Troubled Trees
Story Events 24 May 2022 - 30 June 2022
The Sylvangloam appears to be Trembling.
Troubled Trees
Submission Requirements:
All art submissions must include at least one Trainer Half Body, Shading + Background to be counted for prompt bonuses.
All literature submissions must include at least 750 words to be counted for the prompt bonuses.
Collaborations are accepted but:
Every Art Participant would need to meet at least 1x Trainer Half Body, Shading (+ 1 BG for the overall submission)
Every Lit. participant would need to meet a min. of 750 words.
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It feels like a whole new world has opened once again as Rayquaza's sacrifice pushed back the fog for now. Blackthorn has sent out field agents to the other cities to scout but in the meantime, while we wait for them to return something seems off with our strange blue island...
The Sylvangloam appeared overnight off the coast around Grovehart not long after the Nera outbreak.
Scientists and field agents have been sent out to explore this land, take samples and figure out where it came from but so far all our efforts seem to just...not work. Any structure we build there is destroyed seemingly by the foliage as if the island itself is pushing us away. Pokemon are able to pass into the denser heart of the forest but Humans always end up turned around and back where they started.
These measures against people were always harmless but recently the Gloam has been harsher with its treatment. The island trembles frequently, and the trees and large mushrooms that shadow the area shake with the motion. Our science tents are being destroyed much faster and almost haphazardly...Something's wrong and we don't know if it's linked to Rayquaza just yet.
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A message from Blackthorn reads-
"Hello Trainers, looking at the recent information we've received from our magical island neighbor I conclude...it is in distress. This may be a very embarrassing thing for me to admit but while being assaulted by some of those vines I felt its pain and when I am stressed I like to listen to music. In a spur-of-the-moment move, I began to sing to the...plant. Now I know this sounds odd but believe me when I said that the vine calmed. My theory is that we can possibly use music to calm the island enough to find out what is harming it."
Scientists and field agents have been sent out to explore this land, take samples and figure out where it came from but so far all our efforts seem to just...not work. Any structure we build there is destroyed seemingly by the foliage as if the island itself is pushing us away. Pokemon are able to pass into the denser heart of the forest but Humans always end up turned around and back where they started.
These measures against people were always harmless but recently the Gloam has been harsher with its treatment. The island trembles frequently, and the trees and large mushrooms that shadow the area shake with the motion. Our science tents are being destroyed much faster and almost haphazardly...Something's wrong and we don't know if it's linked to Rayquaza just yet.
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A message from Blackthorn reads-
"Hello Trainers, looking at the recent information we've received from our magical island neighbor I conclude...it is in distress. This may be a very embarrassing thing for me to admit but while being assaulted by some of those vines I felt its pain and when I am stressed I like to listen to music. In a spur-of-the-moment move, I began to sing to the...plant. Now I know this sounds odd but believe me when I said that the vine calmed. My theory is that we can possibly use music to calm the island enough to find out what is harming it."
Prompt- Singing to the trees.
Blackthorn has a theory that singing to the Sylvangloam might calm it down so we can find out what's wrong with it....but he didn't necessarily say that it had to be you who sang. Maybe just music, in general, would work too?
Draw or write about your Trainer singing to the plants. Are they taking it in their stride or are they embarrassed? Are they in front of a crowd or private in their serenade? Is your Trainer playing music in the Sylvangloam out loud from a holopad or phone? or are they playing it personally on an instrument?
If you play a vulgar song the Gloam might hit you for it.
Trainers do not need to have explored the Sylvangloam to be featured there but this image will not count as an exploration. Blackthorn is optional but can be present in the image if you want him.
This prompt can be completed 1 time per Trainer.
Rewards: 60 Credits, Event Badge
