Cryptic Clues

The Cryptic Clues Quest as it appears in the Player's Quest Log.

Cryptic Clues is a Quest all players may get on a Blood Moon. To recognize the Blood Moon, you can look to the sky or listen for a change in the background music at 7pm. When the sun sets, the outdoor atmosphere will turn red. Ghostly music plays whether the player is indoors or outdoors.

By heading to the pier at 8 PM where ships normally dock on the weekends, a ghost ship will appear and with it Admiral Wade. He will ask of you to retrieve two notes from two random ghosts in Honeywood.

Tattered parchment with valuable information.

Quest Progression

After accepting the quest, the game will say you have 23 hours to retrieve the two notes, but the quest must be completed before 4am. Two random ghosts will ask for their lost items to be returned to them, and only then will they give you a note. Different ghosts request different objects^*, and the lost objects generate in different areas. Ghosts also move throughout the night, so you may find it helpful to save at the beginning of the night in order to reload if required. A Fleeting Feet potion can also help with completing the quest quickly.

Once both notes have been acquired, the player must hurry back to Admiral Wade to complete the quest.

Upon completion, the player will be rewarded with a rare item (ex. rainbow cheese, 3x silk, a recipe).

^{* As of version 1.0.1.2, it is possible for both ghosts to request the same object, which can also cause issues with the ghost generation (one of the ghosts may only appear after midnight), movement (a ghost may disappear from the map for several hours and reappear in a different area), and quest-completion help on the map. It is still possible to complete but may be more difficult.}

Sample Ghost Locations

Starting Location	Ending Location	Object Location
The Fish Shack	Hunter Cabin Sign Post	Forest near Mine on either side of the river
Top Left Agricultural Field - Village Coast	Docks	Left of Animal Farm/South of Hunting Lodge
Top Left Agricultural Field - Village Coast	Ancient Trees
Forest - Bayley Dairy Farm		Forest Lake