4th Hunger Games

The **4th Hunger Games** took place in 4 ATT. These are the 4th annual Hunger Games to take place, following the Treaty of Treason.

## Before the Games

These games, much like the first three, were barbaric and simple, not having many of the elements introduced in later editions.

### July 3rd - Reaping Day

Reaping Day, now a mandatory holiday, saw the selection-by-lottery of the 24 tributes. 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

* This year, Capitol officials again kept the tributes who were brought to the Capitol in old stables.
* This time, rats had overtaken the stables. Several tributes contracted the Hantavirus, known to Panem as Rat Lung.
* Between hunger and Rat Lung, 10 tributes died before the tributes were removed from the stables and placed in the old warehouse previously used.
	+ Thora Peak (District 7 female) - Died on July 6th
	+ Bailen Gorge (District 5 male) - Died on July 6th
	+ Atticus Plough (District 3 male) - Died on July 6th
	+ Reiden Towell (District 7 male) - Died on July 6th
	+ Cassian Grove (District 9 male) - Died on July 7th
	+ Daysen Land (District 6 male) - Died on July 7th
	+ Pria Everest (District 6 female) - Died on July 8th
	+ Lydia Calliope (District 8 female) - Died on July 8th
	+ Phoebe Velda (District 9 female) - Died on July 8th
	+ Evander Sinclair (District 8 male) - Died on July 9th

#### July 8th - Capitol Administers Aid

* For the first time in the history of the Games, Capitol officials provided aid to the 14 surviving tributes.
* The tributes were vaccinated against Rat Lung and given food and water, which they had to fight over.

#### July 9th - *Hunger* Games

* A deadly fight occurred between two tributes, Lyra Yin (District 12 female) and Orrick Ember (District 5 male), over food, resulting in Lyra's death by Orrick's hand.
* Orrick was taken away and beaten by Peacekeepers but later returned to the warehouse.

### July 10th - The Games Begin

This being the fourth 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 tributes, now weakened by the harsh conditions and fearful of disease, entered the minimally prepared arena armed with basic weaponry, such as knives, swords, and clubs.

* Reyna Marshall (District 2 Female), Quaid Fowler (District 2 Male), and Leo Hans (District 10 Male) dash out from the horse race chutes.
* Reyna kills Quaid without hesitation.
* Melia Harvey (District 11 Female) arrives and kills Leo with a spear.
* Maris Time (District 4 Female) remains in her chute, bashing her head against the metal out of paranoia and hopelessness until she passes out, eventually dying from forcible head trauma.
* Cole Everly (District 12 Male) is struck down by Phoebe Velda (District 9 Female) with a sword.
* Phoebe is killed by Damian Valeran (District 1 Male) with his own sword.

Heavy rains send the surviving 8 tributes for cover.

### July 11th - Day 2, More Rain and Death

* Melia Harvey (District 11 Female) is killed by Cassiopia Auroria (District 1 Female) as Melia picks through weapons.
* Hera Sable (District 3 Female) is killed by Powel Zinke (District 11 Male).
* Powel also kills Antonia Troy (District 10 Female) and Lysander Coven (District 4 Male).
* Reyna Marshall (District 2 Female), Orrick Ember (District 5 Male), and Cassiopia Auroria seek shelter as Powel yells and slashes at the dead bodies.
* During the night, a peacekeeper, under the cover of rain, shoots Powel Zinke in an attempt to draw out the other three tributes.
	+ This marks the first time Gamemakers intentionally interfere after the Games have begun.

### July 12th - Day 3

* Heavy rains continue and the three surviving tributes hide in sheltered places. Finally, hoping if she kills the two remaining tributes she'll be able to be fed, Reyna Marshall (District 2 Female) leaves her sheltered corner in the horse chutes.
* The stench of dead bodies and wet *everything* covers the arena.
* Fairly quickly, Reyna discovers Orrick Ember (District 5 Male) and kills him with her spear.
* After another hour of playing cat and mouse, Reyna finally corners Cassiopia Auroria (District 1 Female) and kills her.

### Post-Games

* Reyna Marshall (District 2 Female), as the victor, receives no special rewards or treatment and returns to District 2 to resume her former life.
* The 4th Annual Hunger Games end as the rain lingers over the Capitol. Reyna is returned to her district without even a proper meal and dies just 3 days later.
* However, the Capitol Courier, a newspaper, hails her the Vestal Victor and celebrates the first female Victor.