Elements of the Soul

Chor and Wist.
Cataloguing the journal grants an extra Chor.

Memories: the Cryptanalyst

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‘The codes of foreign adversaries are nothing compared to the ciphers I receive from my Interlocutor, etched on scraps of leather, woven into the fibers of my clothing, seared into the underside of my eyelids. The secrets of the Haustorium must be enough to crack them.‘

Unintelligible Book

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I read Spanish, English, Sanskrit, Quechua, Latin… whatever this book is written in is none of these and all of them.
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My journal - I’m sure of it. The sickness strangled my thoughts, but each page I turn is familiar. I begin to recall now why I came here… and the riddles of my Interlocutor. [More about your origin, and your aspirations, in your journal. You can now also access the Tree of Wisdoms from the top of the screen.]

Enciphered Journal

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The world appears to me as a puzzle. What secret messages, what unheard riddles, what meaning can be found amidst the chaos? Many governments have sought my services, especially now. But instead I have come to the Haustorium to find answers to the greatest riddle of all: who keeps sending me messages, and why will they not write them plainly? [The cryptanalyst’s fervent desire in coming to the Haustorium was be able to understand the riddles of their Interlocutor, but you may complete the game by writing any History. You may wish to begin your studies with the Birdsong wisdom.]

Aspects

  • Journal
  • Memories: the Cryptanalyst
  • Mystery: Lantern
  • Readable
  • Thing

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