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

[shamelessness]

[She doesn't really reply to him. Instead she looks for escape exits. To be fair there aren't many, and the ones that are lend her to do scary(!!!) things. So instead she just watches in horror.]

[misterbrief]

[Oh whatever he can take care of this himself]

[Whatever power he can muster to create enough ki-generated wind blasts is going to be used to put out the rest of the fire, which thankfully will work now that he's eliminated most of the problem, the far wall facing the tree Shiemi's behind.

Water? What's water. Who needs that. But at least the fire is out and no one died. That doesn't mean he's any less angry. And now he's stomping over to where he thought he heard the scream. Does he see a girl poking her head out from behind a tree?]

[shamelessness]

[Yes, but quickly she hides herself entirely behind the tree, and her knees buckle beneath her to make Shiemi slide down into a pathetic position. Normally she would just be nervous, but with Faeren she is terrified.]

[misterbrief]

[He knew it, he knew he saw someone over there. He marches right over, completely ignoring any burns he might of acquired and steps out right to see Shiemi behind the tree.

Well, he can't say he's really surprised at this reaction from her.]

What are you doing cowering over here like that? [He taps his foot impatiently.]

[shamelessness]

K-k-keeping away from the fire.

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

[misterbrief]

Well it's out now. So you can stop shivering like a leaf and get up. [You're such a scaredy cat Shiemi.]

[shamelessness]

I'm- I'm okay right here, thank you.

[misterbrief]

What's gotten into you today? [He's used to her being kinda scared of him but this is a little much.]

[shamelessness]

N-nothing? I'm sorry?

[misterbrief]

Stop apologizing and stand up. That's an order.

[shamelessness]

[She doesn't want to. But Shiemi will do it anyway. She does it slowly while trembling. Using the tree for support, she leans on and holds it as if the plant would protect her from him.]

[misterbrief]

((OoC: Continued here!))