With a disgusted annoyance, the Overlord picked up a muddied loaf of bread. "A rain dance, you say? Tam, why would you do this? You have RUINED this camp! For this egregious lapse of judgement you are hereby sentenced to labor in the kitchens. You shall leave only when you have prepared enough food to replace everything you ruined here tenfold. Your punishment begins, now."

As he finished speaking, a trio of stoats swiftly entered the tent, grabbing Tam roughly, and carrying him off to his fate. Gazing at his two remaining captains, the Overlord spoke to them in a hushed voice. "Now that only two of you remain, I can reveal my greatest secret. I am Overlord because I was appointed by one who came before me. It is now my duty to pass on that duty to one of you. The privilege will go to the one who does the best in the last test I'll give you."

"This test will be much harder than any challenge you have previously faced. You are to journey three days to the south, to an abandoned quarry. Within the quarry are a pair of ancient fox seers; two sisters who will give you tools for your task. Within the depths of the quarry is a giant serpent guarding a flawless green gemstone. You are to retrieve the gemstone for me and return as quickly as possible. I will decide for myself who shall be my successor when you both return. Now go forth!"

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"Well I certainly did not expect you to take so long, but I see before me the gem. I congratulate you both for actually managing to not completely fail in your mission. On the other claw, you did take a very long time returning to me, and both of you have many cuts, scars, and bruises. Tell me, how did you come to be two weeks late, and why do you both have injuries? Tell me you tale, and I shall then choose the next Overlord."

OOC: This is it. At the end of this round, the winner of Overlord's Orders VII will be declared. This has been a long time coming, and it looks to be an exciting conclusion. The way this final round will work is different from the others in several ways. First off, there is a limit of three posts each for Leatho and Romsca. Second, each post MUST be at least two paragraphs in length (two sentence responses don't work in the final round). I want to hear less of an argument over who did worse in following instructions, but rather a carefully thought out story of the events that lead to the end I have described. The better the story (but not necessarily the better the writing, even though that counts) the better your chances are of winning. Put on a show, and may the best vermin win!

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OOC: Sorry guys. I am crunched with exams right now, but I'll try to squeeze in posting the last round tomorrow. I've had the last challenge planned for a little while now, but life has been crazy. I don't think you'll be disappointed though, as what I have planned is pretty cool.

New spambots pop up regularly. We can only do so much to combat them, short of deleting them individually.

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*drops everything to go solve puzzles*