Daily Riddle: The Blacksmith and the Emperor

Quest type:	Errand
From NPC(s):	Gata De Cheshire
Locations:	New Brommel
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Item(s) required to start, progress or finish the quest:
Riddle Token, The Riddle of the Blacksmith and the Emperor

Solve Gata's Riddle in three tries or less and earn both the ability to hold the title Riddle Solver and the Butterfly Banner or Mural pattern.

Quest text

Gata tells you, You think yourself a riddle master, eh? Well I have a riddle for you. And if you can solve it correctly in three tries or less, I will grant you a title as well as giving you the patterns to make the banners and lair murals you see about you. How does that sound?

Gata tells you, Many years ago there lived an emperor of ill heart and great pride. He had a daughter whom he had promised to a rich neighbor, but she had a different plan. She fell in love with a plain lad, a blacksmith named Kataro. The lovers tried to run to the mountains but were caught.

Gata tells you, Angered, the emperor decided to execute Kataro. However, to not appear as a cruel tyrant before his daughter and the people, and to show the blacksmith as intellectually unworthy for marriage to royalty, he let Kataro decide his own execution based on his wits. The next day he had Kataro placed in a room with nine doors. Each door led to a single room.

Gata tells you, One of the rooms contained the princess while the rest of the rooms were either empty or contained a wolf. Above each door was a sign.

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Gata tells you, Here's a list of the signs:

• Room I: The lady is in an odd-numbered room.
• Room II: This room is empty.
• Room III: Either sign on Room V is right or sign on Room VII is wrong.
• Room IV: Sign on Room I is wrong.
• Room V: Either sign on Room II or sign on Room IV is right.
• Room VI: Sign on Room III is wrong.
• Room VII: The lady is not in Room I.
• Room VIII: This room has a wolf and Room IX is empty.
• Room IX: This room has a wolf and sign on Room VI is wrong.

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There is more...

Gata tells you, The emperor told Kataro, "The sign on the door of the room containing the princess is true; the signs on the doors of all the rooms containing the wolfs are false; while those on the empty rooms can be either true or false."

Gata tells you, The emperor even gave Kataro a hint and told him whether Room VIII was empty or not. If Kataro would be intelligent worthy, he should be able to find the princess. Kataro could then open doors until he finds the princess or a wolf and his death.

Behind which door is the princess?

You have received 1 Riddle Token.

You have received 1 The Riddle of the Blacksmith and the Emperor.

The trade with Gata was completed successfully.

You have received 1 Blacksmith and Emperor: Door 7.

Gata tells you, Congratulations! You've chosen correctly, and were you Kataro, you'd be on your way to a life of happily ever after. As you are not, though, please accept these small tokens as a reward.

Use the pattern in your own lair or on your plot.

You have received 1 Spring Event Pattern Butterflies.

You have received 1 Title: The Riddle Solver.

Steps

• Listen to Gata's riddle and try to solve it in three tries or less to obtain both the title and patterns.
• Listen to the end of Gata's riddle and consider carefully before speaking to her again.
• Solve the riddle. Purchase a token indicating the door of your choice from Gata and when you are ready speak to her again.

Hints on resolving this riddle

You get some hints from Gata. Copy & Paste the list of rooms and their signs to a notepad, so you can edit it. Now, try to determine in which of the rooms the lady (princess) cannot be (for example, she's definately not in room II!). Mark those rooms with a leading 'L'. Repeat the marking with all of the hints you get from both, Gata and the room signs.

Rewards

• Reward: Spring Event Pattern Butterflies

• Reward: Title: The Riddle Solver

• Reward: Bonus: Focus I