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Here there be Dragons! Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/28/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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This cache was inspired by a used book I picked up a few weeks ago at a yard sale.

After doing a bit of research about the author, I became more intrigued by this tale. Quest: In Search of the Dragontooth by Michael Green, which some have called a work of allegorical fiction, purports to be the facsimile and translation of the journals of Magnalucius. A Fantasy novel, written in the form of the long-lost journals of a 16th-century mystic. Hidden in the heavily illustrated journal are clues to the current hiding place of the magic Dragontooth. The book is boxed with a map and a pendant, and appears to be as much a puzzle as a novel.

Historia Et Veritate Unicornus", meaning "On the History and Truth of the Unicorn". The book tells a strange story. The author says: He claims he received a letter handwritten in elegant italic script. The letter signed "Frater Iamblicus", asked Michael Green, the author, for a meeting and Green, because of his arcane '60s experiences, did agree to the strange rendezvous. Within a week it was held. At that time, Green met a thin cowled figure. He complimented Green on his recent book, the newly published "Unicorn Notebook". Then the visitor asked him if he would like to see the "holy beast". Green said yes. The cowled visitor next showed and interpreted an ancient document for him. The cowled man called it "The Codex Unicornus--The History and Truth of the Unicorn". Michael Green then purportedly was told that this was the treasure of "the Venerable Master Magnalucius, and the treasure of our Collegium Gnosticum,(college of wisdom) a group of monks living in remote northern Italy (Near Ravenna, Italy) Green then was told, probably accurately, that the members of this college, the gnostics, had gathered across many countries, but were united by Magnalucius's teachings, the heart of which is the secret doctrine of the unicorn and the dragon

Quest: In Search of the Dragontooth Somewhere in the sixteenth centruy England lies the Perilous Dragontooth, unsettling the world with its ancient malignant powers. The artist and mystic Magnalucius sets off on a quest to find the powerful tooth and tame the restless malice- a quest fated to continue into the present day. This book is an ancient manuscript on the secret history of the Dragon and the Unicorn that is a must for every seeker of the beautiful and the wondrous. This book is chocked full of sketches and drawings in black and white and in color. It ends as a challenge to the reader; a challenge to find a replica dragon tooth, that the publishing company set up as a real life treasure hunt. A mystery still unsolved. The Treasure hunt was abandoned and the publishing company went out of business. Eventually the book went out of print and the author mysteriously disappeared.

The cache is a camo'd plastic container with room for trading (small items only). Cache contains a log and writing instrument, stamp and Inkpad ,but bring your own just in case. Plus scratch tickets for a FTF prize.

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I would reccomend going in the day so you can see the house built like a castle.

On the Side of the Road. Please make sure to close tight.

Thank you~

Congratz to TYCAMBREN for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gur Gerr jvgu n evat bs ynetr fgbarf gung fheebhaq vg. Pngpu vf uvqqra haqre fbzr fgvpxf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)