The Enigma of the Inn
In Realm of the Crown, only one thing is spoken of today: a daring theft, carried out almost before the court's eyes. The loss is not only in gold: it is in the trust that shattered along with the lock. The testimonies keep returning to the same names: Zaharia the Spice Merchant, Gavril the Farrier and Balasa the Seamstress. The places named in the testimonies — the throne room, the salt market and the old chapel — each await their turn under scrutiny. Open the grid, weigh every clue, and pronounce your verdict: the Chancellery awaits only your signature.
Suspects
His ships bring pepper, saffron, and news no one asked for. All of it at the same price: steep.
1.74 m
right-handed
dark eyes
black hair
Arms like tree trunks and a forge where all noise dies. Some things are better beaten while hot.
1.88 m
right-handed
dark eyes
black hair
She sews the garments of all the nobility and knows everyone's measurements - including those that do not show.
1.59 m
left-handed
blue eyes
red hair
Locations
the throne room
Gold, purple, and the most closely watched place in the kingdom. In theory.
the salt market
Here anything is bargained for, from salt to silences. The price of silence keeps rising.
the old chapel
Candles, incense, and a silence in which every footstep echoes like a confession.
Open the Grid (below) to solve the case, with the testimonies at hand.
Touch a cell: blank → ✗ (excluded) → ✓ (certain) → blank. Each pair of categories meets exactly once.
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Verdict
The culprit always lies; everyone else tells the truth.
- A maid whispered it at confession: Zaharia the Spice Merchant was at the throne room.
- The Chancellery checked twice: Balasa the Seamstress never set foot in the place where anything is bargained for.
- About the culprit, the Chancellery knows one thing for certain: the culprit was at the old chapel.