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Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-03-2013, 04:01 PM

Five trolls sat in front of their cave, huddled around the small fire. They did not need a huge bonfire anymore, as their numbers had grown really thin. As the night darkened, one by one, stars were popping up in the sky, but the trolls scarcely spoke to each other. The remaining Wizard was also among them, cloaked by his disguise, and his head filled with grim thoughts of his fellows, who had failed at their task, and with grim visions of the future.

Slowly, moon rose above the hills, casting its pale light over the sharp rocks, its light glistening on the mountain-streams so they looked like rivers of molten silver.

"The night's gettin' on," Rick finally broke the silence. "We still have one wizzer amongst us. We can't sleep during the day when he's still here."
"Don't sleep, then," said Nerve. "I never do."
Sal's eyes turned on her.
"What? Are you saying you don't sleep?" She seemed startled. "Great Elephants! Does that mean..."
"What?" Kat frowned. "Great what?"
"She said ah-laff-hunts," said Nog. "What's ah-laff-hunts, Sal?"

Sal shifted uncomfortably. "Eh, they are, um, things. Big things. Big animals."
"Big?" asked Rick. "How big?"
"Really big," Sal answered, still looking rather uncomfortable about the topic.
"Like really, really big?" asked Kat. "Do they make good supper?"
"Where do you find ay-luff-ants, anyway?" Nerve demanded. "Haven't seen an ay-luff-ant before, only normal ants, and they're pretty small."
"They live in the south," explained Sal, annoyed. But that remark made Rick jump up.
"South? And how'd you get south? There's too much sun there!"
"Um," Sal stammered, "over hill, er, under hill?"
"Over 'ill an' under 'ill?" Nog repeated. "That doesn't make any sense!"
"She's speaking in riddles!" Kat yelled. "She's a wizzer!"

But Sal was already on her feet.
"Stand back!" she screamed. "Stand back, or I'll curse you!"
"She's a wizzer!" Nerve shouted. "Get'er!" Though she did not seem to have the nerve to heed her own command. Rick stooped to pick up a rock, but it was as if some invisible force prevented her from using it.
"I will turn you all into spotted frogs! I will send snakes after you!" Sal spoke, as she retreated away from Rick and Nerve's side of the fire, holding a troll-club, which slowly started changing into an elaborately carven staff. Even Sal seemed to change, her body becaming smaller, her nose more pointy, her eyebrows longer, and beard sprouted from her chin.

"I will make your remaining hair fall off!" she continued, playing for time as she stepped to the side to put the fire between her(or him?)self and Kat. "I will make the sun come up and burn you all! I will-"

But at that moment, the thick figure of Nog jumped up from the shadows behind Sal, and popped a sack right over her(or his?) head and down to her(or his?) toes.

The trolls roared in triumph.

"We got us a wizzer, we got us a wizzer," Rick chanted, while Nerve helped Nog tying up the sack and Kat was putting more wood to the fire.

"This time, we do it proper," she disclaimed. "I say we first sit on the wizzer, since it worked first time..."
"...then mince 'im fine, since the food must be good..." Nog added.
"...then boil 'im, and, of course, eat 'im," Nerve finished.

So let us leave the trolls in the midst of their merry and well-deserved feast. We will only tell you the following: that night they went to sleep with their bellies full for the first time in a long time, and they were very happy.

~*~

Dumb and Dead
Thinlómien, "Lom", dispatched by the Wizards as a threat on Night 1
Legate of Amon Lanc, "Leg", dispatched by the Wizards as a threat on Night 1
Pomegranate, "Pom", a Wizard, boiled and eaten on Day 1
Ozban, "Oz", an Ordinary Troll, crushed to death by a troll pyramid on Day 2
Volo, "Vol", Traitor Troll, magically opened up like a door on Night 3
Bane Mantra, "Bane", an Ordinary Troll, turned into stone while hunting (modfired) on Day 3
Boromir88, "Bore", Ordinary Troll, forgotten outside the cave and turned into stone on Day 3
Brinniel, "Brin", the Clever Troll, strangled to death with the assistance of magical studs on Night4
Gil-Galad, "Gil", an Ordinary Troll, beaten to death by his fellows on Day 4
Shastanis Althreduin, "Shaz", an Ordinary Troll, lost in search for Bane (modfired) on Day 4
A Little Green, "Green", an Ordinary Troll, blown up with fireworks on Night 5
Morsul the Dark, "Mors", an Ordinary Troll, roasted, but not eaten on Day 5
Loslote, "Lot", the Purse-holder Troll, lured into daylight on Night 6
McCaber, "Cab", a Wizard, identified by the troll-purse and suffocated to death on Night 6
Inziladun, "Lad", a Wizard, roasted but not rescued on Day 6
Coppermirror, "Cop", an Ordinary Troll, spotlighted on Night 7
satansaloser2005, "Sal", a Wizard, sat on, minced fine, boiled and eaten on Day 7

Dumb and Walking
Kath, "Kat", an Ordinary Troll
Nerwen, "Nerve", the Insomniac Troll
Nogrod, "Nog", an Ordinary Troll
Rikae, "Rick", an Ordinary Troll

~*~

The game has ended. The Trolls have won! Congratulations from both Mods, ye louts!

Now everyone can start posting merrily on this thread.

02-03-2013, 04:01 PM	#739
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	The seventh night Five trolls sat in front of their cave, huddled around the small fire. They did not need a huge bonfire anymore, as their numbers had grown really thin. As the night darkened, one by one, stars were popping up in the sky, but the trolls scarcely spoke to each other. The remaining Wizard was also among them, cloaked by his disguise, and his head filled with grim thoughts of his fellows, who had failed at their task, and with grim visions of the future. Slowly, moon rose above the hills, casting its pale light over the sharp rocks, its light glistening on the mountain-streams so they looked like rivers of molten silver. "The night's gettin' on," Rick finally broke the silence. "We still have one wizzer amongst us. We can't sleep during the day when he's still here." "Don't sleep, then," said Nerve. "I never do." Sal's eyes turned on her. "What? Are you saying you don't sleep?" She seemed startled. "Great Elephants! Does that mean..." "What?" Kat frowned. "Great what?" "She said ah-laff-hunts," said Nog. "What's ah-laff-hunts, Sal?" Sal shifted uncomfortably. "Eh, they are, um, things. Big things. Big animals." "Big?" asked Rick. "How big?" "Really big," Sal answered, still looking rather uncomfortable about the topic. "Like really, really big?" asked Kat. "Do they make good supper?" "Where do you find ay-luff-ants, anyway?" Nerve demanded. "Haven't seen an ay-luff-ant before, only normal ants, and they're pretty small." "They live in the south," explained Sal, annoyed. But that remark made Rick jump up. "South? And how'd you get south? There's too much sun there!" "Um," Sal stammered, "over hill, er, under hill?" "Over 'ill an' under 'ill?" Nog repeated. "That doesn't make any sense!" "She's speaking in riddles!" Kat yelled. "She's a wizzer!" But Sal was already on her feet. "Stand back!" she screamed. "Stand back, or I'll curse you!" "She's a wizzer!" Nerve shouted. "Get'er!" Though she did not seem to have the nerve to heed her own command. Rick stooped to pick up a rock, but it was as if some invisible force prevented her from using it. "I will turn you all into spotted frogs! I will send snakes after you!" Sal spoke, as she retreated away from Rick and Nerve's side of the fire, holding a troll-club, which slowly started changing into an elaborately carven staff. Even Sal seemed to change, her body becaming smaller, her nose more pointy, her eyebrows longer, and beard sprouted from her chin. "I will make your remaining hair fall off!" she continued, playing for time as she stepped to the side to put the fire between her(or him?)self and Kat. "I will make the sun come up and burn you all! I will-" But at that moment, the thick figure of Nog jumped up from the shadows behind Sal, and popped a sack right over her(or his?) head and down to her(or his?) toes. The trolls roared in triumph. "We got us a wizzer, we got us a wizzer," Rick chanted, while Nerve helped Nog tying up the sack and Kat was putting more wood to the fire. "This time, we do it proper," she disclaimed. "I say we first sit on the wizzer, since it worked first time..." "...then mince 'im fine, since the food must be good..." Nog added. "...then boil 'im, and, of course, eat 'im," Nerve finished. So let us leave the trolls in the midst of their merry and well-deserved feast. We will only tell you the following: that night they went to sleep with their bellies full for the first time in a long time, and they were very happy. ~~ Dumb and Dead Thinlómien, "Lom", dispatched by the Wizards as a threat on Night 1 Legate of Amon Lanc, "Leg", dispatched by the Wizards as a threat on Night 1 Pomegranate, "Pom", a Wizard, boiled and eaten on Day 1 Ozban, "Oz", an Ordinary Troll, crushed to death by a troll pyramid on Day 2 Volo, "Vol", Traitor Troll, magically opened up like a door on Night 3 Bane Mantra, "Bane", an Ordinary Troll, turned into stone while hunting (modfired) on Day 3 Boromir88, "Bore", Ordinary Troll, forgotten outside the cave and turned into stone on Day 3 Brinniel, "Brin", the Clever Troll, strangled to death with the assistance of magical studs on Night4 Gil-Galad, "Gil", an Ordinary Troll, beaten to death by his fellows on Day 4 Shastanis Althreduin, "Shaz", an Ordinary Troll, lost in search for Bane (modfired) on Day 4 A Little Green, "Green", an Ordinary Troll, blown up with fireworks on Night 5 Morsul the Dark, "Mors", an Ordinary Troll, roasted, but not eaten on Day 5 Loslote, "Lot", the Purse-holder Troll, lured into daylight on Night 6 McCaber, "Cab", a Wizard, identified by the troll-purse and suffocated to death on Night 6 Inziladun, "Lad", a Wizard, roasted but not rescued on Day 6 Coppermirror, "Cop", an Ordinary Troll, spotlighted on Night 7 satansaloser2005, "Sal", a Wizard, sat on, minced fine, boiled and eaten on Day 7 Dumb and Walking Kath, "Kat", an Ordinary Troll Nerwen, "Nerve", the Insomniac Troll Nogrod, "Nog", an Ordinary Troll Rikae, "Rick", an Ordinary Troll ~~ The game has ended. The Trolls have won! Congratulations from both Mods, ye louts! Now everyone can start posting merrily on this thread. Last edited by Legate of Amon Lanc; 02-03-2013 at 04:05 PM.