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Ozymandius 
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 Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 21:43 |
Selos was dead, that was true. But his spirit still lingered in the settlement. He had too much unfinished business in the settlement to leave, and strands of his loyalty as a guard kept him as well. Perhaps once the human threat had passed he would be able to go on, but then again, maybe not.
Right after death his spirit had fled his ruined body, and now it roamed the town at will. Earthly barriers were no problem to him, and he could pass through even the most secure door. But already his memories had begun to fade. he couldn't remember the face of the human that killed him, nor even the gender. And with each hour that passed he lost more and more of himself.
Now he phased into a tavern, and hovered in the air by someone that seemed familiar. He couldn't quite place where he knew the dwarf from, but got a feeling that they'd worked together before. Currently the dwarf was jsut sitting there, quite drunk, and staring at the others in the tavern. His mug of beer was sitting on the table before him.
On some ghostly impulse that he didn't understand, he swiped his hand out and felt it actually make contact with the wood. The mug flew off the table and all the way across the room into the fire. A cloud of fragrant steam spread throughout the tavern, confusing many of the patrons. ALl the while Selos just stared at his ethereal hand.
He may not be able to talk to people, or do anything important, but he was far from powerless.
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Scorpiain
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Joined: 21 Dec 2012
Location: The so Sunny UK
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Points: 65
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 19:53 |
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[Blame Nightowl for being unreliable. Anyways, he is dead. So no worries now ]
Hamlick looked at the votes from last night and wondered why two dwarves had gone for thes hunter? Do they have any justification for the votes? Can they explain away this strange behaviour on night one.. As I would like to hear any theories that can lead us to the humans!
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Auraya
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 19:01 |
 Night Owl wrote:
Auraya wrote:
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While this is the first time I've looked at this thread, I can't help but feel whichever side I was supposed to be has been given a bit of an advantage/disadvantage considering I didn't sign up 
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Blame Scorpiain who said you were playing!
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Night Owl
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 18:58 |
Auraya wrote:
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While this is the first time I've looked at this thread, I can't help but feel whichever side I was supposed to be has been given a bit of an advantage/disadvantage considering I didn't sign up
Edited by Night Owl - 06 Feb 2013 at 18:59
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Bartok Lizardbane
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Joined: 03 Jan 2013
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 15:37 |
After the the queen's announcement, Roryn went to his room to try to sleep. Tossing and turning, he finally gave up sleeping, and headed down to the tavern. There were a surprising number of dwarves present this early in the morning... or maybe not too suprising after the events of the evening. Spotting a dwarf he knows as Hamlick rousing himself from a long night, he shakes his head and leaves for the forge.
Knowing that if he worked long and hard today, he might just work this problem of dwarves and humans out in his head. Might. More than likely though, he would just concentrate on the task at hand, and hopefully finish his axe.
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Scorpiain
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Joined: 21 Dec 2012
Location: The so Sunny UK
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Posted: 06 Feb 2013 at 08:43 |
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Hamlick peeled his head off the sticky tavern bench where he had passed out after the Queens speech and groaned to himself, while gestering at the barkeep for more beer. [Hair of the dwarf and all]
After a quick pick me up Hamlick headed out into the mines for another days work, on his way down the tunnel he passed the Queen who seemed visibly shaken.. he stopped and tried to comfort her but she was just mumbling under her breath about dead Humans that were owls, or owls that were humans (maybe that beer wasnt such a good idea) .. but from this he gathered that last night there was some good news... A human had been found and "dealt" with.. maybe the town has a guardian angel he mused to himself.
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Auraya
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Points: 523
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 23:20 |
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[Still only 11/19 votes but I can't wait forever.. Since this is so late, the next vote is the day after tomorrow (although please send early rather than late) Sorry for the delay everyone, I just wanted to give everyone chance to get their vote in. For clarity, I'll use forum names for the voting but rp names for the actual kills.]
Queen Auraya called for everyone to gather in the central Trove mines where she prepared to read the results of tonight's vote. She was trembling slightly but hid it well, her father always taught her a true leader never shows fear. When everyone was ready, she stood and in a strained but steady voice began to read:
Ozymandius: Thes
Thes: No lynch
Moka: Mayflower
Halithore: No lynch
Scorpiain: No lynch
Ithilwien: No lynch
Bartok: Thes
Dspn23: No lynch
Mayflower: No lynch
ElfLark: NinjaMuncher
Aral: ElfLark
Vibs, NightOwl, Susan Calvin, Milkwater, Meme, Mirail and Coltaine did not attend the vote. [and will be killed for inactivity day after tomorrow if no vote is cast a second time]
Auraya released a breath she hadn't realised she'd been holding and announced, "No lynch!"
The crowd cheered and departed in good spirits but she knew it would be short lived. Eventually, they were going to have to start voting properly or else they would all be doomed. The silversteel had been locked away and only she had the key. The knowledge was comforting but it was also risky - if she were assassinated, the entire village would be unable to access it's wealth.
Troubled, Auraya wandered to streets to delay the inevitable sleepless night ahead. As she was passing the library, she heard a suspicious thump. She decided to investigate. The library was dark and silent, nothing stirred. She entered slowly, a chill running down her spine. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She advanced past the bookshelves, thinking herself silly. About to leave, she noticed a candlestick on the floor. It seemed odd. Auraya picked it up and examined it - definitely only human quality. Blood covered one end and as she turned, the body of Selos Silverblade lay beaten in a heap. She screamed. Selos had been on guard tonight, his small dwarves frame was contorted and limbs were pointing in all the wrong directions. Gruesome as the scene was, Aura couldn't take her eyes off him.
A bitter laugh came from behind her and Auraya span round. A body was hanging from a chandelier which hadn't been there when she entered. 'The murderer must still be here!' she thought. Terrified, she made a run for the door, passing the corpse hanging in the centre. As she passed, she noticed it was a very tall dwarf and stopped. She turned and forced herself to look at who had been taken. It was a human! Pinned to his clothing was a note which read, 'Stop destroying our planet or you will be after NightOwl.'
Queen Auraya stared at the human body before her. It bore no resemblance to the dwarf she had known as NightOwl and yet.. in her heart, she knew it was he. Appalled by what she had seen this night yet curious about whom had delivered them from this traitor and the meaning of the message, Auraya left the library and went to tell Yoink what had happened.
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Halithore
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Joined: 21 Dec 2012
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 77
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 21:26 |
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Hali sat up holding his head trying to remember what had happened the night before. It slowly came back to him, the terrible news of Luna's death at the hands of these supposed assassins or hidden enemies. Hali thought for a while to himself about whether such a thing could be true, where there enemies amongst them? Had their fortress been penetrated by those from the surface? It was all too much for him in this state though he was still trying to remember how he voted the night before. Still not 100% sure though he seemed to remember preferring to wait for more proof before condemning someone to death, a thought he agreed with even more so now he was sobered up.
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For a pessimist i'm pretty optimistic
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Aral
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Joined: 20 Sep 2012
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Points: 205
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 21:23 |
Duín awoke. It wasn't a slow awakening, such as one would expect from someone who had been, until a moment ago, deep in peaceful dreams of dwarves mining and glittering spheres of silversteel. Rather, it was the sudden alertness of someone who knows there is danger nearby. Very quietly, he rolled out of bed and placed his feet on the floor. There had been a murder. That meant that there was someone, somewhere, who wanted dwarves dead. Someone very clever. Someone.... human. And he wasn't about to let that person find him.
Although Duín had had his fair share of narrow escapes over the years, this predicament filled him with a certain, indescribable fear. After all, up until now his enemies had generally been right there in front of him. Generally, the problem was a certain dwarven lord who didn't appreciate his jests, or a room full of rowdy warriors who were maybe a bit TOO rowdy... Sooner or later the axes would start flying. And Duín knew when to make an exit, when that kind of situation reared its ugly head. However, what faced him now was much more unpredictable. There was going to be no easy escape for Duín, no back door to quietly slip out of. He'd just have to make sure that he tread very carefully, and carried a big, big axe.
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ElfLark
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Joined: 18 Dec 2012
Location: Florida, US
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Points: 42
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013 at 16:30 |
Awakening with a start, Forraid rolled off the lumpy padding that passed for her bed in room 7 of the tavern. Daylight streamed through the shutter hanging over the open window. Thinking back over the evening in the tavern--the queen distraught over the death of Lun-- she realized that everything had changed. After speaking with several dwarves in the tavern, she was no clearer on the next course of action. Her heart yearned to return to her husband and sons and write off the trip to the Turalian mines as a bust, but feared a departure in the midst of suspicion, death and uncertainty would be most unseemly. Her family's reputation was good amongst her people, and she had no desire to bring dishonor to her name.
Ithilwien seemed cordial when they spoke, but the girl did not have great insight--except when it came to gauging the size of a man's purse or his degree of drunkenness. Thes Hunter seemed much wiser in the affairs of the community, but was too busy and distracted to talk. Selos Silverblade had never been warm to her attempts to be friendly--he knew her purpose in being there but had not offered encouragement, hope or introductions to prominent miners. His position as guard was important to him, and though she found it frustrating, Forraid admired his integrity. The singer only wanted to know if the story about her chastity belt was true (it was NOT!) and the other men were interested in meat and mead, in quantity. By the time the drunken, ribald songs began, she had headed to bed, hoping for clarity in morning light.
"What will the Queen do? If it was me to decide, I'd wonder about that Yoinks, who found the body."
After combing out her sideburns and rebraiding them, adding several small bells along with the tiny key, she flung an orange shawl around her shoulders to soften her stodgy bulk and headed downstairs to see what the new day would bring.
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