[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

But if you think that through, you will see more miracles: if Zali is a wolf, she could have mentioned Spawn just as a point to be affirmed the next night (maybe the real "save" was not Spawn? The ranger would not disagree about that openly - although the wolves might like her/him to do it). Her innocence quaranteed this way? But then there is the question, why didn't she protect her last night?

I did not protect Spawn last night because I couldn't. By Farael's rules, I am not allowed to protect a player more than one night in a row.

This was not a Wolfish plot. I am really the ranger. Why would I draw suspicion to myself by placing Spawn and Spawn only alongside me on my "innocent" list?

I am by no means clever enough to pull off a gifted impersonation. Hey, I can't even manage being a gifted without opening my big mouth and letting the secret fall out.

Wait...! I just though of something! Could it be possible that Zali is in fact *not* the Ranger but the Shaman? Think about it, she came out as ranger to keep her shamaness self hidden. And she probably thought it may work to confuse the orcs.

Now why would I do a thing like that? Coming out as any kind of a gifted is like tattooing "ORC BAIT" across your forehead in huge orange letters. Shaman? Ranger? both are a danger to the orcs. The Shaman is, admittedly, a greater danger. As ranger, all I can do is get in the way. However, any gifted impersonation is very risky and usually backfires.

Celuien, I think I'm probably next on the Orcs' kill list, rather than you... I am a self-admitted ranger, and only someone else suggested that you were the shaman. The village knows something definite about my role in the game. They have no such fodder on you. I'm guessing Spawn died as the result of my foolishness yesterday in an attempt to provide the rest of you with at least a known innocent come morning.

So my apologies, Spawn. I'm sorry I got you killed. I was honestly expecting to die instead...

Originally Posted by kitanna

I'm sure Zali will speak for herself on this, but perhaps she thought if we knew her role she'd have more credibility when it came to the dream.

Actually, I didn't think it would lend my dream anything. By that time, Jenny was already pretty much lynched, thanks to help from the handful of villagers who had not yet voted. I was frustrated at not having been able to be a bit more subtle about my dream and frustrated that I would not be able to save myself if it should come to that. I was annoyed because I saw the dream as an end of the road, as far as my ranger skillz went. I was sick and not thinking the clearest. And so my sense of melodrama took the spotlight. Hence the comment about the pain of irony.