The Midsummer Maulings (WW5)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'll keep this short[ish], since I also have a national holiday to attend to.

Gil-galad has been moving up my list of suspects all day. I can see where he would accuse Morm, but to this degree? It's our first day... nobody knows anything... except the wolves. Might he be trying to solidify our suspicions against an innocent? I don't really know. But I do know that he changed his mind out of nowhere, launching his anti-morm campaign, and then voting for someone else entirely that he hadn't even mentioned yet (I think... don't quote me on that, because I'm in a hurry).

Pretty much to avoid restating everything TGWBS said, I'll just say that I agree with his [TGWBS] reasoning. Gil is just... bloodthirsty. I mean... I know I seem that way also... but when I see someone else as blatantly obvious about accusing random people, it makes me nervous. Not everybody has my good intentions. Unless he's adopted an "observation by agitation" method that I usually use in these cases.

Also high on my list is Oro. She's so... quiet. I understand that we all have constraints on our posting, but still... it's unsettling to see someone being so subtle.

I am certainly curious to discover the reasoning behind your blind and seemingly pointless accusation of me.

The reasoning is this: I selected everyone who hadn't posted yet, and accused them of being a wolf. Read from it what you want, but it was a joke. Your response was really inadequate though. Honestly, I've got no idea what you were talking about, but entertaining dukes is sketchy at best.

Since I can't guarantee I'll be back before the day is up (do I smell breakfast? and then ooh, shower! followed by likely Independence Day picnic) I have to vote now. If I come back and am duly impressed by his defense of himself, I may change it, but for now, the most suspicious on my list is ++GIL-GALAD. I can't get over his quick-change. But Gil, if you change my mind, Oro's head shall be in the noose instead.

[Holbytlass]

Time is ticking and a National Holiday to attend.
It may sound like a knee-jerk but the evidence (that we do have) against Gil-Galad that TGWBS and Feanor has pointed out gives credit to the gut feelings I've been having about him. And, of course, his reasoning behind his vote for me is shoddy at best.

++GIL-GALAD

[the guy who be short]

Well, others have taken the lead in voting for ++GIL GALAD. He appeared most suspicious to me out of The Three anyway, so there it is.

[Kitanna]

Not much time, must celebrate my beloved nation's birth! So I'll cast my vote now.

I had narrowed it down to Kath, Morm, and Gil. Though Kath seems kind of shifty I see her as less of a threat then the other two. She denies an alliance with both and we have only her word to go on. Gil and Morm have so far said nothing on it. (or at least not that I know of)

Anywho TGWBS said an alliance might be a hunter/guardian alliance. I took that into account when I examined Morm and Gil. It is possible they are our hunters/guardians, but I'm not so sure.

Morm's vote for Kath was not a total surprise. He had been going after Kath for some time. And her sudden silence only added to his accusations. But her absence could have been any number of things.

Gil was all ready to kill Morm. He seemed to pick up the torch and lead us right to Morm's doorstep, then suddenly he casts his vote for Holbytlass. And his reasoning of her being quiet was strange. Others have been quieter yet he failed to point any fingers at them.
Gil has me a little worried with all this. He's goes after Morm like crazy and then suddenly he votes for someone he's barely mentioned. That doesn't look very good. I believe there is some kind of alliance between those two, whether for good or evil.

In any case I'm voting ++ Gil-Galad. No hard feelings Gil, but you're voting was awfully strange.

[Mithalwen]

Is running low..... Six people have not voted...... this is not yet decided.......

[Kath]

I'm sorry but I just can't believe that Gil is the guilty party in this. It's gut instinct and it is entirely possible that I am wrong but it feels wrong to vote for him.

I think I'm going to have to go for ++Orominuialwen because I have only seen one slightly vague post from her and I am inclined to vote for those who have not joined in much.

[Orominuialwen]

I'm sorry to have confused you all with my last post, I seem to have gotten rather carried away with my characterization. I shall refrain from doing so in the future. Firefoot and Feanor, the reason I took the "why would you accuse me?" approach was probably through sheer inexperience. I've never had to fend off the invasion of wolves as you two have, and so it seems I have stumbled.


Fea, those who know me would laugh to hear you call me "subtle." As Firefoot pointed out, my first post was a painfully obvious "Me? Of course it's not little old me. You have absolutely no reason to vote for me." sort of post. It worries me to see you calling that subtle. I know your first accusation of me was random and that my reply was only so much theatrics, but this new accusation seem suspicious. Only a wolf would call such a weak defense as mine subtle.

I think we shound watch Feanor, but to vote for her today would be rediculous, as Gil-Galad already seems headed for the noose. He seems rather suspicious to me, so I believe I will cast my vote in that direction too. ++ Gil-Galad

Edit: Cross posted with Kath. The reason I haven't posted much is because I've been kept away by family, computer troubles (stupid Windows 98!) and sleep. That's all I can tell you.

[Mithalwen]

Dusk was falling and though many villagers seemed undecided and some had slunk away, something had to be done to protect the village from the menace that haunted them.

A group of villagers surrounded the village's wealthiest resident. Some were jealous no doubt of his money and saw a chance for revenge, others might have found his strange speech and garb unforgivably odd. Or perhaps they all genuinely believed him to be guilty.

Someone removed the hanging basket from the village Gallows (Midsomer Mawlin had been runner up in "Britain in Bloom"'s tiny and peculiar village category the previous year. Another fetched the noose that had been found around Mithalwen's neck.

"Holy Hangmen - I'm innocent " blustered the caped crusader, but his pleas were in vain - the group was determined enough to overwhelm him yet he struggled manfully agianst them. "Biff!" "Kapow!!!!". But it was not enough. The noose was around his neck. The compact and bijou mob let his body fall. Gil-Galad struggled but at last his body relaxed in death.

The villagers looked in a strange mixture of horror and embarrassment. Gil-Galad might have been eccentric but , holy miscarriages of justices guys, he was no werewolf.


Day one ends with the death of the innocent Gil Galad. Night2 lasts until 8pm tomorrow night unless all necessary information is received before then. Please check the notice board..

[Mithalwen]

The villagers had slunk off to bed soon after they had realised their terrible mistake but were roused after a few short hours by strange noises.

"Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Booom, wheeeeeeeeeeeee, crack"

The villagers emerged bleary eyed from their houses to see a firework display of particular magnificence erupting over the tiny village.

"Great " someone said ," We could use some cheering up after yesterday "
"Oooooooooh " and "Ahhhhhh" said everyone obediently as the fireworks exploded in showers of Red and...... well red mainly.

"And there is even a barbecue" pointed out someone as the smell of charred flesh filled the air. Then with horror they realised it was not coming from a barbecue but from the sky ... and the smell was more nauseating than appetising. As dawn broke they realised someone was missing (apart from Sophia the Thunder Mistress who had unexpectedly been away from the village at the time of the flood and would not be able to return...) . They went to Oddwen's charming cottage, small and found nothing of the maiden save rather a lot of blood. On the kitchen table were sharp knives, a large empty box labled Fireworks. Rather disturbingly on the floor were four distinct sets of bloody pawprints but unfortunately none were found outside the house.

"Holy hand grenades" said a familiar but unexpected voice "An aerial funeral"

"Gil Galad" said the villagers

"So it would appear"

"But you're .... we..err "

"Indeed "

"But how "


"Well.................."

Option A

Gil Galad walked out of the shower this morning to find that the events of the previous night had been a dream.

Option B

Gil-Galad had used his fantastic wealth to clone himeself

Option C

Gil Galad had slipped through a warp in the space-time continuum facilitated by an omnipotent moderator who felt guilty about the ambiguous voting rules and needed to make up the numbers.

Option D

Gil galad is is a Time Lord

Option E

The execution was bungled and Gil Galad escaped


Option F

It is in fact GIl Galad's long lost identical twin

Option G

"I am no longer Gil Galad the grey but Gil-Galad the White, sent back for a while..and wherever I have been I am back!"

Take your pick.

Villagers dead:

Mithalwen - moderator comprehensively killed by Werewolves Night 1
Gil Galad (Incarnation 1) - lynched by a small mob on Day 1
Oddwen - Chopped and loaded into fireworks by werewolves on Night 2

Villagers living

Holbytlass
mormegil
The guy who be short
Kath
Gil-Galad (2nd Incarnation)
Orominuialwen
Firefoot
Durelin
Kitanna
Nilpaurion Felagund
Feanor of the Peredhil

Wolves 4
Villagers 7

Day begins now. All PMs should cease. Day ends at 7pm tomorrow unless someone gets 6 votes.

If at 7pm tomorrow noone has gained 6 votes, the person with the most votes will be lynched as long as the uncast votes are not enought to change the result. If there is a tie one will be picked at random. If this does not get a result we move on to semi random selection from a wider population.

I will make a ballot and people will get tickets for: a not posting, b, not voting, c, for attracting the votes of players.

Basically you will not be at risk if you have posted and voted,as long as you have not been voted for.

You will have more chances to win a trip to the gallows if you don't post, don't vote and get voted for.

This is as fair as I can make it. I made everyone aware that I expected a reasonable degree of participation at get go.

It is in your interests to post and vote.