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Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-12-2009, 03:29 PM

It has been a terrifying experience, but it went smoother than we have anticipated. It was our glaciologist who decided to give up his life willingly in order to get us out of the terrible place. As his blood started to trail down the holes in the altar, some unknown mechanism below us caused the stone blocks to slide away and the door had opened.

The body of our glaciologist remained motionless on top of the altar. We shuddered at the sight and at the same time wondered what kind of monstrous things must have been going on in this complex thousands of years before the end of the last glacial period.

But as we came outside, it was not the end of the drama of that day. Our sled-dog handler, who has been remarkably vocal inside the sinister chamber, suddenly leaped forward and attacked our store manager, holding the knife which we have just used before for the sacrifice of our glaciologist. He plunged the blade deep into the other man's shoulder.

Our store manager gave out a wild cry - and then he started to change. "I knew it was you!" was our sled-dog handler's shout, and he attempted to draw the blade from the monster's shoulder, yet it hit him with its clawed fist and made him fall backwards. It leapt up on him before he could rise, and its sharp fangs closed around his throat. Yet at the same time, we noticed a glimpse of iron in the lying man's hand, and then a shot from the hidden gun pierced our ears. As the echo disappeared, the bodies of the two of them lay on the ground motionless.

LIVING MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION:

Morsul - federal grants lawyer
Nogrod - old palaeoecologist with is own theory of climate change
sally - the original initiator of the expedition
Thinlómien - whale expert
Nerwen - mechanic

GONE:
Roa - survival guide - died on blood loss from Werewolf attack on Day 2 (left game, innocent)
Mnemosyne - field medic - shot by the survival guide on Day 2 (Werewolf)
Inziladun - meteorologist - killed by Werewolves on Night 3 (innocent)
tromkehra - cook/bartender - left aboard the ship on Day 3 (left game, innocent)
Nienna - navigator - shot on her way back to the ship on Day 3 (innocent)
Greenie - senior assitant to important scientists in the company, killed by Werewolf on Night 4 (innocent)
Pitchwife - marine biologist - unambiguously executed by the expedition on Day 4 (Werewolf)
Eomer of the Rohirrim - sea pilot - murdered in the icy darkness on Night 5 (innocent)
wilwa - crewmember - executed in the underground cavern on Day 5 (innocent)
Macalaure - palaeomathematician - killed while performing his palaeomathematic operations on Night 6 (innocent)
Loslote - rich funder's spoiled daughter - died with visionary words on her lips on Day 6 (Birthday Dreamer - innocent)
Brinn - polar bear biologist - stained the walls with her blood on Night 7 (innocent)
Boromir88 - senior assistant to a professor of glaciology - sacrificed on Day 7 (innocent)
Shasta - sled-dog handler - killed on Day 7 (Hunter)
Bes - room/store manager - killed by the Hunter on Day 7 (Werewolf)

And so Night 8 comes, and those of the remaining Night roles might post me their picks. Rest of you, sleep nicely until toMorrow morning.

12-12-2009, 03:29 PM	#7
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Expedition Journal - Night 8 Entry It has been a terrifying experience, but it went smoother than we have anticipated. It was our glaciologist who decided to give up his life willingly in order to get us out of the terrible place. As his blood started to trail down the holes in the altar, some unknown mechanism below us caused the stone blocks to slide away and the door had opened. The body of our glaciologist remained motionless on top of the altar. We shuddered at the sight and at the same time wondered what kind of monstrous things must have been going on in this complex thousands of years before the end of the last glacial period. But as we came outside, it was not the end of the drama of that day. Our sled-dog handler, who has been remarkably vocal inside the sinister chamber, suddenly leaped forward and attacked our store manager, holding the knife which we have just used before for the sacrifice of our glaciologist. He plunged the blade deep into the other man's shoulder. Our store manager gave out a wild cry - and then he started to change. "I knew it was you!" was our sled-dog handler's shout, and he attempted to draw the blade from the monster's shoulder, yet it hit him with its clawed fist and made him fall backwards. It leapt up on him before he could rise, and its sharp fangs closed around his throat. Yet at the same time, we noticed a glimpse of iron in the lying man's hand, and then a shot from the hidden gun pierced our ears. As the echo disappeared, the bodies of the two of them lay on the ground motionless. LIVING MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION: Morsul - federal grants lawyer Nogrod - old palaeoecologist with is own theory of climate change sally - the original initiator of the expedition Thinlómien - whale expert Nerwen - mechanic GONE: Roa - survival guide - died on blood loss from Werewolf attack on Day 2 (left game, innocent) Mnemosyne - field medic - shot by the survival guide on Day 2 (Werewolf) Inziladun - meteorologist - killed by Werewolves on Night 3 (innocent) tromkehra - cook/bartender - left aboard the ship on Day 3 (left game, innocent) Nienna - navigator - shot on her way back to the ship on Day 3 (innocent) Greenie - senior assitant to important scientists in the company, killed by Werewolf on Night 4 (innocent) Pitchwife - marine biologist - unambiguously executed by the expedition on Day 4 (Werewolf) Eomer of the Rohirrim - sea pilot - murdered in the icy darkness on Night 5 (innocent) wilwa - crewmember - executed in the underground cavern on Day 5 (innocent) Macalaure - palaeomathematician - killed while performing his palaeomathematic operations on Night 6 (innocent) Loslote - rich funder's spoiled daughter - died with visionary words on her lips on Day 6 (Birthday Dreamer - innocent) Brinn - polar bear biologist - stained the walls with her blood on Night 7 (innocent) Boromir88 - senior assistant to a professor of glaciology - sacrificed on Day 7 (innocent) Shasta - sled-dog handler - killed on Day 7 (Hunter) Bes - room/store manager - killed by the Hunter on Day 7 (Werewolf) And so Night 8 comes, and those of the remaining Night roles might post me their picks. Rest of you, sleep nicely until toMorrow morning. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories Last edited by Legate of Amon Lanc; 12-12-2009 at 03:48 PM.