Anthem - Day 2

The tributes hear the first howl of something cruel even before the anthem starts. It's haunting, chilling... Enough to leave their teeth on edge. It's only the first of many in what will surely be a sleepless night to come. The gnashing of teeth, the slashing of claws- the tributes must realize by now that they've been dropped into the world’s most extensive territory war. Entire packs of mutts hit the moonlit streets with purpose, either crawling from the depths of the hollow ground beneath, or from the shadowy den at the edge of the town, swooping in from the sun-bleached skies, or even climbing the wall from the furthest reaches of the badlands. Around corners, the tributes can hear the dreadful sounds of creatures ripping each other limb from limb. They grow hopeful to hear the discordant wet sounds that accompanies a pack enjoying its newest meal, because that offers enough distraction for escape. At least for now.

True escape does not come, because everything here belongs to something else and anything you might take has a price to pay. The other tributes aren't the only thing to be afraid of in this arena- right now they aren't even a realistic threat. It's this: mutt packs of all sorts- any this arena might hold- standing on the frontlines of war with one another. In that sense, the tributes have to work together to ensure at least one of them makes it to the end of this dreadful occurrence, lest the victor be a creature of inhuman origin.

Pope Vanburen, District One
Sierra Bordeaux, District Six
Celeste Brere, District Eleven

3 gone, only 21 remain.

Congrats on surviving Day One!

Starting late the night of Day One, tributes will hear the sounds of various mutt packs arriving in and around junktown proper, seemingly fighting against one another in an elaborate territory war. Tributes must keep quiet and move with care to avoid entire portions of the arena, but inevitably, someone will fail from each alliance. It was only ever a matter of time before some of them found you and your friends, right? Now it's up to you to save the day. Or, you know, if you have other plans...


General Information
Posting is mandatory for all tributes.

Mandated fights

Junktown
Oswald [17] vs Pack of Rhogs (15hp; knife)
(posting order: mutts [umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars] ], Oswald)

Cansven (Canvas [77] and Sven [1] +1 INITIATIVE) vs Pack of Arachnobats (35hp; knife)
(posting order: mutts [L△LIA ], Sven, Canvas)

Junkrats (Charlotte [62], Talon [92], Malaki [3], Maze [82]) vs Pack of Rhogs (75hp; knife)
(posting order: mutts [umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars] ], Talon, Maze, Charlotte, Malaki)

Junkwall
Roadhogs (Fatima [9], Rafael [53], Nowles [42]) vs Pack of Hellkat 09 (55hp; sword)
(posting order: mutts [gamemaker kelsier ], Rafael, Nowles, Fatima)

Den
Lucien [17] vs Pack of Ironskull (20hp; javelin)
(posting order: mutts [Tom ], Lucien; 2nd pick of a Den wealth item)

Orville [41] vs Pack of Frilled Spiny Lions (20hp; javelin)
(posting order: mutts [kap ], Orville; 1st pick of a Den wealth item)

Garden
Breakfast Club (Esther [24], Peter [85], Ellis [45]) vs Pack of Devil’s Poison Ivy (55hp; whip/poison)
(posting order: mutts [k!ah ], Peter, Ellis, Esther)

PRJ (Isaac [67], Isabella [35], Bowie [1], Kareem [80]) vs Pack of Sunscorched Snakeroot (75hp; whip/poison)
(posting order: mutts [eulalie blake 1a 🍒 tris ], Kareem, Isaac, Isabella, Bowie)

Acid Trap (Roman [9], Parker [100]) vs Pack of Weeping Varnished Gum Tree (35hp; whip/poison)
(posting order: mutts [@fabulousraven ], Parker, Roman)


Gamemaker Notes:
Mandates end when either a mutt pack reaches max damage or a tribute dies.


CLIMATE
Weather: The sun seems like it's charging up, each hour of daylight making the temperature soar higher and higher. The wind seems to be picking up in the distance, just the sound of it, but the growing whisper is unnerving when each dry gust already whips enough sand into the air to sting your cheeks.
Temperature: 96F/36C
Humidity: 5%



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