Codex Bestiarum: Vault I – Phantoms of the Seal

Codex Bestiarum: Vault I – Phantoms of the Seal
🜲 A field manual for those who listen when symbols speak.

“They speak only in fragments, and only to those who’ve forgotten how to listen.”
—The Artificer

This is no common tome.
It is a locked artifact—sealed, unlisted, and absent from the market of men. Within its bindings lies the Secret Stamp Collection: phantoms of the Seal, rites of impression, and fragments of design never shown to the uninitiated.

🗝️ HOW THE SEAL MAY BREAK
The Vault has always demanded a price, though the form of that price may differ:

The Path of Riddle — Solve the hidden puzzle within the Vault Codex of Distressing Rites and the artifact will present itself freely, granting rightful passage into the collection.

The Path of Offering — For those unwilling to wait upon riddles and signs, the Vault permits another key: a solemn offering laid here, in this hidden entry. This is no common purchase but an oathbound exchange, granting direct passage into the collection.

Both paths lead to the same sealed chamber, though each is remembered differently by the Vault.

🪶 NOTES

Only a handful of seekers will ever be granted entry. Once the Vault is sealed again, no more keys will be given.

The listed sum is not coin alone, but a binding sigil—the mark of one who has chosen the Offering.

Once admitted, your place within the Secret Stamp Collection is permanent.