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

[chikaidestroyer]

[He tilts his head, as if considering Raine's request. What was in it for him? It was undoubtedly going to be troublesome; it already is troublesome.

Maybe he did want her to fall on her face.]

Fine.

[He offers his good arm, looking exasperated.]

[wise_maiden]

[Because clearly, her making progress on his cursed arm wasn't enough.

Raine carefully climbs down, reaching for his good arm to balance herself once it's available.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert silently walks towards the house once Raine is on his arm, glancing towards the dark forest that the house bordered. He navigates the steps up to the porch and opens the door when they get that far.]

[wise_maiden]

[Her steps are mostly stable until she gets to the porch steps, where she has a minor dizzy spell, though she shakes it off once they arrive at the front door.] ... I will appreciate the sleep after this.

[chikaidestroyer]

[He says nothing to that, seeing it as needless small talk as he walks further into the house. It has been awhile since something like this has been necessary to do, but there is a familiarity to helping her through the house with the ultimate destination being her bedroom.

And that's exactly where he takes her.]

[wise_maiden]

[It's her way of assuring him that she's in control, though his silence isn't exactly comforting, either.

Lia the cat looks up at them both when the door opens further, staring at them quizzically before moving out of the way so that Raine can at least sit down on the bed.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Once Albert has deposited Raine on the bed, he dusts at his clothes as if they had somehow gotten dirty along the way.]

With any luck, you will not be completely exhausted for an entire day.

[wise_maiden]

We'll see where actually sleeping gets me, for now. [She sighs, though that turns to a yawn, and she shakes her head.] ... Good night.

[chikaidestroyer]

Good night. [He turns for the door, intent on heading back out and into the night. He could still get a few hours of darkness before returning.]