The Seal of the Abbey
Something — or someone — has vanished in Realm of the Crown, and no one can say when the thread was cut. Open searches have brought nothing; the time has come for questions asked aslant. Before you, one by one, will stand Tintar the Jester, Anica the Miller and Balasa the Seamstress. The places named in the testimonies — the abbey library, the throne room and the cathedral crypt — each await their turn under scrutiny. Study the testimonies at your leisure, fit them into the grid, and pronounce your verdict without haste.
Suspects
The only man in the kingdom who may tell the king the truth - provided he makes it sound like a joke.
1.56 m
right-handed
green eyes
red hair
Her mill grinds grain by day and rumours by night. The flour comes out white; the rumours, always black.
1.63 m
right-handed
brown eyes
blond 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 abbey library
Thousands of leather-bound tomes. Some of the chains on the shelves were cut recently.
the throne room
Gold, purple, and the most closely watched place in the kingdom. In theory.
the cathedral crypt
The old kings sleep beneath crested slabs. Now and then, someone disturbs their rest.
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.
- About the culprit, the Chancellery knows one thing for certain: the culprit was at the cathedral crypt.
- The gate guard swears: the suspect with blond hair was in the place where all is gold and purple.
- The chronicler notes drily: the left-handed suspect was in the place with thousands of leather-bound tomes, whatever the court may say.