Survivor: New Zealand - Vendettas

***Survivor: New Zealand - Vendettas*** is the first Survivor season in Moistened's main timeline. It takes place near Cathedral Cove, New Zealand.

This season documents the competition between sixteen unique individuals as they work to survive in a lush, unpredictable environment. Over the course of thirty-nine days, they will participate in a plethora of challenges and learn how to cope with limited supplies and basic rations - all for the chance of walking away with the million dollar cash prize at the end of the game.

## Twists

* **Vendettas:** By definition, clashing personalities occur when two or more people find themselves in conflict not over a particular issue or incident, but due to a fundamental incompatibility in their personalities, their approaches to things, or their style of life. As the main theme of this season, the casting and the division of tribes have been taken into consideration depending on the castaways’ similarity and rapport with one another (or lack thereof). To add insult to injury and the inevitable brewing tension and conflict, Exile Island also plays a significant role in this season as the person sent there will be presented an ultimatum that will vary depending on what stage of the game they are in. They will be given the opportunity to grant an advantage or disadvantage to someone else, which will either help or hinder their respective game. This person also cannot refuse to make a decision. If they do so, the ramifications will be inflicted upon them instead.
* **Exile Island:** One player from the winning tribe will be banished and sent to a separate location where they are unable to strategize and will be out of the loop until a predetermined period of time. Though in seclusion, the castaway will have a chance to unearth a "consolation prize" in the form of a clue to the location of a Hidden Immunity Idol that may or may not be hidden there.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** Hidden Immunity Idols are hidden in virtually any space the castaways have access to during the game. A hidden immunity idol can grant one castaway immunity from a single tribal council if played before the votes have been read by Probst. Upon being played, the idol will negate all votes that have been cast for the castaway, and thus the castaway with the second highest amount of votes will be eliminated instead.

## Biographies

Hover your cursor over the castaways' names to view their profiles!

## Author's Notes

* The first draft of this project came about in December of last year. Since then the theme and location has remained exactly the same, however, the cast has had significant changes. Originally, the season had a total of twenty castaways divided into four tribes, but I found I struggled with creating a cohesive or enjoyable story for each individual and therefore decided to lower the number of players and revert back to an older, traditional format.
	+ Many of the castaways that appear in this final draft weren't apart of the original lineup. The only characters who have been here since the beginning are Audrey, Ellis, Gabriel, Meadow and PK.
* This season was initially conceived to be written in the quick-read format. However, the first episode is an exception as it unintentionally exceeds over 16k words. Subsequent episodes will be around half that length.