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"
quadraptor's picture

The orange rock hounds don't

The orange rock hounds don't shoot fire balls, they spit the infection from long distances. The only one that has firebreathing is the big wolf in the current roleplay.

The infection is photosensitive so both the light and heat from fire will hurt it. So yeah it can be defeated by fire.

Here's more info on the infection if you need it - Diagnosis - Iugulare's Infection
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Oh. sorry, I thought I read

Oh. sorry, I thought I read somewhere orange one shoot fire balls. I read incorrectly. Thanks.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
quadraptor's picture

It's no problem, I think

It's no problem, I think someone suggested it for the alpha varieties, but I decided on the 'spitting' ability instead.
quadraptor's picture

Just a note guys, we're

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
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I just hope the Alpha

I just hope the Alpha varieties are not all killed off... I'm planning on one of my characters to kill two of them.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.

Both my characters have taken

Both my characters have taken part and killed many of them but even so, I'll miss this. I hope you do more like this, Quad ^^
quadraptor's picture

I'm pretty sure the omegas

I'm pretty sure the omegas will be killed off first, I think they've been getting targeted more than the alphas. And feel free to jump into the roleplay and kill the ones you want while they're still around.

Aww Bluejay, yeah I was surprised how popular this got. I'll have to brainstorm for some new ideas once this is over Eye

I've thought it over and as

I've thought it over and as much as I'd love to have Queze take part in the brawl (omg looks like so much fun!) he is only really effective fighting things that bleed, so I think I'll have him sit this one out. I am however working on a short Teradeer participation, it likely won't be very long but I want to lend a hand somehow lol.
z.m123's picture

I think Cay killed 2 red ones

I think Cay killed 2 red ones :3
BluedeerLegend18's picture

The number of rock hounds are

The number of rock hounds are getting low...
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
quadraptor's picture

Ah alright, I tried to keep

Ah alright, I tried to keep up with the numbers but I was editing this like heck yesterday with each new update. I'm sure I missed one of Cay's red-eye kills in there somewhere. Thanks

And yeah I think we're going to kill them all off in the roleplay (aside from the ones you just did in your story).
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I finished my story.

I finished my story. Ignaciaqua killed off all the red rock hounds.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
woodswolf's picture

Tracking! I'm thinking about

Tracking!
I'm thinking about getting into fighting rock-hounds myself, actually. It kind of seems wrong (read the bio for my character, Woodswolf, my main, and you'll see why: http://endlessforest.org/community/woodswolf039s-bio) but it seems fun too.
See you in the Forest!
quadraptor's picture

I really don't want to come

I really don't want to come of as rude or angry but I would have preferred if you had asked permission to make your character into a rock hound. I came up with them and planned on killing them all off really soon since the event has been going on for a while. The rock hounds are part of a particular wolf pack called the Sonoma Tribe, so your character may have a different backstory or may have been part of a different wolf pack.

I guess I don't mind you having the character be a former rock hound anyway, but the remaining rock hounds in the Endless Forest are going to be destroyed very soon so there won't really be any more for your character to 'talk to' as you had in the bio.

Sorry I hope this isn't coming off like I'm a jerk. I'm glad that you had interest in them, and sure, please feel free to write a story while there are still a few of the rock hounds left to be killed. Smiling
woodswolf's picture

I actually wasn't really

I actually wasn't really aware of this post beforehand, but if you want me to edit my bio that's fine. And I already thought of the fact that there might be different 'packs', although I didn't know which one I would belong to.
And no, it's fine. I understand Eye
See you in the Forest!