Werewolf XLII, Mist in the Barrow Downs

[Rikae]

Ah well, good luck (to some of you) -- I've done what I can, though my fate was sealed before day 1 started, I think.

I will say one thing -- that was *not* acting, by the fur on my muzzle! I don't like seeing an innocent Macalaure persecuted in any case. Post #205 comes straight from my evil little heart.

And sorry, Farael...

[Roa_Aoife]

END OF DAY

Alright, Rikae's dead. I'll have a suitable death scene up in a little bit.

Legate
Nogrod
McCaber
Sally
Gwathagor
A Little Green
Nerwen
Shasta


Dead:
Roa: Eaten by werewolves, or otherwise gone missing
Farael: Killed by a convenient plot-twist
Aganzir: Squished into non-existance inside a d2
Loomy: May not be dead, but she's sure too far from the game to be of much help
Macalaure: Lynched old-fashion way
Meneltarmacil: Lost to the whims of the GM
Rikae

The Tally
2 wolves

[Farael]

This is aggravating! This time I have no (proper) excuses, I just lost track of time. This week is a little crazy at school, and my times are a little all over the place. Heres the narration.

Rikae had a plan. It was brilliant, it was risky but the chances of nailing whom she was looking for were rather high. Of course, it would draw some danger and suspicion her way, but which adventurer wouldn’t gladly put her life at risk to further her own goals? That’s almost the definition of an adventurer anyway.

She ‘latched on’ to Macalaure hoping for the best. Of course, should Mac be her target she’d be in trouble, but what were the odds? Not to mention that specially on the first few days no-one would have much idea of who anyone else was, and should Macalaure decide not to play ball, Rikae could’ve easily changed plans and quieted accusations by claiming it was the first-few-days’ haze that had her confused.

Then Menel happened. “Accursed insane adventurer!” She thought to herself. Of course, she would not betray her thoughts to the rest of the folks trapped in the Barrow “Can’t you see what I am trying to do here? Can’t you see this is all for your own good? The writing is on the wall and you are blind, blind to it”

The moods of the mob were fickle, Rikae knew, just the day before Macalaure had been gruesomely lynched. It had proven to her benefit that Mac had been just an ordo, as she suspected all along, but now the tides of fate were turning and she was on the spotlight.

“Nothing to fear” she thought “I have prepared for this moment” and she launched herself into an eloquent defence of herself and accusation of a more suitable target. It was the moment of truth, the point where her plan would come to fruition or come crashing down in flames. She endeavoured hard, she expressed, pointed out, claimed... but to no avail.

When the votes were tallied up, she was to be the one to die that day.
“Wait, I can explain” she said wearily “It was all a plan, this is for the best...”
“Oh, no you don’t! Fool us once shame on you, fool us twice shame on us too!” Said A Little Green as she lunged at Rikae with a sword.

A Little Green had never been much of a swordswoman, but this time her luck held (or Rikae’s ran out) and she pierced the poor woman’s heart. Rikae never got a chance to explain how her plan would’ve helped the adventurers.

So, you are probably wondering “What happened to Farael? His narration is not funny!“ and for most of you it is not. However, for me and the Two remaining wolves, it is probably amusing to imagine the rest of you reading all of this without quite figuring out whether Rikae was an ordo with a plan or a wolf with delusions that somehow, eating everyone would help them. I should take a moment to say “Rikae you are an awfully cunning monster. If I hadn’t been the Mod I would’ve had some serious doubts about what to do. Good job.”

The Living:
Legate
Nogrod
McCaber
Sally
Gwathagor
A Little Green
Nerwen
Shasta


The Dead:
Roa: Eaten by werewolves, or otherwise gone missing
Farael: Killed by a convenient plot-twist
Aganzir: Squished into non-existance inside a d2
Loomy: May not be dead, but she's sure too far from the game to be of much help
Macalaure: Lynched old-fashion way
Meneltarmacil: Lost to the whims of the GM
Rikae: WOLF dead because of her cunning plan of world-domination (or at the very least, adventurer-snacking)

The Tally
2 wolves

The notice: The next game Day will start at the regular time, the wolves will NOT be allowed to PM during the first hours of the day, as they think it that a shortened night will be enough to suit their plotting.

[Farael]

A Little Green was feeling quite proud of herself. After all, she had a pivotal role in getting rid of Rikae the Wolf and that meant that she’d have at least one more day to live. Let’s face it, who would vote for her now?

Meanwhile, there were two adventurers who did not feel nearly as joyous. They had felt nigh invincible for a couple of nights, but now they had lost one of their number. That would not do, the night called for some special treatment.

The first thought in most villagers’ mind when they woke up was “wonderful, I am not dead”. Their second thought in most cases was “What the...”. The whole room was painted a lovely pink. It was Sally who found a note. It read

“You may have gotten one of us, but before then we got three of you. You cannot win, might as well give up. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy A Little... Pink”

The Living:
Legate
Nogrod
McCaber
Sally
Gwathagor
Nerwen
Shasta


The Dead:
Roa: Eaten by werewolves, or otherwise gone missing
Farael: Killed by a convenient plot-twist
Aganzir: Squished into non-existance inside a d2
Loomy: May not be dead, but she's sure too far from the game to be of much help
Macalaure: Lynched old-fashion way
Meneltarmacil: Lost to the whims of the GM
Rikae: WOLF dead because of her cunning plan of world-domination (or at the very least, adventurer-snacking)
A Little Green: Dyed... the walls a lovely pink.


The Tally
2 wolves

[Gwathagor]

Well...I'll be the first one to say it: I got completely duped, and now I look REALLY suspicious.

[Nerwen]

At last! We got one.

...But I am in total awe of Rikae. The Seer had all but tattooed "Wolf" on her forehead– and she came this close to talking her way out of it. I'm glad I wasn't around near the deadline– that would have been horribly nerveracking.

And thanks, Little Green. R.I.P.

Edit: X'd with Gwathagor.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, after seeing yesterDay's events, I must say it was quite close and in any case, Rikae indeed quite succeeded in her misleading tactics. With this, I would like to point out that given our numbers, this shows how dangerous the voting may be, and since there are two wolves among us, their votes have large weight. It is of question whether there were (except for Rikae) one, two or no votes among Nerwen-voters. Personally I don't think they'd dare to vote all for Nerwen, on the other hand, given the close result of the vote, it may be possible. Anyway, after this I am inclined to think better of Nerwen, as she was the only other candidate against Rikae and Rikae herself voted her. Well, technically, there is of course the possibility of both them being wolves, but I don't think it much sure and Nerwen did not seem much suspicious to me this far. However, the same way, Rikae being a Wolf confirms my suspicions of Sally whom I now think as another Wolf, based on their seeming connection with Rikae, as it was said earlier.

And LG's death - well, personally I don't recall her posting much, did she? I am going to go through her posts to try to see if we can find what might have been the cause for her death.

EDIT: x-ed since Nerwen's second post