abraxaslogs | EVENT #7: THE SIGHT

Event #7 - The Sight

go to the OOC event info and plotting post

The night before APRIL 18, your dreams are disrupted by a vivid image of the same eclipse that occurred last month. The black sun seems to be an endless void in the sky, growing ever darker - until it suddenly opens into an eye that stares straight at you.

When you wake up, much of your night seems a blur except for the vivid dream of that eye. Whether you find it unsettling or try to ignore it, the image is something you cannot get out of your mind. If you ask, you will discover that none of the locals of your faction saw another eclipse. Speak with your fellow Summoned, however, and you may learn that while there was no eclipse that formed over the world, you were not the only one who had this dream.

Of course, dreams don't need to mean anything. You can't feel or see any immediate effects, and nearly everyone around you is going about their day as usual. Maybe you should do the same.

The Awakening

It might happen that very morning or a day or two later. You could be discussing the dream with a fellow Summoned or perhaps you simply brush shoulders with them as you walk by. Whatever it is, as soon as you make brief physical contact, one of you is struck with a sharp pain in your temple that grows into a terrible headache. It's disorienting and painful as the world around you shifts to someplace you may or may not recognize. Like an old film reel, you watch the events of the past play out before you: the past of the other Summmoned. It might be something they would rather hide, a moment of failure or despair, or something they are immensely proud of and brings them great joy - or even a jumble of several images over the course of a person's life. But you see it as if it were real and right in front of you all the same. When you come to, you'll likely find yourself on the ground or bent over, possibly with one or more people around you to see if you're okay. It'll take you a bit to gather your bearings, and the subsequent pounding in your head could last from minutes to hours.

Or, maybe you aren't the one who receives the vision. Instead, as you watch, another Summoned might grasp their head and crumble in front of you. They may go silent or groan in pain. They'll be impossible to shake out of their stupor until it's over. If you ask what happened, they may be inclined to tell you the truth - that you, you were what happened to them.

Or, if your Arcana signs happen to line up in a specific way, you'll see each other in the shared memory itself. You may also find that for certain Summoned, you can help soothe the effects, calm their emotions, or help draw them out of the memory before it consumes them for too long. It's not entirely clear what determines which effect, but one thing is for certain - within each memory, every Summoned as they appear in the past seems to wear the mark of their Arcana somewhere on their person.

For some, they might experience this only once. For others, they might experience it multiple times: with the same person, with several other Summoned, or with a different memory each time. Over the next 7 days, you'll find the Summoned around you are all receiving a glimpse into each other's past, as if the Singularity has awoken an eye within each of you.

Flee for the safety of the Horizon if you want, but you'll find that in there, it's much the same. In fact, inside the Horizon, the other Summoned don't even need to be anywhere near you - just existing in the Horizon space itself together will be enough to possibly set off a headache-inducing vision.

The Factions

What has occurred between the Summoned will not go unnoticed within the factions. While it's difficult to say how faction officials have picked up what's happening, it'll be obvious they do know.

In THORNE, characters will be asked to remain in the castle walls until further notice. Characters will not be allowed to leave the castle grounds, not even to go into the surrounding city, and anyone who is already outside will be requested to not leave again as soon as they return. If asked, they will be told it's for their own safety, given the Singularity is behaving unpredictably and the Summoned have a unique connection to it. Soothing potions and healers are on hand to offer assistance, if anyone is particularly suffering from ill effects.

In the FREE CITIES, characters will find the army by the outposts show more activity than usual. A higher number of guards will patrol the streets throughout the event, particularly in areas frequented by the Summoned. Anyone who publicly and visibly experiences the effects of the memory share (pain, doubling over, etc.) will be offered assistance by the guards. They are generally there to help, but they are also there to maintain order and ensure anyone behaving erratically due to this incident is properly contained. This might include confinement for a day or two if anyone is especially posing a risk, but no one will be punished except in the most extreme cases, as the locals are aware this is not within the control of the Summoned.

In SOLVUNN, the locals will be watching what's happening with a mixture of trepidation and curiosity. Host families and neighbors will be on hand to help with charms meant to offer protection, as well as general care and assistance (soup, blankets, and so on) if your character seems to be especially under the weather or afflicted by the event. Towards the end of the event, more elders and mages will be out and about to check up on the Summoned to make sure they're doing okay. If asked, the mages will say they aren't sure what's going on, but that they are currently divining with the gods and hope to have a definitive answer soon in the upcoming days.

None of the factions appear to be doing much more than keep a watchful eye on the situation - but as the week comes to a close, officials will start making a decision as to what they want to do and how to handle the Summoned who have demonstrated this unforeseen connection to the Singularity.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

In hopes that the Horizon will somehow be safer than the rest of the world with the strange trips into people's memories that seem to be running rampant in Cadens, Inej flees there. And in her wandering, she comes across Himeka's traveling domain.

She brightens at the familiarity of a friend and enters, cautious and polite and calls out to her friend, "Himeka? Are you here?" She thinks she must be, or it wouldn't be stationed in just this place, but Inej still thinks it best to make her presence known.

Himeka is indeed there, but it is not Himeka who greets Inej at the entrance. Instead, several baby dragons come flying up to the visitor. They dip about her with excited interest, chatting at one another and her at the same time.

"Himeka is here, but who are you?"

"Yes, have you come for lunch?"

"Or perhaps to play?"

"Yes, tell us you are here to play!"

Inej laughs softly as she's surrounded by baby dragons. She's never seen any up close, only heard of dragons in legends, and they were always depicted as much larger, often ferocious, beasts than these.

"Hello," she greets them, not particularly fussed about the fact that they can speak because the Horizon does all kinds of unfathomable things. "I am Inej, I am a friend of Himeka's, I've come to visit," she explains. "What kind of games do dragons play?" She asks curiously, not sure where to even begin to guess at the answer to it.

"She's a friend!"

"And she's here to play!"

That is definitely not what she said but they do have selective hearing sometimes.

"We try to see who can fly the highest--"

Before they can start asking Inej how she can join in the flying contest, Himeka makes her way over. She throws her arms wide to welcome the younger woman.

"Inej! I thought I heard your name."

"Oh," she says with another chuckle. "Well, I can't fly, but--"

Himeka joins them and she stops short, a wide smile taking over instead. "You did. It's good to see you."

The dragonets, curious as they are, are forced to kotow to their "mother's" appearance when she moves to greet Inej. They begin to chatter that she clearly is a friend, in that case.

"You too! I hope that Cadens is treating you well?"

She smiles and nods at the question. "Yes, it's been good. Jesper is busier than I know how to keep up with some days, but I've met some good people there."

"What about you? How have you been?"

"Ah, Jesper!" Now that she's made the connection to who Inej left for the Free Cities before, it all falls into place. "I've met him, now. I hadn't realized that he was your fried at the time."

But he seems like a good person. Caring, light-hearted and fun. She's enjoyed talking to him and can see why Inej would want to be closer to such a friend.

Himeka motions for Inej to take a seat on some nearby stones as she conjures up some afternoon snacks. She does want to play a good hostess for the few moments they have.

"I've been well. We've had some new arrivals in Solvunn as well and it is nice to have more Summoned around."

"I think he's met everyone," she laughs softly, following her to perch on the stone seats offered. Jesper is, in her very important opinion, one of the best people out there.

She smiles and nods, "That's good. I'm glad to hear it."

EVENT #7: THE SIGHT

Himeka's domain » making friends;

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject