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The statue in Lindblum Castle. You know the one where the "!" appears and you ress it and nothing happens except for text. There is something about a coin too. Is it that?
This is my impression as I am rereading the riddle. *goes back to analysis*
EDIT: I meant to say that fountian right before you take the lift.
EDIT #2: The more I think about it, the more it seems like the answer. I remember the mentioning of heirs, but wasn't the statue in the fountain one of Cid's ancestors?
Bobby, it's already been established that the answer is "a person", if there is a "coin" mentioned like you said, then it's possible that the coin could be the heir. As the heir is not a living person. They could be dead or it could be an item. We do not know.
Okie doke- sorry bout that Lenna, but Ill keep workin on that by meself :p.
Leviathan: I agree with Lenna on this one- maybe the artisans who crafted it can be found in-game? :confused: But there is also another statue in the Lindblum Castle, found as you walk up the steps from the aircab station- the dude on the horse, commemorated for the first Cid.
No problem Friscodude <3, I've just managed to get so obsessed with this riddle I know everything that Thingfish has said off by heart. I even managed to prove that when meeting him on Sunday last week lol.
It has been mentioned that the heir could be like a diary, or a statue for instance. Anything that has even the smallest connection with the answer.
I think it'd also be worth while to search for any secret/hidden weapons for the characters you get, as they may have an inscription on it. I've never actually played the game indepth, but I plan to as I move to Edinburgh in the next few days.
Until then I'm just keeping quiet on here, and helping with what's been said and not said (because I can remember it off by heart ;_;) I'm seriously obsessed.
Lol, well having somebody who knows the rules will help hopefully. Well one "heir-type thing" Ive found in my halfway-thru-disk-one-indepth-playthrough is a statue in the Lindblum Inn (a Bobo?) It is said that the statue was bought by the original inkeeper and is passed down through the generations. It doesnt seem to have a connection with any NPC though, except maybe the Innkeeper; his only line technically is "Would you like to rest?". Maybe a certain other NPC reveals his name? :confused: :mad:
Edit: Also, Ill be focusing on finding clues within the actual game, seeing as how my literary/historical knowledge is very limited and that my interpretations of the riddle's meanings have been solely based from other opinions. So confusing :cry:
Sorry about that Tiff. Like you said maybe it is the heir, or has to do with it, I never finish analyzing it. (I just have a strong feeling about the statue, I feel like it means something...Or maybe I am wishfully hoping...) Also I did not completely pay attention to the thread cuz well, I guess I am too lazy. *sighs*
*goes back to what he was doing before*
I can tell you now that Thingfish has said that the character we are looking for does indeed have more than one line. But only about 2/3 max. It was assumed that the character had 1 line.Quote:
Originally Posted by friscodude
I feel the same way. I can't understand anything to do with the riddle, so I've decided to base my studies on the game purely. Which I shall do when I've moved to Edinburgh. I'm scared of starting anything now incase I end up cursing myself by breaking my computer or something while moving :D
As for you Bobby, if you have a strong feeling about it, it's best to try putting it aside until you can find other clues to link to it (I can promise you I'll probably end up talking like TF at the end of all this too.)
Anything too obvious is bound to be wrong. This is Thingfish we are talking about here.
Edit: Bobby, if you're too lazy to read the thread, just msg me on msn and any questions you ask I'll most likely be able to answer them (if they've been mentioned before on the thread)
Haha, well hopefully as we both go thru either of us will discover something...I hope :cry: . Ah I see, more than one but not very many will do. Assuming Sir B. and Masamune keep working on the riddle, as it seems theyre doing very well analyzing it, we'll all get somewhere. Im playing as I type this post so Im looking to finish Disc 1 by the end of the weekend and eliminate the Answer from there- I also have two spare/empty memory cards, so I might seperately save in each slot from now on until the riddle is solved just for reference :p
Sir B wont be doing too much analysis for the riddle as he's just gone back to school. I believe that the most he'll have to work on it is at the weekends.Quote:
Originally Posted by friscodude
Haha, when I play the game I plan to play it a lot more indepth and take note of quite alot. Not to mention I'll be playing it on my PSX emulator so I'll have unlimited memory card slots. :D which means I can have a save for every save point in the game just incase I need to go back to a certain spot.
Like I said, I'm obsessed ):
:eek: :cry: Not fair...unlimited save slots...im jealous. Well then Ill just have to record evry save slot before you : P
Edit: Eek...upon the realization I get 15 blocks per card I think Ill be passing the save at every spot idea on to you Leena :D
*SLAPS* Lenna, or Tiff :P not Leena you'd be mistaking me for Leene then :).
I've got alot of good idea's, that revolve around the game only. If I can't find the answer, I'll certainly post the information that's relevant to the riddle.
Im not sure if this has been said before, but can the line "Confused, the vulgar see" be translated to "Confused, the vulgar C" as in the consonant. Upon minor Googling, it seems there was a form of Latin called "Vulgar", using different pronunciations and such- so could this section be replaced with a translation of sorts? I doubt this is correct for I can barely read this site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_Latin) without my brain spazming, but maybe someone could verify/denounce this assumption?
EDIT: In my non game time Ill be working on that anagram- but does the new anagram thats supposed to be formed from those letters refer to anything or is it a random cryptic message we must figure out from the rest of the puzzle? And are we missing one somewhat obvious point that would give us a start? :confused:
Good to see there's hardly anything for me to comment on, as Lenna does such an effective job of it :) Seems she was unbanned. Can't say I'm happy about a forum-felon working on my riddle and not even looking into the meanings of the riddle itself, though... ;)
Frisco : The new anagram that is created is indeed still cryptic :D
In this riddle, the 'vulgar' can refer to people who are trying to guess at this riddle but only see the superficial elements of it, as in the 'common' people :)
Although your idea regarding Vulgar Latin is not correct, i.e. the section is not to be replaced with a direct translation of sorts, there is nevertheless Latin involved here, indeed denoted by the use of the word 'vulgar'.
Thingfish :P If you had read any of the previous threads in general chat etc, you would have seen that it was a complete joke the admins/mods had taken on. I wasn't banned for a reason. They did it cause they felt like banning me!
So we should be looking for latin translations for the "anagram"?
Not looking into the riddle is my way of "staying safe". I don't know much about any of it all. I said I'd concentrate on the gaming side more, but I am looking at the riddle, even if I'm not looking indepth like everyone else.
I knew your banning was a joke, hottie, but still... :D
You shouldn't be looking into any Latin translations ;) But you (the general 'you') will need to look out for Latin phrases as well, yes.