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Matron was online earlier!

Brent sent me a text file containing his conversation with her.

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[ArchaicDome]

Re: Greek

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[ArchaicDome]

Well, Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Maybe he sang along?

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ok... so it seems we are at an impasse here.. (sorry, jonathan coulton lyric stuck in my head)

but seriously, we are stuck. I cannot find the keyword needed to decode that journal page, and by the lack of posts I have to assume no one else (that posts here) has either.

So we gotta start over and take another look at it.

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Ok.. here's how it went.

Matron disappeared.. we found out she was in Greece at the Temple of Delphi.

She told Brent to look in Sophie's Journal for anything related to Apollo's Laurel.

Brent finds the journal page of the Laurel Wreath with the code we are stuck on.

(Most of it is in the "ITC Blackadder" font... with the last word in Greek.)

ok.. so we are stuck on that code... and Brent talks to Matron. Matron searched the Coven's Archives, and found a similar page with a Laurel Wreath.

[the_velociraptor]

Maybe his bloodline had something to do with the Christians during Nero's reign?

Have we found out the code under the wreath? I pointed out it looks Greek.

[ArchaicDome]

Okay, maybe we're barking up the wrong burning city. What about "The Night Chicago Died?" lol Forgive me. I'm frustrated.

But seriously, are we 100% it's a reference to Nero? If we're in Greece at Delphi, why not Athens or Cypress or summat? Since I'm at work, I'll work the Google machine.

EDIT: Okay, yeah, nothing else burned significantly. Some things that DON'T work in Vigenere- Nero, Claudius, Caesar, Augustus, Germanicus, Lucius, Domitus, Ahenobarbus, Drusus (all names of Nero), Sack of Ilium (the song it's reported he sang), Rome, or coin (double-sided puzzle?). I also tried Tiberius because I'm a Trekkie.

I dug up that Rome burned July 18, 64 (adjusted to Gregorian calendar). In case it's important.

Edited to add keyword rejects.

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[ArchaicDome]

I'm familiar with Janus. I just tried Janus as a key, and it didn't work either. I'm going to try all of the above again, plus Janus, in keyword instead of vigenere and see what I get. After that, folks, I'm out of ideas.

EDIT: none of them work as a keyword cipher.

Have we EVER had a clue unsolved so long? Where are Rogi and Smooth?? I think we'll need ALL our heads to brain this one.

On a side note, Smooth's stepfather passed on the 19th. That's probably where he's been. I'm sure you all join me in offering condolence, prayer/happythought/warmfuzzy, and understanding to him and his family.

[Rik]

Hi Guys. been following, or lurking, this thread for awhile. Is it possible that we are looking for "someone singing while they are burned"? In an early convo Brent makes the comment "Whoa sounds like hot coals stuff to me" Later we get "It burns, but still he sings" " A double sided puzzle" and the Greek word for Jesus. Well double sided could mean opposite, and the opposite of Jesus is Lucifer. Lucifer is the morning star in Roman myths as well as in Hebrew. The Muslim believed him to be made of flame, and if I remember right he was also the leader of the Heavenly choir. The only tie in I can find to Apollo though, would be the Laurel Wreath, as Lucifer is also known as The Prince Of Darkness, Lord Of Lies etc. That and the Morning Star was the last to leave the sky before the Sun God arrived. Just a thought.

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Good thought, but no dice. Lucifer, morningstar, devil, and satan don't work, either in vigenere or keyword.

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