Krzyhau: Created page with "'''Zuish Script''' is a writing system developed by Zu. It consists of 6 unique square symbols, each in 4 orientations, for a total of 24 characters. Plain Zuish writings are read top-to-bottom first, then right-to-left. The script can be seen in various places of the world, as well as being used by its native speakers within the Zu City. Two out of four artifacts are related to Zuish language: the Tome and the Writing Cube (Artifact)|Lette..."

2026-06-21T10:13:26Z

Created page with "'''Zuish Script''' is a writing system developed by Zu. It consists of 6 unique square symbols, each in 4 orientations, for a total of 24 characters. Plain Zuish writings are read top-to-bottom first, then right-to-left. The script can be seen in various places of the world, as well as being used by its native speakers within the Zu City. Two out of four artifacts are related to Zuish language: the Tome and the Writing Cube (Artifact)|Lette..."

New page

'''Zuish Script''' is a writing system developed by [[Zu]]. It consists of 6 unique square symbols, each in 4 orientations, for a total of 24 characters. Plain Zuish writings are read top-to-bottom first, then right-to-left. The script can be seen in various places of the world, as well as being used by its native speakers within the [[Zu City]].

Two out of four artifacts are related to Zuish language: the [[Tome (Artifact)|Tome]] and the [[Writing Cube (Artifact)|Letter Cube]]. Additionally, the [[Security Question Room]] puzzle heavily relies on player's knowledge of the Zuish script.

== Deciphering ==
The most convenient way (and presumably the intended one) of deciphering Zuish script is by going into the [[Quick Brown Fox Room]] and matching the English pangram "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", represented physically in said level, to the writing on a monolith, also present in said level.

The text in Zuish script is meant to be read similarly to the [[Tetromino Code]], which requires rotating the entire text 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

== Structure ==
[[File:Zuish Script.png|thumb|Every Zuish character matched with its English equivalent]]
[[File:Zuish Script Reading.png|thumb|A three-step process of translating in-game pangram written in Zu text]]
Zuish script acts as a substitution cipher for English, where all 26 English letters have its Zuish counterpart. Since there are only 24 characters in this script, two pairs of English letters share the same character.

Similarly to a Tetromino Code, every time a sequence of letters is present in a form of a text, entire sequence, including its characters, is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. However, when symbols are present in isolation (like in Security Question Room), their original orientation remains.

== Observations ==

* Substitution happens in a specific sequence - in order of the alphabet, all of unique Zuish symbols are being assigned for the first six letters, then they are rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise (except the symbol representing A, G, M and S, in which case, it's rotated clockwise) and assigned to the next 6 letters in the same order. This process is repeated until all letters are exhausted. Exceptions from this rule are characters with multiple letters assigned (K/Q and U/V) and Z being in between P and R instead of the very end.

Zuish Script - Revision history