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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Day 3

[endgames]

[Stepping of CH1 this early morning, it's hard not to recognize one of the people flying through the air. Shikamaru's mood has soured around most people without wings as black as his own. This isn't 100% the case for those close to him before the spirits started moving in. Hell, if anyone's going the be an exception to the rule, it's Asuma.]

Yo. Sensei.

[His voice is deadpan, even for him, but he honestly is glad to see his teacher out of his apartment like this. Even if it means he's being influenced by that damn wind spirit, most likely.]

[lastsmoke]

[ He's always happy to see his students, but the sight of the large, black wings brings with it an edge. Something sharp and suspicious that he would never in a million years attribute to one of his students--least of all Shikamaru. It's easy enough to push aside, though, and he quickly makes his way to the ground, landing a short ways away. ]

Hey, out for a stroll?

[ It was nice to be out, a trick of Luceti's or no. He hadn't realized just how little he'd been doing since his re-arrival, how much he'd let the things on his mind consume him. ]

[endgames]

[There's something about this situation that tickles his paranoia. It's a silly thing; he waves and takes a step back for Asuma to land.]

Aa... Probably in a little while. [A stroll is definitely in the works, or maybe a flight. He hasn't put these wings to much use yet.] I was picking up supplies.

[He laces his fingers behind his neck.] It was a better surprise to see you out. Wings are that much fun, huh?

[lastsmoke]

Supplies? [ Asuma gives Shikamaru a curious look, shoving his hands into his pockets to pull out a pack of cigarettes and his lighter.

He nods as he lights one. ]

Ah--yeah, you could say that. It was a little cramped in my apartment, with these things on my back. [ He grins. ] Besides, I've needed to get out and stretch my legs for a while now. [ Going out to get groceries and train don't count, not in what he's thinking. ]

[endgames]

[The wingspan is ridiculous. Shikamaru keeps his folded in to have them out of the way, for the most part.]

That's the general idea I had too. I'm going camping.

[As an answer to both.]