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Diamond18 · 05-04-2006, 08:59 PM

The villagers awoke with a shudder and a shake as they felt their impending doom creep ever closer. With weary, wary steps they dragged themselves to the town square (now known as the Trapezoid of Ever More Desperate Struggles) and looked from face to face to see who had not survived the Night.

Valier the dwarven millet spray picker alone was not present. So, inevitably, they turned their steps toward her home. They found her in the front yard, or rather, they found a glass box with her inside. Hundreds, nay, thousands of abnormally large mosquitoes swarmed around her inert form, and the villagers recoiled in horror. (You’d think they’d be used to grisly death by now, but no.) For Valier’s body, on closer inspection, was shriveled and pale, all drained of blood by the thirsty little buggers.

“Giant vampire mosquitoes from the black swamp,” gasped a villager who will remain unnamed because I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you. “Ten thousand times more deadly than regular mosquitoes, they can suck a person dry in ten minutes!”

Several gasps met this bit of information, and the villagers each made a mental note not to open the box.

~~~~~~~~~

~ The Dead ~

Diamond Took, the Halfling Poet ~ Villager ~ Pecked to death on Night 1
Nilpaurion Felagund the Elven Pigeon-Summoning Ninja ~ Wereduck ~ Waxed on, waxed off on Day 1
Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant the Spider Loving Orcish Astronaut ~ Wereduck ~ Stuffed full of spiders and choked to death on Day 2
Elu Ancalime the Didgeridoo Dwarf ~ Villager ~ Struck by Mod Fire from above on Day 2
Lalaith the Halfling Chubb Fuddler ~ Villager ~ Boiled, mashed, and cooked in a stew on Night 3
Roa Aoife the Batwoman ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but rejoined her regiment on Day 3
Sleepy Ranger the Exiled Jedi Master ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but departed with a droid on Day 3
JennyHallu the Halfling Mountaintop Guru ~ Wereduck ~ Pitchforked to death on Day 3
Anguirel the Baritone Bird Catcher ~ Hawk ~ Gunned down with an M16 on Night 4
Glirdan the Entish Tree Herder ~ Villager ~ Consumed by flames from the Hawk’s cigarette lighter on Night 4
Lote22 the Elven Igloo Maker ~ Villager ~ Encased in a block of ice on Day 4
Mithalwen the Elven Saggar Maker's Bottom Knocker ~ Villager ~ Melted down and made into pottery glaze on Night 5
Mormegil the Elven Idleman ~ Villager ~ Worked to death on Day 5
Valier the Dwarven Millet Spray Picker ~ Villager ~ Sucked dry by giant vampire mosquitoes from the black swamp on Night 6

~ The Living ~

Saucepan Man the Orcish Scarecrow
Nogrod the Dwarven Personal Fitness Instructor
Kath the Rainbow Catcher
Cailín the Bird-portraitist

05-04-2006, 08:59 PM	#537
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Day 6 The villagers awoke with a shudder and a shake as they felt their impending doom creep ever closer. With weary, wary steps they dragged themselves to the town square (now known as the Trapezoid of Ever More Desperate Struggles) and looked from face to face to see who had not survived the Night. Valier the dwarven millet spray picker alone was not present. So, inevitably, they turned their steps toward her home. They found her in the front yard, or rather, they found a glass box with her inside. Hundreds, nay, thousands of abnormally large mosquitoes swarmed around her inert form, and the villagers recoiled in horror. (You’d think they’d be used to grisly death by now, but no.) For Valier’s body, on closer inspection, was shriveled and pale, all drained of blood by the thirsty little buggers. “Giant vampire mosquitoes from the black swamp,” gasped a villager who will remain unnamed because I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you. “Ten thousand times more deadly than regular mosquitoes, they can suck a person dry in ten minutes!” Several gasps met this bit of information, and the villagers each made a mental note not to open the box. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ The Dead ~ Diamond Took, the Halfling Poet ~ Villager ~ Pecked to death on Night 1 Nilpaurion Felagund the Elven Pigeon-Summoning Ninja ~ Wereduck ~ Waxed on, waxed off on Day 1 Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant the Spider Loving Orcish Astronaut ~ Wereduck ~ Stuffed full of spiders and choked to death on Day 2 Elu Ancalime the Didgeridoo Dwarf ~ Villager ~ Struck by Mod Fire from above on Day 2 Lalaith the Halfling Chubb Fuddler ~ Villager ~ Boiled, mashed, and cooked in a stew on Night 3 Roa Aoife the Batwoman ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but rejoined her regiment on Day 3 Sleepy Ranger the Exiled Jedi Master ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but departed with a droid on Day 3 JennyHallu the Halfling Mountaintop Guru ~ Wereduck ~ Pitchforked to death on Day 3 Anguirel the Baritone Bird Catcher ~ Hawk ~ Gunned down with an M16 on Night 4 Glirdan the Entish Tree Herder ~ Villager ~ Consumed by flames from the Hawk’s cigarette lighter on Night 4 Lote22 the Elven Igloo Maker ~ Villager ~ Encased in a block of ice on Day 4 Mithalwen the Elven Saggar Maker's Bottom Knocker ~ Villager ~ Melted down and made into pottery glaze on Night 5 Mormegil the Elven Idleman ~ Villager ~ Worked to death on Day 5 Valier the Dwarven Millet Spray Picker ~ Villager ~ Sucked dry by giant vampire mosquitoes from the black swamp on Night 6 ~ The Living ~ Saucepan Man the Orcish Scarecrow Nogrod the Dwarven Personal Fitness Instructor Kath the Rainbow Catcher Cailín the Bird-portraitist __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.