The Syndicate

Bronwyn Mightyfeet wrote:Dilan what did you see or do you see about Lyel besides the early vote for Jorhan that makes you suspicious?

Partially his quietness. Partially a hunch. Mafia members have less incentive to pay close attention to the thread and conduct careful analysis, since they already know who is bad and who is good. I had three or four names in mind on day one, and his vote for Jorhan makes him look worse.

One of the people I'll be looking at tomorrow is Lyel. He was one of the people I was considering voting for on Day 1, and his early Day 1 vote for Jorhan makes me more suspicious of him, considering who Jorhan turned out to be.

I voted for the glass slipper as the candy is almost certainly a trap and our diet consists mostly of crustaceans and sea cucumbers, with little room for "land food" like peas.

The Purple Sea Elves are nonplussed-nonplussed!-and dismayed at this sad result. We must consider carefully.

Gobnait Gingeruite wrote:I have to go to bed and thus will be responding to the other things happening in the thread later on, but I thought that the "If Jorhan is bad so is Queran, if he is good then Gobnait is bad" idea that seems to have come up among a few of us needed to be addressed.

To be fair, I never said that if Jorhan was innocent your were necessarily guilty. I said I would have to look you over more carefully than I have as yet done. If Jorhan is innocent, I think it very unlikely that Queran and Bronwyn are guilty, as their vote pattern would be needlessly suspicious. You have made a strong case against them and anyone making a strong case against people whom I believe to be inncoent deserves a close look. That is all.

If Jorhan ends up a blameless innocent, I think it is then unlikely that Queran and Bronwyn would have risked themselves protecting him if they are evildoers. In that case, I will be forced to give Gobnait another look. If, however, Jorhan is revealed as I expect him to be, then Gobnait's case is very strong indeed. We shall know in a few hours.

Excellent observations, Shand.

There have been murmurings among the sunken halls of the Purple Sea Elves that the unanimity of opinion regarding He of the Bloody Moons Dragons may be cause for concern, yet logic compels us to conclude that his motivations are far from pure, so I will join my brothers in casting a ballot for the unfortunate Jorhan, with the hope that I have not been led into error.

The more I think about it, the more Jorhan seems like the obvious candidate to vote for. It would be foolish for the wicked among us to draw attention to themselves by voting for the same person unless they had to in order to shield one of their own. Therefore, if Jorhan is not evil, it seems unlikely that Bronwyn, Carmen and Queran would be evil either.

Does this make sense, or am I way off base?

I suspect the castle won the poll, since the most people voted for it. The host post was a story having to do with castles. The Purple Sea Scribes have been combing the message for some sort of clue, but as yet have come up empty handed.

Jorhan Poisondart wrote: Which seems to sync up with her vote-holding behavior from the first lynch. If votes were spread out, her vote for me may have been enough to push me over the edge and save herself.

But Bronwyn didn't vote for you, she voted for Caillic, perhaps in an effort to protect you.

Rhinfrew Flowingrass wrote:

Ameerah Frolicstag wrote:

Dilan Bluemoss wrote:

Ameerah Frolicstag wrote: And are you saying lefties aren't happy!? Lefties rule!

Let's just say there's a reason why the Latin word for "left" is "sinister."

Oh, lol, I didn't think of that reason.

Will you tell us whom would have gotten your vote?

The Purple Sea Elves are offended at the Djin's incorrect use of "whom" and suggest he should stick to the more crude language his kind seem comfortable with

Ameerah Frolicstag wrote: And are you saying lefties aren't happy!? Lefties rule!

Let's just say there's a reason why the Latin word for "left" is "sinister."

Gobnait Gingeruite wrote:Linki with Shand: I hadn't thought of that, but having the Princess check a townie on purpose does seem a waste of time. On the other hand, why ask to be checked if you are bad? You'd be caught right away! Another instance where I'm flummoxed by Bronwyn's strategy no matter what side she's on. That does make for two preemptive defenses in a row though (the first being holding her vote on Day 1 despite being unlikely to be lynched). If nothing else she seems confused and paranoid to me.

I found Bronwyn's defensiveness after receiving a single vote odd as well. Almost everyone received a vote on Day 1 and no one else responded with such vigor.

An observation from the Purple Sea Elves: The rush to sacrifice Caillic by those at the Peace Table came shortly after Jorhan received his second vote. It is therefore possible that Jorhan is one of our enemies, and that some or all of Queran. Bronwyn and Carmen (all of whom I found somewhat shady on Day 1) intervened to protect their fellow fiend. Far from certain, but a possibility nevertheless.

Wow, lots of great analysis this morning, particularly from Gobnait. The attention to detail is commendable. I will confess that I have had bad feelings about Queran since the beginning, although I cannot as yet pin down why, and my vote for Bronwyn shows how I feel about her, although I have softened a bit after the explanations. Today will be spent rereading people and trying to come to an educated and thoughtful vote. We do not want a repeat of yesterday's result.

Rhinfrew Flowingrass wrote:

Dilan Bluemoss wrote:The Purple Sea Elves welcome the inebria- I mean illustrious Viceroy of the Djins back from the dead with garlands of seaweed and the finest pearls.

I'd pawn the pearls for a drink and wipe my arse with the garlands...but there ain't no pawnshops...and *hic*...I ain't got no arse...

Well I never.

The Purple Sea Elves welcome the inebria- I mean illustrious Viceroy of the Djins back from the dead with garlands of seaweed and the finest pearls.

Being a Baron and accostomed to luxury, I will be going to the Castle.

Bac Wunderelin wrote:

Jorhan Poisondart wrote:Like I said, life happens. Fane voting for me when he could not is a pretty big red flag, and as I can return fire, I shall.

RIP Princess

And I think continuously showing up at convenient times is a big red flag, too.

He missed the vote, it should be noted.

Alas, we lament the passing of the dear Princess, Sleeping Beauty from the realm. A tragic result indeed.

In our culture, Cheadle-Kracken is not particularly revered on account of his slaughter (inadvertent though it may have been) of a hapless band of Sea Elves who happened to be in his general vicinity.

Mainchin Ironbeast wrote:

Dilan Bluemoss wrote:Interesting that five people from the Happiness Table have voted for five different people at the Peace Table. There is certainly a lack of consensus on Day One.

I see that you are from the Table of Happiness also, Legolas. Pass the wine could you?

Here you go. It's very fine, this wine. The hosts deserve credit.

Interesting that five people from the Happiness Table have voted for five different people at the Peace Table. There is certainly a lack of consensus on Day One.

The vote ends in five hours 44 minutes.

I fully understand and agree that everyone has to trust their instincts on day one. I cannot criticize anyone for doing that, and I agree thta it is better than randomizing.

Laine Crystalsteam wrote:The Flying Satyrs have decided that our vote shall go to Bac Wunderelin, Rajah of the Twilight Pixies for his/her contradictions in his/her vote.

This seems like an awfully nitpicky thing to single out. It is likely Bac just clicked the thread to see who had the fewest posts. Since people with zero posts don't show up, it makes since that she would overlook Etain.

I realize this is the second time I've commented on your vote choice, and that voting on day one is hard, though, so I cannot say I blame you.

Besides which, Grimmspeak is a tongue of unsurpassed mellifluousness

Laine Crystalsteam wrote:I think I may vote for Gaerwen Gleamingrace, as I found it weird that he/she was against using foreign languages to circumvent Rumpelstiltskin's ability. I know it's not much of a reason, but it is Day 1 and that's all I have to go on.

I was against it as well, because it would have mad communication impossible.

Jorhan Poisondart wrote:What a tweest!

It is difficult. There is no denying that. It is also difficult to select someone to lynch on Day One. We stand by our decision, however. It is only one vote, so pray do not be unduly alarmed. Your death is far from a certainty.

It is also worth observing that the votes are not final once they are cast, and can be changed. This seems very dangerous, as the wicked deceivers would be able to conspire to all switch their votes at the last second. Presumably, this is why the hosts have seen fit to keep public records of the polls once they close.

Bronwyn Mightyfeet wrote:

Dilan Bluemoss wrote:The Purple Sea Elves have held a vote and have decided to cast our ballot for Bronwyn Mightyfeet, Vicerine of the Yellow Gypsies. Lyel and Carmen should be advised that their names were mentioned as well and we would very much like to hear more from them in the future.

You cast a vote for me for what reason? I am not confused and hapless, I only mentioned that getting to know these names is a little difficult. I think you have me confused with someone else.

I hope the honorable Gypsy does not take undue offense at our decision, but you are a stranger in these parts and your trustworthiness is as yet unclear. We felt it would be best to allow the more taciturn members a chance to further express themselves and we thought the possibility of feigned confusion on your part worth considering, as it is a tactic we have observed before.

The Purple Sea Elves have held a vote and have decided to cast our ballot for Bronwyn Mightyfeet, Vicerine of the Yellow Gypsies. Lyel and Carmen should be advised that their names were mentioned as well and we would very much like to hear more from them in the future.

EBWOP: Many apologies to Bronwyn, whom I now notice is female, not male.

Dilan Bluemoss posts his current observations of the members of the Peace Table for all to read and enjoy:

Bac: Has been very forthcoming and helpful thus far, creating the first seating chart and offering lots of ideas
Shand: Created the more visual seating charts, which was very helpful, but Bac has a point about his criticism of attempts to thwart Rumplestiltskin.
Bronwyn: Has presented himself as rather confused and hapless, which could equally be a sincere reaction to an admittedly confusing sock game, or a calculated ploy.
Carmen: Has posted virtually nothing, and certainly nothing of substance for us to go on.
Queran: Despite a rather spotty history between the Krackens and the Sea Elves, Queran has been generally helpful and complimentary so far. His ideas have struck me as good ones.
Gaerwen: I don't know how we are supposed o trust Forbidden Puppet Magicians (indeed, a more evil combination of words can hardly be conceived) but nothing Gaerwen has done yet arouses any suspicions.
Lyel: Has been very quiet, asking one host question and not yet contributing much of substance. This could be attributable to the Giants' general lack of verbal skills, however.

I don't have any particular suspicions from the Table of Peace, so I would welcome any input from you, my Gargoyle friend.

Dilan Bluemoss apologizes to the hosts for asking too many questions and looks forward to hunting evildoers and driving them from the realm with their tails between their legs.

The Purple Sea Elves have a question for our hosts that we believe is fair and not out of the bounds of reasonableness.

Is Rumplestilkskin allowed to choose a proper name, such as that of one of the players?

If the answer comes back in the affirmative or if no answer is given, I would recommend that we try to refrain from referring to each other directly by name whenever possible.

Queran Gloomsoul wrote:The more elaborate the methodology employed, the less effective we become in actually producing significant discussion and results. Our purpose and mission become, if you'll forgive me, "Lost in Translation".

Quite right.

Dilan Bluemoss would like to observe that the Google Translate method, in addition to being clumsy and cumbersome, will do little to prevent Rumpelstiltskin from carrying out his mandate, as he can simply select a frequently used morpheme from whatever dialect is being employed. Unpredictability is the key.

In light of this revelation by our hostess, Dilan Bluemoss will be resorting to obscure synonyms for common utterances in order to circumvent any potential reprisal by that dire goblin-like fellow.

The Purple Sea Elves will offer a prayer to our dark and watery god that Roxy makes a swift recovery.

7 roles... 7 dwarves...

Gobnait Gingeruite wrote:By the way, is it strange to anyone else that there are 25 players listed but only 18 roles? Any ideas what that could be about?

These woods are indeed filled with mysteries...

That love table is looking awfully intimidating. It is filled with trolls, ogres, dragons and gargoyles.

The Purple Sea Elves have always had great respect for the finely wrought seating charts of the Twilight Pixies. Their workmanship is without equal.