Anthem - Day Eight

Posting is mandatory for this particular Games Day. Any characters that do not post will be killed, as per usual.

Note that alliances will no longer be honored. From here on out, it's every man for themselves.

The clouds part in the sky as the boastful melody of the Anthem blares throughout the Arena. Tonight, the haughty tune sounds more arrogant and taunting than usual, as if the Capitol means to personally remind you that they are in control, that they stuck you here.

As the song finishes, the faces of the dead from the previous day appear in the sky, in order by district:
Windy Mathers - District 4
Rocko Hopkins - District 6


Two more tributes dead. You do the math. There are still five other tributes competing with you for their lives, leaving six total. Five more that have to die.

The Capitol seal flashes once, and the sky fades back to black.

Congratulations on surviving Day 7, Tributes! Here is your weather forecast for tomorrow, by area. Make sure you keep this in mind as you RP.


The Cornucopia
Temperature: High: 3°F (-17°C); Low:-15°F (-27°C)
Wind Speed: 12 mph (19 kph)
Precipitation: Snow (1 foot/0.3m)
Visibility: Slightly Reduced

The Mountain
-Closed-


The Cliff
-Closed-

The Fissure
-Closed-

The Lake
Temperature: High: 3°F (-16°C); Low: -13F (-25°C)
Wind Speed: 22 mph (35 kph)
Precipitation: Snow (1 foot/0.3m)
Visibility: Slightly Reduced

The Tundra
Temperature: High: 11°F (-12°C); Low: -6°F (-22°C)
Wind Speed: 12 mph (19 kph)
Precipitation: Light Snow (less than 4in/10cm)
Visibility: Slightly Reduced

The Forest
Temperature: High: -12°F (-24°C); Low: -30°F (-34°C)
Wind Speed: 24 mph (39 kph)
Precipitation: Light Snow (less than 4in/10cm)
Visibility: Slightly Reduced

The Clearing
-Closed-

The Crater Wasteland
Temperature: High: 16°F (-9°C); Low: 4°F (-16°C)
Wind Speed: 2 mph (3 kph)
Precipitation: None
Visibility: Reduced
Other: A thick, choking black smoke continues to pour from several of the middle craters. It is not very well carried by the minimal wind, letting it sit and settle over the area. This makes it more difficult to see and breathe.


Mandatory Fights:
(The selected tributes below must fight by the end of the Games day. Any tributes allied in the fight may participate, if desired. It is required that each fight results in at least one death, though it is acceptable if more tributes die. If your fight consists of multiple people, please specify who you are attacking immediately before you insert the combat block. As always, please notify staff to judge the winner of the fights.)


Zinnia Yaren vs. Jared Strahan
Blue Kilio vs. Ailia Goodnite
Arbor Halt vs. Anastasia Estrange

Muttation Directory
You do not necessarily have to have the Mutts mandated to interact with you for you to encounter them, as with fighting. Muttations fighting with/interacting with Tributes will be RPed by an impartial staff member. Please notify a staff member if you need them to post.

>Alarm Owls: (these are found in wooded areas, namely the Forest and the Clearing.)[/size] A blend of different owl species that, once it sees someone, it will give a mournful, haunting hoot. Every five seconds. It follows the person around and hoots, while more alarm owls flock to the area, and all begin to hoot. They don't actually attack... but they can lead other predators to the area. These were initially developed to find rebel spies, soldiers, and the like and trail them until the owls made enough racket for them to be found.

>Mountain Hounds: (these are found in mountainous areas, namely the Mountain and the Cliff.)[/size] A hybrid of cougar and bloodhound ‘ancestors’ that was originally used to track and kill rebels over mountainous areas (remember that the Capitol is just over the Rockies from the districts). These are enhanced with a powerful sense of smell and are quite ferocious. Hunting solo or in pairs, Mountain Hounds will track prey for hours upon hours after catching scent.

>Pitfall Lizard:(these are found in the Crater Wasteland, though may wander towards the Cornucopia if the weather is warm enough.)[/size] Parts lizard, snake, and some trapdoor spider, this grotesque beast was originally designed to take out supply roads and other paths frequented by rebels. They were designed to dig networks of tunnels and caves under the specified area so it would collapse when enough weight was placed on it and perhaps kill the rebels involved with its lethal venom. However, these Lizards were deemed inefficient, given that their "traps" so to speak--nearly 25 feet deep, wide holes about two feet from the surface of the ground--did not always collapse, were not always dug in the right place, and were not always inhabited by a Pitfall Lizard to finish off any unfortunate being trapped. Like many of the muttations, the project was abandoned--however, few of the Lizards were actually found by the retrieval squads. These are completely inedible--even their bright orange eggs are poisonous. If you manage to get bitten, you have about three hours to live.


Notes:
>You are still allowed to fight even if your alliance/tribute is not listed above.
>Remember that your tribute can only be in one thread at a time during the Games, and any finished threads should say that they are finished in the title.
>Day 8 will end on the 4^th of April.
>Note that the Mountain, Fissure, Cliff, and Clearing are still closed, and no more RPing in these areas is allowed.

Tribute Damage Scores at the start of Day 8: