The Seal of the Citadel
In Realm of the Crown they say the walls have ears — and this time the saying has proven true. What has leaked so far is hard to weigh; what might yet leak, impossible. The testimonies keep returning to the same names: Toma the Cellarer, Filip the Steward and Onufrie the Executioner. Rumor walks the deed through every corner: the cathedral crypt, the guild forge and the castle cellar. Study the testimonies at your leisure, fit them into the grid, and pronounce your verdict without haste.
Suspects
He holds the keys to every cellar in the castle. He claims the wine vanishes on its own, by "angelic evaporation."
1.73 m
left-handed
brown eyes
red hair
He counts the crown's silver every evening. On some evenings the count comes out different - and he says nothing.
1.79 m
right-handed
grey eyes
chestnut hair
A quiet man with a loud trade. He keeps a notebook of the last words of every condemned soul.
1.92 m
right-handed
dark eyes
bald
Locations
the cathedral crypt
The old kings sleep beneath crested slabs. Now and then, someone disturbs their rest.
the guild forge
Anvils, tongs, and a fire that never goes out. Many small metal things vanish here.
the castle cellar
Barrels as big as carts and corners the lantern never reaches.
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.
- An unsigned note, slipped under the door: "the culprit was at the guild forge".
- A maid whispered it at confession: Onufrie the Executioner was in the place where the lantern never reaches.
- An honest-faced witness saw it plainly: Filip the Steward was at the cathedral crypt.