03. May 2017 - The City

Introduction
We rose as infants, From a sunless sleep, We stood as pylons, In the rolling wastes, White-knuckle moon sat, Bleeding in orange, Onto the tarmac vein, In a car back blame it, On brain black fire, And surface sickness

The Black Cat's Playlist

 * Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues
 * Lightning Dust - Take Me Back
 * Dark Dark Dark - Daydreaming
 * Mountain Men - Arabella
 * O'Messy Life - House that Howls Built
 * Angel Olsen - Sweet Dreams

(i)
Anna arrives at the once great city, where a black cat greets her at the gate. The cat gives very explicit instructions on which way to go Make the right choice: Choose the right pillar.
 * Hint 1
 * Solution

(ii)
As the cat returns to the shadows, Anna finds a card in each of her hands. One is the Order of the Fox, the other is the Sisterhood of the Bat Consider the symbols on the pillar from (i) What are the creatures carrying? The sceptre and the hourglass of the Sisterhood of the Bat match the shapes on the pillar in (i)
 * Hint 1
 * Hint 2
 * Solution

(iii)
In her search for the coven house, Anna comes upon some reminders that often the words unspoken speak louder than those we hear. Keep in mind that the artist is British. Which sign are you stuck on? In the UK, trespassers are apparently not shot, but instead penalized financially What is another word for pier? Wool is a natural fiber/fibre. What would you call a manmade fiber? A flag in the breeze does what that starts with an S? What do they call the process of treating leather? If you're in the process of learning, like Anna is, you are a _______ What is the other symbol on the sign? The other descriptors are either rhyming or alliterative. What would go with a door? Which sign are you stuck on? Fined Quay Synth ways Tan dent earth adore Consider the message of the coven's card Hint 1 applies not only to writing and word choice, but also pronunciation "Fined Quay Synth Ways Tan Dent Earth Adore," when you bind your eyes and listen, becomes "Find keys in the waste and enter the door"
 * Hint 1
 * Hint 2
 * Trespassers Will Be
 * Ships Docking
 * Finest in Wools
 * Time Together 
 * Bags
 * Almanac
 * Tavern
 * Brilliant Bathrooms
 * Sign Solutions
 * Trespassers Will Be
 * Ships Docking
 * Finest in Wools
 * Time Together 
 * Bags
 * Almanac
 * Tavern
 * Brilliant Bathrooms
 * Hint 3
 * Hint 4
 * Solution

(iv)
Picking through the wreckage, Anna finds some artefacts left behind Consider the message of the signs in (iii) Choose the keys
 * Hint 1
 * Solution

(v)
Anna finds a piece of paper with bits of banners and a center filled with symbols. What's she supposed to do with it? What did the answer to (iv) say to do? Cut the page, or a copy!, and align the symbols on the banners.
 * Hint 1
 * Solution

(vi)
A tapestry hangs in the coven's ceremonial chamber What are other things that X and V can mean? How do you get between X and V?
 * Hint 1
 * Hint 2

(vii)
As Cryptogram Puzzle Post is still running a competition with prizes for the first season, the guide will stop here for now. Once the Season 1 prizes are completely handed out, this will describe the solution for (vii)