I assume that you all have gotten the letter? Explaining the circumstances of why you’re all here tonight? Happy Halloween by the way, you all look…
I had forwarded you all the letter under the instruction of the count on his death bed. The old bird was so old, he turned to dust just like that. The only thing left of him is this mask.
When the coroners inspected the pile of ash, they found traces of… cyanide poison. Foul play as it may seem. Apparently it was a handful of you that did him in.
You read it in the letter right? if you don’t find the those responsible, he will haunt you til your dying day. And how are you going to do that? Well— we’ve been instructed to be your guides through tonight’s ritual in order to find those responsible.
Now the Murder of Crows ritual dates back to the beginnings of the Count’s ancestry and has taken numerous forms throughout the centuries. Have you all seen the television show… the traitors? Have you ever played mafia? These things all stem from what we will be doing on this Halloween night.
Listen closely. This ritual takes place in rounds. Each round will consist of:
Marking ceremonies are simple. There will be a 6 minute group discussion and then the people in this room will each cast a public vote on who they believe is a traitor. That person will be marked with the crow’s foot—- this symbol (picks up family crest) is the Count N Crows’ family crest. If marked with this twice you will die, and become a ghost.
Alas, every yin needs a yang. After someone is marked, we will move on to a silencing, where everyone will put on their blindfolds and we will lead you into one of two rooms. You will not know who is inside what room with you. The only people left out here WILL be the traitors. They will decide which TWO of you to mark. While in the room, you may not speak or sneak a peek through your blindfold. We will return you to your positions in the living room, and only once everyone is back, you will remove your blindfold. We will then mark the chosen two.