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

[handing]

[There are times when Pepper feels like she could smack Tony across the back of his head—and now just might be one of them. He brushes off the suggestion of sleep, and even if he really isn’t tired, Pepper’s not pleased.]

You need to rest at some point, Tony. [And to that end, Pepper’s already decided his coffee will be of the decaf variety. Maybe she can coax him to bed later.]

[alloys]

[ He sighs, leaning back against the door frame. ] And, I will. When I'm tired - which, I have noted, I am not. So. Coffee?

[handing]

[Pepper shakes her head, but short of physically dragging him into their bedroom, she knows there's not much she can do.]

Fine. Give me a few minutes. [And she heads into the kitchen to make one pot of coffee with no caffeine.]

[alloys]

[ That was more like it. The time she took to make the coffee was enough for him to finish his modifications of the door. More than pleased with his handiwork, he heads into the kitchen. ]

That better not be decaf.

[handing]

[Strong words. Strong enough to earn him a firm look as Pepper turns to face him, one hand coming to rest on her hip.]

Excuse me. Did you just really say that it better not be decaf?

[alloys]

I did, in fact. So, please tell me that's the case.

[handing]

Why does it matter if it is or not? [Which is answer enough, but Pepper is quickly reaching the point of not caring. Even if this isn’t truly Tony, if it’s an experiment, it’s difficult not to get frustrated with how he’s acting.] Since you aren’t tired, I don’t see how it would make any difference.

[alloys]

[ His mouth curved into a frown. ]

So, you mean to say, it's decaf.

[handing]

...Yes, Tony. That is what I'm saying. The coffee is decaf.

[:|]

[alloys]

[ He levels her with a remarkably unimpressed look. ]

I'll take a can of Coke, instead, then.

[handing]

Then get it yourself.

[Yes, Pepper has officially hit the point where this conversation is over. She may not be able to leave the house, but she can certainly leave the room, and she's moving to do just that. Even knowing that it's an experiment isn't a good enough reason to put up with this.]

[alloys]

Pepper -

[ Except he really doesn't want to make an argument. He already won the one he needed to. Twila quietly reassures him it's not necessary. She'd be over it later, and he could get his caffeine fix anyway. So he lets her go. ]