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

[ledbythewind]

Perhaps that was a mistake on my part. I should have anticipated that you would end up favoring her over me. That sort of behavior isn't exactly becoming of a Royal Knight, especially not one of your status. You of all people should know that better than anyone.

[drawnbythesword]

Richard, you know that's not true. I don't favor anyone over anyone else. ...All my friends are... equally important to me. I could never rank any of you above one another in terms of importance.

[ledbythewind]

You mean I'm not the most important person to you?

[Richard does not exactly sound happy to hear that.]

[drawnbythesword]

You're my King and my best friend, so I guess in some ways, that does make you more important, but I can't place you on a pedestal above the others, Richard. I can't do that for anyone. [Richard you're kind of worrying him with this talk now.]

[ledbythewind]

And it is precisely because of those things that you should consider me more important. I am your king, Asbel. You became a knight for the purpose of serving me, did you not?

[drawnbythesword]

Aren't you the one who told me I should treat you just like anyone else because we're old friends?

[ledbythewind]

[... dammit. He was hoping Asbel had forgotten about that.]

You think that still holds true even now that I am the king?

[drawnbythesword]

I'd hope that holds as eternally as the promise we made under the tree all those years ago.

[ledbythewind]

... promises don't mean anything in the end.

[She'd been betrayed too. That's why she understands. No matter how nice a promise may sound, it's just going to end up broken.]

[drawnbythesword]

[Don't you be talking smack on promises, Richard. Asbel grabs Richard by the shoulders, looking straight at him.]

To me, promises mean everything. If I can't even uphold a simple promise, then what hope do I have in being a good Lord, or being able to protect my friends, or being able to serve my kingdom? If I can't uphold a promise, what right do I have to do any of those things?

[ledbythewind]

[Oh Asbel, now you've done it. Richard tries to jerk away with a hiss, infuriated that Asbel would dare to touch him so brazenly.]

And what right do you and everyone else think you have to tell me lies about how you will never abandon me and how I will eventually get a happy ending? I know how the world works, Asbel. That's one thing I've learned all too well.

[drawnbythesword]

[Asbel withdraws his hands now from Richard, but he doesn't back away.]

...I can't promise you the happy ending you deserve, Richard. That's just not something I can do... ...But I can promise you I won't ever abandon you. I'll always be there when you need me. That I solemnly swear.

((ooc: Doop))