Blackstone Chronicles A SynTax Helpline Query How do I open the iron maiden? A note inside the egg you find in the safe tells you "the word you seek is the thing itself". Go to the iron maiden, and push the symbols for a closer look. Hmmm, a picture of an "eye" would probably be pronounced "I." On the far right side on the top row is a picture of a young girl, possibly a maiden. So that's what the riddle meant! "The word you seek is the thing itself." The word you are seeking through the symbols is what will end up sounding like "iron maiden". And the word you seek is on the physical iron maiden right in front of you! Click the picture of the "eye" = i Click the picture of the figure "running" = run Click on the picture of the "maiden" = maiden..... - o -