Daggers in the Night [Concluded]

[Andres]

Night 10 - Conclusion

The full moon was shining over the Alhambra.

At the graveyard, a figure wearing a dark cloak could be seen walking around. It stopped in front of one of the new graves.

"Wake up, now!"

Nothing happened.

"Obey me, you lazy slave! Now!"

Something appeared to be moving and suddenly, a hand became visible. It took a few more minutes, before a headless body crawled out of the grave.

"Your head, idiot! Take it and put it on your shoulders."

The corpse started digging with its' hands for a couple of minutes. It appeared as if it had found something. Another couple of minutes of digging and the corpse turned around, holding Secura's head in its' hands.

"Put your head where it belongs, you fool".

The remnants of Secura obeyed its' master and then waited.

"Ok, slave, these are my orders for the night..."

***

Jolt liked Spain and he knew the country pretty well, but there were some things his people simply did better.

Take Sherry. Of course, it isn't bad, but it can't beat the fine taste of Porto! And they had some decent wine in this country, but surely, nothing beats Madeira wine!

Sipping from his dry sherry, he continued the line of thoughts. Barcelona and Real Madrid. Bah. Ok, it were great soccer teams, but if you're looking for joy and exciting football, then surely, you needed to go watch Porto, or, even better, Benfica!

The somehow chauvinistic dagger was very busy comparing Spain to his country, slowly working towards the inevitable conclusion that Portugal was better than Spain in as good as everything. And so, he didn't notice the dark figure behind him, holding a wooden club in its' hands.

The attacker yelled "Olé!" and hit the target on the head.

Jolt fell out of his sofa and was lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood and some pieces of his skull.

The attacker graciously stepped forwards, yelled "Olé" and beheaded the target.

Calmly, the killer stepped forward and sipped on Jolts' sherry.

"He's right. I prefer porto over this stuff any time of the day."

***

Choxorn was fanatically playing Civ IV on his laptop when somebody knocked on the door of his hotelroom.

"One moment please, just one more turn."

A few minutes passed and again, the person outside knocked on his door.

"I'm coming, I'm coming, just one more turn."

Again a few minutes passed and again, the person outisde knocked on the door.

"Yes, yes, just one more turn!"

Three hours later.

With a loud crashing sound, Choxorns' door was utterly destroyed.

Secura entered his room, a glimpse of anger and frustration on her dead face.

Choxorn looked up briefly. "Oh, it's you."

and then turned back to his game.

After he finished his turn, he looked up and murmured "Weren't you dead or something?"

And then he continued playing.

Secura stepped forward and grabbed Choxorns' throat.

"Hey! What? Please, juste one more argh, argh, argh."

Secura kept pinching and squeezing Choxorns' throat and finally, he stopped kicking and moving. She tightened her grip a bit more and was rewarded with the sound of a breaking neck.

She opened her hands and Choxorns' dead body fell on the floor.

At the same time, Secura's body evaporated; soon there was nothing left of her, but dust and ashes.

***

Day 11

Diana was standing at the courtyard, overlooking the small group of remaining brothers and sisters.

With a grim expression, she walked towards the Naibs' seat.

"Let's talk," was all she said to open yet another day of lively debates.

***

Alive (10)

1. TheFlax
2. Diana Abnoba
3. Double A
4. Methos
5. spL1tp3r50naL1ty
6. Beefy187
7. Kagemusha
8. pevergreen
9. DiamondEye
10. Scienter

Killed (20)

autolycus
Yaropolk
Chaotix
Centurion1
Ibn-Khaldun
Psychonaut
Sasaki Kojiro
Yaseikhaan
Peasant Phill
Death is yonder
YLC
Secura
Captain Blackadder
GreyBlades
Niklas
TinCow
Kukrikhan
Renata
Choxorn
Jolt

Lynched (9)

Csargo
Askthepizzaguy
Seon
GeneralHankerchief
White_Eyes:D
Romanic
atheotes
Beskar
The Stranger

WoG (1)
AVSM

***

It's now day. You can start voting. Double A need to vote today or he'll get WoG'ed.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Was that another vig kill???????? With secura being brought back? Choxorn is a decent target but still...

I agree, but I think it's irrelevant in any case. Without any evidence of the role's alignment, it must be assumed to be hostile to the town in some manner.

No it doesn't, that's superstitious.

[The Stranger]

and here we go. worst case scenario as propheted by TS.

guess that clears me.

[Kagemusha]

And yet more deaths.I demand immediate action to stop these accidents and suiciides from happening. When people start strangling themselves because of bad CIV IV performance,something needs to be done!

[TheFlax]

Was that another vig kill???????? With secura being brought back? Choxorn is a decent target but still...

I don't think so, unless the Naib can raise people from the dead.

My understanding is that the vig kills use a drugged up living dagger.

I'm pretty sure this means KukriKhan wasn't behind the raising of atheotes the night before to kill Renata. Though I don't know exactly where that leaves us. I'm tempted to try to lynch Kagemusha again myself, unless there is a big opposition to trying that?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I don't think so, unless the Naib can raise people from the dead.

My understanding is that the vig kills use a drugged up living dagger.

Where the heck do you get this understanding? Link it for me.

I'm pretty sure this means KukriKhan wasn't behind the raising of atheotes the night before to kill Renata. Though I don't know exactly where that leaves us. I'm tempted to try to lynch Kagemusha again myself, unless there is a big opposition to trying that?

You don't want to push it if it's unpopular is what you are saying.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Where the heck do you get this understanding? Link it for me.

That's common knowledge. It should even be in the OP iirc.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I don't see it in the OP, but the writeup is clearly different.

The 2nd kill from the dead is very strange though.

[Askthepizzaguy]

d) Each night, the Naib has to pm me the name of one player and his/her orders for the night. The Naib will inject this player with a secret serum and he/she will carry out one of the following orders given by the Naib: a) protect one player; b) kill one player. The kill order can only be given twice during the entire game.

There was no vig kill used last night. That's why it looks different.




I cannot explain what is going on right now. Kukrikhan obviously had a secret role of some kind, and the kills don't match what one would expect from the Ancient One (according to the rules, he cannot kill until both slaves are dead.... and I'm looking at what seems to be obvious slave kills) and the rules state there was only ONE secret role.

I am very stumped. I have no frickin clue right now.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Yeah, but that doesn't say anything about a living player. However the vig kill on kukri had a "dagger going back to his naib".

Actually, checking the OP it doesn't seem to say anything about the kills dropping after a slave is lynched. It just says that when they are both gone the ancient one can only kill once. But it looks like we got one slave do to the change in format.

[The Stranger]

its like pizza and sasaki are the only ones playing for the town -_-

[Kagemusha]

There was no vig kill used last night. That's why it looks different.




I cannot explain what is going on right now. Kukrikhan obviously had a secret role of some kind, and the kills don't match what one would expect from the Ancient One (according to the rules, he cannot kill until both slaves are dead.... and I'm looking at what seems to be obvious slave kills) and the rules state there was only ONE secret role.

I am very stumped. I have no frickin clue right now.

Maybe the dead are coming back to get the mafia, when the alive ones cant find them?

[Renata]

I don't think so, unless the Naib can raise people from the dead.

My understanding is that the vig kills use a drugged up living dagger.

I'm pretty sure this means KukriKhan wasn't behind the raising of atheotes the night before to kill Renata. Though I don't know exactly where that leaves us. I'm tempted to try to lynch Kagemusha again myself, unless there is a big opposition to trying that?

I think I do know; I think I was right, or close to it. Pizza, your cue to bring stuff up if you wish; I won't be around reliably until Tuesday.

[Renata]

Are you truly stumped, Pizza? Or is this strategery?

[Diana Abnoba]

There was no Vig kill last night. I can't raise people from the dead. This seems to me, only something supernatural can do this, like a vamp. This would make a good kill story for the ancient one, but we still have the wooden club, sword to neck kills guy, active (I think this is a henchmen/slave from the start) and the ancient one can't kill until his two slaves are dead (so the rules say). So do we have another special role? The rules also say there is only 1. What the **** is going on now?

Do we want to try for Kage today and see if he is still lynch immune? Maybe we should make sure another person, that we think could be a henchmen/slave, is in 2nd place, but only these 2 people have votes on them. We can pick from Beefy and Methos today. What do you guys want to do? Remember if you do this, you guys have to be organized about it, to make this work.

[Renata]

I'm almost positive I'm right. I'll post and say what I think, unless there's some strategic reason I should not.

[Kagemusha]

There was no Vig kill last night. I can't raise people from the dead. This seems to me, only something supernatural can do this, like a vamp. This would make a good kill story for the ancient one, but we still have the wooden club, sword to neck kills guy, active (I think this is a henchmen/slave from the start) and the ancient one can't kill until his two slaves are dead (so the rules say). So do we have another special role? The rules also say there is only 1. What the **** is going on now?

Do we want to try for Kage today and see if he is still lynch immune? Maybe we should make sure another person, that we think could be a henchmen/slave, is in 2nd place, but only these 2 people have votes on them. We can pick from Beefy and Methos today. What do you guys want to do? Remember if you do this, you guys have to be organized about it, to make this work.

Please dont lynch me.I promise il behave.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Actually, checking the OP it doesn't seem to say anything about the kills dropping after a slave is lynched . It just says that when they are both gone the ancient one can only kill once. But it looks like we got one slave do to the change in format.

Hmmm...

Each slave will be capable of killing one townie. When both slaves are dead (and only then), the "Ancient" will be able to kill one townie a night.

That's quite an interesting interpretation, and I'm not sure I buy it. However, I am kind of at a loss so I'll just shut up.

[Diana Abnoba]

@ Kage

Well you could kill yourself (it might be less painful that way).

[Kagemusha]

@ Kage

Well you could kill yourself (it might be less painful that way).

Well that is a fair offer, but chopping ones head off by himself is bit difficult even for me. I wish Sasaki would still be around to teach me such a sword technique.

[Choxorn]

The dead choxorn yells at the Grim Reaper.

"Aw, come on, just one more turn!"

[Renata]

Heck with it, here's what I believe is going on.

Kukri was the Ancient Vampire. Kagemusha one of his slaves. Atheotes may have been the second one, or there could be another still alive who isn't killing just so as to ambush us near the end. I wouldn't do that myself, but there's no accounting for strategy. In any case, the important thing for right now:

The "special role" is the vampire Nikolaos, and he is a competitive, emergent Mafia. When Kukri died, he took over and is probably now allied with Kagemusha. Both of them are killing.

[Kagemusha]

Heck with it, here's what I believe is going on.

Kukri was the Ancient Vampire. Kagemusha one of his slaves. Atheotes may have been the second one, or there could be another still alive who isn't killing just so as to ambush us near the end. I wouldn't do that myself, but there's no accounting for strategy. In any case, the important thing for right now:

The "special role" is the vampire Nikolaos, and he is a competitive, emergent Mafia. When Kukri died, he took over and is probably now allied with Kagemusha. Both of them are killing.

Oh damned you got us completely.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Are you truly stumped, Pizza? Or is this strategery?

I feel that my play so far qualifies for the "strategery" label, unfortunately. I have not been good at guessing who will be attacked, nor have I been responsible for outing any mafia.

I will keep trying, as usual, but a lot of wind is knocked out of my sails.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I think we got one slave, and that Kukri was a pro town special role of some kind.

Kage is the best lynch atm I suppose.

[ULC]

I think it odd both Sasaki's behavior, and his theory about the Slaves abilities. They fit nicely into the little thought that Sasaki is a mafioso.

Course I haven't been following along that much, and there could be a key I am missing.

[Beefy187]

Can I vote Scienter, or is it another stupid move?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Can I vote Scienter, or is it another stupid move?

Vote Kage for now.

[Renata]

I think it odd both Sasaki's behavior, and his theory about the Slaves abilities. They fit nicely into the little thought that Sasaki is a mafioso.

Course I haven't been following along that much, and there could be a key I am missing.

Like the mafia having killed him several nights back?

[ULC]

Like the mafia having killed him several nights back?

Hey, let me entertain the thought D: