Tol-in-Gaurhoth XIV: Nyárë Nauroron Númenoreva

[Lhunardawen]

Sleep in peace Mister Alcarillo, sir. Rest assured we'll do the best we can to kill those sneaky carnivorous villains - no offense to them - and avenge your demise.

Like has been said already, there's not much that we can do today but guess and read words and guess and hope we catch a werewolf. The first Day, I think, is going to be the hardest for us, but as long as you grown-ups don't kill each other we're gonna do fine. I mean, it's not as if these wolves are causing us enough trouble already.

My first surspect is Lhuna. Shes says shes sum polite shepard gurl. I wunder 'ow polite she is at night, I do.

Oh, my politeness knows no time, mister crab farmer. I am always polite, so there, sir.

I can see Mister Gurthang has voted early. If you will trust the mind of a child, I think he is no one to worry about. Perhaps he is merely gauging reactions, but doing so extremely. I could be wrong of course, but I'm only young so don't be harsh on me.

As for the grouping done by Mister Fordim, I do agree with Mister mormegil that it's too early for that. Besides, if we notice these things this early, they're bound to change their behavior to keep us off their trail.

I think it's a very quiet village we have here to Day. Perhaps everyone is still overly shaken by dear Mister Alcarillo's death? Or it could be that time zone thing I once heard the grown-ups in Emerie talk about. I heard it's such a nuisance.

[Gurthang]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I think it's a very quiet village we have here to Day.

That's about the understatement of the year.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Gurthang voted early, but I see that his vote hardly made this village more talkative. Well, we still have time. Nothing overly suspicious in his voting, I think.

I'm not sure if I like the way that Aiwendil is putting words to the Seer's mouth. It would be ideal, if we could spot the Seer's dream targets right after his/her death, but we also want to keep him/her among us as long as possible. Telling them, how to act will just help the wolves. Unless, of course, everyone starts acting like the Seer could act, but that just might get a bit too confusing, don't you think?

Oh, and Wilwa, you say the case was red? Are you sure? I could have sworn that it was green! Now, that is scary.

[Lhunardawen]

I'm very sorry, dear fellow villagers, but it's hard to say "mister" and "lady" before each of your names everytime. Please don't think I'm being impolite or something.

Wayne - the first to speak. Claimed close association with Alcarillo. Expresses desire to slay his murderers. Says nothing else. Either he really has nothing to say, or he was being a dispassionate "helpful" villager. No offense, sir, but you are high on my list.

The Saucepan Man - suspects Rune and Gurthang due to grown-up job stuff. Really, I have no idea why they have to argue about those union things which I don't understand. You grown-ups should really grow up. Oops, I'm sorry. Where was I? Ah, while he does not seem particularly suspicious, he should definitely be watched.

Aiwendil - willing to help the village catch the werewolves. First to comment about the Seer and, it seems to me, is asking him/her to do the impossible. I agree on what he said he/she should do, but it's easier said than done. Not much to worry about for now.

Rune - was quite childish about the whole argument with Mister Pan thing, and so wanted to get rid of him. Should be watched as well.

Boromir88 - was being crabby. Suspects Gurthang, Rune, and Aiwendil among those who "said something." May be a helpful villager in the guise of someone otherwise, but we can't really be sure.

wilwarin - suspected dancing spawn, Jack, and Formendacil just because. Gauging reactions or trying to be helpful or really has nothing to say, I cannot tell.

Gurthang - voted for Formendacil. Nothing to worry about, or trying to deflect attention by attracting it? Then asks the Seer to dream of Fordim and Saucepan. Helpful, or luring the Seer? I think it's a good idea to dream of them first, though.

mormegil - suspects Jack, Fordim, and Boromir, and possible Rune. Doubts existence of werewolves? A werewolf trying to hide himself? It's all too obvious were that so. Seer comments on Aiwendil's suggestion came off a bit scary to me, I don't know why.

Fordim - suspects Gurthang. Believes werewolves work as a group,a nd proceeds to group those who have posted. Calls himself an SAS, which is either a daring innocent or an arrogant wolf. For now I'm inclined towards the former.

dancing spawn - does not suspect Gurthang's early voting. Has doubts on Aiwendil's Seer suggestion.

*scratches head*

That was not much help, wasn't it?

No doomsayer am I, but I believe that in a village as small as this, with three werewolves among us and an agent of Sauron lurking around relatively unnoticed, it would be very difficult for us innocent villagers to survive. So if you would, sirs and ladies, please think carefully before doing anything.

Well, a little girl like me doesn't have all the time in the world to wait for the elders to speak up, if you will excuse me. I still have to do some shepherding of my own brain, not to mention some studying of Archaeology and how it relates to us shepherds. So please don't think any wrong of me for voting less than twelve hours into the Day, but I have no choice.

++WaynetheGoblin

That's probably the best I can come up with for now.

See you soon, everyone! If I'm not yet dead, that is.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

Fordim - suspects Gurthang. Believes werewolves work as a group,a nd proceeds to group those who have posted. Calls himself an SAS, which is either a daring innocent or an arrogant wolf. For now I'm inclined towards the former.

Clarification: I don't suspect anyone yet -- I have no basis for actual suspicion right now, since it's all guesswork. I just noted that Gurthy was pretty quick off the mark.

And it's not me as is "grouping" folk, I'm merely trying to look at the patterns that are emerging as folk post. Every community is composed of groups: I'm a-just trying to see which groups exist in this village. Sadly, it will take a couple of days of observation to figure that out (should I live that long....)

[WaynetheGoblin]

Lhuna I cant just say suspicon when I was the only one to post. I see other people do that when they are the first to post why because I do it you vote for me.
++Lhunardawen
I posted one quick post and left cause I was very tired.

[Kath]

Woohoo! Two posts from Wayne in one day!

Ahem, and apologies for my own absence but bumming properly takes more than a bit of effort you know. So is that two votes? One from Gurthang for Fordim and one from Wayne for Lhuna. Isn't it a bit early for voting? I mean, I thought that when Gurthang voted it was because he wouldn't be back, but then he reappears. Surely you vote when you have to leave or is there some new plan I'm unaware of? Oh no we have three! Lhuna for Wayne. And so Wayne's vote is in fact just retaliation against Lhuna. Looking at his last post there seems no other reasoning behind it.

Anyway, so far I can't see anything odd bar these early votes. All this grouping into suspects and innocents seems a little hasty as well since we haven't heard from all of the villagers yet. Still, in the spirit of the thing, I'm not sure about Lhuna. As yet there seems no real reasoning behind that, just her being too polite I should think!

[Holbytlass]

My apologies for not showing up till now, I was cutting and shipping me finest cuts of beef, pork and lamb for poor Alcarillo's family. At least they need not worry about how to feed the young'uns as they make plans this week. Dearly departed.

This is indeed terrible news! I thought we were far from the King's thoughts and plans, we must help the Elendili by doing our best to get rid of these vicious creatures.

Boromir88 – crab farmer
Fordim Hedgethistle – pearl diver
Lhunardawen – shepherd girl
Jack – furrier/blacksmith
Holbytlass – butcher

With so little to go on today, I suppose we should take a look at this group, if they be human and kill animals by day who's to say they don't turn animal and kill humans by night? Not a very good plan, seeing as I'm on it too, so no doubt there would be other innocents on this list as well, got to start somewhere....

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Though Rune is worth watching with his talk of politics at a time of death and tragedy.

Don't get me wrong, I am not happy about the death, but things like death must never get in the way of the greater struggle (I am an union leader scandinavian style, not mobster)

The Accusers are drawing a lot of attention to themselves and making a lot of noise, so they are either clumsy innocents or daring wolves.

I cannot see anything wrong in accusaitions the first day, otherwise we are never getting the debate startet. . . Imagine if everybody refused to accusate each other. We would be just as lost as we where when the whole thing startet. I can however see the point in not just throwing accusations around now when the debate has startet to take form.

Rune - was quite childish about the whole argument with Mister Pan thing, and so wanted to get rid of him. Should be watched as well.

Does it really matter?

I could have starte by looking at peoples names/professions and made accusations from that point of view.
ex. Lhuna must be an wolf as her name has a striking resemblance to Luna. . .

As I see it my argumentaition was just as good as anything we have seen yet or at least it has just as good a chance of beeing correct.

I don't know what to make of the whole thing yet, I will return in an hour or two with a more interesting post.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Originally Posted by WaynetheGoblin

++Lhunardawen

That seems very Wayneish, but I still don't get his logic.

Gurthang has acted quite wolfishly, which he admits himself. Well, I didn't find his early vote so suspicious if it really was intended to encourage discussion, as he said, but this Seer thing surprises me. What are you up to telling the Seer to reveal him/herself after just one day, eh?

Originally Posted by mormegil

I'm not sure sure about having werewolves among us. Alcarillo always was a bit touched in the head and let his imagination run a bit wild.

Ah, denial, it's the first step... Otherwise morm's posts seem sound.

Hmm, I'm really not getting much out of the posts thus far. I don't know, if I can get online again toDay (I'll try, though), so I must vote now...

++Aiwendil

... because of his Seer talk, which I found somehow unsettling. Not the best reason, I know, but it's been so silent.

Originally Posted by Kath

Isn't it a bit early for voting?

On Lhuna's time zone, it's already late. Otherwise I think that early votes are cast because it should be a way to make people talk. (My reason can be found in the admin thread.) I agree, though, that something's not sitting right with our Ms. Polite.

[Gurthang]

Originally Posted by dancing spawn of ungoliant

That seems very Wayneish, but I still don't get his logic.

Which is what would make him such a great cobbler or wolf. Nobody can understand what Wayne is thinking, and so he confuses the heck out of people!

As for me and my early vote, well, you'll see my possible reasons later. Now is not the time.

Note: I say 'possible' reasons because there is always the very likely chance that no one will believe what I say. So, I will just post all the different possibilities that seem logical to me.

[Folwren]

Woah. Holbytlass. . .careful. I'm not a 'furrier'. I don't kill animals during the day. My job is to protect the horses from getting lame, and to create beautiful things out of iron and steel.

As for my tardiness in beginning to talk, I really apologize. . .that's how it will be daily, I'm afraid. Early morning is the best time to work, and the best time to think.

But I have thought and pondered the words said, and come to very little revelation of any sort. The wolves left us nothing to follow in their murder of Alcarillo. His death is bitter and unlooked for.

I think. . .I think that it would be foolish to fight over the politicial arguments at such time, Saucepan and Rune. Lives, and not Money, are on the line. Be that as it may, it would be equally foolish for we villagers who are not in the middle of such arguments to leap on people like Saucepan Man for lashing out at his adversaries in this topic of Union and whatnot.

You must understand, all this talk that is flying around can really reveal very little until another day has passed. No one knows anything, except the Wolves, and maybe the Seer (but even he will only know of one person). Forms of likes and dislikes shouldn't necessarily be made so soon, if one can help it, and accusations should be carefully thought out and wrought up. Speaking as a blacksmith and metal worker, one can not expect to change the form of iron when it is not fully heated. All you'll manage to do is get a shower of sparks into your face and hardly a dent in your metal, regardless of the strength of your hammer stroke.

-- Jack