Hinckley Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 That dragon is looking west so I say we try the west doors...
Scouty Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Probably the key to an old chest (a pirate's chest perhaps ). Maybe it's to the treasure that resides here . If it exists
Dragonator Posted December 10, 2008 Author Posted December 10, 2008 The group decides that they will head west, but first a couple of them have one or two things to do. Peter has a quick look through the other two doors, and believes that the east ones lead to a Library and the grand north ones into some sort of Ballroom. The group had already decided to head through the west doors however, so they would go that way once the others have finished looking around. Bernard takes a closer look at the swords and the dragon carving. The swords are plainer than the one downstairs, probably more likely to belong to a more common soldier. They still look incredibly valuable however, and they are not registered in the Trust. For that matter, neither is anything else in the house. The dragon carving seems to be appearing in a number of places, perhaps it is some kind of seal? You cannot see anything strange about it. Meanwhile, Michael decides to take one last look at the hallway, this time focusing on the wooden panels in the walls. When inspecting the far panel on the west wall, he discovers a small circular carving of a dragon, exactly the same as the one on the north doors, hidden behind the head of the suit of armour. He pushes it, and a small compartment slides out of the wall. Inside is a single sheet of paper and small gold coin. Written on the sheet is the following: gbbp wu clx zlwouxs que sbt rwgg mwue clx pxs. Other than that the only thing on the page is a blob of wax at the bottom right corner. Pressed into the wax is the impression of a dragon inside a circle. Perhaps we should take a look at this clue before moving on?
Dragonator Posted December 11, 2008 Author Posted December 11, 2008 John picks up the coin and takes a look at it. The coin appears to be quite old, and bears on one side some sort of crest and on the other bust of somebody's head. Can anyone identify this coin? It looks old...
Erdbeereis Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 What an odd note... I would assume it's some kind of a word puzzle, but we must figure out what type...
SirNadroj Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Good thing I brought my laptop; let me see if anything comes up on Google when I type it in. Just a sec. *Searches for "gbbp wu clx zlwouxs que sbt rwgg mwue clx pxs"* Aw, shucks! Nothin'! Eh, it was worth a shot. We obviosuly have to replace each letter with another letter... but which ones....a lot of "x's". Hmmm... let's think this over.
Scouty Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Interesting coin. Dr. Grimsworth, you seem to know these artifacts, would you have a clue as to what this coin dates back to; any background information? You are a professor, right, what kind of subjects do you teach?
Hinckley Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 gbbp wu clx zlwouxs que sbt rwgg mwue clx pxs. I happen to be an expert code cracker! Let me take a look at this...
Corvus Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Interesting coin. Dr. Grimsworth, you seem to know these artifacts, would you have a clue as to what this coin dates back to; any background information? You are a professor, right, what kind of subjects do you teach? Ah yes, yes. Let me see... *Stares* Eh? What? Oh, yes. It's just that this is in the best condition I've ever seen! It's beautiful! You see this? This man on the side of the coin is King Dracus, and the crest of the old, old royal family. That means it should have been minted by around the 14th century.
WesternOutlaw Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 gbbp wu clx zlwouxs que sbt rwgg mwue clx pxs. Definately a cryptogram, and a bit of a difficult one. Let's try: look in the chimney and you will find the key
Scouty Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Ah yes, yes. Let me see...*Stares* Eh? What? Oh, yes. It's just that this is in the best condition I've ever seen! It's beautiful! You see this? This man on the side of the coin is King Dracus, and the crest of the old, old royal family. That means it should have been minted by around the 14th century. Very nice. It's a lovely coin. We should keep a hold of it in case we might need it for later clues.
WesternOutlaw Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Very nice. It's a lovely coin. We should keep a hold of it in case we might need it for later clues. Interestingly, this reminds me of another mystery that I've read about. I think it was Crowley Mansion.
Erdbeereis Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Definately a cryptogram, and a bit of a difficult one.Let's try: look in the chimney and you will find the key That was fast! I've been looking on Dermot's computer searching all of the different ciphers and got nowhere! I wonder how we get to the chimney?
Shadows Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 A library to the east? Excellent, those always turn up a clue or two. I do hope we'll return this way after our westward jaunt to take a closer look at what we might find in there. Very nice. It's a lovely coin. We should keep a hold of it in case we might need it for later clues. We should also keep an eye open for more of those dragon crests and start looking for a chimney.
Hinckley Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Definately a cryptogram, and a bit of a difficult one.Let's try: look in the chimney and you will find the key WOw! I mean...that's what I came up with too...
Sir Dillon Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Definately a cryptogram, and a bit of a difficult one.Let's try: look in the chimney and you will find the key Wow, I'm impressed! How did you crack it?
SirNadroj Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Wow, I'm impressed! How did you crack it? I bet it was a lucky guess. I coulda done that!
Scouty Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 What a bunch of sore losers. Should be congratulating him, good job private investigator! We should find some drinks, I'm getting quite thirsty. We could also look for clues where the drinks are. Of course, we have yet to go into the West Room. Shall we?
WesternOutlaw Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 How did you crack it? With my Radio Orphan Annie's Secret Society Decoder Ring - how else? (pulls out an Ovaltine from the large pocket of his suit coat) Want some? We should find some drinks, I'm getting quite thirsty. We could also look for clues where the drinks are. Ovaltine for you as well?
Sandy Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Ooh, codes! How exciting! We better be on the look for chimneys... Since the kitchen downstairs is to the west, we might just find a fireplace on this western room we are slowly but steadily walking in.
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