The Shadow of the Tourney
A parchment full of orders no one ever gave is circulating through Realm of the Crown, and the harm has only begun. The forgery is skilled: only an eye trained on the archives found its flaw. Suspicion has fallen on Sava the Bell-Ringer, Chancellor Veniamin and Balasa the Seamstress — and until the proof is plain, none of these names leaves the room. The places named in the testimonies — the salt market, the merchant's house and the great stable — each await their turn under scrutiny. Take up the quill, follow the thread of the clues, and set your seal upon the verdict.
Suspects
He has rung the cathedral bells on the hour for thirty years. He sees the whole city from above and forgives nothing he sees.
1.83 m
right-handed
brown eyes
greying hair
Every charter of the kingdom passes through his hands. A comma he once moved started a war.
1.64 m
left-handed
grey eyes
bald
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 salt market
Here anything is bargained for, from salt to silences. The price of silence keeps rising.
the merchant's house
Carpets brought from overseas and a desk with more secret drawers than drawers.
the great stable
It smells of hay and hurried departures. Horses give no testimony.
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: the suspect with grey eyes was at the great stable.
- An unsigned note, slipped under the door: "the culprit was at the merchant's house".
- The gate guard swears: the right-handed suspect was in the place where anything is bargained for.