- Type: Terrain puzzle
- Location: A remote village
- Difficulty: Medium
Background:
You are a skilled hunter and tracker, known for your ability to track down and capture dangerous beasts. Your latest mission has brought you to a remote village on the edge of the forest, where a pack of werewolves has been terrorizing the locals.
Upon arriving at the village, you are approached by an old man who tells you of a mysterious puzzle that can help you defeat the werewolves. According to legend, the puzzle is hidden in a clearing deep in the forest and can only be solved during a full moon.
The Puzzle:
As you make your way to the clearing, you see that the puzzle consists of a series of stones arranged in a circle. Each stone is inscribed with a symbol: a sun, a moon, a star, and so on.
You notice a sign on the tree that reads: “To defeat the werewolves, you must solve the puzzle of the moon. Arrange the stones in the correct order to reveal the hidden power of the full moon.”
You try to rearrange the stones, but no matter how you arrange them, the puzzle does not seem to work. Frustrated, you search the clearing for clues.
Solution:
As you search, you notice that the moon is starting to rise in the sky. Suddenly, you realize that the solution to the puzzle lies in the phases of the moon.
You carefully examine the stones and realize that they are arranged in the order of the lunar phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.
You quickly rearrange the stones to match the order of the lunar phases and stand back as a bright light shines from the center of the circle. A bolt of energy shoots up into the sky, striking the full moon and causing it to glow brightly. The cold moonlight turns to a warm pink glow and all werewolves turn into ordinary humanoids.
You have successfully solved the puzzle of the moon and harnessed the power of the full moon. You use this power to defeat the werewolves and save the village from their terror.