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The Strach Mansion is a key-location in Enigma of Fear, located in the Perimeter. It is a three-storey house that houses the Strach and, subsequently, is used as a provisional base of the Order. The site is visited by Ordo Realitas twice, being the first around 2000 and the second during the game.
Description[]
The Mansion currently has an abandoned appearance, with doors and windows locked with wooden boards, surrounded by corpses of Blood Zombies, with only a few still alive.
1st Floor[]
Hall[]
The main entrance of the house, being a large room with two doors to the right, one to the left and a staircase leading to the second floor. It has a large picture of the Strach Family and three smaller frames scattered throughout the room. At the central table, there is a tape player with an audio recorded by Calisto Besatt.
Bathroom[]
A bathroom with several red symbols scattered on its walls. Contains a medical kit above the sink.
Living Room[]
A room with a large sofa, three doors and a bear statue. There are several paintings hanging on the wall, along with a wolf head. Calisto’s agent file can be found on the ground and there's also a Blood Zombie.
Storage[]
The storage was used as a provisional base of the Order, with radio and communication systems. It is here where there is the possibility to communicate with Samuel and Agatha, as well as dialogue and interact with Lupi. On the table on the left, there is the mansion's blueprint, which can also be seen with the UV lantern, revealing clues to the puzzle of the locked door in front, which has a special lock built by the Order’s own agents.
Dining Room[]
Upon entering this room, the flashlight stops working, inducing the player to turn on the UV flashlight and come across the following inscription on the wall: "THE GOD OF FEAR IS WATCHING". Also used as a temporary base, the room has a bunk bed, boxes with the Ordo Realitas symbol, a central table with various documents scattered, including a clipboard with notes on the mission of the Perimeter, and another tape player with a recording from Calisto. There is also a locked door at the back of the room.
Kitchen[]
A kitchen with walls infested with blood-drawn symbols, some animal skulls scattered on the counter, garbage bags and a rotten pig head on the table, plus a Blood Zombie. When opening the fridge, infested with flies, it is possible to interact with spoiled food jars, being one for Goliath, one for Thiana, one for Yuri and one nameless. Also, it's possible to see a blue baby bottle in the background. Next to the fridge is a calendar with notes, revealing that Abraham Strach completely controlled the routine of his family.
Altar's Room[]
The room resembles a church, but with several macabre elements such as skulls, a pig’s head and a pot with the eyes of Goliath, torn out by his own father. There is also a piano on the left with a tape player that contains a restored audio by Abraham Strach by Verity, an altar with a large book on top and benches in front. In the middle of these benches, there's a drawing made by Goliath and a paper talking about the God of Fear. Near the door to the hall, there is also a paper explaining the way to neutralize Blood Zombies in a silent way, being exemplified with the Blood Zombie in the hall of the room.
2nd Floor[]
Corridor[]
Going upstairs, there is a large clock in front, which when illuminated with the UV flashlight reveals twelve symbols around, all linked specifically to the corresponding number. On the left side, there is an alarm clock that activates at 4:00 AM, and at the end of the hall, a door to the bathroom. There are also three portraits in the room, with people from the Strach family and a crumpled paper on the floor, theorizing the possible origin of the paranormal. On the far right, there is a locked door adorned with several black chains. On both sides of the corridors, there is a Blood Zombie on each side.
Bathroom[]
It’s a common bathroom except for a skull in the sink and garbage bags in the corner.
Goliath's Bedroom[]
The room is full of animal skulls, fallen furniture, green-eyed drawings and inscriptions on the walls, such as: "GRANDMA", "LIKE MUSIC" and "PLAY" Some green crystals can be seen on the floor, as well as two drawings of eyes and a table with a drawing of Andrea to Goliath. In the wall on the right, there is a misalignment of one of the areas, which can be broken with the crowbar and revealing a hole that connects to the room on the side.
Thiana's Bedroom[]
The main entrance is blocked by a chair, and to access it you have to pass through the hole in the right wall of Goliath's room using Lupi. The room has a piano and with Lupi, it is possible to see the ghost of Thiana playing. There are three CDs scattered on the floor of the room: "Heilag Vagga", 6-minute duration, "Magistratus", 16-minute duration, and "Memoria Timoris", 13-minute duration. Using the UV flashlight on the Memoria Timoris CD,the hint of minutes for the special lock can be found. There is also a letter from Andrea to Thiana in one of the tables. Next to the piano, there is a sheet music stand, containing the score of Memoria Timoris. A picture of Thiana Strach playing piano is on the wall.
Yuri's Bedroom[]
It is noticeable that the room is slowly being taken by the ooze. To the right of the door, there is the model of the Spiral Castle, in which Yuri was planning. Interacting with it, the model opens and reveals two special gifts of Andrea: a letter with a drawing of Yuri and a pocket watch, the latter being cracked after falling during the event of the Rise of the Unhaunted One, eternalizing the mark of 55 seconds. In the desk, there's Yuri's diary, and next to the room, the picture of him right next to his bed. There are several clocks on the wall, and at the foot of the bed, a crumpled love note, made by Yuri, and possibly for Andrea.
Main Suite[]
On the desk to the right, there are several notes of the Order about the ritual symbols and the special lock, including a blueprint, made by Alan Portlash, explaining how the lock works. Next to, there is a stone bust of Abraham with scars on his face. At the foot of the bed, there is a bloody knife and on the bedside tables, a portrait of Andrea and Abraham, and a tape player with an audio restored by Sofia. On the table with bottles of wine, there is a paper talking about the Cathedral, and in the upper left corner, a letter of Andrea to Abraham. Near the bed, there is a Blood Zombie.
Locked Room[]
It is not yet known how to access this room, since the door for such is locked with several chains.
Basement[]
Garage[]
It is one of the entrances to the house, accessed by a root cellar outside the Mansion. Being the first room visited by Mia, it has a door locked by the Order, which can later be opened from the other side. There are several boxes of the Order scattered around the room, some containing medical kits, and at the back of the room, there is a crowbar on the table, which can be picked up by Mia. There is also a black paper talking about the Enigma of Fear, plus three dead Blood Zombies, with one of them rising up after Mia takes the crowbar.
Wine Cellar[]
Accessed by unlocking the door with the special lock. Down the stairs, there is a long corridor with tables, bottles of wine and a painting easel. On the first table, next to the easel, there is a self-portrait of Andrea Strach. In the middle of the corridor, there are two Blood Zombies. As crossing the door, Mia arrives in a corridor that connects the basement rooms.
Pantry[]
A long corridor, where at the end, there are several papers glued around the door and wall. Opening the door reveals a room with gloomy atmosphere, having several black papers glued to all walls and on the floor, with inscriptions ranging between: "VERITY", "FEAR", "UNHAUNTED ONE", "STRACH", "OTHER ENDING", among others. In the middle of the room is a Blood Zombie, later revealed to be Calisto Besatt is a paper that stands out from the rest. When interacting with this paper, the screen presents visual glitches and the game returns to the starting screen.
Entering this room as Verity, it happens the meeting and fight with Calisto. After the battle is over, a door to the right is revealed, where a mysterious figure comes and drags Verity.
While playing as Mia and Lupi, there is the possibility of revealing this door by slamming with the crowbar. Entering it, the screen becomes all black.
Evidences and informations[]
| Hall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Picture of the Strach family. | Picture of Goliath playing with blocks. | Picture of Abraham, Andrea and Goliath. | Picture of Abraham with Goliath, the second with a blindfold. |
| Hall | Living Room | Storage | |
| Calisto Besatt's file. | Mansion's blueprint. | Mansion's blueprint with UV light. | |
| Dining Room | Kitchen | Altar's Room | |
| Mission's summary file. | Calendar with notes. | ||
| Altar's Room | |||
| Book of Fear. | Drawing by Goliath. | Paper about the God of Fear. | Paper about the Blood Zombies. |
| Corridor | |||
| Frame of Yuri, Abraham and Andrea. | Paper talking about the Origin of the Paranormal. | Frame of Yuri and Abraham fighting. | Portrait of Thiana, Yuri and Abraham. |
| Goliath's Room | Thiana's Room | ||
| Drawing of eyes by Goliath. | Andrea's letter to Goliath. | Andrea's letter to Thiana. | Memoria Timoris score. |
| Thiana's Room | Yuri's Room | ||
| Picture of Thiana playing piano. | Andrea's letter to Yuri. | Yuri's diary. | Picture of Yuri Strach. |
| Yuri's Room | Main Suite | ||
| Yuri's note to Andrea. | Notes from the Order. | Frame of Andrea and Abraham. | |
| Main Suite | Garage | Wine Cellar | |
| Paper about the Cathedral. | Andrea's letter to Abraham. | Paper about the Enigma of Fear. | Andrea Strach's self-portrait. |
References[]