04. June 2017 - The Island

Introduction
"A proud blister, An angry blemish, Poised upon the horizon to give things shape in a burning beacon of life, That takes all it has given"

The Wind's Playlist

 * Death Vessel - Blowing Cave
 * Songs: Ohia - The Body Burned Away
 * Simon Joyner - Last Evening on Earth
 * Emily Sparks - Find Your Own Fire
 * Bowerbirds - In Our Talons
 * Laura Stevenson - Holy Ghost

(i)
Anna sets foot on the shore, the sand shifts in a whispering wind, the girl closes her eyes and listens "Perhaps it would make more sense to keep her eyes open and look closely?" "Formatting matters..." "Go to their capitals only, Send one letter each" "U-S-E-T-H-E-L-O-G-S. Use the logs."
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 * Solution

(ii)
Anna finds stone shrines to fallen sisters. She recognizes the shamanic practice unfinished here and calls upon Priya, retriever of the soul, who alone can help her complete it, and help her sisters bridge into the spirit world.

"Consider the message from (i) - Use the logs" "Keep a close eye on the grass and stone shapes to make sure you have the right stones." "Keep track of the letter orientation" "The right-side-up letters spell 'Crow'"
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(iii)
Following the ceremony, two spectres visit Anna in her sleep to deliver a message; one of truth and one tempered with malevolence.

"The cryptograms by each animal are related to the animal" "You've seen the code by the crow before"
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(iv)
"The cryptograms are solved using different codes, as started in (iii)" "The cryptograms are in reversed order from (iii) - make sure you're using the right code for each"
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"The Rising Crow: The imagination is a super celestial star; it can shed light on, transform, and transcend the shallow constant forms of this world; it cannot be touched, only felt."
 * Solution - Top

"The Falling Deer: The cosmos holds a black blacker than black; a psychic fragmention (sic) that can only be undone by relating it to the physical shapes of our waking life"
 * Solution - Bottom

(v)
Pondering the message from the spectre, Anna looks to the night sky.

"Consider the messages from all stages."
 * Hint

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 (v) through (vii)

(vi)
The stars point to the site of two tombs, both engraved with unfinished rune charts, where each row and column should hold four unique symbols.

(vii)
Anna looks up the symbols in her grimoire, as the wind speaks to her once more...

References and Rabbit Holes

 * Mongolian shamanic stone shrines - Ovoo