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Welcome, Seeker of Forbidden Knowledge, to Thursday's puzzle, week 7 of the year 2026. (Simpler puzzle) and (Harder puzzle)

The Case Of The Room Of Sterile Ceramics And Metal Gurneys.

You have stumbled upon The Dagon Files, a cryptic corner of the web where reality frays and reason falters. Here, beneath shifting sigils and whispering images, ancient puzzles lie in wait—twisting enigmas born from the depths of forgotten tomes and cosmic dread. Each riddle you solve draws you deeper into a truth not meant for mortal minds.

But beware: not all doors should be opened. And some answers… change you.

Begin, if you dare…

Suspects/Weapons/Locations/Motives

Occult Linguist

grid [L]

Professor Emeric

height: 5' 8"

brown eyes

left handed

azatoth cultist

Icebreaker Pilot

grid [I]

Cpt. Elias Ward

height: 6' 1"

blue eyes

right handed

deep-ones cultist

Radio Operator

grid [R]

Harold Bellamy

height: 5' 11"

blue eyes

right handed

yog-sothoth cultist

Medical Officer

grid [D]

Mina Greeley

height: 5' 9"

gray eyes

left handed

dagon cultist

Mechanic/Engineer

grid [E]

Nora Flint

height: 5' 7"

brown eyes

left handed

nyarlathotep cultist

Climbing Crampons

grid [C]

For climbing slippery ice faces, or removing people's faces.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a series of claw marks.

Portable Tesla Array

grid [T]

Designed for magnetic aura experiments. Point away from user.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a violet afterimage.

Ice Axe

grid [A]

A common polar tool, but strange sigils have been carved into the handle.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a single deep, sharp indentation.

Poisoned Rations

grid [R]

Tasty tinned meat, with a tiny hole drilled in the bottom.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a stomach cramp.

Ice Coring Tool

grid [I]

Drills into solid ice, makes short work of human tissue.

Sometimes leaves a trace of an augered hole.

Infirmary and Morgue

grid [I]

The medical officer's notes are devolving into odd pictographs.

It has been described as a room of sterile ceramics and metal gurneys.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Igloo Shrine

grid [S]

Lit with a tallow lamp. Sigils and diagrams carved into the inner walls in red "ink".

It has been described as a secret side project.

Indoors

Area has been blessed or warded by some cult.

Generator Room

grid [G]

Massive machines groan and clank like beasts. The beating heart of the station.

It has been described as a locked fuse box.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Map Room

grid [M]

Charts of shifting magnetic fields and old expedition logs.

It has been described as a record of disturbing events.

Indoors

Area has been blessed or warded by some cult.

Comms. Room

grid [R]

Crackling radios, eerie static, morse code repeating a pattern no one recognizes.

It has been described as a sound of hissing static.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Suspects/Weapons/Locations/Motives

Occult Linguist

grid [L]

Professor Emeric

height: 5' 8"

brown eyes

left handed

azatoth cultist

Icebreaker Pilot

grid [I]

Cpt. Elias Ward

height: 6' 1"

blue eyes

right handed

deep-ones cultist

Radio Operator

grid [R]

Harold Bellamy

height: 5' 11"

blue eyes

right handed

yog-sothoth cultist

Medical Officer

grid [D]

Mina Greeley

height: 5' 9"

gray eyes

left handed

dagon cultist

Mechanic/Engineer

grid [E]

Nora Flint

height: 5' 7"

brown eyes

left handed

nyarlathotep cultist

Climbing Crampons

grid [C]

For climbing slippery ice faces, or removing people's faces.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a series of claw marks.

Portable Tesla Array

grid [T]

Designed for magnetic aura experiments. Point away from user.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a violet afterimage.

Ice Axe

grid [A]

A common polar tool, but strange sigils have been carved into the handle.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a single deep, sharp indentation.

Poisoned Rations

grid [R]

Tasty tinned meat, with a tiny hole drilled in the bottom.

Sometimes leaves a trace of a stomach cramp.

Ice Coring Tool

grid [I]

Drills into solid ice, makes short work of human tissue.

Sometimes leaves a trace of an augered hole.

Infirmary and Morgue

grid [I]

The medical officer's notes are devolving into odd pictographs.

It has been described as a room of sterile ceramics and metal gurneys.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Igloo Shrine

grid [S]

Lit with a tallow lamp. Sigils and diagrams carved into the inner walls in red "ink".

It has been described as a secret side project.

Indoors

Area has been blessed or warded by some cult.

Generator Room

grid [G]

Massive machines groan and clank like beasts. The beating heart of the station.

It has been described as a locked fuse box.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Map Room

grid [M]

Charts of shifting magnetic fields and old expedition logs.

It has been described as a record of disturbing events.

Indoors

Area has been blessed or warded by some cult.

Comms. Room

grid [R]

Crackling radios, eerie static, morse code repeating a pattern no one recognizes.

It has been described as a sound of hissing static.

Indoors

No warding found here.

Rules

A restriction you will need to rely on is that every weapon, location and motive in the puzzle will be attributed to exactly one suspect.

So you can make a deduction like this, if the dagger was at the campanile, and the professor was at the campanile, then the professor had the dagger. This must be true since only one suspect can be at each location, possess each weapon, have each motive.

Similarly, negative deductions can be made, if the dagger was at the campanile, and the professor did not have the dagger, then the professor was not at the campanile. This is because only one weapon can be at a given location, and the professor's weapon is not the dagger.

These rules will help to fill in blanks which remain after all the clues have been accounted for.

Clues

  1. The Icebreaker Pilot never visited the infirmary and morgue.
  2. This (fingerprint) was found at the igloo shrine.
  3. A stomach cramp was found at the generator room and heating.
  4. The shortest suspect was seen at the radio communications room.
  5. You receive an anonymous telegram with the cryptic message 'EHT AORDI OARTEPRO IDEDWEL TEH ILMINCBG SANPCROM.'. (decodeThe Radio Operator wielded the climbing crampons. [anagrammed])
  6. A climbing crampons was found at the map room and library.
  7. The Occult Linguist had never possessed an ice axe.
  8. A portable tesla array was found at the igloo shrine.
  9. The body was found in a room of sterile ceramics and metal gurneys.

Accusation