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Kassiopeia
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Jyväskylä, Finland
Jul 2001
time: 07:20
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RTW pwns, end of story. 
Chapter IV
Whoha's death was a surprisingly solemn one in comparison. The vote was so overwhelming that he simply resigned all will to live and seemed to feel genuine guilt. Perhaps they finally had their man?
After Bishop Dauphin provided an expedient communion to the cook, something none of the others had forgotten or refused to do - much to the grief and disdain of the two clergymen who were part of the company - Whoha was walked to the square. "I die a guilty man, but absolved of my sins!" he cried out, then his head was separated from his torso.
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DrSpike had to allow the King to be interred, so he was taking down notes furiously on his observations when the body of another stab victim, Count Nikolai, was wheeled in on a cart.
"Excellent, I'll be able to compare the two wounds." They seemed to be made by a weapon of the same size, but in Nikolai's case the strike had been more powerful. The healer shrugged, surmising that this was due to a better stance in the other situation, so that more punch could be delivered to the strike.
It appeared that Nikolai had perished far more quickly than the King, he had none of the stress marks on his muscles like the King had, so he hadn't had any time to peruse his innate hysterical strength - to crawl and try to call for help, to try to have at the killer, anything. The quick death was what the murderer probably wanted, since inside the inn the victim cries could be heard. The physician himself had no such knowledge, so, so apparently all the killer had was luck, not some secret knowledge of the human anatomy...
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"Look at my shirt! It's fine linen. But I ended up wiping my fingers in it, and look at this now!" Jonny protested to Reismark, showing two black stripes of soot on his shirt.
"Really Jonny, someone has to do it. You can always have it laundried by Hercules."
Jonny harumphed and went to Hercules' work station in the basement, where he was, coincidentally, busy washing a huge lot of clothes in a big cauldron full of boiling water.
Jonny took off his shirt, threw it in and went looking for a one to wear in the meantime, when Hercules noticed something while stirring the washing waters.
"What the heck..." he muttered. He asked Jonny to stay, finished up washing the clothes and poured out the water. After the clothes had cooled down for a moment, the two extracted them from the cauldron. On the bottom, was a small knife. Most of the royal entourage was quickly hurried together to witness the sight.
"Could this be it? The murder weapon?" Marshal Spaced thought out loud as he carefully lifted the blade. It was still a bit hot after the ordeal it had gone through.
"I think it's too small to match the wound", DrSpike immediately said. "I'll have to try to match it to the wound in Nikolai's back. But I'm pretty certain."
"And there's really no good way to tell for sure. Any possible traces of blood have been eaten away by the boiling water and heat, right", Jonny said.
"Yup, that would speak in behalf of it being the murder weapon", DrSpike agreed.
Count Jamski agreed that this was a cunning plot. "Since everyone just throws their clothes into the cauldron when needed, it can be hidden inside an item of clothing. Then it just mingles with everything."
"What sort of weapon is this anyway?" asked Sir Skanky, who looked at DrSpike with suspicion. "One of yours?"
DrSpike took a closer look. "All of my tools of trade are accounted for, and they all have a small "DS" carving on them to tell them apart. They are finely crafted instruments. This one is out of balance, it feels more like a utensil than a scalpel."
Sir Skanky, a master swordsman himself, took the blade and held it for a moment. "You are correct, this one feels more like a small hunting knife. The handle is sturdy enough for that as well. Or perhaps something used to gut fish?"
***
Pondering this strange new occurrence, the group went to sleep. And some were not in the least surprised to discover Duke duke o' york, with his neck snapped, lying lifeless, in the morning. The deed had taken place in the kitchen, where the Duke had been indulging in a late night drink of some good old wine. Apparently avoiding the dining room was of no help.
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I'm giving you 60 hours to vote, but perhaps we'll have a needed majority before it comes to that.
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| Name
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Title
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Status
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| 1. Rah
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Royal Historian
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Alive
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| 2. Nikolai
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Count of Luxembourg |
Backstabbed - R3 |
| 3. Skanky Burns
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Chief of the Royal Bodyguard
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Alive |
| 4. Snowflake
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Princess of Bohemia, sister of Vovan III |
Alive |
| 5. Spaced Cowboy
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Marshal General of the Bohemian Army
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Alive |
| 6. Dauphin
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Bishop of Olomouc
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Alive |
| 7. Ljube-ljcvetko
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Royal Spymaster
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Alive |
8. Adagio
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Manservant
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Executed - R1 |
| 9. DrSpike
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Royal Healer
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Alive |
| 10. Jamski
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Count of Moravia
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Alive |
11. Whoha
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Royal Cook
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Executed - R3 |
| 12. Hercules
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Courtier in Charge of Foods and Wares |
Alive |
| 13. Jonny
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Food Taster
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Alive |
14. Theben
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Duke of Eastern Bohemia
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Executed - R2 |
| 15. Reismark
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Royal Steward |
Alive |
| 16. DarkCloud
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Ambassador of Albert I, King of the Romans
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Alive |
| 17. Sparrowhawk
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Sparrowhawk of Habsburg, Prince of the Romans |
Alive |
18. Joncha
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Chief Advisor |
Neck snapped - R2 |
| 19. Tuberski
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Royal Diplomat
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Alive |
| 20. Ben Kenobi
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Archbishop of Bohemia
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Alive |
21. duke o' york
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Duke of Lower Northern Middle Bohemia, nephew of Vovan's second cousin |
Neck snapped - R4 |
| 22. Paddy the Scot
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Lord of Pomerania
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Alive |
| 23. gjramsey
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Duke of Carinthia, husband of the daughter of Vovan II
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Alive |
24. Vovan
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Vovan III, King of Bohemia
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Stabbed - R1 |
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Hercules
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in Tir Na Og
Sep 2002
time: 05:20
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Oh out of self preservatuion Jonny
Last edited by Hercules on 31-10-2004 at 07:29
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Hercules
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in Tir Na Og
Sep 2002
time: 05:20
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Just noticed this double post, so changed.
Last edited by Hercules on 03-11-2004 at 17:28
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28-10-2004 13:36
bloody total war
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