1) Who are your allies here? With 9 players you only need 5 for a majority, who would be in your majority alliance?
This is the current alliance structure surrounding me as I see it. The most important part is the individual relationships, which are marked either T (Trusted), ? (Unsure), or ! (Dangerous).
I solidly trust Kohga, Sidon and Epona. I am unsure of my relations to Revali, Oven and Oaki, but am confident enough that two of them (Revali and Oaki) do not intend to go after me that I do not have them marked as dangerous, and Oven is a goat who will go where the votes go and is also no threat aside from as a number as a result.
I do not trust Urbosa or Mipha. I voted Mipha out, and she has returned selling my name to players as a jury threat, so I do not think she intends to work with me. Urbosa, despite being fairly central to my alliance structure, is a wildcard. I believe she is a lot closer to Mipha than she let on, I believe she has very strong ties to Revali from back on Heart Container, and I believe she is looking for an endgame which does not involve me. More to the point, I think she attempted to eliminate me last round instead of Hunnie.
The green lines represent potentially dangerous connections. There are obviously far more connections than this, and some omissions that should likely be on there (Epona-Urbosa would be a big one) but they get the idea across pretty well. Urbosa's connections outside of my trusted group are dangerous because they could be used against me, connections in general outside of my trusted group are dangerous because of the potential of them working together and using an idol to try to turn the tide in their favour, and connections to Revali are dangerous because we are both aware we are not in one anothers' endgame plans, but are both trusted by more or less the same group of people. If he is not eliminated before the game gets down to that, I will have to compete against him for those players to side with me.
The boxes represent alliances (and the nonsolid box represents a pitched alliance). Listed in order of their importance in my eyes:
Red - This is my alliance with Kohga, and I intend to take this all the way if possible. He is solid with me, he has both an idol and a half-idol, and I believe he will use them to my benefit. He is also a crucial information source who can always be counted on.
Blue - The trio with Kohga/Epona. This was initially not as high on my priority list, but the events of the last round combined with the fact that Epona is being attacked with the same reasoning that I am (being a jury threat) has brought this alliance much closer together and has increased my trust in it dramatically. I believe this alliance is going to be the main key to controlling the game.
Purple - Kohga and the Kakariko Three. This was initially supposed to be my core four, but it has been dialled back due to my distrust of Urbosa. I have been in talks with Sidon recently about the potential need to exclude Urbosa from this alliance, and I currently trust Sidon implicitly, so it's possible this jumps back up to being a core alliance once Urbosa is removed from the picture. For now, its main use is simply convincing Urbosa that I am on her side, so we can make the first move.
Yellow - Oaki's proposition. I have my doubts as to whether this will form, but it is an interesting pitch and one that could benefit me tremendously if it comes to fruition. The question is whether it can be nurtured to the extent that its members are actually happy with Oaki being kept around for the near future, as most players want him out of this game.
Green - The Kakariko Three. This was an agreed F3 that is no longer even close to an F3 due to Urbosa's treachery. Essentially this alliance is already dissolved in the eyes of everyone except Urbosa, but it's important to show where the connection with Sidon became so strong.
Pink - The Popular People. Epona's plan was to bring this four together, and then work with Sidon at merge to eliminate the returnees. I think this likely will happen but the trust placed in Urbosa means this is a temporary alliance at best.
2) Who would be your ideal picks to be voted off this round? Do you have a preferred boot order to the end?
Mipha or Urbosa going home this round would suit me best, although Mipha would be the better option simply because having three returnees at F8 is dangerous considering the item situation.
The preferred boot order is (Mipha>Urbosa>Oven)>Oaki>(Epona>Sidon), with Kohga joining me at the end. Players in brackets can be rearranged into any order and I would still be happy. I do not much care about whether it is F3 or F2, as I believe I beat any combination of players provided I make it to that point.
3) BANNERS!!! Which one is your favourite? Aren't they all so damn good!!!
They are rather admirable. I'm still rather partial to the site banner itself.
4) What's the current gossip on items and idols? What items do you know about and what do others know about your items, if you have or have had any?
Kohga mentioned that Mipha said she had received an advantage that allowed her to see who had each idol in the game, and that she was interrogating him about the Power idol. He took this opportunity to admit to me that it was in his possession, which I am actually rather happy about because I believe he will use it to my benefit. Aside from this, there is at least one idol in play in the one from Popular Tribe, which I believe is likely in Urbosa's possession, and the split idol in possession of Kohga/Epona. Mipha may well have a second split idol.
As for items, there is little point attempting to track them. There are too many present to count.
5) What twists and challenges do you think/want to come up between now and the end game?
I have little opinion on this. I am hoping we do not get another returnee, as it is difficult enough trying to contain the fallout from Oaki/Oven/Mipha all bringing back stories of how the jury will vote for me. It is rather frustrating attempting to keep this from turning into any attempt against me, but I appear to be doing a good job of it so far.
6) Larger Jury than you probably expected, is this good or bad? Are there any jurors you wish weren't on the jury? Who do you think would vote for you?
It is good in that most will vote for me. Bad in that it means the Redemption fears of me being a jury threat are going to push to the front of some peoples' heads. There is nobody on the jury who I do not wish to be there, and I believe I get the votes of most (if not all) of the players currently there against any combination of these players.