Quest
These are the story/quests featured in Hidden City. There is a vast number of stories, and please note that the order and categories are unorganized, so it might be a bit difficult to navigate. Thank you for your understanding.
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Witnessing a Mystery
Vera
As you know, Dr. Barry blames me for the disappearance of the League’s scientific developments. Allegedly, I stole them after planning a commotion in the yard. But I didn’t even know where their cache was! Please lend me some tools and I’ll show you the important details!
Thanks for the tools. Now I can carefully show you the opened cache. There are many identical sphinxes in the meeting room. How could I have set up the screaming cube without my tools? Let alone clear the cache without knowing where it was!
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A Signal to an End
Dr. Barry
The negotiations between Vera and the League were long and productive, which is why Vera’s betrayal hurt so much. Stealing developments... It all happened when we heard a terrible noise coming from nearby. It came from a device called the Screaming Cube. Take a look at it.
See all the speakers on the Screaming Cube? They made all kinds of sounds - roars, screams, growls. The noise interrupted the negotiations, and we all ran out into the street. We found the cube quickly, but the developments had already disappeared. I’m sure that it was Vera who planned and committed the theft!
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A Witnessing Light
Vera
Dr. Barry’s accusations about me stealing the developments are lies. But there was something she said that was true. My negotiations with the League were productive and lasted from early evening until early morning. I’ll prove it if you find special lantern flowers in this room.
You found the lantern flowers! These plants have two buds, one for day and one for night. When I came to the negotiations, the night bud was open, and the day one slept. Now it’s the other way around, which confirms that the negotiations lasted at least half of the plant’s daily cycle.
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Common Ground
Dr. Barry
Of course, Vera will deny that she stole the developments, and you will believe her. Her reputation is impeccable both among the scavengers and knowing citizens. Vera managed to confuse even me - at first, the negotiations were going great! Here, look at this changeable map.
See how many marks are on this changeable map? All of them are places deserving scientific attention. Having met with Vera, we exchanged useful information. At first, I was happy that everything was going great, but after that Vera deceived both me and the League!
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Based on Trust
Vera
Don’t trust Dr. Barry, I didn’t steal any developments! I came to the Factory at the invitation of the League to discuss cooperation based on trust. Please find a security box, it should be near the door. It will prove my innocence!
At Dr. Barry’s request, I put everything I brought with me into the security box. I hoped for peaceful negotiations, so I allowed myself to be deprived of any self-defense and tools. I couldn’t steal anything without them!
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Invitation to a Trap
Dr. Barry
Oh Vera, now your whole family will know what you did! What happened? I invited Vera to meet the League of Researchers, but she stole our unique developments! Your daughter, Carlos, betrayed my trust, even after I gave her a pass. Take a look!
This pass would allow Vera to come to the League’s hideout. I wanted to give it to her after the negotiations as a token of trust, but Vera stabbed me in the back! She placed a noise device nearby in advance, and when panic arose, she stole our valuable records!
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A Winged Signal
Lucas Light
The League scientists seem good, but I won’t rest until we find my sister! I’ve just noticed a watch under the tent. It’s my gift to Vera - she always carries it with her! I hear beeping from inside. Please bring me some tools and help me open it!
I knew that my sister wouldn’t just leave all these important things at the camp. She hoped that we’d carefully search it and find the watch! Vera hid one of two paired beacons inside the watch so that we could find her. I’m so glad my sister managed to leave us a clue...
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Deal Guarantee
Carlos Light
While we’re trying to learn more about the League, there’s one thing I can’t figure out. How did the scientists know about my daughter, and why did they want to meet her? My memory is far from reliable, but I think I saw a purifier somewhere in the camp. Please find it, I’ll explain why.
This is the artifact cleaner I saw! I think it serves as a clue to how the League found Vera. Scavengers use such purifiers to prepare artifacts for exchange. Vera and her comrades must have worked with the League in the past. This was when the scientists saw Vera’s talent.
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Will to Live
Lucas Light
It seems that the League of Researchers and Dr. Barry really wanted to work with Vera. I understand why - my sister is the most talented in the world! But these scientists would first need to prove their intentions to Vera. I found special seeds in the camp. Please take a look at them!
Wow, what an unusual fruit these adapted seeds create! When I touch them, I can feel the energy of the fog, but it’s awakening, not destructive. I think the League wanted to grow edible fruits that could live in the fog. This would really help the City!
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An Unknown Face
Carlos Light
I hate to admit it, but there must be a good reason why Dr. Barry lured Vera to a meeting with the League. But how was this woman going to keep my daughter’s identity concealed? Did she bring a disguise? Let’s take a look at the camp.
You found a concealing mask? Wow! I’ve heard of such silver-plated glass masks... Their glare gives the wearer new facial features, but I didn’t believe they existed! The League seems to care about the anonymity of its scientists, and Dr. Barry wanted to prove this to Vera.
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Faceless Voice
Lucas Light
Dad doesn’t understand why Vera agreed to meet Dr. Barry. It’s true that the doctor studied me, but she’s not evil. She just wants to know everything in general. I think... oh, did you hear it? Hissing like from a walkie-talkie! Can you help me find its source?
Looks like you’ve found a radio interceptor! I think Dr. Barry gave it to Vera. This receiver contains the transcript of a conversation of the Security Service discussing Mr. Black’s order to detain members of the League. He dislikes them as much as the scavengers...
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Life Under Glass
Carlos Light
To understand why Vera agreed to meet with the League of Researchers and where she is now, we should learn everything we can about this organization. I recall hearing that members of the League are identified by a special badge they wear. Can you look for one at Vera’s camp?
You managed to find the League badge! So the rumors are true. Members of the League use such badges as identification and give them to their assistants in town. Surely Dr. Barry revealed its meaning to Vera to earn her trust.
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Unexpected Element
Carlos Light
Things in Vera’s camp have barely lifted the veil of secrecy over her disappearance. What have we missed? When Vera left in a hurry, she could’ve thrown something outside her camp. I went around the tent and found a locked container! Bring me my tools, I’ll pick the lock.
Thank you for bringing my tools. Vera took a lot of valuable things with her, so I’ll pick the lock carefully so as not to damage anything... What? Inside the container isn’t a rare artifact or complex invention, but an ordinary tea set!
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Tent with a Secret
Lucas Light
Vera’s camp guards her secrets like a faithful dog. Too bad it won’t lead us to her. At first, I was afraid that Vera had been kidnapped, but then I understood why she’d left her treasures here. Take a look at these illusory bombs, they’re not dangerous!
See those sparks in the illusory bombs? They are chemical crumbs that release an imitation of the fog when shaken. Scavengers use these bombs for camouflage. Vera hid the camp, so we wouldn’t have found it without dad and my special vision. But where is she now?
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Fata Morgana
Carlos Light
Every minute searching for Vera makes my anxiety grow stronger. My daughter left the campsite, but where did she go? I no longer believe she lost a bet, because somewhere in her tent I saw the foggy landscape made by Lucas! Please find it!
You’ve found the foggy landscape! Sometimes Lucas, following the call of his gift, paints pictures that slightly penetrate reality. Vera studies them, hoping to learn more about her brother’s powers. But why bring the picture? What could Vera have learned about it while camping?
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Knowledge About You
Lucas Light
The longer we look around Vera’s camp, the less I understand her reason for "camping" in the Abandoned Factory. She brought things that weren’t needed for her trip. For example, that medical analyzer over there. Hand it to me, I’ll show you how it works!
Thank you for handing me the medical analyzer. We can’t afford to lose it - there’s no other like it. With the help of this device that Vera created from a monster’s petrified eye, my sister studied the state of my health. But why did Vera need it on her trip? I don’t understand anything...
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Precise Lines
Carlos Light
In Vera’s note, she wrote that she wanted to use her time at the Factory to work on her blueprints. Maybe she left the camp to test her invention? I saw a book of Vera’s blueprints somewhere here. Please find it - what if it’s a clue?
Great, you’ve found Vera’s blueprint book! Let me see... No, that can’t be! These aren’t simple drawings. This book contains Vera’s best, ingenious developments. I’ll never believe that my daughter would’ve taken them out of the secure Workshop without a good reason!
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Into the Dark
Lucas Light
I agree with dad’s idea to search Vera’s camp. What if we find a clue telling us where to look for her? There are lots of strange things here actually... Did you notice how light it is in the camp? Please take a look at the lamp left by my sister while I tell you something!
Vera designed this lamp for long scavenger forays. It’s bright and recharges by movement! But it’s very difficult to make. We only have three and I’m sure she wouldn’t risk one of them for a short camping trip! Something’s wrong here...
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Lost in the Fog
Lucas Light
When leaving for the Abandoned Factory, Vera sent me to father. She didn’t tell him everything, probably to stop him worrying. Vera promised she would return soon, but she didn’t come back and she’s not at the camp... I wrote everything we know in the Diary. Now let’s look for my sister!
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New Level of Mastery
Detective
Do you remember the case of the Borgia’s treasures? I think we have missed some important details. I desperately need to find a new piece of evidence. The item I require is at the %s location, but it will be hard to find. Reach %s level to find the new evidence.
Great! Partner, you have become more and more important to my investigation. With a new rank, you will be able to find new items that were hidden from you previously.
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Bird’s-Eye View
Alicia
Look, the tower seems well maintained. There are even flowers planted around! And the door isn’t closed. The only obstacle is a tall and steep staircase, but I thought the Architect would’ve set some ingenious traps... Shall we go up?
Ugh... I think I understand the Architect... Any culprit who overcomes this staircase... will not want anything... except a glass of water and... to lie down... Phew.\n But what a view! Look, I’ve never seen the City from this angle! How amazing!
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Silence of the Bells
Alicia
We’re one step away from entering the location. What will we find there? New mysteries of the City are waiting to be uncovered. Go on, enter!
The location is now open! Do you feel the pull of new adventures? The magic of the City is calling out to us!
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New Level of Mastery
Detective
Do you remember the case of the Borgia’s treasures? I think we have missed some important details. I desperately need to find a new piece of evidence. The item I require is at the %s location, but it will be hard to find. Reach %s level to find the new evidence.
Great! Partner, you have become more and more important to my investigation. With a new rank, you will be able to find new items that were hidden from you previously.
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Eye of the Fog
Lucas Light
I’ve been in the foggy wastelands outside the City, where there’s only dry land and ruins. But here I see lots of grass and even a mouse! Despite the fog, this place is alive. I hope it protected my sister... Oh, I see a tent! Let’s see if this is Vera’s.
Yes, this is definitely Vera’s camp! We sewed this protective tent together. When closed, it doesn’t let the fog through. The pot over the fire is also hers, she found it in a foggy quarter. The coals are still hot - Vera was recently here... Where is she?
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Stepping into the Dark
Carlos Light
We’re one step away from entering the location. What will we find there? New mysteries of the City are waiting to be uncovered. Go on, enter!
The location is now open! Do you feel the pull of new adventures? The magic of the City is calling out to us!
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Light in the Window
Carlos Light
I haven’t been in this part of the City for a while. There are hardly any residential buildings here, so there’s no one to light the lamps for. If the uninvited guest wanted to hide, there’s no better place. But why would she hide? Let’s look around carefully.
Look, there’s a light in the tower’s window! But it’s too high and I can’t tell if it’s the light of a lamp or the moonlight reflected in the glass. I don’t like the fact that a woman from the Lower City ran straight here. It seems like she knew the way. We need to check if she’s in there.
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House of Clouds
Huntress
Look, not only does the fog flow to the House on the Reef but also the fantastic fish of the celestial sea. The house is surrounded by a deep body of water... So how do we cross it? Do you see a bridge? I wouldn’t want to get my boots wet.
It’s a good thing you found a fording point. The boat that served as a crossing to the house is broken. But for fishers, a boat is very valuable... Do you think the storm broke it? Then it makes you doubt that Insu and Inhyo caused the storm.
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Eternal Conflict
Kira Woodville
We can’t let the Shadow get the Flow Core. I’m afraid to imagine the amount of trouble for the City if they manage to get hold of it. Get ready to unleash the power of light that is locked in these ancient weapons against our enemies. Attack!
We did it! It seems the disciples didn’t expect there to be a weapon against them in Carlos’s Workshop. They made a mistake. Lamplighters study all sources of light in order to protect the City. We have the Flow Core. It’s time to put it in the pneumatic mail mechanism!
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Hidden Threat
Kira Woodville
Quick, step back to the wall! While we were setting up the Flow Core, the Shadow disciples attacked us! Their grenades shrouded everything around us in fog... Search the Workshop with me. We need to find something to fight off the disciples before they wound Carlos and steal the artifact!
The City seems to be on our side! The blades of light you found are the only weapons that can withstand the disciples’ supernatural might. Radiance is fatal to those who have given themselves entirely to darkness. Having strengthened his servants with darkness, the Shadow also made them more vulnerable!
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Cutting-Edge Technology
Carlos Light
Do you know why it’s safest to set up the Flow Core in my Workshop? Previously, when the lamplighters only restrained the crystals’ unstable power, the Workshop was strengthened to prevent... incidents. This is an ideal place for dangerous work. Ready to start?
Fortunately, the Wanderer warned us about the unstable energy at the heart of the Flow Core. Thanks to his advice, we stocked up on magnetized ore and retained control of the artifact. You can start installing it and... Oh! Why did the light go out?!
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Shine in the Dark
Kira Woodville
We’ve been lucky so far, having quickly found both flares and the entrance to the diggers’ tunnels. I’d like to believe that the exchange will be successful and we’ll get the magnetized ore we need. It’s time to meet with a digger and offer him a deal.
I won’t lie. That was the first time I met a real digger. In the Upper City, only those with a lot of experience walking in foggy neighborhoods saw them. We’re lucky that this digger remembered Carlos and traded magnetized ore with us. It’s time to set up the Flow Core!
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Key to the Depths
Carlos Light
So you need magnetized ore to set up the Flow Core? You’re right, you can get it from the diggers. They live in the dark and appreciate flares from the surface. There are flares in the Post Office. Workers use them when laying pneumatic pipes. Let’s go.
By using the flares, we’ll be able to go down deep into the tunnels under the City. The darkness there is special because it somewhat resembles the fog. Even diggers would get lost in the tunnels without flares. Let’s find some and trade them for the magnetized ore!
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A New Spark of Hope
Kira Woodville
We’re lucky that the Wanderers decided to entrust us with the Flow Core, but I have no idea how such artifacts are configured. Fortunately, the Lamplighter’s Workshop is full of Carlos’s notes and Vera’s diaries. Maybe they contain useful information. Let’s see.
Great, this diary has exactly what we need! Carlos forgot that he once set up light-conducting devices with a rare magnetized ore that he got from trading with the diggers. Looks like we’re in for a tough trip...
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Scarlet Summonning
Kira Woodville
I don’t fully believe that it was the Wanderers who stole the Flow Core from the Lamplighter’s Workshop. It’s good that we’re able to check. Carlos said that in order to attract the Wanderers, we need to place relics around the Post Office building. Can you help me?
Unbelievable! A real Wanderer answered the red relics’ call! Their fog-distorted speech is incomprehensible to us, but fortunately they can write. The Wanderer who came to us just gave me a piece of paper with some writing on it. Let’s take a look at what it says.
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Older than the City
Carlos Light
Did the Wanderers steal the Flow Core? But they left the Upper City... We have to make sure. I recall having some red relics in my locker at the Post Office. We might need them. Let’s get them!
We’re lucky that my memory didn’t fail me and we collected the red relics! These crystals radiate a primordial energy that Wanderers can sense. If they did return to the Upper City, they’ll certainly feel the relics’ call and come here!
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The Master’s Abode
Carlos Light
Something’s wrong in the Workshop! I’m forgetful in everyday life, but I’d never leave tools like that. Everything’s upside down...\n Oh no, the Flow Core is gone!\n Someone broke into the Workshop to steal the artifact. Please help me find something that will point to the burglar!
Whoever broke into my Workshop and stole the Flow Core left a trail after all. See the glowing dust on the floor? I wouldn’t confuse it with anything. It’s anti-fog powder from a Wanderer’s lantern. But no one has seen them in the Upper City for ages!
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An Old Portrait
Detective
I collected all the materials from our investigation and went through them again. I think the Doctor studied werewolves for a reason. He had a motive for that even before he came to the City. Lend me some artifacts, buddy. They’ll strengthen my deduction.
The glow of the artifacts reflects off the evidence we’ve collected. Look, buddy, the glow has turned into a beam of light pointing to a bracelet with charms. There’s a broken watch and a portrait of a girl. It looks like the Doctor’s daughter... Hmm, she reminds me of someone.
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The Doctor’s Fate
Detective
The Doctor’s case took an unexpected turn. I thought he was just a mad scientist obsessed with werewolves, but it turns out that he was the Mistress’s victim and the Cult’s prisoner. Maybe he’s still working in their lab somewhere in the Shadow’s tower? I hope we find out soon.
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Her Name
Martha
The evidence you’ve collected is pointing to three ladies. One of them turned the Doctor over to the Cult, which led to his imprisonment. I have a hunch about who it was, but let’s not jump to conclusions. Lend me some artifacts. They’ll help me find out the name of the Were-Doctor’s sworn enemy.
The artifacts’ energy is helping me learn the name of the Were-Doctor’s enemy. He saw her when he became a prisoner. The Doctor studied her life, found her home and family, but couldn’t do anything because he was a werewolf and she ruled over them. She is the Mistress of the Manor.
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Portrait of the Enemy
Detective
I’m sure the blacked out name belongs to the Doctor’s enemy. They managed to avoid the pack’s revenge, but they still made it into the reports. I think that to wipe their name from the records, they had to make a donation to the City’s fund. Let’s find portraits of patrons from that time.
Don’t be surprised that the portraits of patrons here are set in frames in the form of a tree. This is the Mayor’s idea. Let’s see who’s here. I don’t know these two ladies, but I recognize the Mistress of the Manor! Hmm, one of them was sitting in the carriage back then. We’ve almost found the Doctor’s sworn enemy.
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Words Have Consequences
Detective
The archival documents say that after the mayhem at City Hall, werewolves attacked a passing carriage. No one was hurt, but a carriage lantern was damaged. Let’s examine it. Maybe it belonged to the Were-Doctor’s enemy?
According to a witness, the lantern you’re holding was torn from the carriage by a single swing of the werewolf leader’s huge paw. The passenger got out of the carriage and, after exchanging a few words with the leader, drove on. The owner’s name in the testimony is blacked out...
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Fragments of the Past
Detective
Let’s continue to search for whoever the Were-Doctor decided to take revenge on. The case of the City Hall attack says that during the investigation of the crime scene, a lot of smoldering scraps of paper were found in a coal scuttle. It’s not possible to collect them all, but let’s try to study what we have!
You managed to collect all the scraps from the coal scuttle? These aren’t just scraps but a photo with a signature on the back. It’s a shame I can’t make out the text and don’t know the people in the photo. And there isn’t such a large port in the City. Do you think a ship owner turned the Doctor over to the Cult?
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Claw Marks in the Archive
Detective
If the Doctor was planning revenge, why did he go to City Hall to steal documents and not just send his pack to his betrayer? Let’s find out what he was looking for. That shelf over there is ravaged by werewolf claws too. Let’s find the archive ladder to inspect the section.
Thank you for getting this archive ladder. It looks like it was damaged by the psy-werewolves too. Look, there’s a piece of a document stuck next to the claw marks on the step. Hmm... I’ll try to make out what’s written on it.
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Uninvited Guests
Detective
We can’t miss a single case of psy-werewolf attacks if we want to find out who the Doctor wanted to take revenge on. Aha, file 747 says that psy-werewolves broke into City Hall and stole some papers. A front door knocker is involved in the case. Let’s examine it.
Hmm, this door knocker is our first piece of evidence. The claw marks on the wood belong to a very large werewolf. Is it the pack leader? I compared the claw marks to the Doctor’s costume that he used to turn into a werewolf. It’s very possible that it was him who did it.
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Hunter in Prey’s Clothing
Martha
You’ve collected all the parts of the costume the Doctor wore around his pack of psy-werewolves as their leader. I feel that it’s not just about a quality costume. It also radiates magical energy. Bring me some artifacts. They’ll help me check it.
The artifacts’ energy permeates the parts of the costume, tying all of its elements together with the belt. I see the Doctor dressing up as a wolf and transforming into a real beast! He didn’t just pretend to be a monster in front of his pack of psy-werewolves... He actually became one!
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An Important Accessory
Detective
I heard a legend once. I don’t remember the details, but it involved a belt that you could use to turn yourself into an animal by wearing it. Who knows, maybe the Doctor has such an accessory for the pack leader’s camouflage costume. Let’s look for it.
I can’t believe it, buddy! You managed to find the belt from the psy-werewolf costume the Doctor wore to pass himself off as their pack leader. Maybe it’s magical too, like in that old legend I remembered.
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Artifact of Devotion
Detective
I wonder if the Huntress has ever seen a werewolf with a bag. I haven’t. But that bag over there looks like part of the Doctor’s werewolf disguise for becoming the psy-pack leader. Let’s examine it. My instincts never fail me.
The bag is made from the same fur as the rest of the Doctor’s disguise. Well, well, if it isn’t wulfenite inside. It’s an artifact that werewolves bring as a sign of devotion to their true leader. I swear on my badge, the Doctor wouldn’t have gotten it himself!
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Wolf in the Hood
Detective
I think that with the help of a realistic camouflage costume, the Doctor tried to pass himself off as one of the werewolves. I’m sure that the main element of his wolf look was the monster’s head. Let’s find this important part of the costume!
Buddy, you found a huge wolf hood! Look at how big it is. It’ll easily cover three of my heads. Of course! The leader must be the largest in the pack! That’s why the werewolf costume that the Doctor wore in front of his subordinate monsters is so big!
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Power and Status
Detective
Buddy, we’ve confirmed the theory about the Doctor’s disguise, but I don’t believe monsters are that easy to fool. There’s definitely something about the Doctor’s costume that identifies his strength as the pack leader. For example, an accessory that would always be in full view of the werewolf pack. Let’s look for it.
Yes, this collar adorned with amulets of the moon’s phases is clearly part of the costume. Werewolves honor and worship the moon, as it gives them power and the ability to transform. Only the pack leader is worthy of wearing such a thing. How do I know this? I used to be a werewolf myself!
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A Wolf-Like Disguise
Detective
If the Doctor created psy-werewolves to form a pack, then the only way he could have won their absolute loyalty was by proving that he was one of them.\n What would I do in his place...? I would disguise myself! Let’s test this theory and look for parts of a wolf costume.
These clawed gloves are clearly part of the Doctor’s wolf disguise. They look terrifying and quite realistic, as if made from real werewolf skin. They smell foul too, just like a monster. Did the Doctor really wear them?
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The Spell of Domination
Martha
I discovered that each seal is a piece of a magical spell. The Doctor was a scientist, so I have no clue why he would turn to magic. Maybe he was forced into it? I’ll try to determine what spell was cast on the werewolves. Just lend me some artifacts for the ritual!
The energy of artifacts has wrapped around the seal of submission, the seal of bound will, and the rest, forming a psy-symbol. It’s able to subdue powerful creatures by subjugating their will and mind to whoever cast the spell. All psy-werewolves of the City obey the Doctor as their pack leader!
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The Thought Thief
Detective
Buddy, I found a gnawed page from the diary of the Doctor who branded psy-werewolves. There’s a seal of telepathy on it similar to the seals we’ve collected as evidence. I suggest we start looking for it right now!
You managed to find the seal of telepathy without my help. One can guess that the Doctor branded psy-werewolves with it to hear their thoughts. I wonder from what distance the scientist can read what the monsters are thinking.
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Stamp of Return
Isabelle
I told Martha that I’d seen a psy-werewolf come to the place where the Doctor once conducted his experiments. I didn’t notice any brand on it, but Martha assumed that the monster was marked with the seal of pathfinding. Let’s try to find the seal, and I’ll tell you about its properties.
Yes, this is the seal of pathfinding! This mark causes a werewolf to go to a certain place against its will. Wherever the werewolf roams, the seal draws it to the brander. Maybe the Doctor is still around somewhere and the werewolf came to him?
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A Strong Knot
Isabelle
The Doctor managed to brand the psy-werewolves with various magical symbols. The desire for freedom dies forever under the seal of bound will. Such a mark is often found on psy-werewolves. Let’s find the seal.
You’re holding the seal of bound will. See the knot on it? This is a symbol of submission. Anyone with this brand will meekly follow any instructions from his master. Surely the Doctor used it to brand werewolves with the strongest will.
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Overwhelming Variety
Isabelle
I asked the Huntress about the other markings she has seen on psy-werewolves. It turns out that there are a lot of them. According to her description, the next seal looks like a crescent moon resting on a pentagram. This is the seal of magical sense. I’ll help you find it.
It’s good that you found the seal of magical sense before dusk. The seal allowed members of a magical clan to use each other’s abilities. So, the Doctor must have the same brand, or someone else who could have ordered the monsters to be created.
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Absolute Power
Martha
The Huntress said that sometimes she encounters psy-werewolves branded with a mark. I found the mark that the Huntress described to me in the Book of Magical Seals. It’s a symbol of submission. If the Doctor placed it, we’ll find the seal among his things. Can you help?
The Detective found the Doctor’s fingerprints on the seal of submission you brought. This means we were right to assume that the scientist branded psy-werewolves in order to completely bend the creatures to his will. But is there a third interested party in this story?
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A Magical Invention
Martha
So, these elements should combine into a device that protects a person from psy-werewolves’ magic? Well, I’ll try to find out if the Doctor’s invention works. Bring me some artifacts to restore the energy connection between all the parts!
The energy of the City’s artifacts permeates the hypnotic goggles and the mirror reflector and holds all the parts together. The elements have combined into a helmet. I sense that every attempt by the werewolves to attack the wearer of this device would hurt them too!
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Science and Magic
Professor
No purely mechanical device has been capable of protecting people from magic. The only device that can capture weak magical emanations is the Faraday grid. I’m sure the Doctor would never have been able to create a protective device against psy-effects without it.
Great, you have the Faraday grid. The Doctor upgraded it to create a protective device against werewolves! Genius and madness are the two extremes that led the Doctor in his work to create protection against psy-werewolves’ influence.
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Hypnotic Howling
Isabelle
I remembered another important detail. The howl of psy-werewolves is as hypnotic as their eyes. If the Doctor came up with the goggles, then there should be special ultrasonic headphones. Let’s find them.
You found the ultrasonic headphones so quickly! Let me take them apart and see if they work. Incredibly, these headphones actually pick up and neutralize the terrible howl of psy-werewolves!
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A Mind Shield
Professor
I re-examined the items you found and noticed that something that was previously attached is missing from the top of the metal frame. It’s probably a part for external reflection of psy-impacts. A mirror, maybe? Look for the missing element.
The mirror reflector you have is perfect for the frame you found earlier! I conducted several experiments and concluded that it can be used to reflect a magical psy-effect. But still, the reflector isn’t effective against several werewolves at one time.
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Mesmerizing Lenses
Detective
So the Doctor developed a protective device in the form of a helmet, and we only have one part. A werewolf affects the psyche by looking at you, right? The Doctor knew this for sure. Let’s look for something resembling goggles among the scientist’s inventions!
You managed to find hypnotic goggles? Their lenses are so mesmerizing. You think the best defense against a psy-werewolf is a good offense? But it still takes some skill to hypnotize the monster first.
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Correct Thinking
Isabelle
Psy-werewolves are unusual monsters. They can’t be defeated by force, and they have psy-magic that allows them to penetrate your mind and control your thoughts. If I were making a protective device against it, I would take a strong metal frame that protects my head as its foundation. Let’s find something like that.
Did you find a metal frame among the Doctor’s belongings? So my thinking is correct! The frame resembles part of a helmet. I’m sure it’s part of a protective device the Doctor designed to protect himself from the psy-werewolves’ influence.
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Purpose of the Research
Martha
Negative energy emanates from the Doctor’s tools you brought. I can determine what purpose he pursued in his macabre research. I’ll cast my gaze into the past and try to penetrate the Doctor’s thoughts. I’ll need some artifacts to do this. Bring me some.
In the glow of the artifacts, I see the Doctor move away from the operating table in horror. The werewolf roars furiously, and this roar makes the Doctor writhe in pain. The werewolf subjugated its own creator to its will, but it’s too weak to take revenge on him.
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Back from Darkness
Huntress
The Doctor’s notes are making me uneasy. His diary says that in order to complete the experiment, he needed to put the werewolf in a dying state and quickly reanimate it. That’s not possible without the appropriate equipment. Look for it.
This powerful defibrillator has enough discharge to revive a mummy! The Doctor used it to bring back to life those werewolves whose hearts stopped on his operating table. It’s pretty worn out and looks like it’s been used a lot.
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A Toothy Grip
Professor
The Detective provided me with some clues in the Doctor’s case so I can study them and suggest what other experiments he performed on the werewolf. Look at how many different molds of jaws are here. Examine one of them more closely!
In this model of a werewolf’s jaw, some of the teeth were replaced by metal ones... Each of them has a microscopic sensor capable of sending a remote signal to the brain. I think the Doctor was looking for a way to control the monster.
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Study Methods
Detective
Werewolves are our enemies, of course, but I find it wrong to perform experiments on them. In his notes, the Doctor wrote about trying to get into the monsters’ heads during his experiments. I wonder if he meant this literally. Let’s look for some evidence to clarify that.
Buddy, this cranial saw is the tool of a true maniac! Apparently, the Doctor was trying to study a werewolf’s brain directly rather than by psychological methods. This scientist’s experiments are looking more and more disturbing with each new piece of evidence.
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A Special Tool
Professor
If you want to know what kind of experiments your Doctor has done on werewolves, take a close look at his tools. If there are surgical instruments among them, then his experiments could have been related to physically modifying monsters. Find out if he had scalpels!
You found the Doctor’s obsidian scalpels? These tools are stronger than regular scalpels, as werewolf skin is incredibly thick. I don’t think the Doctor was just studying the body structure of these creatures. There’s plenty of information about that in monstrology textbooks.
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Taming the Monster
Huntress
Mein Freund, we learned earlier that the Doctor caught a werewolf for his experiment. What was the purpose of his research? It’s difficult to subdue a monster when it’s trapped. How did the Doctor manage to put the monster to sleep? I want to examine his anesthesia apparatus. Can you find it?
Looks like you actually found the anesthesia apparatus the Doctor used to put the werewolf to sleep. Look at how big it is. I also found some werewolf fur inside. It smells like sleepy smoke... The Doctor used a magic drug as anesthesia!
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An Old Case
Detective
Let’s revive the old case! If my assumptions are correct and the monster-obsessed Doctor’s research has something to do with creating psy-werewolves, we’ll learn all the details soon enough. I’ll create a new section in the Investigation Diary.
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Ghosts of Dusk
Vera
I’m pretty sure that the pearl Lucas woke up with is a dream come true. Perhaps this is the dream of my brother, who suffered from nightmares. I want to test the pearl one last time after configuring the mental vessel. Can you bring me my tools?
I’ve reconfigured the mental vessel to read the images that come to the pearl creator’s mind and I peer into their dream. I see a girl and hear a violin’s woeful cry. There’s also a strange house with windows shining red. And a black fog gathering around it!
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Composed of Pure Thought
Vera
The pearl that appeared in Lucas’s hand resembles a materialized thought, but whose? My brother wasn’t able to think clearly while dreaming. Maybe someone wanted to send nightmares to him, and this plan turned into the pearl? A mental vessel will help us find out. Please find it!
The Pawnbroker lent me the mental vessel you found. This tool reads all aspects of thoughts in detail: images, sounds, and smells. I put the pearl into the vessel, but I see only faint images... and I can’t smell anything! This only happens in dreams!
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The Ghost of Eureka
Kira Woodville
The mystery of the pearl that appeared in Lucas’s hand when he woke up troubles me. We found out that it emits the same vibrations as whale songs. I showed our work to the science department, and they told me something interesting. Please hand me that thought sample over there.
Thank you for handing me the sample. The scientists said that songs of celestial whales sometimes embody images from people’s thoughts. This sample emerged from the joy that a scientist felt when he made a discovery, and the pearl emits similar vibrations! Maybe it was born from a thought as well?
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Hidden from Sight
Kira Woodville
We need to find out if the pearl is connected to Lucas’s nightmares and how it ended up in his hand this morning. It doesn’t have a physical form, but what about sound? We may not be hearing something important. Let’s check the pearl with sensitive threads. Can you find them?
These threads are made for the Security Service from the silk of glassworms that use their hearing to hunt in the dark. Using these threads, I got a diagram of sound vibrations. It matches the song of the celestial whales! Remember the day they appeared over the City?!
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Gaze of the Heavens
Vera
I have to make sense of Lucas’s nightmares. If this requires studying the pearl that appeared in his hand in the morning, then I’ll use all my knowledge. The sample of the pearl crumbled, which means we need to study it in its entirety. Can you help me find a lunar emitter?
Thanks for finding the lunar emitter. This device creates a beam of light comparable in power to the moon. I tried to shine the light through the pearl, but I saw a strange thing: the light doesn’t refract on it, as if the pearl is immaterial. Even though we’re holding it in our hands!
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Thorns of an Ancient Sea
Kira Woodville
The story about Lucas waking up after a nightmare with a pearl in his hand disturbs me. He’s sensitive to energies and used to create real things out of the fog, but the pearl isn’t like them. Let’s take a scraping for analysis. Can you find my spiny brush?
The spiny brush you brought is amazing! Instead of bristles, it has the shed spines of sea urchins that live in underground waters. You won’t find anything sharper. I easily scraped off a sample from the pearl, but it immediately crumbled into nothing... How is this possible?
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The Creator’s Reflection
Sophia
Dearie, thanks to you and Augustine, I have the whale zither in my hands. It’s time for me to confess something, because music doesn’t tolerate lies. I want to record a special song not just for the townspeople. Please bring me some tools and play with me. Then I’ll tell you everything.
As I sing, my fingers dance on the strings of the whale zither, reflecting my feelings: love, resentment, sadness, delight... I’ll write down the lyrics and notes of the song and put them in a bottle of sleepy sand. Now this song will reach not only my listeners but also... my father.
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Creating a Melody
Augustine Capuchin
Sophia can’t wait to perform her new song to the sound of the whale zither, but first the instrument needs to be tested. I’ll prepare it myself, as all projectionists know how to work with their hands. Please bring our zither. It’s time to finally hear its sound!
I can’t believe it... The sound of this whale zither brought tears to my eyes. This is an amazing instrument! As soon as Sophia touched the strings, she awakened in me feelings as sharp and strong as childhood memories. What will her precious song sound like?
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Music of the Spheres
Sophia
Making a special musical instrument is a challenge, so we need to do everything perfectly! I decided to make a zither from the strings of whale songs and the foggy rosewood. But to tune it, we need a special lunar tuning fork. Please find it!
A thousand thanks! I wouldn’t have gotten the lunar tuning fork without you! As celestial creatures, whales subtly feel the phases of the moon and change their songs to match them. With this tuning fork, I can switch the phase the zither is tuned to and control its sound!
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Foggy Wood
Sophia
My dream to create an instrument from whale sounds and record a special song is getting closer and closer. We already have the right strings. But what material to make the body from...? I think I know! Please get me some foggy rosewood and I’ll tell you about it!
Oh dearie, you really found some foggy rosewood! It’s found only in very densely fogged neighborhoods. The fog there nearly turns wood into glass and amplifies any sound. This rosewood will make for the best instrument for my song!
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Locked Sounds
Augustine Capuchin
Sophia’s desire to create an instrument from whale songs in order to write her own song amazed me, so I want to help. We used a special vessel to get the material basis for the instrument through sounds. Please bring me what formed inside it!
Did you take these delightful singing seashells out of our vessel? Just look, there are strings going through them. Sophia says that each of them plays in a special key. With such strings and the right body, we can make a wonderful instrument!
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Clouds Instead of Music Staff
Sophia
If we manage to create a musical instrument from the sounds made by celestial whales, the future song will be a sensation! To start with, we have to convert the sounds into a material form. I bought a special artifact, a resonating vessel, from Alford. Please bring it!
Thank you for taking good care of this vessel. The Antique Shop’s owner showed me that sounds inside this jug create a special resonance and become material. I cleaned the echoes of old melodies from the vessel. We can start working with it!
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Margin of Safety
Lucas Light
The clinking that haunted me in my dream is made by a heel that broke off from a crystal shoe. Look, both shoes are lying over there, and one is missing a heel. I took special glue from Vera and will reattach the heel you found if you lend me some tools.
I tried very hard, and it turned out well. The shoes look like new. The heel holds firmly and you can’t see where it was glued. I feel like I guessed the wish of the lady from my recurring dream. Now I’ll be able to have other dreams.\n Oh, someone’s coming up the stairs... It’s her!
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A Piece of the Secret
Lucas Light
We’re close to solving the mystery of my dream, and I’ll finally be able to get rid of the recurring vision. Judging by the sound, the young lady in it dropped something made from glass. It didn’t break but clinked beautifully. I don’t know what it is, but it’s most likely made of crystal. Let’s look around.
Something crystal, but what is it? Of course, it’s a shoe heel! Scavengers don’t wear that, but my mother used to wear high heels. The crystal shoe is fragile, so the heel came off it. Ah, I get it. The young lady wants to fix it so much that the dream keeps repeating itself!
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Strong Glass
Lucas Light
I’m trying to remember things more clearly. When the lady drops the item in my recurring dream, I hear a melodic sound similar to the clink of glasses. It’s clinking, not the clattering of breaking glass. Can you find a glass that doesn’t break?
Wow, you managed to find unbreakable glass! Even though the glass seems so thin... Are you sure it won’t break if I drop it? Okay, I’ll try.\n Yes, the glass is still intact, and the sound is very similar to what I hear in my dream. But it’s still slightly different.
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A Ray of Light
Lucas Light
I don’t want to have this recurring dream, even though it’s beautiful. I think the young lady in it is so eager to find what she lost that her desire has passed on to me. In my dream, she’s walking down a dark staircase and holding a small lantern in her hand. Have you found one here?
Thank you for helping me find this dainty lantern. It looks exactly like the one the young lady in my dream used to light up the stairs. But it has fragile parts. If she dropped it, they would definitely break. I won’t even try. It’s pretty clear that this lantern didn’t fall to the ground.
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A Shining Trail
Lucas Light
I feel that in order for my dream to end and be replaced by another, we need to find the thing that the lady drops. I couldn’t see her face, but her skin seemed to glow. My sister Vera says that girls use powder and carry it with them. Maybe the lady dropped a powder box?
You’ve found a wonderful painted box. Is this shimmering face powder inside? I’ve just never seen it before, but I believe you. Try dropping the powder box and I’ll compare the sound. No, it’s different from what I hear in my dream. That means the lady is dropping something else.
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A Clinking Accessory
Lucas Light
My dreams often intertwine with reality. If I dream that a lady dropped something on the steps of the tower, it probably happened for real. In the dream, the item falls with a melodic clinking sound. What could the young lady be dropping? An accessory, maybe? Let’s look around.
How did you manage to find this brooch with bells? You’re really talented! The brooch would go well with the lady’s outfit. But I checked it, and when it falls, it makes a sound different from the one in the dream that’s haunting me. We’ll have to continue our search.
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Clear Evidence
Mr. Black
The fake trees, tickling tool, wiggling ears to make the werewolf seem alive, the camera and footage... It all fits: the Capuchins are secretly filming a movie featuring the monster! I’ve collected a tube with new posters from the printing house. Lend me some tools. I’ll carefully open it.
Be careful unfolding the poster. The ink isn’t dry yet, and I want to see all the details on it. It shows the werewolf from the tower and says, "Sensation! A movie featuring a real monster!". We found the secret visitor. It’s the Capuchins. But I’ll ruin the premiere for them!
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Disturbing Frames
Mr. Black
The person who’s been coming to the tower is interested in the werewolf and was filming it. Perhaps they’re testing the sleeping monster’s reflexes. The thing is, the equipment we found doesn’t look like it’s designed for research. Maybe you’ve seen some kind of scientific records somewhere around here?
You found film frames? Since the monster was filmed, it’s quite logical. One of them shows the werewolf, and there’s a girl in a hooded cape in the other. She’s beautiful, like in the movies. And who deals with artistic footage if not the Capuchins, the filmmakers. I’ll interrogate them.
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Insidious Surveillance
Mr. Black
Perhaps the secret visitor to the tower is just a lunatic who worships the werewolf. There’s a monster club in the City, didn’t you know? But they’re all under my supervision, and none of them came here. Wait, isn’t that a hidden camera over there in the corner?
Aha, I was right! That’s a cleverly hidden camera. I can tell that our intruder is watching the beast with the help of high-quality equipment. This greatly narrows the circle of suspects. But we’d better look for more evidence and find a specific person.
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Nervous Tics
Mr. Black
Let’s say the secret visitor wants to awaken the werewolf. For what purpose? The monster is cunning and very strong. It’s likely that only the Shadow can subdue it. On second thought... Let’s look around. Maybe the stranger used some other devices to affect the beast.
These fake ears have recently been used. The wire is broken and still sparks a little. It’s not clear why they were used though, as the werewolf has its own ears. Put them on the werewolf and connect them to a power source to make them move? A strange idea! I believe they’re more likely a bugging device.
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Suspicious Laughter
Mr. Black
The stranger comes to the tower at night, when even my agents avoid this place. Still, there’s a werewolf, albeit in anabiosis. I have a theory that it’s the monster that interests the brave visitor. I saw an unusual tool not far from the werewolf. Look for it.
Do you think it’s a tickling tool? Hmm... I assumed the attacker used it to try to disable the anabiosis unit. Ha ha ha, I tried it and admit that it really tickles. But why would someone tickle a werewolf? Were they hoping to wake it up?
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Disturbing Greenery
Mr. Black
The unknown person who’s been secretly visiting the Full Moon Tower is leaving a strange trail. For example, they moved the buildings on the model of the City and added some details there. It alarms me that they’re in the form of trees. Perhaps it’s a hint about planned ambushes? Take a look.
I agree, these fake trees do look like theatrical scenery. But who needed to bring them here, and why? I don’t think that someone crazy just suddenly decided to decorate the model of the Upper City. They clearly have a goal, and most likely a criminal one.
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Surprise for a Thief
Alford Stone
Look, the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster figurines perfectly connect with each other and are firmly attached to the holder. But no matter how I twist and turn them, I can’t make the anti-theft charm work. Maybe I need to use your tools. Can you lend me some?
Cover your ears! I tried to break into a safe next to the anti-theft charm, and it activated. It turns out that the charm emits an awful cry. It’s impossible to bear, but what’s worse is that you can’t turn it off! I suggest we run away from here as soon as possible!
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Solid Foundation
Alford Stone
We’ve collected the parts of the special anti-theft charm, but it has another important component that holds everything together. They say it looks like a wagon. I tried to find such a thing, but came up with nothing. Help me find a suitable charm holder.
I’m infinitely grateful to you for finding this charm holder. I imagined it would be in the form of a carriage, but it’s a cart. But the main thing is that all the parts of the amulet fit in it, as if they were here all along. Now we just need to figure out how to activate the special protection.
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Avian Vigilance
Alford Stone
The next part of the anti-theft charm that we’re reassembling should embody vigilance. I managed to find out that it’s related to a bird, but I never found out which one. Can you find some kind of security device that looks like a bird?
You found a ring with feathers? Aha, there’s a rooster figurine here. It can be considered a bird. Rooster crowing scares away even evil spirits. I think the feathered ring served to protect against thieving spirits or witches. That’s quite important in the City. We’ve almost assembled the charm!
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Guardian of the House
Alford Stone
An urban legend says that another part of the charm is a guardian who protects the home. It looks like we need a cat. I’ve wanted one for a long time, but I’m allergic. For the charm we’ll need some kind of security item with a cat on it. Have you seen one?
That’s exactly what we need: an anti-theft device in the form of a cat stuffed with an explosive mixture. As the burglar approaches, the mixture explodes and releases acrid smoke. Pretty effective! I’m really curious to see how the assembled charm will work. I can’t wait to find out!
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A Nosy Sentinel
Alford Stone
I’ve never used dogs to guard my valuables. It’s too much trouble. The Defenders themselves didn’t have any dogs. But one of the parts of the anti-theft charm is a gate guardian with an acute sense of smell. So, we need to find something that looks like a dog. Did you come across such a guardian?
You found a dog alarm, a figurine of a dog with a signal crystal that lights up when someone passes by. Of course, it won’t deal with the burglar by itself, but it will be perfect for the anti-theft charm. Plus, you don’t need to feed it.
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A Strong Barrier
Alford Stone
It will take a lot of effort to reassemble the anti-theft charm, but I’m ready to do anything to protect my antiques. Rumor has it that one of the parts of the charm protected valuables with the stubbornness of a donkey. What could it be? Maybe a strong lock? Let’s find it.
It’s a start: you found the donkey lock. Hmm, what an interesting design... The lock is in fact very strong. But not all burglars just break the door open. That’s why I need a special charm - to protect my property from any trouble.
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The Knowledge Keeper
Huntress
Father always kept a journal of his experiments, but we haven’t found any of his records. I’m sure this scientific data is stored in a safe place, but where? Bitte, show off your wonderful talent and help me find the valuable information.
This is my father’s travel secretary desk. I remember him going to scientific conferences with it. There are his old reports here and... a journal with a description of his experiments on werewolves! Mein Freund, you’ve just made an invaluable contribution to the development of a cure for lycanthropy!