Happy Thanksgiving from the Portal. The Gathering, a harvest cipher maze, is free to play until 30 November. Enter The Gathering

๐Ÿงญ This chain is also a 3D maze

The Basalt Crucible is this same chain as a place you walk through. Each stage is a terminal beside a locked gate, and solving it opens the gate. The maze also hides data fragments with a bonus message you can only get there.

Your progress and score are the same either way, so you can start in one and finish in the other. If you want the maze to be a surprise, start there.

๐Ÿ”’ See the maze (Elite) Solve it here as a page โ†“

๐Ÿ“œ Briefing
You are a courier sent to the Basalt Crucible, a forge carved inside a sleeping volcano. Its smiths vanished overnight, leaving anvils warm and crucibles still glowing.

The last foreman left notes on the walls and tools before he went. Each one points toward the sealed vault at the heart of the mountain. Walk the corridors, mind the steam, and gather what he left behind.
  1. 1 Gate One - The Cooling Rack
  2. 2 Gate Two - Foreman's Label ๐Ÿ”’ opens with stage 1's answer
  3. 3 Gate Three - Ember Wall ๐Ÿ”’ opens with stage 2's answer
  4. 4 Gate Four - The Last Anvil ๐Ÿ”’ opens with stage 3's answer

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