the Nine Lives Puzzle is the unresolved connection among the Nine Lives Deck, the Enchanted Brazier, the burned cat, and the feline specters awakened at the treetop outpost.
Central Question
what must be done with the cards and brazier, and what would completing the puzzle accomplish?
Established Facts
- Words are traced inside the deck’s leather wrapping.
- Speaking the final word ignited the brazier at the outpost.
- The deck carries faint Illusion magic, while the flame carried unidentified magic.
- Burning the Queen of Hearts produced one feline specter.
- Burning both jokers produced two feline specters.
- Moving the deck away weakened the brazier’s flame.
- Neither the brazier nor a card produced a magical effect at the Forest Edge Campsite.
Observations
the effect depended on more than the deck and brazier alone. Their removal from the outpost changed or ended the magic.
Player Theories
- The burned cat might be connected to the number or identity of the cards.
- The outpost or the brazier’s original placement may be part of the ritual.
Connected People
Connected Places
Current Status
open. The Company took both objects but left the experiment unfinished.