TAU Play Thread

[curryoflife]

Q'sor steps forward and frowns at Disciple's charred remains, "Disciple was a brute, too violent and direct for more...refined tastes. But he was one of us. And at the end of the day, or night as it was, he named Gildus a traitor, but he too was loyal. And that begs the question, what could the traitors gain from killing Disciple? Answering this question should lead us to his killers, do you not think so?"

He pauses for a moment, "Christophe has the most reason to dislike Disciple, for he did lay hands on you at the very start of this affair. So you have the most motive, but if you were a traitor, and you were responsible for his death, the blame would most surely be put on you. Therefore, you would have to be an utter fool to kill Disciple in his sleep."

Q'sor turns to Nihilus, "But you are quick to put the blame on Christophe, is it not possible for you to have arranged for Disciple's death in order to draw attention to Christophe? This way you can be responsible for two deaths with a single knife in the dark."

"Of course, I may be mistaken. It just may be that Christophe is a fool, or there may be deeper reasons for Disciple's demise. Let us hope a little more light is shed on this enigma before the night is through."

 

[Dark Lord Nihilus]

"You make me question your own loyalty Q'sor, after all you were dubbed the traitor by Gildus. In addition, Disciple, for a time, also point the blame upon you. As such, it would be only logical that you and your cohorts would feel threatened by such accusations, and promptly slay the threat which Disciple embodied. Although I am skeptical about Christopher, through process of deduction alone one can ascertain that you are a far more likely candidate."

 

[curryoflife]

"Am I now?" Q'sor asks, chuckling, "Your deductive processes seem flawed. There are few facts to deal with. Both Gildus and Disciple were loyalists. Gildus withdrew his accusation of me, as did Disciple who then accused Gildus. But before he accused me, Disciple did name Christophe as traitor (OOC: from his post that seemed his intent as the accusing convention was not set then). So he was an equal threat to both of us. Therefore, would it not have been in our best interests to let him live through the night? Him being killed by the traitors would only lead to fingers pointing to either Christophe or I. So, I say that the hand that points the finger is the one that guided the knife, the one that would manipulate the council into killing two loyalists."

Q'sor stares at Nihilus, "You say I am the most likely candidate? You seem most eager to point the finger, as I recall, you were the first to accuse poor Gildus. Be that as it may, I will take this a step further, I name you as a traitor."

Vote: Nihilus (Dark Lord Nihilus)

 

[Dark Lord Nihilus]

"You claim that there are few facts, and then in your haste to tighten the noose which you have thrown over the necks of the loyalists with your rhetoric and flypant (sp?) orration you have neglected to guard against hypocrisy. Point the finger of blame, for it only furthers your guilt.

I call for all true loyalists to stand beside me and vanquish this fiend who seeks to instigate animosity within our ranks."

Vote: Q'sor (curryoflife)

 

[Boo]

Boorelius turned away from the charred remains of Disciple, his face had a look of great concern. As he looked over at Q'sor and Nihilus.
"Nihilus, you may have been the first to raise suspicion against Christophe and "point your finger" at him. And your reasoning is sound. Even though it would be foolish for him to kill Disciple in the night merely because he offended his honour, I doubt that he is as foolish as some say. It seems like even though he is the most obvious one to have conducted this murder, it would draw too much attention to him, but just because it does, he isn't not guilty. Maybe he wants us to think that way so that we just disregard him as a traitor just because he is the most likely to have done it?

Boorelius chuckled.
"But what I find even more suspicious is when, you Nihilus accuses him, Q'sor accuses you because you were the first one to speak up. Why is it a sign of treason just to be the first one to speak? Maybe you want this council to sit idle through the day(ooc: or is it night, I'm, confused) so that you may pick us of one by one in the night? Also, both Gildus and Disciple accused you of being a traitor, and when Gildus game was found out Disciple changes his vote, surely because of his temperament, but still he had accused you and thus you must have seen him as a threat and then eliminated him."

His smile turned in to a frown.
"I will name you the traitor unless you have something to say that convince me otherwise.

Vote: Q'sor(curryoflife)

 

[Christophe von Carstein]

"As much as i enjoy being called a fool by you all" Christophe said gritting his teeth trying to force a smile.
"And as much as i am almost honoured that you think me clever enough to kill someone so that in fact the blame is pointed away from me. As for accusing who done it, I myself am unsure as Q'sor's words are getting him into trouble but can his actions speak louder than his words i think not. I think he is having a similar problem to that of Gildus in that his words are causing these accusations and i have my suspicions of him. But you Nihilus perhaps you cast you vote upon Q'sor becuase he on you. Maybe he has somehow worked out its you who is the traitor afterall you do have most to say on the matter."

 

[curryoflife]

"It seems I've made the same mistake That Gildus had. I spoke too quickly and I should have been more careful in choosing my words. Be that as it may, I think I will stand by my suspicions."

Q'sor pauses, "It is true we have little enough information to go on, but to a well-organized mind there is enough to come to a conclusion. Disciple's death would most implicate Christophe or I, so if he died, we would be blamed. That means, if either Christophe or I were the traitor, and if either of us were to have him killed, either of us would be executed. If he were the traitor, there's an even chance of him being killed as me. And vice versa. Too big of a gamble for anyone to take, especially when the stakes are our undeaths. So the traitor would not be either one of us."

"And the first hand to point to either Christophe or I would belong to a traitor, that way, he is moving the council against one of us...in this case, it seems to be me... because Nihilus was so quick to accuse, I believe that he was expecting Disciple's death and had created the opportunity to accuse someone."

 

[Christophe von Carstein]

"Your words Q'sor to me make sense that Nilihus worked this oppertunity created by Disciples accusations of us to strike in hope that the council would turn upon us firstly accusing one of us, then finding them innocent only to turn on the other one as the definite traitor. Killing two vampires with one stake as the saying goes (out of context playing on the saying killing two birds with one stone) that is why i stand by Q'sor and accuse you Nihilus"

Vote: Nihilus (Dark Lord Nihilus)

 

[Dark Lord Nihilus]

Nihilus gave Christophe a cold smile.

"Although my suspicious of yourself still have no objective bases other than you siding with Q'sor, you do continue to raise questions. You see, you truly are a fool, for if I die and it is determined that I am not the traitor, then both yourself and your compatriot Q'sor will be the most logical candidates as the traitors. You have backed yourselves into a corner, as is always the case, you can only keep the truth hidden for so long. One way or another it will be revealed."

 

[Boo]

Boorelius tilted his head slightly to the left and a loud snap was heard from his neck. He turned around, kneeled and picked up a stone from the ground which he balanced in the tip of his thumb.
"It seems almost a bit too convenient then, Q'sor, that both the ones that you say "would be the traitor", you and Christophe, vote for the same man." Boorelius held his gaze fixed on the stone.
"Interesting."
He looked up at Christophe and the let the stone fall to the ground. Slapping his hands on his thighs, Boorelius stood up again.
"And you stand by his side. I bet you do."
He turned to face Q'sor again.
"Your words have only raised my suspicion of you Q'sor. Disciples death implied either yours or Cristophe's involvement."
He paused for a brief moment.
"Or maybe both?"
Boorelius sat down on his chair again and fell silent.

 

[Azahul]

"We appear to have gone from a lack of evidence to an abundance in a single night. However, how we interpret this information is debatable. Disciple's death points the blame at Christophe and Q'sor above all, as has already been stated. Nihilus's acts soon after hardly cast blame upon him. He pointed to one of the more obvious suspects, and had he not done so, someone else surely would."
Azahul paused, considering the situation.
"I do not believe that Nihilus is the traitor, simply because he began this night's search for the traitor. Remember, we made the same mistake with Gildus, killing the first to point blame at another. On the other hand, Q'sor has been a suspect from the very first, albeit with very little in the way of evidence. Unfortunately for him, as with Gildus, his words no longer match his actions. This mistake has already occurred once, and the result was the death of one of our own. Yet in Q'sor's case this mistake appears to be far greater. Taking Q'sor's words, he would council us to inaction, allowing the traitor to pick us off one by one. Considering his actions however, he would have us kill the third person to cast a suspicion of blame upon him. After one night, both Gildus and Disciple, those who voted for Q'sor's death, lie dead. Now, Q'sor votes for the death for the next person to cast suspicion upon him. Am I the only one to see the pattern?"

Vote: Q'sor (curryoflife)

 

[Cromenon]

"You are not the only one to see it, esteemed brother Azahul"

Cromenon paused and looked at the four men (Boorelius, Nihilus, Q'Sor and Christophe) confronted, and sighed:

"That's how I see it now. Nihilus, the first one to point his finger at Christophe, backuped by Boorelius, who accused Q'Sor after he defended Christophe by accusing Nihilus. The same Q'Sor who is supported by Christophe, who also point his finger at Nihilus"

"We have two factions, each one pointing the 'visible head' of the other"

Cromenon addresed Azahul again:
"You say that Gildus and Disciple, who were the ones to point Q'Sor, now lay dead. It's true, but I must remind you that Gildus died because of his foolish actions and words, who drove the council to vote against him, even you and me did it!, if he hadn't played his little game, he'd probably be alive by now."

"I accuse Q'Sor. For if he is the traitor, we shall end this madness. And if he isn't... well, brother Nihilus, you know what to expect"

 

[cripple]

Batholis watched the entire scene with interest.

"ahhh this is getting quite amusing, I almost wish I could remain a silent observer in this... I would- if not for the fact that I too were not at risk of... well, suffering the same fate as Disciple.

"as such, from my observations, I see Q'sor as being... quite... suspicious."

"and, it is better to be safe than sorry."

"As such, I do belive that Q'sor is the one to die"

Vote: Q'sor

 

[Arion]

"1 more vote against Q'sor constitutes a majority. In 6 hrs the night will end."

 

[Cromenon]

"Several fellow brothers have hardly taken part in our debate. Perhaps they could share their opinions?"

OOC: Prince Urial, Fodderboy, Get of W'soran, alion0148, I'm looking at YOU Ò_Ó

 

[Arion]

OOC: (No time for big fluff update, sorry). And Prince Urial will be inactive, so I will modkill him.

Standing, Draithon announced," It seems that we have not reached a decision for this night, Q'sor, you escaped death today, it remains to see how you will fare tomorow. I suggest we retire to our coffins for the day and reflect on who the traitors may be."

"But there is another matter that must be resolved tonight."

Turning to the form of Prince Urial, he drew a repeater crossbow.

"You have been found guilty of treason, by papers found in your very coffin, to this end, you shall be executed."

Before Urial could react, Draithon squeezed the trigger and a series of flaming bolts erupted from the weapon. Urial gave a momentary gasp of surprise, before he flew back as they exploded in his chest, his body dead and broken against the far wall of the cavern.

Draithon spat these last few words.
"I shall leave his corpse outside to burn."

Prince Urial: Loyalist (but in fluff terms a traitor, as I had to modkill him).

It is now day.

 

[Arion]

The sound of shovels formed a peculiar chorus with the frequent bouts of lightning splitting the air. Eventually they stopped, and the figures swathed in dark robes began to throw wood into the man sized hole.

Inside his coffin, Nihilus slept soundly, 6 grave guard standing before the door gave him a feeling of security. Clapping footsteps, drawing ever closer to his door, broke the silent and still air. The Grave Guard drew their swords with a silent slither and moved to the dark shadows in the corner of the room waiting for the traitor. That was until their blue eye sockets started glowing red, they dropped their weapons and turned to the coffin. Marching slowly, and careful not to wake the vampire inside, they went out the door, through the tunnel, the main hall, and out to where the last vestiges of cloud cover were disappearing.

Two of the traitors stepped out from the cave mouth and opened the lid, Nihilus woke with a start but was unable to resist their iron grip. They threw him into the spike lined hole, where he was impaled, but not dead and then chained him down. Lighting the firewood and oil inside the hole, they crumbled the Grave guard and stepped back to the cave mouth. With a smile one of them removed the clouds.

Nihilus’s screams rent the air. But no one could hear him.

“Sir, there are abandoned weapons in Nihilus’s room, and what looks like the tracks of a funeral procession in the snow outside, leading to a hole with a pile of ashes.”

“I can guess what happened.” Said Draithon with a sigh. Another one dead, this is hopeless.

He paced towards the council hall, sighing with annoyance, perhaps they should just move on, and discuus in stops along the way.

Dark Lord Nihilus- Loyalist.

1.Azahul
2. Prince_Urial--Dead--Loyalist
3. curryoflife
4. DiscipleofNagash-]-Dead--Loyalist
5. Boo
6. cripple
7. Dark Lord Nihilus--dead--Loyalist
8. Get_of_W'soran
9. alion0148
10. kbloodslear--Dead--Loyalist
11. Fodderboy
12. Cromenon
13.Christophe von Carstein

It is now Night.

A majority is 5.

 

[Cromenon]

Cromenon opened the lid of his coffin, and woke up to find that Nihilus' coffin had dissapeared from view. There were markings on the floor, as if someone had dragged out a heavy object.

He ordered the Grave Guard he had summoned to carry his coffin to a nearby chamber and remained silent for a moment.

He then spoke to Q'Sor:
"Nihilus is dead. It seems quite obvious you're the traitor. But, are you?" Cromenon scrutinized Q'Sor impassive face.

"If you are not the traitor, it is quite clear that someone has set you a trap, in order to clear you off. But it could be possible that you actually were the traitor and purposefully killed Nihilus to make us think you were not because it was the most obvious thought; or perhaps you knew last night you were almost doomed (one more vote and you'd have died) and thought you'd take down one of your main rival, and if tonight we didn't constitute a majority against you, like last night; again, you'd have won."

"Are you going to defend him now, Christophe?"

"Old brother Q'Sor, let this drama come to an end. You shouldn't live another night."

"I accuse you again, old brother Q'Sor, and may I not repeat myself anymore"

 

[Get of W'soran]

A faint chuckle came from the shadows along with a quiet voice which seemed to lack any true accent
"Accusations...accusations...at this pace will we ever find the traitors"

From the darkness stepped forward a vampire of average height and looks, his black hair was drawn back in a ponytail and he wore plain black clothes of a slightly expensive material. At the vampires waist hung two shortswords, the man would be completely unremarkable if not for the flash of white as he grinned and the pitch black of his eyes.

"My brethern...I am Damek Von Carstein and I must say I apologise for the keeping silent during these turbelent nights. I must say its my instincts to sit silent...to wait and see for one of the betrayers to make a mistake...but with the death of so many great brothers of the night that no longer seems an option. As such...as much as I am loath to admit...you make to much sense Cromenon for me to ignore."

With a sigh Damek turns to stare at Q'Sor
At this time and in this place all evidence currently points to you ancient one...and I name you betrayer"

With a glance back at Cromenon, Damek spoke with a slight edge to his tone
"However I ask -you- to treat my brother Christophe with abit more respect

Vote: Q'Sor

 

[cripple]

"Even I cannot.... abide by the coincidences now. I am afraid that I now believe Q'sor to be a traitor"

"I tire of waking every morning with the fear of dying the next day"

"Let the traitor Q'sor be executed!" Batholis said with a barely contained animalistic snarl.

Vote- Q'sor

 

[Boo]

A lid fell heavily on the floor and Boorelius arose from his coffin. Twisting his neck slightly to the right a loud snap could be heard.
"I assure you that we treat each other with the respect we deserve in this council, Demek. I'm glad you finally decided to speak up."

Boorelius strode forth from where his coffin stood. "And I have lost all respect for you, Q'sor, that's why I hold by my vote on you."

Vote: Q'sor

 

[Cromenon]

"So, brother Damek, finally you've decided to participate in our little discussion" said Cromenon, while still looking at Q'Sor.

"I treat brother Chtristophe with the due respect, though he hasn't spoken up yet... like some other brothers who, if they don't, they might find themselves impaled by brother Arion's repeater crossbow! Do you want to stay unnoticed, because you have something to hide, or what?"

OOC: I meant no offense to Chris, but something has to be done with some inactive members, and I tried to expose it as fluffy-ish as I could ^^U

 

[Fodderboy]

From the shadows a hoarse chuckle gurgles, "Oh so powerful are we all. Oh so wise. Scurrying about like little cockroaches waiting to be stepped on."

A robed figure slowly emerges into the lesser gloom of the room, twitching forward like a marionette. The creature's left hand emerges from the tattered robes pointing to each of the vampiric companions in turn. The hand looks poorly used, and appears to have been badly patched together many times.

"Do any of you actually believe that by merely proclaiming 'This one is foul.' or 'That one is fair.' that one will actually achieve anything? Our foe is a minion of one of the greatest thinkers, schemers, plotters of all history! To outwit this one we must think before we speak, else we be judged fools all, and cut down one by one."

The shadows danced and coalesced about the tottering figure as it turned and tottered away.

"While I despise the pomposity of the von Carsteins, their avarice would not, I feel, be insufficient for them to realize that Nagash uses his tools until they are worn to the haft. There is one among us, however, who it seems to me has flattered themselves into believing that this will not happen to them."

"Mirror, mirror,
On the wall:
Which one here
Has damned us all?"

Footsteps scrape away back into the darkness.

"I deem it be the darling of us all..."

Vote: Lord Darlington

 

[Cromenon]

OOC: In TAU, I'm just Cromenon I'll change my title to avoid confusion

Cromenon gazed at the newcomer full of sarcasm:
"Another one has finally decided to speak up! Perhaps brother Arion crossbow frightened you?"

He continued:
"Maybe you haven't been aware of what has happened last nights but I'll resume you: All of them who opposed Q'Sor are now dead! Do you understand that? And you dare to accuse me! Because of what? Because I think Nagash' tools (as you call them) can be vanquished?"

Then he gave a disdainful look to Darkreaver and retired to his armchair.
"You sound just like Q'Sor. Nagash is powerful beyond imagining... or what about ...One of the greatest thinkers, schemers, plotters of all history..." He mimicked.

"Vote against me, fine. Now we all know how you really are."

However, tense the situation as it was, he gave himself the pleasure to make a frivolous comment:
"Ah... I almost forgot. You say you disdain von Carsteins, don't you? I think two of our brothers don't share your opinion at all..." he said sarcastically.

 

[Boo]

Boorelius sat in his armchair and rested his face in his palms. He gazed upon Darkreaver and shook his head.
"You have been quiet in your corner for some time now Darkreaver, and now decide to speak up? I do not hold it against you, because it is wise to first assess the situation. But your behaviour amuses me."

He tilted his head slitghly to the left and smiled.
"You say that we can't just point out people and proclaim that they are guilty, but still, it is excatly what you do. You accuse Cromenon, but without a reason it seems. Perhaps you could give us some insight to your thoughts on why he would be the traitor?"

He frowned again.
"I agree with Cromenon, you sound a lot like Q'sor. And you do not seem to have thought that much before you spoke."