The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt and a Prelude Puzzle for the Hunt of the 13th Casque!

The mystery begins!   It seems there is a Prelude Puzzle for the Tribute Hunt of the 13th Casque in The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt!

EXCITING!

I received this very curious email from JM and KP, and I’m asking for help to decode the secret messages within!  As John mentions in the following email, the fair folk might be up to mischief!  I think they intercepted this email as well, and placed a code within it!  What do you think?  And can you solve the cipher text?

If so, You will receive a special prize!  (email treasure@mysteriouswritings.com with your answer using the subject heading: The Secret Lore Decoded).

Here is the email I received (click on image for larger version):

And here is the LOST LORE OF THE 13TH CASQUE—   encoded by those pesky Fair Folk…. but please help!  We would all love to learn what this is all about!  Can you solve it? (click on image for larger version)

 

Thanks to John Michaels and Kit Palencar for the above!

Discussions for solving this can be found on the MW Forum: The 13th Casque

Please see links below to articles for more information on The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt:

The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt, Podcast, and End of an Era by John Michaels

Six Questions with John Michaels and George Ward of The Secret and Shhh the Secret Podcast

The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt and a 13th Casque

A Beginner’s Guide to The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt by Dustin White

 

Best of luck with all that you seek!  Always Treasure the Adventure!