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VankirvanJD

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I'm trying to do my challenge, which you can find right here! I'm doing the hard version, where I completely rely on mutations and wanderer genes only to try to adapt to my environment. Wish me luck please 😓

We begin with, from left to right, Zatala, Anamera, and Zerolur. Jungle creatures, who have stumbled onto the wrong island. Spots for camouflage, toxic body and stinky tails to ward of predators, velvet paws to tiptoe across the jungle floor. Zerolur even has bird beak to help him pick at termites from their mounds, and a lean body to help him stay cool in the heat (completely forgot that big ears could've also been added, oops). But none of these helpful jungle genes will do them good in the freezing snow. Hesitantly they begin to explore.

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help me please

Okay well apparently termite mounds occur on snow islands. Guess Zerolur's beak just became way more handy. He slurps some up and mates with Anamera, who quickly settles down in a nest. Zatala manages to snag a rabbil. So far so good, but there seems to be something rustling in the grass...

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Anamera gives birth to her first child, a bearyena headed male named Tano. Unfortunately he inherits his father's lean body, but overall he isn't so bad. Zerolur and Zatala focus on providing food for the small group, but they are eyeing each other through the grass blades. They mate the next day, and Anamera takes her first step onto the hard ground of the snow island. It feels unfamiliar and foreboding under her paws, yet she chooses to stay. It is her new home and she'll have to get used to it.

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Zatala gives birth to a beautiful son, Vankirkir, that has her tortoiseshell markings. He also sports a purr snout and luckily, medium body. I can tell he'll come to his tribe's aid later, healing them after attacks or hunger pangs. Two days later Zatala gives birth to twins, boys named Twizzler and Tango. They are nearly the same, except Tango has some antennae. Anamera also gives birth to a boy named Strawberry (so many boys oh god) and Zerolur continues to harvest termites and guard his children.

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Tragedy strikes. Zatala is attacked by a rogue male when trying to pick berries and becomes pregnant. Zerolur chases the male off, but he doesn't go very far. Twizzler and Tango watch in shock as the sudden scene plays out in front of them. Vankirkir however finds a new face skittering across the roots of a nearby acorn Tree. A lovely female his age, Ladybug. Unfortuantely she is quite slow and shows hints of aquatic ancestry, but Vankirkir could care less. Risking the growing group's food stores, he invites her into the tribe.

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Cold suddenly descends on the tribe, chilling Anamera to her bones. Tango and Vankirkir quickly jump to her side, warming her up. Twizzler meanwhile investigates his half-brother Strawberry, a red and pink strange looking fella. The two play-wrestle while Zatala's rogue attacker lurks nearby. The rogue's son, born a day or two before, has been tossed into the sea by Zerolur himself. He had twittered in satisfaction as the infant sank below the surface.

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Chaos. A mother bearyena and her cub pass by, leaving bleeding claw marks on Zerolur's and Zatala's hides. Tano, now grown and an excellent food provider, spots a bluebird up ahead. The weather grows colder. But the tribe isn't doomed yet. Tango, Strawberry, and Tano work together to bring the mother bearyena down. The bearyena cub scuttles away, and fortunately the rogue male dives into the sea, seemingly searching for his drowning son. Hopefully he drowns in the process am I right

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Soon it will begin to snow, and the tribe knows it. They huddle together, providing each other warmth and company. Strawberry and his other half-brother Tango settle next to a vulnerable Anamera and prepare for the first snowflakes to fall. The others try desperately to gather food for the coming freezing days. And sadly, Zatala's rogue son joins the crabbits and seaweed in a watery grave... honestly I feel so bad I've never purposefully killed a nicheling

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That's part one for now! Hopefully things look up next time, but that doesn't seem likely...

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20 minutes ago, Basil said:

i legit feel really bad for the rouge children

maybe you could- just send them to another part of the island?? im way too soft lol

I feel terrible as well you have no idea, and I know you're pretty fond of derp snout too so that probably makes it worse! But I had like no food and I needed him to go fast. T_T If I ever have a rogue baby again I'll keep it and name it Basil after you.

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21 minutes ago, VankirvanJD said:

I feel terrible as well you have no idea, and I know you're pretty fond of derp snout too so that probably makes it worse! But I had like no food and I needed him to go fast. T_T If I ever have a rogue baby again I'll keep it and name it Basil after you.

Banish them and kill them instead. You waste food by letting him spend several days in the ocean, eating your food.

Personally, I drown kids a lot. My Niche Competition tribe threw a lot of babies into the water. Once three kids were born at once from one rogue male... their mothers chose a birthing spot right beside the ocean for easy death. The kids that were destined to die were appropriately named Die.

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6 minutes ago, Skysplash8 said:

Banish them and kill them instead. You waste food by letting him spend several days in the ocean, eating your food.

I would have banished and killed him but I didn't want my nichelings getting hurt by his spikes. Also you have to wait for them to grow to banish them so he wasted a few days less of food dying as a child. 🤧

 

8 minutes ago, Skysplash8 said:

The kids that were destined to die were appropriately named Die.

Oh nooo 😂😭

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16 hours ago, VankirvanJD said:

I feel terrible as well you have no idea, and I know you're pretty fond of derp snout too so that probably makes it worse! But I had like no food and I needed him to go fast. T_T If I ever have a rogue baby again I'll keep it and name it Basil after you.

ohh I didn't take the food into consideration

completely forgot this was a cold island XD

But thanks!

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25 minutes ago, RandomWanderer said:

Lean body, oddly enough, doesn't have a cold debuff anymore. The worst trait in that biome is propably spiky body, which the child did inherit...

Wow really? Okay well this challenge has become just a little easier :D

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We're back again with this challenge, and the cold season seems to be drawing to a close. The nichelings (what should I name this tribe?) focus on collecting food to feed themselves. Love is in the air however, and a few of the nichelings have different ideas on how to spend their day. Anamera and Tango specifically, and finally a new baby will be born soon!

 

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But only a little later things get more interesting. The same rogue male comes back, a little too close to Ladybug. Strawberry fends him off, but as usual, not for long. A peaceful bear also makes an appearance, peering through the grasses at Vankirkir. Unfortunately Ladybug and Vankirkir, best friends when they were young, have drifted apart. Because of this he chooses to follow the peaceful bear, who he deems as his pet. The baby bearyena grows bigger by the day, and soon may pose a threat to the tribe.

 

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The cold season ends, luckily with no snow. The original three are growing old, but Anamera isn't done with baby-making yet. She has a handsome little boy (a boy again -_-) named Zekuta who's genes are healthy/useful at least. Thank the gods he has a beak, so he can peck at the termites like his grandfather Zerolur. Zerolur and Zatala spend most of their days gathering food, crazy in love. The old couple begins to prepare for their death and never stray far from each other.

 

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Twizzler, Ladybug, and Strawberry (I love him) form a tight group, staying together to gather food, explore, and scare off the pesky rogue who they refer to as Mosca (fly in spanish, and he is a pest, like a fly, get it?)  Vankirkir gets distracted from his peaceful bear pet as he stumbles upon a new nicheling, Sunny. Vankirkir eagerly invites him into the tribe- he seems to love inviting nichelings into the tribe- and looses track of his pet for a moment. He quickly learns that Sunny is of no value to the tribe. He has a deformed paw, bad fertility, hemophilia, and no genes that will help his tribe in the cold climate. Zatala asks Vankirkir to kick Sunny out of the tribe, quietly so she doesn't make Sunny feel bad of course.

 

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The bearyena, who had dissappeared among the grasses a while ago, suddenly reappears. He charges at Ladybug, but Strawberry jumps into the way and claws him across the nose. The bearyena backs away, but as you guessed, not for long. Ladybug already harbors a crush for Strawberry, but after he valiantly defends her, she is sold. Meanwhile Vankirkir hesitantly banishes Sunny, who runs away with flattened ears and a dejected whimper.

 

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Zerolur is excited about his first grandson and eagerly starts teaching him the art of termite eating. Zekuta is interested at first, but soon grows bored and runs away. He already seems to take after his grandfather, not only in appearnce but his impatience as well. Unfortunately he runs right into the bearyena, but luckily Strawberry is nearby. He hears Zekuta cry for help and leaps in and slays the bearyena. Later, Ladybug and Strawberry mate.

 

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Anamera, feeling a little lonely after Zekuta's early departure, decides to pay her first child a visit. Tano is a diligent provider and hardly moves from his collecting spot. Mother and son reconnect, having not seen each other for many days. Ladybug meanwhile gives birth to a boy (are you serious) named Moosh. You can't see it here, but Moosh has inherited big body in his recessive slot. YES! He is the tribe's first sign of hope. He also sports poison fangs, guaranteeing the fact that he will be able to collect from poisonous berry bushes in the future.

 

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The next day is mostly uneventful, but the tribe gets to interact. Tango pays a visit to his parents Zatala and Zerolur, and Zekuta meets his nephew/cousin Moosh. Everything is going well. Mosco hasn't appeared in a while and there are no signs of predators or snow.

 

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Jinxed. Mosco appears again, intent on getting to Zatala. Zekuta jumps to defend his grandma, and Zerolur scratches the rogue. He's wounded in the process, but the feisty bird won't let Mosco get to his beloved again. Not too far away, Tano and Tango prepare to say goodbye to Anamera (noooo) who doesn't have much longer to live. The others focus on food and breeding, and Vankirkir insists he use more nesting material to keep his pet (what should he name it?) happy.

 

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Ladybug and Strawberry have a beautiful daughter (FINALLY) named Islala. She too has big body recessive and poison fangs, but unfortuantely she does carry hemophilia. Nevertheless, she is a welcome member to the tribe as the first daughter born and they celebrate! We end on a good note :D

 

That's all for today! I might do a time jump because this is going along a little slowly. Or at least space out the scenes/story bits more. Anyways I'm so glad we're making progress.

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Small update, I've been playing ahead a little.

The OG three are dead. 😢 But Zatala leaves a daughter named Lenkoel. She has lean body but at least she carries big body.

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First big body baby born!! Zael!! (The Za and Ze syllables I added are really showing through haha.)

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The current tribe. Also a grown Zael traveling to the other side of the island to crack open an ice capsule.

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Strawberry is killed by a bearyena 😭 Zael releases Caramel from the ice after unfortunately being impregnated by a rogue. The baby was born but I was careless and it was taken by a bird (I didn't get to name her Basil T_T) And again an overview of the tribe.

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A more in-depth part coming soon, I just wanted to progress more!

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