New Lore Puzzle, Chronicle of the Shieldbearer

[Nenjin]

OVF thread (http://www.vanguardsaga.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=27695)


As you can imagine, the fans are already hard at work on deciphering it.

[Fricka]

Any linguists or cryptologists in the house?

I actually took linguistics, as a GE course. I'll take a stab at in a bit.

http://www.thesafehouse.org/mugshots/albums/album14/shieldbearerscroll1.gif

[Scrawl]

I think this will make for a pretty interesting lore series. Maybe the next part will be a partial key or something like that.

[Aidden]

The text that went along with the image:




Father,

I completed the journey a week ago, but, as you have asked of me, I have not written to you until I have found something of worth.

I know that you have long thought on a language that is older than any that we have seen prior to the Cataclysm, and I believe I have found it for you. Six scrolls, held bound in ancient leather and bronze, had thin sheets of hammered brass in between the leaves. The lettering upon them was faded red and limned in places with gold ink that flaked off before our eyes. The scrolls were recovered from the lake near Tursh here in the west.

I had the copyist reproduce the fragments so we can both begin our study. I am sending you the originals as I write this. I look forward to your letter with your thoughts on translation.

Your faithful son

[Thwick]

Someone who is good at Cryptoquotes would solve this in no time.....just found it was solved on the other thread.

[Morvran]

Linguist here...found link too late though. :-)

I'll try to be there for the next go 'round.

[Nenjin]

They should have done a half in half phonetic/pictographic puzzle. That would have kept people business far longer!