Possession Event

[lucetimods]

Who: People in Luceti
What: Spiritual possession
When: The 26th to the 1st
Where: Luceti!
Summary: Check out the previous mod post.
Rating: If it gets smutty, move it somewhere private.


Starting at midnight on the 26th, Luceti and its inhabitants will find itself the focus of the Filial spirits, usually quiet and reclusive, now stepping out to deal with one of their own.

As promised, here is some additional information to help figure out how to play around with the spirits and interacting with similarly possessed people.

First off, each spirit has a certain time or place when they are at their most powerful. Consequently, characters possessed by them will enjoy these boosts and this in itself can be a deciding factor in what would otherwise be a stalemate. Here’s a quick run down:

Sona - She’s most powerful around lakes, rivers, and the ocean. Mostly this is concentrated at the southern lake.

Kipinn - He’s most powerful in high places, like mountain tops and the roofs of community buildings.

Faeren - She’s most powerful in the farmlands alongside things that grow.

Tsinku - He’s most powerful in the village itself, where technology thrives.

Eferin - He’s most powerful in the center of the forest where his heat may cause trees to burn. In fact, the upcoming forest fire may cause some trouble if his followers get too rowdy.

Hyt - It’s most powerful during the daytime under a bright sky.

Twila - It’s most powerful during the night time.

Nala- She has no domain and is generally welcome wherever she goes.

How possessed characters will deal with other possessed characters will depend on the interactions of the spirits themselves. A useful spreadsheet sums up these relationships. Those that have a friendly attitude to one another will generally allow ‘trespassers’ into their domain, but those they are not so friendly with may cause conflict.

Finally, to elaborate on Twila-possessed characters. Those with a natural affinity for darkness are likely to be possessed first. Once they have, they can try to recruit others less-compatible candidates to ‘join the cause’. Their goal is numbers. The more who are working with Twila, the better. Once they do, they’ll be inclined to act in their own self interest and if necessary, deal with others who try to get in their way. In the long term, the spirit Twila wants to stay this way, bonded to the Lucetians as hybrids, that way it cannot be imprisoned again. Think of it as pure survival instinct of an animal that’s spent way too long in a cage.

All isn’t lost. The other spirits may not be able to cage it again, but they won’t accept Twila reacting in this manner. Though it’s hard to tell what their beef with Twila is, they have an instinctive familiarity with the dark spirit and seem to act as its jail keepers.

They have the power to free people from Twila, but given their poor communication skills, figuring that out might just be a challenge. After all, the spirits can only communicate in shades of feeling and intentions, but not actually verbalize directions or marching orders. However, there will be a Malnosso post mid-event that will give everyone, possessed or otherwise, the info they need to turn things around.

Comments

[theboywiththebook]

Yeah I used to read a lot.

[Before that penalty, but that's neither here nor there.]

Something like that. I'm looking to figure out what's happening right now with people in the village.

[cilantro]

I wouldn't say they're boring. [They are wings, after all. Then again, your wings are clearly the more interesting-looking ones here.] ...Though I suppose their taste in appeal is a little stale by comparison.

[twinlionfists]

Used to? Why did you stop? Reading is a worthwhile endeavor.

[Y e p, she sure is acting like an older sister right there to a kid she just met. What?]

I can only tell you what happened to me. However, I can see up to five kilometers to see if others are around. Would that be useful for your intelligence gathering?

action;

[bowgunner]

She didn't look thrilled with the idea, but she also didn't want to 'fess up to her distaste for enclosed spaces. So -- with an agreeable tone: "It would help with the flying problem. However, it would also take a bit of recon..."

You game?

[originaljackass]

He shushed her and continued to concentrate. Slowly but surely, his concentration yielded results as he began to seal up her cut again.

[cuteisawayoflife]

Why do geeks like things about people having superpowers? They sound like they suck.

action;

[selfnamed]

"Recon in a dark tunnel built who knows when with passages that goes God only knows where?" He took a sip of tea. "Sounds like Tuesday."

[stillplaying]

She took off seconds behind him, flapping her wings hard in an effort to regain ground. Or air, as the case might be. She avoided tree branches with deft agility as she caught up with him.

"I like a challenge."

She flashed him an excited smile before soaring passed him into the air.

1/2

[herotypical]

In the end, the Slayer didn't wrench free. But she did every other little thing to display her displeasure -- including a roll of her eyes and a temperamental stamp of her foot. Moments like this made her feel so hog-tied: resistant but still too decent to make a bad scene even worse. The proper Horner would probably counsel her to do whatever the hell she wanted. Be selfish. Look after herself. But she couldn't bring herself to swat at him for doing what was, in the end, a good act.

1st

[snikting]

He snarled. "Then move on. I ain't got time to deal with creepers with nothin' better to do."

2/2

[herotypical]

She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she almost missed a familiar and cool tingle as it spread throughout her hand. It wasn't often that Buffy allowed anyone to inflict Filial magic upon her, but it happened now and again. Usually from Raine, if anyone. But it was hard to mistake that feeling.

"...It's Nala. You've got Nala in you, don't you? Huh." Her eyes lifted. Her tense arm went slack. She stopped protesting out of sheer surprise.

[ravelt]

[Ehhh.... Well, okay. There can be starfish on it. One of Haru's traveling companions was a starfish, so he's okay with them.]

[originaljackass]

Jack made sure her hand was okay before he let it go. Then he stepped back and picked up the knife, wiped it clean with the rag, and made sure to put it away safely.

"Beats me. I don't know anything about that stuff. What's Nala?"

[ravelt]

I guess so, but... Why wouldn't they want friends? Everyone wants friends!

[herotypical]

She rubbed her thumb against the place where the cut used to be, trying to dredge up the energy and inclination to thank him but finding her good will rather sparse.

"...Nala. One of the spirits. That's -- that's what this is. What it was, last time. People got possessed and acted weird and sprouted big old grown-up wings. I should've realized it from that first warning but -- dammit. I never would have thought you and Nala would be tight under any circumstance."

[drawnbythesword]

[If Asbel were smarter he'd definitely move out of the way.

Shame, that.]

You're going to hurt yourself, falling like that!

[originaljackass]

Jack tossed the bloody rag away and collected a new one. He soaked it in hot water and soap before returning to the counter.

"Why's that? Nala a snob or something?"

[drawnbythesword]

...Huh? You mean this? [He holds up but the bandaged arm, but is then quick to hide it behind his back.]

I-it's nothing.

28th

[musubi]

[The young man shrugs his shoulders. The only person he cares to have up in his personal space like that right now is Richard, and even that comes with its own set of regulations.

He holds both hands up in a placating gesture. She simply got too clse, is all.]

[herotypical]

"No. But she's..." Sigh. "It doesn't matter. What does matter is that things are now making much more sense."

[shamelessness]

K-k-keeping away from the fire.

[She keeps curled up to herself, and refuses to look at him.]

[shenevermisses]

[Clove pauses at the controls, almost wants to see what would happen if she called up... But, no. Not today. Not with company. Another time, she'll fight Thresh with fire. See what happens when she has the advantage.

For now, the plain room will do.]

Okay. Let's see how this works.

[She holds her hand out again, conjuring fire, and moves as if she was throwing a knife. Sure enough, the ball of flame leaves her hands and hits the wall.]

Awesome.

[originaljackass]

Only one part of that mattered to Jack.

"... she?"

[generalflirt]

Alright. Don't let me keep you then, Chien-kun.

[And he motions for the guy to leave the conversation if he so pleases]

[drawnbythesword]

[Right away, it's like a siren's going off in Asbel's head. Something telling him there's nothing wrong with Richard. By this point, he's become aware of the relationship he now holds with Tsinku, and it's practically screaming at him that there's something wrong right now.

But he knows not to act rashly. This is Richard. Even if there's something wrong with Richard... he's still his friend. If there's something wrong, then he'll do what he can to help him.]

That's good to hear. You've had me worried with how depressed you've been lately.