An Honestly Very Hard Challenge - The Fish Tail Clan

[ValkyrieWolff]

Thanks to @Skysplash8 for the fun challenge!

We start with a strong fishing baby, who finds herself sentenced to remain away from the shores for fear of leeches

And what a reasonable fear it is as well, with two leeches dancing across the shores, frustrated and unable to reach her

She stays close to her berry bush, trying to collect as much food as she can. And lucky she does too, as a blind wanderer comes stumbling into her path

Now that she has company, Minnit'a can risk the narrow land bridge between her little home and the rest of the island. The pair of them delve into the dark, chasing the distant scent of roots and berries. On their way, they find a sweet little girl who shares quite the resemblance with Minnit'a  

[ValkyrieWolff]

Minnit'a and Moniesel's first baby is born right next the berry bush, but unfortunately, is born sharing his father's curse

Though Minnit'a knows the value of the digging paw and the ram horns adorning her baby's crown, she is also aware that food is sparse and that sometimes sacrifices must be made for the good of the tribe. Leaving Tempest to watch her baby, she companies Moniesel on his hunt for more roots, lighting the path. Unfortunately it is not just roots waiting for them in the dark

Desperately trying to toddle after his mother, the little baby is scooped up by a bird, just as another baby scoots her way to the safety of Tempest's large claw

Food is in starting to become very in demand, with decisions having to be made about who will be eating if the worst should happen and not enough food for the night is found. In the distance, the sound of timid paws can be heard, but without enough food even for themselves, the Fish Tail clan cannot entice the creature into their midst

Many days pass, with all members of the clan focused only survival and gathering enough food to get through each night. Until one day, a very strange creature appears, scooping up some berries for themselves. Though they do not have a large amount of food to spare, Minnit'a is so fascinated by this strange creature that she invites him to join them

[ValkyrieWolff]

Note - the number of creatures I've killed by accidentally hitting the wrong option in this playthrough is astronomical

[ValkyrieWolff]

Things were heating up in the Fish Tail Clan's little home base, with bearyenas and defender bears surrounding the entire area, so a migration was needed. Unfortunately, not everyone made it to the safety of the new home base and a defender bear followed them, but at the same time they did manage to invite in another wanderer, even with food being so scarce.

With his poison body and his poison fangs, Mondon proves to be a source of salvation, easily and safely able to snatch up the poison berries for the tribe, supplying the clan with a good amount of additional food that not even the bunnies would steal from them. The nearby stream even provided a source of fish, with no fear of leaches.

 Back in the old base, the creatures who had been left behind during the migration found themselves to be in great danger, as predators surrounded them, forcing them to flee

Almost sixty days in to their journey, and what had once been a small and struggling family of one was now a tribe to be reckoned with. But the dangers hadn't passed them by just yet.

Minnit'a's death at the paws of a bearyena spurs the tribe to move once again, this time driven by Tempest and Minnit'a's own sons, in an attempt to flee the dangers of this place and find somewhere safer for their clan

[ValkyrieWolff]

With so many clan members and a constant vigilant eye, the shores and surrounding waters held no danger to the Fish Tail clan and they safely cross the waters between them and their new home

But the journey is not without risk

Though forced to leave behind some of their number, enough nichelings make it to the ports to continue the legacy of the Fish Tail Clan in whatever land they find themselves next

But will this jungle land, filled with new threats and new opportunities be their salvation or their doom

[Spacestar TheThundersuncat]

The jungle. Oh, God. But then again, you have quite some distasteful traits + spots

[ValkyrieWolff]

Very quickly, the Fish Tail Clan found themselves fanned out across the jungle shores, searching for food. They had sensed the danger lurking in the darkness of the meat eating plants and knew to avoid them as best as possible

However, more familiar dangers still surround them, between the leaches and the predators. Even as new members join the clan, some of the clan's youngest members find themselves in a risky situation

Strangely enough, a number of days pass with the Bearyena just hanging out beside the one winged baby.

Sadly, this was a truce that could not last forever, but even so, the denizens of the area around the stinky fruit tree would not leave, instead choosing to carefully make their way around, avoiding the danger

One misstep however, and...

[Luna1]

I will try this I hope I get through it 😊