The Silence of the Lady
An overturned goblet, a face gone pale, whispers dying down — thus began, in Realm of the Crown, the case before you. Between remedy and venom runs a thin line, and someone at court crossed it knowingly. Before you, one by one, will stand Costache the Toll-Keeper, Nichifor the Spy and Father Nicodim. The places named in the testimonies — the guild forge, the old dungeon and the Golden Boar inn — each await their turn under scrutiny. Study the testimonies at your leisure, fit them into the grid, and pronounce your verdict without haste.
Suspects
His scales weigh the goods; his eye, the merchant. Both can be "greased" at need.
1.80 m
right-handed
dark eyes
grey hair
Officially, he does not exist. Unofficially, he was seen in three places at once - which is, of course, impossible.
1.74 m
left-handed
dark eyes
brown hair
He hears the confessions of the whole court. Forgetting, he says, is a gift from the Lord - one he sells dearly.
1.72 m
right-handed
blue eyes
greying hair
Locations
the guild forge
Anvils, tongs, and a fire that never goes out. Many small metal things vanish here.
the old dungeon
Cells abandoned since the new dungeon was built. "Abandoned" is one way of putting it.
the Golden Boar inn
Wine watered down and rumours diluted with nothing. The rooms upstairs ask no questions.
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 traces left at the scene show it plainly: the culprit was at the Golden Boar inn.
- The tracks in the dust do not lie: Costache the Toll-Keeper was at the guild forge.
- A maid whispered it at confession: Father Nicodim was at the old dungeon.