First time jumping into this thread, it has just been fascinating to watch this all play out, and apologise if this has already been brought up earlier in the thread; but have we ruled out the fact that HSEESALL, is an anagram of Seashell?
I have no basis on where this might lead, but I thought it was worth mentioning since I only just noticed it. If we were to plug it into the custom PigPen cipher, it fills all but one of the spaces, so, maybe Seashells?
I found some things that could refer to clouds that are right in the phrases. Acid (line 1) can refer to an acidic cloud. There are two configurations of smoke (lines 10-11), which can refer to a smoke cloud. In the case of smoke, I would take whatever is behind the starting letter because the ending letter was to the right of the starting letter. If my theory is correct, we will probably have something like "Beware: Imposter, Ruffian, ect" if we go by the phrases, and "e, r, n" if we go by letters (which seems more likely). Regarding the letters, I think there are 12 of them (the cipher we used to find the HSeesAll account required 18 letters, and Horace is six letters, so I assume we need 12 more. Then we will probably find something with the cipher that will give us more information on how to solve the rest of the puzzle), and that they form an anagram or a word that can not be accurately guessed with inly some of the letters. Also, some people pointed out that cirrus (line 12, surric spelled backwards) is a type of cloud, which gets us a "k" regarding the letters, and "Kettyship" regarding the phrases.
They specifically call out afore and state "what comes after?" Which is cloud. Afore cloud is a cloud that is directly in front of something. This could mean fog, shroud, veil. I don't think we should ignore their clues lol. The map itself has an H smack dab in the middle of it. When everything lines up. There is also 123 coins around the boarder of the letters they keep posting. This is everything I've observed so far.
@sir-reginald317 They stated "what comes afore this word," afore meaning before in the context. While afore can refer to a forward position, that would not make much sense as the context describes a word.
So, I’ve search on my own way but maybe it will be interesting to share with the community cause my brain near to explose...
Maybe, and with a majuscul M,
maybe we have to count the number of coin but not all... count how many in North, East, South and West.
After doing that Im using the puzzle words, and start to the first letter « b » and I count 18 letters on up, etc....
After doing that I found a suit of letters, with an anagram tool I found the phrase : « saw east gate end »
But I m over !
@sir-reginald317 HOLD IT, you said it made an HOURGLASS? Taking a look at the four square map and Reaper's Hideout has their symbol of the Hourglass.
@sir-reginald317, @ImpyMidna2303
The Hourglass's coordinates are I-13 on the map. Though, if we're only looking for a word, I'm not sure that will help us.
Maybe we need to find the word that comes before 'Hourglass' in the dictionary?
Here are all the words dcode could find in the word search puzzle
(I had to remove 2 words out of this list, because of restrictions)
Edited: Sorted them alphabetical
AARE 17 8 ↖
ABOVE 6 14 →
ACID 1 10 →
ADTS 14 14 ↖
AEDS 9 18 ↙
AGAR 6 14 ↘
AGES 1 15 →
AIFF 11 6 ←
AINT 13 9 ↖
AMLO 1 15 ↙
ANSON 3 15 ↙
ARTS 15 5 →
ASHY 8 11 ↘
ASTM 11 6 ↖
ATTY 18 1 ↑
AXED 16 11 →
BASE 5 1 →
BASES 5 1 →
BASEST 5 1 →
BEWARE 1 1 →
BOVE 6 15 →
BUTA 6 15 ↘
CANS 9 11 ↑
CANSO 9 11 ↑
CHEA 8 13 →
CHEAT 8 13 →
CHEATS 8 13 →
CIDR 1 11 →
CIFS 8 13 ↑
CIRRUS 12 9 ←
COUR 2 2 →
CSCS 14 11 ↖
CTES 14 11 ↑
DAIS 7 12 ↙
DAPO 13 13 ↘
DATE 4 9 ↑
DEAD 8 9 →
DECT 7 9 ↘
DEEP 10 15 →
DEER 4 9 ←
DENE 13 13 ↓
DISGUST 7 12 →
DOPA 17 17 ←
DOPA 17 17 ↖
DORA 14 6 ↑
DOWN 4 11 →
DOWNFALL 4 11 →
DRAG 1 13 →
EADS 18 8 ↑
EADY 16 6 →
EATS 8 15 →
EDIS 9 8 ↗
ELAN 1 17 ↙
EMIT 8 4 ←
EMPLOY 2 13 →
ENGAGE 3 6 →
ENOS 8 10 ↗
ERVIN 15 9 →
ERVING 15 9 →
ESCS 10 7 ↘
ETTER 8 4 ↑
EVER 1 6 ↓
EVERT 1 6 ↓
FALL 4 15 →
FICO 6 13 ↓
FIDE 10 11 ↖
FIND 5 15 →
FOSS 5 15 ↘
FSAS 11 4 ↙
FSCS 10 11 ↗
FURY 3 2 →
GAGE 3 8 →
GAGNE 3 10 ←
GARD 1 16 ←
GLOAT 3 12 →
GOLD 16 15 →
GREED 4 5 →
GUST 7 15 →
HADA 6 9 ↑
HAVE 13 1 →
HEAR 15 3 →
HEART 15 3 →
HEARTS 15 3 →
HEAT 8 14 →
HEATS 8 14 →
HEME 7 5 →
HERA 17 11 ←
HEYA 17 5 →
HIAS 6 9 ↘
HOTS 8 14 ↙
HOUGH 6 5 →
HOUR 16 2 →
HUEY 8 14 ↓
IAIN 14 10 ↖
IDEM 7 10 ←
INDI 7 10 →
IOTA 10 1 ↑
IOUS 18 15 →
JEALOUS 5 7 →
JEALOUSY 5 7 →
LANE 12 1 ↘
LANER 12 1 ↘
LANS 2 16 ↙
LAST 13 8 →
LASTED 13 8 →
LEAP 7 2 ↑
LEET 7 3 ↘
LELA 4 18 ↖
LELA 11 13 ↗
LENO 9 9 ↗
LIBS 4 17 ↙
LOOT 3 13 ↙
LOSS 12 1 →
LOST 9 9 ↘
LOUSY 5 10 →
MAAN 2 14 ↘
MAKE 8 5 →
MELO 7 7 ↘
MELOS 7 7 ↘
MONY 2 14 ↓
MOST 11 9 →
MOSTLY 11 9 →
NDIS 7 11 →
NEAT 3 7 ↘
NETT 18 9 ←
OAKS 14 8 ↗
ODDS 6 12 ↓
ODEN 5 11 ↑
OOTD 4 12 ↙
OSTER 10 4 →
OUGHT 6 6 →
OUST 9 1 →
OUSTED 9 1 →
PART 15 15 →
PAST 10 18 ↑
PASTE 10 18 ↑
PASTED 10 18 ↑
PEEL 12 18 ↖
PETE 11 18 ↖
PETES 11 18 ↖
PITS 11 18 ↙
PLOY 2 15 →
PODS 15 15 ↘
PODS 17 15 →
POST 10 3 →
POSTER 10 3 →
POSTERS 10 3 →
PPAS 11 18 ↑
RAGA 9 17 ↖
RAGAS 9 17 ↖
RAGE 1 14 →
RAGES 1 14 →
RAST 12 7 ↖
RAYE 17 9 ←
RDNA 18 4 ←
READ 16 5 →
READY 16 5 →
REAY 9 17 ↙
REED 4 6 →
REEDS 4 6 →
REES 15 6 ↖
RELIC 9 7 →
RELICS 9 7 →
RENA 16 5 ↖
RENAL 16 5 ↖
REST 15 10 ←
RETA 3 18 ←
RICK 12 7 →
RIOS 12 6 ↖
RIOT 11 1 ↑
RISK 15 10 ↑
ROTTEN 18 4 →
RUFF 11 1 →
RUFFIAN 11 1 →
RUFFIANS 11 1 →
RUSS 12 6 ←
RUSSO 12 6 ←
SAGA 5 13 ↘
SAGAR 5 13 ↘
SALE 7 17 ↙
SANT 4 1 ↘
SANT 4 10 ↖
SAPP 8 18 ↓
SCOUR 2 1 →
SEAS 14 12 →
SEER 12 3 ↘
SEGA 1 18 ←
SEGAR 1 18 ←
SENS 14 1 →
SENSE 14 1 →
SENSED 14 1 →
SERV 15 8 →
SERVING 15 8 →
SETE 7 14 ↘
SETH 13 10 ↗
SETT 14 12 ↑
SHIP 12 15 →
SHUE 7 14 ↓
SIAD 10 9 ↗
SIDE 6 11 ↙
SILO 11 8 ↓
SILOS 11 8 ↓
SIRTE 13 10 ↓
SLAS 17 18 ↖
SNES 14 4 ←
SODEN 6 11 ↑
SOFA 6 11 →
SOFT 10 9 →
SOLE 11 11 ↖
SOLI 15 8 ↑
SOLIS 15 8 ↑
SOME 5 5 ↘
SOUL 9 12 →
SPUR 4 1 →
SSIA 11 8 ↗
SUSA 14 15 ↑
TADA 2 9 ↓
TARO 10 6 ↓
TAXED 16 10 →
TEEL 10 6 ↖
TENE 1 7 ↓
TENE 16 1 ↗
TENT 6 1 →
TENTH 6 1 →
TERA 1 7 ←
TERS 10 6 →
THAR 6 4 ↘
THEA 1 7 →
THEM 7 4 →
THEME 7 4 →
THEMED 7 4 →
THEY 17 4 →
THOU 6 4 →
THOU 16 1 →
THOUGH 6 4 →
THOUGHT 6 4 →
THOUGHTS 6 4 →
TIED 13 11 ↙
TIME 8 1 →
TOES 17 4 ↖
TOOL 6 10 ↗
TORT 17 1 →
TOXIC 14 7 →
TOXICS 14 7 →
TRAP 15 18 ←
TREE 8 17 ↓
TREV 5 6 ↑
TRIS 16 10 ↑
TROT 17 4 ←
TSAR 9 4 ↘
TUES 17 4 ↑
TURN 14 7 ↑
TURNER 14 7 ↑
TXTS 15 18 ↖
ULTRA 9 14 →
UREA 16 4 →
VENT 2 6 →
VENTA 2 6 →
VERT 2 6 ↓
VICI 18 12 →
VICIOUS 18 12 →
WARE 1 3 →
XXVI 17 13 ↖
YEAR 13 5 ↓
YEAS 17 7 ↖
#N : 267
@impymidna2303 a dit dans Mystery [Mega Thread] :
@dezertigel The Great KRAKEN is the North Constellation in the game.
Yup I see that however the Warrior king is not on the plan clue for the 3rd puzzle — snake word to find — so I questioning myself why it’s appears on the picture of the chest and not on the plan
@dezertigel Theres also the star map that shows the FISH is on top where NORTH is. But idk if its right. lol
Hello, this message is in the profile description of the h @aforecloud account
H
@AForeCloud
TraVexFurAngTraTra
With your hair, all brown and drab,
you're not a snitch, you'll never tell.
OX XO XO XO XO XX
XX OO XO OX XX OX this translate to I AM A RED HERRING
XO OO XX OO XO XO
Tra Vex Fur Ang Tra Tra
D R O W N D
This could be a clue to a combination of letters. Not sure if this will help.
TRA = D or N
Vex - R
Fur = O
Ang = W
@x-arkemist-x
I tried putting it through a four square cipher and got this: BTMYOC
I cannot make any sense if this.
@x-arkemist-x
A red herring means:
I rearranged the order of THWODDLNFR to the order of the message that came along with the
anger = W, revenge = H, curse = T, furious = O, Torture = F, Loser = L, Vexed = R, Traitor = N, trapped = D, Meddler = D.
the order of the given paper is Loser, Trapped, Revenge, Meddler, Traitors, Anger, Vexed, Curse, Furious, Torture
LDHDNWRTOF,
the 4 square cipher reads KDKANVRTCH
no clue, any thoughts?
The cloud in Aforecloud does not necessarily refer to a cloud in the sky. Cloud can be used as a verb, its definition being "make or become less clear or transparent." Interestingly enough, hide is both simplistic and can refer to cloud as a verb. Perhaps the words we seek are not all on the right page.
Edit: Hide was the only cloud related word on the left page that I found. So if we assume hide to be the first word (and since it is on the left I assume it is), we have "A livid rage created by written promises of..." as context for what to look for regarding cloud names on the right page. Three things I noticed on the word search that can be promised are gold, relics, time, employ, find (as in the expression: "a great find"), and possibly heart.
Heres locations of each Sea Fort and Skeleton Forts in case they got to be viewed on the map.
SEA FORTS
Imperial Crown Fortress = B-11 = The Shores of Plenty
Ancient Gold Fortress = F-19 = The Ancient Isles
Old Brinestone Fortress = K-21 = The Ancient Isles
Traitor's Fate Fortress = S-6 = The Wilds
SKELETON FORTS
Keel Haul Fort = C-6 = The Shores of Plenty (Could C6 mean SEASIX like in the WORD SEARCH?)
Hidden Spring Keep = I-8 = The Shores of Plenty
Sailor's Knot Stronghold = E-14 = The Shores of Plenty
Lost Gold Fort = H-17 = The Ancient Isles
Fort of the Damned (previously Old Boot Fort) = L-14 = The Ancient Isles
The Crow's Nest Fortress = O-17 = The Ancient Isles
Skull Keep = P-9 = The Wilds
Kraken Watchtower = L-6 = The Wilds
Shark Fin Camp = P-5 = The Wilds
Molten Sands Fortress = Z-11 = The Devil's Roar
