Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Turcko » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:23 pm

What's entertaining about an Iron Order rogue being utterly overwhelmed by me?
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This was really fun, thanks for organizing it!
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Pallas » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:41 pm

Well done Falx!!

Cody or Raffe - will you be posting the solution? Thre was one answer I failed to reason out and my sanity demands I know what it is!
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Cody F » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:44 pm

The look on your face when she beats you would be all the entertainment I would need :D

Pallas, I will get Raffe to post it when he stops admiring himself in the mirror :wink:

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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Viviyana » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:55 pm

I already beat him in crosswords.....twice....he just remembers it wrong.
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Pallas » Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:01 am

Cody F wrote:Pallas, I will get Raffe to post it when he stops admiring himself in the mirror :wink:


So, we could be waiting for quite some time ... :lol:
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Turcko » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:58 am

No need to rush the Commander. Pallas' sanity has been saved. For the moment... :D
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Lavender » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:08 pm

Congratulations Falx!!!
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Blythe » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:11 pm

Here are the winning Solutions:

Well done Falx! It saved me from having to retype them...

Answers to the final puzzle:
ACROSS
1. Time of 5: Twilight
6. Person of 9: Syblsto
7. Size of 7: Giant
8. Person of 1: Weslau
9. Amount of 10: Handful
13. Quality of 9: Questionable
15. Profession of 13: Farmer
16. Item of 12: String
18. Item of 3: Steelvisor
20. Exclamation of 7: Oy
21. Station of 6: Trade
23. State of 3: Demolished
24. Scent of 8: Lemon
25. Flavor of 4: Seafood

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2. Opus of 2: Languages
3. Abode of 5: Cottage
4. Size of 1: Small
5. Foliage of 10: Nishrubbery
10. Soul of 4: Deek
11. Not pet of 6: Wolfpup
12. Place of 2: Caernivale
14. Flavor of 8: Nightsmoke
17. Search of 11: Megold
19. Nuisance of 13: Hoplouse
22. Benefit of 12: Healing
25. Place of 11: Swamp


Answers to the individual puzzles:
1a The light of the people of Valor may conquer any darkness: fountain spring south of Dundee
1b Checking the map exactly as it is, it starts at the fountain spring and ends at Weslau the Travelling Merchant. He sells a small mug of ale
1c Small mug of ale

2a A roaring river seems to come from out of one of the mountains to your south: South of Caernivale, north of where the green guardian spawns "Rolling Hills, Waterfall and River Bank"
2b The map is reversed vertically. It starts south of Caernivale, north or where the green guardian spawns (green X) and ends at the Pirate Deck Hand that gives the quest item to be taken to Melchor the Hermit. Melchor is mentioned in the HSV tome of languages as a language expert
**Alternatively, read in a different direction it ends at the Scribbler Sal's Scribery**
2c hsv tome of languages

3a A precipitation of heavy panels of glass has pulverized what were once the polished bar and tables of a prim eating establishment: Demolished tavern
3b The map is reversed horizontally. It starts at Jaymes tavern with the green X and ends at Jeb's hut with the red X. He sells steel visors
3c Steel Visor

4a Dedicated to the brave adventurers who battled to bring back the soul of their King.: Caer Laleldan Flower Garden
4b The map is flipped 90º and reversed vertically. It starts at the Caer flower garden and ends at Harnall the Provisioner. He sells seafood stew
4c Seafood stew

5a Unfortunately, I have run out of wares... the Golden Age machine I used to manufacture the mods stopped functioning, : Krasus the Weapon Tinkerer
5b The map is flipped 90º It starts at Krasus the Weapon Tinkerer in the green X and ends in the Twilight Serenity guild hall by Lenore the chicken. She sells/lays eggs
5c Egg

6a ...a small, furry face peers intently across at the dancing waves with eyes that glimmer from between the dappled-green stalks.: Wolf pups and guardian by the Ocean Shoreline and the En'sate
6b The map is flipped 90º It starts by the ocean shoreline at the wolf pups and the en'sate (green X) and ends at the Trade Station of New Fartown by Balis the Textile Artist who sells simple red clothing
6c Simple red cloth clothing

7a While I wish you well, I may speak with none before the Queen.: My beloved Sparrowflower the Beyond-World Liaison
7b Checking the map exactly as it is and starting by the gracious feet of my beloved Sparrowflower (green X) and ending wherever Haggie the Junk Dealer happens to be in Branishor in one of the red Xs. He sells corroded broadswords
7c Corroded Broadsword

8a a lemon-scented stand swaying slightly in the breeze.: Lemonyana's stand by Dundee's north life monument
8b The map is reversed and flipped 90º. Starting at Lemonyana's (green X) and ending at Fleur's by Kodi. She does not, at the moment, sell a mug of night smoke, but may do so seasonally
8c Mug of night smoke

9a A couple of sleepy kittens are curled up together: Caernivale Magic Shop where Syblsto the Enchanter sells his wares
9b Checking the map exactly as it is and starting at Caernivale Magic Shop (green X) one needs to take the ferry to Killican Isle (marked in blue) and end at the Inn of Questionable Quality where Gunwalls Morgan sells pirate grub. He wanders sometimes and may not always be where the red X shows
9c pirate grub

10a Small, teardrop-shaped berries of the deepest heartblood red peep from between the lush, life-infused foliage: Ni Shrubbery at the Gates of the Many
10b The map is flipped 180º. Starting at the Ni Shrubbery north of Milltown (green X) and ending at the red X by High Enchanter Cohr. He sells handful of powder
10c handful of powder

11a DOWN IN THE DARKNESS A SURRY RAT MUST GO, IF HE BE IN SEARCH OF ME GOLD.: Duberry's Swamp, the carved tree with a message from Captain Duberry
11b The map is flipped 90º- Starting at the carved tree with Captain Duberry's message (green X) and ending inside the mud cave by the Old Swamp Man. He gives strange boots in exchange for strange metal
11c strange boots

12a Welcome, friend. This is my humble mountain shrine.: Jensen the Holy at the Mountain Shrine
12b The map is flipped 180º and reversed horizontally. Starting at Jensen the Holy's mountain shrine (green X) and ending by Levant the Hawker who sells a string.
12c a string

13a Leaning on his pitchfork, surveying the fields around with knitted brow, there is a farmer.
13b The map is reversed 90º. Starting at the hop fields entrance by John the Farmer (green X) and ending at the ferry ticket booth in the Dundee Docks, that sells ferry ticket
13c ferry ticket
I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am :D
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Turcko » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:29 pm

Blythe wrote:7a While I wish you well, I may speak with none before the Queen.: My beloved Sparrowflower the Beyond-World Liaison
7b Checking the map exactly as it is and starting by the gracious feet of my beloved Sparrowflower (green X) and ending wherever Haggie the Junk Dealer happens to be in Branishor in one of the red Xs. He sells corroded broadswords
7c Corroded Broadsword


You did copy and paste exactly what I sent you it seems :oops:
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Lavender » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:40 pm

:lol: And thank you Commander, I am sure Pallas will be quite thrilled to see the answers, it shall sooth his mind.
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Blythe » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:52 pm

Well, you should be proud of your winning submission!

And your obvious love of large feet... :D
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Pallas » Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:42 am

Brain-bending indeed! Many thanks for such a mindblowing contest.
And now I see where I went astray, I'll be able to sleep at night :lol:
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Re: Iron Order's Bewildering Winter's Warming Brain Benders!

Postby Topaz » Sun Feb 10, 2019 3:18 am

I never got a single word of any of this, so thank you for posting the answers.


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