Squid Storm

“	Tox: uh oh, squid roadblock!!<BR>Tox: we're boned<BR>MaccaMan: ruh roo<BR>Tox: nobody can get through that<BR>Tox: oh god they're coming this way<BR>Tox: RUUNNN<BR>MaccaMan: runn<BR>HyperSilence: hahaha<BR>HyperSilence: indiana squids	”
 	—Tox and MaccaMan flee a squid storm 	—Tox and MaccaMan flee a squid storm
A squid storm was a meteorological phenomenon closely connected to the demigod Archpriest HyperSilence.
The weather event was first documented during the Fifth Era. Often catching Pandora residents by surprise, a cluster of squid would suddenly appear out of thin air. As if that wasn't bizarre enough, the storms almost always occurred outside bodies of water, so the squid would slowly suffocate and die. As a result, squid storms were often a source of valuable ink sacs.
Squid Storms appeared to be localized around people, though this could simply be due to lack of eyewitnesses in more remote areas of Dragonhollow. However, all known occurences seemed to be centered around mortal men and women; they were never seen at a distance. They did not require an open sky and were sometimes experienced indoors.
HyperSilence took credit for the squid storms and was constantly refining his craft despite the vocal protestations from the public.
On 5E:116, Retro and Tox encountered a squid storm that also dropped polar bears and bats during their expeditionary search for Frigid Floe.
=Gallery=
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	"night hyper thanks for no squids. cya love."	
	—Lex 	—Lex
File:2016-10-13_23.53.21.png|MaccaMan watches a squid storm on the road to Sprankleton
File:2016-10-16_22.48.35.png|A nether squid storm observed by Gabault
File:2016-10-20_01.43.37.png|Squid impact Tox's Cabin in Summergate
File:2016-10-20_01.43.53.png|The squid die upon impact, scattering wood shrapnel and ink sacs
File:2016-12-06_05.13.32.png|Someone references a squid storm
File:2017-05-07_02.09.15.png|Storm befalls Big Butte
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	HyperSilence: that was hilarious<BR>HyperSilence: my squid placement is getting good<BR>MaccaMan: fk u hyper	
	—MaccaMan not amused 	—MaccaMan not amused
Squid storms were conceived by head admin HyperSilence, who used them to entertain and harass players. Many came to appreciate them because they were a source of hard-to-farm ink sacs.
Retro later greatly improved squid storms by designing a special command that could spawn mobs with specific vectors and velocity, an improvement that delighted Hyper.
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