Hail, fellow travellers of Aquilonia! This song will guide you through the city’s secrets. Hidden within are six totems, each holding a riddle that reveals a single letter. Follow the verses in order, search each place with care, and at the end, the letters will join to form a mighty Roman word!

At the slave market, where shadows fall,

Behind the cries and the merchant’s call,

A cage awaits where none may flee,

Seek the totem here, it holds the first key.

Climb the northwest tower where the watchmen gaze,

In the tower’s heart, through a quiet haze,

Look high, look low, in stone and air,

The second totem waits hidden there.

Where ships arrive with timber and grain,

And cargoes pass through sun and rain,

Near the moorings, under ropes tight,

The third totem rests, away from sight.

In the seat where Caesar spies the fray,

Above the roaring crowd’s array,

The fourth awaits where gladiators are shown,

Among the pillars, placed next to stone.

Amidst the chirps, the mews, the paws,

Behind the counter, with tiny claws,

In a cage among the beasts confined,

The fifth totem’s secret you will find.

Beneath the earth where tunnels turn,

Past hallowed temples, where torches burn,

At the tunnel’s end, in the sacred gloom,

The final totem glows within that tomb.

Good luck, oh travellers. May the gods of our forefathers guide your steps to the completion of this quest.