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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[rather_be_surfing]

He'll watch this with the slightest of amused expressions, before he nods at the apple.

"You sure you don't want me to slice that for you? Make it easier?"

[skysung]

It seems silly to give it back now that she's already started eating, so Kitten just shakes her head and takes another few bites, the fruit beginning to disappear a bit more quickly. This apple is good. Ripe, crisp, and surprisingly unbruised from its time in Derek's pocket.

[rather_be_surfing]

Derek will settle back into 'watching the village' mode, although he does watch Kitten out of the corner of his eye. He's thinking next time he'll slice it up for her first. Sure, she handled it all right, but she seems a neat eater. Smaller bites would make that easier.

[skysung]

Kitten devours the rest of the apple, then closes the distance between herself and Derek to nudge him lightly with her snout and chirp thanks again. One of the ways to this particular dragon's heart is definitely through her stomach.

She takes another look down at the village, then tosses what little is left of her apple core off the edge of the building. It doesn't plummet straight to the ground, though, as she sends a swirl of wind after it. The apple core weaves and bobs through the air before dropping into a garbage can. Kitten whistles her satisfaction, still enjoying just how naturally wind manipulation comes now.

[rather_be_surfing]

Derek will reach up and gently scruffle Kitten's head if she allows it.

"You're welcome."

He watches as she surfs the core down to the trash, smiling a little.

"Impressive. Good control, there."

[skysung]

Kitten not only allows it, she leans into his hand, appreciating the contact and the attention. Kitten has always been affectionate once she decides she likes someone.

And then she preens at the praise, straightening up to her full height and tilting her head to look up at Derek. She bobs her head in a quick nod, whistling acknowledgement

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