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

[complicatedliar]

Oh just look at them run... [Loki giggles.]

Ever thought of putting anything in the pies, for a bit of extra fun?

[savedtheworld]

Like what?

[complicatedliar]

Hmmm. Nearly anything could be funny. Frogs? Ink? Fire crackers? A secondary surprise.

[We'll start off innocuous. Loki knows Aang will likely not go for anything too destructive right away.]

You're an excellent prankster. I bet you have all sorts of lovely ideas.

[savedtheworld]

Frogs... or even better, badger frogs! [He strokes his chin in thought, while hovering in place.]

Thanks, Loki! Those sound like some great ideas! The firecrackers just sound a little dangerous.

[complicatedliar]

[Why so boring, Aang?]

Oh? How so? Little firecrackers are quite harmless.

But badger frogs sound very fun. Do you have any?

[savedtheworld]

I guess they would be. I just want to make sure!

And no. I wish I did! I only ever see frogs or badgers around here.

[complicatedliar]

I might be able to help with that, then. I can't make real badger frogs, I'm afraid, but if you help me out a bit with the details I could make something quite like them...

[savedtheworld]

What, really? I mean the badger frog, it kinda looks like... [And he goes on to describe this image.]

[complicatedliar]

[Loki nods and makes thoughtful noises at the appropriate times. As Aang describes the badger frog he begins to build one out of shadow, like he's molding clay. Then he adds a bit of color to it with illusion.]

Like so?

[savedtheworld]

[He whistles as he looks it over.]

Whoa... great job, Loki! It almost looks just like one!

[complicatedliar]

[Loki grins, pleased with himself.]

Point out the details that might be wrong and I shall fix them. And I can attach these little spells to beans, which you can put in your pies for extra surprise.

[Though that won't be the only thing in those beans...]

[savedtheworld]

Whoa, really?! If they're in beans... that won't make people eat them, will it? [As he points out a few little nitpicks on the design.]

[complicatedliar]

I suppose people could eat the beans, but then the spell would just disappear as soon as digestion begins...

[savedtheworld]

Oh, okay. Just as long as no one's eating any badgerfrogs, then I'm fine with it.

[complicatedliar]

If they tried, they'd get only a mouth full of light and shadow. I can't imagine how that would taste.

[savedtheworld]

It's gotta be better than onion and banana juice at least.

[complicatedliar]

[Loki contemplates that for a moment.]

...yes, I would agree. Yes.

[He takes a handful of beans from his pocket and starts staring at them intently.]

[savedtheworld]

[He leans closer and stares at them as well, then asks with an awed whisper.]

Are they... magic beans?

[complicatedliar]

[Loki grins]

Precisely that. And all yours now. [He offers then to Aang.]

[savedtheworld]

Gee thanks, Loki! [He accepts them gladly.] I bet my friends'll get a real kick out of them!

[complicatedliar]

I think they will. If you run out, do find me. I'll be happy to make you some more.

[There are all sorts of entertaining effects to go along with those badger frogs...]

[savedtheworld]

Thanks, Loki! That's super nice of you.

[complicatedliar]

[Mischief managed (and presently to be even more managed) Loki favors Aang with a little grin and moves to leave the roof.]