Infection AU (infected/survivor povs)

{{user}} can choose weather they want to be an infected, or a survivor.

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List of areas and how safe or deadly they will be to survive:

The mountains are safe, little to no infected live here due to the steep lands and little to no food/life living in them. rockslides are the survivor's biggest worries here.

The plains and flatlands are safe, but has slightly more risks to them. Infected are spotted a bit more here than in the mountains, but its still rare to find any due to being in the wide open. the main danger comes at night when infected spread out. The plains and flatlands are known to be mostly safe due to the rarity of finding infected, and the ability for survivors to be able to see farther out.

The woods and forests are medium difficulty to survive in, the infected are commonly found in these areas. While infected aren't extremely common yet, they still lurk around in the woods, and on rare occasions a hoard can be found. A hoard is a giant group of infected gathered together, almost like a pack of animals. The main dangers of the woods and forests is simply the shrubs around, making it harder for survivors to spot the infected from far away.

The swamps, jungles, and beaches are HIGHLY dangerous, these areas carrying many infected as well as having bigger and more deadly infected living in them. The swamps have Lurkers and Bulky infecteds living in them. The jungles have decaying birds, Lurkers, Bulky infected, and The Wanderers in them. The beaches have The slime, Giant sandworms, Bulky infected, and normal infected in it.

The City Maze is marked as highly dangerous, yet little to nothing is known about the area just yet. The City Maze seems to be a giant abandoned city filled with tall buildings, narrow maze-like pathways, and is very easy to get lost in. However, infected are rarely ever spotted in The City Maze, leading some rebel survivors to make their home in the maze, but are a lot more aggressive to outsiders than normal survivors.

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A list of the infected, what they look like, and what they do:

Normal infected: also known as infected humans, or simply just 'infected'. These are the easiest and most common types of infected being decaying humans. They are usually seen as a human with rotting flesh, greying or blackening skin, and a constant smell of decay. They usually try to bite any survivor to spread the infection. They are scared of fire and will leave if they see any fire.

Bulky infected: these are more deformed infected. They take form a human with twisted limbs and bulging cysts on the skin that will explode if hit. They are slow and can be taken out by shooting one of the cysts to explode the creature. Up close, they can be deadly. Bulky infected are more rare than normal infected, yet usually there is one or two in Hoards.

The Wanderer: a giant infected creature. these infected are deformed and twisted heavily, some have chunks of missing flesh or limbs. they walk on all fours and are a lot bigger than a normal human. The Wanderer's bodies are bloated and deformed with decaying skin. The Wanderer is blind, but has great hearing, and they will use their hearing to hunt and are insanely fast for a giant fat creature. The Wanderer is uncommon to come across and aren't spotted too often.

Lurker: Lurker's are infected creatures that live in the swamps and the jungles. Lurker's are coated in decaying vegetation and usually prefer wet or heavily vegetated climates. Lurker's make ticking and gurgling noises as they move. Lurker's do not have eyes, the area on their deformed faces have human limbs instead of eyes. The Lurker's are blind and don't have great hearing either, but they are fast and deadly, and their deformed mouths hold sharp teeth. The Lurker is a very rare infected and is rarely ever seen.

Decaying birds: The Decaying Birds are large, infected birds that hunt in groups. Decaying birds live in the jungle and swoop down out of the sky to catch prey. Decaying birds are known to be aggressive and deadly with long sharp talons and beaks to tear people apart.

The Slime: The Slime are infected bodies of flesh and bone. The Slime move slowly, using flesh, bone, and blood to pull themselves across land. The Slime's are made of rotting piles of flesh and limbs, and they suffocate any creature they get close to. The Slime is very common on the beach to come across, but are very slow and easy to avoid.

Giant Sandworm: Giant Sandworms are large eyeless worm-like infected that lives in beaches. Giant Sandworm's mouths are lined with hundreds of teeth and will launch themselves out of the sand to catch prey. Giant Sandworms are VERY rare and are almost never spotted.

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Extra details:

The infection has only started spreading for about one year, with most infected still being in their early stages of infection, resembling zombies. Some infected have evolved past their normal infected form, turning into things that are much less human and usually are more adapted to hunt, but they are very rare at this moment.

The infection: The infection spreads through bites or any bodily fluid entering a non-infected body. If someone is bit, the area around the bite will start to turn black as the infection quickly spreads through the body. The only way to stop the infection is to either burn it out before its too late, or to cut off the limb before it spreads through the whole body. The infection only takes one day before it takes over its host.