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AMEcco

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Today I begin my mission to survive on the Swampy Hill for as long as possible. Thanks @Brokenshock for picking me.

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Here is my starting pair, Briar and Alder. They're definitely not swamp creatures. I looked in their genetics and there wasn't a single toxic genetic to be found so my theory is that they are grassland creatures, stranded on this strange and dark island. They do the sensible thing and head along the shore to the nearest patch of grassland. Briar catches some fish and Alder picks up a leech. Food is food after all.

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On day 2, crabbit tag teaming ensues!

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There seems to be a lot of shells on these shores. Luckily, both Briar and Alder have recessive cracker jaw. Maybe if they're lucky the nicheling gods will answer their pleas!

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Alder has proven himself to be a good mate and has found a rabbil burrow and a permanant nest...

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And a non-poisonous berry bush at last! Briar couldn't have asked for a better spot to start a family.

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But peace never lasts forever. Luckily, their claws made short work of the bearyena.

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Little do the new couple know, there is someone hiding in the tall grass...

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Meet Fen. Sadly, he was abandoned by his feathered family thanks to his sickness and inability to fly. But perhaps he knows a thing or two about reaching those juicy looking snails in the swamp trees...

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And before I forgot, this is Alder and Briar's first baby Cypress. With that fishing skill, perhaps she could make use of the stream that cuts through the territory.

So far so good. I think my budding new family has a decent chance of surviving here!

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This place is far more lively than I thought it would be. This is Burdock. He has no toxic genes but his digging paw would come in handy so Fen invited him.

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Alder and Briar's second baby is born. No cracker jaw, not even recessive...

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Because of the drought, the area around the nest is going barren. Alder takes Cypress on a father and daughter fishing trip.

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Stupid rocks...

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...and stupid poison berry bushes...

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Now that she's old enough to breed, I'm stuffing her mutation menu full of wing.

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The tribe finds yet another wanderer in the grass. He doesn't really bring anything to the table genetically and he seems a bit odd so the tribe decide to leave him alone.

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Alder and Briar's first grandchild is born, unfortunately inheriting his father's nimble fingers instead of his wing.

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Meanwhile, a dangerous blessing of food appears across the river.

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The much needed rain comes, bringing the bug swarms and the sleeping sickness to the tribe for the first time. Ash has been hit particularly hard.

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Meanwhile, twins Robin and Rose are born but still no double wings. And to make matters worse, it is their sickly father's last day. In a final of good for the tribe, Fen scoops up as many poison berries as his nimble fingers can carry.

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Things are starting to get pretty interesting. I may have to think about assigning alphas and omegas soon.

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My Swampy Hill adventures continue.

Perhaps against their better judgement, Briar and Alder have another child. Because of the hard times the tribe come upon, he is relegated to exploringthe oter edges and poison berry picking.20190107100443_1.thumb.jpg.766af10f9795db2f71b0782a6f882953.jpg

Unable to have their final child, Alder and Briar gather poison berries as their last act.

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Meanwhile a rogue male, who I not so affectionately called Ketchup, is poking around camp. He doesn't go away so he is killed by Ash before he can get to anyone.

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The tribe has no choice but to assign alphas and omegas. Alphas are creatures with blue gems in the middle and are primarily breeding creatures. They always have useful genes such as wings and toxic genes and usually become omegas when they are done breeding. Useful gatherers with the potential to breed are all betas and they have all green gems. Omegas are non-breeders with no particularly useful genes. Their job is to explore and to pick poison berries when food supplies dwindle. Not only rain but Robin becomes an omega because she has a genetic backup in the form of her identical twin.

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Cypress, knowing that her last mate died before his time, takes on Burdock as a mate out of necessity. Their first child inherits his father's incredibly useful digging paw.20190108101631_1.thumb.jpg.a3eb775d7d553c31c5e459c3de15875b.jpg

Our resident wanderer, an odd duck as he is, finds us some much needed fish.20190108101817_1.thumb.jpg.5897b2945147ab859ad40e7bad677449.jpg

Burdock prooves that the digging paw is a vital tool for our tribe.

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Cypress rejoices as her final child is born. A double winged nicheling at last!

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Meanwhile, rain finds a green, peacock tailed platypus in the swamps. 

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Our tribe gets its first taste of snail. Chewy!

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And to end today's entry, a sad goodbye to Burdock and Cypress. 

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1 hour ago, AMEcco said:

Meanwhile, rain finds a green, peacock tailed platypus in the swamps. 

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OZ HAS VISITED YOU IN FEMALE FORM (found by Rain in the rain xD)

Oz is my god of green Toxic Body, because he has green toxic body and showed up along with another green toxic bodied creature, and he also has platypus beak. Maybe his female form is called Zelena? (that was the name of the other toxic-bodied creature found with him)

Also Vale and Cypress and Grove are so pretty eee

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29 minutes ago, Skysplash8 said:

OZ HAS VISITED YOU IN FEMALE FORM (found by Rain in the rain xD)

Oz is my god of green Toxic Body, because he has green toxic body and showed up along with another green toxic bodied creature, and he also has platypus beak. Maybe his female form is called Zelena? (that was the name of the other toxic-bodied creature found with him)

Also Vale and Cypress and Grove are so pretty eee

Oz must have heard our plea for that precious toxic body!

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As she grows up, Vale is turning out to be quite the explorer!20190109105509_1.thumb.jpg.b014b16016b60357566f59304bbc7a4e.jpg

Sage chooses Orchard as her mate and the two become the tribe's new breeding pair.

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Their first child is Violet. She has the toxic body but she is not much use for anything other than fishing so she will become an omega when she is fully grown.

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Meanwhile, Ash and Grove fend off a bearyena who takes a swipe at Grove in the process.

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Vale is finding plentiful lands off in the distance. Maybe if the tribe finds enough food, she'll be able to have children of her own one day...

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Sage and Orchard's second child is Ginger. Although she doesn't have the toxic body, she has that all too important digging paw...

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...But amidst the celebrations of a second child, it turns out the bearyena Ash had killed was not alone. A second predator looms dangerously close to camp. Sadly, both of the tribe's alphas are injured protecting their children.

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Another wanderer is found hanging out near the outskirts. He's pretty but he has no useful traits or new immunities so the tribe has to pass him up.

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At last, a child with the toxic body and a way of gathering the poison berries is born! With her pretty little peacock tail, Lavender is Sage's favourite child.

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RIP Ash, one of our most bold explorers. Grove, who had developed a close bond with his uncle, lays his remains to rest.

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Danger lurks in the swamps. And to make matters worse, he's sick too.

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Waiting for her bush to grow back, Rose takes a break from her tedious berry picking duties to go exploring. She finds a pretty shell!20190109111412_1.thumb.jpg.b50c9871bcfb0b6d82cc562870c564d5.jpg

Sage and Orchard have their first son. Sadly, he will likely become an omega like his sister Violet.

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The tribe invites a new wanderer. He has new immunity genes and recessive scorpion tail so Sage plans to breed him one day, if not with her then with one of her daughters.

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Orchard gathers the poison berries on his last day but not before leaving Sage with one more child.

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Orchard's final daughter is Tulip. She can collect the berries and she's pretty enough but she's not considered as beautiful as Lavender.

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Meanwhile, Violet finds a gorgeous poison fanged wanderer named Pine. However, the arrival takes its toll on the tribe and old aunt Rose is forced to gather poison berries. RIP.

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At last, Grove and Hawthorn kill that pesky rogue male and expand the territory.

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In her final days, Sage decides to have a baby with Hawthorn.

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Violet, unhappy with tribe life, decides to leave and become a wanderer.

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Sage and Hawthorn's child. She's tough and she has the scorpion tail but that eyesight...

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RIP, toxic queen. The food supplies are getting dangerously low so Ginger gathers the poison berries.

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The tribe finds an orphan with some cool water genes and recessive bird beak in the reeds. Lavender adopts her when they have the food to spare.

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RIP, Grove. So sad he never got to have children of his own but he lived a full and interesting life nonetheless. And he brought some much needed rain!

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Fennel has eyes for Vale but working up the nerve to confess his feelings, especially as an omega, is turning out to be pretty hard.

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Lavender takes on Hawthorn as her first mate. It's weird but this is niche. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

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Their first child is an albino scorpion tail with a nimble finger. Basically everything I could ever ask for.

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Fennel finally confesses his feelings and with the bounty the rain has brought, Lavender allows her tribemates to start families of their own.

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She looks just like her mother!

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In his old age, Pine has decided to settle down and have a child with Tulip.

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Hawthorn's final son is named partly after him.

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Dahlia tries to track down a wanderer in the swamps. She's turning out to be very shy. Who can blame her though? Dahlia does look pretty intimidating with those double claws and her scorpion tail.

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Brooke tentatively dips her webbed paws into the ocean.

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Before the tribe can even name today's newborns, a bearyena decides to ruin Ginger's day. Luckily Tulip and Dahlia, our resident bearyena eater, make it over in time.

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Pine and Tulip only got to have one child together but she's gorgeous.

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Vale's final gift to the world is a violet eyed cracker jawed daughter.

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Our swampy tribe is enjoying a time of relative plenty. But only time will tell if it will last.

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