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

[fourthgenerationprincess]

[ Twilight's a little preoccupied staring at the crowded sky, so Fluttershy's voice jolts her out of her reverie. ] Oh! Hi, Fluttershy. Yeah, I just woke up with these. I don't know how I'm gonna fly with two pairs of wings, but I guess I'll make it work.

[ She frowns. ] But what about... your wings don't look any different!

[shying]

No, not at all...

[Though just to check, Fluttershy glances at her back, spreading them out. Nope, four wings the same size as yesterday.]

I wonder what happened... is that normal?

[fourthgenerationprincess]

It's never happened here before. I'm going to the library to do some research. Want to come?

[shying]

Do you think I'd be any help? I don't want to distract you from your work.

[She can't even be helpful for reaching top shelves anymore.]

[fourthgenerationprincess]

I'm sure you'd be a great help! There's only so many books even I can read at once. Besides, I would love the company.

[ Could "Operation: Get One of Twilight's Friends to the Library" be a success? ]

[shying]

Oh... okay. I'll try my best, then.

[She can't promise that she'll be as useful as Pinkie Pie is when it comes to helpful-book-finding, but hey, she'd never say no to helping a friend.]

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Thanks! We'll figure out what's going on before long. [ She starts towards the library, keeping pace with Fluttershy. She points out the crowded skies. ] Looks like I'm not the only one this happened to. [ Eyeing Fluttershy's wings ] They haven't felt weird at all today, have they?

[shying]

[Fluttershy spreads her wings again, giving them a light flap before folding them once again.]

Not at all. They feel the same as they've always felt... I thought maybe it was because I already had them, but you have your own wings now, so I'm really not sure...

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Well, let me know if you feel anything. It doesn't look like this is universal, but that could change.

Did anything like this happen last time you were here?

[shying]

No, not that I can remember... but I wasn't here long. You should ask Rainbow Dash, maybe she'd know better.

[fourthgenerationprincess]

She's been here a long time. [ Twilight sighs. ] I've read some of her old journal posts. I think she was lonely without us.

[shying]

...Yes, she was.

[It can't have been easy, even if she puts up such a brave face - she wouldn't be Rainbow Dash if she didn't. But she's known Rainbow Dash long enough to recognize the signs.]

I can't imagine being away from home that long... it's been really hard on her.

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Yeah. Rainbow's tough, but... I sure am glad she's got us here with her.

[shying]

Me too.

[It's a huge relief to know that Rainbow wasn't alone during her absence, that at least Pinkie Pie and Twilight were around. Pinkie has been here for a long time too, of course, but she seemed pretty much the same as ever. ]

Do you think we should do something to try and cheer her up...?

[fourthgenerationprincess]

We could throw a party with Pinkie. A "we're not humans but we'd like to be friends with you" party, she might call it!

[shying]

That sounds like something she'd do. And she'd love it, too.