Tol-in-Gaurhoth XLIX - At the Source of Darkness - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Brinniel · 08-28-2008, 02:02 PM

I really hope both of you aren't wolves.

EDIT: X-ed with Mac...sorry

Macalaure · 08-28-2008, 03:00 PM

The day's debate had been less heated than expected. While almost everyone was willing to lynch almost everyone, the past frustration and disappointment had affected them all. They had become desperate. Their thought processes went in circles, met dead ends, or silted in nothingness. It didn't look like any agreement could be reached until very late. Only very short before the decision had to be made, Brinniel, Lommy, and the phantom noticed Eönwë, who had been silent for almost all the time.

Hey, Eönwë, who do you think we should kill? Brinniel asked. He received no answer. Eönwë just kept on sitting next to a small well in the floor, playing with Lily's severed head.

Eönwë, are you alright? Durelin asked concerned.

Eönwë sobbed: They're out to kill us all.

I know, it's hard, Kath soothed him, but depression will not get us farther. We need to speak up and discuss! That, and only that, will get us out of here.

You don't understand. he replied, counting the fingers of Lily's dead and rotting hand. It's much worse. They're all out to kill us.

Absent-mindedly Eönwë dropped Lily's arm, which all of a sudden fell off her body and into the well. In shock he dropped the rest of her body as well, which, with a loud thudding sound fell after her arm, crashing against the sides of the well. Her head, unexpectedly still being connected to her body by a last sinew, was pulled after, making a rumbling sound.

What did you do that for? Lommy asked rather annoyed. Next time, throw yourself in, and rid us of your silence!

They are out to kill us! They all are! They're coming from all sides. There's nowhere to hide anymore. No safe corner.

What are you talking about - from all sides? the phantom asked in a quiet, but very serious tone.

Eönwë got up, startled. I-I...

You are a cobbler! You betrayed our mission! You allied with our Enemy! the phantom shouted, posting himself up in front of Eönwë, who stood with his back to the well.

This madness! he stuttered.

Madness? the phantom replied in rage.

THIS IS...

...oh will you shut up already. Shasta interrupted and just shoved Eönwë down the well without further comment.

*~*

Thus ended the reign of the mischief of cobblerdom in Utumno. The skies lighted up and Arien's fire shone upon the face of Arda again, and... no, wait... the actual evil is still unharmed. Ah, well...

*~*

Dead:
Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One
Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One
Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two
Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two
Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two
Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three
Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three
Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four
Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four
Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four
A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five
Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five

Alive:
Shastanis Althreduin - loner roane
Nerwen - treasure-seeker
Kath - unemployed bum
Durelin - eccentric, misanthropic archaeologist
Brinniel - junk collector
the phantom - obtainer of rare antiquities
Thinlómien - marine zoologist

Night Six has begun. Wolves, do your plotting. Assassin, well...

Macalaure · 08-29-2008, 02:00 PM

While the wolves were saddened about the loss of their last cobbler, their hearts were quickly uplifted again by the proximity of their victory. Snickering and tittering they came upon their next victim, and they were almost too careless, for as they approached her, they stumbled over piles of items of stone, tin, copper, and dirt. Brinniel, their victim, startled from her sleep and saw her fate baring its ugly fangs at her. But no fear was inside her in this moment... but wrath.

You have chosen the wrong person to kill tonight! Brinniel exclaimed.

What? No, we haven't. This time we really haven't!

Then Brinniel drew a sword, or so it looked at first, for as they looked, no blade could be seen by the wolves.

Begone foul werewolves, hounds of carrion! I will hinder you, if I may!

But the wolves only snarled back: Fool! No cobbler assassin can hinder us.

But no cobbler assassin am I. You look upon an ordo!

But... that sword?

Eönwë sold it to me.

Ha! You dare to threaten us with one of Eönwë's arms? They are fakes! Junk! the wolves laughed.

Yes, but that's why I like it...

The wolves showed no respect of the weapon and approached Brinniel fearlessly. But then, with no second to react, Brinniel sprang onto one of them, and hit it with the sword's side.

Ouch!

Hard.

DIEEE!

Repeatedly.

Ah! Help!

So staggering was her attack, that one werewolf alone she might have mastered. But there was more than one, and that one now grabbed her from behind. With a cry he lifted her up into the air... and threw her down on her sleeping place to devour her. He was ready and willing to tear Brinniel to shreds, but then noticed he didn't have to. A long, black, stony candlestick stuck from her chest. It was worth absolutely nothing, and Brinniel adored it like no other piece she collected on her long way. Now it had impaled her, and Brinniel was dead.

*~*

Wait, may I tear her to shreds anyway?

Well, I guess you can...

*~*

Dead:
Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One
Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One
Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two
Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two
Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two
Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three
Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three
Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four
Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four
Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four
A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five
Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five
Brinniel - (ordo) stabbed by her own junk in Night Six

Alive:
Shastanis Althreduin - loner roane
Nerwen - treasure-seeker
Kath - unemployed bum
Durelin - eccentric, misanthropic archaeologist
the phantom - obtainer of rare antiquities
Thinlómien - marine zoologist

Day Six has begun. Villagers: redeem yourself! Wolves: Matchball!

the phantom · 08-29-2008, 02:26 PM

All right everyone. Time to lay out all of your cards.

There's no excuse for lynching the Assassin today. Who is it?

If we Ordos can rule out ourselves as well as one other person, then our odds of picking a WW will be 50%.

Don't vote quickly or lightly please. The WWs only need TWO of us to vote incorrectly to claim victory.

I am preparing my thoughts on each person. I'll post them in a bit.

the phantom · 08-29-2008, 02:52 PM

Thoughts on voting-

Durelin
Day 1 is possibly suspicious. Rather than going for the safe Kit lynch she opts to take a shot at the village. Other than that she's voted fairly early and fairly safely. Could be lying low. With Shasta almost guaranteed to vote for me, and knowing that Brin is innocent, if Shasta is innocent as well then her vote was a perfect Wolf vote, guaranteeing the lead to innocents who have yet to vote.

Kath
The second Nog voter, in hopes of sending the bandwagon rolling merrily along? Yesterday's vote- we know Brin was innocent. If Shasta and Lommy are too then Kath's vote was a brilliant Wolf vote. By elevating three people who haven't voted yet to the lead, it's often a guarantee that one of them will die.

Lommy
Jumping on the Fea-wagon Day 3 seemed suspicious to me, seeing as the rather obvious Form-Cobbler was the other option. I can't take much from her vote yesterday as her life was on the line. But I don't like that she ran ahead and lynched her dad when he was sounding more and more innocent to me as the clock ran down. Surely she knows him better than I?

Nerwen
Her Day 1 vote for Kit there at the end was odd. The deal was decided at that point, wasn't it? Why not go with something different? Nervous about making enemies? Her early vote yesterday for Shasta who was a safe bet to vote for me might've been an attempt to turn the Day into a two-horse race between innocents.

Shasta
He was the first to jump on board the Kit-wagon Day 1. Was he relieved to find a way out alive for free? Or just playing the odds? His voting has been consistent to say the least. Is it because he does not wish to make more enemies?

Conclusions-

Everyone is a Wolf!

I hate being an Ordo alive on a make-or-break day! I've done it once before and I was absolutely pulling my hair out. Of course in that village it turned out that none of us were WWs.

(Fea was the Mod, surprise surprise)

the phantom · 08-29-2008, 06:21 PM

Phantom comes back home and finds.... nothing.

I have another obligation tonight, but when I return I am planning on doing some more rereading. However, it would be absolutely great if the Assassin could reduce my workload by 20%. I don't really have a lot of time to waste.

Nerwen · 08-29-2008, 06:55 PM

Well, it's clear now: the evil ones are Lommy and the phantom. Only our wolves have such talent at killing cobblers.

However, Eönwë was surely planning to slip through and self-vote at the end, so it's just as well you lynched him. I might never have got around to murdering him. Kath was next on my list.

Thanks–

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Assassin.

Durelin · 08-29-2008, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Assassin.

That's why I didn't vote for your yesterDay, because I thought you might be. Glad I was right about something finally!

I agree with you on Kath especially, phantom, but two of your statements about me are rather ridiculous in my opinion. Two of them are at least partly based on the fact that I've been voting fairly early (and that is safe and trying to lead the village in a certain direction)! For Lord sakes, man, class comes before werewolf.

Sorry, I just had to, on principle...of course I will seem needlessly defensive...

For our wolves, I'm thinking Kath and Shasta, though I am not ruling out phantom and really shouldn't rule out Lommy as I have been. Meh.

Right now I feel Kath is the most wolfish, but I don't know... A very quiet Kath is normally a wolf, right?

I'd love your opinions, Nerwen. Amazing job lying low but not too low, eh?

08-28-2008, 02:02 PM	#1
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	I really hope both of you aren't wolves. EDIT: X-ed with Mac...sorry __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

08-28-2008, 03:00 PM	#2
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	The day's debate had been less heated than expected. While almost everyone was willing to lynch almost everyone, the past frustration and disappointment had affected them all. They had become desperate. Their thought processes went in circles, met dead ends, or silted in nothingness. It didn't look like any agreement could be reached until very late. Only very short before the decision had to be made, Brinniel, Lommy, and the phantom noticed Eönwë, who had been silent for almost all the time. Hey, Eönwë, who do you think we should kill? Brinniel asked. He received no answer. Eönwë just kept on sitting next to a small well in the floor, playing with Lily's severed head. Eönwë, are you alright? Durelin asked concerned. Eönwë sobbed: They're out to kill us all. I know, it's hard, Kath soothed him, but depression will not get us farther. We need to speak up and discuss! That, and only that, will get us out of here. You don't understand. he replied, counting the fingers of Lily's dead and rotting hand. It's much worse. They're all out to kill us. Absent-mindedly Eönwë dropped Lily's arm, which all of a sudden fell off her body and into the well. In shock he dropped the rest of her body as well, which, with a loud thudding sound fell after her arm, crashing against the sides of the well. Her head, unexpectedly still being connected to her body by a last sinew, was pulled after, making a rumbling sound. What did you do that for? Lommy asked rather annoyed. Next time, throw yourself in, and rid us of your silence! They are out to kill us! They all are! They're coming from all sides. There's nowhere to hide anymore. No safe corner. What are you talking about - from all sides? the phantom asked in a quiet, but very serious tone. Eönwë got up, startled. I-I... You are a cobbler! You betrayed our mission! You allied with our Enemy! the phantom shouted, posting himself up in front of Eönwë, who stood with his back to the well. This madness! he stuttered. Madness? the phantom replied in rage. THIS IS... ...oh will you shut up already. Shasta interrupted and just shoved Eönwë down the well without further comment. ~ Thus ended the reign of the mischief of cobblerdom in Utumno. The skies lighted up and Arien's fire shone upon the face of Arda again, and... no, wait... the actual evil is still unharmed. Ah, well... ~ Dead: Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five Alive: Shastanis Althreduin - loner roane Nerwen - treasure-seeker Kath - unemployed bum Durelin - eccentric, misanthropic archaeologist Brinniel - junk collector the phantom - obtainer of rare antiquities Thinlómien - marine zoologist Night Six has begun. Wolves, do your plotting. Assassin, well... Last edited by Macalaure; 08-28-2008 at 03:48 PM.

08-29-2008, 02:26 PM	#4
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	All right everyone. Time to lay out all of your cards. There's no excuse for lynching the Assassin today. Who is it? If we Ordos can rule out ourselves as well as one other person, then our odds of picking a WW will be 50%. Don't vote quickly or lightly please. The WWs only need TWO of us to vote incorrectly to claim victory. I am preparing my thoughts on each person. I'll post them in a bit. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

08-29-2008, 02:52 PM	#5
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Thoughts on voting- Durelin Day 1 is possibly suspicious. Rather than going for the safe Kit lynch she opts to take a shot at the village. Other than that she's voted fairly early and fairly safely. Could be lying low. With Shasta almost guaranteed to vote for me, and knowing that Brin is innocent, if Shasta is innocent as well then her vote was a perfect Wolf vote, guaranteeing the lead to innocents who have yet to vote. Kath The second Nog voter, in hopes of sending the bandwagon rolling merrily along? Yesterday's vote- we know Brin was innocent. If Shasta and Lommy are too then Kath's vote was a brilliant Wolf vote. By elevating three people who haven't voted yet to the lead, it's often a guarantee that one of them will die. Lommy Jumping on the Fea-wagon Day 3 seemed suspicious to me, seeing as the rather obvious Form-Cobbler was the other option. I can't take much from her vote yesterday as her life was on the line. But I don't like that she ran ahead and lynched her dad when he was sounding more and more innocent to me as the clock ran down. Surely she knows him better than I? Nerwen Her Day 1 vote for Kit there at the end was odd. The deal was decided at that point, wasn't it? Why not go with something different? Nervous about making enemies? Her early vote yesterday for Shasta who was a safe bet to vote for me might've been an attempt to turn the Day into a two-horse race between innocents. Shasta He was the first to jump on board the Kit-wagon Day 1. Was he relieved to find a way out alive for free? Or just playing the odds? His voting has been consistent to say the least. Is it because he does not wish to make more enemies? Conclusions- Everyone is a Wolf! I hate being an Ordo alive on a make-or-break day! I've done it once before and I was absolutely pulling my hair out. Of course in that village it turned out that none of us were WWs. (Fea was the Mod, surprise surprise) __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

08-29-2008, 06:21 PM	#6
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Phantom comes back home and finds.... nothing. I have another obligation tonight, but when I return I am planning on doing some more rereading. However, it would be absolutely great if the Assassin could reduce my workload by 20%. I don't really have a lot of time to waste. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.

08-29-2008, 02:00 PM	#3
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	While the wolves were saddened about the loss of their last cobbler, their hearts were quickly uplifted again by the proximity of their victory. Snickering and tittering they came upon their next victim, and they were almost too careless, for as they approached her, they stumbled over piles of items of stone, tin, copper, and dirt. Brinniel, their victim, startled from her sleep and saw her fate baring its ugly fangs at her. But no fear was inside her in this moment... but wrath. You have chosen the wrong person to kill tonight! Brinniel exclaimed. What? No, we haven't. This time we really haven't! Then Brinniel drew a sword, or so it looked at first, for as they looked, no blade could be seen by the wolves. Begone foul werewolves, hounds of carrion! I will hinder you, if I may! But the wolves only snarled back: Fool! No cobbler assassin can hinder us. But no cobbler assassin am I. You look upon an ordo! But... that sword? Eönwë sold it to me. Ha! You dare to threaten us with one of Eönwë's arms? They are fakes! Junk! the wolves laughed. Yes, but that's why I like it... The wolves showed no respect of the weapon and approached Brinniel fearlessly. But then, with no second to react, Brinniel sprang onto one of them, and hit it with the sword's side. Ouch! Hard. DIEEE! Repeatedly. Ah! Help! So staggering was her attack, that one werewolf alone she might have mastered. But there was more than one, and that one now grabbed her from behind. With a cry he lifted her up into the air... and threw her down on her sleeping place to devour her. He was ready and willing to tear Brinniel to shreds, but then noticed he didn't have to. A long, black, stony candlestick stuck from her chest. It was worth absolutely nothing, and Brinniel adored it like no other piece she collected on her long way. Now it had impaled her, and Brinniel was dead. ~ Wait, may I tear her to shreds anyway? Well, I guess you can... ~ Dead: Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five Brinniel - (ordo) stabbed by her own junk in Night Six Alive: Shastanis Althreduin - loner roane Nerwen - treasure-seeker Kath - unemployed bum Durelin - eccentric, misanthropic archaeologist the phantom - obtainer of rare antiquities Thinlómien - marine zoologist Day Six has begun. Villagers: redeem yourself! Wolves: Matchball!

08-29-2008, 06:55 PM	#7
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Well, it's clear now: the evil ones are Lommy and the phantom. Only our wolves have such talent at killing cobblers. However, Eönwë was surely planning to slip through and self-vote at the end, so it's just as well you lynched him. I might never have got around to murdering him. Kath was next on my list. Thanks– Your Friendly Neighbourhood Assassin. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

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