Mini Normal 2125: Chiptune Mafia [The End]

[Yshtola Rhul]

Hello! I am Y'shtola Rhul, a scholar in aetherology and member of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Feel free to ask me questions at any time!

[Yshtola Rhul]

VOTE: yshtola rhul. Rolled a d12 and got a 10.

@Yshtola Rhul

How would you prefer I abbreviate your name? Also, as a member of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, do you have a title you would prefer I address you as?

Y'shtola is quite fine! Titles are unnecessary, I merely give them so you may better understand my background.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I'm doing the mafTiger theme this whole ass game, so, all of y'all are morally obligated to immediately choose how long I remain in this game pending on how sane you want me to be.

Hello! I am Y'shtola Rhul, a scholar in aetherology and member of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Feel free to ask me questions at any time!

yo, wanna wagon with me?

VOTE: TheFuzzylogic99

tElL mE mOrE aBoUt BeInG a ToWn PoTaTo

Sure, I'm willing to help with wagons.

VOTE: TheFuzzylogic99

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is there anything specific that you would like to know, Taly?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is there anything specific that you would like to know, Taly?

I liked that you're not afraid to put a vote down, but do you even have a reason to suspect

Fuzzy

? How do you feel about

pops'

vote since she is concerned with yours?

I am afraid that the aether of the players within the game are muddled for me at the moment. If you ask me later on, I might have a clearer idea of whether they are Warriors of Light or Sin Eaters.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is there anything specific that you would like to know, Taly?

I liked that you're not afraid to put a vote down, but do you even have a reason to suspect

Fuzzy

? How do you feel about

pops'

vote since she is concerned with yours?

I am afraid that the aether of the players within the game are muddled for me at the moment. If you ask me later on, I might have a clearer idea of whether they are Warriors of Light or Sin Eaters.

Meh... so you don't have any specific read? What's your vote for?

Did you not ask for my vote? I voted to help you wagon TheFuzzylogic99 as requested.

[Yshtola Rhul]

p-edit

Is there anything specific that you would like to know, Taly?

I liked that you're not afraid to put a vote down, but do you even have a reason to suspect

Fuzzy

? How do you feel about

pops'

vote since she is concerned with yours?

I am afraid that the aether of the players within the game are muddled for me at the moment. If you ask me later on, I might have a clearer idea of whether they are Warriors of Light or Sin Eaters.

Meh... so you don't have any specific read? What's your vote for?

Did you not ask for my vote? I voted to help you wagon TheFuzzylogic99 as requested.

Yeah, but why did you? I asked, I didn't demand.

Because you asked!

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola Rhul! What comes to mind when you think of Aloratom?

Other than how handsome he is obviously.

He could stand to raise his voice some more, but otherwise he's quite alright.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola

, are you an alt or new to mafia?

I am Y'shtola Rhul, and I have experience only in one completed game so far. I died quite fast, sadly.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola Rhul! What comes to mind when you think of Aloratom?

Other than how handsome he is obviously.

He could stand to raise his voice some more, but otherwise he's quite alright.

Mind explaining where these feelings of quite alrightness come from?

I like his matter of fairness. It is quite refreshing, actually.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola Rhul! What comes to mind when you think of Aloratom?

Other than how handsome he is obviously.

He could stand to raise his voice some more, but otherwise he's quite alright.

Mind explaining where these feelings of quite alrightness come from?

I like his matter of fairness. It is quite refreshing, actually.

I could listen to this kind of stuff all day.

Do either of you know anything about Rabid Schnauzer or Conspire?

I have not played with either to my own knowledge.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Paragon, I like the way you think. I’m looking through each persons ISO posts, got anything you’d like to specifically get my opinion on?
And aloes, I mostly agree with you RE: 135 and Conspire. The single post also reads like he’s trying to seem more involved than he actually is.

Hi, eyestott! I would love to get your thoughts on Y'shtola Rhul. She seemed to vote for Fuzzy with little thought, and has not provided much independent opinions of her own. When I asked her for her read and reasoning on Aloratom, I wasn't very satisfied with her response, as it lacked specifics and I couldn't really understand what she meant.

I appreciate that I was unclear with my reasoning. I was asked to help with votes upon another player within the game, so I voted for them. There is nothing more to say about it and there is no other motivations for it.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I’m really not understanding what’s going on. Do we have a wagon on anyone yet?

Yes, on Fuzzy. We also have Taco and Y'shtola Rhul as potential prospects which are sat on two votes each. Care to join me on Y'shtola Rhul?

Sell me on him.

She seemed to vote for Fuzzy with little thought when asked to wagon him, and failed to provide reasoning for why she followed the vote other than on the basis of simply being asked. She has also not provided much independent opinions of her own. When I asked her for her read and reasoning on Aloratom, I wasn't very satisfied with her response, as it lacked specifics and I couldn't really understand what she meant.

I would be happy to reconsider her if I could hear some more of her opinions.

I have no measure of Aloratom's aether. It will take more time and knowledge to be able to determine this one way or the other.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Spoiler:

Y'shtola Rhul! What comes to mind when you think of Aloratom?

Other than how handsome he is obviously.

He could stand to raise his voice some more, but otherwise he's quite alright.

Mind explaining where these feelings of quite alrightness come from?

I like his matter of fairness. It is quite refreshing, actually.

While the chance of Yshtola and Aloratom both being scum is statistically quite low, I believe that this is the exact way that someone like Yshtola would talk about their scum-mate. And fairness? Why does fairness equate to towniness? Part 2: Aloratom coming soon.

I misspoke. I meant "matter of factness," instead.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Warriors of Light (no particular order):

Taly, Paragon, Yshtola, Alo, New Beginnings

Angelic (npo):

eyestott*, Robb, Taco

Demonic (npo):

Rabid Schnauzer, Fuzzy, Wisp

Sin Eaters:

pops

VOTE: pops

*keeping my eyes on eyes

What is New Beginnings?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Paragon, do you agree with the notion that Robbnva is a little higher than rand to be town for not forcing content early? Or is he a little higher than rand to be scum because he should have naturally noticed some AI thingies I can't decide eugh

Do you have reason to believe that he would be forcing content earlier as mafia?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Hello Taly!

Is there anywhere in particular my vote should be at? I still require more to be able to judge upon my own merits.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Hello Taly!

Is there anywhere in particular my vote should be at? I still require more to be able to judge upon my own merits.

OK, then look at this past page between

pops/I

And comment on

Paragon's

230

While you're at it, respond to

eyestott's

post on you, it was a few pages ago.

Sure!

I looked at your posting with popsofctown on the last page.

I can not comment on Paragon's thoughts on Ame, as I am not versed in his thoughts. I disagree with his thoughts on pops, as she seemed more interested in directly pushing the game her own way the only other time I saw it. I'm not certain where the difference comes from, but it is noteworthy to be sure. His Wiisp and Taly thoughts are not reasons I would use to townread somebody. He seems inexperienced.

Which eyestott post? I did not see any questions addressed towards me from that slot, even after checking all of his posts within this game.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Hello Taly!

Is there anywhere in particular my vote should be at? I still require more to be able to judge upon my own merits.

OK, then look at this past page between

pops/I

And comment on

Paragon's

230

While you're at it, respond to

eyestott's

post on you, it was a few pages ago.

Sure!

I looked at your posting with popsofctown on the last page.

I can not comment on Paragon's thoughts on Ame, as I am not versed in his thoughts. I disagree with his thoughts on pops, as she seemed more interested in directly pushing the game her own way the only other time I saw it. I'm not certain where the difference comes from, but it is noteworthy to be sure. His Wiisp and Taly thoughts are not reasons I would use to townread somebody. He seems inexperienced.

Which eyestott post? I did not see any questions addressed towards me from that slot, even after checking all of his posts within this game.

158 is

eyestott's

post. It's his first major post of content and it's about you, but you didn't engage.

By disagree with

Paragon's

opinion do you mean you scumread or understand the suspicion on

pops

?

I did, in fact, respond to eyestott's post prior. I corrected my phrasing from "matter of fairness" to "matter of factness." The rest, I didn't feel needed further clarification or questioning.

I do not know whether popsofctown is a Warrior of Light or a Sin Eater at this stage of the game, I was merely disagreeing with Paragon's reasoning for reading popsofctown the way he was.

[Yshtola Rhul]

That was a waste of a question from your fake post restriction cause I already said that’s what I think.

I don't think you truly believe this.

But I do. I don’t lie at mafia except the three times I faked a guilty. Everything else I say is 100% honest.

I’m cool getting lynched but town better listen when I’m dead. If they don’t lynch you and pops we will lose

don't think i'd care about your posts even if u died and flipped town
the way you present yourself, makes me not care even if you are right

Idk what that’s supposed to mean but ok. If you’re fine losing cause you don’t like the way “I present myself” that’s on your head not mine.

How confident are you in your reads at this point?

[Yshtola Rhul]

I would be happy to help! I can confirm that popsofctown does have a post restriction. She said so in the following post:

Paragon, do you agree with the notion that Robbnva is a little higher than rand to be town for not forcing content early? Or is he a little higher than rand to be scum because he should have naturally noticed some AI thingies I can't decide eugh

Do you have reason to believe that he would be forcing content earlier as mafia?

It looks townish to have content to provide so there's an incentive to do it.

Every game I am involved in, it's because somebody has done something that is so blatantly scummy or somebody has lied about me.

You're wearing jeans

Faking a post restriction isn’t AI but all those antics that were pointed out is definitely weird and a little scummy.

Literally midgame selected an avatar of someone who transmogrifies blocks into goombas though

Posting restrictions are prohibited in normal games. It's either not true or a mod error and it needs to be resolved.

False dilemma (nomnomnom wouldn't make this mod error, not worth bothering to check)

Because town wouldn’t intentionally try to deceive town

No one has PTs with just the town aligned players, so why are attempts at deception necessarily targeted at other townies and not the mafia?
VOTE: Robbnva for a potential perspective slip.

I also have a post restriction to my role, but it doesn't trigger unless Y'shtola votes me.

I have bolded the relevant section for your viewing pleasure. I believe Y'shtola Rhul should vote for popsofctown so we could test the posting restriction out.

I don't believe that testing something that is proven to be impossible will be a worthwhile contribution to the game. I will vote popsofctown only if I feel I need to in order to advance the game or because I am entirely convinced that she is a Sin Eater.

[Yshtola Rhul]

pops do you have a posting restriction that requires Ysha to vote you?

I forget you're a site newb
Let's say that if I do there will be a ban announcement following the game and nomnomnom would need a comoderator for her next two games.

Why?

[Yshtola Rhul]

I will standby for further questions.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Have I offended you in some way, pops?

[Yshtola Rhul]

I think you're great, pops. That's why I haven't voted you yet.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I guess I’m just confused as to how your posting could be actually restricted if it’s not something that nomnomnom has allowed in the game. Or are you saying that if Yshtola votes you, you’ll change your posting style of your own accord?

I will change my posting style of someone's accord? Mine? Y'shtola's? Beyoncé's? Probably Beyoncé's. Let's get serious. It's simply the most likely scenario. Occam's razor. When she tells the single ladies to put their hands up I have never seen anyone's hands remain by their sides.

First question mark should be a period, pedit

Oh my.

I'm afraid I have no interest in such things, you might have confused me with somebody else doing as such?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Am I going crazy? How on earth is it that TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE are claiming posting restrictions in a normal game?
It can’t be a coincidence can it?


Pedit: I give up. VOTE: Popsofctown
Will remove my vote once Yshtola votes Beyoncé here

Pops is joking.
Paragon is pretending that his self-imposed restriction is official.

It is as simple as that.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Well, due to my posting restriction, imposed upon me by..... The Scions of the Seventh Dawn.... i can’t legally move my vote until you vote her.
The head scion told me to tell you prettyplease

Minfilia has long since gone. Please do not use falsehoods to attempt to force my hand.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Ame, have you positively identified any Sin Eaters?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Yes Ysha, pops is a Sin Eater, just not for the post restriction thing. I have some hints as to the others but I'm not ready to pursue them just yet.

Very well.

VOTE: popsofctown

[Yshtola Rhul]

I feel no particular need to say more at the current moment.

I will standby for further questions.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I thought dog was pretty obviously Town, even if I am slightly biased.

Perceiving his iso as better than leantown is definitely implausible to me. I agree with Ame's read here

His anger about the lying and subsequent replace-out was obviously Town imo.

I don't view it that way, but eh I can see you seeing it that way after getting biased by a green PM if you really have one

Come play mafia with us

Why would scum replace out over a player deliberately lying and drawing attention to himself? That would be a perfect opportunity to dig into a tunnel. The fact he replaced out over it proves his anger was genuine, which only makes sense from town there.

This is incorrect. Emotions are commonly the same regardless of the nature of one's soul, as they are the manifestation of the person's opinions and ideals. If he feels strongly enough about such a thing being worth having that large a reaction to, it would have little to nothing to do with the color of his soul.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I hearken to those who seek the salvation of this star and the aversion of a future calamity, we must identify and eliminate the Sin Eaters of this land. For once we have reached the breaking point, two worlds will be lost and countless lives will be forfeit.

We have identified the existence of one such creature in this very room, its sickening light threatening to corrupt those within to the same gruesome fate. We must stop it immediately before it can set forth a chain of events that we can not fix.

[Yshtola Rhul]

UNVOTE: popsofctown

I await the answer to our call.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I thought dog was pretty obviously Town, even if I am slightly biased.

Perceiving his iso as better than leantown is definitely implausible to me. I agree with Ame's read here

His anger about the lying and subsequent replace-out was obviously Town imo.

I don't view it that way, but eh I can see you seeing it that way after getting biased by a green PM if you really have one

Come play mafia with us

Why would scum replace out over a player deliberately lying and drawing attention to himself? That would be a perfect opportunity to dig into a tunnel. The fact he replaced out over it proves his anger was genuine, which only makes sense from town there.

This is incorrect. Emotions are commonly the same regardless of the nature of one's soul, as they are the manifestation of the person's opinions and ideals. If he feels strongly enough about such a thing being worth having that large a reaction to, it would have little to nothing to do with the color of his soul.

The emotions are dependent on the alignment: rabid said himself numerous times that lying townies make it easier for scum to hide. This shows it was a townie ideal and that he recognized the benefit from a scum perspective.

Do you see the folly of this stance? Those who lead the charge against falsehoods with no higher meaning are those who benefit the most from the false accusation.

Those who would hide from the truth are those who need the introduction of such falsehoods the most. Is this not self-evident?

[Yshtola Rhul]

@Yshtola: #674 was too esoteric for a mere mortal like me to understand. Can you rephrase that in a more common tongue?

The proposed quandary is that Sin Eaters are more primed to take advantage of Warriors of Light lying than when there are none.

In which case, when there are those who take advantage of such lies to push them into the spotlight, what alignment is the more likely to make such a claim? This is further exacerbated by the idea that the person Luca Blight is suggesting as a Warrior of Light is not the first to suggest such a thing, nor is he among those that did so while it was at it's most pressing.

Therefore, is it not a more interesting supposition that he left the room for reasoning of disgust at the idea of a Warrior of Light creating such a lie and that other Warriors of Light not allowing him to pay for those crimes? Nowhere on this supposition does a Sin Eater balk, for a Sin Eater does not immediately lose their moral compass solely because they are a Sin Eater, especially those that would pass as a Warrior of Light to mine eyes.

[Yshtola Rhul]

@Yshtola: #674 was too esoteric for a mere mortal like me to understand. Can you rephrase that in a more common tongue?

The proposed quandary is that Sin Eaters are more primed to take advantage of Warriors of Light lying than when there are none.

In which case, when there are those who take advantage of such lies to push them into the spotlight, what alignment is the more likely to make such a claim? This is further exacerbated by the idea that the person Luca Blight is suggesting as a Warrior of Light is not the first to suggest such a thing, nor is he among those that did so while it was at it's most pressing.

Therefore, is it not a more interesting supposition that he left the room for reasoning of disgust at the idea of a Warrior of Light creating such a lie and that other Warriors of Light not allowing him to pay for those crimes? Nowhere on this supposition does a Sin Eater balk, for a Sin Eater does not immediately lose their moral compass solely because they are a Sin Eater, especially those that would pass as a Warrior of Light to mine eyes.

That’s clearly not why rabid ‘left the room’, though. Paragon was being given a hard time generally over the lie and Pops was being wagoned. What pushed rabid over the edge was when Eyestott also made a similar post about having a post restriction. If rabid were scum, knowing everyone's alignment and having easy reasons to push multiple players while not being under any pressure himself, then there is a lot less reason to feel frustrated than Town!Rabid who doesn’t know anyone else’s alignment and just sees an increasing number of players goofing around with the post restriction, making it more difficult to tell scum from town.

This is a more sensical approach.

Very well, I will acquiesce for the moment and return to standby.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I apologize, I feel a bit out of my depth currently.

I will do my best to catch up soon.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I would like popsofctown to be town for once, so I have decided that she is infact town. I would like her to know that I am

not

a framer.

Y'shtola Rhul, who is this sin-bringer you speak of that has entered our ranks? Is it popsofctown or someone else?

A Sign of a Red Colour, sporting the word "Stop"

Sin Eaters are the embodiment of the primordial light that threatens our world. I've lost the scent of that which I believe is our likeliest chance of hitting one such creature, but rest assured I will do my utmost to resume the chase by finding another.

[Yshtola Rhul]

geee, im definitely caught scum now, how the fuck will i ever recover after 725

hopes and dreams of ever reaching that don clerone scummy have been dashed, time to go back to the newbie queue and self-vote every game to repent my transgressions

Taly, how often do you get angry as a Warrior of Light and as a Sin Eater?

[Yshtola Rhul]

There's impressively little else I wish to comment on.

I will consolidate my thoughts and decide on a course of action anon.

[Yshtola Rhul]

VOTE: Taco

Speak your piece, silent one.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Am I the only one missing the identity of Paragon?

It feels like I am out of the loop of something important to what is going on.

[Yshtola Rhul]

pedit: Damn, this is like the 4th time this game I've been pedited by one of Taly's walls. It's terrifying.

With the mentality that I'm your scumread too! Fuck

Paragon

, you're a trooper.

Hey

NDMath

, what's so agreeable with my content you don't want to voice it or discuss it further?

Also

Y'shtola

, can you give me a piece of your playstyle? I know you're forming it if you're truthful on your experience but I want to hear your take.

I am afraid I do not understand your question here. What are you asking for, exactly?

[Yshtola Rhul]

How would you describe your gameplay?

I would describe myself as a scholar to the art of mafia, here to learn what I can in order to defeat the threat of the Sin Eaters.

I am not the hero of the story, I am merely an assistant to the Warriors of Light that maintain the front lines in our fight. That is my purpose.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I would like popsofctown to be town for once, so I have decided that she is infact town. I would like her to know that I am

not

a framer.

Y'shtola Rhul, who is this sin-bringer you speak of that has entered our ranks? Is it popsofctown or someone else?

A Sign of a Red Colour, sporting the word "Stop"

Sin Eaters are the embodiment of the primordial light that threatens our world. I've lost the scent of that which I believe is our likeliest chance of hitting one such creature, but rest assured I will do my utmost to resume the chase by finding another.

Mind telling me who this person was, that you have now lost the scent of?

It was Luca Blight.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I would like popsofctown to be town for once, so I have decided that she is infact town. I would like her to know that I am

not

a framer.

Y'shtola Rhul, who is this sin-bringer you speak of that has entered our ranks? Is it popsofctown or someone else?

A Sign of a Red Colour, sporting the word "Stop"

Sin Eaters are the embodiment of the primordial light that threatens our world. I've lost the scent of that which I believe is our likeliest chance of hitting one such creature, but rest assured I will do my utmost to resume the chase by finding another.

Mind telling me who this person was, that you have now lost the scent of?

It was Luca Blight.

Why did Luca Blight initially exude sin-eater fumes, and what has since caused that scent to lose it's strength.

P.S: Surely if they're sin-

eaters

, they're doing the world some good by consuming all the sins so that others don't have to suffer them?

A Sin Eater is a being with few words and fewer actions. A Sin Eater's actions being to idly push a single narrative is a reasonable assumption, for those who would give in to their base instincts of feasting on living aether become similar in demeanor. However, those who would later expand on that narrative and show themselves to have more riding beneath the surface than idle chatter! Those are more like the Warriors of Light I know.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola is a secret alt on her second game without outing to me so like I don't get why she wants me to out Paragon to her.

IDK the ethics rules of this alting stuff

I just been playing on the one account for eleven years

The situations are remarkably different. Admittedly, I misjudged the level of impact it would have upon the game, for I assumed more had known what you currently know, but my own identity, outside of the Scion Y'shtola Rhul, has had no consequence upon the proceedings thus far.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Y'shtola who were you referring to in 666

Luca Blight.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I decided to play the minigame of, "can I find a single post in Masons and Mafia that's solvier than Y'shtola's entire iso in this game put together"? I expected to win, and I did. However, I did not expect to win by a direly narrow margin, there was not much unread iso left. so

Miss Lynch can go either way, I mainly don't like the overreactions to being questioned without being confronted at the same time. In the same case, she would likely be more careful about how to proceed when she is confronted, which was always either ignored or fought with the same intensity.

I don't really understand this part. Could you phrase it more clearly?

Miss Lynch overreacted to being questioned when there was no confrontation involved. I don't like this.

Miss Lynch didn't change course or hesitate when confronted after that point. I like this.

Of course, the most important question now that I've called it a minigame is "can you win by picking Luigi and doing nothing"?

Hello everybody, my name is Y'shtola Rhul. I am here as an observer and a scholar to the art of mafia.

I will be on standby if needed.

I'm gonna go with no, not super solvy. Too bad. Gotta count on those Happening Stars.

When you look to identify play by Y'shtola Rhul, you can expect to find play by Y'shtola Rhul.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I am happy to see you fulfilling your role at last, Taly.

I hold pride for those who see through the mist at what must be sifted through, those who can truly be called Warriors of Light.

[Yshtola Rhul]

LOL

eyestott

that sounds fun.

I'm busy studying atm but I'm glad you are doing well.

Y'shtola

, I want a readslist

Is there any players you specifically would like to hear about?

[Yshtola Rhul]

All the players.

Oh dear.

Very well, let me collate my thoughts.

[Yshtola Rhul]

LOL

eyestott

that sounds fun.

I'm busy studying atm but I'm glad you are doing well.

Y'shtola

, I want a readslist

The Warriors of Light within this game are in a state of confusion. Our focus should be on our future, towards the world that will soon cease to be if we are not able to rid of it the Sin Eaters housed within. However, they are instead focused on our petty quarrels, those which will cease to matter in our hour of reckoning. Do those who live only for paradise have immunity to the world collapsing under the weight of the excess light? Indeed not! However, there are those who would still cling to these pleasures in their final hours to deny their fate. As such, there are those here who would deny their fate in turn, bickering amongst themselves while the Sin Eaters reach their blighted touch across our land, corrupting those within their path unfortunate enough to be in their way.

These aethers shine brightly, those who would fight for their own world. True Warriors of Light are these, as the Sin Eaters flinch away and other Warriors of Light stand tall, trusting in their own virtue to shield them from the inner strength radiating from the blessing within their foes. Sin Eaters cannot hold long against such might, at least, unless they are in the presence of a Lightwarden. However, I will dispense of such possibilities for the moment. The truth of the matter is that your focus is splintered across too many places at once. If you wish to see the world for how it is, rather than from your own simplified view, then cast aside your doubts and your squabbles and join me in the fight. I wish only to save our world, and I need Warriors of Light to lead the charge.

As evidence, you know within your heart that those who fight you directly are Warriors of Light. Who flinches at your gaze? Who wishes to remain unseen through and through, seeking to corrupt us while we sleep as we forget their presence within the daylight? Seek your prey there, for you will find it. Do not search for a Lightwarden. Such a search is a fruitless endeavor while there are Sin Eaters afoot in any case.

Do I have your pledge of assistance, Warrior of Light? If you wish to banish the light threatening to destroy our world, I ask only for your hand in friendship. Only together may we triumph.

[Yshtola Rhul]

These last two pages are saddening. Why must Warriors of Light quarrel so?

[Yshtola Rhul]

popsofctown is shouting at me in our cult PT to not get sidetracked. Fine.

Y'shtola Rhul, do you believe there may be any Warriors of Light within {Taco, NDMath, Fuzzylogic99}? I believe they are all suspect.

Yes.

[Yshtola Rhul]

popsofctown is shouting at me in our cult PT to not get sidetracked. Fine.

Y'shtola Rhul, do you believe there may be any Warriors of Light within {Taco, NDMath, Fuzzylogic99}? I believe they are all suspect.

Yes.

Which do you have down as a Warrior of Light?

NDMath.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is the the power of the Echo?

Or perhaps it might just be my echo.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is this the power of the Echo?

Or perhaps it might just be my echo.

[Yshtola Rhul]

VOTE: Y'shtola Rhul
I guess this is less vanityish than Taly.
I've seen self-post-restricted players play better than this.
It's spooky that it was similar to a towngame but her role was special and all that.
Luca, for fun, does the logic you used in autumnal mean lynching green!pops is would be more useful than lynching red!Rhul?
I'm interested by the idea of lynching town being "correct", I think Ankamius also believes that and she's like gurd, but it is a newsletter I have not quite subscribed for ever.

Do you not wish to eliminate the Sin Eaters?

[Yshtola Rhul]

I think you're a good margin above rand to eat sin between meals

How so?

[Yshtola Rhul]

You made it to page 44 without developing an unprompted scumread, for starts.

My dear, do you mean "developing" or "revealing" in this case? The two mean different things, and there are multiple factors that would need to be assumed to reach the former as a conclusion. How certain are you that those prerequisites have been met for this to be an accurate statement?

[Yshtola Rhul]

Are you scumreading Taco or just lurkervoting Taco, Y'shtola?

Both.

[Yshtola Rhul]

also

yshtola

do me a favor and actually provide reads, it can't be that much of a stretch, if you somehow need help forming them after 45 pages then you have to hold my hand and point out how to help you. I can't rationalize how you can be town until you do.

I have made my strides towards defeating the Sin Eaters, and my work has been shown when asked for. If you would ignore my warnings and give no passing thought to my further posting, then there is little more we can discuss. I will find others to aid in the quest. If you wish to avoid this, listen as well as read. The answers you seek have already been revealed to you.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Do you still believe NDMath is a Warrior of Light, Y'shtola Rhul?

Yes.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Do you still believe NDMath is a Warrior of Light, Y'shtola Rhul?

Yes.

Would you like to explain why/defend him? Quite the wagon has started on him!

Does a Sin Eater recognize a threat to their existence? Those who have much to lose from their peers view those peers in a different light than those who would act for a higher purpose. Awareness grows, as one misstep may make the difference between an encapsulating crescendo and the illusion of falling off a tightrope overwhelming you.

Warriors of Light need only save themselves by telling the truth and trusting those who listen will recognize it as such. For stories that cannot be disproven, this will never result in damnation, only salvation or an extension of the trial of the heart. Sin Eaters must consider that by their own mouth, their damnation may be assured. This pressure creates a difference in posture, their words less reflective of their heart, their stances based on survival rather than truth.

For this case, which prevails? The thoughts ring true relative to their past testimony, their stances the same, their uncertainty reflective of their absence. Why then, say you, would a Sin Eater return for such a small token of their continued thoughts continuing when such thoughts brought them ire before? It is preposterous, for a Sin Eater must convince the town with honeyed words and conceived pretense to cover their darkened thoughts. Such is not the case, for none as such is present.

[Yshtola Rhul]

I don’t remember Math’s earlier reads bringing him much ire?

You’re also not talking into account that Math is a newer player and this would be his first scum game on site, so I wouldn’t expect optimal scum play from him.

I also get the impression Math is playing the ‘scum wouldn’t say that’ card. For example his Tom reasoning that he couldn’t recall when it came to typing his post. I believe he is deliberately seeming to be a bit ‘all over the place’ due to the general idea that scum play more carefully. If you look at his reason for Tr’ing Wiisp, it’s based on the same kind of idea which shows he aware of this, but the way Math presented his reads doesn’t ring true to me.

With the absence of trust from Warriors of Light, do those who bear false will feel the need to maintain themselves? The discourse suggests the Warriors of Light believe him to be a Sin Eater off his inactivity, at least my suspicions are as such. In this way, maintaining his current course when it has done little to aid him in this fight suggests a lack of ability to be creative in building falsehoods, but is this truly the case? How does this match his earlier posting, with the effort into such being plain?

It is nonsensical, to be sure.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Nothing she had said struck me as townie. I’ve covered this already (not sure if you’re caught up yet) but there’s been a lack of direction and intensity to her posts the entire game. I was able to read her as Town pretty easily the last time I played with her and I liked most of her posts, which hasn’t been the case at all this time around.

My past experience suggests such, but is this truly the case?

Intensity does not necessitate alignment as a cause, as her demeanor suggests calmness and thoughtfulness. Is this not true?

[Yshtola Rhul]

@Wiisp: Math is a relatively new player, but not a complete newbie. He has a few completed games on this site and apparently a fair few off-site. This would be his first scum game on this site, however. I haven’t seen Math make a post like that in his other games, from what I’ve read.

This is insufficient.

Changes in mind must be measured against the cause, for if we judged based on only change, what would that leave those who grow from their experiences?

[Yshtola Rhul]

@Ysha why didn't you vote Luca in 666/667?

The duty of a scholar is to be certain of their findings before releasing them to the public. If I cannot be certain of them myself, how can I expect those who would listen to also be certain of them?

[Yshtola Rhul]

When you look to identify play by Y'shtola Rhul, you can expect to find play by Y'shtola Rhul.

Can you explain what you mean here?

Signs that Y'shtola Rhul are playing are what you find when looking for signs that Y'shtola Rhul are playing.

It is self-evident, for the two are one and the same.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Does a Sin Eater recognize a threat to their existence? Those who have much to lose from their peers view those peers in a different light than those who would act for a higher purpose. Awareness grows, as one misstep may make the difference between an encapsulating crescendo and the illusion of falling off a tightrope overwhelming you.

Warriors of Light need only save themselves by telling the truth and trusting those who listen will recognize it as such. For stories that cannot be disproven, this will never result in damnation, only salvation or an extension of the trial of the heart. Sin Eaters must consider that by their own mouth, their damnation may be assured. This pressure creates a difference in posture, their words less reflective of their heart, their stances based on survival rather than truth.

For this case, which prevails? The thoughts ring true relative to their past testimony, their stances the same, their uncertainty reflective of their absence. Why then, say you, would a Sin Eater return for such a small token of their continued thoughts continuing when such thoughts brought them ire before? It is preposterous, for a Sin Eater must convince the town with honeyed words and conceived pretense to cover their darkened thoughts. Such is not the case, for none as such is present.

You don' t like to initiate conversation, do you? I notice that you ask vague questions and talk about theory but you dance around specifics. Why should I not scum read you?

Listen well, for my words provide the wisdom you seek. You need only read beyond what is present to your eyes. Read with your heart.

[Yshtola Rhul]

My energy for mafia is too low this night already, I'll come back later.

By the way Yshtar I know you love wagons and seems to think math is towny for some reason so...

wink wink

killing woopers is a fun sport

You do a poor job of hiding yourself.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Yshtola were you either head of Correspondence?

I am unaware of what this question means.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Is there justice within this world? My heart says yes, the time of redemption for our world is at hand, and our actions today will create that world we seek. We needs only grasp it.

UNVOTE: Churros
VOTE: TheFuzzylogic99

[Yshtola Rhul]

When I die, a strange man with a conical hat and an inexplicably darkened face in spite of no mask is going to be standing in front of a gate. He's going to tell me I guess the true religion incorrectly, and that I was supposed to be listening to prophecies in the form of erratic play and unexplained reads from a forum account entitled Y'shtola Rhul, but without the apostropher because the Earthly domain didn't allow it. And somehow I was supposed to help her cleanse Sin Eaters and only Warriors of light are ok. The figure will cast gravigagagagagagag and plummet me into hell for playing this game by trying to solve the game and ending up with a townbloc that excluded her. When I land I will discover that hell is my participation in a beserked infinite attacking loop akin to the FFVI Cyan glitch, except against an impervious bust of a dancing cartoon tiger. I will scream for mercy and understanding. No one will listen. There will be a report button, but it only chants "On standby" everytime I hit it

Sin Eaters will destroy this world. You have the opportunity to stop them.

[Yshtola Rhul]

How do you know I'm not a Sin Eater, Y'shtola?

I must place my belief in somebody, for this is not a fight I can undertake alone.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Why doesn't 1325 make you think I'm a Sin Eater?

Are you looking to break my trust?

[Yshtola Rhul]

I'm looking to understand you you don't make sense as any alignment

How can I assist you?

[Yshtola Rhul]

@Ysha

@Ysha why didn't you vote Luca in 666/667?

The duty of a scholar is to be certain of their findings before releasing them to the public. If I cannot be certain of them myself, how can I expect those who would listen to also be certain of them?

What was the purpose of 666 then? You made a call to action but did not follow up on it yourself.

I am a scholar, not a general. I do not lead the forces, only support them. I wish to find those I would follow, for only a Warrior of Light may banish the Sin Eaters.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Explain how you pick who to follow, Miss Y'shtola. You're implying you've picked me. Why?

The town disagrees on things, you cannot follow everyone.

While Warriors of Light continue to bicker and quarrel, I will not follow them. It falls to those who see beyond the mundane that are truly fit to lead in these times. The power of the Echo is what decides this, for the truth is known through it.

[Yshtola Rhul]

mafia is hard I don't like it anymore

What have you learned, little one?

[Yshtola Rhul]

mafia is hard I don't like it anymore

What have you learned, little one?

That I must see beyond the mundane through the power of the Echo.

Indeed, this is the path of truth and wisdom. If you see that which has already come to pass, you know you have reached the Echo.

[Yshtola Rhul]

The only sound is the soft clicking of my feet as I climb the steps. The Crystal Tower rises before me, piercing the night sky. Although I can't see it very well, there's no mistaking the slight hue as it lights up the Crystarium. I can't help but turn around, looking up towards the sky that my eyes cannot perceive, knowing that the primordial light has been extinguished and only leaving the stars behind.

"Y'shtola, is there something wrong?" rings out from behind me. I look back towards the figure and see the unmistakable aura of Alphinaud, several steps above and looking back towards me.

"No," I respond, before glancing back towards the sky once more. "I'm just reminiscing, I suppose, about Runar and the others." He had been rather upset when I told him that I was going to be leaving, but the Night's Blessed had otherwise been in high spirits ever since the night sky returned to them. Indeed, this was a familiar sight all across Norvrandt ever since we killed the final Lightwarden. The only Sin Eaters remaining have mostly scattered, and the Crystarium Guard had found little trouble in slaying the ones they came across.

"They'll be fine. More importantly, we have to get home," was the boy's response. I nodded and began to walk once more, Alphinaud holding pace besides me as I passed him.

Soon enough, we reached the top of the steps and approached the guard in front of the entrance. He nodded and stepped aside, having already known who we are and where we're going. It similarly takes little time to reach the Ocular, having again made the trip several times over the past few years.

By the time we reach the Ocular proper, the others had already settled in. The Exarch stands opposite the room, facing the rest of us. Urianger's large form stands next to him, having been the one to summon us all here in the first place. He had been assisting with finding a method to send us home for some months now, and it appeared he had finally made a breakthrough. Alisaie stands to one side, with Thancred and Ryne on the other.

"Ah, there you are," the Exarch states as Alphinaud and I walk torward to complete the makeshift circle. He gives us a smile before turning to Urianger. "We've successfully found the method to send you all back to your home, in the Source. The Warrior of Darkness, or perhaps I should start calling them the Warrior of Light, has already gone on to welcome you all home. But I would speak before you all leave."

I fold my arms as the man speaks. Despite his intentions and knowing his true identity, I still felt incredulous at his intentions. He had been needlessly secretive about his intentions throughout our fight against the Sin Eaters, and such people I cannot ever fully trust.

"Norvrandt extends to you all a debt that can never be repaid for saving our star," the Exarch continues, giving us a grateful bow. "I know you are all eager to get back to your own world, to fight the war that you had been waging before being summoned here."

"And you're quite certain that this won't result in a calamity?" I asked.

He smiles back towards me once more. "With the crisis averted on Norvrandt, no. You have prevented the rejoining from happening, so the excess light will no longer be a problem on your world. Rest assured that I will do my utmost to prevent the Sin Eaters from gaining a foothold in Norvrandt again."

I nodded, deciding to believe his answer. Urianger steps forward at that moment, holding up the crystal he had explained would harbor our souls for the trip to the Source. I didn't hear what he had said, instead letting my mind wander to the events of the past several years, and the disbelief at the relative lack of time that had passed in our own world.

However, it was not all in vain. Our future had been saved, and our departure from the fight to save our own had been the price we had to pay. I could only hope that our historic turn into winning the war hadn't been necessarily because of our presence, since preventing a calamity would ultimately become meaningless.

As my consciousness began becoming stretched and pulled towards the crystal, I could think only one last thought.

I hope we were not too late.

[Yshtola Rhul]

Annoying Warriors of Light. We, Sin Eaters, shall have our revenge somewhere else, even if in an alternative universe.

Mark my words, priest Yshtola.

Darkness and Sin shall consume this beautiful world one day, and in our darkest hours, every living being will be brought on their knees, posting ugandan memes with tears falling down their cheeks, and cringely asking around if someone knows the way.

In that moment, all shall regret they were born.

Sin Eater!

The Ascians may seek to hold our star accountable for the crimes of the past, but life will persevere! The Scions of the Seventh Dawn will fight to keep you and your ilk from your free reign over the land, feasting upon the aether that gives the land life. None may know the calamity that you would bring upon all of us. This I vow, for only those who would sacrifice the lives of all for the sake of their own long forgotten people would truly desire such an outcome.

I welcome your attempts at retribution. We will turn away such attacks, repel the life leeching light that would put our star into jeopardy. We will prevent the calamity and restore the star you would leave empty and barren.

Remain uneasy, corrupted one. You will not succeed.