Case 303

Case 303: Password-Protected

Celest St. Claire's Notes

Hey,

As I mentioned in my note, I’m sure that my conclusions will match Sullivan’s. That being the case, if you’ve already asked him about these clues, you probably won’t learn anything new here.

If you do choose to use this site, you’ll still need to email Sullivan about the case’s Solution once you’ve figured out what the “Dreams” section’s password is.

If you haven’t emailed Sullivan yet, you can visit SleuthKings.com/Case-303 to send him your first email. When you want to tell him what the “Dreams” section’s password is, just include the word Solution in the body of your email.

If you need help figuring out the password once you’ve solved Clues 1-4, you can send Sullivan a message with the words Fortune Card in the body of your email.

If you want to see my thoughts on any of the clues in your case file, just click the corresponding button below.

P.S. In case it’s helpful, here’s a link to the account Sullivan is trying to find passwords for: StorageFiles.net/Gryphon. The password to the first page is future (all lowercase).

Good news! I’ve figured out the answers to each of the questions. They are: Jade Emperor, Race, Twelve, Chinese Zodiac, Rat, and Cat.

If you only look at the starred letters, they are: EREARC.

Now, all we need to do is unscramble those letters to spell a word. When we do, it should be the password for the “Good News” section on the website.

I got it!

There’s only one word that “EREARC” can spell. It’s “career.”

Yep, “career” (all lowercase) works. If you type it into the “Good News” section on the website, it should unlock some useful information for you.

Be sure to check that section out. Not only is the information insightful, it also has a symbol that should bring you another step closer to finding the password for the “Dreams” section.

Don’t forget, if you need any help figuring out the “Dreams” section’s password once you’ve solved Clues 1-4, you can send Sullivan a message with the words Fortune Card in the body of your email. If you haven’t sent him your first email yet, you can do so at SleuthKings.com/Case-303.

I’m pretty sure you need to draw a line connecting the fire, lightning, potion, and hat pictures – in that order. That said, I’m also pretty sure the line can’t pass through the pictures of reapers or ghosts, so be careful.

When you’ve connected everything correctly, it should spell out a quote – or at least part of one. The name of whoever said the quote is going to be the password for the “Fruits” section of the website.

Don’t worry – I was able to connect everything. Here’s what it looks like:

From what I can tell, it says, “I’m rich,” right? Isn’t that part of one of the quotes on the poster? I think the wizard named “Silver” said it.

That’s it! “silver” (all lowercase) is the “Fruits” section’s password.

Be sure to check that section out. Not only is the information insightful, it also has a symbol that should bring you another step closer to finding the password for the “Dreams” section.

I think the logos are telling us to look at the company names associated with each of them. I’m also pretty sure that the numbers are pointing us toward something in each name. If we can figure out what that is, we should be able to spell out whatever password this is trying to give us.

I was right! We are supposed to look at the company names associated with each logo. The numbers are telling us which letters in the name to look at.

For example, the first logo belongs to “Tuxedos to Go,” right? The “1” and “3” at the side mean we’re supposed to look at the 1^st and 3^rd letters, which are “T” and “X.”

If we repeat that for each of the logos and assume the “X’s” are spaces, we get:

“Trader is secrets”

That means that the password to the “Trader” section must be “secrets” (all lowercase).

That’s it – “secrets” worked.

Be sure to check that section out. Not only is the information insightful, it also has a symbol that should bring you another step closer to finding the password for the “Dreams” section.

I’m having more trouble with this than I’d care to admit. So far, I’ve only figured out the first pair of words.

The letters “OUT” from the title “Outbreak” and the letters “WIT” from the first three letters of the title “Witches & Wizards” can be paired together to spell “Outwit.” The problem is, I’m not sure what three-letter group can come after “WIT” to make another six-letter word.

Try taking a look to see if you can figure it out. You might be able to make better progress than I am.

I finally figured it out!!

Sully’s Clue Analysis told us that the letters we need to make words out of are: WIT, ING, DER, AIL, HIN, OUT.

Like I mentioned in my hint above, we know that “OUT” and “WIT” can be combined to make the word “Outwit.”

After looking at everything for ages, I also realized that “WIT” and “HIN” make “Within.”

“HIN” and “DER” can then be combined to spell “Hinder.”

I had some trouble with the next one, but “DER” and “AIL” make “Derail.”

Then, finally, “AIL” and “ING” give us “Ailing.”

With all of that in mind, the order we need to look at the colored boxes in is: “Outbreak,” “Witches & Wizards,” “Hinterlands Legends,” “Deranged Clowns,” “Ailfred At Your Service,” and “Inglorious Adventures.”

When you read the handwritten letters in those boxes in the correct order, they spell the word “judges.” That’s it – the “Request” section’s password must be “judges” (all lowercase).

Be sure to check that section out. Not only is the information insightful, it also has a symbol that should bring you another step closer to finding the password for the “Dreams” section.

Of course, once you’ve figured out what the “Dreams” section’s password is, you’ll need to send Sullivan an email to let him know. When you do, be sure to include the word Solution in the body of your email so he knows what you’re talking about.

Good luck!