Tol-in-Gaurhoth XX: Wereorc I: The elves cannot hide themselves much longer.

[Celuien]

Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife

Interesting that the orcs would kill her over Zali. Why not go for the gifted rather than the known innocent?

Possibly because they thought Spawn was the Shaman. It makes sense - the Ranger and Orcs have the same goal - to find the Shaman. Since they both picked Spawn on night 1, the remaining Orcs could have taken Zali's pick as confirmation of their suspicions and decided to see if they had really been lucky enough to spot the more dangerous gifted.

That, by the way, is the reason I delibrately avoided bringing up any discussion of "who do you think the Ranger protected" yesterDAY.

If this scenario is true, then Spawn might have said something on day 1 that got the Orcs' attention, other than her generally being a smart player. I'll check to see if there was anything that might fit into this category.

Possibility two: We don't really know that Zali is the Ranger other than by her word. Assuming that she's telling the truth, the Orcs could have decided to take on a strategy of attacking Spawn, then trying to get us to lynch her as a gifted impersonator during the day. On this topic, I believe Zali's claim. Generally, I think gifted impersonation is a bad, bad move for an Orc by guaranteeing being outed as a werecreature eventually.

Other possibility: Zali is an Orc. Unlikely, I think, but posed above by Roa. IF this scenario is correct, I really think the true Ranger shouldn't come out yet. Enough said on this (by me, anyway).

And I'll answer Zali's question about my vote from yesterday. You and Roa were my most suspicious characters yesterday, and I distrusted you more than Roa. I really did need to leave then (and didn't get back until after time was called) so I was unable to wait for a response and voted. Sorry about that - I see that I was wrong now.

About JennyOrc - I don't think the business about the remaining Orcs all having more than one word should be taken too seriously. While she might have left a few truths in her post, I don't think this is one because it would make our job too easy. Only Sleepy Ranger, Legolas iS, and Roa_Aoife meet that description. Any real clues to her surviving colleagues' identities are probably more subtle, and probably from before she knew she was going to die.