WWJ XIII: 'Til Death Do We LARP

[CaptainofDespair]

We only get one retraction, right? Which means Farael used his. Though, it could throw kinks in any strategy, if his retraction did not count (as he posted after the deadline both times).

Does anyone have a clue towards how that one works?

[Valier]

I am pretty sure we are allowed one retraction per day and Farael voted for you CoD so he can still change his vote once today before the deadline. He can still come on moments before and change his vote.

[Nogrod]

I'm back and have given this some thought. My main suspicion at the moment seems to be Farael too, but let's not be hasty - if you both have a possibility to stay this last hour. Valier, your fear will not come true. Even if Farael comes back we can still vote him over 3-1.

But we will have to think of it.

I will post my suspicions of Farel and also why I think either of you could be wolves and why not. I try to be fast and short.
(Me? Fast and short? )

Make your points if you have any. We have not much time. It would be easy to lynch Farael now as he's not with us so do not let the easiness of it overcome your judgement!

[Nogrod]

Farael has a terrible voting record and has not been around too much. But it's tough luck if someone with lots of RL going on was picked as a wolf. I'm afraid we can't use it against him anyhow as that would be bad sportsmanship. For these games to be possible we just have to take any claims towards RL troubles at face value. And if someone cheats with them let it lessen the glory they feel for their winnings.

But I'm growing less and less convinced about the row between Farael and Boromir to speak for Farael's innocence. We should also remeber that Boro's votes for Farael were never dangerous ones (they didn't actually threaten him with lynching), so they might be safeties too? And surely if one died the other would look good, as many of us (f.ex. myself and Lommy) have thought so far.

Also it's not impossible that Farael could be the one who due to inattendance to what was happening in the game (due to RL-rush) never noticed Durelin's post where I was declared innocent - or any other mentioning of it in the couple of posts that did say it aloud. So that could explain the inexplicable confusion Lommy's death brought forwards? Otherwise it's an insane decision by the wolf - as Lommy had openly said that she could only drop in one time the whole day toDay (wouldn't that have been the easisest villager for the wolf to cope?)!

[Nogrod]

Then the points on you, why I think you two might be innocents.

CoD I could come up with a host of reasons to vote.
- Boro's friendship so overdone? Why would he do it if not to play just smartly - which he can do! I'm still havin problems to believe it and that's just why I suspect it.
- Your systematic voting pattern (vote for the one that suspected you) defies analysis and with its safety calls for suspicion.
- Your appearance toDay was more than convenient. After saying you might drop in during the whole Day you effectually appeared only after something of note to you had happened - and your reason for voting for Valier was not to get rid of the wolf but to save your own neck...

But CoD's relation with Naria talks better of him.
- Your votes first brought her level with another one and the other time put her on the lead.
- Naria's random vote for you - after you had gained a lot of suspicion the Day before speaks of you the most highly!

Valier to follow...

[Nogrod]

Valier's voting record really looks logical and clear were she a wolf.
- Protecting Naria with both words and deeds (votes), consistently voting to let Naria out of the trouble two Days in a row.
- Nailing Volo yesterDay with a safe vote as he had been somewhat being suspected by most of us so you had a good reason for your vote and sealed the destiny of one innocent.

But then there is the other side of this.
- Would she be defending her comrade-in-lycantrophy so boldly?
- Remembering that Boro already defended Naria indirectly by trying to question the grounds of Lommy's theory about Rune's death, it would sound astoninshing indeed if the other wolf would also get involved in saving the fellow so openly. I mean both wolves on high-publicity rescue effort for a fellow? I think that highly improbable and meriting the victory if it so was...

[Valier]

I think we have all made very valid and reasonable points about Farael today. I think he is the logical choice for the last wolf. CoD if you are the last wolf....Kudos to you, you are still mighty suspisious, but after all this talk about Farael I feel we have unearthed alot against him. Do we have a concensus? We are running out of time

[CaptainofDespair]

Yes, he does have a terrible voting record. The only consistent votes he has had are against Boromir and myself, and those never amounted to much. Rather odd, I think.

At this point, I am inclined to think Farael may be our last wolf. I will hold off on voting however. I'd like to see if we'll have a consensus first.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by CaptainofDespair

I will hold off on voting however. I'd like to see if we'll have a consensus first.

Good!

Btw. this might be historical, but I tend to believe you two more innocent because you have been so silent... (NB. Nogrod calling someone innocednt because the ones don't speak a lot!!! *now where's that history-book?*)

What I mean is that either of you being a wolf would have liked more actively to influence the voting toDay as you both were under the death-sentence (CoD with a permanent one vote anytime executed to be the final one and Valier for already gaining two first, even if removable).

But now, what say you?

[CaptainofDespair]

I think we have consensus in regard to Farael. He appears to be the logical choice.

But Valier worries me, now. She seems quite anxious for us to switch our votes. Maybe that is just the time speaking for her, though.

[Folwren]

The remaining four had argued all that day. They tried to keep their heads clear, but the fear that hung over all of them clouded their minds like an insistent and annoying mist. They all trembled for their very lives. None of them had any guarantee that they would survive.

Finally, as evening drew near, they began to voice who they thought should be killed. “Valier must,” they said. “She has to be the guilty one.”

“I am not!” she cried, a hot flush rising to her already burning cheeks. “Look at Farael! Look at his shameful voting record, what happened to Lommy last night!” Her arguments and points continued and no one could put them off. Farael remained silent and mute, staring at her with bitterness in his dark eyes.

Time pressed them. Valier had convinced the Captain and Nogrod. Nothing was left to be done, except execute him.

“You two do it, like you did to Volo last night,” Valier said, stepping back. “I want nothing to do with this. I personally think it’s a man’s job.” A strange smile flickered across her lips, but neither Nogrod nor the Captain noticed it.

“She’s guilty!” Farael bawled out. “You can tell by the look on her face! She’s guilty! Kill her, not me! I didn’t kill Lommy! It would have been a stupid thing for me to do because you would suspect me!”

Nogrod grabbed his arm and started to haul him away, but Farael kicked and struggled, shouting and coming close to cursing in despair and fury. He struck Nogrod to get him to let go and knocked the elderly general to the grond. The Captain had had enough. He drew a hidden knife and plunged it deep into Farael’s left side.

“You are our final wolf,” he whispered harshly in his ear. “Don’t complain when you get your just desserts.”

Farael looked at him, his eyes round and large, gasped once, and then collapsed in a heap on the ground.

A fiendish laugh burst out from behind the Captain startling him. He jerked around, the knife in his hand. Valier was doubled over, laughing until the tears ran down her face. And beside her, stood a tall, dark man, clothed in black and cloaked like one of old.

“The blood of your own friend stains your hand,” the man said. “You have killed your last hope and now hope is no more.”

Nogrod slowly rose to his feet and stood beside the Captain. The stranger’s dark eyes flicked to Nogrod and he smiled in a way that made the two innocent companions shudder.

“Now, despair and die.”

A hideous transformation took place in Valier’s body. Before their eyes, she transformed into that legendary creature, the werewolf.

The sun was just sinking now, and the required darkness of night was falling to cloak the scenes that troubled the earth below.

[Nogrod]

Hi baddies! Tell me what was the point in killing Lommy? I thought that Valier might be capable of it but still it felt just odder than odd... So you tried to frame Farael, or what?

[Folwren]

Alright, everyone. I have written and posted the last narration of the game up in my post above somewhere. It's not too far back. I just edited it in where I said 'Good game' and all that jolly stuff.

Thanks for letting me join you. I enjoyed very much writing the narrations, though I have to admit, I didn't read the game much. Werewolf is too intense to keep up with it when you're not actually playing.....

Good game, all!

-- Folwren

[Gil-Galad]

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