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Shelob · 02-26-2006, 03:55 PM

(The past night was rainy and so as the villagers make their way through the fields just to the north of their town there is much slipping and many villagers, when they eventually reach Dancing Spawn’s herd of sheep, are covered to some extent with mud. The sheep are, for the most part, grazing though some are still lying asleep.)

Mormegil: It’s a pity it rained last night, if everything weren’t so muddy we might be able to find traces of Dancing Spawn.
Formendacil: Does anyone know how many sheep Spawn looked after?
Eomer: Not really, I can’t recall her ever having said. Why?
Formendacil: It’s just that it seems like there’s more sheep than usual.
Boromir: Perhaps they’re just more spread out than you’ve seen them before, Dancing Spawn isn’t here to keep them from wandering right now.
Glirdan: Or perhaps one of the sheep is Spawn.
Aiwendil: That seems unlikely, I know Spawn cares a great deal for these sheep but I just can’t see her going native.
Glirdan: No, I mean that sheep, (pointing) doesn’t look so much like a sheep sleeping as it does like something wrapped in a sheep skin.

(The two villagers closest to the sheep Glirdan pointed out make their way toward it to investigate)

Farael: Perhaps Spawn is a wolf…in sheep’s clothing.
Saucepan Man: And what? She overslept?
Nilp: (having reached the sheep in question) No, it’s defiantly something that’s not alive wrapped in a sheep skin. Kath, give me a hand will you.

(The two manage to unwrap the sheepskin, which is around Dancing Spawn’s rather mutilated corpse.)

Kath: Urg, unless I’m much mistaken the wolves got her early last night, before the rain really started.

(The other villagers gather around)

Formendacil: Alas poor shepherd, thou art in a perilous state.
Eomer: If these beast be not damned for this, the devil himself…
Farael: We should go back to the village, we have another chance to catch a wolf today and there’s nothing we can do here.

(With that the villagers return to their village square, short another innocent.)

-----
Living:
Saucepan Man
Farael
Mormegil
Aiwendil
Glirdan
Formendacil
Nilpaurion Felagund
Eomer of the Rohirrim
Kath
Celuien
Tar-Ancalime
Boromir88

Dead:
Shelob (Mod)--Killed by wolves on NIGHT 1
Abercrombie (Mod)--Killed while Yeti-Spotting on NIGHT 1
Gil-Galad (Ordinary)--Lynched at the close of DAY 1
Holbytlass (True Seer)--Gloucester-ized and welled on NIGHT 2
Lhunardawen (Ordinary)--Drown’d a muddy death upon DAY 2
Anguirel (Ordinary)--Killed quite safely during NIGHT 3
Littlemanpoet (Ordinary)--Vanished during DAY 3
Garin (Ordinary)--Lynched at the end of an eventful DAY 3
Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant (Ordinary)--Thus was the shepherd beaten from their side during NIGHT 4

DAY 4 begins, a bit earlier than usual but then that's the misfortune of my schedule...

02-26-2006, 03:55 PM	#330
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Here lived and died a Shepherd. (The past night was rainy and so as the villagers make their way through the fields just to the north of their town there is much slipping and many villagers, when they eventually reach Dancing Spawn’s herd of sheep, are covered to some extent with mud. The sheep are, for the most part, grazing though some are still lying asleep.) Mormegil: It’s a pity it rained last night, if everything weren’t so muddy we might be able to find traces of Dancing Spawn. Formendacil: Does anyone know how many sheep Spawn looked after? Eomer: Not really, I can’t recall her ever having said. Why? Formendacil: It’s just that it seems like there’s more sheep than usual. Boromir: Perhaps they’re just more spread out than you’ve seen them before, Dancing Spawn isn’t here to keep them from wandering right now. Glirdan: Or perhaps one of the sheep is Spawn. Aiwendil: That seems unlikely, I know Spawn cares a great deal for these sheep but I just can’t see her going native. Glirdan: No, I mean that sheep, (pointing) doesn’t look so much like a sheep sleeping as it does like something wrapped in a sheep skin. (The two villagers closest to the sheep Glirdan pointed out make their way toward it to investigate) Farael: Perhaps Spawn is a wolf…in sheep’s clothing. Saucepan Man: And what? She overslept? Nilp: (having reached the sheep in question) No, it’s defiantly something that’s not alive wrapped in a sheep skin. Kath, give me a hand will you. (The two manage to unwrap the sheepskin, which is around Dancing Spawn’s rather mutilated corpse.) Kath: Urg, unless I’m much mistaken the wolves got her early last night, before the rain really started. (The other villagers gather around) Formendacil: Alas poor shepherd, thou art in a perilous state. Eomer: If these beast be not damned for this, the devil himself… Farael: We should go back to the village, we have another chance to catch a wolf today and there’s nothing we can do here. (With that the villagers return to their village square, short another innocent.) ----- Living: Saucepan Man Farael Mormegil Aiwendil Glirdan Formendacil Nilpaurion Felagund Eomer of the Rohirrim Kath Celuien Tar-Ancalime Boromir88 Dead: Shelob (Mod)--Killed by wolves on NIGHT 1 Abercrombie (Mod)--Killed while Yeti-Spotting on NIGHT 1 Gil-Galad (Ordinary)--Lynched at the close of DAY 1 Holbytlass (True Seer)--Gloucester-ized and welled on NIGHT 2 Lhunardawen (Ordinary)--Drown’d a muddy death upon DAY 2 Anguirel (Ordinary)--Killed quite safely during NIGHT 3 Littlemanpoet (Ordinary)--Vanished during DAY 3 Garin (Ordinary)--Lynched at the end of an eventful DAY 3 Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant (Ordinary)--Thus was the shepherd beaten from their side during NIGHT 4 DAY 4 begins, a bit earlier than usual but then that's the misfortune of my schedule... __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!