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ORIGINAL: Falerin

[In Character]
While searching through information about the coming of the WarpForce, and by consequence the activities of the network, I happened upon this curious scrap of paper tucked away in my library. It is likely of no relevance, but in the off chance it contains anything worth noting. I am forwarding it to you.

Falerin.

[/In Character]

Paper is a grid of letters that looks like this link.

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ORIGINAL: Falerin

[In Character]
While you are working on that here is a second grid. From what I can see this one has been corrupted by a list of random lorian people, lorian places, terran places, foods, and a number of other irrelevant minutae. I should know better then allow that yellow moglin to deliver messages to me. Find what you can and eliminate those things that seem to fit the pattern I mentioned. What remains might be significant. Of course there is a risk that there is crossover of actual importance here as well. Lorian places might be relevant or irrelevant. Likewise the names of known important Lorians. Still we do what we can.

[/In Character]

Grid is as follows.

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[18:51] <Falerin> The second puzzle is interesting. You might want to eliminate all known contractions too
[18:51] <Falerin> There seem to be a good many of them
[18:51] <Falerin> and they do not appear pertinent
[18:52] <Falerin> whereas drakel names for things often contain apostrophes as well.
[18:52] <Falerin> Oh and the last thing is that points of commonality are highly relevant
[18:52] <Falerin> These papers originate from the same source initially
[18:53] <Falerin> so what nexus of similiarity there exists should be considered
[18:53] <Falerin> But of course I have told you nothing
[18:53] <Falerin> I did not already say on the forums

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ORIGINAL: Falerin

[In Character]
Now here is a curious thing. According to my analysis these two parchments originate in the same place. Curious.

[/In Character]

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ORIGINAL: Falerin

Those are similarities not commonalities sir. Try again.

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[17:19] <swenson> So when you said "commonality"... did you mean in letters between the two? *tests temperature*
[17:19] <Falerin> The question is presuposed on a false dichotomy
[17:20] <Insanity_Incarnated> So everything we've done so far is leading us nowhere. Great.
[17:20] <Falerin> Warmer... but not quite warm enough
[17:20] <Falerin> Try words
[17:20] <Falerin> Whole words
[17:20] <Falerin> Thank You
[17:20] <Falerin> Come again

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[In Character] ORIGINAL: Falerin
When it rains it pours.

I have gained some information about the leader of a race of beings known as the Virin, or alternatively the Viren, apparently both spellings are used depending on the dialect of the speaker, these creatures are apparently servitors of the network and it if what rumor I hear is true it is fortunate for lore they were not encountered among the forces of the networks here on Lore. Diviara sent along this message to me with from a former friend in the network whom he still trusts to be on our side. It is apparently one that originates among the Virin's leadership. Diviara was able to provide me with the only the following. The encryption seems to be a polyalphabetic cipher. I am inclined to consider it the the work of Bellaso and Diviara agrees. Almost assuredly the key is the name of the Virin leader. With these two pieces of information the message can be decoded. Beware irrelevancies as they may distract here.
[/In Character]

Cipher is as follows:

DIW FLRA GPBD WBSAW MGKM D KPNP BURUZN XIRI UYGLQ PA F UBBD ZB

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ORIGINAL: damselindigital

Good day, Cryptonauts.

I have received a particular message from Falerin, which I feel is likely wise to share with you.

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Shayril,
Please forward this message unto those seeking to solve the most recent puzzle. I am afraid my transcription system remains nonfunctional. Worse my black ink chamber is running low and the resultant image has been rendered using the color tank. The computer assures me it is a monoalphabetic substitution not that I can see how.
-The LoreMaster

What then followed was this particular attachment. I can make neither heads nor tails of it, but I do have a sense that deciphering it might aid you with the three.

Good luck to you all.

~Shayril Staton

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ORIGINAL: Truth Seeker

A monosubstitution does not have to replace letters with other letters. It can replace them with numbers.

2 1 7 might be a straight forward substitution for Bag for instance.

It can also replace it with characters.

   .


Could be a substtution for

The Hills have Eyes.

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ORIGINAL: Falerin
MY FINAL CLUE:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/R9fkh_7TKMlnB-okAVdAJg?feat=directlink

And my generosity is quite used up for this entire effort now.

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[20:27] Falerin: Some persons have no stamina
[20:28] Damsel: Indeed not
[20:28] Dragonnightwolf: hello falerin.
[20:28] Falerin: Good e'en Dragonnightwolf
[20:29] Dragonnightwolf: what can we do for you my lord?
[20:30] Falerin: It is not so much what you can do for me but what I can do for you
[20:31] Falerin: Which is at this point to slap into you some sense. Shayril's grid is what it says it is. A simple substitution cipher. You are grossly overthinking it.

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ORIGINAL: Falerin

[In Character]

This morning I was ranting to a friend. This message was intercepted at the time.

[/In Character]

RQDSSDK EN RDQTSBHO MDCCHG SNM RH SH. MNHSHTSHSRATRNMNL Z RH DKYYTO DGS, DLHS GSCDQCMTG DGS QNE. QDSSDK Z QNE MNHSTSHSRATR BHGOZQFNSOXQB Z RZ CHQF 3W3 GBZD FMHQDCHRMNB RH FMHNC DA CZDSRMH CKTNGR XDGS SZGV. QNUZDCMD RKNNE Z RH RHGS. RDKHS DGS MH RQDSSDK EN RDQTSBHO KZQDSHK QNE JNNK NS FMHXQS DQZ XDGS.

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SRETTEL FO SERUTCIP NEDDIH TON SI TI. NOITIUTITSBUSONOM A SI ELZZUP EHT, EMIT HTDERDNUH EHT ROF. RETTEL A ROF NOITUTITSBUS CIHPARGOTPYRC A SA DIRG 3X3 HCAE GNIREDISNOC SI GNIOD EB DAETSNI DLUOHS YEHT TAHW. ROVAEDNE SLOOF A SI SIHT. SELIT EHT NI SRETTEL FO SERUTCIP LARETIL ROF KOOL OT GNIYRT ERA YEHT.

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THEY ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR LITERAL PICTURES OF LETTERS IN THE TILES.THIS IS A FOOLS ENDEAVOR. WHAT THEY SHOULD INSTEAD BE DOING IS CONSIDERING EACH 3X3 GRID AS A CRYPTOGRAPHIC SUBSTITUTION FOR A LETTER. FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME, THE PUZZLE IS A MONOSUBSTITUTION. iT IS NOT HIDDEN PICTURES OF LETTERS.

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EACH 3X3 GRID AS A CRYPTOGRAPHIC SUBSTITUTION FOR A LETTER