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I had a massive brainstorming session with my dad (who's an author btw) and this is what I got. I think it's awesome but I want to hear your comments too so let me know what you like and don't like. Remember this is supposed to be a huge site-wide affects-all-three-packs kind of plot that takes as long as our first main plot did (with the rebels and the war and all). So here we go, I'm gonna plunge right in.

It starts with an earthquake....

Igneous fault in the Likuta Mountain territory shifts, and causes an earthquake (not uncommon to mountainous regions) that is at least 8.0 on the Richter scale. If you want info on what that kind of earthquake is like and what it can cause, look up the "New Madrid Earthquake of 1811 and 1812". That one changed the course of the Mississippi River, which is similar to what's going to happen here.

This earthquake causes some various things other than temporarily scaring the crap out of the wolves. First of all the quake causes tons of trees and rocks to shift, fall down, and clog up the rivers and lakes. Fallen trees create dam-like situations in the upper Silver River and rocks cause dam-like situations in the lower Rushpaw River. Now the big thing that the quake does is it opens up the floodgates to Likuta Mountains Skycloud Lake. Meaning that the mountains that hold the lake up there shift just enough to allow a leak of massive proportions and almost the entire content of the lake empties out into the valley where the Kiskana pack and Tyjiik pack dwell. This not only causes massive flooding but it also causes the Likuta Mountain Pack to be lacking a necessary water source.

The water from the lake naturally creates a temporary river and drains very quickly into the rushpaw/silver river (which in case you didn't know is the same river with different names). The river swells to massive proportions and becomes utterly uncrossable.

I would also like to say that this is also the time where relief from our drought ends. The fall is naturally a time when there is heavy rain, so as the rain comes down it adds to the flooding. Since there has been a drought all summer the soil of the entire region has become very hard and condensed and this means it does not absorb any of the water well which creates flash floods.

This is where the true beauty and drama of the plot comes in... remember that this river crosses right in the middle of our two valley packs. (There is an edited version of our site map down below to help illustrate the point I'm about to make). This splits both packs in half. Those wolves caught on the east side of the river have to stay in the east, those caught on the west side have to stay in the west. Remember these are flash floods and it all happens rather quickly so because of this and of general confusion of the situation it is near impossible for a wolf to switch sides of the river.

Heres the dramatic part... the wolves caught on the east side have to move to higher ground because of flooding, so some wolves from both Tyjiik and Kiskana have to move into the land of Likuta Mountain. All three packs or partial packs have to coexist in that one general area because there is no other option. They are forced to live with one another to survive... drama no? ^^

Now the wolves caught on the west side of the river obviously have to head for higher ground too. They have to try to enter the uninhabited mountains on the west of the valley. Since there are less of these wolves since there is no other pack in these mountains these wolves have no other choice but to merge together (those from Tyjiik and those from Kiskana) in order to survive.

The wolves as a whole have to learn to work together to survive and learn to deal with food shortages, how to live in new settings (the mountains) how to hunt new prey due to the new setting, and how to get along without their other half or with a boat load of guests living in your land.

love it, hate it, well then please say so...

I <3 drama!!!!

HERE'S THE MAP!!! :




edit: now that I look at my map I should have made the river swell out larger... because it would. Also we can keep the plot going into winter because the water of the river would be deeper than normal and would therefore not freeze over or the ice would be far too thin and it would still be uncrossable until spring or maybe even summer...

EEE!! Sam I love it :OOO
you and your dad should work together alla time.
And we'll all have super awesome plots. :33

Love it. Brilliant.

Cheers!

I support this idea largely because it sounds like it provides an opportunity for real character interaction. If wolf packs are more or less being divided, then relationships between characters can't remain hard core. If this is a go, it means players and characters alike will have to expand their horizons and post with others. Ultimately resulting in new developing plot-lines and twists.

I'd like to see characters be challenged, in which they aren't necessarily split up with their own loved ones. See how everyone suffices through such a traumatic event.

Awesome job Sam! You've got my support.
I look forward to being a part of it. (Since I couldn't play out any of the previous plots.)

Any idea when this will be implemented if it gets enough nods of approval?

well it's gotta start pretty soon since most of it will have to take place in fall. Of course fall can be extended longer in real life time but I would still like to start it soon.

>3 I totally want Erida to be like... either separated from Oshy or her puppies... terrible emotional strain on her... and a chance to retest their new-refound love. -evil grin- I'll want her to be like, stuck with a majority of Kiskana wolves thinking "What the fuck am I doing ¬¬" hehehe


Sam you've made me super hyper ._.

Sam, you know what ya gotta do! *excited* Well.. you don't have to do this. But it would be really cool...

You should try (you and the other Admins) whatever! The point is, a narrative post should be provided in each of the lands. Like.. with Kiskana, Tyjiik, Likuta ect...

Let us know what happened so every wolf in that area (player) has a reference. You know what I mean?

Oh that's a good idea! I like it! I think that's something that we'll certainly have to do ^^. And this is so perfect cause everyone will have tons o' time to post since it's summer!

SO! If we do do the narrative idea, I say since we have three admins, Sam, Sammi, and I should each do one. xD! Okay, not so bright, kind of blatant, but whatever xD.

HANYWAY,
I say we open the plot next week.
I'm out of school next Wensday :/

erm yeah that would be a lovely time but I'm unfortunately (well fortunate for me but not for you guys) going away to a camp on the 21st and won't be back till the 4th. Sorry! But it's a really cool animal camp at Busch Gardens and I'll bring back tons of pics for you all! *sheepish grin* Maybe we can start the actual plot when I get back and use this time to plan everything out and create the new places in the west mountains and such and generally set everything up? I mean it will take some time to get everyone on board and ready to go. We should also create a list of who will get split on what side so everyone knows ahead of time which side their supposed to be on and so that we can make sure to split up the pairs we want split up and get together the wolves we want together. I think I'm gonna go post a formal absence thread now.... ^^

I love it!

We did something like that at NE (Northern Epic) and basically scrambled the packs. We ended up having to restructure the hierarchy based on the interactions of the wolves.

Sounds like fun. Especially with three packs, two of which have been warring. Hehe.

-tries to dance but falls-

Yay! I'm excited. Hope I can be involved.

Wow, thats really cool, I like it! ^^

LOOOOOOOOOVE it. I want Jale to be stuck with Aspen! And to be on the East side so he has to be around all the rebels! I'll have Goss be with him, and Hyche on the West side... God, he'll freak if he's not around his puppies. Aoede can go wherever.

Ooooh! Sound interesting and fun to play out. Nice job, Sam Love the plot and all its awesomeness 8D

Sam you and your dad are amazing! Personally i've never heard of a plot like this on another site which is why i'm soooo freaking excited. -If you can't tell i totally adore the idea!- omigosh Oshan HAS to get stuck with Hyche!