The Night Plot
A disappearance troubles the citadel, and rumor grows faster than truth. Someone knows more than they say; the silences at court have suddenly grown very loud. The testimonies keep returning to the same names: Sword-Bearer Dragos, Luca the Squire and Teofil the Chronicler. Rumor walks the deed through every corner: the abbey library, the hunting lodge and the watchtower. Take up the quill, follow the thread of the clues, and set your seal upon the verdict.
Suspects
He bears the king's ceremonial sword. At the tourney he has never lost; at dice, always.
1.86 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 writes the kingdom's history as he is ordered. The unwelcome drafts, however, he keeps every one.
1.69 m
left-handed
brown eyes
greying hair
Locations
the abbey library
Thousands of leather-bound tomes. Some of the chains on the shelves were cut recently.
the hunting lodge
The royal cabin in the heart of the forest. Far from the eyes of the court - which is exactly what suits some.
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.
- In the Chancellery's ledger it stands in black and white: Sword-Bearer Dragos was at the abbey library.
- Even the jester says it in earnest: Luca the Squire never set foot in the hunting lodge.
- An unsigned note, slipped under the door: "the culprit was in the place from which you see everything".