A grand oil painting capturing the face of a former Earl of Derby.

 

Dressed in his finest historical garb, glaring down from the wall with an overwhelming sense of upper-class disappointment.

 

You carefully inspect the painting for hidden clues.

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Nothing.

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Not a cipher. Not a secret compartment. Not even a suspicious brushstroke.

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The former earls seem far more interested in judging the living than helping them.