DAEMON MASQUERADE: Daemon Masquerade Hints & Solutions

I’ve tried to keep this walkthrough relatively spoiler-free. I hope the hints for each chapter can help you come to the solutions on your own, but I have included the solutions if you’re having difficulties.

If you only want the answers without the solutions, they are all listed at the end of this guide.

• You can left-click and drag documents around.
• You can right-click a document to examine it more closely.
• Click outside a document to stop examining it.
• When examining a document more closely, you can make notes and marks in red with your pen by left-clicking and dragging the mouse on the document.
• You can undo the last marking by clicking the undo button in the bottom right corner.
• You can erase all markings on a document by right-clicking on it when examining it closely.
• Names you underline in a document with your pen are added to a suspect list you can pick from later when you are presenting your solution(s).
• Pressing “Z” will let you zoom in and out of the pin board you currently have selected.
• Clicking on the edges of the screen will move you back to the bigger scene when looking at a specific area of the room.

• Remember to ask yourself the important questions: Who?, What?, Where?, When? and How?
• Take the time to read through all the evidence and documents available to you, even if it doesn’t seem immediately relevant.
• If something looks suspicious, it probably is.
• If something look obvious, try to prove it.
• If something doesn’t make sense by itself, look for other pieces of evidence that might be related.
• If other people are present, try talking to them, they might let something important slip during a conversation.
• Sometimes you do really just need to sleep on it.

This puzzle and the next few are the tutorial, and will teach you the basic mechanics.

Hint: You can left-click and drag elements on screen.
Solution: It’s an owl, as pictured on the puzzle box.
If you’re having trouble finding the last piece, remember you can move the box.

Notes:

• You can click on the various puzzles in the room to view short comics of them getting scrambled then solved.
• You can sleep to move time forward.

Hints:

• You can right-click on elements on screen to examine them more closely.
• You can go back to the room view by left-clicking on the edges of the screen.

Solution:
Question 1: Tread on Fred
Question 2: 8
Question 3: Any answer is valid.

Notes:

• This is the first puzzle where you have to piece evidence together with red thread.
• Once you’ve looked at the evidence, talk with Dr. Aleo to propose your solution.
• Left-click on a piece of evidence to link it with red thread. Once everything is linked, click on the bottom right card with your suspect name on it.
• If you make a mistake, you can right-click the evidence to remove the thread.

Clues:

• Mugshot and fingerprints of the three suspects
• Photo of the frame of the stolen painting
• Article about the theft

Hint: What do we have as evidence that’s unique to a single individual?
Solution: By comparing the fingerprints, you will find that Stephanie Hopper’s second fingerprint matches the one on the frame.
Proof: Link the photo of the frame with the fingerprint and Stephanie’s fingerprint samples

Note: Welcome to Lambda’s room. The bulk of the rest of the game will take place in this room, so I’ve included a short overview of what you can interact with in the room.

• Books and documents you’ve gained access to will be placed here as the story progresses.
• You can click on books or documents on your bookshelves to read them at any time.

• Documents and evidence will be pinned here for you to consult. The evidence will automatically be placed into the pinboard it’s relevant to.
• If a piece of evidence is relevant to multiple ongoing cases, a copy will automatically be placed in all those cases’ pinboards.
• Organize documents in whatever manner helps you make sense of them. (I personally found it useful to create a timeline of evidence, but grouping similar evidence together may also help highlight similarities or differences you hadn’t noticed before.)
• When moving an item, the shadow on the pinboard tells you exactly where it will be when pinned back on the board, which is handy if you like things organized in a specific way or to line up fragmented evidence properly.

• You can speak with visitors here to obtain clues, go over information they’ve mentioned, or propose solutions to your current case(s).
• While proposing a solution, the order in which you link the red thread does not affect the solution. So long as the relevant evidence is linked the game will accept it.
• When presenting evidence, if you’re close to a solution but missing a clue that’s not yet available to you, the game will likely tell you via dialogue. The game will also tell you if the solution is incorrect.

• You can click on the calendar at any time to check the in-game date.
• You cannot jump to a past or future date, the game progresses in a linear manner.

• Clicking on the bed gives you the option to sleep until the next day.
• Time passing may reveal new evidence you need to deduce or prove something.

Notes:

• You can talk with Agent Dolan to ask about the crime and the suspects, and propose a solution to the case.
• This is the first puzzle where you can make annotations on the evidence with your red pen.

Clues:

• Property damage report
• Threatening note
• Shopping list
• Begging note
• Thank-you note
• List of tenets of Veneratology
• Note from Aloysius Kingsley
• Three photographs of a birthday party
• Six “birthday” cards
• A receipt

Hints:

• Read the property damage report carefully.
• Everyone’s handwriting is distinct.
• What’s the item not listed in Mary’s shopping list?
• What time were the photos taken?

Solution:
The culprit is Coulter P. Awning
Proof: Link the Happy Awakening Day card and the Threatening Note
Alibi: Link the Property Damage Report and the Photo taken at 9:30
Accomplice: Mary McQueen
Proof: Link the Property Damage Report, the Receipt and the Shopping List
Proof that the vodka wasn’t for drinking: Link the List of Tenets and circle Tenet 15
Proof that the attack was ordered by Lord Aloysius: Link the Note from Aloysius and the List of Tenets

Note: No puzzle, just enjoy the comic.

Note: No puzzle again, but you do get to doodle briefly. Enjoy the comic.

Welcome to the Daemon Masquerade, you’ve reached the main portion of the game.

Notes:

• Solving these cases will take several days, and each day is its own chapter.
• More evidence will be revealed gradually each day.
• You have lots of new reading material on your bookshelf.
• The Encyclopedia Daemonica is a very useful source of information, both on the daemons and the mechanics of the Masquerade.
• Remember to underline potential suspect names on the evidence so you can present them later.
• If you can’t solve something yet, you can always try sleeping to get new clues.
• Talking to Biblios for advice every day can yield new insights in your cases.
• I’ve posted the solutions on the earliest day they can be solved, but you can solve the cases at any time later in the masquerade, up until the deadline.
• My solutions may not be the only way to solve a case, feel free to experiment with your own solutions.

Identity: Detective Lambda (the player), also the Hunter for this Masquerade
Daemon: Biblios, daemon of Records

Clues:

• Food truck receipt
• X-Rated bookstore receipt
• Craft store receipt
• Betting stub
• I.O.U.
• Letter

Hints:

• The letter indicates the Hedonist is a father.
• We can tell from the betting stub and the I.O.U. he has a penchant for gambling and is low on funds.
• He purchased a bunch of rhinestones and a top hat at the craft store.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Clues:

• Diss Diary #1
• Class Photo

Hints:

• From the tone of the diary, we know the author is likely not the teacher, but one of the teenage girls.
• We also can tell that the Tyrant clearly envies Savannah Marshall.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Clues:

• Three photos from a frat party
• Ethics Paper

Hints:

• We know from the Professor’s notes on the paper that the Scion’s father is very influential and works protecting the nation.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Clues:

• Painting #1 (Eyepatch Otter strangling Frog)
• Book Club Flyer
• Note #1

Hints:

• We know the Dreamer is an artist from the painting and the note.
• Has their artwork evern has been published?

Identity: Can be solved.
Deborah Raymond, as found in the Flyer
Proof: Link the Painting and the Flyer
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Clues:

• Postcard from Egypt
• Torn letter
• Assessment Form from Hilford General Hospital

Hints:

• We know from the form that the Revenant’s first name is Theodore, and that he is dying of pancreatic cancer.
• We know from the letter and the postcard that he is an uncle and raised his niece.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

Clues:

• Schedule for September 5
• Map sketch

Hints:

• We know from the schedule that the Labourer manages or owns a store.
• We know from the schedule and the map that they went somewhere specific to test their daemon’s power.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Pawn Shop receipt
• Betting stub
• Dollar store receipt
• X-Rated bookstore receipt

Hints:

• The Hedonist sold quite a few diamonds to the pawn shop, how did he acquire those?
• He also lost most of the money he made from the diamond sale while gambling.

Identity: Not enough evidence to deduce
Daemon: Can be solved.
Ploutos, daemon of Wealth
Proof: Link the Medea craft store receipt and the Pawn shop receipt

New Clues:

• Diss Diary #2 (Note: The collage photo has been cut out of the school picture from the previous day.)
• Leon Erdada Modeling Agency business card

Hints:
The diary entry states:

• The Tyrant tried using her Daemon’s powers today, and was scouted by a modeling agency.
• The Tyrant is not Kara.
• Kara takes a lot of polaroid photos.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Incident Report for a homicide (also on the Revenant’s pinboard)
• Police Sketch of a man with an eyepatch
• The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter

Hints:

• From the notes, we can tell that:
  • The Scion lost an eye
  • The police sketch is of him
  • A woman broke his arm at some point
• The Scion is knowledgeable about individuals in the FBI, Mercenary groups and Private investigators.
• The Scion can be spotted in the frat party photos of Day 1 with both eyes and arms intact.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Letter from Academania Publishing Group
• Painting #2 (Armadillo following tracks)
• Note #2

Hints:

• The letter indicates the Dreamer is a published author.
• Where else have you seen an eyepatch recently?
• From the notes, the Dreamer indicates her painting ideas are fully formed in her mind each morning.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Hypnos, daemon of prophecy
Proof: Link Painting of the Eyepatch Otter strangling the Frog

New Clues:

• Incident Report for a homicide (also on the Scion’s pinboard)
• Three crime scene photos
• Texoil receipt
• Letter

Hints:

• The Revenant is deceased.
• The Scion is related to the incident.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Schedule for September 6
• Hoagie Hut receipt
• Hillford Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Hints:

• The Laborer is buying sandwiches for the Chamber of Commerce meetings.
• The Laborer has an aunt Viv.
• The Newsletter features several businesses in the Hillford area, which you may have seen mentioned in other pinboards.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Taxi receipt
• Airline receipt
• Airline ticket
• Passport for Steve Johnson
• Craft store receipt
• Pawn shop receipt

Hints:

• The Hedonist has a passport with his photo and information listed. Is it a valid passport?
• The Hedonist has been banned from the Pawnshop for selling goods of unknown origin.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Five photographs of a group of girls at the park
• Diss Diary #3 (The photo of Brittany has been cut out of the class photo.)

Hints:

• The Tyrant went to the park with the popular girls today, so they should be in the photos, narrowing the list of potential suspects.
• The Tyrant is planning to do something to Savannah Marshall.
• Looking at the Diss Diary, The Tyrant is likely not Brittany Campbell.
• Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer.

Identity: Can be solved.
Bridget Carter
Proof: Link Diss Diary #3 and the park photos. Circle her in all the park photos. Look at the class photo if you need a refresher on Bridget’s appearance.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Hospital record
• MRI scan
• Two photos taken at the hospital

Hints:

• One of the photos shows two men with similar features and wearing identical watches.
• The hospital record states the patient was brought in by his brother.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Painting #3 (Rabbit wearing another rabbit’s skin)
• Note #3

Hints:

• A Rabbit wearing another rabbit’s skin sounds like a daemon’s power.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Death Certificate

Hints:

• A death certificate usually lists the full name of the deceased.

Identity: Can be solved.
Theodore Turner
Proof: Link the Death Certificate
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Map of Hillford
• Schedule for September 7

Hints:

• Looking at the two maps, can you figure out where the Labourer tested their daemon powers?

Identity: Can be solved.
Angela Henry
Proof: Link the Map of Hillford, the Schedule for September 5 and the Hillford Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Daemon: Can be solved.
Hephaistos, daemon of Metal
Proof: Link the Schedule for September 5, the Sketched map and the Map of Hillford.

New Clues:

• Passport for Robert Jones
• New account statement at RKB Financial Services
• Doll’s House Diner receipt
• Airline receipt
• Airline ticket
• Massage parlour receipt

Hints:

• These passports might be fake. Does anything look off about them?
• The Hedonist used a large amount of gold to open a new account in Bermuda.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Diss Diary #4 (Photo of Zoe and Natalie cut out from class photo.)
• Three photographs of Savannah Marshall.

Hints:

• The Tyrant is likely not Zoe or Natalie from the Diss Diary entry for today.
• The Tyrant had a photoshoot, but the photos are of Savannah Marshall.
• Does anything look odd in the photographs?
• Have you read of any daemons whose powers could have this effect?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Phthonos, daemon of Envy.
Proof: Link the photos of Savannah and circle the three moles.

New Clues:

• Memo from the Director of the FBI

Hints:

• Do the names of any of the interns on the memo look familiar?

Identity: Can be solved.
Owen Lucas
Proof: Link the Ethics paper and the FBI Memo.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Urgent Letter from Academania Publishing Group
• Painting #4 (Rabbit with a scarred face)
• Note #4

Hints:

• Is there a link between the paintings and the other suspects?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Church flyer commemorating Theodore Turner
• Photo of Theodore and Viv

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Sketch of a man with an eyepatch
• Schedule for September 8

Hints:

• The Labourer’s schedule indicates she attended her Uncle Theo’s funeral with her Aunt Viv today.
• Have we heard of any funerals taking place in Hillford?
• Where have you seen that eyepatch before?

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Two passports, one for Tyler Samuels and one for Sylvester Shelley
• Two airplane tickets
• Two airline receipts
• Tobacconists receipt
• New account statement at BTA Royal Bank
• Postcard from Havana, Cuba

Hints:

• Is there anything odd about the two new passports?
• Did anything unusual happen in Cuba?

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Diss Diary #5 (Photo of Beatrice cut out from class photo.)
• Note from Davey to Savannah
• Hospital record for Savannah Marshall

Hints:

• The Tyrant was injured by Beatrice, making it unlikely Beatrice is the Tyrant.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter have now eliminated almost all suspects aside from Ed Dolan and Detective Lambda.
• A second copy of The Scion’s notes on the identity of the Hunter, minus all the markings.
• Letter from the Scion’s father.

Hints:

• The letter states the Scion is an only son, and that he is working with his father.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Chronos, daemon of Time
Proof: Link the Hospital Record, the Hospital photo with two men, and the Letter from his father.

New Clues:

• Painting #5 (Frog waking up)
• Painting #6 (Armadillo in a trap)
• Note #5

Hints:

• Try rearranging the paintings.
• What do all the paintings have in common?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues: None
Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Not enough evidence

New Clues:

• Schedule for September 9
• Hillford Happenings ‘zine

Hints:

• The ‘zine lists a lot of strange happenings around Hillford.
• Any locations or incidents you recognize?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Five different receipts
• Royale Casino Invitation
• New account statement for PCX Securities

Hints:

• Looks like the Hedonist is currently in Panama.
• The Hedonist has made enough money to be invited to a casino with extreme betting.

Identity: Not enough evidence
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Letter from Savannah Marshall to her parents
• Diss Diary #6

Hints:

• The Tyrant appears to be fully impersonating Savannah Marshall.
• The Tyrant’s blood type is different from Savannah Marshall.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Breach Memo from the Director of the FBI
• Surveillance camera photo of the Scion exiting the Archive building.

Hints:

• Someone has used a stolen intern pass to access the Archive Building.
• Who would have access to those passes?
• Why didn’t the memo identify the culprit if they have surveillance photos?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Painting #7 (Frog punching Otter)
• Painting #8 (Squirrel holding an acorn)
• Note #5

Hints:

• The paintings can be rearranged to have their backgrounds line up.
• Do the characters and events in the paintings so far ring any bells?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• A letter from the Revenant to Viv

Hints:

• The Revenant appears to have come back to life.
• What could have caused that to happen?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.
Thanatos, daemon of Death
Proof: Link Death Certificate and Letter saying the Revenant has come back to life.

New Clues:

• Schedule for September 10

Hints:

• The Labourer visited the hospital looking for the Scion and found him.
• The Labourer forced information out of him somehow.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

This is the last day of the Daemon Masquerade.

Note: When you solve the last unknown name or daemon, the Masquerade will end automatically.

New Clues:

• Passport for Harmony Starbeam
• Airplane ticket
• Invoice from the Panama Hospital
• Receipt from game store

Hints:

• Sounds like the Hedonist was injured in Panama.
• The Airplane ticket is for Miami. Who would the Hedonist be visiting in Miami?
• This is the last of the Hedonist’s passports.

Identity: Can be solved.
Sylvester Shelley
Proof: Link the passports
On Steve Jonson’s passport, circle the eagle with the eyepatch in the lower half.
On Robert Jones’ passport, circle the “Poeple” at the top of the passport.
On Tyler Samuels’ passport, circle the date of birth.
On Harmony Starbeam’s passport, circle the large cannabis leaf in the top half.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Letter to Beatrice from Steve Chen

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Police Incident report (also found on the Revenant’s pinboard)

Hints:

• The incident report states this is when the Scion’s eye was injured, despite him having an eyepatch much earlier in the week.

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Portrait of the Dreamer’s father
• Note #6

Hints:

• The paintings foreshadow the events of the masquerade, but how?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues:

• Receipt for a bible
• Page of verses of Matthew
• Page of verses of Leviticus
• Police incident report

Hint:

• The Revenant attacked the Scion in revenge.
• What reason(s) did the Revenant have to attack the Scion?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

New Clues: None.
Hint:

• This is the first time we don’t have the Labourer’s schedule.
• Did something happen to them?

Identity: Can be solved.
Daemon: Can be solved.

Notes:

• This is the end of the Daemon Masquerade.
• Time for the Hunter to prove they’ve won.
• Take your time and re-examine the evidence if you aren’t sure of the answer.

Rebuttal: Click the Postcard from Havana

Rebuttal: Click your favourite artwork

Rebuttal: Click the Diss Diary with Kara’s photo on it

Question: No
Rebuttal: Click the Page of verses of Matthew

Rebuttal: Click the security camera photo from the Archive Building

It’s showdown time!

Notes:

• You can speak with each participant for new dialogue or insights into their behavious, but this is optional.
• When you are ready to guess the Adjudicator’s name, you can speak with them directly.

The clues this time are a variety of documents you’ve seen before including:

• Academania Book Club Flyer
• History’s Greatest Quotes
• Hillford Happenings ‘zine
• The Scion’s Essay Paper
• The Encyclopedia Daemonica
• Ed Dolan’s FBI ID card
• Business card for Dr. Elena Dao
• Hillford General Hospital Report
• FBI redacted AND unredacted documents on the Athena Institute
• Business card for Leon Erdada Modeling Agency
• The Labourer’s schedule for September 9
• A receipt from Dane Darelo’s

Hints:
The Adjudicator’s daemon was named and shown in the comic.
What can this particular daemon do?
When did the Masquerade start?
Who would have been alive to Adjudicate the first Masquerade?

Pathos, daemon of Tragedy
In the Enclyclopedia Daemonica, this daemon has the ability to shapeshift to create tragic situations and manipulate others, and all their personas have names that are anagrams.
In the last paragraph, we learn the shapeshifted form’s aliases have no relation to their real name.
Looking at the evidence, we can rule out these names, as they are all anagrams:

• Eda R. Roland
• Andrea Dole
• Earl Donead
• Ed Rae Dolan
• Dr. Elena Dao
• Dr. Edna Aleo
• Leon Erdada
• Dane Darelo

In the comic, we learned the Adjudicator has been in charge of the Masquerade for the last 2000 years.
In the Annexes of the Enclyclopedia Daemonica, the Masquerade is said to have started in 4th century BCE.
Looking at the book of History’s greatest Quotes, only a handful of the quotes are from people alive in the BC era.
Only one is from 4th century BCE
The Adjudicator’s name is Aristotle

Make your guess, and enjoy the conclusion!

Note: This is all of the solutions, but without the proof listed.

The Scholar
Identity: Lambda (you!), the Hunter for this Masquerade
Daemon: Biblios, daemon of knowledge

The Hedonist
Identity: Sylvester Shelley
Daemon: Ploutos, daemon of Wealth

The Tyrant
Identity: Bridget Carter
Daemon: Phthonos, daemon of Envy

The Scion:
Identity: Owen Lucas
Daemon: Chronos, daemon of Time

The Dreamer
Identity: Deborah Raymond
Daemon: Hypnos, daemon of pProphecy

The Revenant
Identity: Theodore Turner
Daemon: Thanatos, daemon of Death

The Labourer:
Identity: Angela Henry
Daemon: Hephaistos, daemon of Metal

The Adjudicator:
Identity: Aristotle
Daemon: Pathos, daemon of Tragedy