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

Midnight first day, naturally

[funnygirl]

[She stares up at him with a furrowed brow.]

What do you mean? [Then she remembers the sensation of something crawling into her skin when she woke up. But certainly that was just a dream?]

Midnight first day, naturally

[tailasoldastime]

There... I think it is- [He pauses again - it's as if something had interrupted him. Deep down, there seems to be a mental weight on him, urging him to be on guard, to speak in a low voice, yet he doesn't even hear a word.]

... Some... something is trying to talk to me.

Midnight first day, naturally

[funnygirl]

[She steps closer slowly and raises a hand to rest on Beast's shoulder. Looking at him closely, she too lowers her voice to respond.]

What is it? What is it telling you?

Midnight first day, naturally

[tailasoldastime]

I d-don't know... Hyt.

[He gives her a confused look. How did he know that?] I-ih... H-H... Hyt t-tells me... th-that I need to... w-watch... myself.

Midnight first day, naturally

[funnygirl]

Watch...yourself? I don't understand.

Who is Hyt?

[tailasoldastime]

Some... something is here... something...

[He shakes his head. He doesn't understand what this "Hyt" is telling him right now, or who it even is. It's too much.] I-I'm sorry.

[funnygirl]

No-it's alright. [She strokes the fur along his cheek soothingly.]

I just don't understand what is going on. But I shouldn't expect you to be anymore knowledgeable than I am.

[tailasoldastime]

[Oh Belle. Slowly he raises a paw to gently touch a finger against her hand.]

Do you... feel anything?

[funnygirl]

[She closes her eye for a few moments and tries to...feel something. For awhile nothing happens, until suddenly she feels a slight calming presences.

Nodding slowly, she finally opens her eyes.]

Yes...I...Nala. It's name is Nala.

[tailasoldastime]

[His eyes widen as she says the name.] There... a-are more?

[But after saying that, he already can feel something else within her. It's like what seems to be inside him, but still... different.]

[funnygirl]

[She nods slowly.]

There are...many. [Her eyes widen in surprise.]

Do you think the rest of the village is being effected?

[tailasoldastime]

[His eyes widen back at the realisation.] M-maybe... yes.

[His tone changes suddenly to cautious, influenced by his accompaniment.] They might not be safe.

[funnygirl]

[She swallows past a lump that had been forming in her throat.]

We...should go out and see. Check on our friends.

[tailasoldastime]

[He is about to nod in agreement, but then... it's night...]

We can't now. It's too dangerous.

[funnygirl]

But..someone might need our help. Or they might know more about what's going on.

[tailasoldastime]

Belle... [He is not too certain about why he is being so protective, but this thing inside him is being rather serious about this.]

I-it's... the middle of the night. It's too... dark. It's n-not safe now.

[funnygirl]

We can light some candles if we have to. But if you'd rather not come with me, that's fine.

1/2

[tailasoldastime]

[tailasoldastime]

N-no... I'm coming with you.

[He is visibly concerned about the idea... but however influenced this Hyt spirit is for him, he's not letting Belle go out on her own.]

[funnygirl]

Good. I'll go gather some candles. I'll meet you at the door.