FG: Mafia 27: Bohemian Mafia

[Kassiopeia]

It appears that the Whohapile has spoken - 12 votes.

Scattered votes to Hercules (2) and Jonny (1). We don't have ten people who haven't voted yet, so the cook is, by his own words, 'boned'.

[Ljube]

I don't know about the evidence, but I know a dogpile when I see one.

Whoha

[duke o' york]

What the hell's a dogpile?

But for form's sake, I'll jump aboard the Whoha docpile.

[gjramsey]

Deep fry the cook....Whoha

[Ben Kenobi]

What the hell's a dogpile?

Y'all know what I mean.

[DrSpike]

Hmm, seems pretty conclusive.

[Jamski]

Poor Whoha

NOT!

-Jam

[Kassiopeia]

Bump! I'm updating this, like, real soon. I've just had immense trouble resisting the urge to kick Roman ass as the Carthagenians in RTW

[Paddy]

bloody total war

it is seeping into so many forums and games on this site

[Kassiopeia]

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.

***

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...

***

"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.

***

I'm giving you 60 hours to vote, but perhaps we'll have a needed majority before it comes to that.

Name

Title

Status



1. Rah

Royal Historian

Alive



2.  Nikolai

Count of Luxembourg
Backstabbed - R3


3. Skanky Burns

Chief of the Royal Bodyguard

Alive


4. Snowflake

Princess of Bohemia, sister of Vovan III
Alive


5. Spaced Cowboy

Marshal General of the Bohemian Army

Alive


6. Dauphin

Bishop of Olomouc

Alive


7. Ljube-ljcvetko

Royal Spymaster

Alive


8. Adagio

Manservant

Executed - R1


9. DrSpike

Royal Healer

Alive


10. Jamski

Count of Moravia


Alive


11. Whoha

Royal Cook

Executed - R3


12. Hercules

Courtier in Charge of Foods and Wares 
Alive


13. Jonny

Food Taster

Alive


14. Theben

Duke of Eastern Bohemia

Executed - R2


15. Reismark

Royal Steward 
Alive


16. DarkCloud

Ambassador of Albert I, King of the Romans

Alive


17. Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk of Habsburg, Prince of the Romans 
Alive


18. Joncha

Chief Advisor 
Neck snapped - R2


19. Tuberski

Royal Diplomat

Alive


20. Ben Kenobi

Archbishop of Bohemia
 
Alive


21. duke o' york

Duke of Lower Northern Middle Bohemia, nephew of Vovan's second cousin
Neck snapped - R4


22. Paddy the Scot

Lord of Pomerania

Alive


23. gjramsey

Duke of Carinthia, husband of the daughter of Vovan II

Alive


24. Vovan

Vovan III, King of Bohemia

Stabbed - R1

[DarkCloud]

Once again, I posit forth Hercules for much the same reasons as before.

[Jamski]

GJRamsey because of the TWO stripes.

-Jam

[Whoha]

thats what I get for not checking apolyton for a while.

[Ben Kenobi]

/me offers Rah an alliance.

[Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by Whoha
thats what I get for not checking apolyton for a while.

Kassiopeia has seemed to have implied that you were guilty...perhaps there was a reason you were staying quiet?

I have noticed that Jonny is also quiet...perhaps there is a reason for that too?

/me