Survivor: The Cursed Idol

This is my Survivor Fan Fiction. This story will revolve around a new twist that was inspired by our local version of the series (I am Filipino), the "Cursed Pearl." In this season, this will be known as the "Cursed Idol."

''' Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. '''

Twists

 * Location: Caramoan Islands, Philippines
 * The Cursed Idol: After a castaway gets voted out, he/she has a privilege...one last move before permanently leaving the game. The Cursed Idol. Before getting his torch snuffed, this player will have a chance to still somehow change the game, even after his demise. The eliminated player will be given this object, and delivers it to one of the remaining players. The recipient of this idol will receive an additional one vote the next time this person goes to Tribal Council. Even when his tribe wins an Immunity Challenge, the Cursed Idol is still in play and will still count against the player who receives it the next time he goes to Tribal Council. The only way to defuse the power of the Cursed Idol, is if the recipient uses a Hidden Immunity Idol, or win an individual Immunity Challenge (after the merge). The Cursed Idol is still valid up until Day 37. The producers created this dreaded item to further remove the possibility of a tie vote, and also to give an opportunity to the eliminated contestant to screw the remaining players up, as an act of revenge for their removal. There will be two Cursed Idols, one for each tribe.When the tribes merge, only one Cursed Idol will be in play.
 * Hidden Immunity Idols: A clue will be provided when a tribe wins a Reward Challenge. This clue will be hidden at camp as well, similar to Survivor: South Pacific. The clues provided if a tribe wins a Reward Challenge. So if a tribe switch occurs, and a swapped player with a clue looks after the idol, his/her clue is also usable at that camp.
 * Tribe Switch returns this season.

Castaways
The tribes are named after two major cities outside Manila, which was the major city of the Luzon region.

Cebu Tribe
 The Cebu tribe is named after the major city of the Visayas island group. Their tribe symbol is the ocean.

Wes
Wesley "Wes" Dreyfus is a 26-year old former surfer (currently works as a bartender) from Los Angeles, California. He quit surfing because of an unfortunate encounter with a great white shark, which left him fearing deep water. He claimed that he had 14 girlfriends since he was 12. Jeff described him as a person "who acts more dashing than he actually is."

Seth
Seth Leithold is a 37 year old construction worker from Aurora, Colorado. He was once a rancher who took custody of his parents' farm, but decided to leave the ranch to seek greener grasses in the city. Unlike most cowboys, Seth does not have a southern accent.

Hallie
Hallie Morrison is a 23 year old fashion model from Newark, New Jersey. She is adventurous, wild and sometimes conceited. She has posed for French and Italian Vogue, and she made an ad for Express. Jeff is skeptical of Hallie's longevity in the wild.

Belinda
Belinda Redford is a 39 year old successful businesswoman from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her talents were puzzle-building, camping and dancing. She rejected her parents' inheritance because she wanted to show that she earned everything she has now. With this, the family business was entrusted wholly to her twin brother. She idolizes her great grandparents (the founder of their family business), who had a rags to riches story. She wanted to compete in Survivor to experience a life of hardship.

Carly
Carly Ramford is a 25 year old Walgreens clerk from Queens, New York. She is white, but she was adopted by two African-American couple who were unable to conceive a child. With this, she is a Caucasian with a "ghetto soul." While she already met her real parents, she did not want to acknowledge them, and still wants to live with her adoptive parents. She wanted to win to pay off their house. Jeff described her as "a more likable NaOnka."

Alanna
Alanna Spelling is a 22-year old nerdy graduating Interior Design student from Springfield, Missouri. She wanted to join Survivor to pay off her graduate studies and renovate their house, which was caught in a fire. Jeff stated that she is competitive and blunt. It was revealed that Alanna and Adrianna once competed in a collegiate volleyball tournament (where Alanna's school won), which would form a friendly, yet "heated" rivalry between her and Adrianna.

Eddie
Eddie Lockhart is a 43 year old father of three from Elgin, Illinois. We was once a figure skater during his younger days, but currently works as a restauranteur. His other talents are beatboxing, photography and voice impersonating. After making his audition tape, Eddie started to go to the gym and lost 14 lbs. and wanted to continue his quest to be fit, regardless if he made it as a castaway or not. Eddie wants to win Survivor not only because he wanted to lose weight, but also to impress his wife, who is a rabid fan of the show.

Curtis
Curtis Cage is a 24 year old bank teller from Anchorage, Alaska. Never been outside his home state his whole life, he was already struggling to the Philippines' hotter climate "the minute he stepped off the plane."

Davao Tribe
 The Davao tribe is named after the major city in the Mindanao island group. Their tribe symbol is a mountain.

Adrianna
Adrianna Ford is a 24 year old intern at a publishing company from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been an athlete since her junior high days. During the pre-show interviews, Jeff Probst has stated that Adrianna might be "Parvati and Russell's lovechild." It was revealed that Adrianna and Alanna competed against each other in a collegiate volleyball tournament, where Adrianna's school lost against Alanna. Upon seeing Alanna, Adrianna swore to get even, since she lost in her final college volleyball game before graduation.

Delia
Delia Rumsfeld is a 45 year old homemaker from Shrevport, Louisiana. Despite her full-figured physique, she has proven she is capable in physical activities. She stated that she wanted to change the game by not strategizing, stating that it was "the root of evil" in Survivor. Jeff Probst has stated, though her decision not to do strategy will work horribly against her favor, and Jeff added that he will not be surprised if Delia gets voted out first.

April
April Lee is a 30 year old mathematics teacher from St. Petersburg, Florida. Jeff described her as a "control freak." She also owns a wig-making business. Jeff stated that while April is weak at physical challenges, she was exceptionally good at puzzle challenges.

Serena
Serena Garland (born Stephen Garland) is a 25 year old aspiring fashion designer from Glendale, Arizona. When she was 22, she underwent a gender reassignment surgery, making her now an anatomical female. Her struggles because of her condition pulled her down when she was younger, and her condition has hampered her from getting a job. She wanted to join Survivor not only to battle her demons, but also to pay off their house. She is currently in a relationship.

Cyrus
Cyrus McClinton is a 50 year old engineer from Spokane, Washington. Jeff Probst stated he had the makings of a good leader due to his engineering background. To finish his education, he took odd jobs like garbage collecting and "beer testing." It was revealed that his IQ is 135. He is married with twins, a boy and a girl.

Brock
Brock Williams is a 24 year old gym instructor from Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his family evacuated their homestead in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. They moved to Utah when Brock had a job opportunity as a gym instructor. Not only to help his family financially, he also wanted to win the game to secretly give his girlfriend (whom he met at the gym where she frequents) a decent wedding. Jeff Probst described him as a "gentle giant."

Freddy
Freddy Alberts is a 34 year old landscaper from Hampton, Virginia. He had a rough childhood, having abandoned by his mother, he was raised by his father to be a tough, no-nonsense guy. Jeff stated that his confrontational personality will definitely rub other people the wrong way, even calling him an "egomaniac."

Carson
Carson White is a 21 year old unemployed from Ann Harbor, Michigan. He was known to his peers as headstrong, which led him to several troubles, making him a frequent visitor in the principal's office and was given numerous detentions because of it. With his growing disinterest in studying, he worked as a janitor and a hotel doorman. When he ws laid off due the closure of the hotel, he became unemployed for almost a year. He currently resides at a trailer park. He currently survives by meticulously budgeting his small inheritance from his parents, who both died in a car accident.

Salamat Tribe


The Salamat tribe will be the merged tribe. "Salamat" means "Thank you" in Filipino. Its tribe color is brown.

The Game
Note: Episode 1 had two separate Reward Challenges, one on Day 1, and another on Day 2.

Author's Notes

 * Eddie was inspired from the contestant from the Weakest Link PC game of the same name. He was an obese-looking guy, who seem to be likable.
 * Wes is inspired from the Yuna Roma Seiran from Gundam Seed Destiny.
 * Carly was inspired from Brittany Brower from America's Next Top Model.
 * Belinda ws inspired from Brendan Synott from Survivor: Tocantins and Dan from Survivor: Nicaragua, being well-off in life, yet still want to get their hands dirty. Belinda wants to join Survivor for personal reasons. Her grandparents, whom she grew up with and considered them as her idols, had a rags-to-riches story. She wanted to experience how it is to get hungry and physically taxed by the elements.
 * Seth was inspired from a contestant of the same name from our local version of Big Brother, who is a half-Filipino, half-American bald headed guy with a James Clement-like build, who was hard to get along with.
 * As suggested, Alanna was inspired from Sophie Clarke and Mikayla Wingle. Alanna will have a nerdy disposition, but she in incredibly apt in the challenges. But unlike Sophie, she is a slender woman, but not as semi-muscular as Mikayla. She will have a friendly rivalry with Adrianna.
 * Cyrus is inspired from Coach Wade, Russell Swan and Roger Sexton, but with a ".001%" Phillip Sheppard.