QF78: Hearts of Riches, Rhythms of Hatred [signups]

[Stick. she/her]

if i had to guess, elims tried converting tj n1 and when it didn't go through, they gathered he was probably willful (esp given akimo claimed their target & there's no other way to stop that action)

 

im open to voting mippo today for tj tho

8 hours ago, Doc12 said:

There were two attacks last night, and Akimiko told me they protected me from a conversion - that means there are probably 2 elims, one to kill, one to convert. 

i dont think they would tell akimo if they successfully prevented a conversion. they typically tell u that ur action succeeded, not that ur target was actually going to be converted otherwise. cuz that's basically a seeker clear then.

@Akimikoisthecutest confirm?

[Through the Living Hopper He/Him]

8 hours ago, coco.pudding said:

TJ does seem like an odd choice, maybe they said something in PMs to make the elims want to kill them? Them voting mippo seems like a weird motivation since that would make the next logical move to look at mippo, but maybe that’s what it was?

I actually don't believe that mippo is an elim from this. I think the elims are just trying to frame him, especially since MIppo wasn't really in any danger (at least from the VC, I'll go and read the cycle soon.) Also, sorry I didn't get back, but looks like you guys had an interesting cycle.

I think v!Akimo, which leads us to v!Doc, because otherwise one of them would have to be lying and Akimo would call Doc out. However, Stick has a fair point, so Akimo's response will be helpful. Of course, if Akimo is actually an elim, then we're screwed. 

Jo is interesting, because his obsession with finding the Shardbearer isn't necessarily alignment-indicative.

I know it's already C3, but I'm going to put a poke vote on Quinwelien, because I want a stronger read. @Qianweilian

[Akimikoisthecutest]

3 hours ago, Stick. said:

i dont think they would tell akimo if they successfully prevented a conversion. they typically tell u that ur action succeeded, not that ur target was actually going to be converted otherwise. cuz that's basically a seeker clear then.

@Akimikoisthecutest confirm?

Yeah I suppose that's true. I guess that I misinterpreted it....

[Stick. she/her]

Mippo u have been charged with the crime of murdering tj. defend urself  

[Qianweilian He/him]

1 hour ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

I know it's already C3, but I'm going to put a poke vote on Quinwelien, because I want a stronger read.

What do you mean “poke vote”? Also, I haven’t really been super involved with pms, so I don’t really have anything to stand on other than my posts. I’ll agree with stick. and go with mippo.

[___ He/Him]

14 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Chaos. And this time, Bitel smiled. Yes, Narash and o - the one who's true name was Bobb, yet who's fear crippled him even from saying it (truly, Bitel should've caught on to the signs earlier) - had failed, but what remained of their scheme was at last beginning to flow smoothly. From his vantage point among the stars, far higher than where the innocent resistors would ever think to look, Bitel could see it all. Tonight, once again, the Singers of Revolar screamed in the streets - but this time, their voices were fewer, and their minds blinded.

Oh, how glorious the ruin was.

...

Fernri walked to their death with resignation. There was no struggle. No final fight. They had seen what had happened to Narash, and decided it was best to end it quickly.

They had chosen to die in the plaza, where all could see. A symbol, perhaps, for all to see. Or maybe just an attempt to be seen. There, they had tied there own rope, and waited for the sun to fall.

Fernri thought they had been sure in their choice.

And yet, as the crowd swirled around the plaza, their screams for blood sounding ever more like the howls of a hungry beast, Fernri's heart thumped. Blood raced through their veins. Their life flashed before their eyes. Oh, how little they had truly lived-

And little they would live, for their death was a quick one. When it was over, the Listener's body was left to hang where all could see - a symbol of nothing but death, and doom.

...

Taxill didn't have much personality. It was true, and they were happy to admit it. The forges of Revolar had trained a worker, and while Taxill was no longer a slave, they had no great dreams, no defining feature. Perhaps the very epitomy of normalcy.

And yet Taxill still wanted to live. They resisted, because they felt an innate feeling that it was right - and they had a strong will. That was another thing the forges had taught.

Taxill didn't know how to feel about Fernri's execution. It was not their choice - yet they were powerless to stop it, and at the very least, it happened quickly. It was what came after that mattered.

As the crowd was beginning to dissipate, an explosion rocked the plaza where Fernri's body hung. When Taxill awoke to their senses, in a pool of blood and ash, they were barely able to catch a glimpse of their attacker before falling dead.

The second innocent to die tonight.

...

The Omniscient Overlord of Everything was also rocked by the explosion, and as they recovered, also found themselves targeted by an unseen assailant, and yet, in their Mightyness, somehow survived.

...

Revolar's plaza burned as Bitel descended. Tonight, he had a smile on his face, and as he reached the ground, a screeching sound began to fill the square. Haunting, it reverberated off the building walls, rustled the ashes. It was a laugh.

Yes, perhaps this would be fun after all.

...

Honor's Ghost has been executed! They were a Listener Spren.

TJ has been murdered! They were a Willful Listener.

Stick was attacked, but survived!

...

Final VC:

Penguin (1): TOW

TOW (1): Penguin

TUM (2): Wahr, Jo

Mippo (1): TJ

Honor’s Ghost (8): Stick, Doc, Qian, mippo, TUM, coco, Honor’s Ghost

...

Things to Note:

• PMs are open!
• This cycle will end on Monday the 2nd of February, at 8 PM CST
• Maintain your sanity! Or don't! Go crazy! I don't really care! This is SE!
• Have fun!
• PMs are still coming, please be patient!

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Players

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1. @Wahrheitswächter as Marne, a singer who doesn't like people who try to meddle with his life

2. @Mistfallen Soldier as Narash, who really really wants to be able to fly Direform Regal

3. @|TJ| as Taxill, a living being Willful Listener

4. @A Jo in the Bush as Jojala, former servant to the brightlord of Revolar, and a listener fanboy who wants to pilgrimage to Narak... but the world has other plans

5. @Akimikoisthecutest as Khenari, a Scholarform historian wary of manipulation - with bonus trauma!

6. @Honors Ghost as Fernri, who is probably neither a plant nor a werewolf but sounds like both Listener Spren

7. @mippoas Dahran, a once-parshman who wants nothing more than an uneventful life

8. @Stick. as stick, the Omniscient Overlord of Everything

9. @ThatOneWorldhopper as Jojoja, who's definitely not related to Jojala in any way 

10. @IcedOutPenguin as    , a singer of few words and fewer names

11. @Doc12 as Dienna, an artform singer with a close relationship to the Almighty

12. @The Unknown Medallion as    , an unknown persona 

13. @coco.pudding as Kiri, trying to get a life

14. @Qianweilian as      , a        who       … but     

15. @Archer as o, an apipophobic (yes, I had to look it up, you're welcome) Discerning Regal

16: @DrakeMarshall as Yakat, who wants the very best for Revolar's singer community Spren

I come back to this

What is happening

2 hours ago, Stick. said:

Mippo u have been charged with the crime of murdering tj. defend urself  

Nooo

I will say that I had been slightly sus of tj early on, but then wasn't really sure

I have no idea why he would be killed; I don't see what it accomplished

[Stick. she/her]

Ok who do u sus rn

[coco.pudding she/they]

Honestly I don’t think it was mippo, that seems like a weird blunder on the elims part to draw needless attention on them. But maybe this is some weird double bluff craziness, ya never know.

[Through the living Wahr He/Him]

Marne was in his hut, this day was very quiet nothinhg had happened since the explosion in the morning, he was quite sure that he trusted Khenari, he was inclined to trust Jojala but that could be ruse, based on Niennas acounts of interactions with Khenari, and his own conversation with the Artform, he trusted her at least somewhat, with so little happing there wasnt much to go on for his vote today, he had gotten wierd looks and comments from other singers for his hesitation to vote the first day, the suspicion on Dharan, althought not compeletely unbased seemed somewhat far fetched, and with basically most of the village pilimg Fernri, there werent much voting patterns to go by. So as Marne got to bed, he decided to follow his gut feeling from the previous day and kept his vote on TUM hopefully that wouldnt come back and bite him in the back, he could never know what happened in the last three to fours of the day, he hadnt anticipated the Train on Narash the first day, being sure it was Jojoja who would be executed, nor had he anticipated that Fernri would be killed the following day

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

I am good with Jo for now. I hope he can stand by me on that.

I don't like how static we've gotten these last few days, but there's not much I can do considering I've been busy with wrestling, and the current elims likely aren't findable based on vote connections. I'll try to do some vote analysis tomorrow, but I probably won't be able to find much

18 hours ago, Doc12 said:

Was Stick the elim or the Sb attack? Genuine attack or gambit? 

I highly doubt it's a gambit considering there likely aren't more than two evils right now

[Stick. she/her]

what are people's reads on doc? i keep finding his focus kinda off this game, dont know how to explain it lol

[coco.pudding she/they]

2 minutes ago, Stick. said:

what are people's reads on doc? i keep finding his focus kinda off this game, dont know how to explain it lol

I’m generally getting village

How do you mean off (if you can think of a way to explain it)?

[Stick. she/her]

2 minutes ago, coco.pudding said:

I’m generally getting village

How do you mean off (if you can think of a way to explain it)?

i get a general sense he's been directing focus on the wrong things 

 

separately - @Doc12 why did u vote Mistfallen at the end of the cycle when u disagreed with TJ's e read there?

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[DOC QUOTE FROM C1]

  On 2/2/2026 at 12:30 AM, |TJ| said:

I keep coming back to this post from Mistfallen Soldier. Posting a reads list of every player in the game 2 pages into it reads like 'wanting to be seen as village' to me.

Also, we used to have a meta of allowing new players some room to breathe and letting them get into the game a bit, which is why I am not interested in a Wahr execution, at least not in C1. Same for Qian. 

I'm also a little confused about this reasoning from TJ and Archer - in a game where if we get converted our reads will have to change, isn't it a net good for people to be posting the reads they have now, so if their tone on certain player changes later it will become clear?

 

 

edit:

truthfully i just think doc's the shardbearer ngl and i havent had the time to think about this game much today and i think getting the serial killer is better than exeing a villa lol

[Qianweilian He/him]

14 minutes ago, Stick. said:

what are people's reads on doc? i keep finding his focus kinda off this game, dont know how to explain it lol

He’s sending a lot of pms. I think doc’s trying to keep cards close to chest, good or bad, I can’t say.

[Doc12]

1 minute ago, Stick. said:

i get a general sense he's been directing focus on the wrong things 

 

separately - @Doc12 why did u vote Mistfallen at the end of the cycle when u disagreed with TJ's e read there?

 

I'm not quite sure how I'm supposed to respond to the first statement. I do get the sense that I sort of directed the HG lynch yesterday alongside you, but we were both suspicious of HG? And I don't want to be the only person pointing things out, I would really like for other opinions besides mine. 

To your second question,  I did disagree with TJ that posting reads was not e!indicative especially in a convert game, which is why I've been also trying to give a general sense of my reads each cycle. But I voted Mistfallen because 1) I did generally like Akimiko more than Mistfallen, and 2)At the time of voting, I was creating a tie when Archer put Akimiko in the lead.

[Qianweilian He/him]

Doc vouched for Aki and claims to have proof Aki protected him, so I’m inclined in the direction of both being singers. @IcedOutPenguin has done like nothing so far, so I’m going to go with IcedOutPenguin to try and get him to answer something.

 

Unrelated, I see you browsing this thread, Mist. This is why you shouldn’t have joined Sodium, so you wouldn’t have gotten knocked out first round.

Edit: I don’t even think you can respond to my taunt, as you’re not allowed to post here and afaik you can’t pm me.

Edited February 3 by Qianweilian

[Stick. she/her]

i guess what i mean is, an amalgamation of minor focus points is throwing me off a bit - like driving conversation around finding spren votes (this turned into a major point of discussion yesterday), dismissing the shardbearer hunt (i dont think it's too early to care about the shardbearer), discussing the possibility of HG's radiant being an elim (spren dont know their radiants' alignments so it wont tell us anything), tying mistfallen and aki right after archer started gaining traction (this effectively forces people to vote only between these 2 and keeps archer out of trouble, sure MB was elim too but had way more suspicion on them compared to archer so losing them was likely an accepted possibility by the elims already)

 

i admit i got caught up in the spren votes stuff too but ya lol

3 minutes ago, Qianweilian said:

Doc vouched for Aki and claims to have proof Aki protected him, so I’m inclined in the direction of both being singers.

fwiw targeting someone for protection is no indication of the target's alignment

 

edit:

i also kinda find it hard to believe mistfallen's wagon is pure :

Mistfallen Soldier (7): TJ, Jo, Stick, Honors Ghost, Doc, Akimoi

(my v reads are in blue)

 

usually there will be at least one busser

Edited February 3 by Stick.
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[coco.pudding she/they]

2 minutes ago, Stick. said:

i guess what i mean is, an amalgamation of minor focus points is throwing me off a bit - like driving conversation around finding spren votes (this turned into a major point of discussion yesterday), dismissing the shardbearer hunt (i dont think it's too early to care about the shardbearer), discussing the possibility of HG's radiant being an elim (spren dont know their radiants' alignments so it wont tell us anything), tying mistfallen and aki right after archer started gaining traction (this effectively forces people to vote only between these 2 and keeps archer out of trouble, sure MB was elim too but had way more suspicion on them compared to archer so losing them was likely an accepted possibility by the elims already)

 

i admit i got caught up in the spren votes stuff too but ya lol

Hm that is actually a pretty interesting point, although I’m not entirely sure it’s enough, since a lot of people were caught up in the spren vote stuff and a lot of people were also trying to tie Akimiko and Mistfallen, not just Doc. 
However, I do think this is a thing to look into more. 
Doc I'm curious to see your response on this one. 

[Qianweilian He/him]

3 minutes ago, Stick. said:

fwiw targeting someone for protection is no indication of the target's alignment

I realize that. There’s still the possibility of them being Regals.

If penguin is Regal, then he’ll just be ignored. If we have no other better candidates, I think we should vote out penguin.

[coco.pudding she/they]

1 minute ago, Qianweilian said:

I realize that. There’s still the possibility of them being Regals.

If penguin is Regal, then he’ll just be ignored. If we have no other better candidates, I think we should vote out penguin.

I feel like you’re really trying to go for Penguin without too much to back it up, I know you’re suspicious of them because they haven’t said much, but that doesn’t seem like much of a reason, and you’re pushing it quite a lot, which seems kind of odd to me. 

[Qianweilian He/him]

Just now, coco.pudding said:

I know you’re suspicious of them because they haven’t said much, but that doesn’t seem like much of a reason, and you’re pushing it quite a lot, which seems kind of odd to me. 

It’s because I’ve gotten burned in inperson mafia by the people who are forgotten about, who are quiet.

[Doc12]

That's fair, I have been thinking about those things - knowing that Drake was a village spren protecting an elim was what made me interested in finding spren, as even though they're village they're essentially extra votes protecting elims. That's why I wanted to exe Honor's Ghost, because even though they turned out to be village, we don't know who they were protecting. 

As for the Shardbearer hunt, I dismissed it because with 2 elims dead, we have more time before the Shardbearer can reach parity. If we find another elim this cycle or next, there's no way the Shardbearer can win. 

As for tying, I'm not sure why this is a surprise - ties are very good in SE because it forces people to be involved - the vote being so close at the end of the day forced Archer to try and break the tie to kill Akimiko, and I was the one who made it a tie again so Akimiko could break the tie with her vote. As for the Archer train, what do you mean? There were 2 votes on Archer, one from TOW early in the day and one from Mippo who just wanted it clear they thought Archer was evil. The Mistfallen/Aki vote was at 4/4. I am actually very proud of my vote that cycle as it killed an elim?

[Jo and the Bush all/any]

3 minutes ago, Qianweilian said:

I realize that. There’s still the possibility of them being Regals.

If penguin is Regal, then he’ll just be ignored. If we have no other better candidates, I think we should vote out penguin.

55 minutes ago, The Unknown Medallion said:

I am good with Jo for now. I hope he can stand by me on that.

Jojala frowned as she tried once more to figure out how to discuss multiple nameless singers at once.

"I will happily stand with the louder Nameless Singer who is standing with me. I no longer believe that he is the Shardbeaer or a Regal. I have received the confirmation i was waiting on."

"As for the other nameless one, i am quite fine with their execution. Penguin, you called him?"

"As an aside, I do trust Nienna as well."

[Stick. she/her]

doc would u describe ur e meta as a busser? 

 

or are u more likely to vote in favour of ur teammates?

 

(asking u directly instead of checking the meta myself cuz of time constraints and also idt ull lie)

[coco.pudding she/they]

4 minutes ago, Qianweilian said:

It’s because I’ve gotten burned in inperson mafia by the people who are forgotten about, who are quiet.

Okay, I suppose that’s fair. I’ve never had that happen but I’ve also never played very competitive mafia before. 

 

4 minutes ago, Doc12 said:

That's fair, I have been thinking about those things - knowing that Drake was a village spren protecting an elim was what made me interested in finding spren, as even though they're village they're essentially extra votes protecting elims. That's why I wanted to exe Honor's Ghost, because even though they turned out to be village, we don't know who they were protecting. 

As for the Shardbearer hunt, I dismissed it because with 2 elims dead, we have more time before the Shardbearer can reach parity. If we find another elim this cycle or next, there's no way the Shardbearer can win. 

As for tying, I'm not sure why this is a surprise - ties are very good in SE because it forces people to be involved - the vote being so close at the end of the day forced Archer to try and break the tie to kill Akimiko, and I was the one who made it a tie again so Akimiko could break the tie with her vote. As for the Archer train, what do you mean? There were 2 votes on Archer, one from TOW early in the day and one from Mippo who just wanted it clear they thought Archer was evil. The Mistfallen/Aki vote was at 4/4. I am actually very proud of my vote that cycle as it killed an elim?

I thought Jo established HG was protecting her? (We don’t know if she’s village, but I’m inclined to believe that at least for now)

That’s a good point on the Shardbearer, although I do still think we should be trying to find them, just maybe not our biggest priority. But if someone wants to spend a cycle working on that I feel like that’s fine. 
Makes sense on the tie thing, that was kinda what I figured.