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=== Resists ===
 
=== Resists ===
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* Bravery
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* [[Fear Resistance]]
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* Free Action
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* Free Action ([[Paralysis Resistance]] & [[Slow Resistance]])
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* Fire Resist
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* [[Fire Resistance]]
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* Cold Resist
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* [[Cold Resistance]]
  
 
=== Enemies ===
 
=== Enemies ===
 
* Pixie Traitors
 
* Pixie Traitors
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* Trolls
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* Skulls
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* Diamond Golems
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* Floating Eyes
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* Oculus
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* Master of Conundrum (Male wizard human, final floor)
  
 
== How to Solve ==
 
== How to Solve ==
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# You will notice two pixies standing outside a ruins.  This is the Tower of Conundrum.  Enter.
 
# You will notice two pixies standing outside a ruins.  This is the Tower of Conundrum.  Enter.
 
# Before going up the stairs, you'll see "Inbrum's Scroll."  Pick it up and proceed into the next few rooms.
 
# Before going up the stairs, you'll see "Inbrum's Scroll."  Pick it up and proceed into the next few rooms.
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# Eventually you will reach a Pixie.  She will give you a riddle and you will have to give her the correct answer.
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# On every other floor after the first three you will reach a Pixie.  She will give you a riddle and you will have to give her the correct answer.  The alternate floors will be a mix of pixies, skulls, lichs, and golems (lead, iron, and diamond).  One of the pixies will have a key that you need to loot to open the door to get to the stairs.
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# When you reach Inbrum, go to the wall on your left and either fight or evade through one last round of enemies to get back to the first floor.
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# When you get to the top floor loot the body of the Master of Conundrum for a final key to get to Inbrum.  After you give Inbrum the scroll and complete the quest, go through the wall on your left and either fight or evade through one last round of enemies to get back to the first floor.
  
 
== Rewards ==
 
== Rewards ==
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* Shield of Power (Given by Plum on the left):
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* [[Shield of Power]] (Given by Plum on the left):
 
** +1 all elements
 
** +1 all elements
 
** -3 all melee
 
** -3 all melee
  
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* Shield of Arts (Given by Thip on the right):
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* [[Shield of Arts]] (Given by Thip on the right):
 
** +1 all magical arts
 
** +1 all magical arts
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** -3 all melee
 
  
 
== A List of Riddles ==
 
== A List of Riddles ==
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I may be snared, <br />
 
I may be snared, <br />
 
If you lose me <br />
 
If you lose me <br />
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Nothing will matter. (The answer should be "your heart" but it is not)
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Nothing will matter.  
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|Your a heart
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|hope
 
|-
 
|-
 
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In the midday sun.
 
In the midday sun.
 
|shadow
 
|shadow
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|-
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|I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes; I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole. What am I?
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|chain
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|-
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|Daniel, my son, is exactly one fifth of my age. In 21 years time, I will be exactly twice his age. My wife is exactly seven times older than my daughter, Jessica. In 8 years time, my wife will be three times older then Jessica. How old is Jessica now?
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|4
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|-
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|Here is a well known proverb with the consonants removed. What is the proverb?
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A **i*** i* *i*e *a*e* *i*e.
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|A stitch in time saves nine
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|-
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|What grows on a tree,
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Scares a robber,
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and has travelled the far seas?
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|bark
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|-
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|Oh how I love my dancing feet! They stay together - oh so neat. And when I want to walk a line, They all stay together and do double time. I count them up, ten times or more, And race on-off, across the floor. What am I?
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|centipede
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|-
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|Yesterday evening, Helen and her husband invited their neighbours (two couples) for a dinner at home. The six of them sat at a round table. Helen tells you the following:
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"Victor sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of Anna.
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Esther sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of my husband.
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Jim sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of Roger.
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I did not sit beside my husband."
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What is the name of Helen's husband?
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|Roger
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|-
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|My tines are long. My tines are short. My tines end ere. My first report. What am I?
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|lightning
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|-
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|All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held. No throat, but can be heard. What is it?
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|sound
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|-
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| A man drove from Aardvark to Beeville. On the first day he travelled 1/3 of the distance. On day two he travelled 1/2 of the remaining distance. On day three he travelled 2/3 of the remaining distance. On day four, after covering 3/4 of the remaining distance, he was still 5 miles away from Beeville. How many miles had he covered so far?
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| 175
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|-
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|Bury deep, pile on stones, yet I will dig up the bones. What am I?
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|Memories
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|-
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|What number comes next in this sequence: 31 30 31 31
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| 28
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|-
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|I have four of these, With matching extremities. They can do many things, And hardly ever bring me pain. Unless I stick them with a pin, Or burn them sometimes when... What is it that I can wiggle at will? And use in other means still? What are they?
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|Fingers
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|-
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|My first is in Sally and in Sam, My second is in Ian but not in John, My third is in Mark and in Mandy, My fourth is in Owen but not in Kevin, My last is in Jason but not in Matthew, Who am I?
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|Simon
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|-
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|As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives; Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives?
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|one
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|-
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|Walks in the wind, Runs in the rain, Makes dry oceans in the sun, Counts time, stops clocks, Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks. What is it?
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|sand
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|-
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|Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?
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|water
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|-
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|Within passion's fruit they will be found, And more of them in the pomegranate's crown. Rowed they are within an apple core, Yet other fruits have them more. And though the nectarine has but one. What are they?
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|seeds
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|-
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|Early ages the iron boot tread, with Europe at her command. Through time power slipped and fled, 'til the creation of new holy land. Who am I?
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|rome
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|-
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|It can be said: To be gold is to be good; To be strong is to be nothing; To be glass is to be fragile; To be cold is to be cruel. What am I?
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|heart
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|-
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|Though desert men once called me god, To-day men call me mad, For I wag my tail when I am angry, And growl when I am glad. What am I?
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|cat
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|-
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|What three letter word best completes the below words? <br />
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<br />
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LO...E <br />
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EDU...E <br />
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VA...E <br />
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S...TER <br />
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S...HE <br />
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...ER <br />
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|cat
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|-
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|Can you find the hidden country in the following paragraph:
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Welsh horses are my favourite animal. Tapir, llama, marmoset and elephant closely follow. I don't care much for English rabbits nor ocelot, adders, goldfish and spaniels.
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|malta
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|-
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|What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
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|Future
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|-
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|There is one word in this puzzle which is spelled incorrectly. Can you find it? <br />
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<br />
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business, coffee, rhythm, sincerely <br />
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|Incorrectly
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|-
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|One where none should be, or maybe where two should be, seeking out purity, in the kings trees. What am I? (sic, no ' for "kings")
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|unicorn
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|-
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|Here are three answers: <br />
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A: Answer A <br />
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B: Answer A or B <br />
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C: Answer B or C <br />
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There is only one correct answer to this question. Which answer is this?  <br />
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|c
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|-
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|A man is going to an Antique Car auction. All purchases must be paid for in cash. He goes to the bank and draws out $25,000. <br />
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Since the man does not want to be seen carrying that much money, he places it in 15 envelopes numbered 1 through 15. Each envelope contains the least number of bills possible of any available US currency (for example, no two tens instead of a twenty). <br />
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At the auction he makes a successful bid of $8322 for a car. He hands the auctioneer envelopes 2, 8, and 14. After opening the envelopes the auctioneer finds exactly the right amount. <br />
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How many ones did the auctioneer find in the envelopes? <br />
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|one
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|-
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|Richard is a strange liar. He lies on six days of the week, but on the seventh day he always tells the truth. He made the following statements on three successive days: <br />
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Day 1: "I lie on Monday and Tuesday." <br />
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Day 2: "Today, it's Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday." <br />
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Day 3: "I lie on Wednesday and Friday." <br />
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On which day does Richard tell the truth? <br />
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|Tuesday
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|-
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|Can you find a word which can prefix each of these words to make a new word? <br />
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<br />
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colour <br />
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cress <br />
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fall <br />
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proof <br />
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shed <br />
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way <br />
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|water
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|-
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|What is deaf, dumb and blind and always tells the truth?
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|Mirror
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|-
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|What others do laterally I do upright. <br />
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My namesakes have run races but I don't compete, alright? <br />
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My cousins are dragons but not a lizard be, <br />
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I do one thing that all men can't so what can I be? <br />
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What am I? <br />
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|seahorse
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|-
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|Two friends, Alex and Bob, go to a bookshop, together with their sons Peter and Tim. All four of them buy some books; each book costs a whole amount in shillings. When they leave the bookshop, they notice that both fathers have spent 21 shillings more than their respective sons. Moreover, each of them paid per book the same amount of shillings as books that he bought. The difference between the number of books of Alex and Peter is five. Who is the father of Tim?
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|Alex
 
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 25 February 2024

About

A pixie got kidnapped and is being trapped at the top of the tower floor 15. Make it all the way to the top, killing enemies and solving riddles.

Before You Start

  • Beware of anti-magic traps. They're are numerous on each floor.
  • If your accent gets in the way of answering a riddle, use the "nofilter" command.

Resists

Enemies

  • Pixie Traitors
  • Trolls
  • Skulls
  • Diamond Golems
  • Floating Eyes
  • Oculus
  • Master of Conundrum (Male wizard human, final floor)

How to Solve

  1. You will want to go to Isle of Maiye. You can find a teleporter in Minath DoT.
  2. Enter area. You will want to go South into the next map (two maps if entering town on foot).
  3. You will notice two pixies standing outside a ruins. This is the Tower of Conundrum. Enter.
  4. Before going up the stairs, you'll see "Inbrum's Scroll." Pick it up and proceed into the next few rooms.
  5. On every other floor after the first three you will reach a Pixie. She will give you a riddle and you will have to give her the correct answer. The alternate floors will be a mix of pixies, skulls, lichs, and golems (lead, iron, and diamond). One of the pixies will have a key that you need to loot to open the door to get to the stairs.
  6. When you get to the top floor loot the body of the Master of Conundrum for a final key to get to Inbrum. After you give Inbrum the scroll and complete the quest, go through the wall on your left and either fight or evade through one last round of enemies to get back to the first floor.

Rewards

A List of Riddles

This section is still a Work in Progress.

Riddle Answer
A leathery snake with a stinging bite,

I'll stay coiled up unless I must fight.

Whip
I'm so simple I only point, yet I guide people all over the world. What am I? A compass.
I bubble and laugh and spit water in your face,

I am no lady and I don't wear lace. What am I?

Fountain
I really must get a new watch. The only one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour.

It now shows 4:00am and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it.

I happen to know that the watch stopped four hours ago, so what is the correct time now?

10 am
You must keep it after giving it. Your word
What does this equation simplify to?

(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)...(x-z)

0
The man who made it didn't want it.

The man who bought it didn't need it.

The man who got it didn't know it. What is it?

coffin

What is greater than god, worse than the devil, dead men eat it, if you eat it you'll die. What is it?

nothing

At my hind there is a rope
On my head a fan,
Beside my mouth are two sharp spears
And my tree-legs are rough on your hands.
Beside all this is one great wall
A snake adorns my head at all times,
and it is a part of me
And it always will be. What am I?

Elephant

FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN
I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA.
FROM SUN DOWN TO SUN UP
I STARE OUT ACROSS THE SEA.
BUT WHILE WITH SUN UP
I CAN ONLY BLINK IN THE BRIGHTNESS.
WITH THE SUN DOWN
I CAN BLINK OUT THE BRIGHTNESS.

Lighthouse
In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water lily.

The water-lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 days
the complete pool will be covered by the lily. After how many days will
half of the pool be covered by the water-lily?

19

The only tool which sharper grows Whenever used in any row.

Tongue

A plane maintains an average speed of 696mph from London to New York.
It then returns from New York to London at an average speed of 145 mph.
What is the average speed for the entire journey?

240

A car travelled from london at a speed of 40 mph. its fuel consumption was 30 mpg. It had a 5 gallon tank which was full when it started, but at that very moment began to leak fuel. After 60 miles the car stopped with a completely empty tank. How many gallons per hour was it losing?

2

A local country bus service travels from Biddulph to Leek. Along the way the bus stops at 10 different places. So, in total, there are 12 stops including the start and end stops. How many different tickets can be given out by the bus driver. For example, Biddulph to Leek, Rushton to Leek, Biddulph to Rushton, etc.

66

Last week I bought a word processor small enough to fit in my pocket. It can write in any language and also add, multiply, subtract, divide. It has a delete facility that will correct any error made and no electricity or batteries are required to operate it. Amazingly, it only cost me 25 cents. Why? Because I bought a...

pencil

I'm often held, yet rarely touched;
I'm always wet, yet never rust;
I' sometimes wagged and sometimes bit;
To use me well, you must have wit.

tongue
It's always above the negatives yet it's lower than the first prime,

no matter how you multiply it's the same every time.

0

The shape of my form will waver and bend,
From the things I'm destroying
and the things I will rend.
My color will vary from bright red and blue,
The power I'm using will dictate my hue.
What am I?

Fire

It stands alone, with no bone or solid form.
Adamant, it prospers never wrong, though hurt it may.
Twistable, malleable, might it be, but always straight as an arrow.
What is it?

truth

If a man carried my burden, he would break his back.
I am not rich, but leave silver in my track. What am I?

Snail

A snail is at the bottom of a 20 meters deep pit.
Every day the snail climbs 5 meters upwards, but at night it slides
4 meters back downwards. How many days does it take before the
snail reaches the top of the pit?

16
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years? letter m

At dawn on Monday a snail fell into a bucket that was 12 inches deep.
During the day it climbed up 3 inches, however, during the night it fell back 2 inches.
On what day did the snail finally manage to climb out of the bucket?

Wednesday

What has a coat? Hugs you not in sympathy?
Whose smile you'd rather not see? Whose
stands is a terrible thing to see? Who is
that brave men run away from? Whose fingers are clawed?
Whose sleep lasts for months?
And who's company we shun? What is it?

bear

A box without hinges, key or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
What am I?

egg

You break it even if you name it! What is it?

Silence

If you give each letter of a word into its alphabetical position,
you can then add these digits, or you can multiply them. For example,
CART = 3, 1, 8, 20. Adding gives 42 and multiplying gives 1080. Can
you find a word which has the same total whether you add them or multiply them?

cab

Of all the numbers whose literal representations in capital letters consists only of straight line segments (for example, FIVE), only one number has a value equal to the number of segments used to write it. Which number has this property?

twenty nine

What is it that after you take away the whole, some still remains?

Wholesome

The surface area of a spherical balloon measured in square inches is the same as its volume, measured in cubic inches

6 inches

What comes next in this sequence: elgnairt, erauqs, nogatnep, nogaxeh, nogatpeh...

nogatco

They are many and one, they wave and they drum, Used to cover a state, they go with you everywhere.

hands

It is a tolling of the night.
When all is still.
And the wind whispers near the mill.
Twas struck twelve times!
And his voice rang out!
And then, it was stilled.

clock

What goes through the door without pinching itself?
What sits on the stove without burning itself?
What sits on the table and is not ashamed?

sun

Five siblings are they, their color is true;
One belongs to one, four are shared by two.
Connected together, some by locks;
Many meet their fate upon the rocks.
Arrange their initials, and you should
Find things that are found in a neighborhood.

great lakes

Glittering point,
That downward thrust,
Sparkling spears,
That never rust.
What am I?

icicle

Shifting, Shifting, Drifting deep.
Below me great and mighty cities sleep.
Swirling, curling, all around.
I'm only where no water will be found.
What am I?

desert

Has a mouth but does not speak,
has a bed but never sleeps.
What is it?

river

If today is Friday, what is the day that follows the day that comes after the day that precedes the day before yesterday?

thursday

What is it you have to answer?
But to answer you have to ask?
And to ask you have to speak?
And to speak you have to know the answer.

riddle

With this you can do wonderous things.
Look at things close, or far away,
You can see things big,
Or you can see things small.
Or maybe you don't see things at all.
I come in many colors and hues,
Sometimes green and sometimes blue.
And when I'm red - it's not from shame,
But from something with a different name.
What are they?

eyes

What is not enough for one,
Just right for two,
Too much for three?
What is it?

secret

Turn us on our backs and open up our stomachs.
You will be the wisest of men, though at start a lummox.
What am I?

book

What is the hidden country in this sentence:
If a Dalmatian can catch four balls in four minutes, can a Dalmatian catch two balls in two minutes?

canada

What comes next in this sequence:
Hydrogen Helium Lithium Beryllium Boron ==?==

carbon

A part of heaven,
Though it touches the earth.
Some say it's valuable,
Others - no worth.
What am I?

rainbow
They were made for a fairy queen's feet.

To cover them and keep them tidy, and neat. A flower, of various sizes and hues,
Their name is the opposite of a grown man's shoes.

lady slippers

I've been to more countries than you'll ever see. I've been to church every Sunday. I've been folded, pressed, even stuffed inside leather. I've been dreamt about, coveted, and fought over. People want me, yet despise me. I have no true purpose except to travel. I have no true mission in life except to be given and taken. I have no true identity since I am but a clone. I have no true name since I bear only the names of others. People see my face and see another's face as well. I am life to some. I am death to others. I am common as grass. I am sometimes as rare as the perfect sunset. People rely on me more than almost anything else.

What am I?

dollar

Upon me you can tread though softly under cover And I will take you places that you have yet to discover Im high and Im low though flat in the middle And though a joy to the children adults think of me little

stairs

Part pickle, part crazy,
You can't call this flower lazy.
It perks its head up with a snout
And if it had a voice - I'm sure it'd shout.

Daffodil

Pull with all your might, only a whistle you'll gain but almost out of sight, someone may shrink in pain.

A bow and arrow (maybe try just bow or arrow)

Welsh horses are my favourite animal. Tapir, llama, marmoset and elephant closely follow. I don't care much for English rabbits nor ocelot, adders, goldfish and spaniels.

Malta.

I bend my limbs to the ground. I cry, yet without a sound. let me drink of waters deep. And in silence i will weep. what am i?

Weeping Willow

Where can you find August before July?

Dictionary

I am a strange creature. Hovering in the air, Moving from here to there, With a brilliant flare. Some say I sing, But others say I have no voice. So I just hum - as a matter of choice. What am I?

Hummingbird

This thing all things devours: Birds, beat,trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountains down. What is it?

Time

Deep as a bowl, round as a cup, Yet all the world's oceans can't fill it up. What is it?

Sieve

A riddle, easily solved. Red breasted. Only one in a field of many. Born in an egg. Inspired to sing, what am I?

Robin

(Not exact wording) Two people leave a town, one in a car, another on a bicycle. The car brakes down, and a farmer picks that person up. Who gets there first?

The bicyclist

The wise and knowledgeable main is sure of it. Even the fool knows it. The rich man wants it. The greatest of heroes fears it. Yet the lowliest of cowards would die for it. What is this upon which I ponder?

Nothing

If you break me
I do not stop working,
If you touch me
I may be snared,
If you lose me
Nothing will matter.

hope

My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.
What am I?

Candle

I can be moved. I can be rolled. But nothing will I hold. I'm red and I'm blue, and I can be other colors too. Having no head, though similar in shape. I have no eyes - yet move all over the place.

Ball

Julia is as old as John will be when Julia is twice as old as John was when Julia's age was half the sum of their present ages. John is as old as Julia was when John was half the age he will be 10 years from now. How old are John and Julia?

40

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be. What is it?

few

Looks like water, but it's heat.
Sits on sand, lays on concrete.
People have been known,
To follow it everywhere.
But it gets them no place,
And all they can do is stare.

mirage

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Thursday.

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Simon

It's always 1 to 6,
it's always 15 to 20,
it's always 5,
but it's never 21,
unless it's flying.
What is this?

dice

I got it in a forest, but didn't want it.
Once I had it, I couldn't see it.
The more I searched for it, the less I liked it.
I took it home in my hand because I could not find it.
What was it?

splinter

Voiceless it cries, Wingless it flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters. What am I?

wind

Runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but can not climb! What is it?

water

I am full of shimmer and shine. Every color of the rainbow shows yet I am clear. When I appear there is fun for all, but I always disappear. What am I?

bubble
A hill full, a hole full, can't catch a bowl full. fog
You can see nothing else when you look in my face. I will look you in the eye and I will never lie. What am i? mirror
I was born blind,

And could not see, Until it was a quarter of three. I could not smile, Til half past six, And all of my arms and legs Were made of sticks.

Doll
Sleeping during the day, I hide away.

Watchful through the night, I open at dawn's light. But only for the briefest time, do I shine. And then I hide away. And sleep through the day.

Morning glory
Colored as a maiden tweaked, time was naught when I began; through the garden I was sneaked, I alone am the fall of man. What am I? Apple
What has wings, but can not fly.

Is enclosed, but can outside also lie. Can open itself up, Or close itself away. Is the place of kings and queens, And doggerel of every means. What is it upon which I stand? Which can lead us to different lands.

stage
Tall she is, and round as a cup,

Yet all the king's horses Can't draw her up.

well
My timpani play a rhythmic song,

With hammer on anvil I play along. Down my canal no ship sets course, And I have a stirrup that fits no horse.

What am I?

ear
Many years ago, a cruise liner sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The survivors luckily landed on a remote desert island.

There was enough food for the 135 people to last four weeks.

Nine days later a rescue ship appeared, unluckily this ship also sank, leaving an additional 36 people stranded on the island to now share the original rationed food.

The food obviously had to be re-rationed, everyone was now on three-quarters of the original ration, so how many days in total would the food last, from the day of the original sinking?

29
The part of the bird, that is not in the sky,

Which can swim in the ocean and always stay dry. What is it?

shadow
Some have flown over land and sea,

To plot where things are to create me, Filled with squares either green or blue, If you need to know where to go, I'm true Through me you can see every hill and fen, So tell me, what am I, then?

atlas
This thing is many things.

It is joyful, It is quiet, It is bubbling, It is roaring, It can jump, And it can sit. It can whisper, And it can drip. What is it of which I speak? What is it which can be both shallow and deep?

stream
I've little strength, but mighty powers;

I guard small hovels and great towers. But if perchance my master leaves, He must ensure he safeguards me.

key
Each morning I appear

To lie at your feet, All day I will follow No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish In the midday sun.

shadow
I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes; I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole. What am I? chain
Daniel, my son, is exactly one fifth of my age. In 21 years time, I will be exactly twice his age. My wife is exactly seven times older than my daughter, Jessica. In 8 years time, my wife will be three times older then Jessica. How old is Jessica now? 4
Here is a well known proverb with the consonants removed. What is the proverb?

A **i*** i* *i*e *a*e* *i*e.

A stitch in time saves nine
What grows on a tree,

Scares a robber, and has travelled the far seas?

bark
Oh how I love my dancing feet! They stay together - oh so neat. And when I want to walk a line, They all stay together and do double time. I count them up, ten times or more, And race on-off, across the floor. What am I? centipede
Yesterday evening, Helen and her husband invited their neighbours (two couples) for a dinner at home. The six of them sat at a round table. Helen tells you the following:

"Victor sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of Anna. Esther sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of my husband. Jim sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of Roger. I did not sit beside my husband." What is the name of Helen's husband?

Roger
My tines are long. My tines are short. My tines end ere. My first report. What am I? lightning
All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held. No throat, but can be heard. What is it? sound
A man drove from Aardvark to Beeville. On the first day he travelled 1/3 of the distance. On day two he travelled 1/2 of the remaining distance. On day three he travelled 2/3 of the remaining distance. On day four, after covering 3/4 of the remaining distance, he was still 5 miles away from Beeville. How many miles had he covered so far? 175
Bury deep, pile on stones, yet I will dig up the bones. What am I? Memories
What number comes next in this sequence: 31 30 31 31 28
I have four of these, With matching extremities. They can do many things, And hardly ever bring me pain. Unless I stick them with a pin, Or burn them sometimes when... What is it that I can wiggle at will? And use in other means still? What are they? Fingers
My first is in Sally and in Sam, My second is in Ian but not in John, My third is in Mark and in Mandy, My fourth is in Owen but not in Kevin, My last is in Jason but not in Matthew, Who am I? Simon
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives; Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives? one
Walks in the wind, Runs in the rain, Makes dry oceans in the sun, Counts time, stops clocks, Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks. What is it? sand
Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I? water
Within passion's fruit they will be found, And more of them in the pomegranate's crown. Rowed they are within an apple core, Yet other fruits have them more. And though the nectarine has but one. What are they? seeds
Early ages the iron boot tread, with Europe at her command. Through time power slipped and fled, 'til the creation of new holy land. Who am I? rome
It can be said: To be gold is to be good; To be strong is to be nothing; To be glass is to be fragile; To be cold is to be cruel. What am I? heart
Though desert men once called me god, To-day men call me mad, For I wag my tail when I am angry, And growl when I am glad. What am I? cat
What three letter word best completes the below words?


LO...E
EDU...E
VA...E
S...TER
S...HE
...ER

cat
Can you find the hidden country in the following paragraph:

Welsh horses are my favourite animal. Tapir, llama, marmoset and elephant closely follow. I don't care much for English rabbits nor ocelot, adders, goldfish and spaniels.

malta
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen? Future
There is one word in this puzzle which is spelled incorrectly. Can you find it?


business, coffee, rhythm, sincerely

Incorrectly
One where none should be, or maybe where two should be, seeking out purity, in the kings trees. What am I? (sic, no ' for "kings") unicorn
Here are three answers:

A: Answer A
B: Answer A or B
C: Answer B or C
There is only one correct answer to this question. Which answer is this?

c
A man is going to an Antique Car auction. All purchases must be paid for in cash. He goes to the bank and draws out $25,000.

Since the man does not want to be seen carrying that much money, he places it in 15 envelopes numbered 1 through 15. Each envelope contains the least number of bills possible of any available US currency (for example, no two tens instead of a twenty).
At the auction he makes a successful bid of $8322 for a car. He hands the auctioneer envelopes 2, 8, and 14. After opening the envelopes the auctioneer finds exactly the right amount.
How many ones did the auctioneer find in the envelopes?

one
Richard is a strange liar. He lies on six days of the week, but on the seventh day he always tells the truth. He made the following statements on three successive days:

Day 1: "I lie on Monday and Tuesday."
Day 2: "Today, it's Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday."
Day 3: "I lie on Wednesday and Friday."
On which day does Richard tell the truth?

Tuesday
Can you find a word which can prefix each of these words to make a new word?


colour
cress
fall
proof
shed
way

water
What is deaf, dumb and blind and always tells the truth? Mirror
What others do laterally I do upright.

My namesakes have run races but I don't compete, alright?
My cousins are dragons but not a lizard be,
I do one thing that all men can't so what can I be?
What am I?

seahorse
Two friends, Alex and Bob, go to a bookshop, together with their sons Peter and Tim. All four of them buy some books; each book costs a whole amount in shillings. When they leave the bookshop, they notice that both fathers have spent 21 shillings more than their respective sons. Moreover, each of them paid per book the same amount of shillings as books that he bought. The difference between the number of books of Alex and Peter is five. Who is the father of Tim? Alex
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