THE ANONYMOUS MESSAGE
CASE 014 · TRURO, CORNWALL
INCOMING MESSAGE · SENDER UNKNOWN
Three knocks.
A pause.
Then a voice.
„They buried the river.
They buried the truth with it.”
Yesterday, a recording appeared in an archive where it should not exist.
No sender. No date. Just thirteen seconds of audio and a reference to something that disappeared beneath the streets of Truro.
Someone has been changing the records.
Someone else has been trying to restore them.
Now your team has been selected to uncover the truth.
You don’t know who sent the message. You don’t know why you were chosen.
But someone is counting on you to find what others failed to see.
YOU ARE THE ECHO TEAM.
Your mission is to recover the missing evidence, follow the hidden trail and uncover the identity behind the anonymous messages.
WARNING: Not every message comes from the same person.
YOUR INVESTIGATION TEAM
Every investigation needs different skills. Choose your strengths, share responsibilities and work together.
Some clues require logic. Others demand observation, historical knowledge or a different way of thinking.
Cracks ciphers and hidden messages.
Investigates history and recovered documents.
Tracks locations and hidden landmarks.
Connects evidence and exposes contradictions.
These are specialities, not fixed positions. Investigators can take on multiple roles.
CLASSIFIED // FIELD PROTOCOL 014
THE STEALTH PROTOCOL
The investigation must remain discreet.
Your mission is to move through Truro without drawing unnecessary attention. To everyone around you, you should appear to be ordinary visitors exploring the city.
Observe your surroundings naturally. Discuss discoveries quietly. Do not announce when you have located a hidden cache.
Never reveal the hiding place to bystanders or other investigation teams.
When you discover a cache, retrieve it calmly, scan the QR code inside and return it exactly as you found it.
Only access authorised game locations. Never force, dismantle, climb or enter restricted areas. If a cache is crowded or cannot be retrieved comfortably and safely, return later or use your organiser’s assistance.
A good investigator finds the evidence.
A great investigator leaves no trace.
TRANSMISSION 00 COMPLETE
Your first assignment is ready.
BEGIN INVESTIGATION
MISSION 01 // THE SILENT DRUMMER
YOUR FIRST LOCATION
Your investigation begins in the heart of Truro.
Go to Lemon Quay.
Find the figure who holds a drum but never plays.
Discover which metal once made this city powerful.
Three knocks. Four framed stories. Only one heard the warning.
Remember the three knocks.
OPEN START LOCATIONOnce you find the hidden cache, scan its QR code to recover the next transmission.
FICTIONAL INVESTIGATION · END OF TRANSMISSION 00