👻 2024 Hallowe'en Treasure Hunt; hints for clue 9

Ghost 9

This quasquicentennial character,
Was introduced more than a century ago,
A Romanian prince or a caricature?
His is a name that you’ll surely know.
(Lucy & Abigail)

74 bookofsecrets : It's not a book, but the "Character."

I have tried the most obvious name, repeatedly (and his "based-on" name) and tag for the name and name of the groups of creatures based on the name

and I've hit refresh with each attempt (cause i had to do that for some clues)

i'm achieving nothing

>3 EGBERTINA: If you have the correct name (it is also the name of the book based on this character) and type it into search, make sure you're searching common knowledge/ character; it should be the first result.

>4 humouress: That did it thank you. Yes I had it. Didnt think about CK

clicked about on everything else

Also, wondering if there is an easy way to get to here; possibly, pin it at the top of talk or something. Every time I want to come here, I have to read all the messages in the "Talk" link. Even your response didn't inform me that you had responded.

I found this hunt the hardest one yet, but, I am struggling with memory. I had been waiting for it all month. I dont even comprehend Talpa or to get there- but somehow I found it.

Thank you all.

thank you everyone, this was killing me! I did not even know about the Common Knowledge search all the way at the bottom of site

>6 EGBERTINA: You’d have to ask a group admin or suggest it to LT staff to pin a message. I can only do it for this group and all the hints for any current hunts are usually at the top since they’re the most recent.

I usually post with a link to this group in the Talk thread for the hunt when I update the hints, but I do have to sit down and take the time to do them first. As always, anyone else is free to update the hints to this group ;0)

As for memory, I didn’t know the answers anyway to forget them :0) I can only respond if I’ve found an answer. But I hear you on memory issues. Games like this help keep the brain working and LT use it to introduce us to new features like {clue 1 of the hunt} and refresh our memories on others.

>7 janflora: Well you learn something new everyday; I didn’t know that until I read your post just now. I use the search at the top right of the page and then choose Common Knowledge from the list down the left.

I am struggling with this one, I have been searching all over any more hints on who this would be?

>9 slester: A fictional character supposedly inspired by the historical figure Vlad the Impaler.

Thanks, got it! Now I have all 12 ghosts.