Baroness Aurevei's handwriting
Gift to Simon H. Sinclair (they shared a unique bond, unlike Herbert)
Aurevei wrote letter to local professor, requesting "additional material for use in the creation of a cryptograph."
"I will lay down this burden and leave this stone, and the winding path of intrigue it precedes, for future generations" -Herbert
Prof. R. Willard could be the local professor, since Realm & Rune was published in 1905, which is about the right era for Aurevei
PIGS SAND MAIL DATE HEAD
CLAM PEAK HEAT JOYA WELL
TOAD CARD WILL TAPE LEGS
TREE ROAD MAID SLAB ROCK
HAND VASE SAFE CLAY TOES
Possible Groupings
animals - pigs, clam, toad
ground - sand, peak, road, rock, clay
mail-related - mail, date, head, well, card
body parts - head, legs, hand, toes
construction - sand, clam, tape, slab, rock, vase, clay
high - head, peak, tree
low - well, legs, toes
angels - Joya, maid
containers - well, hand, vase, safe
playing cards - card, hand
plants - date, tree
stone shapes - sand, peak, road, slab, rock
verbs - sand, mail, date, head, peak, heat, will, tape, rock, hand
Possible Room Associations
pigs -
sand - safehouse, dovecote, foundation
mail - mail room, office
date - too many to count
head - shrine, trophy room, den, foyer
clam - aquarium
peak - entrance hall, clock tower
heat - furnace, boiler room
joya - chapel, furnace, kitchen, dining room
well - grounds, reservoir, pump room
toad -
card - rumpus room, parlor
will - entrance hall, room 46
tape -
legs -
tree -
road -
maid -
slab -
rock -
hand -
vase -
safe -
clay -
toes -