User blog:SpideyShield/The First Hunger Games: Resurgence

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THE FIRST HUNGER GAMES

RESURGENCE

Introduction
Hello! I'm Ren, and you might have seen me every now and then on the activity page updating Sixty-Six: The Price of Glory, which is something I've been writing with my own tributes but i rarely update bc i'm lazy what. But with the recent cover and title reveal of the THG prequel novel, I've been wanting to write something else, and this time I wanted to open up tribute submissions to you all!

This Hunger Games takes place in what could be considered either an alternate universe or a continuation of the canon universe, depending on what you want it to be. The world will be explained in detail later on the page, so go check that out so you know the history of this Panem!

Rules

 * You can submit up to four tributes, but this might change depending on how many people want to join.
 * That being said, don't hog the districts—you can have, say, a pair of siblings both coming from one district, but after that don't try to submit another pair of tributes from the same district.
 * If I don't receive enough tribute submissions, I'll probably add in some filler characters that I can kill off. However, my goal is to start writing these in a few weeks!
 * Please please please don't submit any tributes who are complete sob stories or Mary Sues. I can understand the sob story part to some extent, but if you're sending in a whiny punching bag of a tribute, I'm going to either reject them or kill them off as soon as the Games begin. Also, don't submit tributes who are carbon copies of Katniss.
 * I tend to be a bit wordy in my descriptions, so if anything doesn't make any sense, let me know and I'll fix it to make it sound like actual English.
 * In general, let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. I don't want to look like an idiot.
 * Be nice to everyone! Don't get mad at a user for something a tribute did. I hope this isn't a problem at all.
 * I welcome all types of feedback and constructive criticism but please be nice because i'm sensitive  so don't hesitate to be active and share your thoughts as the story goes on!

Tribute Form
Links to other websites are fine, too, but please make sure you have at least the following information! The following information is completely optional but will aid me greatly in portraying your tribute. And the more I know about your tribute, the more I'll write about them, meaning they might be alive longer.
 * Name (first + last)
 * District (1-13 + the capitol, read the section "the state of panem" for more info on the conditions of the districts)
 * Age (12-17)
 * Gender (all gender identities are welcome but please submit them as either male or female and then further specify their identity)
 * Personality (at least a paragraph is preferred but not necessary)
 * Backstory (make sure it somewhat fits with the information in "the state of panem" section!)
 * Weapons (1-3, you can add that they use modern weapons like guns but those will not be present in the arena)
 * Strengths (2-4, don't go too crazy)
 * Weaknesses (2-4, don't give them weaknesses that aren't really weaknesses)
 * Appearance (a real-life image is required; the higher the quality, the better! also, let me know their height and if they have anything like scars, odd birthmarks, etc.)
 * Alliance (optional and can be changed before and during the games)
 * Opinions on the State of Panem (who do they side with, did they play a role in the rebellion in their home district, do they like the games, etc. just let me know what they think of the political climate)
 * Romance (would you be open to me giving your tribute a ~love story~ with another tribute or character? if not, that's totally fine!! but if so, let me know the tribute's sexual orientation, if you want me to give them a slow or fast burn, or any other additional info about this. that being said, i might not give them one at all even if you want me to because i don't see them with any other characters. sorry about it.)

The State of Panem
They loved President Paylor, but all good things must come to an end. Modeling the new government of Panem after the governments from before the Dark Days, Paylor had introduced term limits, and her eight years of presidency were up. But Panem would miss her.

She was one of the strongest, most decisive rulers the nation had ever seen, but she wasn't imposing. She strongly opposed pro-Hunger Games movements, because even after everything the districts had gone through, people still called for their revival. Some praised her for her strength; others hated her and claimed she was violating their right of free speech.

Forty years passed, and five more presidents came and went. Panem's economy was booming and less than a sixth of people lived in poverty, which was lower than Panem had seen in years. The districts had almost finished rebuilding from Katniss's Rebellion, and they were trading with each other more often than they ever had before.

But undertones of conflict still hid beneath Four's blue oceans and Seven's canopies of forest; hatred still weaved its way between slips of fabric from Eight and etched its name into gemstones from One. People were bored. They wanted the Games back.

So, towards the end of President Marcus Adelia's term, the protests began. They were small at first—young men and women held signs outside of their Justice Buildings; kids walked out of school. But then the media coverage spread, and so did their ideas. Early reports claimed that about 32% of Panem wanted the Games back—mostly men and women in their twenties and thirties who had never been around to see a Games. A pro-Games demonstration in Eleven was violently disbanded by Peacekeepers and ended in the deaths of eleven people, causing this percentage to jump to about 40%.

In the midst of this crisis, Paylor's grandson was elected president. At only twenty-four, the young Philippe Paylor was at the head of a government facing the greatest political crisis since Katniss.

He was elected by a very slight anti-Games majority, but he knew that his support was dwindling fast. Those who wanted the Games to return formed a political party and called themselves the Resurgents. Some had already slithered their way into office, and Philippe worried that they could take over at any moment.

But because Philippe had just been elected president, the Resurgents couldn't do anything to overthrow him. So, they decided to take action in another way. They assassinated all living victors of the Hunger Games, including Mrs. Everdeen and her husband. Their children weren't killed along with them because nobody seemed to know where they were.

The leader of the Resurgents was a woman named Ophelia Petreia, a twenty-one-year-old who was as cunning as she was beautiful. She led her political party from deep within Two's mountains, and she had a cabinet full of generals and strategists who had betrayed the Capitol to work for the Resurgents.

District Twelve was destroyed again after a series of bomb attacks, and Thirteen was also bombarded by warfare. Fortunately for Thirteen's residents, they could continue living underground, but Twelve became a barren wasteland. Most people lived in the forest or in underground caves. The populations of both districts were slashed by the thousands.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, but the Resurgents were finally able to corner Philippe in his home in the Capitol. He was shot by a Resurgent assassin, but his body disappeared hours later. Some believed that he survived and went into hiding, but Ophelia constantly assured the public that "Philippe the Tyrant was dead."

She immediately took office, and just weeks after her "inauguration," she announced that preparations for this year's Hunger Games had begun. Both the Capitol and Thirteen would compete as well as the traditional twelve districts, making for a grand total of twenty-eight tributes. Additionally, every year's Games would have a twist.

Instead of calling this year's Games "The Seventy-Sixth Hunger Games," Ophelia declared that the numbering system would be started over. "We live in a new Panem, and our history will begin anew. The First Hunger Games will mark the first year of a new, stable Panem!"

District Opinions
If you are doing the additional part of the tribute form with your tribute's opinion on the political crisis, this might help you. Of course, your tribute doesn't have to play by the rules and might not fit into the majority party of their district.

THE CAPITOL has a Resurgent majority, but a good percentage also hates the Games. However, they are not allowed to express their discontent.

DISTRICT ONE is almost entirely Resurgent, and they are eager for the Games to begin again. Many trained for the Games during the fifty-year gameless period.

DISTRICT TWO may be entirely Resurgent (apart from a tiny percentage), but it is also where many prisoners from "Ophelia's Rebellion" are housed. A prison break would unleash some very influential Anti-Resurgents.

DISTRICT THREE has an Anti-Resurgent majority, but they are heavily monitored because they are able to spread information to the other districts very easily.

DISTRICT FOUR was very angry with the assassination of Annie Cresta, but they are so eager for the Games to begin that the Resurgent majority has chosen to ignore her death.

DISTRICT FIVE, like District Three, is mostly Anti-Resurgent, but they are also closely monitored because the entirety of Panem relies on them for their power.

DISTRICT SIX had low rates of morphling addiction during the fifty-year lull, but it has spiked again. Six's residents don't care about politics, so by default, they side with the Resurgents because they don't want to fight back.

DISTRICT SEVEN is the most violent of the districts in expressing their Anti-Resurgent views. Johanna Mason served as a martyr for them, and she is seen as a role model now. Almost everyone is Anti-Resurgent.

DISTRICT EIGHT is too poor to revolt, so they are quietly but fiercely Anti-Resurgent.

DISTRICT NINE was not affected too much by the political crisis, so many residents do not have a strong opinion for or against the Resurgents. They support the Capitol because that is all they know.

DISTRICT TEN, like District Nine, was hardly affected by Ophelia's Rebellion. However, they are slightly Anti-Resurgent because they do not like the idea of the Hunger Games returning.

DISTRICT ELEVEN knows the cost of a revolution, and they already have enough Peacekeepers on their backs. But they are very strongly Anti-Resurgent.

DISTRICT TWELVE, or at least the few thousand residents that remain, are Anti-Resurgent. But they do not have the resources or numbers to fight back.

DISTRICT THIRTEEN votes for all Resurgent officials, but only because they want to seem like they have a Resurgent majority. In reality, they hate all Resurgents with a passion. And they have more hiding in their bunkers than President Ophelia could ever imagine.

Important Figures
TBA

Initial Alliances
CAREERS — tba

LONERS — tba