SENTINEL RIDDLES

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1st prize winner is Reiye with 20 points, winning 5 credits and 25 moss.
2nd prize winner is Rahum with 18 points, winning 3 credits and 25 moss.
3rd prize winner is Hasun with 14 points, winning 5 refills of his choice, not including restoration

The rest of the standings were as follows:
4th: Misty, with 11 points!
5th: Drafox, with 9 points!
Joint 6th: Tow, Krypton and Riannane on 8 points!
9th: Zavy on 7 points!
Joint 10th: Pagelixe and Felaroff on 6 points!
Joint 12th: Genwin, Velron, Mossis and Yungean on 5 points!
16th: Kaalena on 4 points!
17th: Eilonwy on 3 points!
Joint 18th: Mordeanna and Feverfew on 2 points!
Joint 20th: Elsp, Rangor, Avana and Jym on 1 point!

Congratulations to all who took part, I hope you had fun!


Here the riddles will follow,
answers can be seen by highlighting the text.(written in white)

Riddle 1
My first is in bark, and also in bear,
My second in sharing but not in air,
My third is in Esos, and also in rose,
My fourth is in oak, and also in prose,
My fifth is in danger, in deer too,
My sixth is in Caz, but never in fey,
My last in Dardanic, and also in day.
My whole is a forest where spirits dwell,
What am I, can you tell?

The answer is Rheodad!

Riddle 2
Notable and ancient am I, a Wanderer true,
I discovered the forest where the cherry tree grew,
Who am I?

The answer was Haidion, as mentioned in HELP NOTABLES, and the forest is the Aalen.

Riddle 3
1. How many months must you have been a Guild member before taking the first step upon the path to becoming a full Sentinel?

2. Which cub rule tells them what they have to achieve before learning or using concoctions?

3. How many Aides are there in the Department of Internal Affairs?

Answer: The numbers gained in answer to the clues were 1,3 and 7. The most common acceptable answer was 5, although Misty gets a special mention for 13 (also right)

Riddle 4
My first is the fourth letter of 'the frozen north'
My second is the fourth letter of 'city associated with a special dragon'
My third is the first letter of 'the Bastion of the North'
My fourth is the sixth letter of 'the place where dryad zombies roam'
My fifth is the fourth letter of 'a village surrounded by mountains'

My whole is the name of a useful GHELP scroll

The answer was death (tunDra, cyrEne, Ashtan, foresTwatch, inbHir ness)

Riddle 5
Take the first two letters of something vital to Achaean life, the first two letters of Achaea's 50th eldest mortal, and reverse the first two letters of a desert village.

My whole is something Acorna loves to do!

Hasun, Reiye, Misty Mordeanna and Rangor were the first five to correctly answer Foozle (Food, Ozymandias and El'jazira).

Riddle 6
A Natural Sentinel am I, evoking colours in the mind. Who am I?

For all of you who couldn't get it, Greyda is Secretary of Nature and her name has the word 'grey' in it.

Riddle 7
I span all planes, none living is larger than I. What am I? (4 word answer)

Answer: Yggdrasil, the World Tree

Riddle 8
If you find fire, there are a certain number of things you should do - equivalent to the number of limbs on a human.

Answer:
- Announce the following on GT: FIRE!FIREE!FIRE!
- Add a supplemental announcement on GT wiith your location.
- Announce the fire to other forestal channnels if you have them. Please make sure you are trackable for the duration of the fire.
- Inferno is a possibility, so please SCAN AREA while flying in condor, eagle or wyvern morph to check for suspicious persons. If you cannot scan, ask on GT for someone to do so as soon as possible.

Riddle 9
Who is the Riddle Master extraordinaire?

Aswer: Delphinius

Riddle 10
A small object am I, harmless perhaps?
I can create or destroy, be thrown or held tight.

The answer was an orb, because an orb sigil is thrown and destroys, whereas an Orb of Creation creates.

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