For years, there have been stories about great disaster and heartache, due to shipwrecks. Humans would tell these stories to their young and their peers, about how several rugged-looking sailors swam ashore an inhabited island, and battled against the elements until they were brought back to safety. Children would play games about getting lost in the wilderness while they were within their backyards, their imaginations providing a very vague and unrealistic view of what it’s life to survive on your own. People believe surviving on nothing is easy; we think that because we’re intelligent, we can take on the world.
The truth is, we’re wrong.
On June 13th, at exactly 3:34AM, the H. Manning Cruise Ship was reported to have gone off-course. The ship could not be reached by radio any longer, and had headed straight into the eye of a nasty storm. Back on the mainland, people were scurrying about their small quarters, doing everything they could to get a hold of the mighty ship. With nearly thousands of vacationers onboard, it was very, very important to know the whereabouts of the ship.
Despite their futile attempts, they never did get contact with the ship.
It moved right into the heart of the storm and frantic passengers soon all took refuge indoors, as the crew members screamed commands at one another from across the deck. Thunder boomed above the ship as massive waves crashed into the boat without mercy, and all it took was one, single strike of lightning to engulf the southern end of the ship in flames. The fire alarm sent out a shrill, ear-piercing call, successfully awakening majority of the passengers from their slumber. People scurried in waves towards the doorways, screaming and yelling out to their loved ones in a desperate attempt to stay together. The passengers and crew alike were fleeing the boat; either by tiny rescue paddleboats, or simply diving into the raging waters below. It was absolute chaos, as every single person fought to escape the death sentence that their vacation-ship now brought to them. Most of them did escape, by boat or water, and it was once the ship was engulfed in flames, that people started swimming to nowhere in particular. Groups of people grouped together, and they made a desperate swim towards land.
However, people soon began dropping like flies, due to the exhaustion of the great swim. Some were lucky though, and within hours, they dragged their exhausted bodies onto the shore of a massive, uninhabited island. People arrived on the island all over the map, and thus, did not know they were with company. For the days to come the bodies of the deceased washed up to shore, and in what seemed to be a miracle, a few live people, as well. The people that did band together to help one another survive began building shelter and setting up camp, as well as scrounging the beaches for items from the shipwreck that could be useful.
There was only one problem.
At the very north end of the island sits a small, expertly hidden native village. The Tribe has been existing for hundreds of years in hiding, and they aren’t too accustomed to accepting changes. They’re members are used to living within the difficult environment, and have become very accustomed to it.
Will you befriend these so-called “savages,” or make a successful tribe of your own, on this untouched isle?
It’s your choice, but choose wisely; a CASTAWAY doesn’t always have it easy.
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Southern Beach Being the area most people washed ashore upon, this tends to be a rather popular place for the castaways. The beach is long and narrow, running along the southern end of the main island. If you're lucky, you might just come across a washed up item of usefulness.
Forest's Edge Along the long stretch of beach there lies a forest, mostly of palms and other tropical trees. It's not a very thick group of forest, however as one travels further and further away from shore, the forest gets denser, and more forbidding. Beware here strangers, as these areas are popular scavenging grounds for the Islanders.
Tide Pools Along the South-Western length of beach, the sand slowly begins to form into rock, leaving the beach full with tide pools scattered about the ground from the tide. Should you come when the tide has receded, the warm pool water is often full with sea life which, perhaps, could be used to ones advantage.
Eastern Islands Think there's only room for one tribe? you're wrong. Not far off the Eastern shore there sits another small group of islands. Though they're not nearly the size of the main island and prove rough to live off of, they're still the place some call home.
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Western Key On the Western side of the island sits a long, thin stretch of land in which sports a small gathering of trees, on top of a large stretch of grass. It's a nice place, though due to it's size, doesn't hold many necessities needed to survive.
Tribe's Village Settled within the depths of the forests and various mountains of the island sits a small village, made up of several homemade huts. All Islanders reside here, and for a stranger to tread across these grounds would surely be a death wish.
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Hidden Lake Within the depths of the large, dense forests of the North there lies a secret, hidden lake. It's small, though completely fresh water, all gathered from rain. This is a common spot for the Islanders, and should a castaway be found here, surely it would not be taken lightly.
Mountain Clifftop Keeping the village and lake a secret are the few mountains that separate the North from the South. Now, should one trek along one of the many paths snaking through such mountains, they will most-likely come to one of many clifftops that have a spectacular view of the entire Southern pert of the island. Be careful though, it's a long way down.
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