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Kath · 06-06-2006, 04:00 PM

The two remaining wolves left their houses in their nightly guise. Conferring together for a few moments they came to an agreement and made their way stealthily across the village toward their intended victim.

Reaching the house, however, they found their way barred by a figure dressed in black and wearing a hood to hide its features.

“You cannot take this villager tonight. They are protected.”

Snarling the wolves made to move past the figure, who was holding no weapons and seemed to have no way of stopping them. Yet as they pushed forward they found themselves unable to cross its path. Looking down they saw a line of what looked like dust before them that surrounded the entire house. Try as they might they could not get through it, or even smudge the line. This was old magic, older than that which had transformed humans into wolves, and no one now living in Middle Earth could break it.

Angry the wolves turned back to the figure.

“You have robbed us of our kill, Ranger.” They spat. “You will be next.”

They turned and slid away in the darkness, leaving the Ranger to stand guard for the rest of the Night. When dawn came the figure quietly returned home, and then joined the others for the morning villager-count, pretending to be as surprised as all the others when no one was found to be missing, or laid out in pieces before them.

Dead:
Night 1 ~ Kath, killed by a turtle in an aerial attack ~ Innocent.
Day 1 ~ Boromir, lynched by the villagers by means of lions ~ Innocent.
Night 2 ~ Formendacil, killed by a coyote and it's trickery ~ Innocent.
Day 2 ~ Saucepan Man, lynched by the villagers by means of a platypus catapault ~ Innocent.
Day 2 ~ Nilpaurion Felagund, killed by an emerging alter-ego ~ Innocent.
Night 3 ~ dancing spawn of ungoliant, killed by a head-crushing horse ~ Innocent.
Day 3 ~ Feanor of the Peredhil, killed by a chat skwerl ~ Innocent.
Night 4 ~ Findëasëa ~ Innocent
Day 4 ~ tom bombariffic, killed by a stag ~ Werewolf
Night 5 ~ No kill.

(Also, spawn's death is, finally, up.)

Living:
Lhuna - traveller with absolutely no sense of direction
Cailín - tragedienne
Celuien - ketchup grower
TGWBS - Pokémaster
Lommy - AA-adviser
Nogrod - owner of ME's first hamburger restaurant
lmp - gravedigger
Caran - town poet
Mith - aura consultant
morm - butcher
Durelin - ninja

Day 5 has now begun. Werewolves stop PMing, villagers start talking.

06-06-2006, 04:00 PM	#533
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The two remaining wolves left their houses in their nightly guise. Conferring together for a few moments they came to an agreement and made their way stealthily across the village toward their intended victim. Reaching the house, however, they found their way barred by a figure dressed in black and wearing a hood to hide its features. “You cannot take this villager tonight. They are protected.” Snarling the wolves made to move past the figure, who was holding no weapons and seemed to have no way of stopping them. Yet as they pushed forward they found themselves unable to cross its path. Looking down they saw a line of what looked like dust before them that surrounded the entire house. Try as they might they could not get through it, or even smudge the line. This was old magic, older than that which had transformed humans into wolves, and no one now living in Middle Earth could break it. Angry the wolves turned back to the figure. “You have robbed us of our kill, Ranger.” They spat. “You will be next.” They turned and slid away in the darkness, leaving the Ranger to stand guard for the rest of the Night. When dawn came the figure quietly returned home, and then joined the others for the morning villager-count, pretending to be as surprised as all the others when no one was found to be missing, or laid out in pieces before them. Dead: Night 1 ~ Kath, killed by a turtle in an aerial attack ~ Innocent. Day 1 ~ Boromir, lynched by the villagers by means of lions ~ Innocent. Night 2 ~ Formendacil, killed by a coyote and it's trickery ~ Innocent. Day 2 ~ Saucepan Man, lynched by the villagers by means of a platypus catapault ~ Innocent. Day 2 ~ Nilpaurion Felagund, killed by an emerging alter-ego ~ Innocent. Night 3 ~ dancing spawn of ungoliant, killed by a head-crushing horse ~ Innocent. Day 3 ~ Feanor of the Peredhil, killed by a chat skwerl ~ Innocent. Night 4 ~ Findëasëa ~ Innocent Day 4 ~ tom bombariffic, killed by a stag ~ Werewolf Night 5 ~ No kill. (Also, spawn's death is, finally, up.) Living: Lhuna - traveller with absolutely no sense of direction Cailín - tragedienne Celuien - ketchup grower TGWBS - Pokémaster Lommy - AA-adviser Nogrod - owner of ME's first hamburger restaurant lmp - gravedigger Caran - town poet Mith - aura consultant morm - butcher Durelin - ninja Day 5 has now begun. Werewolves stop PMing, villagers start talking. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Last edited by Kath; 06-06-2006 at 04:04 PM.