Mystery Board

The Mystery Board records mysteries, and - provided it receives evidence, as well as answers - records their answers, too.

Fully Solved Mysteries

Why are Poisons not like People? (2 stars)

• The physical - "They're just little guys. Proof: Look at 'em."

  • Beyond the physical - "They don't have a Ghost, but can act as a container for the Ghost. Proof: Modicum can see they've got no Ghost, and Taylor successfully stored a little Ghost-stuff within one."

How do Pigments work? (3 stars)

• Usage - "They can be used with Rite-Paper to modify the Ghost. Evidence: Rites."

  • Production - "They come from, and are connected to, places. Evidence: Pigments from the Agency, Studio G, Automat98, and Grimmsby."

    • Nature - "They connect you to the Spirit of a place, once you pare down your Ghost to make room. Evidence: When the Rite is dissonant with the Pigment, it results in more severe Consequences."

What happened to Abraxus Scott, and how could it be undone? (3 stars)

• The Basics - "He's gone. Evidence: He's not here."

  • The Explanation - "He was merged into the Arena. Evidence: People living in and around it called the Arena and its locale Abraxus."

    • The Return - "He needs a body; his Ghost remains in the Arena and could be retrieved. Evidence: A Pigment was refined from it."

Where is Lilith Scott? (3 stars)

• The Basics - "Not here. Evidence: The village isn't on fire as she wars with the Great-Grand-Scott."

  • The Truth - "Where the Witches are. Evidence: Information in Agency dossiers."

    • The Details - "Coven Tree. Evidence: The Director's testimony on the place's name."

What are Poisons missing? (3 stars)

• The Physical - "Limbs/skeleton. Evidence: Look at them."

  • The Metaphysical - "Timelessness. Evidence: They have no Ghost."

    • The Intrinsic - "Independence from the village. Evidence: We've never seen them elsewhere and they carry out the will of the village (sometimes)."

Who is John Geist? (2 stars)

• The Man - "The CEO of GeistCo. Evidence: Heard an Executive say it."

  • The Plan - "Where the GeistCo payments go. Evidence: Trial and error."

What are Greater Spirits? (4 stars)

• The Obvious - "Bigger than a Ghost. Evidence: Modicum looked, and they're brighter."

  • The Name - "Geists, and maybe more beyond. Evidence: We've seen 'em, plus testimony from the South Wing."

    • The Nature - "Location spirits. Evidence: The heart of Studio G looked the same, spiritually, as Studio G, when examined by Modicum."

      • The Supernatural - "Higher dimensional. 'Evidence': Interpretation of Hug Griffiths' inebriated scribblings."

Who is the Coven's leader? (3 stars)

• The Name - "Ashphodel. Evidence: The testimony of the Witches after Granny Ash."

  • The Truth - "Nobody. Evidence: Granny Ash left."

    • The Inhuman - "The Curse-of-Curses. Evidence: Granny Ash confided in Modicum."

Why six segments of Rite-Paper? (3 stars)

• The Simple - "Well, it has to be a finite number. Evidence: There's a finite amount of Ghost to shape."

  • The Artistic - "For symmetry. Evidence: None. Modicum looked at the answers, and received Consequences."

    • The Dimensional - "3 dimensions, positive and negative. Evidence: The opposing segments seem actually opposite."

Ongoing Mysteries

What happens to your Ghost when you die? (5 stars)

• The Blunt - "It dies too. Evidence: Modicum saw that the zombie that was Elma Pund was filled by another Spirit, so her original Ghost must've died."

  • The Possible - "It can stay behind. Evidence: None. Modicum looked at the answers, and received Consequences."

    • The Metaphysical - "Its timeline ends. Evidence: None. Modicum looked at the answers, and received a Wound."

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Why three families? (5 stars)

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      • The Axial - "3 axes. Evidence: People live in 3D."

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How do Poisons work? (4 stars)

• The Basics - "You feed them to change their insides, and squeeze them to get them to spit their insides out. Evidence: Experience."

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