Episode I · Production Timeline
Expedition Log & Build Ledger
Toggle the puzzles you have unlocked and watch the four endings light up along the dependency map.
Current State
4/6 puzzles unlocked · 0/4 endings reachable
Puzzles
Toggle each cipher as you unlock it
- P1
P1 · Scene I
The Vanishing Ink
ShippedOpening cipher — the disappearing folio reveals a single guiding sentence.
- P2
P2 · Scene II
Three Voices in the Dark
ShippedFirst branching choice — Kofi, Nuru, or Professor Diallo.
- P3
P3 · Scene III
Ashes to Coordinates
ShippedReading the soot pattern for a hidden location.
- P4
P4 · Scene V
The Crescent of Sankoré
ShippedTranslation puzzle — spoken script unlocks the golden map.
- P5
P5 · Scene VII
Chamber Beneath the Chamber
Next BuildMemory mini-game — match threshold symbols to open the staircase.
- P6
P6 · Scene VIII
The Seventh Portrait
Next BuildFinal cipher — the pressed-flower ink and the unwritten entry.
Dependency Map
Each ending draws its keys from the puzzles above
E1
The Archivist's Vow
Next Build1 key missingRequires
P1P2P6Choice: Trust Nuru · Read the final page aloud
Amara preserves the manuscript's last message and accepts the Guardian mantle.
E2
The Cartographer's Path
Next Build1 key missingRequires
P2P3P4P5Choice: Trust Kofi · Scan the minaret · Map the chamber
The team follows the beacon east to Benin City, chasing a still-living signal.
E3
The Elder's Door
Planned1 key missingRequires
P2P4P5Choice: Trust Diallo · Let him lead the descent
A Guardian's staircase opens. The old paths are walked again.
E4
The Unwritten Entry
Planned1 key missingRequires
P1P6Choice: Examine the flowers · Ask Diallo the name
A future entry is already dry in the journal. The story bends toward prophecy.
Legend