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

[chikaidestroyer]

[And there is someone just outside of the streetlight's glow, watching Lee at work.]

How depressing. An injured bird in the middle of the village?

[niceguypose]

[He keeps himself focused on the bird while taking in Albert's words.]

It is. I suppose with all these large wings flapping through the sky suddenly... some of these creatures were caught off-guard. [But he'll have this bird good as new soon enough. Just like how Tsunade healed him.]

[chikaidestroyer]

Ah, that is rather unfortunate. [He steps just within the light, as it at least allows him to better see the bird in question.] Have you taken it upon yourself to heal anything in need of assistance, then?

[To him, glancing at those large wings, the answer was easy to predict.]

[niceguypose]

I have! When one has such a gift, it is only right to use it as much as possible. It... it feels better than only protecting others using my fists.

[And he smiles warmly - the bird is good as new.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He watches the bird for a little while as it flutters and moves around with its newly healed wing; with his ... somewhat reluctant affinity for birds, there's some interest in seeing that the bird is actually okay.

But the comment about protecting others through fighting draws his attention back to the boy.]

You find you prefer helping others in this way?

[niceguypose]

[A firm nod as he looks away from the bird and towards Albert. With somewhat weary eyes]

As unexpected as it is... I find that I do! [He hopes that Gai-Sensei would not be upset by this.] Do you know of anyone else who could use my help?

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert gives a faint, pleased smile at the question. What a good segue.]

I do indeed. If you would lend me your healing power, I would have it; I have a particularly stubborn issue that has required multiple healing sessions.

[niceguypose]

Ah! You do? Please, enlighten me! [He looked fairly healthy - all the more reason for Lee to put his energies into helping something that others would let go by unnoticed!]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Excellent. Albert curls his left hand into a loose fist for a moment, considering, before removing the glove and revealing the completely blackened skin underneath.]

This is part of a wound that was inflicted upon me last year. Can you see it in this lighting?

[niceguypose]

[He gasps in shock as he looks over it. Already he's feeling a strong urge to begin healing - only holding it back for the moment as he hears the details.]

I... I can! Such a... ghastly wound!

[Continue?]