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

[derpivity]

[The voice immediately has Minato turning towards Ikki. He expected she'll be flying with her wings, but was a little surprised to see a glider instead. Is this even safe for a young girl?

Shoving his worry aside, he gives her a crooked smile.]

That's a very good advice, Ikki. I'll keep that in mind, but I'm really just testing these wings first. [He gestures for her glider.] I see you're having no problem flying, though.

[breezing]

[ Only if that young girl has been raised to it, like Ikki has. Non-airbenders should not attempt this at home!

The smile is returned full force easily enough. Ikki likes most of the ninja in Luceti, helped along by Katara impressing on her that she can trust the Konoha people. ]

Yeah, my uncle made me this glider for Christmas! Mine's back home. Normally there's not many people up here, you know, just me an' grandpa and a few of the others.

[derpivity]

[She's such a nice girl, Minato observed, and this attitude is refreshing amid chaos and confusion.]

Mm, it seems like today the sky is filled with more people flying. [Then, Minato lets his gaze linger on the glider she's using.] Although, how do you fly with that glider, if you don't mind my asking?

[breezing]

It catches on the air currents! They're always there, you know, even if most people don't notice 'em. Birds always do, and if you're an airbender, you have to learn to do it, too. I sometimes need to bend the air a little, but not too much.

[ After a brief beat, she realizes "bending" might need explanation. ]

Oh, bending's from my world. It's like - Lee thought it was wind jutsus, but it's not. Here, I'll show you.

[ And with little warning, Ikki shuts the glider behind her, going into free fall for a few precious seconds before swinging it around in front of her, blasting air downwards. The blowback makes her clothes flutter, and she laughs cheerfully as she hovers for a second before sliding into a fall again, neatly snapping the glider back open.

It only takes a second to drift upwards again, easy as pie. ]

See? No hand-seal things.