A Riddle Within a Riddle

Question

^{MY f}riend, your luck has Turned.

i've made tH^Is ^Riddle and it i^s the bes^t, anD "s^oon iT sHould bE solved.
if it is ⁿot, then a QU^Iet miNd migh^T let sEed^S be S^own, within which idEas caN g^row.
in essenC^E: ^at THE end, in one sma^ll da^y, seCRet^ly, ^Our ^vieW r^egarding the ^solution caN be ^tOld.

are you Festoonⁱⁿg the Place with strEamers already

this is a ^quiRky, Fun, ^Exciting riddle^.
by ^my CounT, the few gIfted whO ca^N solve are > tol^erable, BUt the te^xT, inc. punct. marks, is SPL^InTered ^anD somehOW i^N reverse.
many m^ay fail, b^uT tHE ^one^, the disCErniNg ^will Take hⁱs time; wi^ll REthINk whaT one Word may or may nOt be rEQuested.

if yoU are a^ble, c^ALl a friend, loSE the la^Ck of ^exciTemeⁿt, Include the rⁱght aⁿswer, and ^find the wo^rd that solv^es the riddle at ONce. yeS ;^>

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Answer 1

The final riddle, found by others is:

^{My first, on its own, really loves to inquire.
My next, in an auto, will blacken in fire.}
MY THIRD'S THE QUINTESSENCE; THE CROWN OF PERFECTION,
BUT SPLIT DOWN THE CENTRE IN TWO EQUAL SECTIONS.
My fourth is the time since the day you were sired.
My fifth marks the time that a rocket is fired.
My last's often down when you start in the middle.
My whole, in reverse, is how you found this riddle.

Which gives

My first, on its own, really loves to inquire. = Y (Its a question, why?)

My next, in an auto, will blacken in fire. = H (H in car makes char)

My third's the quintessence; the crown of perfection,
but split down the centre in two equal sections.

Quintessence (the crown of perfection) = PARAGON
Split into two equal sections = remove central A, leaving two parts = PARGON

My fourth is the time since the day you were sired. = AGE

My fifth marks the time that a rocket is fired. = T (T-minus 10, 9, 8, ...)

My last's often down when you start in the middle. = S (for South, when starting in the middle of a map/compass, down = South)

My whole, in reverse, is how you found this riddle. Reverse YHPARGONAGETS

So the final answer is:

STEGANOGRAPHY

which is indeed how

the riddle was discovered, hiding in the text. Very meta! Well, not Meta meta, but you know what I mean...

Answer 2

Partial Answer for time saving Sake.

Seeing as the whole actual riddle could be seen as slightly difficult to read with the subscript and misplaced capitals, I have done us the deed of making it nice and fresh.

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My friend, your luck has turned.

I've made this riddle and it is the best, and "soon it should be solved. If it is not, then a quiet mind might let seeds be sown, within which ideas can grow. In essence: at the end, in one small day, secretly, our view regarding the solution can be told.

Are you festooning the place with streamers already

this is a quirky, fun, exciting riddle. By my count, the few gifted who can solve are > tolerable, but the text, inc. Punct. Marks, is splintered and somehow in reverse. Many may fail, but the one, the discerning will take his time; will rethink what one word may or may not be requested.

If you are able, call a friend, lose the lack of excitement, include the right answer, and find the word that solves the riddle at once. Yes ;>

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My original workings out. (Didn't take much don't give me too much credit)

The Superscript letters spell out:
"My First on its own really loves to inquire. My next in an auto will blacken in fire"

Due to other answers by: (@Sconibulus, @Yandrakus and @dcfyj) I came to gather the 6 so far.

My first on its own really loves to inquire.
My next in an auto will blacken in fire
MY THIRD THE QUINTESSENCE THE CROWN OF PERFECTION BUT SPLIT DOWN THE CENTRE IN TWO EQUAL SECTIONS My fourth is the time since the day you were sired
My fifth marks the time that a rocket is fired
My last's often down when you start in the middle. My whole,in reverse,is how you found this riddle>

Now for my ideas for what they mean so far!

"My first on its own really loves to inquire."
I believe this to be the letter Y, a common abbreviation in text talk and speech sound, of the word 'why' which is to question, to inquire.

For the third point, it mentions a crown, split down the middle.... I believe this has to do with the look of a Capital letter, seeing as it was derived from a sentence created from capitals.

All the current letters that can be cut in half equally when capitalised are as follows, in order:
A H I M O T U V W X Y - as well as the numbers 8 and 0, though i feel we can exclude numbers.

Answer 3

Here are the italics:

My last's often down when you start in the middle. My whole, reversed,is how you found this riddle>

Answer 4

I found with the capital letters:

MY THIRD THE QUINT ESSENCE THE CROWN OF PERFECTION BUT SPLIT DOWN THE CENTRE IN TWO EQUAL SECTIONS

In italics:

My last's often down when you start in the middle. My whole, reversed,is how you found this riddle> thx to @dcfyj for clarification haha

Answer 5

The bolded spell out

My fourth is the time since the day you were sired
My fifth marks the time that a rocket is fired

I believe these are

'a' and 't' respectively, but I'm much less certain about a.

The Capital Letters spell out

My third the quintessence the crown of perfection
but split down the centre in two equal sections

Not sure what this one is yet.