TOL-IN-GAURHOTH XII, Erbar Telamarth

[Encaitare]

Well, I'm out. Time for Enca to get some sleep. Whether Esty votes for Fea or for me, I will sleep well knowing that we most likely will have gotten our wolf.

And if Esty is the wolf... wow.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I'm glad you are here with me, Undé, here at the end of all things.

Enca, Fea, whichever of you is the wolf, cornered and trapped, you have my greatest respect for a game well-played to the very end!

Here is my vote. Eru help us all!

++ENCAITARE

[Mister Underhill]

Which is such dumb reasoning based on the pure chance of role assignation. They have the same probability of everyone else.

True in theory. And poorly phrased by me -- I should have said something more like the most likely to be innocent. My reasoning was that phantom wasn't likely to make the noobs the wolves among such experienced players. It would be like, well, tossing us to the wolves. I may well find out how dumb that reasoning was... we'll soon see. Anyway, you've got to start from somewhere on Day One.

My analysis of Shorty was sincere, as you will soon find out -- if you don't already know. I certainly wasn't the first to suspect he might be up to something, but I admit some of my analysis probably did help get the ball rolling against him. Still, you'll just have to take me at my word that I had stronger suspicions against others until he self-voted.

I just can't think of any good reason for an innocent to do something like that. This is a numbers game. This may be the voice of inexperience talking, but it seems that it might even be worth risking letting a gifted be lynched rather than offering yourself, or worse, voting yourself, if you're innocent. I can't think of any reason to do it other than that you're a wolf in a desperate situation making a last gambit to create confusion. Imagine how my head swam when two players in a row did it!

I'd also like to address this: how can one be considered helpful when one is automatically considered a huge threat and not to be trusted?

Well, clearly you have a reputation. I didn't have any preconceptions about you, especially starting out. But it seems to me that if you turn out to be innocent, then you played far too coy a game, unneccessarily drawing suspicion on yourself by hinting that you might be the wolf again and again, making votes for flip reasons, etc. I appreciate that if people are automatically threatened by you in a game, you're in sort of a situation, but from my point of view, you often created confusion and doubt when you could have been more straightforward.

Also, if you're innocent, I think you have to be sure to check your facts before floating theories or making accusations. When you have to correct yourself, it makes you look like you're running stuff up the flagpole to see if someone salutes. Your error on the voting in Day One that I caught today, for instance, really looks bad. If you're innocent, your big advantage is that you are innocent. Only the wolves need to run the risks of deception and lies. The more careful the villagers are, the easier it is to root out the wolves. Sloppy villagers = a dead village.

And in addition to all that, what can I say -- it's a tough game, I had strong doubts about you, I may have occasionally reached to try to make my points. If the dust settles and we've caught the wolf, we can kiss and make up later. Except you'll be dead. But you see what I mean.

If, on the other hand, you're a wolf, I have to hand it to you for being able to openly draw so much suspicion but still slip the noose time and again.

Anywho, we'll soon find out what's what. The suspense is killing me.

[Mister Underhill]

Cross-posted with Esty -- good to be the last two noobs left standing, even if it does turn out that you outplayed me!

You see? I'm still not sure!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Originally Posted by Mister Underhill

The suspense is killing me.

Me too. phantom, are you going to draw this all out to the deadline? We've all voted.

[the phantom]

phantom, are you going to draw this all out to the deadline? We've all voted.

Oh, I suppose I could start my wrap-up posts early, but there will certainly be delays between each one. After all, I'm making them up on the spot while also tyring to watch the World Series.

The four villagers who are still "alive" can continue yapping for a bit while I get things prepared.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Oh I'll yap. You just watch me yap.
And the World Series? Now who cares about that? We've got a village to know the saving or destruction of!

You know what would be great? If the wolf decided to take away all of the suspense that our supreme Mod God is enjoying dangling over our heads by coming clean.

[the phantom]

You know what would be great? If the wolf decided to take away all of the suspense that our supreme Mod God is enjoying dangling over our heads by coming clean.

If that happens then I'll kill absolutely everyone and you will be witness to the first ever MODERATOR WINS ending.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

[COUGH] [/COUGH]

[the phantom]

Estelyn, Enca, and Fea stood in the grass outside Mister Underhill's hut. He emerged with two bows and two quivers of arrows.

"All right, Fea and Enca, you two go stand over there by those two poles, right in front of my watch stone. Esty, you take this bow," he ordered.

Fea and Enca slowly made their way to their positions. Now that the moment had come, both were shaking and sobbing, and barely able to stand long enough for Mister Underhill to tie them to the poles.

After he was finished, he walked back to where Esty was standing. "Can you shoot an arrow?" he asked her.

"I've shot one before. I can manage," she answered.

"All right," he said. Then he leaned in to Esty and whispered, "We don't want to shoot them one at a time. Only one of them can be a wolf. The other is innocent. If we kill the innocent first the wolf might break its bonds and then rush the two of us, and two might not be enough to fend it off. Neither of us is a great warrior or hunter. With three of us, on the other hand, we'd stand a chance, which is why maybe the wolf is waiting for the innocent to be killed to make its move. Also, it may be trying to put us off guard by cooperating."

"That makes sense," whispered back Esty, "So how are we going to do this?"

"On the count of three, we'll both raise our bows and shoot."

"Okay. You count."

"One..."

Esty and Mister Underhill looked at each other and nodded.

"Two..."

They both took an arrow from their quiver and set it upon their bowstrings.

"Three..."

The executioners raised their bows and pulled the strings taut. Fea and Enca screamed out in fear and shock.

Mister Underhill and Estelyn released...

(to be continued)

[the phantom]

From the start of the day, Feanor of the Peredhil and Encaitare knew they would most likely be lynched. But neither of them wanted to die. They both tried to convince Mister Underhill and Estelyn to only lynch the other candidate.

Fea made a decent effort, and also tried to point a finger at Estelyn and Mister Underhill, but that simply made the pair more determined to include her in the double lynch.

Then, Encaitare took her turn.

"Haven't you noticed," began Enca, "That since the wolves arrived, two cows have been killed and eaten every single night? Doesn't that strike you as odd?"

"Werewolves need to eat. I don't see your point, Enca," said Mister Underhill.

"You see," she explained, "If the THREE wolves ate TWO cows the first two nights, why were TWO cows killed and eaten last night when there was only ONE wolf?"

"Yes, that's odd, but what are you trying to say?" responded Esty.

"Well, obviously the final wolf, the one we haven't caught yet, must be eating waaaaaay more than the standard werewolf," continued Enca. "And yet, this last werewolf was able to run with the others just fine, so it obviously wasn't overweight or anything- plus its tracks look a bit thinner than the other wolves, which means that it must be trim despite its diet, and thus it must have an unbelievable metabolism."

"Well, I suppose I could agree with that, but what does that mean?" asked Underhill.

"It means that Fea must be the final wolf! Just think about it. She works in a tavern and has easy access to fattening food and beer, and goodness knows she makes the most of it. She's always snacking and drinking, isn't she? But yet, she somehow maintains a ridiculously trim and fit figure. Isn't that a pretty compelling case?"

"So, you think Feanor of the Peredhil is our thin feral feeder? Pooh!" said Esty. "You are really stretching now, Enca."

"I don't know," said Mister Underhill. "She may be on to something. But even so, I think it is still our safest bet to kill both Fea and Enca."

"Well, then let's get it done and over with," said Esty.

(to be continued)

[the phantom]

The targets were too close to miss.

An arrow thudded into Fea and Enca's midsections.

After a bit of weak moaning, both young ladies' heads drooped and did not move. Mister Underhill and Estelyn stood silently and watched for one...two...three... four seconds. As time approached a minute, Mister Underhill began trembling.

Finally, unable to stand the tension any longer, Mister Underhill cried out "YOU!!" and swiftly snatched another arrow, placed it on his string, and aimed it at Esty.

(to be continued)

[the phantom]

Suddenly, Fea crashed into them like a ton of bricks, knocking their bows to the ground and sending them backwards several paces.

(to be continued)

[the phantom]

Esty landed with Fea right on top of her.

"Help!" she cried. "It's Fea!!"

Mister Underhill seized Fea and threw her with all his might.

Her dead body landed at the feet of Encaitare, who then, for the second time, picked her up and threw her at Underhill and Esty, knocking them down once again.

"No, I insist- keep her, Mister Underhill," snarled Enca as her body began to change shape. "You killed her, after all! Esty on the other hand- you shouldn't have had so much faith in her archery skills. She missed my heart completely- and now, you will both pay for that mistake!"

(to be continued)