Alchymia
Hints
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On the video, what are the 4 pairs of symbols on the Hand drawing that are shown by the two hands of the alchemist?
1. Little finger + Middle finger -> Key + Sun
2. Middle finger + Ring finger -> Sun + Bell
3. Ring finger + Index finger -> Bell + Star
4. Finger + Thumb -> Star + Crown
How to transcribe the 4 Elements obtained in figures?
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 1)
Did you scan the QR code on the Hand of the Philosophers?
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 2)
On the video, what are the 4 pairs of symbols on the Hand drawing that are shown by the two hands of the alchemist?
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 3)
1. Little finger + Middle finger -> Key + Sun
2. Middle finger + Ring finger -> Sun + Bell
3. Ring finger + Index finger -> Bell + Star
4. Finger + Thumb -> Star + Crown
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 4)
How to associate the tarot cards with the 4 pairs of symbols?
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 5)
The Hand of the Philosophers (hint 6)
How to transcribe the 4 Elements obtained in figures?
The Hand of the Philosophers (solution)
Refer to the Table of Elements in the Atalanta Fugiens grimoire: 38 44 23 32 -> 38442332
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Which document to use to decode the sequence of utensils?
Solution : 4 1 6 15 -> 41615
Occult stones (hint 1)
Which document to associate the colour stones with?
Occult stones (hint 2)
How to calculate the number of stones using the document "Basilius Valentinus"?
Occult stones (hint 3)
On the wheel, the colors associated with the multiplier digits make it possible to calculate the quantity of the 4 occult stones. What remains is to find the order of the stones: isn't there an other document linked with Basilius?
Occult stones (hint 4)
Which document to use to decode the sequence of utensils?
Occult stones (hint 5)
Occult stones (hint 6)
Occult stones (solution)
Solution : 4 1 6 15 -> 41615
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The right symbol is located on the fire Element. Refer to the grimoire to find the matching value.
Look for the red initials in the Atalanta Fugiens grimoire. Use Brueghel's engraving to convert the word found into a symbol.
By ascending order: 9 12 39 -> 91239
"One Element among the four" (hint 1)
The 4 Elements (air, fire, water, earth) are indicated by symbols hidden in the engraving.
"One Element among the four" (hint 2)
Haven't you seen one of these symbols on another item in Alchymia? On the engraving, the Master Alchemist holds in his hand an object that should put you on the trail ...
"One Element among the four" (hint 3)
The right symbol is located on the fire Element. Refer to the grimoire to find the matching value.
"One indexed Element" (hint 1)
What does the Master Alchemist's index show on the engraving?
"One indexed Element" (hint 2)
"One indexed Element" (hint 3)
"An acrostic element" (hint 1)
Did you check the meaning of the word "acrostic"? On the grimoire, do some letters stand out?
"An acrostic Element" (hint 2)
Look for the red initials in the Atalanta Fugiens grimoire. Use Brueghel's engraving to convert the word found into a symbol.
"An acrostic Element" (hint 3)
By ascending order: 9 12 39 -> 91239
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Did you thoroughly search the documents & objects to find the measures of the active ingredients?
The proportional amounts of salt and mercury give you an equation with 2 unknowns. Based on the information you have, can you calculate the measures of mercury needed?
The number of measures (hint 1)
Did you use the engraving to identify the 3 active ingredients in the plastic bag?
The number of measures (hint 2)
Did you thoroughly search the documents & objects to find the measures of the active ingredients?
The number of measures (hint 3)
The proportional amounts of salt and mercury give you an equation with 2 unknowns. Based on the information you have, can you calculate the measures of mercury needed?
The number of measures (solution)
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The number of sides of the polygons encodes the order of the syllables: triangle > square > pentagon > hexagon > heptagon > octagon. The magic formula is: LAPIS SIGNUM FERET.
The magic formula (hint 1)
Did you spot the syllables scattered throughout the game documents?
The magic formula (hint 2)
What symbols are associated with syllables? How can they tell the order?
The magic formula (solution)
The number of sides of the polygons encodes the order of the syllables: triangle > square > pentagon > hexagon > heptagon > octagon. The magic formula is: LAPIS SIGNUM FERET.
The order of the operations (hint 1)
Did you listen to the audio file carefully? Can you link the sound effects of the file with the illustrations?
The order of the operations (hint 2)
In the audio file, did you pay attention to the syllables said by the voice? They are each associated with an operation, and therefore with a number: SIG (1) FE (3) PIS (2) NUM (4) LA (6) RET (5)
The order of the operations (hint 3)
The sound file is in the wrong order: use the magic formula to put the recipe steps back in the correct order.
The order of the operations (solution)
LA PIS SIG NUM FE RET : 621435