The Night Intrigue
A plot hatched in the shadows threatens the crown, and whoever hatched it still sits at the court's table. The crown demands not only the name but the proof: suspicion without grounds is itself a tool of the scheme. On the Chancellery's list stand Grigore the Cupbearer, Luca the Squire and Brother Anselm; one of these names covers a lie. The places named in the testimonies — the guild forge, the throne room and the old chapel — each await their turn under scrutiny. Study the testimonies at your leisure, fit them into the grid, and pronounce your verdict without haste.
Suspects
He tastes the king's wine before anyone else. A trade with a short future, he says, but a rich past.
1.70 m
right-handed
brown eyes
chestnut hair
He polishes the knight's armour and dreams of a sword of his own. For a coat of arms he would do almost anything.
1.72 m
right-handed
green eyes
brown 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
Locations
the guild forge
Anvils, tongs, and a fire that never goes out. Many small metal things vanish here.
the throne room
Gold, purple, and the most closely watched place in the kingdom. In theory.
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.
- The customs register is clear: the suspect with brown hair never set foot in the place where all is gold and purple.
- An honest-faced witness saw it plainly: Brother Anselm was in the place where the fire never goes out.
- About the culprit, the Chancellery knows one thing for certain: the culprit was in the place where every footstep echoes like a confession.