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Oddwen · 01-11-2007, 09:42 AM

The votes were in, and Glóanna daughter of Gróanna was to be lynched.

She sighed resignatedly. "Just one favor I ask," she pleaded. "If the Innocents come out of this victorious, will someone please look after my child Gimli? He wanted to come, but I didn't let him."

They agreed, and they plaited a rope out of their party hoods. They hung her just before the shadows disappeared into the lack of sun, and they stared at her unchanged body as the stars came out.

"Drat," they said, and buried her next to the others.

"We're running out of stones," muttered Thorin.

"We'll manage," reassured his followers.

Living:
Beornomien
Valier the Grey
Meneltarbo Baggins
Thorin Angurielsheild
Kathin
Voloin
Dori88
Runi son of Bjarne
Orilin
Bifur Fegalund
Bofgrod
Bomburlass
Farael the Deathless

Dead:
Eomi of the Rohirrim (Innocent), beheaded on DAY one
dwancing spawn of fundin (Twin), beheaded on NIGHT two
Nari (Twin), died of sorrow on NIGHT two
Gloanna (Innocent), hung on DAY two

NIGHT three has now begun. I please need names from the Wolves, Seer, Hunter and Protector.

Oddwen · 01-12-2007, 09:03 AM

Three wolves crept silently across Beornó's hall, each with stolen tools clutched in their paws, whispering and snickering to themselves. They would be giggling, but it is kind of hard when you have precious little lips to speak of.

"Should we kill them with the hammer, or the chisel?" one of them asked the others.

"Or should we rip his heart out?" asked another.

"You shall not do anything to this one," came another voice, one that was definitely not wolvish.

"Aw, a brave one," they sneered. "We'll fix you!"

"Maybe," he said.

He fought them off for a long while, silently, amazingly, but in the end one of the wolves crept up behind him and stove (stoved?) his head in with a hammer. At this, the house finally started waking, and the wolves hurriedly hid and changed.

They didn't have to feign amazement or shock, but they did feign respect when the body of Durin the Dead-full was found with a smile on his face.

Living:
Beornomien
Valier the Grey
Meneltarbo Baggins
Thorin Angurielsheild
Kathin
Voloin
Dori88
Runi son of Bjarne
Orilin
Bifur Fegalund
Bofgrod
Bomburlass

Dead:
Eomi of the Rohirrim (Innocent), beheaded on DAY one
dwancing spawn of fundin (Twin), beheaded on NIGHT two
Nari (Twin), died of sorrow on NIGHT two
Gloanna (Innocent), hung on DAY two
Farael the Deathless (Protector), crushed with a hammer protecting his choice on NIGHT three

Holbytlass · 01-12-2007, 09:13 AM

Oh, we lost our protector but he did his job well!! Great praises to Farael!! We don't know who the wolves meant to kill but it makes sense that it was someone that Farael thought to be innocent. So that can give us a possibly known innocent to help narrow things down.

Holbytlass · 01-12-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOddwen

"Should we kill them with the hammer, or the chisel?" one of them asked the others.

"Or should we rip his heart out?" asked another.

I just saw this.

Anguirel · 01-12-2007, 09:31 AM

This is becoming a dismal round of apologies for me. I can't believe I missed the vote. Blast.

Farael abandoned his propensity for strongly-emphasised individual duels this game - perhaps because of the responsibility his role carried. It is a strange errand, a sort of mixture of Cobbler and Rangerdom.

Things are now getting dangerous and the Three are still unscathed, but we still have some time. I'd advise the Seer to stay hidden unless he or she fears they will be next to go - and depending, of course, on the quality of their information.

Poor Gloanna. I do wonder if she was right about Dori - certainly the wolves at the moment are doing well enough to be consistent with the view that he was one of them.

Holbytlass · 01-12-2007, 09:36 AM

Farael's post aren't helpful, there was only 5. A couple of first Day jokes and a couple about his lynch plan and then a vote for himself. hhm, too bad the adventure(RL) has been a bit rough on him.

Anguirel · 01-12-2007, 09:39 AM

Also, I'm interested to see that Gloanna's valediction was miscontructed by some as a confession. I'm going to be looking at those posts, and I'll try to see which conclusions were jumped to, and why.

Bofgrod and Beorn were the two main "confession" proponents, Bofgrod more emphatically and to my mind more suspiciously, easing the way for Beorn to vote for Gloanna.

Finally, I was startled by Voloin's remarkably naive comment about Dori and Bofgrod - "such wolves are for the Seer to catch." We can't let a name and reputation alone act as a shield! Might these two and Voloin constitute our villains, I wonder?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-12-2007, 10:22 AM

Good job Farael!

I doubt that anything was ment by the them and his part that Holby points out. . .if anything it just means that there was farael and the person protected.

anyways I will return in a lot of hours with some proper material for you guys.

01-11-2007, 09:42 AM	#1
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	The votes were in, and Glóanna daughter of Gróanna was to be lynched. She sighed resignatedly. "Just one favor I ask," she pleaded. "If the Innocents come out of this victorious, will someone please look after my child Gimli? He wanted to come, but I didn't let him." They agreed, and they plaited a rope out of their party hoods. They hung her just before the shadows disappeared into the lack of sun, and they stared at her unchanged body as the stars came out. "Drat," they said, and buried her next to the others. "We're running out of stones," muttered Thorin. "We'll manage," reassured his followers. Living: Beornomien Valier the Grey Meneltarbo Baggins Thorin Angurielsheild Kathin Voloin Dori88 Runi son of Bjarne Orilin Bifur Fegalund Bofgrod Bomburlass Farael the Deathless Dead: Eomi of the Rohirrim (Innocent), beheaded on DAY one dwancing spawn of fundin (Twin), beheaded on NIGHT two Nari (Twin), died of sorrow on NIGHT two Gloanna (Innocent), hung on DAY two NIGHT three has now begun. I please need names from the Wolves, Seer, Hunter and Protector. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

01-12-2007, 09:03 AM	#2
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Three wolves crept silently across Beornó's hall, each with stolen tools clutched in their paws, whispering and snickering to themselves. They would be giggling, but it is kind of hard when you have precious little lips to speak of. "Should we kill them with the hammer, or the chisel?" one of them asked the others. "Or should we rip his heart out?" asked another. "You shall not do anything to this one," came another voice, one that was definitely not wolvish. "Aw, a brave one," they sneered. "We'll fix you!" "Maybe," he said. He fought them off for a long while, silently, amazingly, but in the end one of the wolves crept up behind him and stove (stoved?) his head in with a hammer. At this, the house finally started waking, and the wolves hurriedly hid and changed. They didn't have to feign amazement or shock, but they did feign respect when the body of Durin the Dead-full was found with a smile on his face. Living: Beornomien Valier the Grey Meneltarbo Baggins Thorin Angurielsheild Kathin Voloin Dori88 Runi son of Bjarne Orilin Bifur Fegalund Bofgrod Bomburlass Dead: Eomi of the Rohirrim (Innocent), beheaded on DAY one dwancing spawn of fundin (Twin), beheaded on NIGHT two Nari (Twin), died of sorrow on NIGHT two Gloanna (Innocent), hung on DAY two Farael the Deathless (Protector), crushed with a hammer protecting his choice on NIGHT three __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

01-12-2007, 09:13 AM	#3
Holbytlass Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Party Tree Posts: 1,042	Oh, we lost our protector but he did his job well!! Great praises to Farael!! We don't know who the wolves meant to kill but it makes sense that it was someone that Farael thought to be innocent. So that can give us a possibly known innocent to help narrow things down. __________________ Holby is an actual flesh-and-blood person, right? Not, say a sock-puppet of Nilp’s, by any chance? ~Nerwen, WWCIII

01-12-2007, 09:31 AM	#5
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	This is becoming a dismal round of apologies for me. I can't believe I missed the vote. Blast. Farael abandoned his propensity for strongly-emphasised individual duels this game - perhaps because of the responsibility his role carried. It is a strange errand, a sort of mixture of Cobbler and Rangerdom. Things are now getting dangerous and the Three are still unscathed, but we still have some time. I'd advise the Seer to stay hidden unless he or she fears they will be next to go - and depending, of course, on the quality of their information. Poor Gloanna. I do wonder if she was right about Dori - certainly the wolves at the moment are doing well enough to be consistent with the view that he was one of them. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

01-12-2007, 09:36 AM	#6
Holbytlass Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Party Tree Posts: 1,042	Farael's post aren't helpful, there was only 5. A couple of first Day jokes and a couple about his lynch plan and then a vote for himself. hhm, too bad the adventure(RL) has been a bit rough on him. __________________ Holby is an actual flesh-and-blood person, right? Not, say a sock-puppet of Nilp’s, by any chance? ~Nerwen, WWCIII

01-12-2007, 09:39 AM	#7
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Also, I'm interested to see that Gloanna's valediction was miscontructed by some as a confession. I'm going to be looking at those posts, and I'll try to see which conclusions were jumped to, and why. Bofgrod and Beorn were the two main "confession" proponents, Bofgrod more emphatically and to my mind more suspiciously, easing the way for Beorn to vote for Gloanna. Finally, I was startled by Voloin's remarkably naive comment about Dori and Bofgrod - "such wolves are for the Seer to catch." We can't let a name and reputation alone act as a shield! Might these two and Voloin constitute our villains, I wonder? __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso