Rock Hound RP/Event Blog

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Just a note guys, we're probably going to end up killing the remaining rock hounds in the current rock hound roleplay. This'll mean I may not do any more FeralHeart-based rock hound activity since it was so difficult to coordinate them. So anyway, if you want to participate in the roleplay and fight some of the remaining rock hounds, feel free to join in, but when they're gone, they're gone. I'll make a note on the roleplay as to which varieties are officially killed off when it gets to that point.

Thank you all for the interest, roleplays, stories, artwork, and participation in this event! I'm glad it went so well Eye

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This is for events that need to be written about the Rock Hounds but not necessarily in their own story. I'll post little updates on events that occur, such as crystal purifications and maybe Iugulare's thoughts on what is going on.

Anyone who would like to write their own Rock Hound Encounter stories can do those here instead of making individual blogs, but that's strictly up to you. Even if anyone wants to just draw a comic or a picture (or a series of pictures) of their deer facing a rock hound or ripping the crystal out, I'll even count that as a 'victory'.

Don't forget the eye/crystal colors and abilities:



Omega Varieties
(Attack more wildly and untrained compared to Alphas)



Red
Enhanced strength
(Red Rock Hounds can often overpower even the toughest of deer)



Blue
Stronger defenses/more endurance
(Blue Rock Hounds can take much damage without wearing down)



Green
Regeneration
(Green Rock Hounds can heal their bones quickly)



Yellow
Enhanced speed and reflexes
(Yellow Rock Hounds are extremely swift and agile)


Alpha varieties
(Much deadlier than the Omegas as they have been trained to hunt)



Purple
Invisibility
(Purple Rock Hounds can cloak to their surroundings, appearing invisible to their prey)



Orange
More Potent Infection + Infection 'spitting'
(Orange Rock Hounds can quickly infect and paralyze their prey, leaving them vulnerable. They can fire their infection from long distances and are extremely accurate)

Thanks again to Anjali for those drawings!

And with that, feel free to track this and/or participate in the event.

Just need to point something out guys...

The 'Alpha' rock hounds, the orange and purple varieties, are supposed to be very difficult to fight. While it isn't required, I think your deer should either get help fighting them or have a very long, drawn out fight against them. They're supposed to be the top hunters of the rock hounds and not fall so easily compared to the 'Omega' varieties. A lone deer should have a difficult fight against one alone, unless they're an experienced fighter, but even so they should have a tough fight ahead of them.

From now on, I want to see more realistic fights against the 'Alpha' rock hounds.


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Tally of Crytals -

Omegas -
Red Crystals - 0
Blue Crystals - 2
Green Crystals - 4
Yellow Crystals - 3

Alphas -
Purple Crystals - 4
Orange Crystals - 4

Crystals Unaccounted For - 1 (the purple crystal Nathaniel is studying)
Crystals Captured - 1
Crystals Purified - 112

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Rock Hound Victories (Hall of Fame)

Red - Blixt, Blue, Cay Lynn x 2, Erza, Ignaciaqua x 4, Illrose x 3, Ishibaba, Iugulare, Liam, Peirce, Phion, Phobos, Quad, Nathaniel x 2, Numb, Zephyr, Zera x 2

Blue - Chess, Hiroshi, Hrym, Illrose x 4, Iugulare, Kaides, Nathaniel x 3, Peirce, Phion x 3, Quad x 2, Ren Shi, Sakina, Scape, Spirited One, Teradeer, Trunks, Wings, Zephyr, Zera

Green - Honeyfur, Illrose x 3, Ishibaba, Iugulare, Kahlan, Kylar, Liam, Nathaniel x 2, Nekumbra, Peirce x 2, Phion, Quad x 4, Roe x 2, Saanra, Shoe, Spirited One x 2, Woden, Zera

Yellow - Caw, Chess, Erza, Illrose x 3, Kaides, Kinsha, Leviathann, Mattie/Vandetta, Mr. Sanguine, Nathaniel, Nekumbra x 3, Niki, Peirce, Phion x 3, Quad, Roe, Tangle, Voice, Wings, Zephyr, Zera x 2

Purple - Anirapio, Blixt, Erza, Illrose x 2, Kahlan x 3, Mattie, Nathaniel x 2, Niki, Zephyr, Zera

Orange - Cay Lynn, Ignaciaqua, Illrose x 3, Iugulare x2, Nathaniel, Quad x 3, Zera x 2

White - Kahlan

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In Memory - characters killed by rock hounds

Caw, played by QuadRaptor. "The Fall of the Islander"

Clementine, played by Dinamo. "A Hellish Way to End"

tracking will either write

tracking

will either write or do comic, can't decide yet
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Track. ^^

Track. ^^
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*sits*

*sits*
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-sits...on Pega-

-sits...on Pega-
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I AM NOT A PILLOW. *pushes

I AM NOT A PILLOW. *pushes off* >8[
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Van, dude, a comic would be

Van, dude, a comic would be amazing to see! And thanks for the support, everyone! *freakin hugs!*

a comic then 8D I should have

a comic then 8D
I should have it up sometime this week ouo
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This looks/sounds awesome!

This looks/sounds awesome! =D
I'll track it for now and if I come up with anything I'll be sure to do something.
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Track

Track
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. . .and again,

. . .and again, apparently!
My left click button is a little messed up. xD Oops
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So cooool. B)

So cooool. B)
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There's a new story up on

There's a new story up on this page featuring Trunks, and I plan to write two more featuring Blixt and Pent.
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Tracking. =)

Tracking. =)

Track~ You can expect some

Track~
You can expect some form of writing from me. :3
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*huff huff huff* "Auriea!!

*huff huff huff* "Auriea!! Michael!!", Quad cried. He ran toward the Twin Gods' hill carrying the black crystal he found after his first encounter with a rock hound. When he made it to the hill, he dropped the crystal, catching his breath. He raised his head to find the Twin Gods staring down at him.

"What have you found, Quad?", Auriea asked. "Well, some weird skeleton attacked me at the Pond. I fought it off and found this inside it's skull. The skeleton fell apart afterward, but it had Iugulare's infection all over it. I'm positive this is her work. Could you look at this crystal?", he asked. He nudged the crystal toward them.

As this was going on, Trunks also approached with another one of the crystals. He told a similar story, though he described the creature just a little differently - the glow was a different color.

The Twin Gods inspected the two crystals. "This will take some time to discover what these crystals are all about. Quad, Trunks, I want you to look for more of those skeletons. If they're endangering the other deer of the Endless Forest, they need to me destroyed just like you two have demonstrated.", Michael instructed them, "We'll try our best to discover what Iugulare has planned."

"Understood. I didn't seem to have difficulty since the one I fought could not harm me.", Trunks said. Quad nodded as well, "I really hope there aren't too many more of these things roaming around.", he said.

The two ran off in their own directions, seeking out more of the rock hounds. Later on, another deer, Peirce, dropped off three more of the crystals and described the four different rock hounds in detail. They were surprised to learn that some of the deer around the Forest knew the legend of the old wolf pack and what the rock hounds were looking for...
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Bump... Maybe I will draw a

Bump... Maybe I will draw a picture, though I can't draw skeletons good...
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
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Hm...I think I shall write

Hm...I think I shall write one of these.
--Mick--
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Bluedeerlegend - thanks for

Bluedeerlegend - thanks for the support, I saw you drew Peirce fighting one of the Rock Hounds in your story. You draw skeletons really well, actually!

Mick - Thank you for your support, and please take your time if you decide to write one. Eye

Story and a doodle here

Story and a doodle here
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http://endlessforest.org/comm

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I believe that I may take a

I believe that I may take a swing at this. Smiling
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--Event update-- The eight

--Event update--

The eight crystals sat in a small pile, the Twin Gods both staring down at them. Auriea bent down, nudging one of the crystals with her cheek.

The crystal reacted, glowing brightly and vibrantly. The two gods stepped back as appearing before them was the spirit of a wolf, who looked up to the two deer gods. The other crystals reacted as well, and then eight of them stood before Michael and Auriea.

"It's been a very long time...", one of them said, "...since we've seen your faces."

Michael's eyes widened, "Are you the...?", he began to ask...


****I need a good name for this wolf pack. Anyone got a recommendations?****

You could have a look here

You could have a look here for some names.
Hopefully they'll help. ^^
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Great link, thank you! Here

Great link, thank you!

Here are the ones I liked. I tried to choose ones related to the earth and landscape or that seemed to fit the characters:

Alsoomse - Algonquin for 'independent'. Alsoomse Tribe
Cocheta - means 'stranger'. Cocheta Tribe
Enola - means 'solitary'. Enola Tribe
Maka - Sioux for 'earth'. Maka Tribe
Mimiteh - Omaha for 'new moon'. Mimiteh Tribe
Odina - Algonquian for 'mountain'. Odina Tribe
Ooljee - Navajo for 'moon'. Ooljee Tribe
Sonoma - Miwok for 'ground place'. Sonoma Tribe
Taigi - Omaha for 'returning moon'. Taigi Tribe
Tuwa - Hopi for 'earth'. Tuwa Tribe

There are a couple I really like but they all sound really cool to me. Which ones do you guys like?

Your welcome. ^^ =D Well out

Your welcome. ^^

=D
Well out of those...
~Maka Tribe
~Taigi Tribe
~Tuwa Tribe
~Mimiteh Tribe
~Sonoma Tribe
Are the ones that stand out to me.
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Writing as we speak. Too

Writing as we speak.

Too much of a temptation to resist.

EDIT: I like Sonoma Tribe c: It's got a wistful tone to it.

Also finished.

I hope this is okay for me to just jump in and add something - I read the other encounters and was immediately inspired. I hope I was accurate in my portrayals c':
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I really liked Sonoma Tribe

I really liked Sonoma Tribe as well, I think I'll go with that since it has a nice sound + is earth/ground related. Thanks for the feedback.

And I'm reading your story now! *eagerly excited!!*

--Edit-- Your story was awesome! And I'm always happy to read additions and thoughts on any of my creations, I always encourage artistic liberty. Thank you!

I like Maka and Sonoma.

I like Maka and Sonoma. c:
Also, working on my story now~ I'll have it up soon. (:
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Since Sonoma has the most

Since Sonoma has the most popularity, that will be the official name. Thanks, guys!

---Event Update---

"Are you the Sonoma Tribe?", Michael asked.

The spirits howled at hearing their own pack's name spoken.

"It has been many years that we've waited for our revenge, and now the time has finally come! We are here to reclaim our forest!", one of the wolves spoke. Another one added, "And our deer!"

The threatening words phased the Twin Gods for the moment, but then they spoke, "Did the black stoat bring you all back for this purpose? Or was it for another reason?"

"She has promised to grant us our lives once again if we only capture one of your deer for her. The blue one called Quad.", one of the wolves spoke.

"So it's true, they are after Quad.", Auriea whispered to Michael.

"Listen, we understand that your tribe has been wronged, but...", Michael began, but he had to consider his words carefully. "...but we can make up for your suffering. Let us put you to rest for good."

"We want the Endless Forest all to our own!", the wolves snapped.

Auriea stepped forward, "I'm afraid we cannot do that, for the protection of our own deer."

"Do you know how long we have suffered? Do you know what it was like to starve outside of this land with no prey to hunt? How could you have forsaken our tribe for yours?", the wolves cried.

"Enough!", Michael roared, his voice so booming that the spirits sunk back into their crystals, silenced. They continued to glow white. He sighed, and turned to Auriea, "This will be harder than it looks. Perhaps if we gather more of their crystals, we can at least rid them from Iugulare's hold."

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I have written a little story

I have written a little story ^^; http://endlessforest.org/community/moose-vs-wolf-rock-hound-story-violence-and-gore-warning

Illrose doesn't know what to do with the rock yet, so she carries it with her. Perhaps she should meet up with Quad or someone later, and figure out what to do with it. ^^
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I figure sooner or later they

I figure sooner or later they either get taken to the Twin Gods or Quad (or one of my other deer) is given it, so don't worry about explaining that. Thank you, I look forward to reading it (currently in the Forest + a chat so I'll read it in just a bit)

Dangerous Encounter Hope

Dangerous Encounter

Hope this is ok. ^^
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I'm working on something

I'm working on something too.. if I get the inspiration to finish it. xD;
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Awesome, thank you!

Awesome, thank you!
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Out of curiosity, would

Out of curiosity, would anyone like me to include a "defeated by" list on here? It would just be like a section saying which deer defeated which rock hounds, kind of like a hall of fame, haha!

Wouldn't be too hard to put together anyway + I suppose it would give your eternal TEF glory...ish...whatever, ha!

That sounds like a cool idea.

That sounds like a cool idea. ^^
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Added the new section. If

Added the new section. If two or three deer both fought one rock hound, they are both listed in the hall of fame. And if for whatever reason one deer defeats more than one rock hound of the same variety, I'll add a (xN) by their name, where the N would be the number they've defeated.

It's in alphabetical order as well.

(: Hehe. -flees-

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Hehe. -flees-
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Track

Track

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track! and image (:

track!

and image (:
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&bull; ^^'

^^'

I'm working on a story for

I'm working on a story for this. It'll be finished later.
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Thanks for all the support,

Thanks for all the support, everyone! I'll try to get another update/purification done soon. Perhaps the Twin Gods will shed more light on these creatures, maybe they'll be able to see just how Iugulare summoned them in the next update
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Ilrose and the stone that she

Ilrose and the stone that she still carries is featured in Hototo's experiences. It is unnacounted for, and still quite dangerous.

A unique expression of the infection has taken Hototo as well. And he is haunted by the defeated ones ghost.

It is all in the updates and thoughts of Hototo's Bio
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Got it, I fixed the count and

Got it, I fixed the count and included another section on unaccounted for crystals.

Also let me know if you need more information on how Iugulare's infection works. It basically burns on contact, light sensitive (generally grows on the underbelly), and often drains it's host until they fall into a deep sleep. Then it usually either kills the host or infects their brain, zombifying them and turning them into one of Iugulare's minions.

Of course there may be differences in how it reacts to other characters, so artistic liberty is always acceptable. Eye
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oddly enough, I didn't know

oddly enough, I didn't know all of that. Though it fits.

Hototo never came in direct contact with them though, he caught the infection from Ilrose. Who had already been fighting it off, and been in the sun for some time. Perhaps he caught a strain much like an old style vaccine. THough not without some severe effects to accompany it.

It has been affecting his nervous system already, and caused him to go into a waking sleep. He has been sleepwalking for days.

Since he was so young, he will probably swing back from this at least okay, if not stronger for it. But I am playing around with the concept of the neurological damage being somewhat irreversible, leaving him with sight for ghosts and "true-forms" for life. And also leaving him with a severe case of narcolepsy...
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*nodnodnod* Yeah since the

*nodnodnod* Yeah since the infection does try to attack the brain, your interpretation is fine. I never really thought about it causing damage in that way, so I'm curious to see how he will be affected by it.

-----Story Update-----

The new pile of crystals sat near the ones already purified. The deer were really defending themselves quite well, despite damage and occasional casualties.

Auriea took one of the unpurified crystals aside, and placing a hoof upon it, she began to draw a flashback of how the crystals came into existence...

"The Noitzian Crystals have been perfected...", Iugulare spoke to the dragon and spider-deer nearby, "It took a year, typical amount of time. Now all we need are suitable minions to use these on. Those foolish Twin Gods will have no idea what is going on until it's too late."

"But where will we find a hundred creatures to fight for us? The only real living creatures in this land are the deer and other little rodents and things. We've tried infecting them but Quad and the Twin Gods always seem to interfere.", Anirapio replied.

"I heard a legend once, but it's probably an old, untrue tale. One of the older stags told me about a wolf pack called the Sonoma Tribe that lived here before the Twin Gods claimed the land. They say the pack was driven out of the Endless Forest and starved to death, as the deer were all protected here.", Nekumbra replied.

"Interesting...we may have a lead there. Anirapio, Nekumbra, let's go to the edge of the Forest and start digging. If your tale is true, we may have the perfect minions for our invasion..."

Auriea's eyes opened. She told Michael immediately what she saw.

"So it's true...", he replied, "...we are to blame for this attack."
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O_O more Rock Hounds?

O_O more Rock Hounds? D:
Awesome short-story btw ♥