The Mystery of the Seal
In Realm of the Crown, only one thing is spoken of today: a daring theft, carried out almost before the court's eyes. The culprit worked cleanly, but not without witnesses — and the witnesses, at last, have begun to talk. On the Chancellery's list stand Damaschin the Healer, Brother Anselm and Ban Radu the Silent; one of these names covers a lie. Rumor walks the deed through every corner: the Golden Boar inn, the tourney field and the watchtower. Open the grid, weigh every clue, and pronounce your verdict: the Chancellery awaits only your signature.
Suspects
He knows the cure for any illness and the dose at which the cure becomes something else. He swears he has never mistaken the dosage.
1.71 m
left-handed
green eyes
grey hair
He has copied manuscripts for forty years. He knows what every one of them says - including the forbidden ones.
1.75 m
right-handed
brown eyes
greying hair
He has never uttered a needless word in his life. Sadly, nor a useful one for investigators.
1.81 m
right-handed
grey eyes
grey hair
Locations
the Golden Boar inn
Wine watered down and rumours diluted with nothing. The rooms upstairs ask no questions.
the tourney field
Empty stands outside festival days. An excellent place for meetings that never happened.
the watchtower
The highest point of the fortress. From here you see everything - and from below, everyone sees who climbs up.
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.
- The traces left at the scene show it plainly: the culprit was in the place where the rooms upstairs ask no questions.
- A maid whispered it at confession: Brother Anselm was at the watchtower.
- An honest-faced witness saw it plainly: Damaschin the Healer was at the tourney field.