Closer inspection revealed this particular paradox box to be a solid piece of stone that had been carved to resemble a box - it had no seam for a lid nor hinges to allow opening. Neither did shaking the box nor listening at its sides provide any aural clues to its contents. There was simply no physical lock.<br/><br/>What there were, were runes on one of the box's faces, while the other five sides were identical. Despite being shorter than he was, Abigail was still managing to look down on him with an air of superiority and a smug smile on her face, as she pointed them out. "These are Thassilonian runes, if you can read them. Translated, they would read... hmm... C, R, U, E, L." She picked up one of the scrolls on the table. "According to Koriah's notes here, you can swap the placement of any two runes by touching both at once. Presumably, arranging the runes in the correct combination would open the box..."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 12 Intelligence check</div><div class="spoiler_body">Jin Feng realizes that the key is hidden in anagrams of the word CRUEL.</div></div>