Werewolf LIII: The Republic

[Brinniel]

Hello everyone, I'm finally here. It looks like as of now we have two reps...Lommy and Rune. I think I'll be voting for someone who already has one vote since I'd like to see a third rep to keep the game balanced. Probably Ilya or Kath since Nerwen requested not to be a rep toDay.

I've noticed Gil has sort of returned...which is odd. I can understand missing a Day or so due to RL, but he's missed practically the entire game. Especially since we have 48 hour Days, I can't a good reason for that...even with RL commitments, a player should be able to post a couple times per Day, or at least state the absence in the admin thread. And btw, after those couple posts, is he coming back? How are we to know?

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

since Nerwen requested not to be a rep toDay.

Oh no did she really? Dang! I'm a moron! Sorry Nerwen.

[Brinniel]

++Kath for rep

I agree with much that she has said toDay, while Ilya I can't get a good enough read on as she didn't post much at all toDay.

It's been a long day and I'm really tired. I might come back and post later tonight, but don't count on it. Again, my participation will be limited tomorrow, but I promise to be around to make at least some posts.

[A Little Green]

I managed to get here quickly before leaving this horrible wet and cold country. It seems the reps are Lommy, Rune and Kath. Is that right? If yes, I'm very content because they all are people I think are innocent (though one of them hates me, alas ) and I trust their judgement.

Hmmm. Yeah, I'd better be going now so I won't be late, I still have a few things to do before I leave. Have a nice rest of the Day, and if you don't get the wolf then have a nice next Day as well.

[Thinlómien]

Well, I really have very little to say. I could go and analyse someone, but that feels a bit pointless since Brinn already provided us with the quotes that matter. Of course, there is stuff to be learnt from other posts too. Also, I'm rather convinced Gwath is the last wolf, so I don't even feel like doing research - why try to find out something you know already? I know an attitude like this is terribly unhealthy, so I will try to look at someone else's posts later toDay.

I can sympathise with Gwath's frustration at the suspicions directed to him, but italso looks a bit wolvish. I mean, at least I'm more bothered by inconcrete accusations against myself when I'm a wolf (or a gifted, or an ordo on a Day the village can'yt afford to lose an innocent).

Originally Posted by Gwath

So, I would be interested to know exactly why you are all so intent on lynching me (if you even know), so that I can at least try to defend myself. Thanks.

Well, Gwath, my problem with that is I suspect you the most not because you'd look incredibly wolvish (although others have raised good points against you which I agree with), but because everybody else looks far more innocent. Thus, logically, you are my main suspect. (Besides, after you and Gaunt got me-wolf lynched so close to victory in Eomer's game, I feel like assuring that you-wolf won't get to win this time. Well, ok, that was not of course what I'm really thinking. It just occured to me and I had to say it aloud.)

I have no idea what to make of Gil's sudden reappearance... well, let's hope he reads through the thread (or at least some of it, poor one ) and makes some interesting contributions. He's a smart guy when he bothers to actually think about stuff and post.

[Mithalwen]

Since obviously not everyone will wish to speak openly about this for tactical/ in-game reasons If anyone has strong feelings about this issue could you PM the moddesses ASAP?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

We should probably start talking about who to lynch, I know that all the representatives have voiced suspicion about Gwath, but I think we should look into other options as well.

Anyways I am working on my paper again today, but I will dedicate some hours to analysing later today. Until then I will not be overly active unless something special happens. . .

[Thinlómien]

Last post over SIX HOURS ago? Goodness this game is quiet... I will go and analyse someone soon just to create some discussion...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

And then the still-living wolf snickered, murmuring while nobody could hear:

"Village, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Village, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou'art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy'or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Gwath shall be no more; Gwath, thou shalt die."

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Dear John Donne: I'm so, so sorry.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

And then the still-living wolf snickered, murmuring while nobody could hear:

"One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Gwath shall be no more; Gwath, thou shalt die."

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Dear John Donne: I'm so, so sorry.

Well at least we can be sure that the remaining werewolf is NOT Helen Gardner...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Well at least we can be sure that the remaining werewolf is NOT Helen Gardner...

Indeed. Nor John Donne.

You know, I could really get used to checking in and not finding six new pages... My own fault, I know...

[Mithalwen]

|I am sorry - I hoped to around more over the weekend but stuff happened.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Psh. I was talking about like the first three days when I'd have a one hour class, come back and find like four pages of banter.

It really wasn't that bad catching up yesterday.

[Thinlómien]

Something sad happened and I've been rather down all day, so I couldn't bring myself to actually start thinking about stuff like "who's the last werewolf" but now I feel a little better and will do my best to do something. So, without further whining...

Well, first off, I'm more than surprised to see that this game is still going on. As you might have noticed, I was rather confident that Gwath was our last wolf. Whoever is our last wolf is doing rather convincing job.

I think we shouldn't make too much out of the lack of a kill. It could mean basically anything and we are just going to distract ourselves if we concentrate on it.

Yeah, that wasn't much, I know. I'll be back soon to say more stuff. Meanwhile, I'll let Greenie post.

[Brinniel]

I'm not gonna bother attempting any long analysis because if Ilya is indeed the final wolf, it'll just be wasted time. But I'll still share some quick thoughts before deadline:

Gil-Galad: Hasn't shown up, therefore nothing new.

Greenie: Is a slippery one. I still can't get a good read on her and while part of me wants to trust her, I'm just not sure.

Lommy: Everyone seems to think her innocent, which worries me. While there's nothing about her that I find particularly suspicious, I can imagine a sneaky Lommy-wolf snickering in the background.

Kath: Is someone I could see as a possible wolf, but I'm not sure.

Nerwen: Hasn't shown up for the second half of the Day. She's still a question mark, yet her quietness does worry me.

Rune: I'm feeling a bit better about him. If he were the wolf, I think he would've gone ahead and chosen to lynch me. After all, a vote for me wouldn't exactly be suspicious coming from him since he does typically suspect me in every game.

Ilya: The one doomed to die. She was another I wasn't sure about. I like her style, though I found it a tad frustrating that she didn't provide a whole lot of substance. Yet, her parting post makes me think she might be innocent after all. The post sounds genuine and as I mentioned, she does give some good advice. 'Tis a shame though that it took her getting lynched to say it.

Hmm...while I'm doubtful of Ilya's guilt, I do hope she actually is the last wolf. Otherwise I'm afraid I'm gonna have to do a lot of research come toMorrow because I have no clue.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

In a hole in the ground they shoved their Sally. Yes, a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, rather than a dry, bare, sandy hole with things in it to sit down on and to eat: it was a lynching-hole, and that means discomfort.

It had no perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle, opening on to a tube-shaped hall like a tunnel: it was a very uncomfortable tunnel with smoke, with grubby walls, and floors dank and moldy, with no polished chairs, and absolutely no pegs for hats and coats – this hole was meant for prisoners, not visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill. The Hill, as all the terrified people for many miles round called it, lacked doors opening out of it: there was nowhere for Sally to go but in. No going upstairs for Sally: the tunnel went only deeper and deeper down.

As she clawed her way lower, driven onward by the shouts of the village and the rats they were releasing behind her, the tunnel collapsed over her head, burying her tragically.

In the hole in the Hill, died an ordo.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

By: the phantom

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The final Werewolf was in a foul mood as it made its way quietly towards Phantom's dwelling. Finally, I can be rid of that loud-mouthed cloaked nuisance! I should have killed him the very first night!

The Werewolf hopped the hedge onto Phantom's property, and was surprised to find light streaming out through a wide open front door. The beast paused, fearing some trick (or perhaps a ploy).

A merry voice called out from within the house. "Come on in, my furry friend! Have a drink with me!"

Senses on full alert, the Werewolf padded warily through the door. Phantom called out again from the room on the Wolf's right side. "Hurry now, or there will be no wine left for you!"

The creature entered the room, and there was the phantom, dressed in his usual hooded cloak, lounging at the head of a large dining table. He picked up a bottle and tossed it to the Wolf. "Glad you could join me! Now- a toast, to Boromir! A fine Seer, and a supremely entertaining fellow! Though he was an enemy, it is proper to honor skill and bravery!"

Phantom tipped his bottle and took a good swallow. The Werewolf grunted in displeasure and broke the bottle it held in its paws. "You dare to mock me now, when I have come to kill you?!" it growled. "For that, I will make your death long and painful."

"You really don't want to attack me," answered Phantom. "I can help you. I have books upon books of strategy and the like. The odds are against you, but with my help you could very well pull out the victory. But in order to gain my help, you would need to agree to certain terms."

The Werewolf wrinkled its fuzzy brow in confusion. "Surely you are not serious? You are on the side of the village. Why should you help me?"

"I was only on the side of the village because I didn't like the way you and your companions did business," answered Phantom. "Meeting together each night and talking things over, and compromising, and coming to decisions in a democratic manner... It made me sick! I felt ashamed to be a Werewolf!"

"What?! A Werewo-"

"Yes. Those villages just down the river from us- the ones that got eaten last year. That was me!" Phantom threw back his head and laughed.

"You're lying!" howled the Werewolf.

"I've been waiting for companions for some time now," explained Phantom. "You four came along and I thought it was time to cause some carnage, but the first night I overheard you talking. You just... weren't my type of Werewolves. Much too... governmental."

"But the Seer found you innocent!" yelled the Werewolf.

"No, he merely found me not to be a Werewolf that particular night, for indeed, I did not transform that night."

"You're just trying to save your skin! Prove you are a Werewolf!"

Phantom stood up and pulled back his hood. His teeth, eyes, ears, and mouth all testified that his claim was true. The Werewolf stared in shock.

"Now, if you're going to join me, here's what we're going to do," began Phantom. "First, we'll kill-"

"No, no- it doesn't work like that," protested the Werewolf. "We must go to the Wolf Civic Board, and get licenced to sponsor a pack. And then we go before the Wolf Council and ask permission to form a pack. And then the Wolf Admissions Panel has to do a background check on you before you can join the pack. Then you must read the Wolf Behavioral Guide and take the exam. And then-"

"Enough!" shouted Phantom. "I rescind my offer. I thought perhaps you were different from your fellows. But I see you are just as hideously bureaucratic as the rest of this village."

Phantom turned his back and walked out of the room, straight out the back door, and on into the countryside, in search of a place with fewer rules.

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Moddess Note: Werewolf though the phantom may at heart be, he wasn't one of this particular village's werewolves. In this village, he really was on the good guys' side.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

The village wakes.

Each member yawns, stretches, remembers that somebody dies every night.

They rush to the town hall.

They do a head count.

Jaws drop.

One of them snickers quietly.

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Dead:

Fea
Mith
Rikae
Diamond18 (ordo)
Legate (ordo)
McCaber (ordo)
Eönwë/Steve (ordo)
Aganzir (ordo)
Ka (wolf)
Shasta (ordo)
Mormegil (wolf)
Nogrod (wolf)
Boromir88 (seer)
Sally (ordo)
the phantom (ordo)
Gwathagor (ordo)


Alive:

Brinniel
Gil-Galad
Greenie
Ilya
Lommy
Kath
Nerwen
Rune

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Day begins.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Somebody is trying to be cunning. . . it could cost you in the end.

Of course maybe you just take great saticfaction in seing us killing each other.

Anyways, I will be back when my school is done in some hours, see you then.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

Somebody is trying to be cunning. . . it could cost you in the end.

Or does it just mean the wolf failed to send in the kill?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Or does it just mean the wolf failed to send in the kill?

It could be. . . then we are dealing with a very unprofesional wolf.