Oversoul
The Tentacled One
I wanted to let Orgg deliver his last words before posting, but I guess he'll have to deliver his speech, er, posthumously...
After Orgg has said these words, the box is kicked out from under him. He struggles and finally stops moving. Everyone waits intently. But nothing happens. You lot have killed Orgg, and I hope you're happy with what you've done. Nevermore will his beautiful music fill the air. Never again--anyway, with the sun setting, everyone returns home, weapons at ready, to face the werewolves.
At first nothing seems to be amiss. You listen intently, but hear nothing. Maybe Oversoul was wrong. Maybe there are no wolves...
Faintly, you can hear a man sobbing. He seems crazed. But no one goes out to help him. It might be a trap. His unintelligable raving continues, gradually growing more lupine. And then the second werewolf can be heard. But the wolves are not running about town causing destruction. They are not breaking into any homes. The sound is unmistakable. They are fighting, and you're almost positive that they are fighting each other! Perhaps one of the werewolves has enough humanity left to resist his evil urges and instead attack the other werewolf...
After what seems like hours of howling and clawing and yelping, it appears that one werewolf has the upper hand. But which one? As you hesitate, unsure of how to react, you realize that someone finally has reacted. A man can be heard shouting. But no matter how you try, you can't make out just whose voice it is. He fires several shots and curses whatever it is he's shooting at. Finally silence falls on the town. Are both werewolves dead?
Yeah, you'd like that, I'm sure! It becomes apparent this is not the case, when the howling recommences and there are still two wolves...
You don't know when you fell asleep, but at some point, you did. As you convene in the town square, it becomes clear what has happened. Everyone who was here yesterday is still present. But Hrothmar is very much dead and very much a werewolf. He has a few scratches and superficial wounds from his clash with the other werewolf, but the killing blow definitely came from eight shotgun slugs having been pumped into his body point blank. There is a traitor in your midst. Only two werewolves killed Oversoul, but one of them is accounted for. There are again two, but one of them stayed human long enough to shoot Hrothmar. It would seem that one of you who was human yesterday succumbed to lycanthropy overnight. But which one? It was certainly the same man who shouted and cursed Hrothmar as you waited in your homes. But you just can't place which voice that was...
On a more pleasant note, this struggle bought you enough time that the werewolves were unable to claim another innocent victim.
After giving an honorable burial to Orgg and (following some argumentation on the appropriateness of the matter) Hrothmar, everyone meets to discuss the current situation.
Note: This was not at all how I had originally planned it, but I had to do something about Hrothmar. Being absent since before the game even starts is bad enough if you're a villager, but he wasn't. With the confusion due to absences from last time, I figured it would be better to just kill him and replace him at this early stage, rather than causing bigger problems later on. I don't know if I made the right decision or not, but we'll see. Live and learn...
After Orgg has said these words, the box is kicked out from under him. He struggles and finally stops moving. Everyone waits intently. But nothing happens. You lot have killed Orgg, and I hope you're happy with what you've done. Nevermore will his beautiful music fill the air. Never again--anyway, with the sun setting, everyone returns home, weapons at ready, to face the werewolves.
At first nothing seems to be amiss. You listen intently, but hear nothing. Maybe Oversoul was wrong. Maybe there are no wolves...
Faintly, you can hear a man sobbing. He seems crazed. But no one goes out to help him. It might be a trap. His unintelligable raving continues, gradually growing more lupine. And then the second werewolf can be heard. But the wolves are not running about town causing destruction. They are not breaking into any homes. The sound is unmistakable. They are fighting, and you're almost positive that they are fighting each other! Perhaps one of the werewolves has enough humanity left to resist his evil urges and instead attack the other werewolf...
After what seems like hours of howling and clawing and yelping, it appears that one werewolf has the upper hand. But which one? As you hesitate, unsure of how to react, you realize that someone finally has reacted. A man can be heard shouting. But no matter how you try, you can't make out just whose voice it is. He fires several shots and curses whatever it is he's shooting at. Finally silence falls on the town. Are both werewolves dead?
Yeah, you'd like that, I'm sure! It becomes apparent this is not the case, when the howling recommences and there are still two wolves...
You don't know when you fell asleep, but at some point, you did. As you convene in the town square, it becomes clear what has happened. Everyone who was here yesterday is still present. But Hrothmar is very much dead and very much a werewolf. He has a few scratches and superficial wounds from his clash with the other werewolf, but the killing blow definitely came from eight shotgun slugs having been pumped into his body point blank. There is a traitor in your midst. Only two werewolves killed Oversoul, but one of them is accounted for. There are again two, but one of them stayed human long enough to shoot Hrothmar. It would seem that one of you who was human yesterday succumbed to lycanthropy overnight. But which one? It was certainly the same man who shouted and cursed Hrothmar as you waited in your homes. But you just can't place which voice that was...
On a more pleasant note, this struggle bought you enough time that the werewolves were unable to claim another innocent victim.
After giving an honorable burial to Orgg and (following some argumentation on the appropriateness of the matter) Hrothmar, everyone meets to discuss the current situation.
Note: This was not at all how I had originally planned it, but I had to do something about Hrothmar. Being absent since before the game even starts is bad enough if you're a villager, but he wasn't. With the confusion due to absences from last time, I figured it would be better to just kill him and replace him at this early stage, rather than causing bigger problems later on. I don't know if I made the right decision or not, but we'll see. Live and learn...
