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.

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OKAY

[prims]

[ Prim doesn't notice the rushing boy until the instant he trips, although she's walking nearby. Even without Nala she would have been concerned by that - with Nala she's immediately drawn over, a frown on her lips and her hands already reaching out. ]

Are you all right...? Oh, you're bleeding!

[rashness]

Yeah, yeah, I'm good... [Is his nose broke? No, it doesn't seem to be, awesome. He reaches his face as he sits up and his tail sprawls a little on the ground. Yeah, he is bleeding, but the wounds are already healing. Blood's still there though]

[prims]

Are you sure? I can fix whatever's wrong -

[ She's come to drop to her knees next to him, at least, looking worried. Although then she notices the way the wounds are already healing, and looks surprised. He doesn't seem to be one of those effected by Nala... ]

[rashness]

No, seriously! I heal fast, so you don't need to take up the energy. [Not that he doesn't appreciate the sentiment. He gives the girl a reassuring smile (or what he hopes comes out as one) and claps her on the shoulder as he gets in a sit on his butt position to stand]

[prims]

[ Prim isn't so sure - Nala isn't - but she can't deny he looks okay. Still... ]

You should slow down a little, maybe. [ It's a little awkward scolding someone a few years her senior, but they're surely not that far off, and it looked dangerous... ] Are you late for something?

[rashness]

Yeah! .... Well, kind of! [He says this sheepishly as he springs to his feet, and still feeling his face wet, goes to wipe off the blood with the back of his arm] I'm gonna get Seventh Heaven started up if Aleos didn't already. And if he did, I gotta help 'em for my shift.

[prims]

The restaurant? [ Prim's been there only once or twice; it seems like a nice place. ] You own it, or work there, or...?

Oh! I don't mean to keep you.

[rashness]

I don't own it! No, I don't- I mean...! I work there, yeah. [Cough]

[prims]

Oh, sorry! I just - [ Prim ends that with vague hand gestures, before...well, trailing off looking slightly sheepish. ]

I'm not sure what I just. Is it busy there?

[rashness]

Mmmhm! People go there all the time, now. It's busy for the staff too, because the Boss went home not all that long ago, so we're... figuring it out.

[prims]

...So, understaffed? [ She seems sympathetic, and is actually sort of following along if he walks in that direction. The part of her that houses Nala seems to think that overworked persons might need healing, and, well - provide that. ]

[rashness]

Well, sort of. We've been getting more people offering to help, but because it's not organized yet or--- okay yeah, pretty much.

[He sighs, not noticing that she has followed him - and here's the door. He pushes it open. Good, good. Aleos must have opened earlier]

[prims]

[ That gets a worried frown from Prim/Nala. And she's still trailing after him, because goodness. ]

Then you must be a bit overworked?

[rashness]

[Continued here]