β CONDITIONS
Blights will generally occur in the morning, sometime before lunch. They typically happen at least once a week, but in reality Blights are unpredictable and could theoretically begin any time the sun is out. Bad weather that causes the sky to become overcast will stop a Blight from activating. Because of this, the school sees a decrease in Blight activity during the winter season.
β NORMAL TYPES
There are typically three kinds of Blights. Normal Blights are the most common kind, and are the easiest to complete. They draw their power from a random word, and the word determines the nature of the trial. The trail could be anything from fighting monsters, to solving puzzles, to working with others as a team.
β TEAM BASED
Every Blight is incredibly dangerous, and students are practically guaranteed to die with each occurrence. When the number of surviving students becomes divisible by three, it will trigger what is called a teamwork Blight. Students are randomly divided into groups of three, and will be transported/teleported to a new dimension to complete the team-based challenge.
β POWER WORDS
Some words have more strength than others. Unlike other words, whose challenges can change from year to year, the task presented by a power word will be the same each instance it appears. While all other Blights occur sporadically and have a short time limit, a Blight formed around a power word will happen every day until it's solved. These Blights will also increase in difficulty the longer they go on, and are capable of introducing challenges of a larger scope than normal Blights.
KNOWN POWER WORDS
β God
β Country
β King
β Fire
β Earth
β Water
β AirWORDS USED THUS FAR
β Beginning
β TBA