5th Hunger Games

The **5th Hunger Games** took place in 5 ATT. These were the 5th annual Hunger Games to take place. The victor was eighteen-year-old Gunnar Jacobs of District 2. Jacobs was the son of infamous Panem general Marcus Jacobs. It was suspected he was reaped in a rigged fashion as retribution for his father's failures as a general. If true, this would've been the first recorded and known case of the Capitol rigging a reaping to purposefully punish someone.

## Before the Games

### July 3rd - Reaping Day

Reaping Day, in its 3rd year as an annual holiday, saw a 5 year celebration by the Capitol. Each District's justice building was remodeled on the outside for the occasion. The reapings, the selection-by-lottery of the 24 tributes, took place as normal. No volunteers among the tributes due to the absence of the volunteering system. Tributes from each district were selected as follows:

The same day, July 3rd, tributes were transported via cattle car to the Capitol.

### July 4th-9th

July 3rd - Reaping Day:

* This year, after the catastrophe with Rat Lung the previous year, tributes are kept in a warehouse again. Previously used for war efforts, the building stinks of gunpowder. Tributes are kept in makeshift cells, guarded by Peacekeepers and given minimal food and water.
	+ July 5th: Flavia Goldenrod (District 11 Female), who was already ill when reaped, dies of sickness. Her death makes Peacekeepers on edge, leading to increased brutality towards the tributes.
	+ July 6th: Tye Elysha (District 7 Male) is beaten to death by a squad of Peacekeepers after he fights back against them.
	+ July 8th: Asher Dylan (District 12 Male) hangs himself in his makeshift cell, the second instance of self-inflicted death in the Hunger Games, after the District 4 female the year before.
	+ July 8th: Lumina Darden (District 3 Female) dies during the night from asthma complications after being denied treatment.
	+ July 9th: Thad Drifton (District 4 Male) dies under unknown circumstances after getting sick a few days before.

## July 10th - The Games Begin

This being the 5th annual Hunger Games, many of the elements now considered standard were conspicuously absent. There were no mentors to guide the tributes, and they received no training. The arena provided only basic weaponry, such as knives, swords, and clubs, with nothing more at their disposal. The Games themselves commenced on July 10th, one week after the Reapings.
The 5th Hunger Games began under grim circumstances, with several tributes already deceased or in poor health.

### Day 1, Bloodbath

* Tributes were led at gunpoint into the horserace chutes at the Capitol Arena.
* They were instructed to wait for the sound of a gunshot and for the chutes to open before engaging in combat.
* There was no traditional Cornucopia horn, as it was still early in the history of the Hunger Games.
* Among the 19 remaining tributes, 10 died during the bloodbath carnage. The following describes how they died and who killed them:
	+ Valerian Matein (District 1 Male) was killed by Elestria Irohn (District 2 Female).
	+ Elestria Irohn (District 2 Female) was killed by Quill Ridder (District 5 Male).
	+ Zeph Allen (District 3 Male) was killed by Chara Mars (District 8 Female).
	+ Tychicus Borne (District 8 Male) was killed by Bin Oakenshield (District 11 Male).
	+ Pike Sablewood (District 9 Male) was killed by Novara Hart (District 6 Female).
	+ Brynn Faleria (District 9 Female) was killed by Penelope Silver (District 1 Female).
	+ Poe Shepherdson (District 10 Male) was killed by Willa Abel (District 12 Female).
	+ Willa Abel (District 12 Female) was killed by Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Male).
	+ Novara Hart (District 6 Female) was killed by Cyren Wheeler (District 6 Male).
	+ Quill Ridder (District 5 Male) was killed by Aria Whick (District 10 Female).

### Day 2, July 11th

* Penelope Silver (District 1 Female) dies from sickness and breathing complications.
* Bin Oakenshield (District 11 Male) is killed by Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Male).
* Cyren Wheeler (District 6 Male) is killed by Aria Whick (District 10 Female).
* Coraline Lord (District 4 Female) is killed by Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Male).
* Chara Mars (District 8 Female) dies from sickness in the evening, suspected infection.
* Elysia Track (District 5 Female) is killed by Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Male).

### Day 3, July 12th - A Decent Finale

* The day begins with Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Male), Aria Whick (District 10 Female), and Laurelindel Boughwood (District 7 Female) spread out on the dirt arena floor in the Capitol Arena.
* Gunnar Jacobs, armed with a sword he obtained during the bloodbath, spots Aria Whick in the distance and makes his way towards her.
* Aria Whick, wielding a spear, anticipates Gunnar's approach and tries to defend herself, but Gunnar's experience and strength give him the upper hand. He disarms her after a brief struggle.
* Laurelindel Boughwood, observing the confrontation, seizes the opportunity and attacks Gunnar from behind with a club, hitting him on the shoulder. Gunnar grunts in pain but manages to evade a second blow.
* Gunnar retaliates by swiftly turning around, slashing his sword at Laurelindel. She dodges the attack narrowly but loses her balance and falls to the ground.
* Aria, recovering from her previous struggle, attempts to grab her spear but is stopped by Gunnar, who kicks it out of her reach.
* Gunnar, now focusing his attention on Aria, charges at her. Aria tries to fend him off using her bare hands, but Gunnar's sword proves too formidable. He delivers a decisive blow, incapacitating Aria.
* Gunnar, visibly wounded from the earlier hit by Laurelindel, takes a moment to catch his breath while keeping a watchful eye on the fallen Aria.
* Laurelindel, despite being on the ground, refuses to give up. She reaches for a nearby rock and hurls it at Gunnar, hitting him in the leg. Gunnar winces in pain but doesn't relent.
* Gunnar, fueled by determination, closes the distance between him and Laurelindel. With a swift strike, he incapacitates her, ensuring she can't pose a threat anymore.
* Gunnar emerges victorious from the bloody fight, having outmaneuvered and outlasted his opponents in the arena.

## Post-Games

* Gunnar Jacobs (District 2 Mmale), as the victor, receives no special rewards or treatment and returns to District 2 to resume his former life. His father is killed, in a round-about dealing of punishment.
* Gunnar is hailed as "The General" in the newspapers, his fight detailed by Gamemaker reports.
* Gunnar becomes a drunk at the age of 19 and drinks his life away, dying at age 50, just 32 years later.