Mystery Castle - Day 3

[Batbrick]

Oh dear! And poor Hyphos made the best damn canolis!

Sad to see another loyalist die, we simply MUST find the perpetrator of this disgusting act! The traitors will rue the day they did this, as I, General Marcus, swear to find them at all costs - except of course at the cost of loyalists, that just silly...

[WhiteFang]

This is getting very annoying.... Hidden daggers under some food. How can that be????

Now, a total of 3 loyalist are dead..........

(OOC: Sigh, how come all uncommitted players seemed to be falling into loyalist category! You know, we are getting outnumbered.... )

[Quarryman]

Typical, I take a small nap during my time off from guard duty, and what happens? Of course the bloody chef decides to ruin the party by committing suicide. I wonder who will cook our food now, guess we'll starve to death before managing to find out what has happened in the castle. And he just had to be a loyalist, seems like we could be in serious trouble if whoever we kill today (assuming that we actually manage to do so) is a loyalist too. Then we'd be down to 10 loyalists vs 7 traitors, assuming my lieutenant's math is correct, which I believe it is. After all, he's my superior officer, so he must be right. (at least that's what he told me)

[Quarryman]

Right, now I see that my lieutenants math came to a different conclusion, 12 vs 5 should be possible to handle, but still, we should be careful and at least try not to kill another loyalist.

[Shadows]

Right, now I see that my lieutenants math came to a different conclusion, 12 vs 5 should be possible to handle, but still, we should be careful and at least try not to kill another loyalist.

Yes, but how are we going to stop dragonator from killing any more? We've only mistakenly convicted one, he's taken out two.

Still, the odds are with us, and at some point, the fools will turn on themselves and show their true colours. Then, we shall avenge the King, bless his soul.

[Quarryman]

Yes, but how are we going to stop dragonator from killing any more? We've only mistakenly convicted one, he's taken out two.

We can vote out dragonator? That should stop the random killings

Anyway, who are we waiting for today? Is it the flatulent fishcatcher again?

[Admiral Blockbeard]

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seeing as the game continues the maximum of traitors left to find is 7 (19/2 rounded), that seems far to many so say five more

5 in 17 people may be traitors thats one in three!

now 6 guards, two traitors (?one a general?)

4 lords or ladies, one traitor (one lord)

9 non-guard, non-lords, three traitors

one more need be placed but where?

or at least thats my theory!

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Typical, I take a small nap during my time off from guard duty, and what happens? Of course the bloody chef decides to ruin the party by committing suicide. I wonder who will cook our food now, guess we'll starve to death before managing to find out what has happened in the castle. And he just had to be a loyalist, seems like we could be in serious trouble if whoever we kill today (assuming that we actually manage to do so) is a loyalist too. Then we'd be down to 10 loyalists vs 7 traitors, assuming my lieutenant's math is correct, which I believe it is. After all, he's my superior officer, so he must be right. (at least that's what he told me)

Right, now I see that my lieutenants math came to a different conclusion, 12 vs 5 should be possible to handle, but still, we should be careful and at least try not to kill another loyalist.

oh my a flying chef, i am confused where were the daggers? was it a suicide or murder? ANOTHER LOYALIST ARGGHHH why are we falling like flys, oh dear very bad pun!

ah my math hath confused some, i thought it might be not clear, but lack of edit prevented such a thing. Quarry man my calculations were that there are 7 Traitors amongst us, the most possible being 9, what i said was there was five left to find! but only on the grounds Lord Savril is not lying and that the friar is also not lying, i just realized they may be traitors and completely fooling us all...

with recent events i think my daily ratio is 18 left, 7 traitors, 11 loyalists, not good news... but this is assumption... maybe someone would like to come out to us and reveal how many traitors there are! (OCC, where does it say traitors know each other? do they? was this just assumed? i cant find this information anywhere...)

in other news, its lunch and no votes have been cast, i think i shall post my vote first then, it seems we are all unwilling to cast first.

Vote hmmm dang this is hard...

Vote Calvin the fisherman/ Atoll Dweller...

his silence condemn him, he had an agreement with the kings adviser! if he speaks up with a worthy excuse i will retract my vote.

let us cross our fingers for luck that he is not a loyalist!

[WesternOutlaw]

"Trifle, Friar?"

No thank you, but you must try the pâté. It's to die for.

[Quarryman]

I agree with my superior officer, (I guess he could just order me to vote like him )

Vote: Calvin the fisherman / Atoll Dweller (I will of course revoke the vote if he shows up with a good explanation)

[commanderbly42]

*Groans.*

This is too much to handle. We're all being wiped out through mishaps and suicide. RIP to Ernst the chef.

Maybe Calvin is a traitor. But then again, maybe he isn't...

[Shadows]

Maybe Calvin is a traitor. But then again, maybe he isn't...

I'm still waiting for him to say something.

But here's the thing... We can't forget the attempt on the good Friar. What did he ever say that could direct such anger towards him?

He accused Calvin.

That means that two people had motive to kill him, and only two. He hasn't accused ANYONE ELSE. Those two are, of course, Calvin and his employer, Lord Ash.

Now we know that Calvin's night action is investigating, so letting him live until we sort this out shouldn't matter, all he can do is investigate. No harm there, unless someone is guilty, of course. He might even be a simple pawn in all of this, it's impossible to tell yet.

The one we need to worry about is the one who isn't a pawn. The one who can kill in the night, much as our dear King was killed, and who had motive to want both the King AND the Friar dead.

Who does that leave? A Lord with enough power to order a murder attempt.

Thankfully, someone stopped him. I hope we find out who one day, so he can be thanked for his merciful intervention.

It doesn't get any clearer in my mind.

Vote: Lord Ash / TinyPiesRUs

Let's cut off the evil starting at it's head.

[Admiral Blockbeard]

*Groans.*

This is too much to handle. We're all being wiped out through mishaps and suicide. RIP to Ernst the chef.

Maybe Calvin is a traitor. But then again, maybe he isn't...

maybe you suspect someone more? pray tell, if you have any ideas i am more than open to hear them fact is if we sit and do nothing more innocent people will die! i cant see one of us killing a traitor in night activities...

Michael, you are a grown man, more, a fine soldier of the guard, you are more than able to make your own mind, please do not just vote on my own understanding and reasonings, i can vote one vote, not two, that pressure be to much to bear if my suspect is innocent.

Rotrigous, you say you wait for Calvins reply, what proof do you have that he can not kill in the night? for sure he is see to flee your room but not all killers have strength to win a fair fight... your suspisions are well founded, maybe another day will i consider your vote.

Lord Ash, Calvin, what have you to say, in a castle where loyalties are split between groups, your acting together has us suspicious

[Dragonator]

We can vote out dragonator? That should stop the random killings

Random? They are not random at all! What's the point in joining a game show if your not going to participate? These people left because they could not continue playing. Well, except for that Flatfooted guy, but he just wasn't posting enough.

If you don't want any random deaths, then tell the others to start posting!

Thanks for standing up for me mate.

Yeah, he appreciates it.

Although you shouldn't talk too much during the game thread, you might ruin the flow you know.

What flow? Hardly anyone is posting!

Well, still...

Until someone says something worth commenting on, I think we'll just have to continue with these little conversations.

Why don't we get an audience member in here?

What's an audience?

Grrrr...

(OOC: I think I should point it out now that I do not normally have conversations with myself. It's just that they I don't want to agree on anything...)

[Quarryman]

Random? They are not random at all! What's the point in joining a game show if your not going to participate? These people left because they could not continue playing. Well, except for that Flatfooted guy, but he just wasn't posting enough.

But from the character's point of view they look quite random (OOC: I fully agree about the commitment part though, people really should be able to make a few posts at least. And preferably cast a vote too.)

[AgentRick]

Well it all seems that as more people are killed, the more non-loyalists are left. Poor thing about the cook though. I feel that I should still keep from yesterday intact though, so...

VOTE: Calvin the fisherman / Atoll Dweller

[Batbrick]

It doesn't get any clearer in my mind.

Vote: Lord Ash / TinyPiesRUs

Let's cut off the evil starting at it's head.

Not to offend sir but I think accusing Lord Ash for reasons of a "possible want for murder" is a bit extreme, it seems to me as too...obvious. I'm not sure, you may be right, but i'm getting the feeling this is a setup. Calvin could be innocent too, heck, YOU could have done it even! You are close ot the King yes? What is your position?

I'm not trying to accuse you, I'm saying that sometimes a story too good to be true, is exactly that.

[Shadows]

Not to offend sir but I think accusing Lord Ash for reasons of a "possible want for murder" is a bit extreme, it seems to me as too...obvious. I'm not sure, you may be right, but i'm getting the feeling this is a setup. Calvin could be innocent too, heck, YOU could have done it even! You are close ot the King yes? What is your position?

We like to commonly refer to a "possible want for murder" as motive. It's why Lords kill their parents to take over their kingdoms and why someone might try to kill the accusor of their personal spy.

I'll say it again. Only two people had a motive to want the Friar dead, unless someone knows something about him that we don't.

Calvin and his employer, Lord Ash.

Calvin is too obvious, and we know he investigates by night, so he couldn't have tried to kill anyone.

So again, I ask, who does that leave?

Oh, and we already know that one of the Lords is bad.

As for me (haven't you been paying attention? ) ... In my capacity as the King's advisor I would be the last person to want him dead. It ruined my whole position and all that I have worked for. The King was old and not completely, well, healthy. He trusted me to serve the kingdom in his place and I did so with the greatest care. I was the King, in many ways, before a traitor did whatever they did to him (did we ever really confirm it was poison?).

Speaking of suspicions... could you, as a General, explain why security is so bad around here?

The King: Unprotected and murdered.

People breaking in to rooms, unchallenged.

People skulking in the halls where they don't belong.

People knocking over armour and assaulting others.

A murder in the courtyard.

A near murder at the same time.

Seriously. What are you people doing to protect us?

[I Scream Clone]

I'm still waiting for him to say something.

But here's the thing... We can't forget the attempt on the good Friar. What did he ever say that could direct such anger towards him?

He accused Calvin.

That means that two people had motive to kill him, and only two. He hasn't accused ANYONE ELSE. Those two are, of course, Calvin and his employer, Lord Ash.

Now we know that Calvin's night action is investigating, so letting him live until we sort this out shouldn't matter, all he can do is investigate. No harm there, unless someone is guilty, of course. He might even be a simple pawn in all of this, it's impossible to tell yet.

The one we need to worry about is the one who isn't a pawn. The one who can kill in the night, much as our dear King was killed, and who had motive to want both the King AND the Friar dead.

Who does that leave? A Lord with enough power to order a murder attempt.

Thankfully, someone stopped him. I hope we find out who one day, so he can be thanked for his merciful intervention.

It doesn't get any clearer in my mind.

Vote: Lord Ash / TinyPiesRUs

Let's cut off the evil starting at it's head.

I also Vote: Lord Ash / TinyPiesRUs for the very same reasons as yesterday, and Rotrigous claims that it is too obvious to vote for the investigator.

I am also wary of the ineptitude of the General and his men in keeping us safe at night.

[WhiteFang]

I will give Calvin, the Fisherman a chance, to speak up before deciding my vote.

(OOC: Well, since these sudden deaths occured to uncommitted players. Guess, this is the best ending for them.)

[Atoll Dweller]

Calvin the Fisherman presents: The Daily Investigator

Last night, I discovered that Batbrick/ General Marcus was the man who threw the Greek armor, and that he is a traitor.

So, I vote Batbrick/ General Marcus.

Sorry I'm so late, but I slept in.

[Admiral Blockbeard]

We like to commonly refer to a "possible want for murder" as motive. It's why Lords kill their parents to take over their kingdoms and why someone might try to kill the accusor of their personal spy.

I'll say it again. Only two people had a motive to want the Friar dead, unless someone knows something about him that we don't.

Calvin and his employer, Lord Ash.

Calvin is too obvious, and we know he investigates by night, so he couldn't have tried to kill anyone.

So again, I ask, who does that leave?

Oh, and we already know that one of the Lords is bad.

As for me (haven't you been paying attention? ) ... In my capacity as the King's advisor I would be the last person to want him dead. It ruined my whole position and all that I have worked for. The King was old and not completely, well, healthy. He trusted me to serve the kingdom in his place and I did so with the greatest care. I was the King, in many ways, before a traitor did whatever they did to him (did we ever really confirm it was poison?).

Speaking of suspicions... could you, as a General, explain why security is so bad around here?

The King: Unprotected and murdered.

People breaking in to rooms, unchallenged.

People skulking in the halls where they don't belong.

People knocking over armour and assaulting others.

A murder in the courtyard.

A near murder at the same time.

Seriously. What are you people doing to protect us?

Your thinking is reasonable on surface, but may i question this...

first you decide lord Martin was to be killed, now Lord ash, you talk of motive, i see motive in you killing off all the lords, after all, whom after all their deaths would be best placed to take the thrown?

i have delved my mind further into theory, say you are a traitor, killing the man who investigated you would be death for you as he would be a loyalist! the contrary of course is you are loyal and he is loyal and it was an innocent mistake. or as i suspect he is a traitor and was attempting to take you life through shrewed means.

as for insulting the guard at this time are you insane, we don't know whom we can trust, if we station any guard to protect the weak, they if a traitor will be able to kill to their hearts desire, and have all the time in the world to cover it up. however i now suggest we never walk alone, walk in pairs, thus if a event happens we can have a witness, or at least will stop it being so easy to kill.

Calvin the Fisherman presents: The Daily Investigator

Last night, I discovered that Batbrick/ General Marcus was the man who threw the Greek armor, and that he is a traitor.

So, I vote Batbrick/ General Marcus.

Sorry I'm so late, but I slept in.

Unvote Atoll Dweller / Calvin the fisherman

but pray tell, how did you find this information last night when the armor was this morning... and how can you confirm he is a traitor... his is a very unsupported claim, with no evidence provided, your skating on thin ice my friend, please explain yourself to keep me from restating my vote on your death... make it good, i note the kings adviser was recently adding doubt on the general, then out of the blue this, all at the general... it seems like a last ditch effort to save oneself...

await your speedy reply.

*Byron sits flicking through his now well worn book on killing traitors, he's up to the part where they decide the method*

[WhiteFang]

Calvin the Fisherman presents: The Daily Investigator

Last night, I discovered that Batbrick/ General Marcus was the man who threw the Greek armor, and that he is a traitor.

So, I vote Batbrick/ General Marcus.

Sorry I'm so late, but I slept in.

If memory served me right, I believed General Marcus is the one whom confessed that he is the one entered Lord Savril (Hinckley) room, knocked down the Greek Armor at Day 1 (Night)

And now, you are telling me that he is the one whom threw the Greek armor from the top. Tell us more of what you see. It seemed General Marcus have some explanation to do!

[I Scream Clone]

Yes General Marcus, what do you have to say about these accusations against your name? Was it you who threw the greek armour?

and Rotrigous, is this true that you have thoughts of attaining the throne by killing my fellow lords and I? If so maybe kill me last then.....though ill have my glass eye watching you very closely, here let me pop it in your top pocket (slluuurp, pop!)

[Shadows]

first you decide lord Martin was to be killed

Actually, I didn't. I was one of the last votes that day and it wasn't based on motive as we were all looking for suspicious attitudes. He had one. Calvin was an early supporter of that, but I can't even blame those who voted against Lord Martin, he acted guilty. (OOC: I bet the first day of these things always goes badly since you never have anything to go on, really)

...now Lord ash, you talk of motive, i see motive in you killing off all the lords, after all, whom after all their deaths would be best placed to take the thrown?

The 'throne' will go to a family member, not me. I am an advisor, I cannot be the King officially. I was the King before, but only in deed. As for the Lords, we have a note that dragonator has confirmed which indicates that there is a traitor amongst the Lords. The most suspicious Lord, aside from that crazy one tap dancing in the corner, is Lord Ash with his spy who may or may not be an assassin. No one is suggesting that we kill all the Lords, so no one could seize power in that way, unless it was through some kind of military action, which I have no authority over.

or as i suspect he is a traitor and was attempting to take you life through shrewed means."

I initially thought it was a murder attempt and I still wonder. If you believe that, then you must also believe that Lord Ash ordered it, since he admitted that Calvin works for him and was doing his job. Thus, the man who pulls the strings. You sort of argued my point there, and I urge you to give it some consideration.

as for insulting the guard at this time are you insane, we don't know whom we can trust, if we station any guard to protect the weak, they if a traitor will be able to kill to their hearts desire, and have all the time in the world to cover it up. however i now suggest we never walk alone, walk in pairs, thus if a event happens we can have a witness, or at least will stop it being so easy to kill.

I'm not insulting the guards, I'm questioning the people giving the orders. Clearly, someone let the murderer in to kill the King, someone didn't stop the people wandering the halls the first night, and someone didn't observe an entire suit of armour being moved around and then thrown at the Friar.

Yes, we should definitely try to stay in groups (OOC: Though I don't think the game really allows for this form of self defense).

Calvin the Fisherman presents: The Daily Investigator

Last night, I discovered that Batbrick/ General Marcus was the man who threw the Greek armor, and that he is a traitor.

So, I vote Batbrick/ General Marcus.

That is a serious accusation, perhaps some more details?

What possible motive could he have? I can only think of one. He is loyal to Lord Ash as well and was working to his master's benefit to kill the man who opposed his spy. But if he was loyal to Lord Ash, why would he have his spy accuse him? Are we being misled by Calvin? And if so, who is to blame for that? His employer.

If we aren't being misled, then why would Marcus attempt to kill someone who he's had no quarrel with? No, that doesn't make sense.

All roads lead back to the same place.

Again, I say! The head of this dastardly plot is none other than Lord Ash! To allow him to continue will surely bring death to us all.

I promise you, my life is now at risk. I will make this pronouncement in an attempt to scare the killer away from killing me. I ask that we heed Byron's advice and stay in groups as the night approaches. Anyone who has that opportunity should take advantage of it.

i note the kings adviser was recently adding doubt on the general, then out of the blue this, all at the general... it seems like a last ditch effort to save oneself...

await your speedy reply.

Actually, that wasn't my intent. I was stating that we need to watch both Generals and Grim as higher ranked officers who could allow bad things to happen on their watch. I'm less concerned about the lower level guards at this point.

and Rotrigous, is this true that you have thoughts of attaining the throne by killing my fellow lords and I? If so maybe kill me last then.....though ill have my glass eye watching you very closely, here let me pop it in your top pocket (slluuurp, pop!)

As I said, I can't assume power. We know that one Lord is a traitor. We know it wasn't poor Martin. It seems unlikely the be Lord SpudsMcKenzie, so that leaves you and Lord Ash. So far, I have no reason to suspect you of anything except doing disgusting things with glass eyes (which aren't even in use during this time period! ) and I have lots of reasons to suspect Lord Ash and his employee.

Therefore, I will make this pledge to you.

Vote for Lord Ash. If he isn't a traitor, vote for me the next day. By doing so, you increase your own safety, either by stopping a bad Lord or me. At the same time, when he is revealed for his true nature, we'll have no reason to kill another Lord, we'll have found the one who is a traitor and you will be much safer from suspicion.

How's that?

[Dragonator]

...i see motive in you killing off all the lords, after all, whom after all their deaths would be best placed to take the thrown?

Um, that would be me.

Hang on, so how do they know that your not a traitor?

Because I ordered them to find the traitors silly!

But that could be some subtle cover up that-

Shut it!

Well, it is something to be considered...

Whose side are you on?

Who's paying me to be on this show?

Me.

Oh, yours then!

That's better.

You know, don't you get the throne anyway?

What? Um, no, of course not...

So those other 'Lords' are next in line?

That's what we'll let them think...

You know we're standing in the middle of the hall discussing this very loudly in front of everyone, don't you?

Oh crap...