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

Pick a day

[complicatedliar]

[Hello, fellow happy asshole!

See how chaos has helped out everyone's mood? Or the mood of everyone who actually counts.

Loki shows up to observe one of Tony's little tricks, setting down on the roof next to him.]

Stark, it is so lovely to see you having fun for once.

Any day!

[alloys]

[ Tony finds himself quite surprised that he isn't immediately annoyed with Loki's sudden presence. In fact, he hardly feels anxious at all.

See, he knew this change of attitude was good for him. He grins crookedly. ]

This is hardly my typical brand of "fun". [ Complete with air quotes. ] But, uh - sure, I guess I can see what you mage-types see in the old rabbit-in-a-hat show.

Any day!

[complicatedliar]

'Tis true. But you seem to have taken to it as a natural.

[He grins.] It is a lovely feeling, is it not? And you have but scratched the surface.

[He raises an eyebrow.] How fares your lady, by the way? [Someone else for Twila, perhaps?]

[alloys]

[ His gaze slides over to Loki at the mention of 'his lady'. He didn't know, did he? He couldn't.

But to be honest, he had an easier answer, more at the surface of his current mindset. ]

She's... [ Stubborn. It was getting on his nerves. ] Being difficult.

[complicatedliar]

Mmm. That sounds frustrating. Anything I might do to help? I've managed to put my silver tongue to good use and talked a few people in to having fun for once.

[alloys]

If she won't listen to me, I doubt she'll listen to you.

[ She wasn't like them. And at least she and Tony had been on good terms before a few days ago. ]

[complicatedliar]

Oh dear, she hadn't gone all... stiff and grumpy, has she? [Loki rolls his eyes.]

[alloys]

[ He frowns. ] Think the exact opposite, actually - she's a loose cannon. Literally, and figuratively. Fire.

[complicatedliar]

Fire, really? I'd never thought lady Potts the sort...

[alloys]

Neither did I, but here we are. One Potts short of a beehive.

[complicatedliar]

[The analogy makes no sense to Loki, so he breezes by it.]

Is she out and about and causing trouble, then? [That's something he can get behind.]

[alloys]

She better not be.

[ No, no, that wasn't what he - or Twila - wanted at all. ]

[complicatedliar]

Oh, why?

[Mayhem sounds rather nice to him.]

[alloys]

Because she's supposed to stay home.

[ Where she'd be safe. A safe Pepper meant a happy Tony - and a happy host was good for the spirit. ]

[complicatedliar]

[The eyebrow is now engaged in this conversation.]

Oh? For what reason?

[Idly, he begins to sculpt a little creature from shadow.]

[alloys]

It's where she'll stay safe.

[ At least, so Twila says. ]

[complicatedliar]

She's in some sort of danger?

[alloys]

Obviously.

[ They were in Luceti. Did it need anymore explanation than that? ]

[complicatedliar]

...right.

Then should be away from her?

[alloys]

I've taken the necessary precautions. Besides, there's more than one way to keep someone safe.

[complicatedliar]

Ah. And how shall you do that?

[alloys]

There's safety in numbers.

[complicatedliar]

This is true. And more would definitely be safer. Though there's already a counter move, which I find annoying.

[alloys]

I've noticed them, too. Haven't to run into many, though. But they're out there.