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The Mines Trunk - Hints
Commonly asked questions and their answers will be added below as more Witches and Wizards tempt their fates.
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The Sphinx is remembered as a guardian creature that tests mortals with riddles, often barring the way forward until the challenge is met.
A Sphinx is a magical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human (sometimes with wings).
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Riddles: The Greek sphinx is a symbol of mystery, puzzles, and the intellectual challenge of solving riddles and sometimes placed in large labyrinths. Passing the sphinx’s riddle means proving one’s wit and insight.
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Doorway/Threshold Keepers: The sphinx often acts as a guardian of passages—whether the gates of a city, a sacred space, or even metaphorical thresholds between life, death, or knowledge. They stand as tests or barriers, where only the wise or worthy may proceed.
Gobbledygook is the written language of Goblins. While they do use runes and magical glyphs for security and protective purposes, they do communicate and coument their own information using this form of written language of 26 characters.
Among several items you will discover sets of 4 letter characters. In a way to disguise their most secret informtaion, Goblins would write their secrets in these sets of coded letter. Once translated, and placed correctly, these 4 letter codes will provide you what you need to solve your Confidential Mission. There are a total of 7 sets of Four Letters.
The Secret Vault Door holds 4 Goblin characters. There are an additional 6 sets of letters among the items within The Mines Trunk. Upon further inspection you may find that there seems to be space for additional letters, using the Secret Vault Door as a guide.