Tol-in-Gaurhoth XLIX - At the Source of Darkness - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nerwen · 08-30-2008, 02:02 PM

Farewell...

Rikae · 08-30-2008, 02:09 PM

You know, it's a shame - Mac had a great werewolf-lynching narration all planned out, and he never got to use it...

please hold off on discussion until we have the final narration up, which won't be long.

Rikae · 08-30-2008, 03:02 PM

Thus started the day that should be the last the expedition was going to see. During the night before, the wolves had been nervous. In her last words before falling asleep, Brinniel made a remark that got the wolves startled:

I really hope both of you aren't wolves.

Were they not doing as well as they thought? Were the innocents actually on their trail without noticing it? Brinniel had to go in any case... but would anybody guess the reason behind it?

They continued to be nervous when the day started. Nerwen, who revealed herself as the assassin stood before them upright: Well, it's clear now: the evil ones are Lommy and the phantom.

The wolves gasped. Busted. they thought. But then Nerwen laughed: Nah, I'm just kidding.

I'm really finding it hard to think of Lommy and phantom as guilty. Durelin added.

The wolves took a look at each other. Could it be that some of the surviving villagers were also secretely on their side? Even though most of the village seemed convinced of their innocence, they couldn't feel secure just yet. Not with the loner roane glaring at one of them, and interrupting the discussion now and then to cry "Now can we kill him? Please please please?", nor with the unemployed bum occasionally accusing the other.

But eventually the villagers grew weary of their march and their debate. Kath was the first to decide; declaring "this is ridiculous!" . Kath was the first to decide; declaring "this is ridiculous!" announced her wish for Shasta's death.

Durelin, however, disagreed, and sounding her barbaric "Arrrrrgh." into the world, vowed to lynch Kath.
Okay, so here's what we know. If Shasta and Kath are both innocent, the game is over. the phantom concluded, surpressing a grin.

After that, the expedition finally lost heart, and considering themselves doomed anyway, agreed with Kath. They never got to do what they planned to do, though. As soon as it was clear to him that his death would be the death of the entire expedition, and that his arch-enemy would be among the victors, his own prophecy fulfilled itself: Shasta's head exploded, covering those willing to kill him in his blood.
The innocents were stunned. Only Nerwen screamed:

These wolves are enemies beyond our strength. Run!

~*~

The villagers still outnumbered the wolves 3 to 2. If only they could reach the entrance again before sleep overtook them, perhaps they could still escape...

a fresh breeze drifted down the corridor, renewing their hope, and they hurried forward, fighting to keep their eyes open, each watching the other suspiciously out of the corner of an eye, wondering if this was one of the two waiting to slaughter them all in their sleep. Gradually they noticed the light beginning to change - taking on a quality of natural light. Durelin fancied she could hear birds singing - but birds? Here in the far north? It couldn't be....

suddenly, she awoke to find she had collapsed on the floor. Sitting up, she saw that Kath and Nerwen had fallen also - and, looking further ahead, she saw, unmistakably, the exit to the tunnel. But before she could rise, the wolves were upon her.

*~*

Dead:
Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One
Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One
Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two
Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two
Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two
Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three
Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three
Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four
Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four
Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four
A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five
Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five
Brinniel - (ordo) stabbed by her own junk in Night Six
Shastanis Althreduin -(ordo) saw his prophecy fulfilled on Day Six
Nerwen - (cobbler assassin) devoured in Night Seven
Kath - (ordo) devoured in Night Seven
Durelin - (ordo) devoured in Night Seven

Alive:

the phantom - (wolf)
Thinlómien - (wolf)

The game has ended.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 08-30-2008, 03:05 PM

Congratulations, wolves! You guys were awesome. Total nail-biter there at the end...

Macalaure · 08-30-2008, 03:06 PM

To quote Kath's signature: Great ordos of disappointment!

You may start discussing now.

Thinlómien · 08-30-2008, 03:08 PM

*gloatgloatgloat* Oh, my first real success ever as a wolf.

This was just great. I'm sorry for Kath, though.

Eönwë · 08-30-2008, 03:15 PM

Wow! My plan worked!

That was a very interesting game. And my first as a non-ordo. Congratulations, wolves!

Durelin · 08-30-2008, 03:17 PM

Well, shouldn't have said anything without thanking Mac and Rikae and everyone else for a great game! I especially enjoyed the narration about my attacking Nog...heheh.

Eönwë · 08-30-2008, 03:19 PM

Thanks Mac and Rikae for a great game!

Really liked the narrations!

(especially mine).

x-ed: wait, I don't need to do that anymore do I?

Brinniel · 08-30-2008, 03:28 PM

You know, I had this strong feeling that my final comment was gonna get me killed...

And the possibility that you two were wolves was something I truly worried about once deadline hit. I don't think I would've gone after both of you (as usually such comments I make are wrong)....but had I been alive I probably would've gone after one of you (though it's truly hard to say for sure since I died). Mostly because the entire time I was reading through the final Day, I had this horrible feeling that Kath and Shasta were indeed innocent..

Okay, I was duped Day 5. But it's slightly comforting to know that it really wouldn't have made a difference if I voted tp. That's what happens when both wolves are always the final voters..

Anyways, well played you two. You definitely kept us all confused...and while there were times I wondered about you guys, my suspicions were never actually strong enough to vote so.

Btw, great game Mac and Rikae. I loved my death scene.

Durelin · 08-30-2008, 03:07 PM

Congrats you two, obviously had no idea.

Apologies to Nogrod.

Durelin · 08-30-2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac

Great ordos of disappointment!

I must say I have found such remarks...not fun.

Lalaith · 08-30-2008, 03:16 PM

Arggh! I've been screaming at the screen now for days!
WW IV!! WW IV! He was just the same!

Well done. Great playing.

Thinlómien · 08-30-2008, 03:21 PM

Sorry to have killed you so early, Lal, by the way... you just looked like the Assassin...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Durelin

Well, shouldn't have said anything without thanking Mac and Rikae and everyone else for a great game! I especially enjoyed the narration about my attacking Nog...heheh.

100% seconded, every word of it.

This was just great, thanks so much!

Nogrod · 08-30-2008, 06:25 PM

Oh my, what a disaster!

I was quite sure that either tp and/or Brinn were wolves when I died. I just decided to go for making believable-looking suspicions for many enough people to get through the Night when the lynch came... I mean, I really didn't see it coming. Thank's to Lommy it came... without tp needing to dirty his fingers on it.

I asked via a text-message from Lommy whether I should feel bad for her and the village or congratulate her after my lynch and she replied I should congratulate her!

That was just awesome Lommy! I suspected you on Day1 with a good (right) reason but somehow managed to miss that one entirely as the time went by...

And well done the phantom, even if I was getting more sure about your guilt Day by Day. Sadly I had no chance to raise a case against you before I was dead... (I would have done it the next Day)

But it was really fun as long as it lasted.

Thanks Rikae and Mac for entertaining narrations and a nice idea. Sad we went OOC so early. It would have been fun to continue a bit more in that way as the set-up was so funny.

Two wolves skillful enough can make complete fools of an entire village it seems - even if they kill the majority of their helpers themselves...

the phantom · 08-30-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rikae

You know, it's a shame - Mac had a great werewolf-lynching narration all planned out, and he never got to use it...

He had one planned? I'm insulted.

Lommy, m'dear, you were an excellent partner. Much of my motivation was not wanting to let you down.

And Lalaith, it was WW X! How could you forget? *pouts* You were a great partner in that game. That's partly why I was glad to be rid of you early. You've been a WW with me before.

And Cobblers- thank you very much. None of you got Lommy or I lynched, and that's a fine accomplishment seeing as you were all flying blind.

Oh, and Kath, it was fair for me to deny being a WW. Remember in Fea's game when I showed everyone that as a WW I never denied being a WW? When I said that I prefaced it with this-

Quote:

Originally Posted by me

All right, everyone, mark down this day on your calendar- for this is the day that the phantom has been forced to completely remake himself. From this village onward I will play in a slightly different way, for I am now revealing how I have played up until now thus making it impossible to continue.

So my lie was fair game I think. It didn't feel terribly sporting, but I felt like I had little choice.

I'll say much more about kill choices and such later. Right now I'm off to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch football!

the phantom · 08-30-2008, 03:29 PM

Mac and Rikae- the modding was humorous and clever and entertaining. Fantastic job.

08-30-2008, 02:02 PM	#1
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Farewell... __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

08-30-2008, 03:05 PM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Congratulations, wolves! You guys were awesome. Total nail-biter there at the end... __________________ peace

08-30-2008, 03:08 PM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	gloatgloatgloat Oh, my first real success ever as a wolf. This was just great. I'm sorry for Kath, though. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

08-30-2008, 03:15 PM	#7
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	Wow! My plan worked! That was a very interesting game. And my first as a non-ordo. Congratulations, wolves! __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

08-30-2008, 03:19 PM	#9
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	Thanks Mac and Rikae for a great game! Really liked the narrations! (especially mine). x-ed: wait, I don't need to do that anymore do I? __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place Last edited by Eönwë; 08-30-2008 at 03:35 PM.

08-30-2008, 02:09 PM	#2
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	You know, it's a shame - Mac had a great werewolf-lynching narration all planned out, and he never got to use it... please hold off on discussion until we have the final narration up, which won't be long.

08-30-2008, 03:02 PM	#3
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Thus started the day that should be the last the expedition was going to see. During the night before, the wolves had been nervous. In her last words before falling asleep, Brinniel made a remark that got the wolves startled: I really hope both of you aren't wolves. Were they not doing as well as they thought? Were the innocents actually on their trail without noticing it? Brinniel had to go in any case... but would anybody guess the reason behind it? They continued to be nervous when the day started. Nerwen, who revealed herself as the assassin stood before them upright: Well, it's clear now: the evil ones are Lommy* and the phantom.* The wolves gasped. Busted. they thought. But then Nerwen laughed: Nah, I'm just kidding. I'm really finding it hard to think of Lommy* and phantom as guilty.* Durelin added. The wolves took a look at each other. Could it be that some of the surviving villagers were also secretely on their side? Even though most of the village seemed convinced of their innocence, they couldn't feel secure just yet. Not with the loner roane glaring at one of them, and interrupting the discussion now and then to cry "Now can we kill him? Please please please?", nor with the unemployed bum occasionally accusing the other. But eventually the villagers grew weary of their march and their debate. Kath was the first to decide; declaring "this is ridiculous!" . Kath was the first to decide; declaring "this is ridiculous!" announced her wish for Shasta's death. Durelin, however, disagreed, and sounding her barbaric "Arrrrrgh." into the world, vowed to lynch Kath. Okay, so here's what we know. If Shasta and Kath are both innocent, the game is over. the phantom concluded, surpressing a grin. After that, the expedition finally lost heart, and considering themselves doomed anyway, agreed with Kath. They never got to do what they planned to do, though. As soon as it was clear to him that his death would be the death of the entire expedition, and that his arch-enemy would be among the victors, his own prophecy fulfilled itself: Shasta's head exploded, covering those willing to kill him in his blood. The innocents were stunned. Only Nerwen screamed: These wolves are enemies beyond our strength. Run! ~~ The villagers still outnumbered the wolves 3 to 2. If only they could reach the entrance again before sleep overtook them, perhaps they could still escape... a fresh breeze drifted down the corridor, renewing their hope, and they hurried forward, fighting to keep their eyes open, each watching the other suspiciously out of the corner of an eye, wondering if this was one of the two waiting to slaughter them all in their sleep. Gradually they noticed the light beginning to change - taking on a quality of natural light. Durelin* fancied she could hear birds singing - but birds? Here in the far north? It couldn't be.... suddenly, she awoke to find she had collapsed on the floor. Sitting up, she saw that Kath and Nerwen had fallen also - and, looking further ahead, she saw, unmistakably, the exit to the tunnel. But before she could rise, the wolves were upon her. ~ Dead: Macalaure and Rikae (mods) - killed by wolves and turned into faulty quenya in Night One Kitanna (ordo) - lynched by a pointless mob on Day One Lalaith (ordo) - severed from her chalk, and her head, in Night Two Groin Redbeard (ordo) - died from exhaustion on Day Two Gwathagor - (seer) turned into a talking corpse on Day Two Mithalwen - (cobbler) made into a diverse set of items in Night Three Feanor of the Peredhil - (ordo) visionary whose body was turned into abstract art on Day Three Formendacil - (cobbler) killed by assassin in Night Four Nilpaurion Felagund - (ordo) choked on his own tale in Night Four Nogrod - (ordo) died in a battle of wits on Day Four A Little Green - (cobbler) ripped in two in Night Five Eönwë - (cobbler) fell to his death on Day Five Brinniel - (ordo) stabbed by her own junk in Night Six Shastanis Althreduin -(ordo) saw his prophecy fulfilled on Day Six Nerwen - (cobbler assassin) devoured in Night Seven Kath - (ordo) devoured in Night Seven Durelin - (ordo) devoured in Night Seven Alive: the phantom - (wolf) Thinlómien - (wolf) The game has ended.

08-30-2008, 03:06 PM	#5
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	To quote Kath's signature: Great ordos of disappointment! You may start discussing now.

08-30-2008, 03:17 PM	#8
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Well, shouldn't have said anything without thanking Mac and Rikae and everyone else for a great game! I especially enjoyed the narration about my attacking Nog...heheh.

08-30-2008, 03:28 PM	#10
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	You know, I had this strong feeling that my final comment was gonna get me killed... And the possibility that you two were wolves was something I truly worried about once deadline hit. I don't think I would've gone after both of you (as usually such comments I make are wrong)....but had I been alive I probably would've gone after one of you (though it's truly hard to say for sure since I died). Mostly because the entire time I was reading through the final Day, I had this horrible feeling that Kath and Shasta were indeed innocent.. Okay, I was duped Day 5. But it's slightly comforting to know that it really wouldn't have made a difference if I voted tp. That's what happens when both wolves are always the final voters.. Anyways, well played you two. You definitely kept us all confused...and while there were times I wondered about you guys, my suspicions were never actually strong enough to vote so. Btw, great game Mac and Rikae. I loved my death scene. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

08-30-2008, 03:07 PM	#11
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Congrats you two, obviously had no idea. Apologies to Nogrod.

08-30-2008, 03:16 PM	#13
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Arggh! I've been screaming at the screen now for days! WW IV!! WW IV! He was just the same! Well done. Great playing. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

08-30-2008, 06:25 PM	#15
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Oh my, what a disaster! I was quite sure that either tp and/or Brinn were wolves when I died. I just decided to go for making believable-looking suspicions for many enough people to get through the Night when the lynch came... I mean, I really didn't see it coming. Thank's to Lommy it came... without tp needing to dirty his fingers on it. I asked via a text-message from Lommy whether I should feel bad for her and the village or congratulate her after my lynch and she replied I should congratulate her! That was just awesome Lommy! I suspected you on Day1 with a good (right) reason but somehow managed to miss that one entirely as the time went by... And well done the phantom, even if I was getting more sure about your guilt Day by Day. Sadly I had no chance to raise a case against you before I was dead... (I would have done it the next Day) But it was really fun as long as it lasted. Thanks Rikae and Mac for entertaining narrations and a nice idea. Sad we went OOC so early. It would have been fun to continue a bit more in that way as the set-up was so funny. Two wolves skillful enough can make complete fools of an entire village it seems - even if they kill the majority of their helpers themselves... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

08-30-2008, 03:29 PM	#17
the phantom Beloved Shadow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Stadium Posts: 5,971	Mac and Rikae- the modding was humorous and clever and entertaining. Fantastic job. __________________ the phantom has posted. This thread is now important.