Competition: Eden City Cipher

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Eden City Cipher

An enciphered message has been intercepted by House Mortis' operatives. It is believed to be related to the plague of nanites currently infesting Eden City. The House Summit is hoping the message can provide clues about who created the nanites and what they are planning.

This competition is timed. Subscribe, and you will be provided with the message to decode. Submit the plaintext message as your entry through the website. There is also a second piece of information you could glean from the puzzle in addition to the message itself. Sorry, no hints as to what it might be!

The winning entry will be determined first by completeness and second by time. The fastest entry with both a correct entry and the extra information will win over incorrect entries, entries missing the extra info, or entries that took longer to submit.

Competition Information
Organized by
Scion Tarentae
Running time
2016-07-18 until 2016-07-25 (8 days)
Target Unit
House Mortis
Competition Type
Flash Gaming/Puzzles
Awards
Fourth Level Crescents
Participants
8 subscribers, of which 4 have participated.
Results
Member
Kromtal Bloodfyre Romanae
Subscription time
19 July 2016
Submission time
19 July 2016
Time taken
38 seconds (± 1 minute)
Textual submission


I have launched the swarm. Kard will be located very soon. The Seekers of the Light will reign supreme in Yridia!

Placement
1st place
Member
Adept Tahiri Thorn Morte Tarentae
Subscription time
20 July 2016
Submission time
20 July 2016
Time taken
2438 seconds (± 41 minutes)
Textual submission

I have launched the swarm. Kard will be located very soon. The Seekers of the Light will reign supreme in Yridia!
Extra info: They are looking for someone named Kard, possibly a conspirator to an attack on the Yridia system.

Placement
2nd place
Member
Frosty Romanae Tarentae
Subscription time
22 July 2016
Submission time
22 July 2016
Time taken
477 seconds (± 8 minutes)
Textual submission

I have launched the swarm. Kard will be located very soon. The Seekers of the Light will reign supreme in Yridia!

Placement
3rd place
4th place
Dain Cathis
Member
Dain Cathis
Subscription time
22 July 2016
Submission time
22 July 2016
Time taken
66 seconds (± 1 minute)
Submission
Dain Cathis opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
4th place