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Patricia Eamons

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**Patricia Eamons** is one of the main characters in FOXs upcoming drama series Shots Fired.
Shameeka Campbell

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**Shameeka Campbell** is one of the main character in FOXs upcoming drama series Shots Fired.
Alicia Carr

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**Alicia Carr** is one of the main characters in FOXs upcoming drama series Shots Fired.
Sawdust

## Background

Sawdust is a substance made by sawing a board and collecting the dust that comes off of the wood. It is good for cleaning up spills.

## Blackthorn Key

In *The Blackthorn Key*, Master Benedict used sawdust to contain and control the Archangel's Fire. When added at the very last step, the Fire can be solidified into something that resembles a candle.
Atlasvisión 3

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El **Festival de la Canción del Atlasvisión 3**, también conocido como **Atlasvisión 3**, fue la tercera edición del Festival de la Canción del Atlasvisión. La edición se celebró por tercera vez consecutiva en la capital de Afroca y Garmam, Garmam Elisea, tras la victoria de Within Temptation con "Stand my ground". Es, hasta la fecha, la única ocasión en que un país ha organizado tres ediciones seguidas.

La participación continuó aumentando, con 18 países concursantes. Cinco naciones participaron por primera vez: Chupichupiland, Illes Prim de Ferrera, Putnicibezmjestlandia, Stacion Island y The Old Kingdom. Dos países, Cheetahlicious y City Hot, decidieron cambiar su nombre a Highlicious y City Cold respectivamente. Bayoga y Skypiea anunciaron su retirada tras comparecer en las dos ediciones previas.

En noviembre de 2006 se llevó a cabo la gala con los resultados finales de la edición. Steven Geraghty, representante de NRIB Lobos, se proclamó ganador del Atlasvisión 3 tras obtener 101 puntos con su canción "You were there", dándole la primera victoria al país. Afroca y Garmam, vencedor de la primera y la segunda edición y anfitrión de la tercera, se conformó con la medalla de plata, estando representado por "Hoy" de Gloria Estefan. Malterife entró en el podio por primera vez, ocupando la tercera posición con La Quinta Estación y "Tu peor error".

Liberna y Frikisland también obtuvieron una nueva mejor posición histórica, terminando en cuarto y sexto lugar. City Cold, Samiria y Spes (que fue el país subcampeón en las dos ediciones previas) quedaron fuera del top 10 por primera vez, mientras que el último puesto de la tabla fue ocupado por Highlicious.

Los 12 puntos de la votación de la Organización fueron para Afroca y Garmam, siendo la segunda edición consecutiva que se los lleva. La vencedora de la edición, NRIB Lobos, también recibió los mismos puntos que en la anterior edición, 10 puntos.

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Codes and Ciphers

In the Blackthorn Key book series, there are multiple types of codes mentioned and used.

## Vigenere Cipher

In *The Assassin's Curse*, Christopher and the Templars use a complicated code called the Vigenere Cipher. This cipher is supposedly unbreakable, since it needs a very specific codeword, or key, to decipher it.

## Caesar Shift

Although no one in the books has actually used this cipher, Christopher tests this cipher every time he comes across a new code, as it is very common. The cipher works by shifting each letter of each word in the code by a set number of places. For example, 'cat' would be shifted, say two places, to 'ecv'. Since there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, there are 25 possible ways to cipher a code.

## Substitution Cipher

In *The Blackthorn Key,*Master Benedict uses this cipher to code his recipe for gunpowder  and also the secret message for Christopher. This cipher works by attributing a letter to a number, for example M08, so the letter M would correspond to the number 8. The code is written in numbers, so a string of numbers would spell out a message.

## Atbash Cipher

In *The Assassin's Curse,*Lord Ashcombe discovers a secret message in the Minotaur's cloak. Christopher is able to decode the message after realising that it is written in Atbash. Atbash is a cipher that switches the alphabet from back to front; 'a' becomes 'z', 'b' becomes 'y', 'c' becomes 'x', etc. This is also an easy and common cipher, one of the first Christopher was taught by Master Benedict.

## Reverse Cipher

In *The Blackthorn Key,* Master Benedict used another code in his message called the reverse, or backwards cipher. This extremely easy code works by simply reversing the order of letters in the code. 'Hello' becomes 'olleh'.

## Lemon Juice

Codes can be hidden in more ways than one- Master Benedict uses lemon juice to hide the message incriminating the Cult of the Archangel's members. He wrote the message with a quill of lemon juice, and Christopher later heats up the paper over hot coals to reveal the message.

## Scytale Cipher

In *Mark of the Plague,* Melchior and Galen use a broomstick and cane, to write messages to each other. This was done by using strips of parchment and wrapping it around the cylinder. They then wrote their message on the stick from top to bottom, twisting the stick a bit and then continuing the message. The result was a jumbled up string of letters.
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Moppet

Moppet, or Katrijn is a Dutch child who escaped from Barbary pirates. She appears in the *Call of the Wraith* as a supporting protagonist.

## Background

After escaping from Barbary pirates, who had kidnapped her from the Netherlands, she was found by Wise and was brought back to Robert's farm. During her time there, she was afraid of everyone because she didn't understand what they were saying because she only spoke Dutch. However, since she was unable to communicate this, everyone assumed she was mute.

## Call of the Wraith

When Christopher Rowe is shipwrecked on the coast, Moppet is there at Dryden's farm as another person they found and took in. After Christopher leaves to find his friends, Moppet follows him because she likes his pigeon, Bridget. She meets his friends, Tom and Sally, after they found Christopher. She immediately trusts Tom because he was wielding his moonstone sword gifted to him by the Templars, Eternity. Because of this, which made her think he took the moon and put it in his sword, and his large stature, she thought he was an angel.
Vigenère cipher

The Vigenère cipher is a cipher that is unbreakable. It is used and mentioned many times in *The Assassin's Curse.*

## Background

The Vigenère cipher is essentially interwoven Caesar shifts. It was first used by Leon Battista Alberti (an artist, linguist, architect, philosopher and more) around 1467. He used a metal disk to switch between alphabets.

In 1508, Johannes Trithemius invented the tabula rectus, a crucial component in the cipher. But it wasn't until 1586 that Blaise de Vigenère published an autokey cipher before the court of Henry III in France.

Even though it was called an 'unbreakable cipher', various cryptanalysts were able to break it without a 'key'. Friedrich Kasiski was the first to establish a working method of deciphering Vigenère ciphers in 1863.

## Theory

Vigenère cipher essentially uses a 'key' to function. The 'key' in question is actually a keyword, such as 'cat', 'kshm' or any other such combination of letters. The cipher uses a constantly changing version of the Caesar shift to encode its letters using a tabula rectus- in this way, it is similiar to the Trithemius cipher.

## How to encipher it

### **CIPHER NO.1: BEAUFORT CIPHER**

*The Beaufort Cipher is a variant of the broader Vigenere cipher. Interestingly, the Beaufort cipher is the inverse of the standard Vigenère cipher, so the method of enciphering using Beaufort is the same as deciphering in standard. However, they have been separated for simpler understanding.*

First of all, you must have a tabula rectus. This can be printed out or handwritten.

A tabula consists of a 27x27 square, with the alphabet written on the top and on the side. The middle squares include all the letters of the alphabet written 27 times in order, except shifted one space each time- the Caesar shift.

Next, you must choose a key word- in this instance, we shall use 'madapple'.

You should also have a message you want to cipher, say 'Benedict Blackthorn is an apothecary'.

Repeating the keyword to match the number of letters in the plaintext/message, you get:

benedictblackthornisanapothecary

madapplemadapplemapplemadapplema

Take the letter of plaintext and find the corresponding letter on the top row. Then, follow the letter down the column to see the first letter of the keyword. Follow that row to the left to find your ciphered letter.

For the our code, we take 'b' and find it on the top row. Move down the column to find the first letter of our keyword- 'm'. Follow that row to the very left to find our codeword, which is 'l'

Do this again, this time with the plain text as 'e' and the keyword as 'a'.

One more example, with the plaintext 'n' and the keyword 'd'.

Repeat this with all 'benedictblackthornisanapothecary' with 'madapplemadapplemapplemadapplema', until you get the final ciphered code- lwqwmhjllpdyfweqvnvipclpyhwwnpug
The Assassin's Curse

The Assassin's Curse book cover

***The Assassin's Curse*** is a historical/paranormal fiction written by Kevin Sands. It was published in September 5th, 2017 by Simon and Schuster. It is the third book in the Blackthorn Key series.

## Blurb

*Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure—and murder—follows. Even a chance to meet King Charles II ends in a brush with an assassin. All that's recovered from the killer is a coded message with an ominous sign-off: more attempts are coming.*

## Plot

### Monday, November 2, 1665

#### Arriving in a Carriage

Christopher and Tom are in a carriage going to who-knows--where. In typical Tom-fashion, he accuses Christopher of doing something that landed them in this position.

The day before, a few King's Men brought the boys a letter from Lord Ashcombe, the King's Warden and their friend. The letter tells them to get in the carriage, offering no further explanation.

The carriage pulls up on a magnificent estate. Lord Ashcombe appears, and the King's Men apologise for being late.

> *"Sorry General. The rain's turned the roads to slop."*
> -An accompanying King's Man
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Lord Ashcombe tells them that King Charles II wanted to meet them after the business with the Cult of the Archangel, and the plague last year. Tom is stunned.

Christopher and Tom marvel the luxury of the house they enter. Christopher is given a bath and dressed in finer clothes. On their way to the party, they meet Mr Glover, who is drunk and hassles Christopher. When the duo arrive at the party, they meet the king and have a brief conversation. When Christopher takes an order from a man, he goes into the kitchen, thinking of how he does not truly belong in the palace. He does not have much time for his thoughts when he discovers a murdered Mr Glover, and is promptly discovered by the assassin.

When Christopher wakes up, he remembers that Glover tested the wine and deduces that the wine has been poisoned. However, he suddenly finds himself unable to speak. Christopher still manages to tell Lord Ashcombe, however, and the king is saved in time.
Lord Ashcombe

General of the Royal Army

The Assassin's Curse

Call of the Wraith

The Raven's Revenge

Lord Richard Ashcombe is the General of the Royal Army. He tried to arrest Christopher Rowe under suspicion of killing Master Benedict Blackthorn. He led the counter-attack on Oswyn Colthurst and his men, but his plan backfired.

## Early Life

After the Puritans overthrew King Charles I and gained control over the Parliament, Richard Ashcombe was exiled to France and the Netherlands for nine years, along with the future King Charles II.

## Appearance

He is described by Christopher as having a rather fearsome appearance, which is supported by his equally fearsome reputation.

Richard Ashcombe has a striking figure that stands out in the streets of London. He is usually accompanied by an escort, made up of several other King's Men. Before the events of the Blackthorn Key, he had a scar running down the left side of his face, from his nose to his neck and black eyes that burned with an unusual intensity. However, during the first attempted arrest of Oswyn Colthurst, he was outnumbered and struck down with an axe wielded by Wat. The ax blow ruined his left eye and left a deep wound on the left side of his face, as well as cutting off two of his fingers on his sword-hand. After recovering from the injury, Lord Ashcombe was left with an eye patch covering his left eye and a newer scar running down from beneath his eye patch to the corner of his mouth, causing him to have a permanent half-scowl.

Whenever seen in public, he is dressed in black satin, carrying a "battle-worn broadsword and pearl-handled pistol at his belt."

## Personality

Richard Ashcombe's fearsome reputation and appearance precede him and cause people to be intimidated by him. He is extremely stern and does not tolerate nonsense, as he is impatient and likes to briskly get to the bottom of mysteries. His impatience also shines through when he is being held up when on an errand for the King, which can be seen from several conversations with Christopher.

He is also a very determined man, who likes to get his missions and errands done as quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible. Such an example is when he tries to find the Cult of the Archangel to put a stop to the murders. Because of his determination, he may come across as cold and unemotional towards other people, especially when interrogating people for information regarding a case.

In addition to that, Lord Ashcombe is also very observant and intelligent. He is able to tell if someone is lying to him or withholding information. Upon hearing about a case, he has the ability to deduce a lot of information using small clues that other people would have missed.
Galen

Galen Widdowson is one of the main antagonists in *Mark of the Plague*. His real name is Philip.

## Appearance

Galen is tall and broad, with long blond hair (not a wig). His clothes are said to be covered with stains.

## Mark of the Plague

Like his brother and stepfather, Galen only appears in the second book. He is first seen at the market, exposing a fraud. Here Galen claims to have a cure of his own which he will give for free. He marked the same claim at Guildhall and treats Magistrate Aldebourne’s daughter as proof. After that display, the magistrates agree to buy anything Galen needs to make more of the cure. They also arrange for a warehouse to be set aside. Galen temporarily works at Blackthorn while the resources are prepared and orders Tom to be his assistant. Later on, he poisons the boy after Tom saw him write a message to Melchior.

While Galen made more appearances since then, the one most worthy of mention is his last. This is when Christopher exposes Henry’s scheme in the warehouse. Due to a miscalculation on Christopher’s part, he and his friends would have lost their lives if not for Doctor Parrett who made the warehouse combust. Galen and Melchior were killed in the explosion.
Aphrodite

During their hunt for the Templar treasure, Christopher, Tom, and Sally encounter a girl whom Christopher nicknames Aphrodite due to her beauty. Her real name is Marie-Louise. Together, with the Minotaur, she works against the trio under orders from the Comtesse de Colmar.

## Appearance

For the majority of *The Assassin's Curse*, Aphrodite wears a yellow dress and a velvet mask to protect her identity. When she removes this mask in the Great Tower, she is described as "stunning," with "soft blonde curls and smooth alabaster skin and doe eyes so big as to melt the heart."

## Personality

Aphrodite enjoys manipulating her victims and delights in their suffering. In the Great Tower, she forces Christopher to reveal the location of the Templar treasure, and nearly cuts off his fingers. The Minotaur is often the target of her cruel remarks, such as "What a baby!" when he is stabbed by a feather on Christopher's sword.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Assassin's Curse,* page 449
2. ↑ *The Assassin's Curse,* page 452
The Elephant

## Background

The Elephant is a character from *The Blackthorn Key*. He is one of Oswyn Colthurst's apprentices, and a

## Appearances

### Books

The Blackthorn Key

minor antagonist in the first book. He is also a member of the Cult of the Archangel.

Not much is known about him, besides that he is "impossibly tall", being twice Tom's size. When dealing with Christopher, the Elephant attempts to coax him out of the Lab, promising not to hurt him. The Elephant's real name was never mentioned.
Wise

Wise was first introduced into the Blackthorn Key series in book four, *Call of the Wraith*.

## Early Life

Wise was in the Dutch Navy until he was captured by Barbary Pirates off the coast of Africa. Wise then worked on the ship as a slave until the pirates were arrested and charged with treason by the British Imperial Navy. It is implied that it was then where he lost his tongue, and with it, the ability to speak.

## Call of the Wraith

In Call of the Wraith, Christopher Rowe met Wise on Robert Dryden's farm after Rowe's ship was wrecked. He then ended up taking care of the unconscious Christopher for the next 3 weeks.

When Christopher awakes, he gives a louis (the french version of a 'pound') to Wise as thanks for his help. After initially trying to decline through sign language, he eventually accepts the money.

Later on in the book, Christopher and his friends return to Dryden's farm after discovering the danger of staying at the Darcy Estate. Wise realises that Moppet, the little girl who never spoke, in fact could only speak Dutch. He conveys this to Christopher, who then is able to decipher the message the girl was trying to send- '*Piraten*', meaning 'Pirates'.

When Christopher and his friends are going to the pirate ship to save the lost children, Wise meets them halfway to guide them safely through the dark. Later, Wise shoots at the pirates with his bow, buying the little children enough time to get safely back to the village.

## Abilities

* Bow: Wise is very good at using a bow and arrow, as seen when he neatly marks and takes down the pirates from a far distance. He also carries his bow around, as they are his main weapon.
* Sign language: Despite there being no common sign language in the 17th century, Wise is able to quickly convey his thoughts and feelings in a simple manner, like putting his hand onto his heart and meaning 'thank you'.
* Dutch: Wise is able to speak and understand Dutch fluently, even after years of not using or hearing the language.
Isaac the Bookseller

Isaac Chandler was one of Benedict Blackthorn's friends, visited frequently by Benedict because of his love of books. In The Blackthorn Key, Isaac helped Christopher Rowe and Thomas Bailey by showing them a secret location hidden in his bookstore. He gave them something Benedict had given to him. Christopher and Tom visit him in Mark of the Plague, and Isaac briefly offers for Christopher to stay in his hidden chambers. Christopher rejects the offer despite its apparent protection: hiding in the chambers would constitute abandoning Tom and Sally.
Wat

Wat is a muscular boy who is partnered up with Oswyn Colthurst in the first book of ' The Blackthorn's Key' series. Wat's Master was Oswyn but for most of the book it appeared that he was an apprentice to Nathaniel Stubb, Master Benedict Blackthorn's arch-rival in the book. Wat makes many attempts to kill Christopher in the book but was knocked out by Tom with his rolling pin at the end of the first book. However, Wat is never caught and remains on the loose

## Background

Wat is a character introduced in the first book of the 'The Blackthorn Key' book series. He worked with Oswyn Colthurst as his apprentice in order to find the Archangel's Fire, killing anyone who stood in their way. Half of his face was blown off near the end of 'The Blackthorn Key'. After the incident with the Archangels Fire Lord Ashcombe said "it's hard to hide with half a face." since Wat had managed to escape.
Saltpeter

## Background

Saltpeter was a common ingredient that could be combined with sulfur and charcoal to make gunpowder.

## Appearance

Saltpeter is described to be a white crystal, which can be ground into a white powder.

## Recipe

In the books, saltpeter is derived from bird droppings left to sit in a dark container with urine for two months. In real-life, ammonium nitrate and potassium hydroxide is combined to make it.

In real life, saltpeter is known as potassium nitrate.
Captain Mike Jr. Asparagus

**Captain Mike Jr. Asparagus** (short for "**Mike Jr.**") is the tritagonist character in VeggieTales.

## BIOGRAPHY

Captain Mike Jr. is a bravest, childish, playful little asparagus of Tampa Bay city 🌃 who is the younger brother 👦🏻 of Archer Steve and the second nephew 👦🏻 of Aunt Lisa that marks his appearance in the very first fresh 3D animated video 📼 series, "**The Rainbow 🌈 Buddies: All Stories in One**".

He first appears in the first film 📽, "Equestrian Brothers: The Strange Equestria Girl 👧🏼 of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" At "LifeWay Christian Store" the Lopez Bros. had bringing it, he is the bravest, strongest equestrian brother 👦🏻 in an Equestrian kingdom town of Tampa Bay city 🌃 who had saving people from the human world 🌎 of Equestria.

## APPEARANCE

Cpt. Mike Jr. is an asparagus with his eyes 👀 become a brown-ish color. In addition, who has no longer wears his hat 🎩 and his tips have become flatter and more triangle-shaped for "hands and arms", similar to a real asparagus.

## ROLES AND APPEARANCES

### YouTube Poop - VeggieTales 12 Stories in One!

* Are You Day Dreaming 💭? (picture)
* A Very Ridiculous Sing 🎤-Along 2: The End of SPOOKINESS? (cameo)

### Filmography

* Equestrian Brothers: The Strange Equestria Girl 👧🏼 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (debut)
* Equestrian Brothers: The Revenge of The Dazzlings!!!
* Equestrian Brothers: The Battle Of The Friendship Games!
* Equestrian Brothers 1½: The Lopez Bros' Dance 💃 Off!
* The Rainbow 🌈 Buddies: All Stories in One

## TRIVIA

* In "Two Birthdays 🎂" he possibly turned nine.
Marin Chastellain

Marin Chastellain was the comte de Gravigny (count of Gravigny). He had been friends with Benedict Blackthorn since the latter was a boy.

## Appearances

Marin’s first and last appearances were both in *The Assassin’s Blade.* In this book, he was depicted as an elderly man with dementia. He talked a lot, loved telling stories and had a vast knowledge of French conspiracies.

Marin played a vital part in Christopher’s stopping the assassins. He told Christopher about the apparent fall of the Templars and their puzzles leading to their treasure. Marin’s own attempt to solve the puzzles and the Templar florin he had were key to the treasure’s discovery.

Unfortunately, Marin was killed by the Raven to hurt Christopher.
Eternity

Eternity is Thomas Bailey's sword. It was his gift from the Templar Knights, It has a moonstone in it, and when Tom swings it around, it sings a note, loud and clear. Gold wire wraps around the sword's leather hilt. Its three-foot-long steel blade is also embedded with gold. On each side, between two Templar crosses, is the Latin inscription, "*Ego autem non exspecto aeternitatem. Sempiternus sum.*" In English, this translates to, "I do not await eternity. I am eternity." Because of this inscription, Tom names his sword Eternity.
Atbash cipher

The Atbash cipher is a code that was used by the assassins in *The Assassin's Curse*.

## Background

"Atbash" comes from Hebrew; the first, last, second an second-to-last alphabetical letters in particular: Aleph–Taw–Bet–Shin.

Examples of early Atbash come from the Bible:

Jeremiah 25:26 – "The king of *Sheshach* shall drink after them" – "Sheshach" meaning "Babylon" in Atbash

## Theory

The cipher uses an alphabet to function. Essentially, the letters in a message are 'mirrored' in the alphabet, so that 'a' becomes 'z', and 'b' becomes 'y', and so forth.

## How to encipher it

### Letters

First, we need to have a message, 'Tom Bailey is Christopher's best friend'.

There are two ways we can go about this- using an alphabet, or an Atbash alphabet cipher. The latter is easier, so let's do that.

The first letter of our message, or plaintext, is 't'. Using the alphabet cipher, or just looking at an alphabet, we can see that its 'opposite letter' is 'g'.

The second letter of our plaintext is 'o'. The opposite letter of 'o' is 'l', so that will be the next letter of our code.

Following this pattern, the message in code reads as 'Gln Yzrovb rh Xsirhglksvi'h yvhg uirvmw'.

### Numbers

Numbers can also be converted to Atbash. The Atbash Numerical Cipher is:

```
0123456789

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9876543210

```

So '31' converted to Atbash would be '68'.
Call of the Wraith

Call of the Wraith book cover

*Call of the Wraith* is the fourth book in the Blackthorn Key book series.

## Synopsis

Christopher Rowe has no idea who he is. After being shipwrecked in Devonshire, he wakes up alone, his memories gone. Villagers tell him he was possessed by an unseen evil, and only became conscious after being visited by the local witch.

As Christopher tries to get his bearings, he realizes his current state may be far from coincidence. Dark events have been happening in this corner of Britain—village children are disappearing without a trace. There are whispers that the malevolent ghost of the White Lady has returned to steal the children away, one by one, and consume their souls.

Thankfully, friends Tom and Sally find Christopher and help him reconnect with his unique skills and talents, even as his memories elude him. But as motives and secrets are revealed, Christopher finds himself in a desperate race to reclaim his memories and discover the missing children before it’s too late.
Volohosy

Volohosy is a poison that is used in the Mark of the Plague.

## Appearance and Symptoms

Described as a small white stalk, volohosy produces similar symptoms to the plague. Combined with horehound, a poison almost indistinguishable to the plague is created. Symptoms include the chills, sweats, nausea, 'tokens', coughing, and more.

## Origins

Originating from Madagascar, volohosy is the only food for a species of monkey there. It is easily mistaken for the plague, as seen when a sailing crew fell ill and tossed a sailor's pet monkey aboard, thinking that it brought them the disease. Owners of the plant include Benedict Blackthorn, the actor-apothecaries Philip and Walter, and Captain Gallihart.

## Antidote

The antidote is a simple mix of charcoal and sugar, dissolved in water to give to the afflicted patient. A large amount is suggested if the poison has been in the person for a long time.

## Origins

Volohosy is a real plant, and it is the main food source for bamboo lemurs. It contains cyanide, which explains why the sailors grew sick from consuming it.
Cripplegate Orphanage

The orphanage where Christopher Rowe was raised and where Sally Deschamps and Christopher first met. The orphanage attempts to place all the children in the orphanage in a trade apprenticeship or job before they turn thirteen but if unsuccessful the children are turned loose and usually end up living (or dead) on the streets.

Cripplegate is run by stern priests who are quick with a whip and believe that hitting a child is the most effective way to correct bad behaviour.

It is said that the orphanage often had many powerful guests, whom with the priests were unimpressed by. The sole exception to this was when the Apothecary’s Guild visited, whom the priests doted on.

Christopher spent his early life at Cripplegate and went mostly unnoticed until the priests noticed he had a talent for cooking and put him to work making soup in the kitchen, and saving up money for an apprenticeship to a cook.

Sally claimed that the girls in the orphanage snuck down to the church on Tuesdays to ‘raid the pantry’. Her experience helps them break into Melchior's room in Mark of the Plague.

Oswyn Colthurst notices that Christopher is good with his hands and offers him an apprenticeship in the apothecaries guild if he can raise the funds and pass the test.

After this discussion, Christopher claims that the priests beat and worked him twice as hard because they could see a promising future for him.
Scytale cipher

## Background

The word 'scytale', also 'skytale', comes from the Ancient Greek word 'cylinder'. They were used to encode

messages, by wrapping a length of parchment around it and writing on the code. The recipient would use a same-sized rod to decode it.

This method was used by Spartans during military campaigns. But since the shape of parchment (a long strip of code) pointed obviously to the method used, it was important to disguise or hide the code especially.

## Theory

Everything that's needed for the code is a cylindrical object, like a pen, broom or staff (the latter of which was used by Galen and Melchior in *Mark of the Plague*), and a long strip of paper.

To write the code, wrap the piece of paper firmly around the rod, spiraling down. Take a pen and write the message horizontally, letter by letter, evenly spaced. When a row is filled up, move one column down and continue the message. Finish by unravelling the piece of paper, and the strip is the code.

## How to encipher it

### **Horizontal Scytale**

First of all, we should find an object that most people (or at least the recipient) have that is cylindrical. A popular one is a pencil. I'll use a virtual cylinder.

Next, choose our message. Since the cipher is a transposition one, a cipher that has its letters change places, we don't need a key. Our message is 'Lord Ashcombe'.

Take your piece of paper and wrap it around your object.

Next, write the message horizontally, moving down one column when there's no space left. Rotate the cylinder 180 degrees if necessary to complete the message. My message is short, so I can do it on one face.

   Unraveling the piece of paper from the cylinder, the message will look like:

### **Vertical Scytale**

If you want the message to look like a strip of code when unraveled, turn the cylinder vertical and write the message, moving down, from left to right, like this:

    The final message will look like:

**If you want your message to look like a full strip of paper, you have to write all the space. You can do this by elongating your message, or adding random letters that will become apparent that they are random when the message is applied to a cylinder. For example:**

    **The above has the random added letters 'acegiklm', which are clearly random. The message it would yield is:**

**The message now looks like a string of code.**

## How to decipher it

To decipher a scytale message, wrap it around a cylindrical object. Our best bet is a pen or pencil if the piece of paper is small. We can read this is in two ways: one, turn the rod horizontal and read it left to right, down. Two, turn it vertical and read it down, left to right.
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Lightning

Lightning is a former warhorse belonging to Tom Bailey. His coat is described as "midnight black," and he earns his name from a mark resembling a lightning strike across his face. Despite his age, Lightning has a fierce temperament and strong will, as shown when he charges into battle with both Tom and Christopher Rowe atop his back. He resides in the Whitehall stables.

1. ↑ *The Traitor's Blade,* pg. 123
Shedow

Shedow is a an enemy of Shedew since he seems to be a Weegee version of Shadow, though Shedew is not enemies with all Fakegees and Fakealleos.  Shedow was created by Deewm. Shedow has the power known as "Chaos Swiss Roll" which turns you into a Swiss Roll. If he collects the Kayawss Ehmerraldz he becomes Supah Shedow.
Blackthorn Apothecary

The Blackthorn Apothecary is home to Benedict Blackthorn, Christopher Rowe, and Bridget the Pigeon and her fellow pigeons. The Apothecary was owned by Blackthorn prior to his death and is bequeathed to Christopher after his master's murder and the events that followed.

## Location

The exact location of the Blackthorn Apothecary is unknown, however, it is close to the Bailey's bakery and the Parretts' house. Nathaniel Stubb's apothecary is just down the street, though it is known that his 'miracle cures' are all mostly fake.

## Appearance

Above the entrance to the shop is a oaken sign carved with green ivy and showing red letters, saying:

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                                  BLACKTHORN

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                   RELIEFS FOR ALL MANNER OF MALIGNANT HUMORS

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Below is a gold unicorn horn, the universal sign for apothecaries.

Inside the shop are stocked shelves full of creams and solutions, like 'Blackthorn's Burn Cream'.

Under the counter is a palliasse, or straw mattress, for the apprentice.

Behind the counter is the workshop.

> *'Covering every inch of the work-benches, jammed on the shelves, and tucked underneath the rickety stools were hundreds of apothecary jars, filled with leaves and powders, waters and creams. Around them were endless tools and equipment: molded glassware,heated by oil-fueled flames; liquids bubbling with alien smells; pots and cauldrons, large and small, iron and copper and tin.'*
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There is a crawlspace under the floorboards, too damp for holding books.

Upstairs is the master's room, storage room, and a pigeon cage on the rooftops.
Knackles

Knackles is one of Shedew's friends and he has a wide range of abilities.  He's one of the strongest sanic characters next to Sanic (himself) and Shedew.  He can climb  up walls and glide.  He can also go super ( he flashes magenta and white but i was to lazy to do that.)  He can go hyper in which he turns into a pink-red with a pulsing white glow( yet again, i was to lazy to do that.) He also has a doge form.
Melchior

Melchior is one of the main antagonists in *Mark of the Plague*, along with his brother (Galen) and stepfather (Henry). His real name is Walter.

### Appearance

Melchior was said to resemble Galen but not as attractive. He was tall, like his brother, but more slender. Melchior’s eyes were also narrower and his lips not as full as Galen’s. He also had a slightly crooked nose.

### Mark of the Plague

The only time Melchior appears is in *Mark of the Plague*. He is disguised as a plague doctor and prophet for most of the book.

As the plague doctor, Melchior doesn’t appear until Christopher goes to Guildhall. However, he is mentioned numerous times before that. The first time Melchior meets Christopher is when he is disguised as Miles Gaspar, a beggar. He is later seen by Dorothy when breaking into Christopher’s shop.

As Miles Gaspar, Melchior begs for some food to feed his family. However, his real reason for coming to Blackthorn is to tamper with the door. When Christopher and Tom are at the market, Melchior comes back and enters Blackthorn. This time he is dressed completely in blue and disguised as one of the plague doctor’s followers.

Melchior finally appears as the plague doctor when Christopher goes to Guildhall in search of Magistrate Maycott. He seems to enter a trance and declares that Christopher has walked with the angel of death and that someone he loves is going to die then collapses. Melchior makes other various appearances as the plague doctor, the last being when he shut Christopher in a gibbet as punishment for breaking into Tom’s house.

The last time Melchior appears is as his true self in Galen’s warehouse. He is blown up along with his brother when the warehouse explodes.
Caesar shift

The **Caesar shift** is a cipher that is mentioned and used in the Blackthorn Key book series.

## Background

The Caesar shift is named after Julius Caesar who used it with a shift of three letters. Due to the lack of commonly literate people back then, it is likely that the cipher was effective. It is one of the most commonly known ciphers, both for its simplicity and familiarity.

## Theory

The Caesar shift is extremely easy to use. The cipher works by shifting individual letters of a message a set number of places forward. For example, a shift of twenty-two would change 'a' to 'w, 'b' to 'x', and so on. Since there are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, there are twenty-five possible shifts (the last one being the original letter).

The Caesar shift is related to the Affine cipher, and is a linear shift.

## How to encipher it

First, we must decide what shift we will use. Picking a shift of three will mean that we will move every letter in the message three places forward.

The message is 'Sally Deschamps is from France'. Unlike other ciphers, we can keep the message in its original form (we don't have to remove spaces and capitals to simplify it).

We can do this in two ways- first, we can write out the alphabet, shifted five spaces forward. Otherwise, we can count in our heads.

   The first letter of the message is the letter 's'. If we count three spaces forward, or look at the alphabet cipher, we can see that the encrypyted letter is 'v'. The next letter is an 'a', if we encrypt it, it becomes a 'd'. Repeat with all the letter in the message, and we get the code 'Vdoob Ghvfkdpsv lv iurp Iudqfh'. This is the encoded message.

## How to decipher it

Deciphering a message using the Caesar shift is as simple as encrypting it. All we have to do is go *backwards* three paces, if using the above example, instead of going forwards. If the first letter of the encrypted message 'khoor' is 'k' and if you know the shift is of, say, three, we can go backwards three spaces to get the letter 'k'. Repeat with all the letters in the message and we get 'hello'.

## Complications

Obviously, decoding a message becomes much harder if the number of spaces the letters are shifted is unknown. The simplest solution for this is just to shift the first few letters twenty-five times, using every Caesar shift. It sounds time-consuming, but is simple when we have the full alphabet in front of us and can mentally count forward. However, as Christopher mentions, a really clever person may think to put gibberish at the start to throw code-breakers off.
Aqua Regia

## Background

Aqua regia, or royal water, is the only substance capable of dissolving gold. It is created by combining spirit of

## Aqua Regia

### Cost to sell

*Unknown*

salt and aqua fortis. It creates poisonous fumes when mixed, and can cause vomiting, agitation, tearing, and sneezing.

## Appearance

When mixed in correct proportions, aqua regia turns yellow, then orange, then a 'clear and brilliant red'. When added to gold, reddish crystals called 'dragon's blood' by Benedict Blackthorn will come off.

## Recipe

> '*Pour the spirits of salt into the vial. Add, with great care, the aqua fortis. The minal mixture should be one-quarter aqua fortis, three-quarters spirit of salt. Stir together gently with a silver spoon. And do NOT breathe the fumes.'*
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The fumes are extremely poisonous when inhaled.

## The Assassin's Curse

In *The Assassin's Curse*, Christopher Rowe made a solution of aqua regia to solve a riddle by the Templars.
Charles II

King Charles II is the sovereign ruler of the British Empire during the events of the Blackthorn Key series. His most trusted advisor is Lord Ashcombe, with whom he escaped from the Roundheads during the coup during his father's reign, decades earlier.

## Early Life

Much of Charles' life has been taken straight from history. He was first given command of battle when he was 12 years old, by his father, Charles I. Years later, after a political coup in which his father was beheaded, Charles escaped with his protector Richard Ashcombe to the Netherlands and other places. He came back to England after it was safe in the mid 1600's, and Oak Apple Day, which is celebrated annually on that day, is in honour of his return.

## Personality

Charles II is generally extremely relaxed, fun, and likable. He enjoys being the center of attention, and also cracks jokes at his own expense. However, although he normally takes on a peaceful, boisterous exterior, he is fiercely protective of those he loves and is willing to do anything to protect him. This trait is most often brought out by his beloved sister Henrietta. He is also trusting of his friends, which makes him feel hurt when he temporarily believes that Lord Ashcombe betrayed him.
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Minotaur

The Minotaur was one of the antagonists in *The Assassin's Curse*. He served the role of Aphrodite's henchman.

## Appearance

The Minotaur was a stocky man with a bull-like build (which was why Christopher Rowe called him "the Minotaur"). He was said to have had a wide face which was extremely ugly and suited his body. His nose was squashed, his teeth were crooked and his mouth was "twisted in a permanent scowl".

## Traits

The Minotaur is shown to have been a cruel, merciless killer - he was a skilled swordsman. However, he was also very obedient - he followed Aphrodite's orders even when he didn't want to (but that might have been due to his fear of the Raven). The Minotaur had a similar role to Wat's one; both of them did the dirty work for their leader.

## The Assassin's Curse

The Minotaur's first and last appearances were both in *The Assassin's Curse.*

The Minotaur's first appearance was in chapter five where he tried to strangle Christopher after poisoning the wine. He was thrown out the window by Tom but landed in bushes and escaped.

The Minotaur was next seen jumping over the wall of a private garden near Maison Chastellain. Tom recognised him as the assassin at Oxford which led to Christopher's attempted chase and fall in the Seine.

After that was the Minotaur's second last appearance. He was at the Notre-Dame along with Aphrodite. On that night he knocked Sally out and dropped her over the side of the bell tower. Because of this, Christopher attacked him which did absolutely no good for the former.

The Minotaur's last appearance was at the Great Tower. Here, he helped Aphrodite threaten Christopher and was poisoned by goose quills containing urare. Weakened by the toxin, he was killed by Tom when they fought in the Templar's treasure cavern.