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[{"content":{"text":" Welcome to the first installment of What The Schell? , where we throw out the canon and explore what could be with any and all of the titles we have produced throughout our 20+ years. Expect crossovers, ridiculous lore we made up on the spot, plot holes, and lots and lots of silliness. This issue of What The Schell? poses a simple question: what if the events of Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire \u00ae and the I Expect You To Die series were all connected? As a special incentive to keep reading, we even added a special discount code on the games so you can try your hand at connecting the events in ways we couldn't even dream of. Agents (and Slayers), prepare to dive in. You can reveal the discount code here, or try solving our puzzles to reveal the code below. 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It references a covert initiative of the Zoraxis Occulty Division (ZOD), a classified operation supposedly abandoned due to... well, their official announcement was \u201ccatastrophic and immediate workforce shortages.\u201d We now believe ZOD has continued to operate in the shadows, and has helped Zoraxis unearth a centuries-old containment protocol. Dr. Zor is now toying with forces far beyond their usual volcano lairs and mind controlled bees. That's right agent... Vampires . Your mission: infiltrate their secret base in the Temple of Sun in Mexixco, neutralize ZOD, and identify whether this threat is biological, metaphysical, or entirely theatrical. Do try not to get bitten, Agent. Shawn in HR is on leave, and he loves filling out that specific paperwork himself. Good luck, Agent. This might be the only mission where a double cross is a good idea. 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Click and enjoy","link":"https:\/\/schellgames.com\/media\/pages\/blog\/ieytd-silent-slayer-crossover\/4b5eec441d-1759338810\/silent-slayer-i-expect-you-to-die.png","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"c79f2744-d8d2-4e53-a7ed-6d9a13a6f518","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Agent Dossier: Adella Ward","customid":""},"id":"f9ee8bbf-4d2e-4957-b974-d84af8c7944c","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Codename: The Silent Slayer Status: Presumed Deceased Clearance Level: ECHO Specialty: Arcane Sabotage \/ Ritual Disarmament \/ Occult Intelligence Background: Adella Ward was one of the many field operatives recruited by Zero Hour, an elite branch of the spy agency set up by Sir Francis Walsingham in the late 1500s. If you recognize that name, thanks for paying attention to your Agency training manual. Zero Hour's founder and The Agency's are one and the same. Consider them your brothers and sisters in spydom. A scholar turned slayer, Ward was trained in both arcane sciences and stealth-based neutralization. Known for surgical silence, she successfully infiltrated and dismantled the Vault of the Vampire after year of failed attempts, narrowly thwarting their blood ritual before it could be completed. 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The creature inside bore the sigil of the Elder vampire Zar. Once rulers of this land, now parasites feeding on its shadows. I dismantled the glyph node in silence. Heart still, breath slower. One twitch and I would\u2019ve joined the bones scattered on the crypt floor. But before he died (again), the undead revealed the source of their power: their blood. The blood is key. Not just the vampires; all traces of it must be destroyed at all costs. \u2013 Dela "},"id":"e14c8525-fca9-4715-999e-6150ec8080e0","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/uygjabwxsodxyln5"],"src":"","alt":"","caption":"Artist rendering of Agent Adella Ward","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"29f8f19b-e46d-4fc3-8895-e38b9803a48f","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Codex Entry: Zoraxis Occult Division","customid":""},"id":"e97aaccb-bfe2-4cf3-8e1a-f33957816079","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" File ID: ZOR-INT-DIV09 Threat Level: CRIMSON Access: Approved for Zero Hour (Resurrected) Operatives Only Description: The Zoraxis Occult Division (ZOD) is an ultra-secretive research unit operating under Dr. Zor\u2019s central command. Publicly disavowed by Zoraxis corporate statements, ZOD is tasked with pursuing non-technological enhancements \u2014specifically those rooted in ancient myth, mysticism, and biologically derived immortality. Recent ZOD activities include the excavation of the ruins of Castle Zar, a site they've been searching for (and attempts The Agency has successfully thwarted) until now. Subsequent ZOD lab raids indicate that tests are using recovered DNA to try and extend the lifespan and survivability of Zor operatives, indefinitely. "},"id":"8a779932-4889-4efa-8479-a41eedac484b","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Recovered Transcript \u2013 Zoraxis Internal Meeting","customid":""},"id":"b70d8117-bb36-41fb-b7ff-ff05949a6652","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":"Zar will not be forgotten. This time, we control the ritual and the means to thwarting The Agency for good.","citation":"-Dr. Zor"},"id":"47bbcf1e-2733-49fa-959c-028ea3a95e19","isHidden":false,"type":"quoteBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Intercepted Communiqu\u00e9","customid":""},"id":"112c2048-3b1a-441a-a2df-3ab15814eac4","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" This is the break we've been waiting for, but we need your help, Agent. Solve this intercepted Zoraxis message for the code to decrypting sensitive Zoraxis files related to Project Nocturne. (Sorry to break the immersion, but this code is also your key to unlocking additional savings on the I Expect You To Die\/Silent Slayer Bundle on the XXXX Store) "},"id":"382ecd27-61a8-49d6-a076-9e8075b79c68","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/uyrgv1uxdxww46j0"],"src":"","alt":"Rendering of a bomb attached to a computer loaded with redacted files","caption":"Please, insert your password :)","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"b3728c22-17dc-4c90-8d6d-ba8aa5b3ca38","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h3","text":">> ZORAXIS GLOBAL NETWORK - INITIATE RECRUITMENT PROTOCOL GREETINGS, ACOLYTE. You have been chosen. You see the world for what it is: a chaotic mess, poorly managed by incompetent leaders. Zoraxis offers order, strength, and a guiding hand to shape a better future. Our future. 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You must also demonstrate cunning. The Agency believes they are clever, but they are predictable. We are not. Our encryption methods evolve. Remember, our glorious leader's name is the key to unlocking true power. The Agency has a kill-switch for its agents. A word of failure. We have co-opted it. For us, it is a word of power. Decrypt it. Prove you are one of us. FINAL DIRECTIVE CIPHERTEXT: GWSGIVIQMROK Enter this final directive to prove your worth. IEYTDSlayerBundle "},"id":"e1203777-e3e4-4363-927d-66ccca6bde68","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" \n\t Click to Confirm Your Answer \n\t DIESCREAMING \n "},"id":"5836d809-ad41-473b-ac0b-f5b80b1ff943","isHidden":false,"type":"markdownBlock"},{"content":{"text":" PROTOCOL SOLUTION CONFIRMED Passphrase 1: ZORETERNAL Final Directive: DIESCREAMING FINAL DIRECTIVE CONFIRMED. WELCOME TO THE ZORAXIS OCCULT DIVISION. YOUR ULTIMATE REWARD: "},"id":"c9fc87d7-1f87-4fab-a021-9322898018e7","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" \n\t Reveal Your Final Reward \n\t IEYTDSlayerBundle \n "},"id":"038a45ce-4736-4271-972d-677443ae1c80","isHidden":false,"type":"markdownBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h3","text":"Hints","customid":""},"id":"22ac3e73-f2a5-4c3c-9adf-49021dc645e3","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Need some help solving the puzzles above? Reveal these hints "},"id":"3a4dee6e-8cb4-4768-8bc7-ac44220ae2eb","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" \n\t Click to Reveal Hints for Security Directive 1.0 (The Master Commitment) \n\t Hint 1: The first test is a simple substitution. Every letter has been moved by the same amount. \n\n Hint 2: Dr. Zor is a man of routine. The number in his directive is not just for show. \n\n Hint 3: Each letter has been shifted backward in the alphabet. The directive's title tells you by how many places. \n "},"id":"6bf6e076-637f-4bc6-bd69-eafb82c39687","isHidden":false,"type":"markdownBlock"},{"content":{"text":" \n\t Click to Reveal Hints for Security Directive 2.0 (The Final Directive) \n\t Hint 1: The second test is more advanced. The shift changes for each letter, following a pattern. \n\n Hint 2: The key to this puzzle is a repeating one. What important name in the Zoraxis organization could be used to unlock the message? \n\n Hint 3: This is a Vigen\u00e8re cipher. The repeating keyword you need is the three-letter name of the glorious leader himself. \n "},"id":"cf0f5973-ed21-49bd-b184-518a9ce5c656","isHidden":false,"type":"markdownBlock"}]

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