The Midgard Saga II [Concluded]

[Proletariat]

We're at home making more cheese and beer to maintain the necessary level of pillaging, of course

[Kagemusha]

vote glyphz for being the thrid one in CA bandwagon.

[Privateerkev]

Can we please keep the tally current?

tally:

CountArach: 5 (Andres, Warmaster Horus, Glyphz, Privateerkev, Husar)

Warmaster Horus: 4 (TinCow, Proletariat, makaikhaan, discovery1)
makaikhaan: 4 (GeneralHankerchief, Crazed Rabbit, CountArach, TevashSzat)

pevergreen: 2 (Seamus Fermanagh, Omanes Alexandrapolites)
shlin28: 2 (Ichigo, scottishranger)

Motep: 1 (woad&fangs)
GeneralHankerchief: 1 (Eliit Tukhur)
Eliit Tukhur: 1 (Fenring)
Crazed Rabbit: 1 (Craterus)
Kagemusha: 1 (FactionHeir)
Privateerkev: 1 (Sarathos)
Sarathos: 1 (Caius)
Tratorix: 1 (Rythmic)
Kukrikhan: 1 (Gaius Scribonius Curio)
Sarathos: 1 (pevergreen)
Craterus: 1 (Quintus.J.Cicero)
FactionHeir: 1 (shlin28)
TevashSzat: 1 (LittleGrizzly)
glyphz: 1 (Kagemusha)

[GeneralHankerchief]

Unvote: makaikhaan
Vote: Abstain

Pending.

[Csargo]

Unvote:shlin, Vote Privateerkev

Keeping up with the tally in case you have to save your Jotun buddy?

[Privateerkev]

Tallies are helpful to the town. Keeps people from hiding in bandwagons. Keeps everything out in the open.

tally:

CountArach: 5 (Andres, Warmaster Horus, Glyphz, Privateerkev, Husar)

Warmaster Horus: 4 (TinCow, Proletariat, makaikhaan, discovery1)

makaikhaan: 3 (Crazed Rabbit, CountArach, TevashSzat)

pevergreen: 2 (Seamus Fermanagh, Omanes Alexandrapolites)
Privateerkev: 2 (Sarathos, Ichigo)

shlin28: 1 ( scottishranger)
Motep: 1 (woad&fangs)
GeneralHankerchief: 1 (Eliit Tukhur)
Eliit Tukhur: 1 (Fenring)
Crazed Rabbit: 1 (Craterus)
Kagemusha: 1 (FactionHeir)
Sarathos: 1 (Caius)
Tratorix: 1 (Rythmic)
Kukrikhan: 1 (Gaius Scribonius Curio)
Sarathos: 1 (pevergreen)
Craterus: 1 (Quintus.J.Cicero)
FactionHeir: 1 (shlin28)
TevashSzat: 1 (LittleGrizzly)
glyphz: 1 (Kagemusha)

abstain: 1 (GeneralHankerchief)

[FactionHeir]

As long as you don't add Jesus Christ and various historical figures to it

[Csargo]

about as much as random votes do

[glyphz]

vote glyphz for being the thrid one in CA bandwagon.

Ha! I got a vote against me. My first. (ever <-- *mixed feelings*)

I'll let it be. But do mind that, though it lists that I'm the 3rd to vote against CountArach, I could've been the 1st (a silly error 4th page). I wonder if you noticed. *grins at Kagemusha*

[KukriKhan]

OK, it's getting too close to deadline time, and CA probably hasn't yet had his first cup of coffee yet, so vote it must be:

vote: CountArach

tally:

CountArach: 6 (Andres, Warmaster Horus, Glyphz, Privateerkev, Husar, KukriKhan)

Warmaster Horus: 4 (TinCow, Proletariat, makaikhaan, discovery1)

makaikhaan: 3 (Crazed Rabbit, CountArach, TevashSzat)

pevergreen: 2 (Seamus Fermanagh, Omanes Alexandrapolites)
Privateerkev: 2 (Sarathos, Ichigo)

shlin28: 1 ( scottishranger)
Motep: 1 (woad&fangs)
GeneralHankerchief: 1 (Eliit Tukhur)
Eliit Tukhur: 1 (Fenring)
Crazed Rabbit: 1 (Craterus)
Kagemusha: 1 (FactionHeir)
Sarathos: 1 (Caius)
Tratorix: 1 (Rythmic)
Kukrikhan: 1 (Gaius Scribonius Curio)
Sarathos: 1 (pevergreen)
Craterus: 1 (Quintus.J.Cicero)
FactionHeir: 1 (shlin28)
TevashSzat: 1 (LittleGrizzly)
glyphz: 1 (Kagemusha)

abstain: 1 (GeneralHankerchief)

[El Diablo]

Vote shlin28.

No reason really, just didn't want to jump on any bandwagons having drunk somuch mead over the weekend....

It is pretty hard to get a serious vote out on D1..

ED

[Sigurd]

-- Voting closed --

[Sigurd]

Round 1 completion.


The sun was past its summit when representatives of the kingdoms came climbing up the hill to the young law speaker. They looked confident and the one called Kukrikhan gave the tally to him. “I see you have reached a conclusion”. He looked at the top of the list and the name written there. “This is the man you believe is the responsible for Twilightblade’s death?” The men just nodded. “Very well, let’s descend to the others and get this over with”.
They walked together down the hill where the retinues of the kingdoms waited. One man was bound and stood proud in front of the others. The law speaker walked up to him. “Who are you?” the man didn’t answer. “I guess I asked wrongly. What do they call you?” the man smiled and answered: “They call me CountArach”. The law speaker looked closely into the man’s eyes. “You have been voted guilty by the rest of the people. Do you have anything to say?” The man stood still and uttered not another word.
“Very well, I am sorry I have to do this, but it is your law and has been for as long as the first Thing. You need to die so that your blood can pay for the deed done here last night. Blood for blood. It has been your ways since Odin gave you this law”. The man smiled and nodded. “I need a volunteer that will act as executioner.” One man came forward: “I volunteer”.
The law speaker took a good look at the volunteer. “You are sure you want to do this? Killing a man in cold blood is not easy”. That received a roar of laughter from the crowd.
One of the battle grizzled North men that stood close slapped the young law speaker on the back. “I guess you haven’t seen much fighting in your life, young man.
The crowd was seething with mirth and many gave the young man pitying looks.
“Never mind”, said the young law speaker. “Continue with the procedure, I guess you know what to do”. “Yes, I do” said the volunteer executioner. The volunteer walked slowly up to CountArach and stood before him. He leaned over and the crowd knew he was about the whisper the ritual words, but instead he said: “I know who you are old man, this time it is me who wins”. CountArach’s eyes widened and before he could react, the volunteer had pierced the mortal guise of CountArach with a sword and the life force quickly drained from him.

The crowd cheered and the law speaker asked which Kingdom CountArach did belong to. The men of the kingdoms all looked at each other and shrugged. “You mean to say that no one here knew this guy?” Again the crowd shrugged. “That is odd. We should prepare the pyres and send these men to the worlds beyond”.
The men of the kingdoms took the two bodies and carried them outside the thing where they built two pyres.

As the sun settled, the smoke from the pyres was still silently stretching towards the sky.
The law speaker hoped they could start the business he was meant to attend to here at Althing.


***

CountArach found himself walking on a fine path towards a large building. The people he met bowed in reverence and looked to the ground. He barely noticed as he pondered the latest event. That executioner at the Thing, was he the one he suspected? If so, Midgard was in dire trouble.

From a tree next to the building he heard the ‘Kra’ from some birds. CountArach smiled. It was after all good to be home.


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You may commence the challenges for next round's Holmgang.
Remember the six first challenges will be the candidates for the actual duel.

Tally:

CountArach: 6 (Andres, glyphz, Husar, Kukrikhaan, Privateerkev, Warmaster H )

makaikhaan : 4 (CountA, CR, Fenring, TevashSzat)
Warmaster : 4 (disco, makaikhaan, Prole, TinCow)
pevergreen: 2 (Omanes, Seamus)
Sarathos : 2 (Caius, pever)
shlin28 : 2 (El Diablo, scottishranger)
Privateerkev: 2 (Ichigo, Sarathos)
Craterus: 1 (Quintus)
FactionHeir:1 (shlin28)
GeneralHankerchief: 1 (Eliit Tuhkur)
Kagemusha 1: (FH)
Kukrikhan 1: (Gaius)
Motep 1 : (w&f)
TevashSzat: 1 (LittleGrizzly)
Tratorix 1: (Rythmic)
Crazed Rabbit 1: (Craterus)
glyphz 1: (Kage)

Abstained : 1 (GH)
Did not vote : 2 (Motep, Tratorix)


Killed: (1)

Twilightblade (N1)

Lynched: (1)

CountArach

Living: (34)
Andres
Caius
Craterus
Crazed Rabbit
discovery1
El Diablo
Eliit Tuhkur
FactionHeir
Fenring
Gaius Scribonius Curio
GeneralHankerchief
glyphz
Husar
Ichigo
Kagemusha
Kukrikhan
LittleGrizzly
makaikhaan
Motep
Omanes Alexandrapolites
pevergreen
Privateerkev
Proletariat
Quintus.J.Cicero
Rythmic
Sarathos
scottishranger
Seamus Fermanagh
shlin28
TevashSzat
TinCow
Tratorix
Warmaster Horus
woad&fangs


Pms people. Deadline: Monday 11th August at 2000 GMT

[Andres]

Ok, which one of you cowards dares to challenge me?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Challenge: Warmaster Horus

[Andres]

Challenge: Warmaster Horus

Ha! Challenging a guy who doesn't even dare to touch a beer. How brave

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Challenges:

1. GeneralHankerchief vs Warmaster Horus

[Ferret]

The tally is wrong, for one point Fenring voted for Khaan not me: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=101

[Caius]

Ok, which one of you cowards dares to challenge me?

Why would I combat you? 'Cause you have Jotun skillz?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Why would I combat you? 'Cause you have Jotun skillz?

If he has Jotun skills then they'll be revealed in the Holmgang.

[Andres]

If he has Jotun skills then they'll be revealed in the Holmgang.

Why did you unvote makaikhaan?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Because it was stupid chat stuff.

[Andres]

Because it was stupid chat stuff.

I see.

And why did you challenge Warmaster Horus?

[Craterus]

Why did you unvote makaikhaan?

Because of the chat, probably. There was some very anti-teetotaler attitudes in there last night...

And Andres, the cockier you are, the more likely someone will oblige and tear you a new one.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Why not? If I win, I boost my stats. If I lose, then we get valuable info on how powerful WH is.

[woad&fangs]

I Challenge HUSAR!!!!!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Challenges:

1. GeneralHankerchief vs Warmaster Horus
2. woad&fangs vs Husar

[TinCow]

Why not? If I win, I boost my stats. If I lose, then we get valuable info on how powerful WH is.

Boost your stats? The game instructions say nothing about this. Is this something that occurred in Midgard I, or do you happen to have a special role that gets stronger the more you kill?

[Andres]

Why not? If I win, I boost my stats. If I lose, then we get valuable info on how powerful WH is.

That's an evasive answer.

There are 34 others you could have challenged, so why did you pick WH?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Midgard I, IIRC. If you won a Holmgang then your rating went up by 1.

[GeneralHankerchief]

That's an evasive answer.

There are 28 others you could have challenged, so why did you pick WH?

Stupid chat stuff.

[Andres]

Stupid chat stuff.

You're not in the chat right now

That's the second evasive answer on the same question