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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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[Kylo waits longer than might be expected to speak up, as content to walk in silence as he had been to loom ominously, waiting for Yennefer to break. But he's not interested in breaking her, really. In a strange way, neatly dovetailing into Kylo's desire for information is his clumsy, practically instinctual attempt to offer cover.
Of course, he's unconcerned about being found out of place, quite confident he'll be able to sense any approach with more than enough time to avoid an altercation— though part of him does wonder if she's testing him with this reckless act of disobedience. His lips twist.]
Far enough? Or are we taking a trip into the mountains?
[They are not. Kylo has obligations in the castle tonight, and this conversation is only a careful interlude. He looks Yennefer over. Considers. Speaks before she can protest.]
Yennefer. I know... I know something has happened. I can feel it. Just as I can feel... how frustrated you are. What is it? What happened?
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his comment has her eyes dashing to her side and up to his, catching the twist of his lips. the words he's chosen. the mountains he says, and she knows he's making reference to the portal. to the trip she'd taken ronan on that kylo had needed to come rescue them from. now it's her turn for her lips to twist, her eyes back to the path ahead of them, jaw tight. had she been in a better mood, it's possible that she might have laughed at his attempt to get under her skin. now, her response is all the answer he needs that it's worked.
the sound of her name has her pausing, and then there it is. i know something has happened. i can feel it. yennefer comes to a stop and turns to face kylo, a different kind of tension keeping her back straight as she looks back to him. frustrated? frustrated? she wants to scream, is how she's felt since that morning she'd woken from that dream. since she'd reached, and reached, and reached, and found nothing in return. yennefer's violet eyes are bright and almost angry as she searches his face, trying to see if there is more he isn't saying. ]
What do you feel, Kylo? [ it's not a test, exactly - there is something a bit too defensive in her when she asks. but part of her needs to know just how much he can sense of this. how far his awareness goes. it's clear she's not going to answer him until he answers her first. ]
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Loss.
[He says the word simply, dark eyes holding steady as he gives it room to breathe. When Kylo says loss, it's immediately obvious he doesn't mean any of the simpler flavours of the word. For him, loss is synonymous with grief— which is nothing more or less than despair clothed in fury.
What he doesn't know and cannot determine without leaning on his abilities with far more invasive decision, is its cause.]
I know you've had... difficulties. With your abilities. But what I feel...
[He exhales, then lets his gaze slide from her face. This isn't idle speculation, for him. Something of what he feels in her stirs up something of his own torment. It's all horribly familiar.]
I don't know who, or what was taken from you. But I know you were wronged. And that you don't have to stand alone to face it. Not here. Not now.
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it's not that it feels like a slap to the face, necessarily, but rather the word is sharp and edged and painful as it pierces through her gut. much like the arrow from sodden, much like the wound she'd showed up to the godsforsaken place with, yennefer feels like there is a hole sliced clean through.
her expression darkens when he continues, very obviously not pleased with difficulties and abilities being associated with this. because that is nothing, nothing close to what she is dealing with now. her frustrations with the singularity, with how it liked to play games with her chaos, gods. she wishes that were the problem. ]
It's gone, Kylo. [ the words come out a bit abruptly, though still with that edge. that anger. but where as weeks, even months ago that anger would have led to a kind of explosive, terrified outburst, yennefer is still when she says it. ] Just...gone. All of it- mine, and whatever it was the Singularity offered me. It has been burned out of me, and left nothing behind. [ and yes, perhaps there is a part of her that does seem encouraged that kylo understands. that she has been wronged in this loss. that she is owed her chaos, just as she's always believed. but it is his next words that have that slightest glimmer of hope fading, as she finally takes her eyes away from him to turn back to...whatever walk it was they were on.
her tone, when she speaks, is more crafted. controlled. less yennefer and more of what she shares with the rest of the castle at large. ]
You'll have to excuse my reluctance, my lord. Considering my current status and the consequences Ronan found when he tried to offer his help, I wasn't inclined to let the information spread further.