Tol-in-Gaurhoth VII (The Saga goes ever on and on) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Firefoot · 07-26-2005, 10:40 AM

You only have 20 minutes left, and six of you have not voted. You can't all wait till the last minute, you know.

The Only Real Estel · 07-26-2005, 10:44 AM

Well, I see no reason for waiting any longer to vote. I'm not voting for Nilp and though I was disappointed that TGWBS touched off the voting on said resident-suspicioner I have no reason other than that to suspect him of guilt. In fact I see no one that I'm sure of, so I will vote for ++Oromin, and the only 'reason' I can give for that is that he/she (sorry) has only posted once. But I don't expect to see Oro lynched anyway, so I won't feel guilty about that reasoning...

Encaitare · 07-26-2005, 10:45 AM

Very well.

++Nilpaurion "Kill Me Now" Felagund

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-26-2005, 10:50 AM

I think Durelin is going to get herself lynched by acting in such a way, but I think she's probably innocent. She seems eager to help.

I must vote for:

++ODDWEN

She voted for tgwbs at a critical point when votes were just starting. The posts preceding her vote suggested that a lynch tgwbs train was just starting to roll, and indeed he has garnered three (I think) votes, for nothing altogether suspicious, in my view.

I know it's slightly outrageous and left-of-centre, but I think she's doing well at hiding; she's voted for someone I don't consider suspicious (indeed she started these votes), and I have a feeling she might be a wolf. Genuinely.

It won't matter because Nilp's going to get lynched. If I can speak to Oddwen tomorrow then maybe she can convince me of her innocence. I don't think this vote will matter too much but there it is.

Firefoot · 07-26-2005, 11:00 AM

The Day has ended. Expect Nilp's death soon.

Firefoot · 07-26-2005, 11:24 AM

As the sun drew even with the horizon, the villagers were still unsure of the wolves’ identities but they had cast their lots in with Nilpaurion’s lynching – never mind that less than half of them actually thought he was a wolf.

But it really is easier to lynch someone in darkness than in the broad daylight, and a chant rose up, “Kill the wolf! Kill the wolf!” Nilpaurion only looked slightly put out by this. “But I’m not a wolf! I just want you to lynch me!”

The mob paid no attention to this and instead began ushering Nilpaurion towards the gallows which the executioner had conveniently ordered to be built some time ago.

Then one voice made itself heard over the others. “Why hang him? Let his wolves kill the wolf!”

“It wouldn’t work!” claimed another. “No sensible animal bites the hand that feeds it.” Besides, Nilp’s wolf farm was much farther away than this unused gallows, and the shouts of “Let the wolves kill the wolf” were drowned out in the sea of voices, as was the lone shout at the back of the mob, “I’m the executioner! Let me do my job!”

Those at the front paid no heed as they began to tie the rope around Nilp’s neck, perhaps with a little too much glee. They stepped back from the gallows and pulled the lever. Nilp seemed to hang there, still grinning at them. The villagers were confused. Why wasn’t Nilp dying?

Who tied this rope anyway? You villagers don’t even know how to tie a slip knot, let alone lynch someone.

“Hush, Adam,” answered Nilp. “I’m being lynched. That’s the important part.”

“This is ridiculous,” grumbled someone. “He might hang there all night.”

Shouts of agreement went up, and a couple people forced their way to the front bearing heavy sticks.

“He can defy the gallows, but no one can withstand a beating for long!” This idea was eagerly taken up and with a flurry of movement the villagers were pressed around the gallows as the sticks were swung at Nilp’s body.

“Hey, that hurts!” said Nilp. What did you expect? snickered Adam.

Eventually, there had been enough wild swings that Nilp’s neck slipped free of the poorly tied noose, and his bruised and bloody body collapsed in a heap. The villagers didn’t stop there, however – like eager children trying to get all the candy out of a piñata, they continued to beat Nilp’s still body, delighting to hear the bones crack and see new rivulets of blood spill down his back. Finally, a crushing blow was delivered to Nilp’s head. No way was he still alive. The villagers stepped back, no longer in admiration of their handiwork. Nothing had happened. The wolves could barely contain their victorious smiles – Nilp had been an ordinary villager.

~*~*~*~

Living:

Dancing Spawn
Durelin
Elf-warrior
Encai
Eomer
Feanor
Kath
Kitanna
Lhuna
LMP
Mormegil
Oddwen
Oromin
Saurreg
TGWBS
TORE
Wilwarin

Dead:

Firefoot – drowned and burned by werewolves on Night 1
Nilpaurion (Ordinary Villager) – beat piñata style and killed by villagers on Day 1

Score:

Werewolves – 3
Villagers – 14

It is now Night 2. Werewolves may PM and should send me your choice of a kill. Seer, PM me with your choice of a dream. Ranger, tell me who you want to protect. Hunter, tell me who you want to kill in case the wolves kill you. Shirriffs, stop PMing.

Night will end in 24 hours.

Firefoot · 07-27-2005, 10:58 AM

As if by unspoken agreement the villagers all gathered quietly in the town square the next morning. The gallows standing nearby was an ominous reminder of the previous night’s mistake no one wanted to remember or repeat.

It soon became clear that one of their number would not be showing up: Feanor of the Peredhil was missing. The villagers quickly agreed that they had better go find out what had happened, though no one doubted for a moment that the wolves had killed her.

Fortunately, the walk was not long and the villagers were soon standing in front of Fea’s very nice house.

“One would think that a pathological liar wouldn’t have so much money to spend,” grumped one of the more honorable villagers.

“I’d rather be poor and living than wealthy and dead,” retorted another, and that was the end of that.

Fortunately, they did not have to force themselves into the house this time - the wolves had left the door slightly ajar. Not only that, but the villagers found that starting in the entrance hall there was a trail of arrows pointing the way – arrows painted in blood. “How nice,” said one of the villagers, sarcastically hysterical. “Not only is the door open, but we don’t even have to search the whole house.”

Nevertheless, the villagers followed the relatively short trail to its end in a rather spacious room. They saw no sign of Fea, however; instead, the final arrow pointed to two words: Obligatory lie.

“The arrows’ directions were a lie,” explained someone for those who didn’t understand. “We’ll have to search the house after all.” The search took somewhat longer, since Fea’s house was more complex in layout than Firefoot’s cabin.

Their search was ended with the discovery of another message: Second lie: Fea was a wolf. This time, however, it wasn’t written in blood. It was written in guts – Fea’s guts.

The villagers’ gazes traveled upwards and alighted on the rest of Fea. After being gutted, she had been stuffed (no one cared to find out with what), posed, and laid on the mantelpiece as a hunter might display a prized pheasant. Indeed, the wolves had been quite pleased with their choice of kill.

“Well…” said one villager (the same who had said they would catch the wolves or die trying), “she wasn’t a werewolf, but at least she wasn’t anything else either.” Tactless as this comment was, it was true. Fea had been entirely ungifted.

~*~*~*~

Living:

Dancing Spawn
Durelin
Elf-warrior
Encai
Eomer
Kath
Kitanna
Lhuna
LMP
Mormegil
Oddwen
Oromin
Saurreg
TGWBS
TORE
Wilwarin

Dead:

Firefoot – drowned and burned by werewolves on Night 1
Nilpaurion (Ordinary Villager) – beat piñata style and killed by villagers on Day 1
Fea (Ordinary Villager) – gutted and stuffed by werewolves on Night 2

Score:

Werewolves – 3
Villagers – 13

It is now Day 2. Wolves should stop PM’ing; Shirriffs may start. Day will end in 24 hours.

the guy who be short · 07-27-2005, 11:13 AM

Ah, well that's out of the way then! The pathological liar and Nilp are both out of the picture and both ungifted. This is very fortunate; two of the most puzzling characters removed from the village, and neither of their deaths too much of a hindrance.

Now to analyse what the two have said.

mormegil · 07-27-2005, 11:30 AM

The following is a simple list of who voted for whom. The number to the right is the number of posts made by that individual.

Nilp
Nilp-2
TGWBS-9
Saurreg-4
Fea-6
Kitanna-5
Encai-3

TGWBS
Oddwen-2
Elf-warrior-8
LMP-4

Mormegil
Durelin-12
Wilwarin-9

Durelin
Mormegil-8
Dancing Spawn-10

Oromin
TORE-13

Oddwen
Eomer-14

No Vote
Kath-6
Lhuna-1
Oromin-1

One thing I find very revealing is Kath's no vote. She posted enough to vote and even voiced suspicion about TGWBS but yet didn't vote. I would also be willing to bet that at least one wolf was in the Nilp voting list. That would leave us only 4 on the list. I would posit that Encai and Kitanna are the most suspicious currently out of those and Saurreg the least. I think that TGWBS bears watching as well as Kath.

Now I can see a Kath/TGWBS team. Kath mentioned her suspicions of TGWBS but didn't vote especially when she saw how close TGWBS was getting to death. On the other hand Kath could be a wolf and TGWBS innocent. What I'm saying is we need to watch Kath very closely

07-26-2005, 10:50 AM	#4
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	I think Durelin is going to get herself lynched by acting in such a way, but I think she's probably innocent. She seems eager to help. I must vote for: ++ODDWEN She voted for tgwbs at a critical point when votes were just starting. The posts preceding her vote suggested that a lynch tgwbs train was just starting to roll, and indeed he has garnered three (I think) votes, for nothing altogether suspicious, in my view. I know it's slightly outrageous and left-of-centre, but I think she's doing well at hiding; she's voted for someone I don't consider suspicious (indeed she started these votes), and I have a feeling she might be a wolf. Genuinely. It won't matter because Nilp's going to get lynched. If I can speak to Oddwen tomorrow then maybe she can convince me of her innocence. I don't think this vote will matter too much but there it is. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

07-27-2005, 11:30 AM	#9
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	List The following is a simple list of who voted for whom. The number to the right is the number of posts made by that individual. Nilp Nilp-2 TGWBS-9 Saurreg-4 Fea-6 Kitanna-5 Encai-3 TGWBS Oddwen-2 Elf-warrior-8 LMP-4 Mormegil Durelin-12 Wilwarin-9 Durelin Mormegil-8 Dancing Spawn-10 Oromin TORE-13 Oddwen Eomer-14 No Vote Kath-6 Lhuna-1 Oromin-1 One thing I find very revealing is Kath's no vote. She posted enough to vote and even voiced suspicion about TGWBS but yet didn't vote. I would also be willing to bet that at least one wolf was in the Nilp voting list. That would leave us only 4 on the list. I would posit that Encai and Kitanna are the most suspicious currently out of those and Saurreg the least. I think that TGWBS bears watching as well as Kath. Now I can see a Kath/TGWBS team. Kath mentioned her suspicions of TGWBS but didn't vote especially when she saw how close TGWBS was getting to death. On the other hand Kath could be a wolf and TGWBS innocent. What I'm saying is we need to watch Kath very closely __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

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07-26-2005, 10:40 AM	#1
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	You only have 20 minutes left, and six of you have not voted. You can't all wait till the last minute, you know.

07-26-2005, 10:44 AM	#2
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	Well, I see no reason for waiting any longer to vote. I'm not voting for Nilp and though I was disappointed that TGWBS touched off the voting on said resident-suspicioner I have no reason other than that to suspect him of guilt. In fact I see no one that I'm sure of, so I will vote for ++Oromin, and the only 'reason' I can give for that is that he/she (sorry) has only posted once. But I don't expect to see Oro lynched anyway, so I won't feel guilty about that reasoning...

07-26-2005, 10:45 AM	#3
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Very well. ++Nilpaurion "Kill Me Now" Felagund

07-26-2005, 11:00 AM	#5
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	The Day has ended. Expect Nilp's death soon.

07-26-2005, 11:24 AM	#6
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	As the sun drew even with the horizon, the villagers were still unsure of the wolves’ identities but they had cast their lots in with Nilpaurion’s lynching – never mind that less than half of them actually thought he was a wolf. But it really is easier to lynch someone in darkness than in the broad daylight, and a chant rose up, “Kill the wolf! Kill the wolf!” Nilpaurion only looked slightly put out by this. “But I’m not a wolf! I just want you to lynch me!” The mob paid no attention to this and instead began ushering Nilpaurion towards the gallows which the executioner had conveniently ordered to be built some time ago. Then one voice made itself heard over the others. “Why hang him? Let his wolves kill the wolf!” “It wouldn’t work!” claimed another. “No sensible animal bites the hand that feeds it.” Besides, Nilp’s wolf farm was much farther away than this unused gallows, and the shouts of “Let the wolves kill the wolf” were drowned out in the sea of voices, as was the lone shout at the back of the mob, “I’m the executioner! Let me do my job!” Those at the front paid no heed as they began to tie the rope around Nilp’s neck, perhaps with a little too much glee. They stepped back from the gallows and pulled the lever. Nilp seemed to hang there, still grinning at them. The villagers were confused. Why wasn’t Nilp dying? Who tied this rope anyway? You villagers don’t even know how to tie a slip knot, let alone lynch someone. “Hush, Adam,” answered Nilp. “I’m being lynched. That’s the important part.” “This is ridiculous,” grumbled someone. “He might hang there all night.” Shouts of agreement went up, and a couple people forced their way to the front bearing heavy sticks. “He can defy the gallows, but no one can withstand a beating for long!” This idea was eagerly taken up and with a flurry of movement the villagers were pressed around the gallows as the sticks were swung at Nilp’s body. “Hey, that hurts!” said Nilp. What did you expect? snickered Adam. Eventually, there had been enough wild swings that Nilp’s neck slipped free of the poorly tied noose, and his bruised and bloody body collapsed in a heap. The villagers didn’t stop there, however – like eager children trying to get all the candy out of a piñata, they continued to beat Nilp’s still body, delighting to hear the bones crack and see new rivulets of blood spill down his back. Finally, a crushing blow was delivered to Nilp’s head. No way was he still alive. The villagers stepped back, no longer in admiration of their handiwork. Nothing had happened. The wolves could barely contain their victorious smiles – Nilp had been an ordinary villager. ~~~~ Living: Dancing Spawn Durelin Elf-warrior Encai Eomer Feanor Kath Kitanna Lhuna LMP Mormegil Oddwen Oromin Saurreg TGWBS TORE Wilwarin Dead: Firefoot – drowned and burned by werewolves on Night 1 Nilpaurion (Ordinary Villager) – beat piñata style and killed by villagers on Day 1 Score*: Werewolves – 3 Villagers – 14 It is now Night 2. Werewolves may PM and should send me your choice of a kill. Seer, PM me with your choice of a dream. Ranger, tell me who you want to protect. Hunter, tell me who you want to kill in case the wolves kill you. Shirriffs, stop PMing. Night will end in 24 hours.

07-27-2005, 10:58 AM	#7
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	As if by unspoken agreement the villagers all gathered quietly in the town square the next morning. The gallows standing nearby was an ominous reminder of the previous night’s mistake no one wanted to remember or repeat. It soon became clear that one of their number would not be showing up: Feanor of the Peredhil was missing. The villagers quickly agreed that they had better go find out what had happened, though no one doubted for a moment that the wolves had killed her. Fortunately, the walk was not long and the villagers were soon standing in front of Fea’s very nice house. “One would think that a pathological liar wouldn’t have so much money to spend,” grumped one of the more honorable villagers. “I’d rather be poor and living than wealthy and dead,” retorted another, and that was the end of that. Fortunately, they did not have to force themselves into the house this time - the wolves had left the door slightly ajar. Not only that, but the villagers found that starting in the entrance hall there was a trail of arrows pointing the way – arrows painted in blood. “How nice,” said one of the villagers, sarcastically hysterical. “Not only is the door open, but we don’t even have to search the whole house.” Nevertheless, the villagers followed the relatively short trail to its end in a rather spacious room. They saw no sign of Fea, however; instead, the final arrow pointed to two words: Obligatory lie. “The arrows’ directions were a lie,” explained someone for those who didn’t understand. “We’ll have to search the house after all.” The search took somewhat longer, since Fea’s house was more complex in layout than Firefoot’s cabin. Their search was ended with the discovery of another message: Second lie: Fea was a wolf. This time, however, it wasn’t written in blood. It was written in guts – Fea’s guts. The villagers’ gazes traveled upwards and alighted on the rest of Fea. After being gutted, she had been stuffed (no one cared to find out with what), posed, and laid on the mantelpiece as a hunter might display a prized pheasant. Indeed, the wolves had been quite pleased with their choice of kill. “Well…” said one villager (the same who had said they would catch the wolves or die trying), “she wasn’t a werewolf, but at least she wasn’t anything else either.” Tactless as this comment was, it was true. Fea had been entirely ungifted. ~~~~ Living: Dancing Spawn Durelin Elf-warrior Encai Eomer Kath Kitanna Lhuna LMP Mormegil Oddwen Oromin Saurreg TGWBS TORE Wilwarin Dead: Firefoot – drowned and burned by werewolves on Night 1 Nilpaurion (Ordinary Villager) – beat piñata style and killed by villagers on Day 1 Fea (Ordinary Villager) – gutted and stuffed by werewolves on Night 2 Score*: Werewolves – 3 Villagers – 13 It is now Day 2. Wolves should stop PM’ing; Shirriffs may start. Day will end in 24 hours.

07-27-2005, 11:13 AM	#8
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Ah, well that's out of the way then! The pathological liar and Nilp are both out of the picture and both ungifted. This is very fortunate; two of the most puzzling characters removed from the village, and neither of their deaths too much of a hindrance. Now to analyse what the two have said.