
- In September 2015, Drew Wagar stated, "I spoke to David Braben directly in 2014 and he confirmed to me that 'It’s out there and we (FD) know where it is.' – So it does exist."[6]
- Michael Brookes, the former Executive Producer of Elite Dangerous, also commented on Raxxla.
《精英危险》前执行制作人迈克尔·布鲁克斯也曾对拉克斯拉发表过评论。- Brookes notably once said, "There will be no clues."[6]
布鲁克斯曾特别强调过："不会有任何线索。" [6] - Brookes subsequently confirmed that Raxxla is in the Milky Way galaxy in an interview with player DJTruthsayer:[9]
布鲁克斯后来在接受玩家 DJTruthsayer 采访时证实，拉克斯拉位于银河系中： [9]
Question: "Where is Raxxla?"
问题："Raxxla 在哪里？"
Brookes: "Well it's in the Milky Way, but I can't tell you where it is. It's a journey that everyone has to travel for themselves."
布鲁克斯："它就在银河系里，但我不能告诉你具体位置。这是每个人都必须亲自探索的旅程。"
Question: "You have said that there will be no clues though?"
提问："您说过不会有任何线索对吗？"
Brookes: "That's true, but I think you have to make some of it a tiny bit obvious just so people know what they're doing. There's nothing to be revealed at this stage."[9]
布鲁克斯："确实如此，但我认为必须让某些部分稍微明显些，好让人们明白自己在做什么。现阶段没有任何信息需要透露。" [9]
- Brookes notably once said, "There will be no clues."[6]
- Related thread for discussion on the ED forum: The Quest To Find Raxxla.[10]
相关讨论帖见 ED 论坛：《寻找拉克斯拉之旅》。 [10]
Trivia 轶闻[]
- In November 2018, author Drew Wagar said, "My own personal theory is that it can't be too far from Sol as it was reachable long ago by more primitive ships. Whether this proves true... I guess we'll find out."[11]
2018 年 11 月，作家德鲁·瓦加表示："我个人推测它距离太阳系不会太远，因为早在远古时期原始飞船就能抵达那里。这个猜想是否属实...我们终将揭晓答案。" [11] - The alleged name of the artefact on Raxxla, the Omphalos Rift, is taken from Ancient Greek culture. In Ancient Greek, "omphalos" means "navel", or the center of a thing, and the Ancient Greeks believed that the sanctuary of Delphi was the center of the world. Intriguingly, when the Knowledge Base that contained the first mention of the Omphalos Rift was added to Elite Dangerous with update 3.3, the system Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, which was the headquarters of the anti-Thargoid organization Aegis, was also renamed Delphi.
据传存在于瑞 xx 拉的神秘器物"脐眼裂隙"（Omphalos Rift）之名源自古希腊文化。在古希腊语中，"omphalos"意为"脐部"或事物核心，古希腊人认为德尔斐圣殿就是世界的中心。耐人寻味的是，当包含"脐眼裂隙"首次记载的数据库随 3.3 版本更新加入《精英危险》时，反外星生物组织"神盾局"总部所在地——昴宿星团 IR-W d1-55 星系也被更名为德尔斐。
Videos 视频[]
精英危险-拉科萨法典
拉科萨——精英危险中的未解之谜
精英危险——拉科萨之谜：为何永不发现或许才是最佳结局
精英危险中无解的彩蛋
精英危险传说：拉克斯拉与暗影之轮
拉克斯拉研究 - 精英危险
References 参考资料[]
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Elite Dangerous Knowledge Base > Raxxla
↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 精英危险知识库 > 拉克斯拉 - ↑ Alien World: The Complete Illustrated Guide
↑外星世界：完整图解指南 - ↑ Wikipedia: Elite (video game)#Marketing and release
↑维基百科：精英（电子游戏）#营销与发布 - ↑ The Dark Wheel ↑暗黑之轮
- ↑ http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=143806#post143806
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Canonn Research: Drew Wagar’s Lore: Raxxla
- ↑ Twitch: Is Raxxla Real?
- ↑ reddit: David Braben did say Raxxla was in the game... I heard him. :)
- ↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 Twitch: [TIIQ] Michael Brookes Lore Interview
↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 Twitch：[TIIQ]迈克尔·布鲁克斯传说访谈 - ↑ The Quest To Find Raxxla - Frontier Forums - 20 Jul 2015
↑ 寻找 Raxxla 的征程 - Frontier 论坛 - 2015 年 7 月 20 日 - ↑ reddit: With the Q4 Exploration content about to drop... lore questions?
↑ reddit：随着第四季度探索内容即将发布...传说问题？
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