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3 hours ago, Nightfire said:

Considering posting more often, either a post every Saturday/Sunday, Friday/Sunday or Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Which sounds best?

Don't stress yourself out over it. The worst thing is to have too much to do and not be able to do it all. But Friday/Sunday would work best for me if you want to do so.

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The Alliance (165-174 days in)

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Forest heard screeches of pain and terror from the distance.

She climbed back up the mountain, and found a freezing Pine, getting attacked by a balance bear.

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Beyond, a small child was sitting with the rabbits.

 

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The child then grew into a teen.

P: "Mother! Get up!"

F: "Don't get too close!"

Parrot didn't hear her over the terrible screeching.

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And after a moment, Pine and the balance bear had both vanished.

P: "Mother! Where are you?"

Parrot realized how cold he was, and started sobbing.

F: "Wait! Come over here! There's a hotspring over here!"

Parrot was running off now, in the opposite direction. Forest tried to follow, but her own body couldn't withstand the blizzard.

 

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2 days have passed. Sakura accidentally bred with a rogue, and Parrot has grown more.

The balance bear separated the two. Forest was focused on getting to Parrot, when suddenly-

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M: "You. Creature!"

Forest whipped around. She glared down at Quartz and Moose.

F: "I would simply kill you right now. But you helped me find Pine and her child."

Q: "Child? Pine wasn't supposed to have any children, I told her that."

F: "Well, that's a shame, you entitled rat. But now, her child is running away because balance bear. I won't kill you if you help me get to him."

M: "What makes you think you can kill me?"

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Meanwhile, Thornbush, Wikku and the Empire were on the edge of the world, chased by a terrible predator. Where have I seen this before

 

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Sn: "Sakura?"

S: "What?" The female's sleek powerful body was now littered with scrapes and bruises, and she looked exhausted.

Sn: "I know you want to protect the Empire.. but I'm an old nicheling."

S: "Don't say it-"

Sn: "You go on with the others. I have to do something I should've done for someone else a long time ago."

S: "But-"

Sn: "It's my time to go."

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The Empire pressed on, but Snowchaser knew what he had to do.

He jumped onto a stump, and let out his final cries of satisfaction. Last time, she wasn't satisfied.

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Forest leaped past Moose and shoved him into the path of the balance bear.

M: "Hey stop it-"

Moose was pinned, and could do nothing. Quartz was in shock, her head behind held by Forest's sharp claw.

 

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Forest shoved Quartz over, too.

F: "Clear a path!"

Q: "Fine! Fine!"

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Forest brushed by the two nichelings, hiding behind rocks as Moose tried to fight off the predator.

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Moose and Quartz got by, too.

F: "Feel ashamed of yourselves. This was Pine's deathbed."

Moose felt a gapping hole open up in him. Pine was like him; tough, twisted, and brave. But now? He could never become mates with her.

Quartz felt like the numbness from the snow had hit her like an avalanche. She didn't expect to feel anything about death; after all, she preferred to be giving it to others. But now that she knew someone she genuinely liked was gone? For the first time in her life, Quartz felt something that wasn't anger or pity or disappointment.

 

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Almond, meanwhile, had met a wanderer. Looks like Snowchaser tbh, the terrible irony

A: "Who are you?"

The male, though, didn't respond. He jumped onto a rabbit and caught it easily.

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Parrot had heard a cry of happiness. He looked over, and saw the nicheling who had called out to him, plus two nichelings that looked like him.

P: "Who are you?"

F: "I'm Forest. These two monsters are Moose and Quartz."

Quartz didn't want anything to do with the child. Moose felt like this was Pine, right in front of him. But they couldn't become mates.

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A: "HEY. YOU."

The red male looked up.

?: "Oh, hi."

A: "What's your name?"

?: "Blood Sky. But you can call me Blood. Or Sky. I don't care."

A: "That's a funny name. Well, I'm Almond. Nice to meet you."

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Sakura and Thornbush then set up their nests, and prepared for the next generation of the Empire. Little did they know that Snowchaser hadn't had the only tragedy. Or that maybe, during the greatest blizzard of the island, there had been a single miracle.

Or the fact that this cursed island could ever have a miracle at all.

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A Growing Empire (175-178 days in)

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Sakura and Thornbush had their children. Sakura's looks like Quartz O_O

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The first child, Sakura's, was named Iris. So pretty

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And then Mud, Thornbush and Wikku's child.

Thornbush wanted to be excited for Mud, but all she could think about was Forest.

T: "Where's Forest?"

W: "I- I don't know."

B and A, probably in sync: "Whose Forest?"

T: "Your sister. She went missing when you were born."

S: "She went to go find Pine, Moose and Quartz. I tried to stop her, but she was insistent.

W: "Where did she go?"

S: "I don't know, she ran off and wouldn't stop."

Thornbush and Wikku's silence said a lot. Where was Forest? What happened to her? Was she alive? Was she hurt? Was she.. dead?

What happened?

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Forest, meanwhile, had found young Parrot. She felt bad for the little pink child, and decided to bring him back to the Empire.

 

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Quartz and Moose were being chased by the balance bear, but Quartz had her second, luckily healthy, child. She named him Onion. Because if he wasn't healthy I would literally cry

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Thornbush pushed her worries about Forest to the back of her mind; she believed her daughter would survive.

Instead, she paid her attention to Almond; Blood and Almond were sticking close to each other constantly. She had a sneaking suspicion of why.

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Then, a balance bear broke though a small snow barrier. Moose yelped and hid as it growled in anger.

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Parrot then grew into an adult. Although Forest hadn't known the little nicheling for long, she felt proud of the pink male.

F: "Follow me, Parrot. I want to show you something."

P: "What?"

F: "The Empire."

 

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Forest hopped onto a stump and looked across the Empire proudly. But her face quickly dropped and she realized something was definitely wrong. The old home she had grown up in..

There were two possibilities, and both started with A.

Attacked.. or abandoned.

 

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The Next Generation (179-180 days in)

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By now, Thornbush was also fretting about Forest's whereabouts. She paced around and settled on a stump, looking across snowdrifts. She couldn't see up the sloping mountain, but anyone could look down and see anything.

Look down...

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Moose and Quartz were now stressed over a balance bear and keeping Onion safe. If Onion survived, he could finish what his parents started; a new generation of the tribe with the rebel group.

 

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Meanwhile, Thornbush curled up in a hotspring, thinking about Forest.

Although she would never admit it, Forest was definitely the golden one for her skills and saber fangs. Since she and Wikku were considered the leaders of the tribe, when she died, she knew she would want Forest to be her successor.

Almond comforted Thornbush, but she couldn't help herself, and felt shots of jealousy for her sister's success.

It wasn't her fault she was born inferiorly.

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Meanwhile, Forest and Parrot discovered a trail leading down the mountain. Upon looking down, Forest had spotted glimmers of pink fur and could hear talking down below.

Parrot didn't say anything, but his tail whisked excitedly. New friends!

But his gut told him that he wasn't going to like these new nichelings.

 

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Forest and Parrot continued down the slope, and by now, Wikku spotted them.

W: "Thornbush! Look!"

The way Thornbush's face brightened when she spotted Forest caused Almond to feel such strong hatred she thought she would burst into flames. Everything revolved around Forest, and she was all anyone cared about. Almost as if Almond didn't exist.

Fine. Be that way, Mother. I never loved you either.

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There was also something else Wikku spotted, that nobody would be excited to see.

 

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Thornbush ran in the opposite direction of the danger, terrified of losing her unborn child.

 

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?: "Help! There's a big murder monster and it's going to kill me!"

W: "Hold on, get behind me."

?: mumbling "t-thank you."

S: "What's your name?"

?: "Hurricane.."

S: "That's.. pretty."

H: mumbling again "thanks.."

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Parrot and Forest were coming closer to the Empire. Almond felt stabs of envy as she saw her sister's powerful, graceful form and almost extinct saber fangs. How lucky is she? Hmph.

 

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The balance bear descended on Wikku and Blood, both determined and angry.

 

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Parrot and Forest arrived. Forest was excited to see her mother and father again.

Wikku turned his head away from the battle and ran to meet her.. just as the claw of the bear descended down on his head.

 

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A Flame in the Snows (183-188 days in)

Woah! A stalling positive post? We haven't had that since.. since never!

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Moose had found a new nicheling to join the rebel group, and invited the beautiful red nicheling into the tribe.

M: "If you help us, we'll give you everything you desire."

?: "Sounds appealing enough."

M: "What's your name?"

?: "Opal. Although I used to be Fire Opal."

M: "That's a.. weird name."

Op: "Well, I came here to do.. a job. Once you help me finish it, I'll help you."

M: "Fair enough. What's your job?"

Op: "Don't tell a soul.."

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Meanwhile, Blood and Almond had become mates. Not under the best of circumstances, but certainly not unexpected. Don't know how to write romance leave me alone

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They began expecting a child. Forest felt a bite of jealousy, but she had to focus on defending the Empire, being the strongest nicheling here.

 

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Opal and Moose had done something unbelievable; defeat a balance bear. The two were both powerful, almost as if they were trained for the occasion of killing something potentially dangerous.

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Thornbush sheltered against the snow and created a nest. Her final child with Wikku.. she would defend it with her life.

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Forest glared towards the balance bear. Her final sibling; she could feel her determination fight off the chills of cold pulling her back.

 

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After all, miracles can only arrive at the worst of times. Saber fang child lets goooooooooooooooo

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Onion had grown into a strong teen, but he could tell how weak his mother had become.

Q: "Onion, It's almost my time to go."

O: "But.. what about Moose and Opal? You told me that we would all take vengeance on the Empire together! You can't die now.."

Q: "You must be strong, my son. Will you defeat the Empire nichelings and make me proud?"

The determination in Onion was as strong as his cousin's. Except for a different reason..

O: "Of course. I'll make them bleed as much as you have, mark my words."

 

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And just like that, the nicheling that had split the iceberg, the nicheling that had tricked several, the nicheling that lost all her mercy years ago, upon her arrival on the mountain, fell into a pile as bones as quick as the snow fell to the ground.

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Completely unrelated to everything on the playthrough, but this area of like 40 squares has 6 permanent nests, 2 dead bodies, a tree, 3 fruit bushes, 2 rocks, 1 rabbit burrow, and 1 cactus. My luck on this file that probably won't become a playthrough is like x100 but on Frozen Empire I get 3 balance bears every 20 days. What the heck

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7 minutes ago, Nightfire said:

Completely unrelated to everything on the playthrough, but this area of like 40 squares has 6 permanent nests, 2 dead bodies, a tree, 3 fruit bushes, 2 rocks, 1 rabbit burrow, and 1 cactus. My luck on this file that probably won't become a playthrough is like x100 but on Frozen Empire I get 3 balance bears every 20 days. What the heck

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Hey, killer predator's do make for good plots

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The Burning Empire (189-193 days in)

Will be posting another backstory post in a minute or two. Prepare

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The balance bear descended on Sakura, but her thick skin allowed her to block every blow it threw at her. Almond was incredibly angry at the balance bear, too. (I love her expression)

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Then, Forest went in with the killing blow. Another balance bear on the island, defeated. Sakura and Forest made a good team.

 

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Forest also went, afterwards, to meet her younger brother, Emu. He was a lot like her; vicious, powerful, but deep-down, soft and loving. She knew that she would train him well.

 

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Opal, although hesitant, decides to become mates with Moose. She loved the twisted-snouted nicheling, but she wanted to finish her quest first. But maybe.. maybe her task would take longer than she planned.

 

(Nothing interesting happens for a while, so this is day 191.)

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The rebel group began a journey to track down the Frozen Empire. Opal's new plan was foolproof, if they timed it accurately. After all, plots to do stuff like.. what she was doing.. would have to be foolproof. She was trained for this moment, she wouldn't blow it.

 

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Almond had her first child, Salvador. A scarily good fruit gatherer that would be useful for any island but this one.

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M: "'Rebel group' don't have the same ring as 'Frozen Empire'. We need to pick a better name."

Opal thought about her old tribe, and realized an idea..

Op: "What about the Burning Empire? Frost can't spread if it's all burnt out." And it's something dear to me.

M: "That's a good name. the Burning Empire, to destroy the Frost."

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Backstory time wooooo

This is turning into a giant Avengers level crossover between all my tribes, and I like it

Another tribe I had, an older one, was called the Root Tribe. The leaders were a monarchy named the Root family.

Naming systems in the tribe went like this;

(Family name) (Rank)

Family name was the name of your bloodline; for example, the Roots always had their name being with Root. Then, your rank, which could be; Sky-Jade-Opal-Ruby-Diamond-Root.

Skies are banished or servant nichelings. They are the lowest of the low and looked down upon. Most lose or abandon their family names.

Jades are the children of the tribe. They live to prove they are worthy of their family's name.

Opals are lower classed, but still respected. Most Opals are trained to do work for the Roots, such as take down threats or protect the tribe.

Rubies are middle class. Higher than the Opals, but still vital for the tribe. Most are berry, nut and root gatherers, and are responsible for the tribe's food supplies.

Diamonds are the highest rank any non-Root nicheling can achieve. Report directly to the Roots, and act as generals and leaders to the tribe. They exceed anyone else in fruit gathering or fighting, therefore making them a great aspect of the tribe.

And the Roots. The royal bloodline is strictly defended, but still relatively active throughout the tribe. The tribe is dependent on them.

 

Fire Opal is from the Fire family with her respectable rank. But what would a Root tribe nicheling be doing, searching the island for a quest given from the Roots, when she should be back on the island quelling the threat of the Blood family, a powerful bloodline that directly endangers the Roots?

Maybe this is more like a spoiler than an actual backstory, but it's still necessarily cool for more backstory. Maybe next I'll get my Moons tribe to join in.

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Another sidenote (will be doing an actual post later today), but I was thinking about making another playthrough, and played on the potential playthrough's file, and I had identical twins, again.

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So, there's a correlation between identical twins and making a playthrough, I guess.

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Snowy Salvation (194-215 days in)

I took very few screenshots, nothing interesting is happening

Also. 5 hours on the file! Wooo

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The Frozen Empire continued to move throughout the island. The cold blizzard had lasted for what felt like years, but the tribe was getting used to it at this point.

 

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The Burning Empire subconsciously shifted closer to the Frozen group, Trying to find a new home to settle down in and have their children in peace. And eventual war.

 

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Another balance bear rolled up as Onion became an adult. They quietly slipped away.

 

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The Frozen group decided to set out for new territories. Half the group scouted, while the other half stayed with Salvador.

 

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Sakura was getting old, and she had dedicated her entire life to proving herself worthy of her powerful body armor. Once one who would throw others into the fire, and now one that threw herself into the fire. She had given up royalty; now with a new perception of the world, she had realized how terrible this world was, and how she could help others.

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And in some proud way, she felt she had succeeded.

 

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The Burnings and the Frozens were moving closer together. Soon, all doom might break lose on the frosty tundra. With the greatest weapon of the Frozens on her final few days, a young nicheling owing Moose his life, and a strange quest from a powerful nicheling from a faraway land, would these colliding icebergs be the end of the Empires?

 

Unrelated to the plot, but Iris and Parrot both have the same rogue dad. And I'm pretty sure this was Silent's father as well.

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And, currently, it's getting harder to keep up with 14 nichelings with diverse and interesting personalities, so I might want to shift over to a way of storytelling where it follows one or two nichelings (probably Emu, Parrot, Onion, or Salvador, since they're all young) and not the whole tribe. I don't want to have so few screenshots over so many days, because large time jumps would make the tribe hard to follow. So give suggestions, and I will pick whoever has the most

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22 hours ago, Nightfire said:

(probably Emu, Parrot, Onion, or Salvador, since they're all young)

I'm not sure which to pick exactly, but I will give my thoughts on what could be explored if one of these nichelings were the protagonists:

Salvador couldn't be too useful on the island, and I'm curious to see how that will impact his character and maybe his tribemates' perception of him.

Emu is the exact opposite of Salvador, what with being so physically strong and almost perfect for the mountain biome. It almost makes me want to see some more conflict in The Frozen Empire that doesn't come from the outside, but from the inside...

A POV from the side of The Burning Empire (Onion) or that was originally from TBE (Parrot), could also work.

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(having point of view characters makes sense, but through them you should alos follow the characters who are not point of view characters for everything to still make sense. Each nicheling has a personality, but some do have a greater personality than others. In my playthrough I tend to focus more on the interesting stories and personalities tht are developing at the moment, but the others are always there too and get a shout-out once in a while. I have 100 nichelings so it's a bit hard to remember all their stories and personalities, though I do have a mind for that sort of thing. Anyways, enough of that. I would like to see a mix of characters, some older and some younger and a range of personalities, the most diverse possible. Also I love Parrot, would love to see him be a POV character)

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