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[Sirus]

Well I think it's rather nice. I have many books of poetry in my library, though I have no talent for the stuff myself and the locals only seem to show creativity when it comes to inventing new drinking songs.

[Glass]

What, so all fairies are poets? Why was I never made aware of this?

[Felissan]

Well, at least it gives me some entertainment. I kinda wish I could go adventuring without leaving my hoard undefended while I'm away.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Okay, so. We've all gathered together, and we'll head out to the entrance I marked on my map, working backwards through the complex.

[IcyTea31]

An apostrophe. Hellfire. The flashbacks are starting, I can feel it.

It'll be poetic contractions next. I can just tell. That or a damn caesura. The fey that captured me were real ones for caesuras. Put them anywhere in a line. Barbaric. Utter torture.

O necromancer, please excuse
The light and lucky folk
The Seelie Court would never use
Caesuras to provoke

But when it comes to your two weeks
It truly was your fault
When you come to the Violet Creeks
We ask: do not assault

What, so all fairies are poets? Why was I never made aware of this?

A rhyme or two our joys protect
From other Courts of Sidhe
From lack of glibness you detect
Unseelie Court is he

[Sirus]

Okay, so. We've all gathered together, and we'll head out to the entrance I marked on my map, working backwards through the complex.

You're already headed out? Damn!

Guess I'll provide support from here and try to join in next time. I'm still stuck here.

[UristMcChladni]

Grob killed Kran, Grob shaman now. Which winds we follow?

[Glass]

South by southwest till you find a school, then take a 59 degree turn to the left. Walk for 100 miles, stop for lunch (no matter what time it is), and start digging.

[UristMcChladni]

Our Starsinger did not know these words, degree, southwest, mile. Maybe Grob should not have killed Kran. We did find school though, many tuna,
 and they made a good lunch. Divers were confused when Grob said dig, but did find clams with large pearls. Did Grob do good?

[Glass]

Yes, you did fine.

[Iituem]

Hayto!  Grogdogbogrog!  Ol crunchy bone men ded no.  Hungy.  Fown big shiny dor but won opn.  Funy writig on.  Mebe fud behid?  Rub rub rub!

Once again, the following appears to have been rubbed directly from the door onto the troll's slate.

GOVV NYXO, COOUOB.  LED KVMROWI KVYXO SC XYD OXYEQR DY MVKSW ROBEN-JK'C MBYGX.  K CDENOXD YP DRO SXPOBXKV SC BOAESBON KC GOVV.  IYE WECD MKCD K GKBVYMU CZOVV DY ZKCC.

BNJUNM KNHXWM CQRB MXXA RB J UNPRXW XO OREN CQXDBJWM BTNUNCXW FJAARXAB.  OXA NENAH OJRUNM JCCNVYC, CQN CXVK FRUU DWUNJBQ BTNUNCXWB RWCX CQN DYYNA UNENUB, KUXLTRWP XOO HXDA NBLJYN.  CAHRWP CX KANJT MXFW CQN MXXA FRUU BRVYUH ANBDUC RW CQN UNPRXW BUJHRWP HXD.  CQN XWUH FJH CX BDLLNNM RB CX LJBC CQN BYNUU BDLLNBBODUUH, FQRLQ FRUU MNBCAXH CQN DWMNJM.

HVS GDSZZ MCI FSEIWFS WG O "PWDOFHOHS-EIORFOWB" WBJCQOHWCB.  WH WBJCYSG TCIF SZSASBHG (EIORFOWB) WB HKC DOFHG (PWDOFHOHS); HVS TWFGH DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS HOFUSH, PM WBJCYWBU HKC SZSASBHG; HVS HKC SZSASBHG CT HVS GSQCBR DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS STTSQH HC RS ODDZWSR HC HVS HOFUSH.

TJAFY LZWKW MFFSLMJSD UGJJMHLAGFK GX LZW TSDSFUW LG LZWAJ AFWNALSTDW KLADDFWKK.

OEK MYBB VYDT UYWXJ IJQJKUI YD JXYI HEEC, UQSX TUFYSJYDW Q TUCED QDT WYLYDW JXUYH JHKU DQCU.  UQSX TUCED XQI FEMUH ELUH EDU EH CEHU CQWYSQB UBUCUDJI.  MXUD SQIJYDW JXU IFUBB, OEK CKIJ IFUQA JXUYH DQCU YD FBQSU EV QD UBUCUDJ.  TE -DEJ- IFUQA QDO TUCED'I DQCU CEHU JXQD EDSU YD QD YDLESQJYED.  TYIQIJUH QMQYJI JXQJ MQO.

VJWH MNVXWB QJEN QJCNM AREJUARNB KNCFNNW NJLQ XCQNA.  RO XWN MNVXW FRUU WXC FXAT FRCQ JWXCQNA, MX WXC RWEXTN KXCQ RW CQN BJVN BYNUU.  MRBJBCNA JFJRCB.

CYWO NOWYXC KBO ZBYEN, KXN GSVV SXCSCD YX LOSXQ MKVVON KD K MOBDKSX ZVKMO SX DRO CZOVV, CEMR KC PSBCD YB VKCD.  NY XYD MKVV DROW SX K ZVKMO DROI NSCPKFYEB.  NSCKCDOB KGKSDC.


Ders dees big stadoos o scare monser!  Got writi undr thm.  Rub rub rub!


VMVXVIOC      YZHJI JA YZVOC, NDGZIXZ VIY YMJRIDIB.  VMVXVIOC HPNO WZ XVGGZY ADMNO DI VI DIQJXVODJI JM IJO VO VGG.


YJMJOCVBPGV      YZHJI JA YZVOC VIY ADMZ.  YJMJOCVBPGV DN HJNO KGZVNZY WT OCZ NXMZVHN JA WPMIDIB XCDGYMZI.


WVVMGZWZT      YZHJI JA XJMMPKODJI VIY YZNODIT.  WVVMGZWZT DN V CVOZY MDQVG JA APMUGVPF VIY BJMJOCJGVF.


ZNXCJGVMVHP      YZHJI JA YZNODIT, CJKZ VIY BMZZY.  ZNXCJGVMVHP CVOZN WVVMGZWZT, XMZINCJVM VIY BJMJOCJGVF.


CZUUMVP         YZHJI JA YZNODIT VIY XMVAODIB.  CZUUMVP NKDIN RZWN OJ OMVK OCZ AVOZN JA HJMOVG AJGF.


BJMJOCJGVF      YZHJI JA NDGZIXZ, OCZ CPIO VIY IDBCO.  BJMJOCJGVF RDGG CPIO DON QDXODHN AJM YVTN, EPNO OJ BDQZ OCZH CJKZ.


XMZINCJVM      YZHJI JA NDGZIXZ.  XMZINCJVM DN KMJPY, VIY RDGG IZQZM BJ GVNO DI VI DIQJXVODJI.


APMUGVPF      YZHJI JA XJMMPKODJI VIY NDGZIXZ.  APMUGVPF XVI OVFZ OCZ QJDXZN AMJH ZIZHDZN, DA DO NJ RDNCZN.

[Glass]

...in case any of you are wondering, no, the key is not the same as last time.
Good news is this: either k is i and o is a, or k is a and o is i.
Another thing: I'm not sure if the different fonts and colors use the same code, or if they use different ones. I'm trying out the first section first, to see if I can figure this out.

Alright, for the following part:

GOVV NYXO, COOUOB.  LED KVMROWI KVYXO SC XYD OXYEQR DY MVKSW ROBEN-JK'C MBYGX.  K CDENOXD YP DRO SXPOBXKV SC BOAESBON KC GOVV.  IYE WECD MKCD K GKBVYMU CZOVV DY ZKCC.

BNJUNM KNHXWM CQRB MXXA RB J UNPRXW XO OREN CQXDBJWM BTNUNCXW FJAARXAB.  OXA NENAH OJRUNM JCCNVYC, CQN CXVK FRUU DWUNJBQ BTNUNCXWB RWCX CQN DYYNA UNENUB, KUXLTRWP XOO HXDA NBLJYN.  CAHRWP CX KANJT MXFW CQN MXXA FRUU BRVYUH ANBDUC RW CQN UNPRXW BUJHRWP HXD.  CQN XWUH FJH CX BDLLNNM RB CX LJBC CQN BYNUU BDLLNBBODUUH, FQRLQ FRUU MNBCAXH CQN DWMNJM.

HVS GDSZZ MCI FSEIWFS WG O "PWDOFHOHS-EIORFOWB" WBJCQOHWCB.  WH WBJCYSG TCIF SZSASBHG (EIORFOWB) WB HKC DOFHG (PWDOFHOHS); HVS TWFGH DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS HOFUSH, PM WBJCYWBU HKC SZSASBHG; HVS HKC SZSASBHG CT HVS GSQCBR DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS STTSQH HC RS ODDZWSR HC HVS HOFUSH.

This is what I've found so far for the key:
j=a k=b l=c n=e p=g q=h r=i t=k u=l w=n x=o y=p a=r b=s c=t d=u h=y (missing letters: d f j m q v w x z, to correspond with e ) I think the key is as follows:
j=a k=b l=c m=d n=e o=f p=g q=h r=i s=j t=k u=l v=m w=n x=o y=p z=q a=r b=s c=t d=u e=v f=w g=x h=y i=z
And this is what I've translated:

XFMM EPOF, TFFLFS. CVU BMDIFNZ BMPOF JT OPU FOPVHI UP DMBJN IFSVE-AB'T DSPXO. B TUVEFOU PG UIF JOGFSOBM JT SFRVJSFE BT XFMM. ZPV NVTU DBTU B XBSMPDL TQFMM UP QBTT. (see below)

SEALED BEYOND THIS DOOR IS A LEGION OF FIVE THOUSAND SKELETON WARRIORS. FOR EVERY FAILED ATTEMPT, THE TOMB WILL UNLEASH SKELETONS INTO THE UPPER LEVELS, BLOCKING OFF YOUR ESCAPE. TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THE DOOR WILL SIMPLY RESULT IN THE LEGION SLAYING YOU. THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCEED IS TO CAST THE SPELL SUCCESSFULLY, WHICH WILL DESTROY THE UNDEAD.

YMJ XUJQQ DTZ WJVZNWJ NX F "GNUFWYFYJ-VZFIWFNS" NSATHFYNTS. NY NSATPJX KTZW JQJRJSYX (VZFIWFNS) NS YBT UFWYX (GNUFWYFYJ); YMJ KNWXY UFWY BNQQ IJYJWRNSJ YMJ YFWLJY, GD NSATPNSL YBT JQJRJSYX; YMJ YBT JQJRJSYX TK YMJ XJHTSI UFWY BNQQ IJYJWRNSJ YMJ JKKJHY YT IJ FUUQNJI YT YMJ YFWLJY. (see below below)

I can't tell if the surrounding section still needs translation, or if it's actual jibberish. It, ah, seems that each new paragraph may have a different key. :/

Alright, I figured out the following section:

GOVV NYXO, COOUOB.  LED KVMROWI KVYXO SC XYD OXYEQR DY MVKSW ROBEN-JK'C MBYGX.  K CDENOXD YP DRO SXPOBXKV SC BOAESBON KC GOVV.  IYE WECD MKCD K GKBVYMU CZOVV DY ZKCC.

Is:

WELL DONE, SEEKER. BUT ALCHEMY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO CLAIM HERUD-ZA'S CROWN. A STUDENT OF THE INFERNAL IS REQUIRED AS WELL. YOU MUST CAST A WARLOCK SPELL TO PASS.

Aaaaand part three:

HVS GDSZZ MCI FSEIWFS WG O "PWDOFHOHS-EIORFOWB" WBJCQOHWCB.  WH WBJCYSG TCIF SZSASBHG (EIORFOWB) WB HKC DOFHG (PWDOFHOHS); HVS TWFGH DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS HOFUSH, PM WBJCYWBU HKC SZSASBHG; HVS HKC SZSASBHG CT HVS GSQCBR DOFH KWZZ RSHSFAWBS HVS STTSQH HC RS ODDZWSR HC HVS HOFUSH.

THE SPELL YOU REQUIRE IS A "BIPARTATE-QUADRAIN" INVOCATION. IT INVOKES FOUR ELEMENTS (QUADRAIN) IN TWO PARTS (BIPARTATE); THE FIRST PART WILL DETERMINE THE TARGET, BY INVOKING TWO ELEMENTS; THE TWO ELEMENTS OF THE SECOND PART WILL DETERMINE THE EFFECT TO BE APPLIED TO THE TARGET.

I'm not doing any more of these for the time being. Yes, they all use different keys. You guys can figure it out for yourselves; just a tip, "the" is always the keyword.

[IcyTea31]

Spoiler: OOC (click to show/hide)

Is there supposed to be just one correct solution? Unless I've missed something, I can find several that fit the criteria.

[Felissan]

Spoiler: OOC (click to show/hide)

Actually, any solution that follows the hint in red would involve saying a name we don't know because the U doesn't appear anywhere outside of some names.

[IcyTea31]

Speak first the name of Furzlauk, troll
Then Dorothagula's
Then Hezzrau comes to claim his toll
Gorotholak is last