The Red Phoenix [Concluded]

[Subotan]

I'm sorry for not posting, especially since I asked so hard to be included in this game. I screwed up bad, and I hope I didn't ruin Jolt's game too much. I apologise sincerely.

[Jolt]

Night 7 is over. Stand-by for execution.

[Jolt]

The Red Phoenix - Night 7

Night came and as soon and tonight it was New Moon, thus most propitious for a kill. A person as soon as he had returned to the tent, donned his armor and dressed a black robe on top of it, sneaking out of the tent afterwards. The inner courtyards were becoming reduced, cortesy of the many executions and deaths of the past days, as a result, the distance travelled by the man was rather little until he arrived at Yaropolk's tent. The attacker had prepared in the last day some small darts with a potent tranquilizer made of some herbs only found in the region, that had medical appliances and thus could be found aplenty in Cao Cao's camp. He quickly darted both Yaropolk's guards, and rushed inside. After what happened in the two previous nights, the attacker was now quite wary of failing to succeed in his assassinations. The hastiness of the attacker alerted Chen Qun, who was already asleep. As he turned around, from his bed to see what was all the fuss, he was horrified to see the dagger of the intruder pierce through his throat. Gasping for air, Chen Qun died seconds later.

Chen Qun, Chancellor's Assistent, has been assassinated.

The attacker wasted no time. Fear for Xu Chu had overtaken his every move, and he quickly took the dagger and cleaned the blood, before hastily exiting the tent, and quietly retreating back to his own. For the first time, there was a quiet kill where not even the attacker was spotted.

Once Chen Qun was found dead and Cao Cao warned, he stamped his foot to the ground in rage. "All the men of good quality are disapearing before my very eyes and I can do little to stop it!"
Chen Qun was then sent to the Imperial Capital Xu Chang and buried there.

The council was then summoned to proceed with the deliberations to who was assassinating other people and bring him forth to be executed.

"You are my most trusted men." Exhorted Cao Cao "Without all of you, my task to invade Sun Quan and Liu Bei will surely fail. But if you do not find whoever is killing your colleague, we will all suffer the ultimate price. Set your minds to the crucial task. Whoever of you who finds the assassin will have done an immense favour towards restoring order in the Empire. So gentlemen, begin." By then Cao Cao, down to his last 4 most important people in aiding him in helping conquer China, knew not on who to trust anymore.

The advisors looked with somber mood, depressed to see how little people remained on the council. The scene resembled much more some sort of secret conspiracy ring than a War Council of an Imperial Army. Even Cao Cao was unsecure by now. But he knew he could not afford to retreat now that he seemed so strong. Doing so would ensure that he would be the laughter of the entire China.

Alive (4):
A Very Super Market
Beskar
Joooray
FactionHeir

Executed (6):
Centurion1 - Mao Jie
Yaseikhaan - Xu Shu
Paulus Tertius - Xun Yu
Death is yonder - Pang Tong
Sprig - Sima Yi
AskthePizzaguy - Liu Ye

Assassinated (3):
Diana Abnoba - Xiahou Dun
atheotes - Jia Xu
Yaropolk - Chen Qun

WoZJ'd (1):
Subotan - Yang Xiu


Day 7 votes are due in 8 PM GMT / 3 PM EST, 6th of December.

[Jolt]

I'm sorry for not posting, especially since I asked so hard to be included in this game. I screwed up bad, and I hope I didn't ruin Jolt's game too much. I apologise sincerely.

No worries, it isn' a huge deal.

[Askthepizzaguy]

DESTROY THE BESKAR

[FactionHeir]

Hmmm this round will probably be crucial given that the next night phase is a 50/50 of whether we or the mafia win.

Since Beskar's character seems to be rather minor though, I'm not sure if it could be him...

I'd like some thoughts on Joooray though. He claimed to have been absent during the weekend when I was first attacked. Any idea on whether he can be trusted on this?

If he can be, I imagine this leaves only one person: AVSM.

[A Very Super Market]

I assure you, I am a townie.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Greetings, A Very Super Market!

Congratulations! You are General Who Subdues the South Cao Ren


Cao Ren, General who Subdues the South

You are a cousin of the Prime Minister himself, and have followed him since he settled in Chen Liu. You have gained great reknown as your cousin's expansion continued and you have been a safe support for Cao Cao ever since. You are one of the very few Military Generals that Cao Cao allows to be inside his advisory staff, as your advice has served the Prime Minister well on multiple occasions. These rumors have been quite strange. You are not sure of who has spread them around the camp, but as a member of Cao Cao's close staff, and being related to him, you fear lest people should start thinking you wish to supplant him due to your close kinship, and have thus avoided to take a stance in the rumors. But better keep an open eye.

Abilities: The Power of War - You are already a veteran in war, battling for your Lord Cao Cao ever since he first raised troops to depose the tyrant Dong Zhuo and save the dynasty. Since then you have taken parts in dozens of battles and killed many enemies. You are a good enough warrior, and you can stay alert when needed. That may prove useful in the next days (You have a one-time defence/doctor power. That may be used on yourself as well.)

Victory Conditions: Kill every mafioso to win.

Sima Yi did eventually "betray" Cao Cao. Although he was long dead by then. We don't even know if Sprig was mafia, but it seems to have helped.

Everyone, reveal. Now.

[FactionHeir]

Any thoughts on either Beskar or Joooray?

[A Very Super Market]

Jooray has not revealed, has he? Beskar has at least given us his character's name.

[atheotes]

it may not be a bad idea to look at the role PMs more carefully

[Joooray]

I'm not the one we are looking for. To prove it I enclose my role pm.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Congratulations! You are Co-Chief Military Advisor Xun You

Xun You, Co-Chief Military Advisor of the Han Army

You are the nephew of Xun Yu, and like your uncle you too served Yuan Shao. You turned away from him and every since joining Cao Cao you have given him great advice. As such, Cao Cao did reward you with the rank of Co-Chief Military Advisor of the whole force under him. These rumors have been quite strange. You do not know what to make of them, or who wrote them. You suspect that it is really a ruse by Zhou Yu that is trying to trick the Prime-Minister into killing you all. Still, best keep an open eye about everyone.

((You're a regular townie))

Victory Conditions: Kill every mafioso.

Have fun! :P

Apart from that I'm also quite lost at who might be that last persistent traitor among us.

Now that I think of it. AVSM's role pm looks quite different compared to mine. It at least strikes me as somewhat odd.

[Sprig]

oh dear....

[A Very Super Market]

Beskar.....

[Beskar]

I fully revealed a couple of pages ago.

Didn't Sprig have a one-time investigation role and it turned out he was a Mafia? (two people went down to one)

Vote: AVSM

[A Very Super Market]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Greetings, Beskar!

Congratulations! You are General Who Is Mighty Man Chong


Man Chong, General Who Is Mighty

A talented advisor and general, you had been recommended to Cao Cao by Liu Ye. You showed your worth when you brought over Xu Huang, which has been tremendously helpful in Cao Cao's drive to success. Your worthiness doesn't exhaust there, as you have also done service spying in the campaign against Cao Cao and you have frequently been called to advise the Prime Minister on military matters. These rumors have been quite strange, and you are unsure what to make of them. Phreaps listening closely to what the other advisors say might give you an idea if someone did indeed write the protesting papers or not.

((You are a regular townie))

Victory Conditions: Kill every mafioso to win.

Have fun! :P

Random typo annoys me. Title of "General who is Mighty" doesn't sound quite right.

Some excuse for voting.

If we do not lynch anyone, wouldn't there be three left? Still....

[Jolt]

There must be a lynch at the end of the day. If everyone has 0 votes, I randomly kill someone(s).

[Sprig]

hint: ***cough*** Paulus ***cough***

[FactionHeir]

vote:AVSM

Your role PM is missing something

[A Very Super Market]

What, because they share the last name? That isn't a legitimate accusation.

[A Very Super Market]

The point being that having a one-time protection ability makes a special townie.....

[FactionHeir]

The way your abilities section is written (formatting) is different from mine.
And another piece missing that's in everyone else's PM it seems.

Still, I'm happy to hear your case.

Its down to you vs Beskar.

I think Joooray seems fine.

AVSM can you repost your role PM with full formatting?

[Askthepizzaguy]

I think I know which piece is missing too.


KILL THE AVSM

[A Very Super Market]

Well that's my role. I won't even bother defending it, I only copy-pasted.

My defense? History. Not helped by the fact that none of us four ever did betray Cao Cao. However, Cao Ren and Xu Chu seem to be the least likely. I can't help but suspect Jooray for being a former advisor to Yuan Shao, as was Paulus. However, I have no way of knowing whether or not he was online.

[Beskar]

The point being that having a one-time protection ability makes a special townie.....

Both Paulus (I think) and Sprig (who said) both had one-time abilities and they both could turn under conditions.

Your lynch makes sense.

[FactionHeir]

As I said, it would be useful if you posted your role with full formatting, font etc.
You can use the reply function in the PM and then paste the result here.

[A Very Super Market]

Beskar is arguing rather vehemently.

Greetings, A Very Super Market!

Congratulations! You are General Who Subdues the South Cao Ren

Cao Ren, General who Subdues the South

You are a cousin of the Prime Minister himself, and have followed him since he settled in Chen Liu. You have gained great reknown as your cousin's expansion continued and you have been a safe support for Cao Cao ever since. You are one of the very few Military Generals that Cao Cao allows to be inside his advisory staff, as your advice has served the Prime Minister well on multiple occasions. These rumors have been quite strange. You are not sure of who has spread them around the camp, but as a member of Cao Cao's close staff, and being related to him, you fear lest people should start thinking you wish to supplant him due to your close kinship, and have thus avoided to take a stance in the rumors. But better keep an open eye.

Abilities: The Power of War - You are already a veteran in war, battling for your Lord Cao Cao ever since he first raised troops to depose the tyrant Dong Zhuo and save the dynasty. Since then you have taken parts in dozens of battles and killed many enemies. You are a good enough warrior, and you can stay alert when needed. That may prove useful in the next days (You have a one-time defence/doctor power. That may be used on yourself as well.)

Victory Conditions: Kill every mafioso to win.

Have fun! :P

[Jolt]

The way your abilities section is written (formatting) is different from mine.
And another piece missing that's in everyone else's PM it seems.

Still, I'm happy to hear your case.

Its down to you vs Beskar.

I think Joooray seems fine.

AVSM can you repost your role PM with full formatting?

I should also inform that the Abilities section formatting has 4 different types amongst the PMs I sent.

[FactionHeir]

Hmmm there's oddities in each of them the more I look at it:
- AVSM: Power role but name in blue
- AVSM: Ability formatting is off

- Beskar: Townie message is off (You are rather than You're)
- Beskar: Major role without any powers

I really need to think on this, but I'm fairly certain Joooray is innocent, his character is so minor it only gets mentioned in other people's biographies.

[FactionHeir]

I had another thought....

Given that none of us 4 historically went against Wei in the end, either someone has a cover role (I think that is unlikely) or have not posted their actual role PM, fabricating part of it.

The other issue is that we lynched Paulus, who was Xun Yu and Joooray is his nephew...revenge motive possibly?
On the other hand, Sprig pointed at Joooray so he should be innocent....unless that was WIFOM.

From my reading of Alien vs Yakuza, Beskar seems more townie than AVSM though.

Any help from the dead?

[Sprig]

mums the word :P