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The mercenaries sent to the palace of Reysen Reima couldn't solve the mystery of this enigmatic place, no matter how hard they tried. Castor L. Celene, seeing this "pathetic sight," as he called it, focused on the task at hand and made the following observations:
The inscriptions on the obelisks (names of the Duchies of the empire and descriptions of torture devices) suggest the correct sequence for the combination. Brightwin (south), Larian (west), Darkiria (north), Laetia (east). Castor believed that this indicated a circular combination, starting and ending in the south. The arrangement of the torture devices also confirms this. However, if we believe what is written on the obelisk and follow this theory, the descriptions are arranged in order (otherwise, the sequence south-west-east-north would make no sense), so the inscription "kings demand the most important" refers to the dragon, not the statue.
Continuing to reflect on the images seen in the visions, we can assume the following: for each of them in this room, there was a pair of stones with thematically corresponding names. However, one stone is missing, but there are only nine sculptures in total. By elimination, the first of the visions is missing a pair, and only "nothing" fits it. Thus, "nothing" can only fit the central statue, and since the visions also followed a certain order, from darkness/emptiness to clocks, this could also be part of the code.
There could be two combinations, as Castor suggested:
1. The stones follow the same order as the visions (with the exception of "nothing"), that is, two in a row for one vision (2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-1).
2. The stones follow the same order as the visions, but one at a time in a circle – outer and inner (2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-1).
- Now, regarding the visions. I cannot be sure that my interpretation is correct, but I arrange them as follows:
1 – nothing, this requires no explanation.
2 – the most complex of the visions; I had to compare its meaning with what was written on the stones by elimination; it probably describes the curse placed on this place and the rules for overcoming it.
3 – horror at what was seen and despair at the hopelessness of the situation.
4 – power and lust, attributes of... the Mighty Emperor Reysen Reima.
5 – the clock symbolizes time and death.
All present except Castor lose 3 points of intelligence.
The inscriptions on the obelisks (names of the Duchies of the empire and descriptions of torture devices) suggest the correct sequence for the combination. Brightwin (south), Larian (west), Darkiria (north), Laetia (east). Castor believed that this indicated a circular combination, starting and ending in the south. The arrangement of the torture devices also confirms this. However, if we believe what is written on the obelisk and follow this theory, the descriptions are arranged in order (otherwise, the sequence south-west-east-north would make no sense), so the inscription "kings demand the most important" refers to the dragon, not the statue.
Continuing to reflect on the images seen in the visions, we can assume the following: for each of them in this room, there was a pair of stones with thematically corresponding names. However, one stone is missing, but there are only nine sculptures in total. By elimination, the first of the visions is missing a pair, and only "nothing" fits it. Thus, "nothing" can only fit the central statue, and since the visions also followed a certain order, from darkness/emptiness to clocks, this could also be part of the code.
There could be two combinations, as Castor suggested:
1. The stones follow the same order as the visions (with the exception of "nothing"), that is, two in a row for one vision (2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-1).
2. The stones follow the same order as the visions, but one at a time in a circle – outer and inner (2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-1).
- Now, regarding the visions. I cannot be sure that my interpretation is correct, but I arrange them as follows:
1 – nothing, this requires no explanation.
2 – the most complex of the visions; I had to compare its meaning with what was written on the stones by elimination; it probably describes the curse placed on this place and the rules for overcoming it.
3 – horror at what was seen and despair at the hopelessness of the situation.
4 – power and lust, attributes of... the Mighty Emperor Reysen Reima.
5 – the clock symbolizes time and death.
All present except Castor lose 3 points of intelligence.