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A New Message

The second Warframe ARG begins with a cryptic Facebook post.

Any important "broadcasts", "logs" or "Data files" that have been discovered so far can easily be found by visiting wrfr.me/sos

15.04.2022 - 20.04.2022

Angels of the Zariman Promotional Items

During this period in time, a number of Warframe Content creators received packages containing promotional items for the Angels of the Zariman update.

Out of these items, one cardboard cutout caught the eyes of many; A portrait of Albrecht Entrati. This portrait is identical to the one that can be found in the Tenno classroom in The New War.

One thing of note is the "M77" inscribed on the mask at the base of his right arm:

Promotional Albrecht Entrati portrait sent out to creators. Courtesy of Twitch streamer Ragingterror#8972

The "M77" is a reference to galaxy Messier 77, which can be found within the Cetus constellation.

18.04.2022

10:10 am ET - A cryptic image

The official Warframe Facebook account posts an image together with binary code:

Image attached to the post that started off the ARG. The Orokin text at the top translates to "Zariman mission"

Catch up on all the exciting anno01110100 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01110100 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01100111 01100101 01110100 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00111111

The text at the beginning, together with the binary code translates to the following:

Catch up on all the exciting anno-testing testing is anyone getting this?

19.04.2022

10:12 am ET - First MP3-file

A new category and channel are opened up in the official Play Warframe Discord. The category name, a hexadecimal value (706c656173652068656c70), can be translated to "please help".

Inside of the category, two channels are available:

  • #unidentified-signal - A announcement channel where bits and pieces of new information is posted at uneven intervals

  • #open-comms - A standard channel open to the public, seemingly to direct all discussion regarding the ARG into one place.

Once this new category has been unveiled, a 2:20 long MP3 file with the name "dGltZSBpcyBydW5uaW5nIG91dA.Mp3" was unveiled. The name of the file, a Base64 string, can be decoded into the following: "time is running out"

The first MP3 file sent in the #unidentified-signal channel

The audio does not reveal anything when listening to it normally, but if you look at a pictogram of the file, a new message is revealed:

"Seems like something is getting though but the void radiation is screwing with it"

05:04 pm ET - First WAV-file

Later the same day, a second file was sent in #unidentified-signal, this time a WAV-file with the same length as the MP3-file, but with a different name; "cGxlYXNlcGxlYXNlcGxlYXNl.wav" once again a Base64 string. Once decoded, the title states "pleasepleaseplease".

The audio from these files seems to originate from The Eerie Sounds Of Saturn.

Checking this file out through a spectogram does not reveal anything of interest.

Audible sounds of file 2 are the same as the radiowaves captured by the cassini spacecraft (compressed and shifted to give a audible audio output) when passing the planet Saturn. The only difference being the “fog” in the first 21 seconds of the file. The fog in file 2 contains audio above 2500 Hz, <1dB

Spectogram data for the WAV-file
Isolated and amplified version of "the fog"

20.04.2022

11:00 am ET - Instagram Post

A new video was posted on the @playwarframe account, depicting glitches and a series of hexadecimal values flashing:

Hexadecimal values included in the Instagram post
Hexadecimal values from the video in text form

6A 61 63 6B 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 69 67 6E 61 6C 20 75 70 20 74 6F 20 74 72 79 20 61 6E 64 20 70 75 6E 63 68 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67 68 20 69 74 20 62 75 74 20 63 61 6E 74 20 65 76 65 6E 20 62 65 20 73 75 72 65 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 62 72 6F 61 64 63 61 73 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 72 65 61 63 68 69 6E 67 20 74 68 65 20 72 69 67 68 74 20 65 61 72 73 20 6C 65 74 20 61 6C 6F 6E 65 20 74 68 65 20 72 69 67 68 74 20 64 69 6D 65 6E 73 69 6F 6E

Once these hexadecimal values were converted into ASCII-text, yet another message could be read:

Jacked the signal up to try and punch through it but cant even be sure these broadcasts are reaching the right ears let alone the right dimension

9:05 pm ET - New data from WAV-file

Using the program Deepsound, user PinksAreOverrated#3450 in the official Warframe Discord discovered that a text file was hidden and locked behind a password inside of the WAV-file.

PinksAreOverratedWednesday, 20 April at 21:05

Uh, guys, this might be nothing, and hopefully this is a weird coincidence but I think I found something? I came across this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtR28axenOQ about a software used to hide txt files, decided to install it and upload the wav DE uploaded

it is asking for a password

The process used for this was steganography encrypted in AES256. The password that was used to successfully unlock the file was "Saturn".

Once unveiled, the hidden file turned out to contain the following message repeated over 2610 times:

picking up some strange feedback a response maybe hello is anyone getting this hello if you can hear this im trying to push through the albrecht membrane but i need more time please dont leave me

21.04.2022

~11:00 am ET - Forum Post

A new post made by the user "UnidentifiedSignal" was discovered on the Warframe Forum, with the title of:

01101001 01101101 00100000 01110011 01101111 00100000 01100011 01101100 01101111 01110011 01100101

Once converted from binary, the title reads "im so close".

The post itself was short, containing only the following:

W IEAFSD ITU O BEJ RTFUYDE AIB IHCDRATAMNT HTI NTA FTYN OPNHTRUHTEMMRN UTMRO H RQEC N E FICNPGYAKOFO TTI OL OKI UW IEORG CHGHEAISIREENASI GCFF SUW

The post contents turned out to be a rail fence cipher with 3 rails, and once decoded, read:

WAIT A MINUTE WHAT IF INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PUNCH THROUGH THE MEMBRANE I JUST MIRROR THE FREQUENCY AND SEE IF I CAN PIGGYBACK OFF OF IT THIS COULD WORK

8:10 pm ET - First MP4-file

Accompanying message

A new post once again appeared in #unidentified-signal. A message consisting of a binary string, excluding spaces, was included alongside the MP4-file.

Binary message

00110111 00110011 00100000 00110110 01000110 00100000 00110110 01000100 00100000 00110110 00110101 00100000 00110111 00110100 00100000 00110110 00111000 00100000 00110110 00111001 00100000 00110110 01000101 00100000 00110110 00110111 00100000 00110111 00110011 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110110 00110011 00100000 00110110 01000110 00100000 00110110 01000100 00100000 00110110 00110101 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110111 00110101 00100000 00110111 00110000 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110110 00110100 00100000 00110110 01000110 00100000 00110110 01000101 00100000 00110111 00110100 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110111 00110111 00100000 00110110 00110001 00100000 00110110 00111001 00100000 00110111 00110100 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110111 00110101 00100000 00110111 00110000 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110110 00110110 00100000 00110110 01000110 00100000 00110111 00110010 00100000 00110010 00110000 00100000 00110110 01000100 00100000 00110110 00110101

The message, once spaces have been added at appropriate intervals and converted to ASCII, turned out to be a set of hexadecimal values:

73 6F 6D 65 74 68 69 6E 67 73 20 63 6F 6D 65 20 75 70 20 64 6F 6E 74 20 77 61 69 74 20 75 70 20 66 6F 72 20 6D 65

Taking these hexadecimal values, and once again converting to ASCII, the following sentence is discovered:

somethings come up dont wait up for me

The MP4-file

The MP4 that was included in the post

The video itself seems to be identical to the one that was played at the end of Prime Time #305.

Below you can find a transcript of the message (Courtesy of kiwi#6789 in the ARGrakata Discord):

Video transcript

Can you hear this? I'm not sure if this transmission is getting through...

Goddamn void radiation! If you can hear this, I need your help. The Zariman data archives- they're on the verge of corruption.

God, this isn't working! Stay tuned, I'll contact you on another channel as soon as I can.

22.04.2022

12:26 am ET - First Tweet

Text from the tweet

Heads up, Tenno!

We'reb2theSBJIHRoaW5rIEkgZ290IHRoZSBoYW5nIG9mIHRoaXMgbGV0cyB0cnkgc29tZXRoaW5nIHdpdGggYSBsaXR0bGUgbW9yZSBicmVhdGhpbmcgcm9vbSA=

As the video suggested, a different outlet was used. This time it was a tweet. A picture was posted alongside yet another Base64 string.

The Base64 string, once decoded says

okay I think I got the hang of this lets try something with a little more breathing room

The image

Picture attached to the tweet
The QR code from the tweet

A QR code has been split into four parts and moved into the four corners of the image. Once these parts have been spliced together, the code turned out to be a link to a fresh TikTok account for Warframe.

On this TikTok account, a single video could initially be seen, below you'll find a transcript for it:

TikTok no.1 Transcript

<unintelligible>...to adjust the attenuation...

Is it working? It's working! Hello? Hello!? I'm praying to whatever gods are listening that you can hear this message.

I can't explain everything right now, but I need your help cracking through this Zariman voice authentication protocol.

Find the password and record yourself saying it to this broadcast, so I can feed it to the computer.

Good luck.

~12:30 am ET - Twitch

Twitch

Description for the unidentifiedsignal account on Twitch

During this time, it was discovered that the Twitch-account unidentifiedsignal had it's description changed, to include another Base64 string. Decoding this string reveals a link to an image found on the ImageBB service. The image itself is similar to the one attached to the first tweet, but with visible artifacts. The image was titled "th3ys1ng1s1ngw34lls1ngt0g3th3r.jpg".

Image that was uploaded to the ImageBB service.

Looking at this image inside of a text editor, 4 distinct sections can be found depicting the Zariman mission logo, each accompanied by binary values.

Logo with binary values at line 2852
Logo with binary values at line 5072
Logo with binary values at line 7786
Logo with binary values at line 9969
All binary values

2852 = 00001101 01010100 00010000 00101001 01011001 01010001 00110110 01011101 5072 = 00110100 01011110 01000100 01111010 01010111 01010101 00111011 01000011 7786 = 00101110 01011110 00010000 00101110 01010000 01011011 00111111 9969 = 00101110 01011001 01010101 01111010 01011101 01010101 00111011 01000001

These binary values, once retrieved could in turn be used to solve a XOR cipher, which user oolgorboid#7353 in the official Warframe Discord created a perl-script for:

z100.pl
#!perl

use warnings;
use strict;

my @ciphertexts = (
    "0000110101010100000100000010100101011001010100010011011001011101",
    "0011010001011110010001000111101001010111010101010011101101000011",
    "00101110010111100001000000101110010100000101101100111111",
    "0010111001011001010101010111101001011101010101010011101101000001",
);

my @keys = (
    ("Z10" x 10),
    ("Z10" x 10),
    ("Z10" x 10),
    ("Z10" x 10),
);


foreach my $ciphertext (@ciphertexts) {
    $ciphertext = pack "B*", $ciphertext;

    my $key = shift @keys;
    print $ciphertext ^ $key, "\n";
}

This script in turn provides the following as a solution:

We shall0Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10 not fear0Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10 to take10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10 the leap0Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10Z10

Image that was uploaded to Imgur, found in the metadata of the image uploaded to ImageBB

~3:00 pm ET - Second and third TikTok video

Once a video was recorded as a response to the first TikTok video with the password, a second TikTok video promptly appeared:

TikTok no.2 Transcript

I'll be honest. I wanted to believe you could do it, but I was skeptical.

You have no idea what this means to me. This is a second chance! The Orokin left these archives to rot, and now we might lose it all to the void.

I'll share this decrypted file with you on another channel. I... Just need to check something.

Hold tight.

This video was shortly thereafter followed up with a third TikTok video:

TikTok no.3 Transcript

<Conversation from recording in background> I... can't believe it's still intact. Thank you.

This void contamination sure is wild, huh? Never seen anything like it. Seems like it is amplifying the signal somehow. Wait, is this feedback from a different... uh... sorry. Not important. What is important is the Zariman. Remember that? I'm sure you wish you didn't. Well, too bad. I need you to remember. What happened here, it's... incomprehensible. But we can't let it be forgotten. I found a cache of encrypted data. Personnel files, message logs an much more! M-most of it is already gone. Corrupted. We have to save what little is left.

Please, I'm begging you. Help me back it up so it is safe. <static>

Still with me? Uh, the signal is fading... I'll broadcast that one file you just cracked through a different channel. Stay tuned.

Damn! I'm losing the signal... I'll contact you again.

3:21 pm ET - First YouTube video

As noted in the third TikTok, the "cracked" file was then uploaded to the official Warframe account on YouTube. This seems to be the same video that could be heard at the beginning of the third TikTok:

YouTube video uploaded, showcasing the "cracked" file mentioned in the third TikTok.
YouTube video Transcript

Hey, uh, it's me.

If you're listening to this I guess you found the data pad I left sitting on your bedside table. Subtle, I know.

I wish I could say this in person but ever since... Cavalero's little show of force, we're on double shifts. I've been thinking about what you've said, though.

Look, you've always been the smart one in this relationship, and I know how much you look up to Archimedean Yonta... What I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I said Yonta and your team were going to get us all killed.

It's just that things have been intense lately- and I'm still not convinced that Yonta isn't insane. But you are- and always will be- the most important thing to me. And if you really do believe the jump will be safe, I'll trust you.

Anyway, I'll shut up now. These last few weeks have been rough, but... we just need to hold out a little longer.

One jump and we'll be in paradise, right? Okay! I'll be home late.

Love you, my angel.

In the description of the uploaded video, a link can be found, redirecting to a news article on the Warframe website, containing links to "broadcasts, logs and data files" that have been discovered so far, together with an invite to the official Warframe Discord as well as the following message:

22.04.2022.16.56: Sorry I’ve been so hard to reach. I'll explain more later, I promise. This channel seems stable for now, so I’m going to use it to store any of the files you’ve recovered. If you’re lost and need to catch up, start by reviewing those. I’ll message you soon.

23.04.2022

12:00 am ET - unidentifiedsignal goes live in Twitch

Right at noon on saturday, the Twitch account unidentifiedsignal goes live, displaying a countdown for 1 day and 23 hours. Nothing else notable happens with the account at this time.

Screenshot of unidentifiedsignal's twitch stream.

12:07 am ET - Second Facebook post

7 minutes after the Twitch stream started, a second ARG-related post was published on Facebook. The attached image depicts the symbol Khra (time), which can be best associated with the parazon mod of the same name.

The image attached to the Facebook post, depicting the Khra symbol.

The description of the post reads the following:

Angels of the Zarima56275686779727566756028636271656370276E69667F6D602075656B602F64702566716860256D60276E69646E6966602D656864702B63796270247E61636

Taking the contents of the description past "Zarima", and reversing the order of the characters, the string becomes a set of valid hexadecimal values, which presents the following message:

cant risk them finding me have to keep moving search everywhere

Lowering the light levels of the image, shows the phrase "We end as we begin", which can be found in the description of the parazon mod:

Same image from the Facebook post, but with lighting levels lowered, revealing a phrase repeated.

3:28 pm ET - Noises show up on Twitch stream

unidentifiedsignal's Twitch stream was suddenly broadcasting noises, seemingly depicting whale calls.

At the same time, the description for the account has been changed to a new Base64 string:

aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaWF1Lm9yZy9zdGF0aWMvcHVibGljL2NvbnN0ZWxsYXRpb25zL3BkZi9DRVQucGRm

Once decoded, the description reads to an image of the real-world Cetus star constellation.

Image depicting the Cetus constellation, with M77 making an appearance. Courtesy of the International Astronomical Union.

~3:54 pm ET - In-game messages and new website

The in-game message sent by Unidentified-Signal. Courtesy of Bau Thesaurus#5568

Roughly an hour after the Twitch stream began with the countdown, an in-game account on PC by the name of "Unidentified-Signal" sent out a messages in Cetus containing the following Base64 string:

d2VlbmRhc3dlYmVnYW4uY29t

Once decoded, it leads to a new website, weendaswebegan.com. The website is modeled after a past version of the official Warframe website from 2013.

As part of the website, a small embed is shown, containing a short, unlisted YouTube video titled "nosleepforthedead" uploaded to the official PlayWarframe channel:

The Mirror Queen

Other than that, the website also contains a news post that is seemingly out of place. It was also discovered that the post had a mirrored version when checking the PS4 news on the website, where the content is displayed in a readable format.

Partial screen capture of the website.

The news post contains a simple interactive box containing text. This is the start of a story dubbed "The Mirror Queen":

Unconverted first part

.srorrim fo ecalap a ni devil ssecnirP siht roF

.reh dednuorrus taht snoitcelfer sseltnuoc eht morf ti gnirimda yb yad hcae fo sruoh eht dessap ehs dna ,ekal retniw a revo thgilrats ekil deremmihs riah kcalb reH .ssecnirP lufituaeb a devil ereht ,aeS eruzA taerg eht dnoyeb ,tseW eht ot dnal a nI

Re-inverting the contents of this news-post, the following message can be read:

In a land to the West, beyond the great Azure Sea, there lived a beautiful Princess. Her black hair shimmered like starlight over a winter lake, and she passed the hours of each day by admiring it from the countless reflections that surrounded her.

For this Princess lived in a palace of mirrors.

The phrase "a palace of mirrors" was highlighted, and once pressed would lead onto the next part of the story. Part of the text was also flipped upside down:

For the rest of this story, only converted parts will be shown. Bold text within these excerpts signify a link, which would forward you onto the next part of the story once clicked on the website.

Rest of story

Second part

Upon every wall, adorning every pillar, and even set into the crown that rested upon her head, were countless mirrors.

But not every mirror was the same.

Glimpse into one mirror, and you might see your reflection upside down.

Another mirror might look like a perfection reflection, sed loquendo verba tua sonuerunt aliena tibi.

Latin translation of second part of the last sentence: but when speaking your words sound strange to you

Third part

One mirror showed a reflection of the past.

While another showed her what had yet to pass.

One mirror magnified her appearance.

While another ever so slightly ᵈᶦᵐᶦⁿᶦˢʰᵉᵈ ᶦᵗ.

And so the princess whiled each day mesmerized by the kaleidoscope of reflections that unfolded before her. In one mirror she was old, another she was young. In one she was skinny, another rotund. With so many mirrors to examine, you might think she favored some.

But all of her mirrors were precious to her.

All but one.

In this part, the story branches out in three different ways, below you'll find what each highlighted part does:

  • "of the past" - Leads back to part 1 of the story

  • "What had yet to pass" - forwards the reader onto part 6 of the story

  • "All but one" - Progresses the story onto part 4

Fourth part

Deep in the palace's dungeon, beneath its mirrored halls and crystal courtyards, was one mirror in which the princess dared not to look.

She kept it hidden and secret, a single shard of polished silver pressed between the pages of a very old book.

Fifth part

One day, while she was combing her hair before a mirror that made it look as if she had no hair at all, the Princess received a guest.

Because the Princess lived alone, she did not realize he had entered the palace until he stumbled upon her. Clad in a tattered black cloak, the Princess feared the Man was one of the Azure Sea raiders who would frequently shore their boats and roam inland looking for food and treasure.

But upon seeing him, the Man prostrated himself and kissed the ground before her. "So the legends are true," he whispered.

"What legends?" asked the Princess, her curiosity piqued.

Sixth part

"When I was a boy, my mother told me stories of the Mirror Princess who lived in a palace on the other side of the Azure Sea," the Man explained. "She told me of her mirrors, and the magic that compelled them to show not a reflection in plain, but a reflection of every possibility conceivable by mortal minds--and even some that are not."

The Princess saw now that the Man was not a dangerous rogue, but a feeble gaffer. His skin was wrinkled and weathered. It hung from his face, making him look gaunt and dreadful. And in her heart, the Princess pitied him.

Seventh part

"I suppose you have chased this rumor across the sea hoping to glimpse a reflection of you when you were still young, old man?" the Princess said.

Pushing himself up onto his knees, the old Man bellowed. "No! No! That's not it at all!"

The Princess squinted her eyes in suspicion.

"You see," the old Man continued.

"I have come because I have no reflection at all."

Eighth part

The Princess gasped and, taking the mirror in her hand, positioned it in front of the Man's face at such an angle that she would see him in it.

But, alas, no reflection could she find.

"See?" the Man whispered, his voice trembling. "It was taken from me."

"How?" asked the Princess.

Ninth part

The old Man sat back and drew his hands to his chest.

"Years ago, when I was a young, I was strong and courageous and exceptional with a blade. I fought in wars old and new, explored many lands, and loved as men are wont to do," he said. "But none of those loves compared to her."

The old Man looked at the Princess and the intensity of his gaze made her uneasy.

"She was my constant companion, a light that illuminated even the darkest trails. She'd leave me, oh yes, but always to return. Her pale skin glittered on the black waves around my boat as I sailed to lands unknown," the Man continued. "She was my one true love. And she betrayed me."

"Who?"

"The Moon."

Tenth part

The Princess wrinkled her nose in confusion. She had never heard of this Moon before. "How did she betray you?"

The old Man looked up, his eyes filled with tears that refused to spill.

"She disappeared, and she took my reflection with her."

Eleventh part

The Princess felt the immensity of the Man's heartbreak and it softened her suspicions. "So why have you come?" she asked.

"For countless years I have wandered the earth, looking for any sign of my reflection. But after finding nothing, I one day remembered the stories my mother used to tell. Of a Princess who lived beyond the sea, in a palace of mirrors. Surely, I thought, my reflection could be found in one of them."

The Princess considered it a moment and said, "Your story pains me. I know not of this Moon of which you speak, but my palace and its mirrors are yours. May you find your reflection in one."

Twelfth part

The old Man's eyes widened in disbelief and he fell on his face before her and for many long minutes babbled praises to the young Princess.

At last, he looked up to discover that she had gone. Drying his eyes, he turned his mind to the search ahead.

Thirteenth part

The old Man searched. He searched and he searched and he searched. Days turned into months, which turned into years as he scoured the countless rooms of the palace, stopping to gaze into each of their countless mirrors hoping to see himself.

As thanks to his gracious host, the old Man would sometimes venture out into the forest that surrounded the palace to hunt. He'd return at dusk, and on mirror plates he and the Princess would enjoy a meal together. He regaled her with stories of his life, and she listened with rapt attention for the Princess had never ventured beyond the walls of the palace.

And when the meal was done and the Princess retired, the old Man would search for his reflection in curve of her silver spoons.

Fourteenth part

One day, the Princess realized she had not seen the old Man in some time. She feared for him. In the years they had lived together, he had become her close companion. But she could not ignore how time's incessant march bent him. She feared he might pass without ever recovering his reflection.

"Friend, where are thou?" she called as she wandered the halls, but there was no sign of him.

Days passed. So terrified was she of losing him, she began to leave messages etched into precious mirrors. Hoping that they were simply like ships passing unawares in the night.

But no sign of him could she find.

Fifteenth part

Then one day, the Princess's wanderings brought her to the mouth of the dungeon.

She was about to pass by when something caught her eye. Stopping, feeling a cold panic crawl over her, she turned to notice the door was slightly ajar.

"No," she whispered. "Please no!"

Sixteenth part

The Princess flung wide the door and raced down the steps. Her heart was hammering in her chest as she plunged into the darkness beneath the palace.

Her foot slipped on a step and she tumbled forward, falling down several flights. A wash of warm, sticky blood trickled down her face. But still she thundered on. Down.

Down.

Down.

Down.

Down.

Down.

Down.

Eighteenth part

Finally she came to an old wooden door where, upon its facade, where etched old runes that she did not understand. Pushing it open, she stepped into an ancient library, where dusty books crowded every shelf. And in the center of this room, the old Man sat with his back to her. A queer silver corona of light emanated from something he held in his ancient, withered hands.

The Princess called softly to him but he did not respond. A knot of fear twisted her stomach, making it hard to breathe.

"Old friend," she whispered. "You should not be here."

Nineteenth part

Cautiously she circled the old Man until at last she could see his face. Illuminated by a pale glow, his mouth was slack, absent of any expression. His breathing was shallow and rapid. His eyes two perfectly white pearls.

The Princess fell to her knees and, stifling a sob, continued to crawl toward her one and only companion. Clasped in his hands was a book so old that its pages crumbled to dust where his fingers clutched them. And resting between its pages, pale white light spilled out of a shard of mirrorglass as if it were a window.

Twentieth part

Fighting the urge to scream, the Princess wrapped her fingers around the unmoving hands of the old Man and began to close the book.

"I'm so sorry," she whispered between a silent sob.

The Man did not respond.

But as the book closed, the Princess—unable to fight her curiosity—chanced a glimpse. In the shard of mirror, she saw not the reflection of her friend, but her own.

And as the pages closed together and she was left in complete and all-encompassing blackness, the Princess could not get the image out of her mind.

Twenty-first part (End of story)

Her reflection, smiling, as it reached for her, fingers piercing the threshold between them

11111 00011 00011 00011 11111 00011 11111 11111 11111 3

~3:57 pm ET - Binary values throughout website

Apart from the story shown above, clicking on any of the other available links within the page, there is a high possibility that you will be sent to yet another page that is seemingly out of place, presenting a set of binary values. These values could very depending on the link you clicked:

Image showcasing the binary values presented on the "Media" page.

It was later discovered that putting all of these binary values together, and inverting the 0's and 1's, the following set could then be decoded into ASCII art of a set of Grineer letters:

Set of binary values, after inversion of 0's and 1's
ASCII art depicting grineer letters

Transcoding these from Grineer, the URL wrfr.me/yclnv was presented. This URL led to the second part of a split zip-file:

Second part of a split .7z zip-archive

~4:02 pm ET - Hidden binary in website source

Checking the source of the numerous sub-pages of the website, it was discovered that the Zariman mission logo appears frequently in the source, and is accompanied by even more binary values and quotes on numerous sub-pages.

Taking all of the binary values and their accompanying quotes, the following can be gathered:

By the Glory and Wisdom of the Seven: 01011100 01011100 01011011 00001011 01010010 01000101 01000101 00001110 01011001 01100101 01011111 00001100 01010010 01010000 00010011 01000000 00011010 01000011

I give my life to carry: 01100011 00010101 01011110 00101001 00010011 01001010 00000000 01010010 00001110 01000001 01100110 00010011 00011000 00000000 01001010 00010100 00011101 01011010

The sacred light of our dominion: 01111111 00001100 00001100 01000000 01111101 00011011 00011010 00010110 00000100 00000100 00101000 00010110 00010011 00000011 00000100 00010101 01011001 00010101

Into the deepest dark: 00011111 00001011 00011010 00001111 01011110 00010111 01101110 01111010 00100111 01101000 00011111 00011001 01100000 00000100 00011001 00010110 00001110 00011011

In this... we are one: 01011001 01110100 01010110 00010111 00001101 00010010 01000110 01010010 01000110 01001000 01011010

11:30 pm ET - Background sound changes on Twitch Stream

The ambient sound broadcasting from unidentifiedsignal's Twitch stream has changed. The sound is still similar to that of Whale calls, but is distinctly different from the first set.

The channel description has also changed. Yet another Base64 value is presented:

aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3J1bXMubmkuY29tL3Q1L0xhYlZJRVcvRG91YmxlLVhPUi1DaXBoZXItV2lsbC1pdC1pbmNyZWFzZS1zYWZldHkvdGQtcC80MTg2NjA2

Once decoded, the new description provides a link to a post on the NI forums, where a double XOR cipher is discussed, giving a hint to the userbase what is needed to solve the next step of the ARG.

24.04.2022

2:03 am ET - Second XOR cipher solved

User oolgorboid#7353 has once again managed to solve the XOR cipher provided, by taking the key "ORXVKL" that was provided in the source of the homepage for weendaswebegan.com as the first key, followed by solving each set of binary values with their corresponding poem excerpts:

#!perl

use warnings;
use strict;

#my @pfx_1 = qw(
#);

#my @pfx_2 = reverse @prefix_1;

my @segments = (
	[
		"By the glory and wisdom of the Seven", [
			qw(
				01100101 01011111 00001101 01010010 01010000 00010011 01000000 00011010 01000011
				01011100 01011100 01011011 00001011 01010010 01000101 01000101 00001110 01011001
			)
		],
	],
	[
		"I give my life to carry", [
			qw(
				01100011 00010101 01011110 01010001 00010011 01001010 00000000 01010010 00001110
				01000001 01100110 00010011 00011000 00000000 01001010 00010100 00011101 01011010
			)
		],
	],
	[
		"the sacred light of our dominion", [
			qw(
				01111111 00001100 00001100 01000000 01111101 00011011 00011010 00010110 00000100
				00000100 00101000 00010110 00010011 00000011 00000100 00010101 01011001 00010101
			)
		],
	],
	[
		"into the deepest dark.", [
			qw(
				00011111 00001011 00011010 00001111 01011110 00010111 01101110 01111010 00100111
				01101000 00011111 00011001 01100000 00000100 00011001 00010110 00001110 00011011
			)
		],
	],
	[
		"In this... we are one.", [
			qw(
				01011001 01110100 01010110 00010111 00001101 00010010 01000110 01010010 01000110
				01001000 01011010
			)
		],
	]
);

sub only_printables {
	my $plain_text = shift();
	$plain_text =~ tr[ -~][_]c;
	return $plain_text;
}

sub decode {
	my ($key_1, $key_2, $cipher_text) = @_;
	$key_1 x= 100;
	$key_1 = substr($key_1, 0, length $cipher_text);
	$key_2 x= 100;
	$key_2 = substr($key_2, 0, length $cipher_text);
	my $plain_text = $cipher_text;
	$plain_text ^= $key_1;
	$plain_text ^= $key_2;
	return only_printables($plain_text);
}

foreach my $segment (@segments) {
	my ($k2, $v) = @$segment;
	my $cipher_text = join("", map { pack "B*", $_ } @$v);
	print decode("ORXVKL", $k2, $cipher_text), "\n";
}

This code in turn resulted in the following solution, providing a URL leading to the first part of the 7-zip archive:

% ./z200.pl htups://weendasweb egan.com/7A6172696 D616E66696C6564726 97665/IM_Z10_324e3 _H.5.7z.001

Part one of the split 7-zip archive

Once both of these zip-files are put into the same folder, you can attempt to open them, but they are password-protected.

9:42 am ET - Archive password discovered

User PnkRabbit#8580 on the official Warframe Discord reveals that the password turns out to be "LXJVRFNK", which consists of the first letter of each requiem in the order of the Requiem poem:

Lohk is a poem formed by the other Requiems Mods except Oull, in the order of: Lohk - Xata - Jahu - Vome - Ris - Fass - Netra - Khra. This is also the order in which they are appear in Requiem Relics.

Once open, the archive reveals a set of three PDFs, seemingly representing three distinct messages from a character named Axiom, to someone named Hombask:

The images below are screenshots of the discovered PDFs. If you want the PDFs in their original form, visit the Resources page, where they have been uploaded.

IM_Z10_324e3_H.5-113
IM_Z10_324e3_H.5-114
IM_Z10_324e3_H.5-115

9:50 am ET - Scream on Twitch Stream

A scream was suddenly played on the Twitch stream, but seemingly nothing else happens. Nothing else seems to change on the page. It was noted by the Twitch user SillySerbian that the scream ended at 1:01:10:10, which when converted from binary turns into the letter "Z".

Simultaneously, a fourth TikTok was uploaded to the @playwarframe account:

TikTok no.4 Transcript

<humming> Ah, connection established!

I've managed to isolate another encrypted file for you to crack. I think the password might have something to do with this other document I've found.

I've already beamed it over to the same channel you were using yesterday... Wait. What was that?

<screams in background>

Oh for void's sake, oh no! I have to go. Remember. Find the password and broadcast yourself saying it out loud, so I can feed it into the console.

<transmission end>

The file mentioned in this TikTok has been uploaded to the same site that was linked in the first YouTube video. Reading through the contents, a new message can be found:

24.04.2022.9.55: Sorry to disappear like that. Found this in the same directory as our encrypted file, thought you might want to see. I've updated the repository with all the files you've found too.

The message initially includes a link, but the attached file can not be opened once downloaded. The file is apparently corrupted. Shortly thereafter a second message can be seen on the page:

24.04.2022.10.05: Hold on. Something isn’t right. Looks like Void Contamination is corrupting the file. I'm pulling the files until I can sort this out. Sit tight.

Below these messages, the "Broadcast" and "Data Files" entries have been updated. The fourth TikTok video is now linked under "Broadcasts", and the three PDF files discovered in the 7z archive have been put under "Data Files".

10:30 am ET - The hunt for Void Traces

Approximately 25 minutes after the last message, yet another one is uploaded to the page:

24.04.2022.10.30: Okay I did some investigating. It looks like the tunnel I’m using to transmit these files to you is decaying—but it’s happening on your end not mine. I triple checked.

I don’t know if I can explain this in layperson’s terms, but this bridge I’ve created mirrors the frequencies found in some of this Void Contamination. There’s plenty on my end. Too much, if I’m being honest. But we need more on your end to stabilize the connection or we risk losing contact. We can’t let that happen. Listen carefully: We need to ramp up the Void Contamination on your end. By a lot. If my calculations are correct, we’d need somewhere around 10,000,000 Void Traces to do that. I know that seems like an impossible number, but I believe in you. You’ve been unstoppable so far.

Get the word out. Gather allies, and get as many Void Traces as you can. Once you have them, I need you to all gather in one place. I’ll let you decide where that is. That should create enough concentrated Void Contamination to stabilize the bridge.

Get working and I’ll update you on your progress when I can.

This message notifies that a common goal has been set for all players to gather a total of 10,000,000 void traces in-game in order to be able to progress further.

2:20 pm ET - Second Tweet

Almost 4 hours after the latest message on the information page, the following tweet has been sent out:

==ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION RECEIVED== We've collected over half of the Void Traces we need to stabilize the broadcast frequency. But we still need so more or I won't be able to send you more files. Keep going! http://wrfr.me/sos ==ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION END==

At this point, the 10,000,000 void trace goal has reached 50% (>5,000,000 void traces collected). A similar message was also uploaded to the information page:

24.04.2022.14.16: You're doing it! The bridge is stabilizing! We've collected just over half of the Void Traces we need, according to my calculations. Keep going. Spread the word! Gather all the allies you can. We're so close.

~3:41 pm ET - Changes to unidentifiedsignal Twitch

The description for unidentifiedsignal's Twitch stream changes once again. This time there is no clue or new step to the ARG, but rather reiterating what was said on the information page:

The Zariman data archives are on the verge of corruption. This is our last chance. These people are friends, they can help you: https://discord.gg/playwarframe Go to #open-comms channel.

4:02 pm ET - Third Tweet

Around 5,5 hours after collection of void traces began, the process has been apparently completed. The tweet is now telling players to find a place to gather together and await further instructions:

===ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION RECEIVED=== I’ve redone my calculations and I think we have all the Void Traces we need. Work with your allies to find a place you can all gather and wait for my update. Hopefully this works. ===ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION END===

Checking out the information page, the same message can be found:

23.04.2022:16.01: I’ve redone my calculations and I think we have all the Void Traces we need. Work with your allies to find a place you can all gather and wait for my update. Hopefully this works.

4:16 pm ET - Fourth Tweet and uncorrupted file

14 minutes after the third tweet, a fourth one was sent out, acknowledging the success of the community goal. The once corrupted file is now freely available:

===ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION RECEIVED=== It worked! The files should be in the repository located here: http://wrfr.me/sos

Remember, we still need that password! When you find it, recite it to me here: https://wrfr.me/z10 ===ZARIMAN TRANSMISSION END===

Checking through the information page, yet another message is now available:

24.04.2022.16.37: I can’t believe it worked! I’ve transmitted the files! Don’t celebrate yet, though. We still need that password for the audio log. Remember, find it and then recite it to this broadcast so I can take your audio and feed it into the computer.

[IM_Z10_443D2_S.2-494]

[IM_Z10_923A4_S.5-059]

Two new PDF files are now available, IM_Z10_443D2_S.2-494.pdf and IM_Z10_923A4_S.5-059.pdf.

These PDF-files can be found in the Resources page. Below you'll find screenshots of these for easier viewing.

TikTok no.5

Inside of the two PDFs, the term "ACROSS THE GULF TO FARE" can be found hidden among the content. Taking this phrase, and responding to the fourth TikTok video with it, a fifth TikTok was posted:

TikTok no.5 Transcription

<Yet another video played in background> Another file decrypted! You're doing so great.

I just wanted to s-say... I, ah- have to keep moving. Keep an eye on that other channel I'll be in touch.

<static>

Shortly after this TikTok was posted, unidentifiedsignal's Twitch suddenly switched over from it's countdown, and began playing a second log video. This log was simultaneously uploaded to YouTube, linked on the information page and mentioned in a tweet by @PlayWarframe:

LOG_Z10_2_S-624ST
LOG_Z10_2_S-624ST Transcription

<Jingle> Pardon the interruption. This is Zariman Actual. All decks, all stations- stand by for reliquary field drills.

<static> Angel, my star. I need you to open this door. I know you're listening to these messages.

Please, I just... I'm scared. Things are getting really bad out there. I went to look for supplies and... My god. The bodies. I think some of them were children.

Let's barricade this apartment.

Look. You can't stay in there forever. I don't care about the jump, I don't care what went wrong. I just care about you. Just come out. Please.

<end of log>

11:05 pm ET - Three new messages on information page

The progression has slowed down for now. Apart from the countdown on unidentifiedsignal's Twitch stream, nothing has happened for an extended duration, apart from these three messages that have been sent in the span of 5 minutes on the information page:

24.04.2022.23.05: So many gaps. I see these flashes. Screaming, violence, the sound of my name echoing through the halls. Moments that feel so familiar and yet are impossible. They have to be. And here it is, happening again. I'm trying to fight it, but these old wounds, it's hard not to let it get to you, y'know? What am I saying? Of course you do…

24.04.2022.23.06: Sorry for my last message. And for burdening you like this. What I'm doing is so selfish. I hope you'll forgive me.

24.04.2022.23.09: Also sorry that I say sorry so much.

25.04.2022

4:54 am ET - Information page reformat

During a period where nothing particular was happening, apart from the continued countdown on Twitch, the information page got a small touch-up in terms of formatting, along with the following message posted on the top of the page:

25.04.2022.04.52: I can’t thank you enough for what you’re doing. It means everything to me. I was feeling a little helpless, so I organized this Repository a bit. Hopefully it’s easier to follow everything that’s happened so far. Remember, we need to save what we can from the Zaramin data archives before the Void corrupts everything. We can do this.

10:50 am ET - Sudden restart of Twitch Stream

The Twitch stream containing the countdown restarted suddenly, although nothing else has happened.

10:55 am ET - New TikTok, another Tweet and a zip-file

5 minutes before the timer was up, the stream started broadcasting a new TikTok video, which was simultaneously uploaded to the platform:

TikTok no.6 Transcription

Just gotta recalibrate the signal intensity... and... There! I think this frequency is stable for now.

Sorry I've been so hard to reach, but I'm not the only one who woke to his words. I call them angels... Just my way of reminding myself of what they used to be.

I aanother batch of files that I need you to find the password for. Figure it out and send me a broadcast of you saying it, so I can strip the audio... <Eerie screams> No, nononono... <heavy breathing> They are calling to me! I must... <Creature approaches and a scream can be heard>

Subsequently, a tweet was published, with the following description and these four images of a game of Komi in different stages:

Roiling, moaning this realm of ours in madness, lost shall die.

First Twitter Komi image
Second Twitter Komi image
Third Twitter Komi image
Fourth Twitter Komi image

Apart from this, checking the information page out, it can be seen that the content has been updated with a new message:

25.04.2022.10.55: 70696563657366616C6C696E67696E746F706C616365.7z

Once decoded from Hexadecimal, the name of the 7z-archive turns out to be "piecesfallingintoplace". Trying to open this archive, you'll be prompted for a password. This password turns out to be "Komi". Once opened, the content is revealed to be a set of 5 images. Four more images of a Komi board as well as a "Legend", showing information as to how these boards could be decoded to provide a message:

A modified version of the Legend is also provided below, containing approximate translations of each Orokin character for convenience.

Legend
Komi7
Komi8
Komi9
Komi16
Legend with translation

The naming of these images suggests that there may be 16 Komi boards in total, which leaves another 8 to still be found. Three minutes later, a second Instagram post is made public, revealing another 4 komi boards, accompanied by the following description:

Roiling, m̷o̸a̷n̸i̴n̵g̸ ẗ̶̹́͠h̶̨͓͎͌͊i̵̡̗̓s̴̳̐͘ r̶͙͙͌e̵̛͉̾̂͋͆́̆å̷̢̢̹̙̎̂̈́̚̚͝l̴̟̩͑̽̚͝m̵̯͔̼͔̎͐ͅ ̶̡̫͚͖̗̦̇͝o̵̥͎̪͊̑̆f̷͔̈̽̋̈́̓̚ ̶͔̑̒͂͘͠o̵̦̼̫͑̈́̋͝u̷̧͈͇̮̫̟̠͐̇̊̓ŗ̸̬̫̯̞̃s̴̹͎̞̻̫̃̿͛̃ͅͅ ̶͔̏̀̏̊į̴̥̥̞̭̺̩̰͕͙͚̰̿̂̊̏̊̄̀̀͊ǹ̶̨̨̛͎͓͉̥̳̳̫̫͕̳̬̭̗̺̈͒̓͒̅͊̈́̍̑̔͑̈̚ ̸̛̬̮̣̈́͋̀̚m̴̢͉̣̗̪̈́̋͌̎̐̾̒̈́͊̿ả̷̬̰͓̞̺̱̜̮̬̱̣͚͈̦͊̇̂̀̐̌̈̀ͅd̸̨̛̦͚̯̰̝͕̝͍̲̱̤̝͚̬̽̾͊̂̋̂͑͐̂͊̎̓̕̚͜n̶̨̜̠̲͎̖̜̻͉̯̺͕̆̃͂̏̋̍̐̇̽͜ͅê̴͚̼̦̞̖͔̼̈́͛͋̔̃͗̑̂̓̓̿͘͝ş̴͓̠̤̮͉̩̪̮̩̭͚̹͛͒́̊̂̍̎̇̀̏̎͑̐͝ͅş̸̬̻͍͕͚͋̆̈́̉͋̍͘̚͠,̸̺̬̦̱̮̺̓̇̎̏͘̕̕ ̵̧͔̞̦̲̰̻͔̗̝͇͚̑̅̉́̈̇̕͜l̴̡̢̧̲͕̥͙̱͖̺̻̺̫̗̱̜̖̣̘͉̫̇̅̂̀̋̔̿̎͒̉͑̎̓̐̒̓̍̀̔̃̏̎̆̄͂̕̕͝͝͝ͅo̵̞̤͈̫͍̯̞͔͓̩̬̹̥͓͍̟̗̲̘̹̖̭̠̯͕̊̀̀̂̃̈́̈͌̆̇̕̕͝ͅͅs̴̛̫̗̞̙̤͚̲̀̇͊͌̓͒͆̀̋̈́̐̏͗̅̍͌͗͋̋͑̄͆̈͘͠͝ţ̴̢͍̠̱̜͙̻̳̜̳̗̩̳͚̗̥͔̺͇́̀̈́͊͑͂̽́̓̎͆͒̅̑̈́̿͛́͜͜ͅͅͅ ̶̢̢̛̩̝͔͍͇͈̹̦̤̳̠̲̙̲̣̘̙̥̙̳̹͓̗̻́͌͒̓̍͐̿̂̂̌̍̉̓̌͊͊͌̋͛͘͘̚͜͜͜͝͠s̷̨̧̤̬͓̘̭͙̯̱̩͙̙͎̬̝̫̩̭̩̦̻͇͇̺̯͎̳̈́̎̓̆̿̍̽̾̇͑̿͂̃̇̈́͐̅͛͊͆́̿͗̓̓͌̏̓͑̚̚ĥ̷̡̲̫͇̱̹̀̽͂͊̑́̈́̾͆́̿̂͐̂͑̎͗̕̚͠a̶̢̧̢̧̧̛̛̛̖̞͙̟͚̙͈͙̬̤͈̪͎̞̳̖̜̘̫͓̟̼͋̄̿̍̀̈͊͋͌́̐̽̈̔̆̈͌̀̓̽̑͗͌͘͘̚̕͜͝͝l̶̡͔̝̼̣̉͛͂͋̿͒̈̄̅̓̇̃̅̓̈̿̍̔̒̎́̈́̓̈̌̅͐̔͆̏͌̋̊ͅl̵̡̢͓͕͖̺̦͈͇̬̯̙͉͗͐̈́̾͑̈́͒̾̉͊͐̍̔̓̌̀̈́͘͘̕͝͠ ̵̨̨̘͙͇͙̝̳͎̖̫̮̞͚͎̞̭͇̝̯͉̩̬͇̪̤̮̜̲̙͇̳͒͌̔̈́̑̔̽́̈́͒̉̌͗̒̎̇͂͛̈́́͆̓̅͗̓̋̾͛̈́̕͘͝͝͝d̸̙̯̗̬͙̿̀̒͑̈̓̾̆́̓̎̎̉̈̒͋̀̕͘͠i̷̧̹̼̮͍͚͎̭̠̫̻̠̾̑̑̊͐͘͜ë̵̡̢̮̭͔̯͈̰̫̟̜̻̘́̓̇̊́̏̄͊̽͑̃͐̃̽́̐̌̍̓̓͝.̶̨̛̲͙͍͕͇̝͖͈̭̺͎̍̏́̅͒̔̃͛̊͋̍̿̈̐̇̔́̅̚͜͠

First IG Komi image
Second IG Komi image
Third IG Komi image
Fourth IG Komi image

11:00am ET - Countdown complete on Twitch

The countdown on unidentifiedsignal's Twitch stream has been completed, and the timer was replaced by the phrase "PASSWORD REQUIRED" in large red text.

11:16 am ET - Facebook post with Komi

A bit over 15 minutes after the timer has concluded, a Facebook post was publicized, containing the last 4 Komi boards:

First FB Komi image
Second FB Komi image
Third FB Komi image
Fourth FB Komi image

At this point in time, there is no clear solution to these Komi boards. This step was rather solved thanks to the morse code provided by the Twitch stream at a later point.

12:39 am ET - Morse code on stream

After more than one hour has passed since all Komi boards have been released, morse code started playing on the stream, giving the following message:

LOST THE PATH FORWARD DROWNING IN YOUR SIN THE ANSWER CAN BE FOUND WHERE BLACK IS POISED TO WIN, BEYOND THE MOON YOU'LL FIND ME

1:27 pm ET - More Morse code

After yet another hour the Komi puzzle is finally solved. The solution turned out to be "JURAN", which was approximated from the results of the following arrangement of the boards:

It is unclear whether "JURAN" was actually accepted as the answer since it has been tried a number of times before the ARG progressed to the next step.

It has been confirmed by a member of DE staff that it was at least intended to be the correct answer, as seen by these Discord messages.

Appropriate arrangement for the Komi boards, resulting in the appropriate passphrase.

As a response, the twitch stream changes once again, this time showing a degraded video feed of an unknown room with a frequently blinking light, producing even more morse code (credit to Hyped_Panda#2077 in the ARGrakata Discord:

THOUGH ALL BETWIXT IS DARK AND DEEP

A small figure, possibly a young child could also be seen periodically inside of the room:

What appears to be a child showing up inside of the room.

3:05 pm ET - Password Accepted

The latest message was accepted, after which the stream switched over to showing a third log video. The stream was then turned offline. The third log was then promptly uploaded to Twitter, followed by a YouTube upload a few minutes later:

LOG_Z10_3_S-624ST Transcription

I begged for you to open this door. I reasoned, I cried, I screamed.

But then, tonight I wake to the sound of you howling like some kind of animal. Found you in the hallway. Your hands choking the life out of that child. He was just a kid!

You were so thin. Like a corpse. And the way you looked at me as I shouted, it was like... like you didn't know who I was.

All I wanted was for you to open that damn door. And now I have to carry the guilt of knowing you're dead because of me.

Because the moment you turned to the sound of my voice... was all that child needed to prove... the void doesn't just take. It also gives.

~5:00 pm ET - Shallow graves, in the darkness deep and vast

The information page is updated, now containing an additional link. This time redirecting to a text file named "SHALLOWGRAVES.txt":

S̸͈̤͇̲̙̦̎́̊̋͌̃̊͒̀́̋̏͑͊̔͊̒̐̏̈́̀H̴̡̢̢̡̰̟͇̜̝̞̥̤͎̹̜̠͍͓̞̯̗̰̠̀̇̌̄͌͘͜͜͜͠Ä̸̛̟͐̄̄̔͋̔͒̐͛̎͆̑́̇̍͝L̴̢̡̨̢̛͖̖̘̬̘͎̯̜͔̲̫̥̍́͛̐͐͑̌̃̒̈́͗͛̾̅̅̐̓̈̇̚͜͜ͅL̶̨̢̨͓͎͉͍̞̠̯̳̬̺͚̺̻̝̮͍͈͋́̓̏̒̊̚͜ͅǪ̴̲̖̥̙͖̼̙̙̲̭͙̲͍̩̉͗̓̍͜ͅẈ̴̢̰̮͎̜̗̩̗̪͓͑́͌̃͊̊͊̊̃̉̿̀̈̊̊̌̌̾͐̍̅̎͑͜͝ͅ ̶̨͙̜̭̳̮̦͚̙̗͙̰̦͛͊̈́͌̏̉̍̊̃̉͌̈̍ͅǦ̸̢̗̤̿̇̌̿́̄͗̐͋̍̋̓̅̑̍̚̕͘͘͝͠Ŗ̸̨͓̦̙͕̬̰̪̱͔̣̖̎̔̈́͗̓͆͋̏̓̈́͒̇̒͆̋̃̈̿͝͝Ą̷̨̺̦̗͍̜̹̘̯̥̭̹̻̤̙̼̱̭̝̥̳͖̀̉͗͆̾̅̽̀̋́̽͆͠͝V̶̨̨̡̧̘͙̝̩͖̰̝̻̭̞͉̹͍̹͕̓̓̒̄͜E̶̛̻̩̺̦̻̝̱͆̑̏̔͆̅̿̽̌̅̚̚͜͝S̶̡̢̢̲̰̖̗̮̺̠̣̳̮̺̯̝͈̦̝̫̉̔́̒̓͂̑́̃̏̇̿͌͐͗̉̾͑̏̂̓͜ͅ

Į̷̫̈́ň̸̖͎̾̕ ̶̖̩͑̄͒t̷̼̝͎̅͗̐h̸͔̬̬̔̾ė̸͉̃ ̴̙̜͈̂d̵̼̰̉̈́́a̴̦͚͠r̸͇͓̝̒̔͝k̸̛̰̣n̷̦̭͙̋e̶̠̓̆s̸̙͗̂͝s̷̙̪͒̕ ̵̯̣͝d̵͎̻̏̄͗e̸͚̙͍͛e̶̻͎̩̊͆p̶͈̓ ̷́́̋ͅa̴͉͆̐͝n̴̜̑d̷̰͈̀ ̴͔̬͊͂ṽ̵̘͖̤͝a̶̙̞̽s̸̯͙̀̒ẗ̴͖́̚,̵̧̗̲̿̑͛

Once the text has been cleared of zalgo characters, it reads:

SHALLOW GRAVES

In the darkness deep and vast,

Viewing this text file, you'll be presented with ASCII art, as well as a sentence in latin:

SHALLOWGRAVES.txt

Translating the latin (Abyssus accipit et abyssus dat) into english, you'll be presented with what appears to be a continuation of the text used as a link to this file:

The abyss receives and the abyss gives

The ASCII art is a depiction of graffiti that could be found during the TNW questline. This depiction is that of The Man In The Wall, as can be seen towards the end of the questline.

~7:40 pm ET - We sing a little song

The information page is once again updated with another link, titled Ẁ̶̱̝̦̤ȩ̸͈͎̘̞̹̤̋̈͊̆ͅͅ ̴̦̪͙̥̳̲̄́̅͛̑̈́̕͘͠s̶̤͉̲͈̞͎͊͑̑ĩ̴͖͙̼̖͛̑͒͌̎̌͗͛n̴̦͇̝̲̼͇̳̪̾͋̄͌̏̑̆̈̀͝g̴͕̱͕͖̜̙͚̺̀̕͝͝ ̵̢̖̄͐̐͑̈͆̔̆̚͝a̷̻̱̤̺͛ͅ ̷̧̫͓̣̑l̷̛͙̩̠͒͊͗̾͒̓̏̋ȉ̵͇̬̥̟̩̖͍̈́̀̄̈́͌̀̄̽̀t̸͖͉͉̪͔̲͠t̷̘̠͒̑͐̈̓͂̎̑̕̕l̸͙̝̪͖̙̖̐͊̌͋̐̓̾̚e̶̘̖̮̣̹̱̟̓͜ ̷̼̩͓͚̭̘̲̋̊̏̓̈́͜s̵̨̺̖̲͖͕̖̋̿͐̃̉ȍ̷͉̹̽̀̉̉̀̏͝͠n̶̰̱̠̺͕̠̐̑g̵̛͙̳͇̯͖̈́̍͌́̔̈̕͜ͅ,̶̡̻̖̼̯̹̃̕ͅ. The link leads to a new PDF titled "IM_Z10_442M5_S.5-994.pdf":

IM_Z10_442M5_S.5-994.pdf can be found in it's original form on the Zariman Resources page.

IM_Z10_442M5_S.5-994.pdf

~10:15 pm ET - To remind us of the past

The information page continues to get updates. Yet another PDF is made available through a link titled Ṱ̴̛̭ọ̸͓͊̋̀̕͘ ̶̏ͅṝ̶̠̝͖ě̵̢͔m̴̰͉̞̏͝ị̸͐̇̾͝ň̶̫͋͛d̶̦̟͍̂̈ ̴͓̋̇̿͠u̴͍̐s̸̞̀ ̴̛͇͈̬͉́̂̿o̷̺̖̔f̵̦̠̗̽̊͂̄͗ ̷͉̹̦̅̀͆̍͜ț̷̤̤̱̹̆̒ȟ̶̤̗̖͂͗͊̇e̶̖̺̰̮͛͋̔̾̌ ̷̡̛̻͈̓̌́͜͝p̴̢̠̟͇̙̈́͝ǎ̴̤̠s̶̲̬̭̹̻͊̂ṫ̸̲͖͗̆̅̀,̶̧̍̿. The PDF is titled "IM_Z10_767D2_D.2-354.pdf":

IM_Z10_767D2_D.2-354.pdf can be found in it's original form on the Zariman Resources page

IM_Z10_767D2_D.2-354.pdf

26.04.2022

~1:30 am ET - And all that we've done wrong (Seventh TikTok)

Around three hours after the last PDF was published, yet another link has appeared on the information page, titled Ä̵̱́n̴̯͊d̸̫̈́ ̷̨͝ạ̸͑l̴̠̕ľ̸̞ ̵̡̈́t̸̨̽ḣ̷̟ä̸͎́t̸͈͆ ̷̣͝w̵̦̏ę̷͂'̷͕̌v̵̪̈e̵͇͊ ̶̳͐d̵̾ͅȍ̶̤ň̶͎e̶̙̚ ̵͈̍ẇ̴̗r̷̟͂ǒ̵̢ň̴̡g̸̲̈́. This link leads to a seventh TikTok:

TikTok no.7 Transcription

<Log 3 playing in background>

Hey! Would you look at that. Another file decrypted. Thank you.

I... I need some time alone. Our work continues tomorrow! Stay safe.

9:10 am ET - Further messages

Once the night is up, two short messages are uploaded to the information page within one minute of each other:

26.04.2022.09.10: This was all a mistake. Don't know what I expected digging up such s̶̫̎h̴̠̙̬̯̀̃͐ͅa̶̙̣͔̔̈́l̷̹͍̋̈́̃̏l̵̞̗̣̣̆͛͐̀͝ȏ̵̰̓́͑͝w̵̤̺̿͊̾͋̕͜ ̶̛͈̥̞̹̉͒̂ģ̷̻͚̹͖͂̃͘̚r̴̥͎̘͐͊̈́͒͑ͅa̷̩͋̏͋̇̋v̵̬̈́̍͘ͅë̸̦͔̥͓́̈́s̷͚̘̒̂̄͘.̷̜̣̇

26.04.2022.09.11: Sorry. I'm trying my best.

1:27 pm ET - Eighth TikTok

The first clue of the day comes in the form of another TikTok video:

TikTok no.8 Transcript

<Screams in background>

...It's too much... it's too much...

<Further screaming followed by heavy breathing and gasping for air>

I was wrong... I have to know... I need more time... Please hurry.

After checking the transmission, going on to the information page, a new message can be seen:

26.04.2022.13.30: IM_Z10_584P4_F.5-222

As seen above, the message only contains the link to a 7-zip archive. Extracting the contents reveals a new PDF as well as a WAV sound file:

The 7zip archive, PDF and WAV-file are all available in their original formats on the Zariman Resources page.

IM_Z10_584P4_F.5-222.pdf

The PDF appears to be an unfinished message, between two individuals named Mykos F.5 and Brack. Brack appears to have been in the process of finishing the Message.wav file, when contact was cut.

The file in question appears to consist of two distinct notes being used to relay a message. The sound itself is 4:39 long. Apart from that, checking the file size of this WAV-file, it appears to be unusually large. Opening the file up in DeepSound reveals two new PDF files, IM_Z10_234Q8_0..pdf and IM_Z10_234Q8_0.2.pdf:

The first PDF gives a clue to a key, stating that it is where the both of the individuals grew up, which apparently is somewhere on Venus. The second PDF consists of what seems to be a vigenere cipher. Checking the available nodes on Venus in-game resulted in the discovery of the key, which turned out to be "kiliken". Once decoded, the message reads:

"The satellite array is an independent system that receives commands from the communicati ons terminal in the bridge. Technically teis is a closed loop, Yut I found some older Yits of firmware teat have the required transfer protocol. I've patched it into an obsolete commun ication program we can use. It's pretty clever, you can basically talk to the Satellite system directly.

Here's the information you need to to the Satellite irc://ircnet

You'll need to fsnd tee proper channel. You'll know it when you see it. The satellste interface will get you instructions on weere to upload the broaacast file."

1:44 pm ET - Additional PDF

A number of minutes later, yet another message was uploaded to the information page, once again containing only a link to the new file:

26.04.2022.13.44: IM_Z10_584P4_F.5-134

IM_Z10_584P4_F.5-134.pdf

1:49 pm ET - IRC Connection

A log of all important messages from the @SAT_INT_Z10 is available on the Zariman Resources page.

Using all of the newly gathered information, joining the IRCNet network, and joining the #SAT_INT_ZARIMAN channel, the following message is initially seen:

[::ZARIMAN EMERGENCY BROADCAST PROTOCOL v2.33:: PLEASE INPUT DESTINATION COORDINATES. IF COORDINATES ARE RELATIVE TO A KNOWN CELESTIAL OBJECT, PLEASE INPUT COORD]

Next step is to generate an image out of the provided WAV-file by using the specifications mentioned in IM_Z10_584P4_F.5-134.pdf.

If incorrect coordinates are provided, the following message can be seen:

<@SAT_INT_Z10> IM SORRY. THAT IS NOT A PROPER SET OF COORDINATES. PLEASE INPUT DESTINATION COORDINATES. IF COORDINATES ARE RELATIVE TO A KNOWN CELESTIAL OBJECT, PLEASE INPUT COORDINATES AND SPECIFY THE CELESTIAL OBJECT THAT THEY ARE RELATIVE TO.

2:27 pm ET - WAV image produced

Community members have been able to produce a 23x73 image out of the set of notes contained in the WAV. The following image in the expandable has been created by Discord user gigamicro#4831 on the official Discord:

Colored version of the image, courtesy of saltyeyes#9386 in the ARGrakata Discord.
WAV image in text form

(Credit to Ar'kohn Lock#1058 in the ARGrakata Discord)

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2:43 pm ET - VIP WELCOME LETTER

A single PDF file was once again uploaded to the information page:

26.04.2022.14.43: Z10-0 VIP WELCOME LETTER

This PDF is available in it's original form on the Zariman Resources page.

Z10-0 VIP WELCOME LETTER.pdf

The PDF appears to contain a boilerplate informational message to new passengers, although with key details redacted.

2:51 pm ET - Coordinates accepted

[14:52] <mordeth> EARTH RA 2h 42m 41s | Dec -0° 0′ 48″ [14:52] <@SAT_INT_Z10> COORDINATES ACCEPTED... [14:52] <@SAT_INT_Z10> ALIGNING SATELLITE [14:53] <@SAT_INT_Z10> SATELLITE ALIGNED. [14:53] <@SAT_INT_Z10> SATELLITE AIMING AT EARTH RA 2h 42m 41s | Dec -0° 0′ 48

The coordinates were partly procured by looking at the bottom part of the deciphered WAV image, where a representation of the Solar System could be seen. Out of all planets, the third in order from the Sun stood out, turning out to be a representation of the Earth:

Depiction of the Solar System in the image

The second part of the coordinates provided, were the coordinates for the Messier 77 galaxy: 2h 42m 41s | Dec -0° 0′ 48″ (left part being the right ascension, and the right being declination).

This was deducted from the fact that the VIP Welcome Letter PDF specifically mentioned a complimentary portrait of Albrecht Entrati, which could be tied to the cardboard cutouts of said portrait that several Warframe Content Creators received. Said portrait had "M77" inscribed on Albrechts mask. This was discovered by user Kiri#9773 in the ARGrakata Discord.

[14:53] <@SAT_INT_Z10> PLEASE UPLOAD MESSAGE FOR BROADCAST TO ENCRYPTED CHANNEL: ` f_a fd _ebb″

The name of the encrypted channel mentioned above, once put through a ROT-47 decipherment, turned out to be a US Phone Number. Only one called could be handled at a time.

[15:09] <@SAT_INT_Z10> PLEASE UPLOAD MESSAGE FOR BROADCAST TO ENCRYPTED CHANNEL: +1 702 751 0633

Once called a message could be heard, asking for a message to broadcast.

3:26 pm ET - Message accepted

Discord user Riku#6334 providing a recollection of what happened when calling the number.

After calling the number, Discord user Riku#6334 played the sound from Message.wav, to which the bot on the other end responded with "Message accepted". Shortly after, the IRC chat once again came to life with new ASCII art being transmitted:

[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> Message received. Broadcast initiating in 5...
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> 4...
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> 3...
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> 2...
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> 1...
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10> Zariman Satellite Broadcast initiated toward 02h 42m 40.771s and −00° 00′ 47.84″
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                                            .^  .?^  ::  :!^.                                        
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                                 ~.^!!~^^^. .?. :&?  ~!   .^7!: ^7.                                  
[15:25] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                             ..:^!~^       ...:: !..::..     .~!~:~!7.                              
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[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                                                .!^                                                  
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                     ==========================================================     
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                 We shall not fear to take the leap,                 
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                 Across the gulf to fare,            
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                 Though all between is dark and deep,               
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                 A home awaits us there.            
[15:27] <@SAT_INT_Z10>                     ==========================================================

3:30 pm ET - Last TikTok video

Once the ASCII art was fully transmitted, it could be seen that the poem that was revealed through out the ARG had one last line:

We shall not fear to take the leap, Across the gulf to fare, Though all between is dark and deep, A home awaits us there.

Responding to the eighth TikTok with the last phrase unlocked the ninth, and last TikTok:

TikTok no.9 Transcript

I've said it too much, but I'll say it again. Thank you.

The void took so much, but you've given me something back. As painful as it might be, at least I can...

<Screams> I'm sorry, I tried. I really did.

Please, just... <Further screams> <Static>

3:36 pm ET - Zariman Log 4

A few minutes after the last TikTok video was uploaded, Log 4 was made available on YouTube:

Zariman Log 4 Transcript

How many more days can I go on choking down these rancid scraps, hiding from the sounds of their laughter?

I see my reflection a splinter of broken glass, and I... I'm going to die here, Angel. And still you stare at me with those sad, unblinking eyes. Shimmering like dew on the academy lawn, where I'd wait for you. And so I wait. And I wait and I wait... And for what?

For the emptiness that seeps into these walls, to worm it's way inside me too. Already it envelops me. A warm breath in my ear. A half-whispered lullaby that turns into a chorus, as the corpses that litter every filthy corner of this forsaken ship, raise their voice in song.

<Sobbing>

And then I see you. Not this pale and empty husk. The real you. Crowned in harvest festival flowers a we dance. You open your mouth, but... I cannot hear your voice. And I thrash and I howl and I beg for you to sing for me.

But in my heart I know, I will never hear your voice again.

Because you are no longer mine.

Goodbye... my Angel...

In the description of the video, a short message can be seen:

This is the end: https://wrfr.me/sos

Shortly thereafter, all social media accounts for Warframe uploaded the last log, together with the same message, notifying that the ARG has officially concluded.

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