Perpetua 45: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 05

Conflict and complication at the edge of Eschatonica! In the Creed of Oracles' fortress courtyard, Antistrophe, Nicky, and Jonathan find out just how far the protocols of war go. And for those on the other side of the vast castle, progress will come only with mastery of another world's language and ritual…

This week on Perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 05

Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06] Spoiler-free Ten Hint Puzzle Guide

This new section is inspired by the community addendum that xXzelgadyskXx did for the Alteros masquerade puzzle. As always, I want to try to preserve some sense of mystery for people using this guide, so I'll give a series of ten progressively more direct hints, but won't ever give the direct solution.

Springsong Mural Puzzle

The large mural depicting Sprinsong's legendary Heroes of the Spark is more than meets the eye. Just be careful, because if you make too many wrong moves, the ostrich-like automatons will activate and defend the secrets here!

Hint 1

There's more to the mural than meets the eye. Look closely at the symbols AND the middle…

Hint 2

Some of the floor tiles in this room look different than the others.

Hint 3

Remember how you dealt with the flowers in the previous room? 'Springsong' is more than just a name.

Hint 4

Springsong and Perpetua have different, but corresponding elements. You have to map them one to one if you want to crack this puzzle. Don't look at the next clue if you want to figure this one out yourself!

Hint 5

Symbol

Springsong Element

Perpetua Element

3 Curved Sideways S's

Breeze

Air

Downward Zigzags

Spark

Bolt

Crescent

Night

Dark

Triangle

Mountain

Earth

Open Square

Hearth

Fire

Teardrop

Spring

Ice

Open Circle

Sun

Light

Quatrefoil (Clover)

Nature

Poison

Hint 6

In the story hidden in the Flower Room, you can learn that while the evil sorcerer of Springsong used all the elements (except Spark/Bolt) to harm the world, he took complete control of Spring (Ice), Night (Dark), and Nature (Poison).

Hint 7

You'll have to use the magic of the remaining elements (Air, Bolt, Earth, Fire, Light) to complete this puzzle. Remember that in Springsong, you must perform in order to use magic!

Hint 8

Don't just look at the Mural, use the "Study" action on the heroes depicted there. What can you learn from their names?

Hint 9

By combining the elements together you can create different letter runes. Pay attention to the combinatory effect! By the way, the letter Z doesn't seem to exist in Springsong.

Hint 10

The heroes of Springsong must be very naive if this is the password to their secret vault...

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