NOTW XXIX: Hired Swords - Game Thread

...Are we sure Love is innocent?

I scanned him, and yes, he is innocent. :p

And we don't know whether they were converts or originals, just that we don't want Autolycus dead.
 
I'm sorry, but another update will not be until tomorrow. RL business goes first.
 
I scanned him, and yes, he is innocent. :p

And we don't know whether they were converts or originals, just that we don't want Autolycus dead.

And Love couldn't have been converted after he was originally scanned? It could be a trap...
 
A long, hard day had been the fate of the men today. It seemed like they were just walking along a long stretch of snow-filled land, which all looked the same to them. It almost felt like the night took several days to come, as the men were dead tired after the march.

There had been only one man who drew the scrutiny of the rest of the Company; this was the Mounted Axeman, Autolycus. But despite the fact that a lot of people wanted to see his death, there were also several men who sprung up in his defence. The men could not agree with each other, but the voices that cried for his death outnumbered those that wanted him to live. In all the mess, it seemed like some were looking at the new Captain to give the decision.

"He dies." The Adventurer had made his mind up. Two men went out to fetch the Mounted Axeman, and read him his death sentence. As he listened, the Mounted Axeman hung his head in shame, as he knew he had been wrong from the very beginning of his mission.

"I fear the rumours are true. I have been working with the Illian agents, because I had been made an offer by them. I thought I had everything covered, but it seems I have been mistaken. But I may yet help you! I will help you with finding and destroying the remaining forces that seek your death! I wish to return back to your side now that the others have died!"

"No, I fear there is no path back for you." The sword was swung, and the Mounted Axeman was no more.

In his tent, the men found Illian coins; a payment he had received from the Shadow. It was thus shown that

Spoiler :
Autolycus was an Illian infiltrator!


Another of Mulcarn's agents had fallen; the third in two days! The mood had by now visibly lifted; so much of the culprits had been caught, that they thought that they could handle the rest of them. The Adventurer received the Mithril Sword, and the Green Flask went to the Hunter.

Would they be right?

Vote tallies: Execution

Mounted Axeman (Autolycus) : TheLastOne36, ATPG, Backwards Logic, Nictel, Khazaar, Winston Hughes - support: Choxorn, Love, Autolycus, Stuck in Pi

Mithril Sword

Adventurer (Backwards Logic) - 1: Backwards Logic, Stuck in Pi
Axeman (Khazaar) - 1: Khazaar
Dragonslayer (TheLastOne36) - 1: TheLastOne36
Longbowman (Nictel) - 1: Nictel

Green flask

Hunter (Stuck in Pi) - 1: Backwards Logic, Autolycus, choxorn, Love, Ekolite, Stuck in Pi
Dragonslayer (TheLastOne36) - 1: TheLastOne36
Axeman (Khazaar) - 1: Khazaar

RL issues are over a bit, so I have time to respond to PM's again. My apologies for drawing this out so long. Daybreak in 25 hours!
 
Well, I was wrong. Lucky we had enough to kill him. It feels bad that I was lied to :(

I'd say something nice regarding how you were conned but knowing people as of late, they'd try to frame me by killing you during the night! :lol:
 
"What's with all the ruckus! People are trying to sleep!"
 
The Illian lands seemed to wane away. The snow had become less and there were even some traces of green vegetation among the tents. The journey to get them out of the Illian peril was obviously progressing.

There had been another murder during the night though.

Similar to the scene that showed after the death of the Berserker, the Charioteer was now found dead. He had been hacked apart with a sword and there was no life left in him. There was no trace that he had tried to defend himself - it had all been in vain. He had been loyal to the Company, much like many others.

Spoiler :
Love was loyal to the Company.


The men went on. They could not stop to mourn, especially now that the harsh weather was taking a day off.

It is now day! Thread is open again!
Night comes in 48 hours!
 
Oh wow exactly like I said. Sorry Love! I actually did not believe you were innocent, which is why I said that. I was mistaken. :(
 
Congratulations, you got one of the prophets killed. Nice job breaking it.
 
The Adventurer emerges out of his tent. He is not happy...

"SOMEONE thought it would be a good idea to steal the Mithril Sword that was voted to me last night. Now unfortunately for the thief, I already know who did it, so if they want to do this the easy way they should give me the sword back immediately and nothing else will come of it. Otherwise, I'll be forced to do this the hard way, and believe me, you don't want me doing this the hard way..."
 
Is that what he was doing? I saw Nictel enter and then leave your tent last night, but I'm wasn't sure why until now.

He'd better give a pretty damn good explanation for why he wants that sword so badly...
 
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