Hello and welcome to this virtual escape room adventure!

You can complete this activity alone or in a group. There’s no time limit and no penalty for wrong answers—just have fun! Feel free to create your own challenges, like setting a timer or competing against friends, or just enjoy the adventure.

This escape experience was created by Toby Paul, a staff member at Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, IL. https://www.eapl.org/ 
Toby can be contacted through email at tpaul (at) eapl (dot) org.

If you’d like to learn more about some of the activities and services that the Ela Library offers, check us out online!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elalibrary 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elalibrary 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elalibrary/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHN822IK6evhaaQreQTUerw 
Children’s Department webpage: https://www.eapl.org/kids 

This activity was inspired by the digital escape rooms featured here: https://codc-qldc.govt.nz/blog/digital-escape-rooms 

Finally, here are the credits for some of the content used in this activity:
Dragon header image: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/painting-the-framework-dragon-3564055/
Map created with https://inkarnate.com/
Parchment background: https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/background
Forest: https://unsplash.com/photos/sp-p7uuT0tw
Maze paths adapted from https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/693597-find-beach-objects-maze-game
“What has roots” riddle from J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Hobbit”
Cave entrance: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/cave-dark-blue-night-rocks-crystal-4987891/
Cave interior: https://unsplash.com/photos/6wh5HQJ_E_k
Bat: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/bat-night-creepy-darkness-mystical-1002011/
Paper scraps: https://www.rgbstock.com/photo/mkEkOM6/Paper+Scraps
Waterfall: https://www.pexels.com/photo/river-water-waterfall-33822/
Obsidian texture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/filterforge/9516797940
Abstract light: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-icqvh
Cryptograph wheel: https://dabblesandbabbles.com/printable-secret-decoder-wheel/ 
All other images were created and/or edited in Canva by Toby Paul.


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