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Diamond18 · 05-02-2006, 08:58 PM

The morning of the fifth day dawned bright and clear, but that was the only thing about the whole situation that was bright or clear. The villagers were considerably less in number than when the horrors had begun, and it didn’t take long to assess who was and was not present. Mithalwen had not come to the village trapezoid, and so they went with heavy hearts to her home. They searched the house and could not find her, so they went to her workshop, or rather, the saggar maker’s workshop, where she was employed. It’s not like there was a saggar maker in the village, but no one ever really thought about that oddity too much.

Other than the various tools of the trade, they found the place conspicuously empty. Where could Mith have gone off to?

But then, they discovered another note taped to a vermilion colored ceramic jar. It read:

I have discovered a new way to make pottery glaze. It’ll be all the rage.
Signed, the Duck

The villagers gasped, realizing the hideous truth: Mithalwen was the glaze!

~~~~~~~~~

~ The Dead ~

Diamond Took, the Halfling Poet ~ Villager ~ Pecked to death on Night 1
Nilpaurion Felagund the Elven Pigeon-Summoning Ninja ~ Wereduck ~ Waxed on, waxed off on Day 1
Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant the Spider Loving Orcish Astronaut ~ Wereduck ~ Stuffed full of spiders and choked to death on Day 2
Elu Ancalime the Didgeridoo Dwarf ~ Villager ~ Struck by Mod Fire from above on Day 2
Lalaith the Halfling Chubb Fuddler ~ Villager ~ Boiled, mashed, and cooked in a stew on Night 3
Roa Aoife the Batwoman ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but rejoined her regiment on Day 3
Sleepy Ranger the Exiled Jedi Master ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but departed with a droid on Day 3
JennyHallu the Halfling Mountaintop Guru ~ Wereduck ~ Pitchforked to death on Day 3
Anguirel the Baritone Bird Catcher ~ Hawk ~ Gunned down with an M16 on Night 4
Glirdan the Entish Tree Herder ~ Villager ~ Consumed by flames from the Hawk’s cigarette lighter on Night 4
Lote22 the Elven Igloo Maker ~ Villager ~ Encased in a block of ice on Day 4
Mithalwen the Elven Saggar Maker's Bottom Knocker ~ Villager ~ Melted down and made into pottery glaze on Night 5

~ The Living ~

Saucepan Man the Orcish Scarecrow
Mormegil the Elven Idleman
Valier the Dwarven Millet Spray Picker
Nogrod the Dwarven Personal Fitness Instructor
Kath the Rainbow Catcher
Cailín the Bird-portraitist

05-02-2006, 08:58 PM	#469
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Day 5 The morning of the fifth day dawned bright and clear, but that was the only thing about the whole situation that was bright or clear. The villagers were considerably less in number than when the horrors had begun, and it didn’t take long to assess who was and was not present. Mithalwen had not come to the village trapezoid, and so they went with heavy hearts to her home. They searched the house and could not find her, so they went to her workshop, or rather, the saggar maker’s workshop, where she was employed. It’s not like there was a saggar maker in the village, but no one ever really thought about that oddity too much. Other than the various tools of the trade, they found the place conspicuously empty. Where could Mith have gone off to? But then, they discovered another note taped to a vermilion colored ceramic jar. It read: I have discovered a new way to make pottery glaze. It’ll be all the rage. Signed, the Duck The villagers gasped, realizing the hideous truth: Mithalwen was the glaze! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ The Dead ~ Diamond Took, the Halfling Poet ~ Villager ~ Pecked to death on Night 1 Nilpaurion Felagund the Elven Pigeon-Summoning Ninja ~ Wereduck ~ Waxed on, waxed off on Day 1 Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant the Spider Loving Orcish Astronaut ~ Wereduck ~ Stuffed full of spiders and choked to death on Day 2 Elu Ancalime the Didgeridoo Dwarf ~ Villager ~ Struck by Mod Fire from above on Day 2 Lalaith the Halfling Chubb Fuddler ~ Villager ~ Boiled, mashed, and cooked in a stew on Night 3 Roa Aoife the Batwoman ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but rejoined her regiment on Day 3 Sleepy Ranger the Exiled Jedi Master ~ Villager ~ Not dead, but departed with a droid on Day 3 JennyHallu the Halfling Mountaintop Guru ~ Wereduck ~ Pitchforked to death on Day 3 Anguirel the Baritone Bird Catcher ~ Hawk ~ Gunned down with an M16 on Night 4 Glirdan the Entish Tree Herder ~ Villager ~ Consumed by flames from the Hawk’s cigarette lighter on Night 4 Lote22 the Elven Igloo Maker ~ Villager ~ Encased in a block of ice on Day 4 Mithalwen the Elven Saggar Maker's Bottom Knocker ~ Villager ~ Melted down and made into pottery glaze on Night 5 ~ The Living ~ Saucepan Man the Orcish Scarecrow Mormegil the Elven Idleman Valier the Dwarven Millet Spray Picker Nogrod the Dwarven Personal Fitness Instructor Kath the Rainbow Catcher Cailín the Bird-portraitist