Tol-in-Gaurhoth XV-The Villagers Strike Back! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 12-22-2005, 07:50 AM

Votes:

Menel -> Farael
Formendacil -> Nonnac
Nonnac -> Gurthang
Lhuna -> Gurthang
Farael -> Menel
Eomer -> Wayne
Gurthang -> Nonnac
Mith -> Farael
Boromir -> Nonnac
Wayne -> Farael
Kath -> Nonnac

That's all, I think. So, 3 for Nonnacedak and 3 for Farael. Four votes left, anybody can still end up devoured. I believe both Mith and Farael are really what they claim to be, but it's true that Charcharoth is most useful dead if they happen to kill a hero with them.

Edit: And cross-posted again... *sigh* I hadn't realized that Farael (if he's Carcharoth) might not have the chance to change his pick. And Kath has now voted for Nonnac.

mormegil · 12-22-2005, 07:59 AM

Gurthang or Nonna?

Any tips wolves?

mormegil · 12-22-2005, 08:00 AM

++Nonna

Sorry old lad.

Though I would like to vote for Wayne for his seeming lack of reading.

Quote:

Evryone can be a hero yea right I am in a rush and got to go good bye.

Even if he is innocent this is death worthy and I cannot believe he would vote Farael at this stage. It forces me to vote for Nonna, whom I think is innocent.

I still think Gurthang to be guilty and would like him gone.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 12-22-2005, 08:02 AM

I think it's my responsibility to vote for

++Nonnacedak

so that no-one can pop up and make a tie between him and Farael knowing that we'd lose two innocents at once (I still believe that Farael was sincere and I haven't suspected Menel at all). Okay, it's still possible to make a tie, but not probable.

Edit: Guess what! Cross-posting... again...

Anguirel · 12-22-2005, 08:13 AM

As in the usual way of things, the wolf o' nine tails was cut off by the howling of the dark tempest that heralded Devouring Hour...

I sense that secrets have been ripped to shreds. Now flesh will be also!

Voting closed. Night 3 ending soon.

Anguirel · 12-22-2005, 08:39 AM

The conference of the wolf pack was strangely bewildered and flustered on this ight-even though, for once, it was not reacting to a killing. It was as if the regular corpses found as dusk settled had been an oddly familiar, stabilising influence, an axis around which action could move. Faced with no such murder, the wolves were confused, even dismayed.

When Farael began to start a movement against Meneltarmacil, accusing him of "lacking pack spirit", all Angband started to break loose.

"Menel is Sauron and I'm Draugluin!" Mithalwen growled defensively.

"Well I'm Carcharoth!" Farael retorted. "You may have whelped me, mumsie, but I'm a lot bigger than you..."

As the great wolves, their hackles rising, started to spring together, while Eomer chased Wayne and the latter chased a fairy, Gil-Gurth raised his paw.

"We nearly mangled Nonnacedak on the first night! I say we were right then!"

Their lupine nerves shaken, clutching for some kind of sanity as their temper and hunger reared out of restraint, the pack, as one, turned on the luckless scavenger.

"You spared me before!" he shrieked, his voice high-pitched and desperate. "Do it again, please! For yur own good! My power is awesome," he continued unconvincingly, "I'm, er, Sauron! I'm Thuringwethil! I'm Maedhros the Tall! I'm Finrod Felagund! Don't hurt me and I won't hurt..."

At this point mormegil ripped off his forepaw, and the relntless tearing and biting began. It did not cease till the sun began to rise. The wolves looked up from the innocent corpse they were mauling, and remembered the dire words of Huan the Hound:

"Aure entuluva! Day shall come again!"

Dead

Anguirel (Werewolf)-throat cut as he slept on Day 1
Glirdan (Werewolf)-devoured on Night 1
The Saucepan Man (Huan)-murdered by mischance on Day 2
Rune Son Of Bjarne (Dwarven Hero)-drowned in the Sirion through Kitanna's treachery on Night 2
Kitanna (Werewolf)-beheaded in Rune's last act of vengeance on Night 2
Nonnacedak (Werewolf)-mauled mercilessly on Night 3

Living

Mormegil-Crabby Old Wolf
Gurthang-Gil-Gurth
Formendacil-Lobo
Farael-Werewolf In Denial
Lhuna-Girl-Who-Cried-Wolf
Eomer-Black Warg of Rhun
Boromir-Exorcist Specialising in Heroes
Spawn-Wolf O' Nine Tails
Oddwen-Bloodthirsty Whelp
Kath-Runt of the Litter
Mithalwen-Alpha Female
Meneltarmacil-Lone Wolf
Wayne-Fairy Hunter

Well, Day has come again. It will end at 2:00 pm GMT tomorrow. I and Cailin need names from Sauron, Draugluin, Carcharoth and the remaining Heroes.

Anguirel · 12-23-2005, 08:21 AM

Nonnacadak's stash of unappetising, but nevertheless to wolves appealing, scavenged left-overs had been discovered while his corpse was still being maimed, and the new source of sustenance had led to yet another wild wolvish revel, with howling and Orc-chasing into the early hours of daylight itself. Only the most farsighted of the pack went to their bloody sleeping pallets with foreboding persistently gnawing at their innards.

When the hateful craft of Arien had at last sped its course, mormegil, as the most senior wolf in attendance, and the worst-tempered, if not the largest, called his fellow-lycanthropes to a new meeting-place, at a rocky outcrop overhanging the rushing river, a short distance from where the Dwarf Lord had drowned. Boromir88 had decreed that all further wolfmoots should take place here, in order that the hidden heroes might be disheartened.

But there was one thing about this outcrop that only one wolf, Meneltarmacil, knew. There was a crevice in its centre which could easily be crawled into and left safely, which the Lone Wolf had discovered long ago. He knew and loved this lurking-spot; it provided him with protection from the coldness of the wind, while letting him feel it in his whiskers; and it hid him from the sight of the company he shunned.

He had, it became apparent to the twelve remaining wolves, died here; the struggle had widened the crevice and made it more noticeable. A vast stake had been thrust into the crack, and the Lone Wolf's decapitated head had been impaled with it, the empty eyes staring at the company.

Empty eyes? A punishment usually practiced by wolves on village seers! So Meneltarmacil, the wolves shuddered, must have been their Seer-in other words, Sauron himself!

As a moan of despair began to leap up, a voice of unspeakable power sounded in their dark minds.

They thought they had slain me. But I walk among you still. The guileless Heroes fell straight into my trap. The Lone Wolf was but one of my minions, and of no account!

Dead

Anguirel (Werewolf)-throat cut as he slept on Day 1
Glirdan (Werewolf)-devoured on Night 1
The Saucepan Man (Huan)-murdered by mischance on Day 2
Rune Son Of Bjarne (Dwarven Hero)-drowned in the Sirion through Kitanna's treachery on Night 2
Kitanna (Werewolf)-beheaded in Rune's last act of vengeance on Night 2
Nonnacedak (Werewolf)-mauled mercilessly on Night 3
Meneltarmacil (Werewolf)-hacked to pieces and impaled by Heroes on Day 4

Living

Mormegil-Crabby Old Wolf
Gurthang-Gil-Gurth
Formendacil-Lobo
Farael-Werewolf In Denial
Lhuna-Girl-Who-Cried-Wolf
Eomer-Black Warg of Rhun
Boromir-Exorcist Specialising in Heroes
Spawn-Wolf O' Nine Tails
Oddwen-Bloodthirsty Whelp
Kath-Runt of the Litter
Mithalwen-Alpha Female
Wayne-Fairy Hunter

Wolves, it's now Night 4. Determine who did the deed, or fear more reprisals by Day!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 12-23-2005, 08:32 AM

Well, I missed the chaos yesterday but I was extremely disheartened reading it. We're showing every sign of throwing this away.

I might as well share what my guesses were. I too thought that Meneltarmacil was the Seer and I also thought that Boromir88 was the Hunter. Menel was clearly insightful and his work ensured the ongoing protection of the Seer. Kudos to you, brave wolf! I am very prepared to trust Boromir88 for the time being.

What we really need at the start of this night, though, is clarity regarding the dispute between our self-proclaimed gifteds. If you would be so kind to eliminate this confusion, Mithalwen and Farael.

Mithalwen · 12-23-2005, 09:16 AM

What is the point - noone listens?

mormegil · 12-23-2005, 12:31 PM

In post 219 Farael proclaims himself Carcharoth and then says this about Menel

Quote:

Still, unless someone convinces me of Meneltarmacil's innocence, I shall take him down with me when I'm dead. I have no hopes of surviving to-morrow, but I will gladly give my life for my Dark Lord.

You didn't post your confession until 227 and Farael did not post the rest of the night. I think you are jumping too far ahead Mith and assuming things that just aren't true. If Farael is, as I believe, Carcharoth then he would not have chosen to kill Menel had he seen your confession. I believe you did the right thing in coming forward but it was after Farael's proclaimed himself. In rereading it I believe Farael was certain he was going to die and told us in advance so there was no surpirse.

12-22-2005, 07:50 AM	#1
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	Votes: Menel -> Farael Formendacil -> Nonnac Nonnac -> Gurthang Lhuna -> Gurthang Farael -> Menel Eomer -> Wayne Gurthang -> Nonnac Mith -> Farael Boromir -> Nonnac Wayne -> Farael Kath -> Nonnac That's all, I think. So, 3 for Nonnacedak and 3 for Farael. Four votes left, anybody can still end up devoured. I believe both Mith and Farael are really what they claim to be, but it's true that Charcharoth is most useful dead if they happen to kill a hero with them. Edit: And cross-posted again... sigh I hadn't realized that Farael (if he's Carcharoth) might not have the chance to change his pick. And Kath has now voted for Nonnac. __________________ Fenris Wolf

12-22-2005, 07:59 AM	#2
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	Gurthang or Nonna? Any tips wolves? __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

12-22-2005, 08:02 AM	#4
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	I think it's my responsibility to vote for ++Nonnacedak so that no-one can pop up and make a tie between him and Farael knowing that we'd lose two innocents at once (I still believe that Farael was sincere and I haven't suspected Menel at all). Okay, it's still possible to make a tie, but not probable. Edit: Guess what! Cross-posting... again... __________________ Fenris Wolf

12-22-2005, 08:13 AM	#5
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	As in the usual way of things, the wolf o' nine tails was cut off by the howling of the dark tempest that heralded Devouring Hour... I sense that secrets have been ripped to shreds. Now flesh will be also! Voting closed. Night 3 ending soon. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

12-22-2005, 08:39 AM	#6
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	From feast to fiasco The conference of the wolf pack was strangely bewildered and flustered on this ight-even though, for once, it was not reacting to a killing. It was as if the regular corpses found as dusk settled had been an oddly familiar, stabilising influence, an axis around which action could move. Faced with no such murder, the wolves were confused, even dismayed. When Farael began to start a movement against Meneltarmacil, accusing him of "lacking pack spirit", all Angband started to break loose. "Menel is Sauron and I'm Draugluin!" Mithalwen growled defensively. "Well I'm Carcharoth!" Farael retorted. "You may have whelped me, mumsie, but I'm a lot bigger than you..." As the great wolves, their hackles rising, started to spring together, while Eomer chased Wayne and the latter chased a fairy, Gil-Gurth raised his paw. "We nearly mangled Nonnacedak on the first night! I say we were right then!" Their lupine nerves shaken, clutching for some kind of sanity as their temper and hunger reared out of restraint, the pack, as one, turned on the luckless scavenger. "You spared me before!" he shrieked, his voice high-pitched and desperate. "Do it again, please! For yur own good! My power is awesome," he continued unconvincingly, "I'm, er, Sauron! I'm Thuringwethil! I'm Maedhros the Tall! I'm Finrod Felagund! Don't hurt me and I won't hurt..." At this point mormegil ripped off his forepaw, and the relntless tearing and biting began. It did not cease till the sun began to rise. The wolves looked up from the innocent corpse they were mauling, and remembered the dire words of Huan the Hound: "Aure entuluva! Day shall come again!" Dead Anguirel (Werewolf)-throat cut as he slept on Day 1 Glirdan (Werewolf)-devoured on Night 1 The Saucepan Man (Huan)-murdered by mischance on Day 2 Rune Son Of Bjarne (Dwarven Hero)-drowned in the Sirion through Kitanna's treachery on Night 2 Kitanna (Werewolf)-beheaded in Rune's last act of vengeance on Night 2 Nonnacedak (Werewolf)-mauled mercilessly on Night 3 Living Mormegil-Crabby Old Wolf Gurthang-Gil-Gurth Formendacil-Lobo Farael-Werewolf In Denial Lhuna-Girl-Who-Cried-Wolf Eomer-Black Warg of Rhun Boromir-Exorcist Specialising in Heroes Spawn-Wolf O' Nine Tails Oddwen-Bloodthirsty Whelp Kath-Runt of the Litter Mithalwen-Alpha Female Meneltarmacil-Lone Wolf Wayne-Fairy Hunter Well, Day has come again. It will end at 2:00 pm GMT tomorrow. I and Cailin need names from Sauron, Draugluin, Carcharoth and the remaining Heroes. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

12-23-2005, 08:21 AM	#7
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	The Return of the Wolfslayers Nonnacadak's stash of unappetising, but nevertheless to wolves appealing, scavenged left-overs had been discovered while his corpse was still being maimed, and the new source of sustenance had led to yet another wild wolvish revel, with howling and Orc-chasing into the early hours of daylight itself. Only the most farsighted of the pack went to their bloody sleeping pallets with foreboding persistently gnawing at their innards. When the hateful craft of Arien had at last sped its course, mormegil, as the most senior wolf in attendance, and the worst-tempered, if not the largest, called his fellow-lycanthropes to a new meeting-place, at a rocky outcrop overhanging the rushing river, a short distance from where the Dwarf Lord had drowned. Boromir88 had decreed that all further wolfmoots should take place here, in order that the hidden heroes might be disheartened. But there was one thing about this outcrop that only one wolf, Meneltarmacil, knew. There was a crevice in its centre which could easily be crawled into and left safely, which the Lone Wolf had discovered long ago. He knew and loved this lurking-spot; it provided him with protection from the coldness of the wind, while letting him feel it in his whiskers; and it hid him from the sight of the company he shunned. He had, it became apparent to the twelve remaining wolves, died here; the struggle had widened the crevice and made it more noticeable. A vast stake had been thrust into the crack, and the Lone Wolf's decapitated head had been impaled with it, the empty eyes staring at the company. Empty eyes? A punishment usually practiced by wolves on village seers! So Meneltarmacil, the wolves shuddered, must have been their Seer-in other words, Sauron himself! As a moan of despair began to leap up, a voice of unspeakable power sounded in their dark minds. They thought they had slain me. But I walk among you still. The guileless Heroes fell straight into my trap. The Lone Wolf was but one of my minions, and of no account! Dead Anguirel (Werewolf)-throat cut as he slept on Day 1 Glirdan (Werewolf)-devoured on Night 1 The Saucepan Man (Huan)-murdered by mischance on Day 2 Rune Son Of Bjarne (Dwarven Hero)-drowned in the Sirion through Kitanna's treachery on Night 2 Kitanna (Werewolf)-beheaded in Rune's last act of vengeance on Night 2 Nonnacedak (Werewolf)-mauled mercilessly on Night 3 Meneltarmacil (Werewolf)-hacked to pieces and impaled by Heroes on Day 4 Living Mormegil-Crabby Old Wolf Gurthang-Gil-Gurth Formendacil-Lobo Farael-Werewolf In Denial Lhuna-Girl-Who-Cried-Wolf Eomer-Black Warg of Rhun Boromir-Exorcist Specialising in Heroes Spawn-Wolf O' Nine Tails Oddwen-Bloodthirsty Whelp Kath-Runt of the Litter Mithalwen-Alpha Female Wayne-Fairy Hunter Wolves, it's now Night 4. Determine who did the deed, or fear more reprisals by Day! __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

12-23-2005, 08:32 AM	#8
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Well, I missed the chaos yesterday but I was extremely disheartened reading it. We're showing every sign of throwing this away. I might as well share what my guesses were. I too thought that Meneltarmacil was the Seer and I also thought that Boromir88 was the Hunter. Menel was clearly insightful and his work ensured the ongoing protection of the Seer. Kudos to you, brave wolf! I am very prepared to trust Boromir88 for the time being. What we really need at the start of this night, though, is clarity regarding the dispute between our self-proclaimed gifteds. If you would be so kind to eliminate this confusion, Mithalwen and Farael. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

12-23-2005, 09:16 AM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	What is the point - noone listens? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace