Fifth Scholar

And that’s the game, folks! Aftermath will be delayed by a few hours but will hopefully be up fairly soon. Well played, everybody.

I’m bored and it’s Friday so here’s a vote count: Walin (2): Walin, Cadmium Compounder Straw (1): TheMightyLopen You’ve got about four hours left in the cycle.

Day 8 - Eda Imperial Mint lounged on his “throne,” near the brink of sleep and pondering on his greatness. The lowly rabble that ruled this run-down country had refused to grant him a title of nobility, but that would obviously change soon. After all, how could they refuse to acknowledge him as their superior when they were doing such a poor job of ruling this nation themselves? Religious dissension, maniacal killers sacrificing men to dark gods, and a miraculously restored glowing city were just a few of the internal difficulties Kae was facing. The new Elantrians especially troubled Mint. Despite vague assurances from a few “Monarchs,” Mint didn’t know if they could truly trust all the people coming from the new city. Oh well. Mint didn’t really care much, of course. He was just here for the power he would ultimately be granted (and really, that would just be a formality, he had all the true power in this miserable city anyway), and any difficulties the current rulers were facing were of no concern to him. “Attendant!” Mint called. “Go tell the crowd that has undoubtedly gathered outside to cease their inane demands for breath mints, lest their true king come and strike off their heads for their insolence!” He waited for a moment, but no reply came. “Attendant?” The door to his chambers opened, but instead of the portly, well-dressed man who normally attended Mint, a handful of surly-looking fellows in dark robes emerged from the bedroom instead. Mint frowned. What trick was old Edokai playing now? He spoke to the men facing him, intoning in his best kingly voice, “Come now, bow before your true king. Remove your gloomy countenances from your veiled faces, and bow lengthily to your great monarch, the Mint Imperial.” The men continued to step forward, not bowing. Mint’s patience snapped. “I don’t know what prank this is, but it’s not amusing in the slightest. I shall see to it that all of your heads are removed by this morning, if not before then,” he said irritably. The man in the front stopped in front of Mint, eyes twinkling in amusement. “You are mistaken, your majesty.” He drew out the honorific, saying it in a drawling voice. “By this morning, it shall be your head that is missing from your shoulders.” He nodded to another one of his robed companions, and Mint heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed. Out of the corner of his eye Mint saw the blurred arm of the Cultist in motion, and the glint of his silver sword, then Mint’s head fell to the floor and he saw no more. When Edokai returned in the morning, after a long night out drinking, he found the following message written in his master’s blood. OUR DEBT IS REPAID STINK Imperial Mint was killed! He was an Arelish Citizen who knew the passphrase to the secret tunnels. Nobody was taken by the Shaod! The cycle will end on 5 May, at 7:00 PM MDT. I can’t get this countdown to work, sorry. Thanks El Updated Player List

Cycle closed! Writeup to come.

The cycle is closed, and the writeup will be posted soon.

Cycle closed! Writeup coming shortly.

I’ll take a spec link, even though this seems interesting, because my SE time will likely be spent GMing LG44.

Bad action logging >> let me double-check and update the vote count. edit: okay, that was my fault. Missed a few votes from rushing. Vote count should be fully accurate, and if you see discrepancies with your vote please PM me.

Night 5: Seo Soren Porfiry walked despondently down the echoing tunnels, heading towards the mountain. A second failed attack. The painter would not lay down and die, and though he had first been implicated in her survival, Soren knew the townsfolk now implicated him with the attacks. Both were true, in a way. Soren didn’t care. His mind felt like a blank slate as he drew near the long chain of peaks, stretching as far as the eye could see. This passage was his only refuge from the swarming villagers, who hunted for his blood. It was also his doom, for the winding passages led to only one place of any import. The pool. Soren’s thoughts wandered despite the limited time he had remaining to think them. He remembered how he had found the orphan, Elysian, step out of the pool. How he had brought him in front of the rest of his compatriots, those who had not abandoned Shu-Jesker after the fall of Duladel, and continued its faithful practice. How together they had sacrificed, pleaded, and cried for help to the gods, each day, to no avail. Finally, he remembered Elysian’s words before he had stepped into the blue water for the last time. “Praise the Ja.” Soren felt the passage begin to curve upwards, and knew that he had begun his ascent of the mountain. His heart quickened, each beat precious, numbered. He was drawing near to his own death. Death. He found himself accepting that word. He had made peace with himself, or, more accurately, found his peace within the Ja. His murders brought a small measure of remorse with them, but Soren knew they were necessary. Necessary to open his eyes to the one force that could save him. The force he had discovered after Elysian’s death, and Ateshao’s sacrifice. The Ja. After an hour of steady climbing, the sloped switchbacks became a set of stairs, and Soren knew he had reached his goal. He climbed up them, emerging from a small door in the cliff face to a flat ledge, carved into the rock. Two sides were drop offs, and two were sheer cliffs, both with doors cut into them. Soren assumed the second door led into Elantris. But it mattered little to him at this point. The pool was waiting silently, ready to claim its next volunteer. The cool water promised forgiveness, peace, freedom, all of which Soren was too ready to accept. The former Cultist stepped up to the edge of the blue water. “Praise the Ja,” he whispered as he fell, and was lost to mortal sight. Dalinar Kholin was lynched! He was a Jeskeri Cultist and a Jindo Warrior! Vote count: Soren Porfiry (Dalinar Kholin) (10): Amati (Kidpen), Bob (Steeldancer), Fenot (Coop772), Kainae (Little Wilson), Sahin Arehe (Mraize), Sheodan (Devotary of Spontaneity), Sheon Idris (Seonid), Straw (Straw) This cycle will end at 8:00 MDT on the 25th of April. If I can find the countdown site, you’ll get a countdown. Otherwise, do math. Edit: Hero linked it. Sorry I can’t insert fancy images of Aons and such like Hero can. I did attach a drawing, if it uploads correctly. Sorry for the diminished quality of this cycle post. Praise the Ja!

Cycle closed! I’m by myself tonight, so please bear with me, and expect rollover to take a little longer than normal.

I have three purposes for posting this. One is because Hero told me to. One is because I’d like to urge people not to judge my artistic abilities too harshly from that drawing, which I did on a whim about half an hour before the cycle closed. And one is that all notification PMs should have been sent out, and please PM us if you haven’t received yours. Thanks!

Cycle closed! Writeup to be posted shortly.

Please welcome (and thank for volunteering on such short notice) @Coop772, who is pinch-hitting for @A Joe in the Bush, to the game!

Cycle closed!

Players sent to Elantris must figure out for themselves if they are poisoned, or have been truly taken by the Shaod. There are ways to find out, but they are not immediately apparent, and the information is not given to you upon your entry into Elantris.

Counting votes: one, two, three! Three votes! Eilen (Arinian) (1): Bob (Steeldancer) Eoni (Walin) (1): Enelan (Elenion) Straw (Straw) (1): Nigel (TheMightyLopen) Four hours remain in this cycle. Happy lynchings!

Definently agree with randuir, but if we’re going to send a player representative of our community as a whole, I think El would be a fine choice as well. Rae would be my third vote if either of my first two options are unavailable.

The cycle is closed! Writeup to be posted soon. PMs will begin to be sent out.

Aman’s count is correct.

As the mass of squabbling townsfolk began accusing each other, the almighty Dominion gazed from his perch above the world at the city of Kae. The poor fools, Dominion thought with a sigh. Though my Gyorn will obviously prevail, it seems unfair to bend my actual divine influence against these poor, lost city-dwellers. I shall provide them a vote count! A peal of thunder followed this thought, and the people arguing in the center of the square paused in awe as a voice boomed from the sky: KIDPEN- ONE. THEYOUNGPYROMANCER. ARARIS- ONE. A JOE IN THE BUSH. STEELDANCER- ONE. THEMIGHTYLOPEN. THE HONEY BADGER- THREE. LITTLE WILSON, STRAW, AND HEMALURGIC HEADSHOT. STRAW- ONE. STINK. THERE IS NO MINT IMPERIAL BUT I. BORT: SIX. ELENION, ETERNUM, ARARIS, RANDUIR, ARINIAN, AND DEVOTARY OF SPONTANEITY. MY DIVINE PROVIDENCE INDICATES THAT IN THE SPAN OF TWO HOURS, YOU WILL HAVE KILLED A MAN. CHOOSE WISELY. Dominion sent another peal of thunder, which sent the mortals cowering again. He smiled. The fear etched in their faces was what made his station of godhood, which was normally boring, well worth it. The GMs should be able to RP too, and not just in writeups. And since I was Dominion last Shard game, it seemed kinda fitting Hope you like the vote count, which is hopefully accurate. Also, please get any last-minute actions in sooner rather than later so I’m not scrambling around at rollover. Thanks!

@randuir While it is true that Seons in Elantris were against the rules before the start of the game, Hero released the following ruling a few days before the game started: So anyone with a Seon is free to PM Elantris.

All role PMs should have sent. If you did not receive one, or an error was present in yours, please PM Hero or myself immediately. Thank you. I do apologize for the lack of emphasis in the PMs- previously roles and alignments and items were bolder and color-coded, complete with links, but that apparently didn’t carry over when I started copy-pasting from the doc. If you have any questions regarding your role, or any items you have, PM Hero or myself.

Role PMs will start going out shortly.

Last minute signups, especially when I can’t get in touch with any of my fellow GMs, have the unfortunate tendency of delaying the D1 writeup. But it’s great to have you guys anyway. Welcome to @Amanuensis, @TheMightyLopen and @Hemalurgic Headshot. Role PMs, and the first day being posted, will probably be slightly delayed. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Looks like you’ve summoned Chaos, Randuir. Good job.