In the dead of night, deep in an unknown jungle sat three figures around a large bonfire, dark shadows reflected off their bodies as their only strong light source continued to flicker in front of them as they sat there in silence.

"Hey guys…. How long do you think we've been stuck here?" a feminine voice asked, belonging to a girl wearing a toucan mask. The base of said mask was orange, which had black rims on the outside as purple surrounded the mask's eyes. The mask also sported a large, fiery, orange beak that extended out from the mask, ending in a sharp, curved tip; the upper beak also contained a black mark on its tip.

Across from the toucan mask wearing girl, on different sides in a triangle, was another person of the same gender, wearing a grey elephant mask with white tusks on the sides with elephant ears behind her head.

On the opposite side was of the opposite gender with an...odd mask compared to the others. The mask seemed to be coiled up on his body, a giant brown snake mouth was over his head as the bottom of the mask coiling down his body to the bottom of his left leg.

They both sat in silence on their respective logs around the bonfire. The fire was only just enough to show the masks they were wearing, everything else was lost in the darkness of the night.

The elephant masked girl looked over at the snake masked boy as the fire continued to flicker, slowly dying.

The snake masked teen said nothing as the elephant masked girl looked into the fire, not directly looking at the one with the toucan mask.

The elephant masked lady just shrugged, "...right," the toucan masked girl held her hands together, gripping them tightly, "just how long has it been?"

She stared into the small fire, slowly extinguishing into embers.

The door to the Hope's Peak Academy's old storage room opened as a tall male with a lean build entered the large dark room. The teen managed to locate the lightswitch to the room causing it to light up dimly in the cluttered space. And as the lights turned on the appearance of the male was also more visible.

He looked to be around 6 ft tall with short and slightly messy dirty blond hair, that was currently being covered with a light brownish-gray fabric-made hat that has a wide brim extending around the hat with a cord hanging under the chin that also has a small dark green logo on the front involving three pine trees on a hill and the one in the middle is bigger than the one on the sides, with freckles littering his pale skinned face and surrounding his forest green eyes.

His clothing consisted of a forest green shirt with a with the same dark green logo that is on the hat, along with a light brown short sleeved hiking vest with several pockets that seemed to hold various small objects such as a compass.

He wore khaki camping shorts that went down to his knees and had a couple large pockets on both sides along with dark brown hiking boots with black shoelace.

He even had a fanny pack strapped around his waist, but it wasn't just any fanny pack, it was a first aid fanny pack being completely black with a white first aid cross on the front.

(Ultimate Camp Counselor: Roe Attwood)

Roe looked around the storage room with amazed eyes and a bright optimistic smile, "Wow, the teachers weren't kidding when they said this place is cluttered, but hopefully there should still be some useful things in here. Just waiting to be discovered among all this dust," the camp counselor spoke as he took note of just how much dust was in here.

Dust was practically everywhere, covering all the shelves and boxes in the room and even parts of the floor, clearly showing how long it has been since anyone else has even been in this room.

"I wonder if I'll be able to find any good camping gear in any of these boxes…." the green eyed teen muttered to himself as he pulled out a small flashlight from the lower left pocket of his shorts, since the room's lighting was mediocre at best, and turned it on to give himself some better lighting as he began to investigate the dusty and cluttered storage room.

Surprisingly, as time went on, Roe found several objects in here that were still im prime condition despite how long anyone has been in here. A lot of vintage stuff too.

He even found some items that some of his classmates would enjoy as well, even a couple things for himself too.

"Wow, this climbing gear in this box really aged well over the years, even the rope somehow managed to keep itself together without age or insects wearing it down," the Hope's Peak student spoke in an impressed tone as he took out a pretty thick and sturdy rope from a box on the second shelf.

And after making sure that it was indeed still in good condition he gently put it back in the box before taking it from it's shelf and putting the box of climbing gear next to this other box that he had used to collect items either he or his classmates would find interesting.

Suddenly a loud thud echoed throughout the dusty old room as the sound of something heavy hitting the floor caused Roe to jump and let out a sharp "Eep!" before he quickly grabbed his flashlight and pointed it to where he heard the sound, the far back of the room.

Turns out a large wooden box, unlike all the others that were cardboard, seemed to have fallen from the top shelf somehow. Maybe the shelving got so worn down it gave way?

The dirty blond haired male walked forward with curious green eyes as he went to investigate the wooden box that had fallen, which turns out to have fallen with the right side up seeing what was on the front.

"Huh?" Roe voices his confusion as he trails his hand across the wood carvings etched into the lid of the box, the carvings depicted several animals even a few tropical trees in the front with an odd looking bear charging forward at the center of it all. It looked like a regular bear but it had an odd line going down the middle, did it somehow get scratched in the past? But then why is it so smooth?

But what really caught the male teen's attention was what seemed to be the title of the box, seeing as how it was in the center of the box and carved out in big bold letters," Y-Yithe-emba?" the Ultimate Camp Counselor tried to pronounce the word as he looked in confusion at the wooden box.

That was when he realized that the odd looking line on the bear was actually going all the way across the rest of the lid, showing that the way to open it was to flip both sides of the lid in opposite directions to open it.

'Ohhhh so that's why…' the teen thought to himself as he opened the box in curiosity to reveal that on the inside of the box was…. A board game. Complete with a whole board, the rules written on the sides of the lid, and even a compartment that stored several small wooden figurines shaped like animals each getting its own small squared off section…. Though some appeared to be missing.

Roe's eyes widened in excitement and a large smile took form on his freckled face once he realized what this was, this was some kind of cool ancient board game! And now he absolutely had to show his friends! This could be a great bonding experience for them and it looked like there were exactly enough pieces for all of them to play!

The green eyed teen quickly closed the box and carried it over to where the other two boxes he had collected and stacked them on top of each other before putting the wooden one on top. Then, with a surprising amount of ease, the tall male picked up all three boxes and fast walked out of the room. Wanting to show all the cool things he found to his classmates as soon as possible, especially this odd but cool looking board game.

Little did he know what he was about to get his entire class into…

Welcome one and all to not only my first ever Fanfic here on Fanfiction but also to my first ever Danganronpa SYOC~

I hope you will enjoy as these Students of Hope's Peak end up getting sucked into a Jumanji like game called Yithemba and have to fight several challenges, including each other, to survive~

Please note that I do plan on putting the character form both here and on my profile, in case any of you need to know.

Now without further adieu here is all the rules, animal pieces, and form stuff for help you figure things out~

Rules for the Character forms and the story:

1) Give your character some flaws, no one is perfect. Basically no Mary Sues or Gary Stus, etc.

2) Canon talents are allowed, but the character must be different from the other characters with those talents. Example: No two timid nurses. (Basically no copy+paste)

3) Please don't put your OC in the reviews, it spoils your character. Send them through a PM.

4) Title your PM "Let's Die this Jungle Red - Your Character Name". It makes it easier to find.

5) Remove parentheses from the character form.

6) Do not send a character that is in already in another story (or are in pending for another story), exceptions are stories that are discontinued or rejected (rejected characters must not be sent to other stories or be pending as well). However, if you do submit a character that was in a story that was discontinued, please confirm that is discontinued before sending in your character. (Don't reuse/recycle characters and don't send characters that were accepted here into other stories.)

7) Please be respectful to me and the other creators involved in this fic, just because you are upset that your character died or the ship you wanted to happen didn't end up happening doesn't mean you have the right to be salty and mean to everyone else.

8) Don't congest your form together, make sure to keep some space when sending it in.

9) With your form, make it detailed, as detailed as you can. Not too much info but not too little info.

10) Also note that I want an even number from boys to girls so please try not to send too many characters of the same gender.

11) Please note that while this whole story will be heavily inspired by Jumanji don't expect it to be exactly like the movies, we are making alterations to fit this killing game and make sure it is still unique. (This also takes place in the Peaceful AU of Danganronpa so no killing game on the outside.)

12) There will be dice rolling in the story, it is a board game after all. The rolls are separated into three categories: motive rolls, good rolls and bad rolls. Characters can die in the motive and bad rolls, keep that in mind. Certain characters will have immunity from certain bad rolls and bonuses from certain good rolls, depending on their animal piece.

13) There are 110 (just like in Jumanji) number of spaces on the board of the Game, to win the game at least one person has to reach the end of the game. Winning the game means that everyone still alive gets to escape and leave, but dying in the game means you are gone from the real world.

14) The characters will all pick a game piece at the beginning that is represented by an animal, please try to pick one from the list I provided that either matches the character's talent, personality, or both. They will be the pieces that move on the board.

List of animal pieces available:

Hawk (Taken by TheRoseShadow21)

Owl (Taken by mayurie)

Deer (Taken by me)

Rhino (Taken by tobi-is-an-artist-too)

Tiger (Taken by RioA)

Lion (Taken by The Pocketwatch Ripper)

Panther (Taken by Ziggymia123)

Gorilla (Taken by Shyjoker)

Monkey (Taken by SanityRequiem)

Hippo (Taken by Ziggymia123)

Crocodile (Taken by Crimson Spider Lily)

Hyena (Taken by runicwolf)

Mouse (Taken by Abitat Eco)

Badger (Taken by Crimson Spider Lily)

Bat (Taken by PainX65)

Zebra (Taken by liammarklh88)

Toucan (Missing)

Elephant (Missing)

Snake (Missing)

Bear (Unavailable)

You will be able to pick what kind of animals for this but first, here are some ground rules about them:

1) This will be first come first serve but you must finish your form completely and be confirmed by me before that animal can be said as taken. No calling dibs.

2) You can pick which species of animal it is, for example which species of snake did you pick? But it has to be an actual living species and confirmed by me to be accepted. (I love to have a specific animal species so I fully know what it can be capable of and how that species will affect the look of the character's outfit.)

3) They will come to life when the students enter the game but they aren't regular animals and will represent the soul of each character and will reflect their personalities, so if the animal dies they die too. (Ask me if you need more of an explanation.)

4) If you wish to have a different animal than the ones available ask me through messenger, you will only be able to do this if you give me a good explanation why and it has to be a forest/jungle animal and it can't be too close to any of the other animals on the list except maybe the one that it is replacing. (You have to get the OK from me before you can do this though, it is my fic after all.)

5) The animals are merely assistance to their respective person and by no means are OP, they only have the abilities of their own species but they do share intelligence with their 'owner' and they can communicate mentally with their own piece because of their soul bond.

6) When picking your animal piece, make sure it fits with your character, like their personality, talent, etc. They are essentially your character's spirit animal, an extension of themselves.

7) Also, the bear piece is not available for a reason, the bear piece is already in play, if you know what I mean.

8) In case you want to change one of the animal pieces there are only animals from warm climates here, like from jungles, forests, or grasslands. No animals from under the sea or in cold climates please.

9) Each student will get their own tent outside the giant temple for when they get sucked into the game. The temple will be dedicated to the bear and will be the place to roll the dice and have class trials. The tents on the other hand will be very large and look like shrines dedicated to the animal of their choice with a large torch in front, that will go out if a character dies, but the inside will be similar to how the student normally enjoys their room to be like.

10) Also please note that when the characters enter the game they will end up wearing a tribal outfit, much like what Native Americans or what other tribal groups wear, that is based around the animal piece that they had picked (even most of the coloring) along with a wooden and painted mask on their face to resemble the face of said animal but you do get to give the overall thing a design that suits your character best~

And now for the character forms~:

Full Name (First then Last name) -

Age (everyone will be in their second year of Hope's Peak at the moment) -

Gender (The farthest I'll go is letting a character be called a they/them, but you still have to give a birth gender so I know where to put them) -

Sexuality (Anything goes) -

Nationality -

Race -

Height -

Weight -

Birthday -

Talent -

Personality (give me long paragraphs, I want to learn about who your characters are) -

What Animal Piece did they Pick? (be specific on its species) -

Why did they pick that Animal Piece? (Or why did you pick this piece for them?) -

Likes (give me at least five) -

Dislikes (same as Likes) -

Strengths (Mental and Physical) -

Weaknesses (Mental and Physical) -

History (I would like good detail with this as well but please don't go too over the top) -

Appearance (Basically what is their physical stature and features) -

Clothes before they enter the Game (basically what they wear as Ultimates) -

Clothes after they enter the Game (basically they get to wear a very tribal looking outfit with the animal they picked as part of their design and please give the outfit a tribal like mask based on their animal, the characters don't have to wear it if they don't want to but they'll still have it as part of the outfit) -

How often do they wear the mask? -

What does the inside of their tent look like? (will reflect the character's safe place and/or their room, basically their most comfortable environment) -

Romance? (I can't guarantee this will happen but if given the opportunity I might take the chance for something to blossom~) -

Hobbies -

Type of people they'd befriend -

Type of people they'd dislike -

Type of person they'd have a crush on -

Important People in their life -

Free Time Events Ideas -

They're reaction to this Game (before and after they get sucked in) -

Order in which they'd fall of Survivor, Killer, and Victim -

Reasoning for Survivor -

Reasoning for Killer -

Reasoning for Victim -

Motive(s) for Murder? -

How would they carry out a murder? -

Execution style (literally anything is possible in the Game but try to stick to something that fits with the theme) -

Reaction to a body (Innocent and Guilty) -

Trial Roles (Innocent and Guilty) -

Reaction to being Accused (Innocent and Guilty) -

Reaction to being caught (as the guilty party) -

Reaction to an execution (their classmate's execution and their own) -

How willing are they to test their luck on the dice? (In other words how long will they take before they roll the dice on their turn? And what will convince them to eventually roll their dice.) -

Reaction to causing a Good Roll (basically something fortunate will happen to either your or all the characters in the game, for example moving forward more spaces without penalty or getting an advantage the next time a bad roll happens) -

Reaction to causing a Bad Roll (basically this causes a disaster of some kind to happen in the area, for example a swarm of insects like wasps or a natural disaster like an earthquake to happen, or a trap like someone getting imprisoned until someone else passes by that spot) -

Reaction to causing a Motive Roll (basically this gives a motive of murder to everyone) -

Darkest Fear -

Darkest Secret -

Dialogue (give me at least three quotes please) -

Other (anything else you'd like to ask or add to this?) -

And now here is the current list for all the characters so far~:

(Males) -

1. Roe Atwood - Ultimate Camp Counselor (Chosen Piece: Deer, Created by: Me or Wolffang1795)

2. Hibiki Otonashi - Ultimate Acoustician (Chosen Piece: Bat, Created by: PainX65)

3. Kotan Shimabukuro - Ultimate Severe Weather Specialist (Chosen Piece: Owl, Created by: mayurie)

4. Satoshi Takenaka - Ultimate Herbalist (Chosen Piece: Mouse, Created by: Abitat Eco)

5. Lambert Gwerder - Ultimate Horticulturist (Chosen Piece: Hyena, Created by: runicwolf)

6. Daichi "Cresendo" Matsumoto - Ultimate Lounge Singer (Chosen Piece: Lion, Created by: The Pocketwatch Ripper)

7. Renjiro Kairaishi - Ultimate Puppeteer (Chosen Piece: Zebra, Created by: liammarklh88)

8. Shay Haruta O Rodagh - Ultimate Rower (Chosen Piece: Hawk, Created by: TheRoseShadow21)

(Females) -

1. Sayuri Hoshida - Ultimate Rock Climber (Chosen Piece: Panther, Created by: Ziggymia123)

2. Lillia LaGaule - Ultimate Paleontologist (Chosen Piece: Crocodile, Created by: Crimson Spider Lily)

3. Chesa Landas - Ultimate Shift Leader (Chosen Piece: Tiger, Created by: RioA)

4. Yoshiko Tachibana - Ultimate Information Broker (Chosen Piece: Monkey, Created by: SanityRequiem)

5. Nilla Latte Dazkki Luay - Ultimate Prosecutor (Chosen Piece: Gorilla, Created by: Shyjoker)

6. Jade Elise Romeo - Ultimate Classical Musician (Chosen Piece: Rhino, Created by: tobi-is-an-artist-too)

7. Kura Mashita - Ultimate Locksmith (Chosen Piece: Hippo, Created by: Ziggymia123)

8. Sho Kinoshita - Ultimate Ink Painter (Chosen Piece: Badger, Created by: Crimson Spider Lily)

A/N: And there you have it everything out for any of you to join~ I look forward to seeing your submission~ Please note that my deadline for accepting characters will end at the beginning of August so please get your characters in before then so I can get this story started. Well I'll see you all real soon~ ;3

UPDATE: Hello everyone, I just wanted to say thank you to all the people that have submitted a character so far~ I can't believe I already got 8 characters so far, this means we are only half way there until we are at a full cast~ so please take a moment to appreciate these five boys and three girls and their creators as well~ And remember that even though the pieces they selected are no longer available, the remaining pieces have still yet to be chosen so I look forward to all future characters you all create~ I'll continue to update when I get more characters. 0w0

UPDATE 2: Hello again everyone, long time no see~ Sorry I haven't really been keeping tabs on this story or talking to those who have given me a submission lately but I do promise you I have seen all of them. I've just been struggling with life stuff, moving, and lack of access to internet and I am still experiencing it so please bare with me here. In regards to this story I am still accepting applications and I do promise to respond to those that have already submitted as soon as I can. Probably later this week. I also made this update to give another announcement, since I have not received enough characters needed for this story I am extending the deadline. I have decided to give one more month of time to submit your characters to me, and if I have any other open spots by the time that ends I'll allow any people who are already accepted to make another character. Remember the deadline is at the beginning of September now and if you have any questions for me please don't hesitate to ask.

UPDATE 3: Hey guys, I am finally back with some actual character updates~ And as you can see we have five new characters, thank you all for joining our adventure, and we are officially out of space in the male character slots. The only spaces left are three spots in the female side, so if any of you have a good female OC you would like to contribute please send them in and maybe one of the last few spots could be yours! I look forward to seeing who else comes up with amazing characters just like the ones I already have, well see you guys sometime soon~ 0w0/

UPDATE 4: FINALLY THE CAST IS COMPLETE! I did accept more than one character from some people but that was because I was a biiiit limited on options, but this is my first DR SYOC so I can understand that. Thank you all for your submissions and rest assured that I will do my best to portray them as I make the story~ Speaking of the story I plan on giving you guys an update chapter to explain how I will go about this story and it might be a bit before I actually get to posting chapters due to personal reasons but I will try to get them out as soon as I can, alright? Ok then guys, here is the full roster and I will see you guys later~ ^w^