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Obtained by Li Merit in an old assaying office in Iron Mountain.

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How to Play

Successes with Int and Cryptography + Intelligence Analysis can be used to

1. guess one word, which will be filled in everywhere it appears.
2. guess a particular set of words, which will be filled in or not where you specified, but the GMs may not be able to track that very easily.
3. ask for a hint about a particular word

Words

SIX-LETTER-TRUNCATED-PHILOSOPHICAL-SORT-OF-CONJUNCTION every thing may be possible, every possible thing is bound by its own rules. In the World Below, if there is a place, then there is a path to that place. If something or somewhere has been moved from the Material World to the World Below, then there is a path that can be followed from the place where it once was, to the place where it now is.

To PHYSICAL-VERB the path from the PLACE-TYPE-NOUN-FROM-OLD-ENGLISH which was to the PLACE-TYPE-NOUN-FROM-OLD-ENGLISH which is, from the place between to the place below, you must follow the path of the PRETENTIOUS-MYSTICAL-NOUN-FROM-LATIN-OF-COURSE-WHERE-ELSE-DO-PRETENTIOUS-MYSTICAL-NOUNS-COME-FROM of the demon through the realm of the Forest.

Begin your PLURAL-VERBY-NOUN-FROM-OLD-ENGLISH at the northern water beyond the forest, walking south and south only until you reach the first of the SIZEY-ADJECTIVE-FROM-OLD-ENGLISH white ash trees, PHYSICAL-NOUN-FROM-FRENCH-FROM-LATIN PHYSICAL-COMPARISON-ADJECTIVE than can be PAST-TENSE-PHYSICAL-VERB by five PLURAL-CONCRETE-NOUN PHYSICAL-VERB PLURAL-CONCRETE-NOUN PHYSICAL-RELATIONY-ADVERB. Climb the tree until you can climb no higher, and listen until you hear the NOUN-BASED-FROM-A-VERB of a bird you have never heard before. Take careful note from whence it VERB-THAT-NOUN-IS-BASED-FROM, and when you climb back down, walk in that same direction until the sun sets.

Make camp at the base of the oak you find, but guard your camp well, for a GENERAL-DESCRIPTIVE-ADJECTIVE forest is not a OPPOSITE-OF-THAT-LAST-ADJECTIVE PLACE-NOUN. When dawn finds you, if it finds you, watch carefully to see which tree to the south BASIC-PHYSICAL-VERB-FROM-MIDDLE-ENGLISH the HEY-THE-OED-SAYS-THE-ETYMOLOGY-IS-SHAKESPEARE-OR-MAYBE-NORSE-ANYWAY-IT'S-THE-POSSESSIVE PERCEPTIBLE-NOUN first with its PLURAL-NOUN. Walk to that tree, and around it from north to west to south to east. With your eyes closed, walk around it again, and again a third time. When your SPATIALISH-NOUN-FROM-FRENCH-FROM-LATIN is ADJECTIVE, take VERB-BASED-NOUN of what PAST-TENSE-VERB you and follow it until it ends.

Then, follow in that direction until the sun is directly overhead, and while the trees have fallen behind, the Forest still PHYSICAL-VERB you. Dig a hole until you have found worms and PLURAL-LIVING-NOUN, then place them out in an NOUNISH-ADJECTIVE OBJECT-FROM-OLD-ENGLISH and wait quietly until something comes to snatch them up. Follow it until it alights, and mark the tree it lands in with blood from your left thumb. Mark the ADJECTIVE-ARGH-OR-IS-IT-AN-ADVERB-ANYWAY-IT-MODIFIES-THE-NEXT-WORD nearest tree with blood from your right thumb, and walk between them before the blood dries.

Guesses

Old Guesses

After The Castle of Doctor Wu

Takanata

demesne embraces quietly

Merit

23 clues on the least-clued words.

After Bandit Ambush

Merit

tread trek northern walking taller call beast bird heard called dangerous dawn contains roots worms nearest complete branches spoor whilst wanderings listen

Words Already Guessed

a about across after again against albeit alights all alone along also altho' although an and another any are arm around around as as ash at at back base be bearing beast because been before begin behind being below beneath between beware beyond bird black blocks blood blue bound bowl branches break but by call called came camp can cannot care careful carefully careless carried castle central circle climb closed come comes complete contains convenient could cover covers created dangerous dawn day dead deeper demesne demon demons described destroyed dig direction directly discover do done down dragon dream dries earth east eat either else emblematic embraced empire empty end ends even every except eyes fallen falling fate finable find finds fire first five flame flew follow followed follows foot for forest forge forgotten fork fortress found four fourth from garden get give go goes gold golden good green guard had hand hand has have he hear heard hears heart her here hidden hide hides higher hill him his hoard hole hound how however if in inside into is it its journey just key kingdom know lands large largest last leads lean leans left leg lest like listen location lock look loop lose lost lost make mark material may me metal middle might mine monkey moon more most mountain moved much must my name near nearest need neither never new night no nor north northern northernmost not note nothing notice now oak of old on once one only onto onward open opposite or other our out over overhead own pagoda palm past path patiently people pick pit place pools possible proper pursuers quest questings quietly reach realm red remain reveal right risen river roots rules safe safe safe said same say search second see seek seen sees sets seven shall she shifted shortest should side since single six small smallest snatch so some someone someplace something somewhere somewhere south spirit spoor stands step still stolen stops sun swallow swim take taken taller tallest tangible tears temple than that the their theirs them then there these they thing think third this those though three through thumb time times to toward towards tower travel traveled travels tread tree trees trek turns two uncover under underneath unique unless until up upon us use valley voyage wait wake walk walking wanderings want was watch water waterfall way we well were west what when whence whenever where whereas wherefore whether which while whilst white who why will with within without wood word words world worms would wrist year yet you your

In Message

a again alights an and around around ash at at back base be been before begin behind below between beyond bird blood bound but by camp can careful carefully climb closed comes dawn demon dig direction directly down dries east ends every eyes fallen find finds first five follow followed for forest found from guard has have hear heard higher hole if in is it its lands left listen make mark material may moved must nearest never no north northern not note now oak of once only or out overhead own path place possible quietly reach realm right rules same see sets snatch something somewhere south still sun take than that the them then there thing third through thumb time to tree trees until up wait walk walking was watch water well west what when whence where which while white with worms you your

Not In Message

I about across after against albeit all alone along also altho' although another any are arm as as bearing beast because being beneath beware black blocks blue bowl branches break call called came cannot care careless carried castle central circle come complete contains convenient could cover covers created dangerous day dead deeper demesne demons describe described destroyed discover do done dragon dream earth eat either else emblematic embraced empire empty end even except falling fate finable fire flame flew follows foot forge forgotten fork fortress four fourth garden get give go goes gold golden good green had hand hand he hears heart her here hidden hide hides hill him his hoard hound how however inside into journey just key kingdom know large largest last leads lean leans leg lest like location lock look loop lose lost me metal middle might mine monkey moon more most mountain much my name near need neither new night nor northernmost nothing notice old on one onto onward open opposite other our over pagoda palm past patiently people pick pit pools proper pursuers quest questings red remain reveal risen river roots safe safe safe said say search second seek seen sees seven shall she shifted shortest should side since single six small smallest so some someone someplace spirit spoor stands step stolen stops swallow swim taken taller tallest tangible tears temple their theirs these they think this those though three times toward towards tower travel traveled travels tread trek turns two uncover under underneath unique unless upon us use valley voyage wake wanderings want waterfall way we were whenever whereas wherefore whether whilst who why will within without wood word words world would wrist year yet