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Entry tags:
- !event,
- aerith gainsborough; the sun,
- alucard; the hierophant,
- anakin skywalker; judgement,
- castiel; the hanged man,
- cirilla of cintra; the devil,
- commander shepard; judgement,
- dean winchester; the lovers,
- diana prince; the empress,
- edelgard von hresvelg; the emperor,
- garrus vakarian; justice,
- geralt of rivia; the hanged man,
- gideon nav; strength,
- goro; the chariot,
- harrowhark nonagesimus; the magician,
- hendrik; death,
- himeka sui; the fool,
- jaskier; the sun,
- jasper; judgement,
- jayce talis; the magician,
- jesper fahey; the wheel of fortune,
- jordan hennessy; the moon,
- julie lawry; the wheel of fortune,
- kell maresh; the magician,
- kylo ren; the tower,
- link; strength,
- nero (dmc); the chariot,
- princess zelda; the high priestess,
- rey; the star,
- rhy maresh; the lovers,
- ronan lynch; the moon,
- sam wilson; justice,
- shuten-douji; the devil,
- thancred waters; strength,
- thane krios; death,
- viktor; death,
- wanda maximoff; the hanged man,
- yennefer of vengerberg; the chariot,
- zhou zishu; strength
EVENT #7: THE SIGHT
Event #7 - The Sight
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.
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.
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.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.
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.
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Humans in training. Recognition sparks in her mind.]
Was it women training? With armor and weapons?
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[The light outside feels like it's stabbing claws into his skull. But - even so, he manages to pry a hand down, to stare at her. She'd nailed it. Immediately known exactly what he'd seen. His mandibles twitch, brow plates furrowed.]
... How did you know?
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On the island where I'm from, we train every day. It was just a guess.
[And a second later, she admits:] I... miss my home very much. Many things remind me of it.
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[It had been an island. It reminded him of Virmire, in a way. Virmire - and, by extension, where Garrus himself was born. He rubs at the scars on his face, absently.]
Yeah, it looked like that. Tropical. Looked a lot like a couple places I've been.
[Missing home. Boy - could he relate to that. Home was a lot of things, far as he was concerned. A starship. A planet. A cubbyhole apartment on a space station.]
Wherever it was - looked like where I'm from, too.
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Her expression softens, and she lets her hands fall back to her sides.]
Maybe that's why you... saw it? Because we are from similar places? [She sounds doubtful, but it's all she's got right now.]
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If there were that many humans where I was born, I probably wouldn't be this ruggedly handsome.
[He is kidding. Please laugh, Diana, this is how he deals with uncertainty.]
I was born on Palaven. You? [You know, just in case there's some weird coincidence here.]
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Themyscira. [She's never heard of Palaven, and she wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't heard of her island. Over the past weeks, she has come to realize that very few people have, and even they thought it was nothing more than a myth. That would probably suit Hippolyta just fine.] It is an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
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I've never been to your planet before.
[But hey, if there are places that resemble her Themyscira, then he'd like to. Well - maybe after the war. If they manage to live through it.]
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I've never been to any other planet. [Traveling to another planet sounds so cool!!] Have you been to many?
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[That was what it was called, right? They only had the one, after all.]
Yeah. A lot, actually. Colony worlds, uninhabited rocks... few asteroids. It's fairly common for anyone in Citadel Space.
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What is Citadel Space? [It sounds like a region, perhaps? But how can there be a region in the universe?]
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[Now that's a shock. Not leaving your homeworld was one thing. Not being able to is a whole other. His mandibles flare open, probably expressing the surprise even better than words.] Humans - you've got colonies all across the galaxy...
[Don't they?]
It's - [His hand flexes, wrist angling upward towards his face. But of course, the omni-tool doesn't flare to life. Garrus' face flexes in an apologetic grimace.] - essentially, the Milky Way galaxy. You've got Inner and Outer Council Space, Alliance Territory, the Traverse, and the Terminus Systems.
[In... lieu of the omni-tool map he was trying to call up, he makes a spiral gesture with a talon. The spiral shape of the Milky Way.]
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She tries to wrap her head around the different parts of the galaxy, and wishes she'd paid more attention in her astronomy lessons.]
And you've been all of those places?
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[If Shepard and he were missing six months, who's to say there weren't others further behind?]
Not every colony or system, but a lot of places, yeah. Happens, when you're trying to stop galaxy-wide extinction.
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Extinction? [She sounds suitably alarmed by that. She just saved the world! How could the whole galaxy be in such danger?]
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That's... almost three hundred years in our past. [By most calendars, anyway. The asari probably have more years chalked up.] But that's what I mean, by timelines. People are saying we can be pulled from anywhere. Any when.
[As for the extinction part... he grimaces. Scratching at the scarred side of his face.]
Apparently, every fifty-thousand years, giant mechanical AI called Reapers show up out of dark space. Harvest all organic life that's progressed past the stone age. Then vanish again. We're trying to put an end to that whole cycle.
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[Her expression becomes more and more somber the longer he talks, and her brows are pinched together and lips turned down in a deep frown by the time he finishes speaking.] What purpose could there possibly be for such a thing?