Usurper

Introduction

Usurper is a murder mystery set in the Royal Palace of Sakhmet. The king has collapsed after a great feast with five royal guests, and foul play is suspected. Who killed the king is the question we are asking? Every day a new clue is released, until you have all the information you need to solve the mystery!

Clues

In total, 5 clues were released on the clues page and 2 hidden ones in the neopedia. The five "official" ones are listed below.

• Clue One: The person who was sniffing constantly ate four whole courses of food. Senator Barca did not eat the Cheops Omelette.
• Clue Two: The female guest who ate Fried Ummagine helped herself to two courses. The guest who burped loudly through the entire meal (who was not Princess Sankara) ate the smelly Grakle Stew.
• Clue Three: Advisor Wessle had exactly one less course than the guest who ate the Cheops Omelette.
• Clue Four: Both Senator Barca and the shifty-looking guest went back for more than one course of food.
• Clue Five: Senator Palpus, who did not speak loudly throughout the meal, had the Tut Trout.

Solution

Guest	Meal	Habit	Courses
Advisor Wessle	Sphinx Links	Ate Messily	3
Senator Barka	Fried Ummagine	Spoke Loudly	2
Princess Sankara	Cheops Omelette	Sniffing	4
Princess Vyssa	Grakle Stew	Burping	1
Senator Palpus	Tut Trout	Looking Shifty	5

Prizes & Trophy

The first 10 people to correctly guess the solution won themselves 2 million NP each. The first 100 people to guess the solution correctly each got a free magical item.

A shiny trophy was awarded to the first 100 Neopians who correctly guessed the solution.