A metallic rap at the door

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From: Visitors at Hallowmas


"Oh I'm sorry. I seem to have marked your paint." He smiles silkily and taps his hook. "I'll compensate you, I promise. I only need a moment of your time."

Unlocked with Making Waves 5, Nightmares 5, Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion 2


Success

A Genial Magician

[…]

"[…] Dreams are not places: they're roads. […] Ware serpents, as the saying has it. I'm going to leave you a map to one of these roads."

He tosses a playing card on the table […]

[…] A spot of blood swells on your finger. The tip of that hook is sharp! […]

Description summary:
The Shroud and the Glass know something of you. There's a place behind mirrors. Dreams are roads. You are also given a playing card. It has been obscured by a symmetrical ink-blot. You may keep it under your pillow, if you like. The sixpence are for "the mark on the paint".

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Success Instructions: Return to your lodgings to see your Destiny.