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*** I think "His Eminence" refers to a title on the level of archbishop.  Not the head of any religious or state organization - and probably on the religious side (not that there's a big difference).  I just noticed the "Code Red transferred offshore" though - maybe Code Red isn't the message protocol, but an actual person or thing. [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 22:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 
*** I think "His Eminence" refers to a title on the level of archbishop.  Not the head of any religious or state organization - and probably on the religious side (not that there's a big difference).  I just noticed the "Code Red transferred offshore" though - maybe Code Red isn't the message protocol, but an actual person or thing. [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 22:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 
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* Wild speculation: Prince K is an unspecified person from House Kush, and the abduction will be used to sow discord before an invasion from the sea (so we need to be prepared to show unity).  Or - Prince K is not from Egypt, and the abduction is a false flag to create an excuse for a full-scale invasion of Egypt (so we need to be prepared to warn Prince K somehow).  Either way, we may need to fortify the coast and expect (al)chemical attacks. I have no idea how the raiders play into this, but I think they're different groups.  Might need to play one against the other. (Is Prince K a raider?) [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 22:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
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* Deleting outdated info.  I think the movement through "sea routes" might be the Red Sea, probably not the ocean north of the Nile Delta, even though that letter was recovered on the northern shore.  Prince K might be Viceroy Kushti, or might be an actual prince of (off-map) KushThe "terrain in the south" that's causing problems says weird things about what's going on - these people want to travel through Upper Egypt and below I'm guessing.  Are they attacking from Kush?  Are they attacking into Kush?  I think we need to establish communication with Kush - the country, not the house.  Either way, if they're coming through the Red Sea, that means everyone is at risk from the east. [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 09:16, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
* I don't know what the 990099 and 880099 mean.  My first instinct is colors. Could be peoples' IDsThe /s and :s in the messages are, : to separate words, and / to separate every five letters. :: separates sentences. I don't know why the "every 5 letters" is in there, unless it's for flavor, but you can use it to tell how many letters (mod 5) there are in damaged sections.  It's possible to arrange the messages into a tall column five letters wide, according to the slashes.  If you tip it sideways, it looks something like this - I give it 90% that this is meaningless, but 10% there's something here, maybe indexed into in some other way. [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 01:35, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
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* Who the hell is Mustafa?? That seems really importantIs he from the raiders? Has anyone seen him? We don't actually know if these raiders are working with the Code Reds or not. [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] ([[User talk:Theresa|talk]]) 09:16, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
<code><br/>TIHTINTIITMEIISIORSIOUA<br/>
 
ENEHSIDCERONLMINDOCRPMT<br/>
 
RISPSCIUSOVTEPBFSUOMTSE<br/>
 
RNOOIAFLTOESIALLETNEITG<br/>
 
ATUSGNFTOPMNSSEOAEFDMRY</code>
 

Revision as of 09:16, 17 September 2021

System Message: Year 1, Shemu II-30, around 5.15pm

Search out the hidden scrolls and try to decipher the messages. Who are they from? Who are they being passed to? That item you find, there may be those who are willing to trade for it. Keep your ears (and eyes) open!

Calendar Event Message: ends Tuesday Sep 21, 11.14am (GMT+10)

House security chiefs are concerned about the potential of incursions by nomadic peoples from the south seeking opportunities for territorial expansion, given failure of autumn rains.  Be alert, but unalarmed, and report any strange people or camps on wiki events page...

Sightings of unusual activity...

  • 0 jugs
  • 30 jugs of salt water
  • Scroll found 893, 6265 Giza, Deciphered to read "Delay abduction of Prince one week, Supplies delivered by courier tomorrow, keep safe and keep quiet. Fairy

11111::11111 [To Agent 880099 Code Red] Rendevous at Site #1. Bring Mustafa. He will be useful. Message attached for delivery asap. 990099 A=1 4 5 12 1 25:/ 1 2 4 21 3/ 20 9 15 14: 15/ 6: 16 18 9 14/ 3 5: 11: 15 14/ 5: 23 5 5 11::/ 19 21 16 16 12/ 9 5 19: 4 5/ 12 9 22 5 18/ 5 4: 2 25: 3/ 15 21 18 9 5/ 18: 20 15 13 18/ 18 15 23:: 11 5/ 5 16: 19 1 6/ 5: 1 14 4: 11/ 5 5 16: 17 21/ 9 5 20::990099 A=1
delay abduction of prince k one week
supplies delivered by courier tomrrow
keep safe and keep quiet


  • Scroll found 1969,7668 Bitter Lakes on the shore (typos in original text):

terrain in the south posis signicant difficulties to troop movements
nile is impassible in flood
sea routes confirmed optimum strategy

The wreckage with the scroll also contains:

  • 1 "Alchemic Aparatus"
  • 10 lime
  • 4 cuttable garnets
  • 5 scorpions brood mushrooms

Original:
990099 Code Red transferred offshore. 880099 Code Red Message follows. A=1. 20 5 18 18 1/ 9 14: 9 14: 20/ 8 5: 19 15 21/ 20 8: 16 15 19/ 9 19: 19 9 7/ 14 9 3 1 14/ 20: 4 9 6 6/ 9 3 21 12 20/ 9 5 19: 20 15:/ 20 18 15 15 16:/ 13 15 22 5 13/ 5 14 20 19:: 14/ 9 12 5: 9 19:/ 9 13 16 1 19/ 19 9 2 12 5:/ 9 14: 6 12 15/ 15 4:: 19 5 1:/ 18 15 21 20 5/ 19: 3 15 14 6/ 9 18 13 5 4:/15 16 20 9 13/ 21 13: 19 20 18/ 1 20 5 7 25::880099 A=1



1396, 7383

  • 2 Mirrors
  • 5 Salt Water Fungus
  • 5 Salt

Water stained scroll

This looks suspicious, someone has lost their message and some of it is in code. It could be really important ... I wonder who needs to know about this?

Message to His Eminence follows. 990099 Code Red A=1 19 8 9 16: 1/ 22 1 9 20 19:/ 1 20: 4 18 15/ 16 6 6: 3 15/ 22 5:<damage>14 12 5 19 19:/ 5 15 14 6 9/ 18 13 1 20 9/ 15 14: 18 5 3/ 9 22 5 4: 2/ 25: 3 15 21 18/ 9 5 18:://99099 A=1

ship avaits at dropff cove <damage>nless eonfirmation recived by courier


<post your findings and speculations here>

  • Is "prince k" correct text, and what does the 'k' refer to; a name? Do we even have a prince? Maybe he's from somewhere else - and we're caught in the middle of a different conflict. Is the abduction letter from the same people who wrote the troop movement letter? What were they doing with that Alchemic Aparatus? And if someone else wants it, is it a good idea to give it to them? -Theresa
    • It is the correct decoding of the coded message I was given. I wrote code to do it, not by hand. There is a bunch of lore in Saga of the Houses but I didn't see a prince named. - Kirie (talk) 19:43, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
      • I think "His Eminence" refers to a title on the level of archbishop. Not the head of any religious or state organization - and probably on the religious side (not that there's a big difference). I just noticed the "Code Red transferred offshore" though - maybe Code Red isn't the message protocol, but an actual person or thing. Theresa (talk) 22:45, 16 September 2021 (UTC)


  • Deleting outdated info. I think the movement through "sea routes" might be the Red Sea, probably not the ocean north of the Nile Delta, even though that letter was recovered on the northern shore. Prince K might be Viceroy Kushti, or might be an actual prince of (off-map) Kush. The "terrain in the south" that's causing problems says weird things about what's going on - these people want to travel through Upper Egypt and below I'm guessing. Are they attacking from Kush? Are they attacking into Kush? I think we need to establish communication with Kush - the country, not the house. Either way, if they're coming through the Red Sea, that means everyone is at risk from the east. Theresa (talk) 09:16, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
  • Who the hell is Mustafa?? That seems really important. Is he from the raiders? Has anyone seen him? We don't actually know if these raiders are working with the Code Reds or not. Theresa (talk) 09:16, 17 September 2021 (UTC)