abraxasooc | EVENT #10: AFFLICTION

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EVENT #10: AFFLICTION - OOC POST

Event #10 - OOC Plotting

After blood spilled between Thorne and the Free Cities, alongside a great sacrifice in Solvunn by a group of Summoned that stirred one of the gods, Abraxas will undergo some strange disruptions beginning OCTOBER 18. The effects upon the Summoned will linger from days to the very end of the event on the 26th. How long a character is afflicted is completely up to each player.

Three of the Old Gods have awoken: heralds of war that bring with them afflictions that spreads throughout the land - and who forge a unique connection with the Summoned who are, as always, tied to the Singularity.

Further, the Horizon is unstable once again, teleporting characters into the domains of unsuspecting Summoned and other places unknown. Even if characters avoid the afflictions, they might face a different set of problems in the Horizon.

NOTE: This event will deal with themes of death (people and animal) and horror imagery.

The Heralds

Each Herald appears drawn to certain Summoned over others, depending on the character's past, disposition, and traits. Or, perhaps it's the Summoned who inadvertently choose a Herald as their acolyte, unable to turn away from their own distorted reflection. Whatever the reason, characters will find themselves affected by one of three Old Gods, or Heralds.

◎ Koth of Festering Lands
◎ Adlewyrd of Poisoned Tongues
◎ Sannleikr of Many Faces

Players can decide for themselves which Herald their character will be affected by based on the descriptions. The mechanics of the event will work as follows:

◎ Certain traits will make a character more susceptible or drawn to a specific Herald. These traits are guidelines meant to help you pick an option, so don't worry too much about what truly "fits". Think of them similar to the Arcana signs - just choose the one that most calls to you and that you feel will be most fun.

◎ Players can decide which of the listed afflictions will affect their characters, and to what degree. Incorporating all afflictions is not required, although that's an option for anyone who wants.

◎ Characters who find themselves affected by an affliction ability will gain a small boon each time they turn that affliction upon the land and those around them (accidentally or deliberately). It may also ease the negative effects that haunt them, such as hearing voices or tasting rotten food. More about this will be detailed in the IC Event Post.

◎ Affliction abilities do not affect the characters themselves - it's only applied to the people they come in contact with. You'll need to find another character aligned to the same Herald if you want to be afflicted by the same ability you have.

◎ The Heralds will not exert control over personality or behavior. Characters might experience feelings and emotions that tempt them towards one path or another, but they're still themselves.

Additionally, the Heralds will bring a unique omen to the world itself. This will allow a common element for all characters to react to, whether they are personally affected by a Herald or not.

Each Herald is outlined below.

Koth of Festering Lands

Depicted as a blossoming plant-like figure out of which decay seeps, Koth brings with her death and rot. This affects vegetation, wildlife, livestock, the already dead...and the soul itself. She does not bring literal death to living people - she only brings it to the things around them and within them.

Affliction

Characters who are afflicted will experience at least one of the following effects:

◎ Their senses will be haunted by constant death and rot. Food may taste spoiled even when it's actually fresh, they might see dead animals that aren't there, or the image of friends and loved ones might take on aspects of death and decay such as exposed bones, rotting flesh, or similar.

◎ Their soul begins to wither, where negative emotions are amplified such as bitterness, despair, guilt, or anger. These feelings will already exist in the character - her influence only makes them stronger.

◎ They will gain an affliction ability where their touch or presence causes someone nearby to experience an illusion or vision of their death. The illusion will feel real to the person, as if they're actually dying - they may imagine themselves coughing up blood that isn't there or suffering a wound that doesn't exist. Food, plants, and small animals like birds might rot and die around them at the same time.

Each time a character inflicts decay or despair on others, they will feel themselves imbued with a small amount of strength and vitality, as though they have absorbed that life into themselves.

Susceptible Traits

Characters who have an affinity to any of the following traits will be most susceptible or drawn to Koth's influence:

◎ Those who are surrounded by death, especially if they are the cause of it - whether directly or indirectly.

◎ Those who have a strong connection to life and creation who may find their natural state more easily corrupted.

◎ Those who are prone to wrath, envy, bitterness, or other similar emotions which are known to cause an emotional rot from within.

Adlewyrd of Poisoned Tongues

Depicted as a mouthless figure with many followers clothed in red, Adlewyrd brings with them words that poison the heart and mind. This affects thoughts and emotions, a slow and subtle influence that spreads.

Affliction

Characters who are afflicted will experience at least one of the following effects:

◎ They will hear whispers taunting them, preying on their darkest emotions and desires. This can be about insecurities and aspects of guilt, but it can also be about giving in to temptations and the forbidden.

◎ They find themselves unable to keep their cruelest thoughts from being spoken out loud, even if these thoughts are fleeting or something they don't mean. This can be everything from an insult to revealing a secret to intentionally cause pain.

◎ They will gain an affliction ability where their touch or presence causes someone nearby to succumb to secrets and temptations. This might manifest in someone spilling their most shameful secret or the character might easily sway someone to give in to acts they believe are wrong or go against their morals.

Each time a character inflicts negative influences on another, they will feel themselves imbued with a small amount of confidence and righteousness, as though infecting others sustains their hearts.

Susceptible Traits

Characters who have an affinity to any of the following traits will be most susceptible or drawn to Adlewyrd's influence:

◎ Those with a gift for words and influencing emotions with words, such as politicians, stage actors, poets, and writers...or simply plain good liars.

◎ Those who harbor any shameful secrets or thoughts which cause them a great deal of guilt for having. This can be anything from taboo desires they wish they could give into without judgment or acts in their past that they regret.

◎ Those who are not prone to speaking, especially ones who have a hard time saying what's on their mind or who are afraid of being judged for their words.

Sannleikr of Many Faces

Depicted as a shadowy figure often holding a white or sometimes red mask, Sannleikr brings with him deception of the soul. This affects faces and minds, causing appearances to become distorted, untrustworthy or altogether unrecognizable.

Affliction

Characters who are afflicted will experience at least one of the following effects:

◎ They will be haunted by the face(s) of their enemies or someone they fear, mistakenly seeing those faces on the people around them - including their loved ones.

◎ When looking at their own reflection, their features are distorted, twisted, or faded. Their reflection may take on aspects of what truly hides inside them or something that they fear they will become, such as monstrous horns, a face that's many decades older, or similar.

◎ They will gain an affliction ability where their touch or presence causes someone nearby to become unable to recognize familiar souls... except for the character who caused the affliction. Friends and neighbors vanish into a faceless crowd. Names once known suddenly sound like a stranger's. Those impacted may begin to feel as though they're alone, unable to find their loved ones - and that their only friend is the one before them.

Each time a character inflicts solitude and isolation on another, they will feel themselves imbued with a small amount of radiance and charm, as though the stolen faces reinforce their masked façade.

Susceptible Traits

Characters who have an affinity to any of the following traits will be most susceptible or drawn to Sannleikr's influence:

◎ Those who take on different roles and adapt quickly to achieve their goals. This can be more literal, such as a master of disguise, or it can apply to opportunists and anyone who wears many hats to get by in life like a jack-of-all-trades.

◎ Those who are prone to masking their true selves. They might be harboring a secret identity, used false names or pseudonyms in the past, or they're simply someone who covers up their emotions

◎ Those who have an exceptional memory or ability to retain knowledge, especially in relation to the people they meet.

Omens

As the influence of the Heralds latches onto the Summoned, it also brings omens that persist through the land for the next few weeks. These omens affect everyone, including the natives of Abraxas and those who were not personally afflicted by any of the Heralds. Nothing can be done to stop these omens. They will gradually vanish on their own over time.

Risen Dead

Koth will cause the dead to rise. This includes animals and people who crawl forth from their graves in varying states of decay. They are not quite zombies but rather are animated corpses that wander like mindless, perhaps confused, spirits. They might attack if they were aggressive in life, they might walk aimlessly, and others still appear to enact their last living moments.

In the Free Cities, much of the dead will be concentrated in Libertas and by the graveyard in Cadens. Slain beasts and monsters will also rise in the desert - and depending on what they are, they can be dangerous. In Solvunn, the dead will rise from around shrines and sites of worship, while in Thorne the dead will emerge from tombs and crypts, and from deep beyond the dungeons.

Poisoned Waters

Adlewyrd will cause foul waters. While a few people may fall mildly ill as a result, it affects the wildlife most significantly. Dead fish float in the seas, crops fail, and livestock produce poisoned products such as spoiled milk from sheep and rotten eggs from chickens.

With food already scarce due to the conflict, meals and ingredients in Thorne and the Free Cities will be harder to come by. The Castle's expansive buffet is reduced while prices of staple items will rise in the Free Cities. Solvunn relies heavily on its agriculture and many farmers are also struggling.

Stolen Eyes

Sannleikr will cause a frenzy in crows, vultures, rats, and other scavengers resulting in them feasting upon the eyes of the dead and leaving all other parts behind. Many corpses and carcasses begin to surface throughout the land with empty eye sockets from livestock to deer to people themselves.

This aspect is particularly prominent in Solvunn and the Free Cities, where scavengers and wildlife are common. It is less so in Thorne, but those in the castle city may still encounter the gruesome sight in birds, rodents, and other animals that wander the city's streets.

The Horizon

Not to be left out, the Horizon will also undergo some unusual disturbances. Most notably, entering the Horizon may not put characters where they mean to go. Upon stepping inside or when crossing the border into a certain domain (theirs or someone they're visiting), characters will find one of two possibilities facing them:

They've been suddenly transported to another Summoned's domain regardless of if they've visited it before or not

They're briefly trapped in a foreign place altogether filled with bizarre sights not unlike the flashes of visions during the Mære event.

For option 2, the difference is that rather than experiencing a vision alone, other Summoned might be trapped with them. Characters will have to work together to handle any challenges that might arise while trapped.

While this will impact everyone to some degree, characters who have forged a strong connection to the Horizon over the past few months are more likely to fall into this strange place, as well as be stuck a longer time in it. A strong connection is based not only on visiting the Horizon regularly, but interacting with it in a meaningful way. This includes:

◎ Regular changes to their domain or others' domains, such as adding decorations, recreating it, or otherwise making alterations to it

◎ Creating and keeping some sort of sustained life with a (somewhat) mind of its own, such as pets, animals, or (non-Summoned) people

◎ Having a domain that's often inhabited by other Summoned or that receives multiple regular visitors, including domains that are shared

There will be four scenes available to explore, and you'll be able to interact with as many of them as you want with a variety of people. We'll reveal the images themselves on the IC event post, as well as more details about what each scene entails. To help you plan, however, here's a preview of the options you can have your characters face:

◎ A freezing mountain where a mysterious light compels travelers towards a deadly blizzard
◎ A strange oozing mass that consumes everything in its path
◎ A series of screens that display what you might least want to see
◎ A twisting inescapable labyrinth of traps and horrors

Characters' Horizon abilities will also not function as normal. Creations will go a bit wrong, fail, or backfire, so they'll need to get creative while ensnared.

Notes & Details

Event Schedule

To allow for a bit of room for players to get things started, the event post will be going up a little before the actual in-game date the event occurs.

The IN-GAME EVENT will ICly take place October 17 - 26
The EVENT POST will go up October 15 for players to participate in.
The WRAP-UP POST will go up October 25 for players to view.

Ability or Transformation Gain

Characters will receive a gain of either one physical alteration, or one new magical spell/ability as a result of experiencing this unusual burst of activity from the Singularity. While this gain can be anything, we encourage people to consider a gain that suits the Herald that has afflicted them throughout this event. Gains should be minor and not overly powerful. See Reward Gains to learn more.

To request your gain, submit it as usual on the upcoming Activity Check form.

Plotting Form

Due to the nature of this event, we recommend everyone use the plotting form below. All parts of the event are opt-in, so feel free to disregard or delete sections of the form that aren't relevant to your plotting.

Character Name:
Arcana:
Faction:

Chosen Herald: (If applicable, what Herald will your character be affiliated with?)

Afflictions: (What afflictions will your character undergo and how will they react? Remember you don't need to subject your character to every affliction! Afflictions can progress in intensity, remain mild the entire time, aggressively hit your character all at once, or however you choose to play it.)

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: (Characters who possess one of the affliction abilities can influence other people in a particular way. Say here whether you're interested in any of that, for example if you want someone to influence your character to reveal any dark secrets or experience a vision of their demise.)

Horizon plans: (Do you want visitors to show up in your character's domain or have your character accidentally visit others? Both? Are you interested in being trapped in any of the scenes and/or searching for people to be trapped with?)

What will visitors find in your domain? (If applicable, describe what visitors might stumble onto when they land in your domain. You can link your Horizon writeup and make note of things that are normally closed or secret, but which will be open to any unexpected teleports.)

General plans: (Anything else!)

Questions and Answers

If after reading these you're still unsure about anything, or your question wasn't covered, please feel free to hit up our Questions thread below!

Can the character's affliction ability affect NPCs?: Yes, although it will affect natives of Abraxas to a lesser degree. Its effect is most impactful on the other Summoned. Naturally, any noteworthy or named NPCs are off-limits. You're free to play around with the local baker, though. If you're unsure, please check in with the mods!
How many people can an affliction ability affect at one time?: One or two in the vicinity at most. The person being affected will need to be within a few feet or in some cases touch may even be required. Players can decide this based on the thread being planned out.
How long will the affliction ability last when it affects someone?: The effects are meant to be temporary, but can last anywhere from minutes to a full day or so. For Koth, this means the death illusions can persist as a "slow death" if you choose, like a spreading infection or a wound that grows worse over a period of hours.
Do the death visions need to be a real or realistic death?: Not at all! It's just a vision/illusion so play with it however you want.
Can characters use their affliction ability deliberately?: Yes. While the ability will manifest against their will and its effects cannot be prevented, they also have the choice of redirecting the power towards someone on purpose if they choose.
Will the factions do anything about these occurrences?: Faction officials are currently preoccupied with the conflict and will be unable to offer any specific help. Rest assured, they are taking note, and the natives are also beginning to grow wary. There will be some fallout within the factions in the wrap up, but at the time of the event, nothing is happening yet.
Will the Heralds reveal themselves or their names?: Yes, characters will know the Herald's appearance and name. As for how, that will be revealed during the IC event post.
Can characters fight the Heralds or drive them away?: No. Their influence is intangible, and the Old Gods can't be fought or killed. However, characters can use their willpower, related abilities, and other similar tactics to try and resist the afflictions or the temptations of their abilities as best they can. It's up to players how affected a character will be, if at all.
Are the Heralds possessing or controlling the characters?: No. Characters might feel as though they are being corrupted, but no force is taking over the characters to control them or make them to behave a certain way. The influence of the Heralds is strictly psychological: whispering in their ears, showing them visions, and letting them have a taste of what's possible.
How long does it take to strengthen a character's connection to the Horizon? How will I know if my character's connection is strong enough?: We won't be strictly modding this aspect, so don't worry too much about it! Generally, if your character has some in-game threads demonstrating that they regularly create and interact with the Horizon's creation capabilities throughout their time in Abraxas, you can consider your character's connection decently strong. Even those with a weaker connection will still experience the strange areas - they just might not occupy it for as long.

Plots surrounding the Horizon will be ongoing, so there's plenty of time to progress your character along these lines...and keep in mind having a strong connection isn't necessarily desirable.
How long might a character be trapped in one of the strange Horizon areas?: It can be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours - the choice is yours. You won't be trapped longer than that, though.
When trapped, will they have any way to escape? Can they "leave" the Horizon altogether?: No. Once drawn in, they'll be stuck there until the Horizon chooses to release them. They'll be spat out in a random place in the regular Horizon after a set amount of time. Characters can be trapped for as brief as a minute or two, though, so if you want them to escape quickly, you can keep their time inside it short.
Can characters be trapped multiple times in different scenarios?: Yes, if you want to experience all four scenarios or one scenario multiple times, you're free to do so. If you want to avoid teleporting your character an absurd amount, they can also remain trapped within one for a while and find other characters inside it at different points in time.
When characters are transported to another's domain, will they be inside it or will they arrive just outside of it?: This is up to players to decide! It's entirely possible for a character to be transported into a part of the domain that's normally forbidden or locked as long as all players involved are in agreement.
Will characters be stuck in other characters' domains the same way?: Not unless the domain that they've been transported to has that feature! Players can work this out among themselves and decide how they want their domains to behave or what will happen to those who get accidentally teleported in. All characters technically have the ability to shape the regular Horizon plane however they want and to leave it whenever they choose, but many things can interfere with this such as their state of mind, subconscious desires, and so forth.
Will the afflictions follow characters into the Horizon or any of the trapped scenes?: Either option is possible! Characters might find the Horizon makes the afflictions worse or it'll make things better. They might find when trapped, the afflictions disappear or it follows them there, too, forcing them to manage it while stuck with another. Or maybe being in certain domains will exacerbate things while being in others helps greatly. Because the Heralds affect each character on a personal level and individual mindset plays a role, you can choose what works best.

Threaded | Flat

Character Name: Hythlodaeus
Arcana: The Empress
Faction: Solvunn

Chosen Herald: Koth of Festering Lands.

Afflictions: I'm going to go with Hythlodaeus' senses taking a hit- he'll be able to smell decomposition everywhere, and his sense of taste is going to suffer too. Furthermore, his vague feelings of (and constant jokes regarding) inadequacy are going to come out in a pretty bitter way.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: If your character would like to experience themselves dying, hmu! I'm planning on running with this as well.

Horizon plans: If anyone would like to give me permission for Hyth to visit, I'd be really grateful! All are welcome on his horizon.

What will visitors find in your domain? Right here, have at.

General plans: I'd very much like Hyth to establish new CR in this event, so if you're up for it please let me know!

Edited 2022-10-12 18:57 (UTC)

FOR THE RECORD: I will be gone this entire first week sobs imperfect timing for my vacation. I will be gone 15-22nd with NO COMPUTER ACCESS. When I come back I'll check in with if people are okay with me backtagging and plotting then, but you can always say no.

I will have my phone so I can respond to questions or stuff. Hit me up on plurk or discord (iseethelight#3954) if you want to know something about my character (what are they doing???) or want to use them in anything.

You can feel free to use their Horizons for anything you want in the meantime. Details below.

Character Name: Diana Prince
Arcana: The Empress
Faction: The Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Koth of Festering Lands

Afflictions: Diana will gain the affliction ability to have others experience an illusion or vision of their death. It will probably take her a little while to realize that she is the cause of other people's visions, but once she does, she will do her best to try to avoid being around others, perhaps fucking off into the desert for a little while, if plausible. So if anybody wants to experience a horrible vision of their death and relay it to a horrified goddess, hit me up!

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I'd be interested in having Diana see a vision of her own death, or reveal some secrets (being a god, killing a god, that she's a princess, etc.)!

Horizon plans: People are welcome to be transported into Diana's domain! She will actively welcome anyone who goes there if she's present. I'm also down to have her accidentally stumble into other people's domains. I would definitely be interested in threading out her being trapped with other people in any of the scenes.

What will visitors find in your domain? The entire domain is open, no closed-off areas. The closest thing to a secret are the healing springs, which are located underground at the end of an unassuming cave in the cliffside.

General plans: Diana will have a keen interest in these Old Gods, once she learns that's what they are. She will first try to communicate with them, even if she is unlikely to be successful. Since her own gods are all dead, she'll be willing to give these three the benefit of the doubt for their actions, even if they seem pretty horrific. For the omens, I'm definitely down to explore the effects in the Free Cities, particularly in Libertas and the risen dead option.

Edited 2022-10-12 19:25 (UTC)

Character Name: Sylvain
Arcana: The Sun
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd of Poisoned Tongues

Afflictions:
Sylvain will absolutely be suffering from whispers taunting him about his darkest emotions and desires. This is gonna swing wildly between the extremes of preying on his insecurities and guilt and also temptations into the forbidden. Or just temptations in general. Just to keep him on his toes. And the affliction ability to cause someone nearby to succumb to secrets and temptations will also be in effect. I think it would be an even stronger influence around them if their temptations would align with something he'd easily be tempted into as well, so that might be something to play with.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:
I'd be willing to play with any of the other afflicted abilities, but especially the visions of death one, that's gonna haunt him the most.

Horizon plans:
Sylvain's domain is available if people want to accidentally get poofed there. I'd be really interested in getting Sylvain trapped in either the freezing mountain or the twisting labyrinth!

What will visitors find in your domain? Sylvain's Domain!

General plans:
Sylvain is understandably wary of anything resembling ancient deities, for a multitude of reasons. That being said, if anyone wants to beat up walking corpses with him, that seems like a fun adventure for all involved. Right? What could possibly go wrong here?

Character Name: Claude von Riegan
Arcana: The Wheel of Fortune
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions: Claude will be seeing the faces of those he was once against/past enemies and possibly also his reflection being distorted as things unfold. Using that affliction ability on someone else would also be great. Claude won't touch someone randomly without it being asked for so going with the presence side for the infliction might be easiest. I'm flexible and he can definitely be put into a position where touch can pass that along too (like bumping into someone and so on).

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: Adlewyrd's effects appeal the most to me! Particularly in the preying on emotions and succumbing to secrets part since both of those are 100% weak spots for Claude in that they're something that'd need to be pried out of him any other time. As for Koth, I'm also open to a death vision/illusion from those effects being put upon him since that'd be a nice callback to the nightmare event.

Horizon plans: Please feel free to visit Claude there by accident whether he's present right away or not! He'll be curious about what's going on and won't be opposed to any visitors, especially if they haven't met yet. I can also send him to someone else's no matter what their reaction might be. Also, I'm very interested in the being transported to a strange place ideas too since all the prompts are appealing if anyone would like to team up for those. Keeping these threads on the shorter side to set things up for later CR/follow up threads/etc after the event is also good with me if that works best.

What will visitors find in your domain? Claude's domain! Please feel free to use any of it however you'd like and if you have any questions I'm happy to clarify what might be found there.

General plans: I would love some new CR from this event, especially anything cross-faction with the Horizon being involved. Claude will also be investigating omens around the Free Cities if anyone would like to team up. I'm also happy to write starters or tag in for whatever we might plan, whichever works!

Character Name: Geralt of Rivia
Arcana: The Hanged Man
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Koth of Festering Lands

Afflictions:

The most notable one I'm gonna play with is the whole amplified negative emotions thing, because it's time for Geralt to lose his chill. If you want to see what Geralt is like when his internal emotions start spilling out all over the place, now is your chance.

He will also definitely inadvertently have the affliction ability where he makes people experience their own deaths, so if you wanna feel what it's like to die without actually dying, let me know. He'll do his best to avoid people in the real world, so most of this will happen in the Horizon if he's trapped somewhere.

I would also love for him to have a reason to turn this ability on someone on purpose. It'll take some setting up to push him that way, but it can happen under the right circumstances.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:

Secrets and temptations please!! Would love to plot out some stuff he might say that he wouldn't want to, especially around close CR. Geralt doesn't have a lot of temptations, but he's already kinda prone to murder or general violence, so influencing him towards losing his temper or retaliating when he normally wouldn't would be the way to go.

Horizon plans:

So, Geralt will be going around the Horizon for reasons, which means he's primed for popping in and out of people's domains. And also landing in the bizarro land. I'm happy to have him trapped with a bunch of people and force him to interact while he's going through his shit instead of letting him hide away in solitude.

Also totally down for people to land in Geralt's. He's not going to be super happy about this since the interior of Kaer Morhen is normally locked.

What will visitors find in your domain?

Description here! tl;dr it's a snowy broken down fortress, there are spooky skeletons baked into it under the snow, and he has a large white wolf that constantly hangs around. For the event, his wolf is probably gonna appear more monstrous than it normally is, and its muzzle will be perma-stained red with a fresh kill. There's also some growing tree tentacles wrapping around certain parts of his domain. If you're not careful, it'll grab you.

For close CR, Geralt does have a trauma basement that only one person (Jaskier) has ever seen. I'm actually fine if less close CR pop into this, too, so long as we have some set development we wanna do! Basically it's just going to be a big deal to him, so I don't want to dilute it by having too many people glimpse it, but I'm all in if it'll lead to some major shifts in his relationship with certain people.

General plans:

Geralt's going to try (and fail) to isolate himself because that's how his life goes. He's gonna be kind of emotionally unstable and I'd love to have reasons for him to expand his CR pool or just. Have people glimpse a different vibe to him. The omens will raise some alarm bells, since you know, plain old war is one thing but old gods monster shit is another.

Edited 2022-10-12 20:39 (UTC)

Character Name: Urianger Augurelt
Arcana: Death
Faction: Thorne

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr

Afflictions: Urianger's reflection will begin to warp as the influence of Sannleikr takes hold of him, slowly at first but gradually progressing until the figure in the mirror no-longer looks like the Urianger we all know. Instead he'll be a twisted version of the self he's tried to leave behind: an inky shadow with blazing white eyes and a serpent's tongue in his slash of a mouth, always whispering but rarely understood by those who hear him. As his distress increases he'll manifest his affliction ability, which will be to cause those nearby to become unable to recognise familiar souls, which I'm happy to either thread or handwaving him putting on your character!

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I'd be very interested in anyone who can give Urianger a vision of his own death! I've got an idea for what I'd like it to be (Himeka et. al. deciding he needs to destroyed, or perhaps Thancred and Ryne killing him on the First), but I'm of course happy to make it a joint effort with anyone who'd be interested in helping. Lemme know what you think!

Horizon plans: I'd like to plot out some specific trapped in the horizon scenarios as opposed to making it open to everyone, so hit me up if you're interested in being stuck somewhere with an extremely distressed Urianger 8)

General plans: Urianger will be trying to keep away from Thancred which means he'll potentially be pulling all-nighters in the library / found wandering the streets at all hours of the night! I'm also toying with the idea of him going fully weird as the Herald's grip tightens on him and becoming unhealthily fascinated with the risen dead, not least because his own Arcanum is Death and he'll be feeling a lot like he's a bad omen himself. CW: there'll be the potential for some "maybe it would be better if I were dead" introspection there, so if you're interested in pursuing this with him then please let me know if this is something from which you'd like to opt out!

Other than that, he's going to be trying to find out as much as he can about these Old Gods, which means he's yeeting himself even further into his terrible study hyperfocusing. Help him 8')

Edited 2022-10-12 21:16 (UTC)

Character Name: Ciri
Arcana: The Devil
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Koth

Afflictions:
+ negative emotions to the max, babeyyy. villain era ciri activate
+ affliction ability to cause illusion/vision of death via her touch or close proximity
+ maybe the seeing creepy dead things, but that's probably just for flavor

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:
ALL OF THEM.
+ oh boy, you can fit so many secrets in this girl! (make her spill some of 'em)
+ lead her into temptation, let's get nasty. Ciri's sense of morality is already pretty fucky, so this could be interesting to push even further
+ other Koth folks, though the whole "experiencing your own death" thing will be limited to one or two so it doesn't get to be too much
+ being unable to find her loved ones is something Ciri's terrified of, so I'd love to play with that! very interested in the part where the person causing the affliction is seen as her "only friend" for the duration. could be a weird way to start new cr... or fuck up existing cr!!

Horizon plans:
+ definitely looking for buds to be trapped with! I'm especially interested in the maze
+ Ciri will be bopping around to others' Domains. new cr potential!
+ feel free to pop in on her if you want

What will visitors find in your domain?
+ she shares a Domain with Geralt
+ I have no horizon write up because I'm a lazy binch, but she's also got this lil cottage which is normally locked to anyone who she doesn't personally let in. I don't think this is a very exciting option, but if someone really wants to visit her in private, it's available

General plans: who wants to fight the zombie monsters out there??
also interested in doing something with the Libertas corpses rising up, woof, that sucks.

Ciri will probably try to run off into the desert to isolate herself when things go wonky and she realizes her emotions are whack and she's getting too stab-happy, but. well, her emotions are also going to be whack and she'll have very little self control when she's affected, so if you wanted to fight Ciri or get stabbed now's your time

Edited 2022-10-12 21:48 (UTC)

Character Name: Nadine Cross
Arcana: The World
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd

Afflictions: Nadine will be subject to all afflictions associated with Adlewyrd, in varying forms of intensity throughout the event. But for good chunks of it she will be much more prone to cruel comments and haunted by whispers urging her to give in to temptations and lead others into temptation.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I open to all of them, honestly!

Horizon plans: Visitors welcome! Feel free to end up in her Domain. Also open to her ending up in other people's.

What will visitors find in your domain? Nadine's domain description is here. During the event there will be storm clouds overhead and a sort of sickly light and cast to everything, and the buildings will seem even more empty than usual. Nothing will seem exactly wrong, it'll just feel vaguely uncomfortable and slightly wrong.

General plans: I'm definitely here for exploring the darker aspects of Nadine's character, that she fights against and denies, and this is perfect for letting them out. I'm here for things to get Dark and Weird, and if you're looking for your character to be influenced into giving into temptations, I got you.

Character Name: Alucard
Arcana: The Hierophant
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd of the Poison Tongues

Afflictions:

Al, shut up: Alucard's words are likely to come off as casually cruel at best and pointedly harmful at worst. He'll realize what is happening eventually, and will try and keep to forms that limit his speech.

Cone of shame: Alucard will be backsliding into guilt about some past events, which he had seemingly gotten over in the past or at least come to terms with.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:

Absolutely here to play out death scenarios, especially since that's hard level with Alucard!

Game for some distortion elements from Sannleikr, but I'd like for that to be a particular plot point to other event interests.

Horizon plans: Al will definitely get trapped in the Horizon. I would love to really consider the labyrinth, but am especially interested in the display screens and oozing mass.

What will visitors find in your domain? Alucard's domain is open at all times. The path that keeps people from visiting the homestead at the center of it will not work, meaning you can roll right up and bother him.

General plans:

GRAVEYARD THINGS The red hot second Alucard hears about the dead rising, he will be running back to the graveyard in Cadens. He will be trying to keep the dead where they should be AND fending off anyone who tries to approach. If he's forgotten your face, lmao, this could become a fight. So please, let's explore this.

I got a rat Related, Alucard will be trying to fend off scavengers from eating the eyes of the dead and keeping carcasses safe.

Character Name: matt murdock
Arcana: the tower
Faction: free cities

Chosen Herald: adlewyrd of poisoned tongues

Afflictions: so, if you get around matt, you're gonna hear some cruel shit because he's not gonna be able to keep his mouth shut. he will just go off, be nasty, uncaring of the hurts the pain and it's gonna be bad.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: man, i'd love for someone to touch matt and give him a vision of death or something, make him be surrounded by death and rot because he's always had all that blood on his hands but he's had the strict moral code of not killing anyone and i want him to lose his ish with this.

Horizon plans: definitely fine with anyone and everyone popping into matt's horizon but i'll throw him around other ones too.

What will visitors find in your domain? matt's horizon isn't too in depth at this point. there's a rooftop high above new york city that he spends most of his time in, his apartment with his sparseness and billboard, his law office in hell's kitchen, and just create fogwell's gym.

General plans: would love to drop matt in with the zombies in libertas because that'll be a new one and I WANT SOME PEOPLE TO SEE HIM FIGHT since no one but a few scant people know that he can fight.

LEt'S BREAK THAT OPEN.

Character Name: Eddie Munson
Arcana: The Devil
Faction: Solvunn

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd (and their entourage)

Afflictions: Definitely the taunting whispers, especially regarding his guilt for everything that happened back home.

I’m also toying with the inability to keep cruel thoughts from being spoken out loud. Eddie is already very loud and he doesn’t exactly hold back, but he’s never inherently cruel. I think that could be interesting. Not sure if I’ll go with that one, but it’s an option!

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I’d be willing to work with any of them, but I’m most interested in the whole “visions of death” one. He’s been tiptoeing around confronting his own death since he arrived, kind of putting it as far back in his mind as he can. It’s the Trauma. The inability to recognize familiar souls is tempting too!

Horizon plans: I don’t have Eddie’s domain totally figured out yet (it's hard, okay!), so that’s probably off the table for now, but I’d love for him to accidentally visit others. I’d totally be interested in him being trapped with others so hit me up if you’re interested in that!

General plans: I’d love to establish some new CR and strengthen current CR during this event! I'm sure I'll have him freaking out all over the place, but maybe I'll allow him to have a brave moment clobbering a zombie over the head or something.

Edited 2022-10-12 22:44 (UTC)

Character Name: Julie Lawry
Arcana: The Wheel of Fortune
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr

Afflictions: Her reflection will be distorted, but she won't have much time see that...

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: (Characters who possess one of the affliction abilities can influence other people in a particular way. Say here whether you're interested in any of that, for example if you want someone to influence your character to reveal any dark secrets or experience a vision of their demise.)

Horizon plans: RUBS HANDS TOGETHER / TW FOR MILD BODY HORROR

So, Julie is getting her own special field trip for this event. IT'S NOT SCARY AT ALL!!!! Fairly early into the event, she is going to become trapped for several days in this nightmarish hellscape, although she is going to lose all sense of time and not be sure whether she's been there for minutes or years. Anyone who knows Julie at all knows she doesn't fare well when completely alone -- and that's exactly what she'll be. Well, aside from the big weird humming blob. She can't talk to anyone except Rhy! Like two kids talking through tin cans.

Her body can be found by anyone close enough that they'd have access to her apartment. Anyone who might enter her domain, either on purpose or by accident, will be unable to find her there, but Julie is deeply and uncommonly connected with her domain -- she will be able to feel the intrusion and subsequently start going feral, because wouldn't you if you felt people traipsing around in your head?

What will visitors find in your domain? Julie's domain will probably be much quieter than most have ever seen it. The club lighting will be switched for fluorescent, the music is off, and it will appear to be the aftermath of the forever-going party. While the clubgoers are all still there and milling about, they're very sedate. You'd be forgiven for thinking they're in a state of hibernation, except for when you get close enough to see their faces.

Steven, Julie's bartender who has the capability to sense the entry of any new person to the building (and relays this information to Julie in a quasi-psychic way), is still there to help! He provides drinks -- always your favorite and always perfect -- and knows your name even if he's never met you. He'll provide any and all assistance he can... if you let him.

Anyone can stop by or be dropped in! The only inaccessible room will be Julie's Halloween party planning room, in the loft.

General plans: It also might be cool if her empty physical body is still making people near it forget faces??

Edited 2022-10-12 23:29 (UTC)

Character Name: Billy Kaplan
Arcana: The Hanged Man
Faction: Solvunn

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd of Poisoned Tongues

Afflictions: Billy will be hearing dark whispers about the things he feels guilty about and his insecurities, of which there are many. This isn't anything new, as he has always carried around his guilt and has been dealing with mental health issues since he was a teen, but this time it's almost impossible for him to ignore them or pull himself out of it. As for temptations, he normally shoves those really far down so having them come to the surface will be interesting. He will also have the affliction ability to cause someone nearby to succumb to secrets and temptations, for anyone who maybe wants to play with that.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I would be interested in playing with any of the three.

Horizon plans: I am down for random people popping up in Billy's domain, I'm also down for him to end up somewhere he didn't intend to go. I'm also willing to play with any of the scenes, especially the labyrinth.

What will visitors find in your domain? Billy's Domain

General plans: I'm easy and always down for whatever. I definitely want to work on building CR both with people Billy has already met and with new people. He would also be investigating the omens if anyone wants to come look for the dead, or eyeless corpses or maybe try to help clean the water for the local farmers?

Character Name: Jo Harvelle
Arcana: Strength
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions:

→ I'm going all in on all the affinities for Jo's first massive messes up everything plot event. I'm not settling on who would fit in as enemies or someone she fears, BUT I'm half tempted to make her see everyone as monsters. Which would go very, very badly (Also, once she's experienced her death, she's going to hear Hell Hounds growling from empty air near her off and on.)

→ Jo will be seeing her face distorted on reflective surfaces, and she'll be getting increasingly edgier as it doesn't stop, but no one around her says anything or seems to see anything wrong. Maybe you can start noticing she twitches around reflective objects, starts avoiding them, and freezes or mini-flinches at her reflection.

→ I am down to clown for this Affinity Ability. Want to forget your nearest and dearest while standing close to Jo? Or maybe you just touched her hand when she gave you something, and suddenly you can't remember anyone you came here with or why those people won't leave you alone. I'm absolutely here for her power making other characters feel isolated and lonely if you're looking for that! Let's make that happen.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:
I'm open to a whole lot of ideas. Jo is a character (and I'm a writer) who is incredibly down for taking your Negative CR and slinging it back just as hard, with no hurt feelings. If you're looking for a safe Neg CR space, let's talk. I'm interested in being trapped in pairs and groups. I'm incredibly up for Jo being affected by temptation, darker impulses, envy, jealousy, and pushed into confessing secrets, guilts, feelings, etc. . Mixing this all up in the horror, as well.

Horizon plans:
There are very general (waiting for the official post to firm up) plans about Jo having a vision of/living/experiencing her death. For someone else to get stuffed full of all the monsters & merciless killing seen through her eyes. Also, wedging in some Zombie fighting in here, of course! There are a few possible places she might drop into, but it's all brainstorming, and I'd love to hear your thoughts, too!

What will visitors find in your domain?
Jo & Dean's Domain (Harvelle's Roadhouse) falls squarely under Domains With Strong Connections vis a vie 'having a domain that's often inhabited by other Summoned, or that receives multiple regular visitors, including domains that are shared.' The Roadhouse has people constantly coming in and out. People are welcome there regularly but feel even more welcome to have characters suddenly dropped in for some spooktacular malfunctions.

→ The Haunting of The House: All the spooky supernatural stuff is now happening! The jukebox cranks itself to a bleeding noise level without warning. The bar bottles shatter on their own without being touched. A barrage of hunter voices suddenly whispers through from every direction, all over layered, all telling the stories of the worst horrors of what monsters have done. Occasional smells of sulfur or sudden cold spots. Creaking. Ectoplasm suddenly excreting from random places. Blood stains on the floor, or trails of it from the door into the back rooms. All haunted house schtick welcome here. As well as having it happen but then looks normal the next second.

→ The Haunted House Itself: It flickers randomly without warning from its fully formed perfect normal appearance to a) the smoking ruin of its canon end or b) becomes a combination of Dean & Jo’s not-there-for-it-but-still-carrying-it assumptions/nightmares of what being locked in the RH, while it was swarmed by demons, being burned down, all entailed. Ever wanted to be locked in a haunted house, surrounded by demons, getting burned down or blown up? Here's your chance.

General plans:
I'm so open and so excited about all of this; come at me!

Edited 2022-10-13 19:37 (UTC)

Character Name: Kyle
Arcana: The Hanged Man
Faction: Thorne

Chosen Herald: Sannliekr

Afflictions: Seeing faces of his 'enemies', and the affliction ability to make familiar faces unrecognizable. Going for a more lowkey level of affliction for the first one, mostly in the form of his former teacher Dayyid who was abusive, and sometimes this dude named Fikiri who is kind of the worst.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: ~Secrets and temptations~, leaning more toward the latter, but we can hash out details depending on where we want the CR to go! Some things when revealed may cause Kyle to avoid a character afterward. Seeing his death is also okay, if anyone wants someone to do that to.

Horizon plans: Looking for Domains for him to land in, and also one of the trapped scenarios.

What will visitors find in your domain? Here! Like Istredd, Kyle's Domain is being weirdly affected right now, which other people can notice:

While inside the Horizon, for the duration of this event, Kyle might find that, unlike the other domains, the large, relic-like structure that he created gives off a strange hum. Now and again, it will rattle and shake as if disturbed by something from beneath the Horizon itself.

As there shouldn't be anything underneath a non-physical plane, this is most unusual.

I'm totally down for people entering his domain while he's not there and poking around/noticing the weird hum and earthquakes. Or drilling through the floor idk, live your dreams! Defacing his temple while he's away is fine, just lmk so we can work out details. He won't have any answers for why his domain is being weird.

There's a secret 'room' that's available to be dropped into. It's an old, two story house stacked with things a graduate student in like 2009 would have. UNFORTUNATELY, the doors that should lead outside only open to marble walls, so once you're in there you might be stuck until you can will yourself out.

General plans: I'm going to be away for the next two weeks so I'll be slow! I plan to make an open top level for his domain though, so anyone can poke around.

Edited 2022-10-13 04:43 (UTC)

Character Name: yennefer of vengerberg
Arcana: chariot
Faction: thorne

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions: yennefer is lucky and gets to experience ALL of the afflictions. especially the one where the people she cares about are going to start looking like people she fears and/or her enemies (voleth meir is going to make a huge comeback, as well as stregobor!!! yahoo!!!). it’s going to end up freaking her out TENFOLD, so if anyone wants to experience panicked and upset and explosive yennefer, she is here. also her seeing herself change into more and more of a monster.

i ’m totally down to have yennefer use her influence to create isolation and loneliness if anyone is down for that. c: anyone want everyone they ever loved to disappear except for her?? which could be fun too if she’s seeing someone else in them, etc.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: oh my god, all of them are amazing, but i’m especially interested in her either experiencing the isolation (which is not going to be. good. for her.) OR forcing her to spill her secrets and/or act on temptations.

Horizon plans: i don’t have a whole lot going on with yennefer domain atm other than the fact it’s a constantly shifting vision of the continent shes from, BUT i would totally be down to have her show up in other people’s domain. c: i’m pretty flexible here

What will visitors find in your domain? see above, but i’m also happy to chat more about this if you want your character to end up in her domain. THE BIG THING HERE THO IS if you do end up in her domain you’ll probably run into. a demon. because that sounds like fun and we definitely need more people in red cloaks running around.

General plans: I AM OPEN AND FLEXIBLE HERE LETS PLAY AROUND.

PSA: i’m gone/without a computer until the 22nd/23rd, but am available best by discord or plurk for plotting purposes!

Edited 2022-10-13 09:58 (UTC)

Character Name: steve harrington
Arcana: the lovers
Faction: solvunn

Chosen Herald: Koth of Festering Lands

Afflictions: he is for sure going to be haunted by his friends all looking dead/rotting/like zombies and be unable to eat because it’s all going to taste foul. it’s going to freak him out since this is his first event, which will increase his guilt/fear/etc even more. i’m ready to play up his helplessness here let’s GO.

ALSO i would absolutely be down for steve to accidentally have people experience their deaths, especially considering how much that’s just going to. add onto his super crazy guilt trip. c: anyone want to experience deaths that have already happened AND/OR brand new exciting ones???

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: SOMEONE HAVE THIS BOY ACT ON HIS TEMPTATIONS OR FORCE HIM TO TALK ABOUT HIS FEELINGS (aka spill his secrets). tho tbh i would also be down for the death vision or the isolation, all of these are. So Good.

Horizon plans: anything and everything here. steve is FREE GAME and his horizon is fully open and haunted. also does anyone want to see what a koth demogorgon looks like cause those will probably be. following steve around a little bit. c:

What will visitors find in your domain? steve’s regular domain you can find here but the biggest thing is that while normally steve’s upside down layer usually is only very briefly there and then gone again unless you go down under the drive in, during the course of this event, his horizon will almost ENTIRELY be the upside down - with rotting vines, red lightning off in the distance, dead/rotting demodogs and demogorgon’s walking around, and the weird dust just. everywhere. also if you wanna stumble into his russian torture room, which is usually much more hidden/locked, you can do that too.

General plans: i would love to strengthen some of steve’s cr with some of this super fun “oh the kid’s not alright is he” sort of vibes. BUT ALSO STEVE IS NEW, so any and all new cr, if we want to jump off here, they can meet monster hunter steve in the horizon or just fully coming undone steve irl.

PSA: i’m gone/without a computer until the 22nd/23rd, but am available best by discord or plurk for plotting purposes!

Character Name: sam wilson
Arcana: justice
Faction: free cities

Chosen Herald: right now i don’t think i’m going to have sam affected by any of the heralds this go around!

Afflictions: n/a

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: okay so while i’m not super interested in having sam inflict any of this stuff, i would LOVE for him to be afflicted by. literally any of them. especially acting on temptations or experiencing his death. c:

Horizon plans: i’m really interested in sam getting caught up/stuck in one of the strange horizon places if anyone wants to get stuck with him. c:

What will visitors find in your domain? sam’s domain is here and if you want your character to end up in his bedroom upstairs which is the only locked room in the house, we can def talk about it. c:

General plans: nothing in particular!!! but i am down for pretty much whatever. c: PSA: i’m gone/without a computer until the 22nd/23rd, but am available best by discord or plurk for plotting purposes!

Edited 2022-10-13 10:03 (UTC)

Character Name: wanda maximoff
Arcana: the hanged man
Faction: solvunn

Chosen Herald: koth

Afflictions:

— seeing the dead imagery that isn't there/in her friends and loved ones. it tracks, anyway. [ x ] [ x ]
— amplification of negative emotions: guilt, shame, anger, depression, hostility, grief, and more; the usual maximoff cocktail.
— making others see visions of their own death.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?:

— it would be fun to have her interact with other KOTH-afflicted individuals to see her own death actually happen (please free her from her mortal coil, even if just briefly).
— for ADLEWYRD, let's go crazy. either wanda can reveal a secret (how she killed some jerks from another universe, don't worry about it hmm or how she effectively made sure her kids from another universe would need therapy for life). also, doing something horrid that she's always despised doing, like controlling minds or otherwise torture others with magic.
— the idea of maximizing the feeling of being utterly alone, by those of the SANNLEIKR persuasion, would be fun to explore.

Horizon plans: interested in having both wanda accidentally visit and to have her horizon visited! i do also want to throw wanda into being trapped in the horizon with others, so if anyone wants a witch, she's your gal.

What will visitors find in your domain? her horizon is here. for a variety of thread options as to how it'll be malfunctioning if unexpectedly landing in (any) part of it:

— the house tends to shake as the roof seems to sink in on itself, just waiting for the walls to give in; there's no sense of safety inside. the sounds of war raging outside feel so close yet so far away—the tv obstinately stays on with this playlist of happy sitcom episodes (of the viewer's choice, if familiar), but it seems to be weirdly narrating the actions of the character.
— the creatures in the forest are assholes; the ravens, while the friendlist of the bunch, will still be hostile, as will other forest critters. there may be a bigfoot-like creature stalking whoever wanders in. tree branches and roots seem to purposely be on the way of others. whistling can be heard, and this unnerving feeling that one is being watched.
— the area with the forgotten, broken statues and slabs of spells found in wundagore are in better shape, hushed whispers emitting from the area.
— witchcraft gone wrong scenarios, let's work something out.

General plans: the influence of the heralds feels very reminiscent to wanda's recent corruption via darkhold, so it'll be fun to explore these darker themes and how she's been trying to offset/ignore them. koth in particular will bring forth a lot of those negative emotions, so this could make for interesting scenarios with cr that sees her favorably.

Edited 2022-10-13 10:17 (UTC)

Character Name: Ronan Lynch
Arcana: The Moon
Faction: Thorne

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions: Ronan will be seeing his true face in reflections and it will not be pleasant for him.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: All of them sound fun!

Horizon plans: Ronan generally avoids the Horizon unless he has a specific reason to be there, and he will be avoiding it even more as long as his reflection looks the way it does, because the last thing the Horizon needs is... that. But others are welcome to visit his domain!

What will visitors find in your domain? Ronan and Kylo have a fused domain. Ronan used to have a forest before Kylo's volcano burned it and swallowed it up, but over the past year, Ronan's enchanted forest has taken root inside the volcano. Now the rock is threaded with veins of his magic and his flowers and trees grow all over the place. The evil scary volcano will just have to deal with it. There's a throne room and some parts of the volcano vaguely resemble a palace. There are also bioluminescent hot springs scattered around. It can be rather cozy if you're into that sort of thing.

General plans: Just gonna see where inspiration takes me! Ronan won't be causing any affliction in others, so he's safe to be around.

Character Name: Steve Rogers
Arcana: The Hierophant
Faction: Free Cities

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions: Steve will probably start seeing the faces of Thanos and the Red Skull mirrored onto other people, and will see his own distorted reflection as his pre-serum self. I'm open to him accidentally afflicting others with the inability to recognize familiar faces, if you're interested in that!

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: Sure, feel free to give him death visions or make him cough up a secret! I'll need to think on what the secret might be given the context of the thread, but that's certainly a possibility.

Horizon plans: I'm open to both him ending up in someone else's Horizon unexpectedly, or vice versa! I know what his Horizon is supposed to be but haven't actually made a post for it yet, but will hopefully get the chance to do that soon, or will just describe things for you in a starter if needed! I'm also down for brief scenes in the weird foreign parts of the Horizon, if anyone wants to do that kind of adventure together!

What will visitors find in your domain? If you want to stumble into 1940's Brooklyn, Steve's apartment, or Avengers Compound, let me know. I can definitely give more details as needed!

General plans: Steve will probably keep himself busy by patrolling both the city and the desert in search of any violent undead, in hopes of keeping civilians safe! I'm definitely up for teaming up around that as well.

Character Name: Thancred Waters
Arcana: Strength
Faction: Thorne

Chosen Herald: Adlewyrd of Poisoned Tongues

Afflictions: Thancred will definitely be hearing whispers that play on his insecurities and guilt, as it's not as if he hasn't had inner thoughts like this before! I'm also very interested in him using his affliction ability on others, as him pulling secrets from others is very thematically appropriate for his character.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: Make him spill secrets too! Or give him a vision of his own death! That's always a fun time.

Horizon plans: I'm open to him barging into other's Horizons, people barging into his, and also doing any of the potential four scenes from ending up in the weird part of the Horizon.

What will visitors find in your domain? Thancred's domain info! I am down for people ending up in any portion of it, depending on what you're interested in.

General plans: Thancred will be going on a little trip with Stephen toward the beginning of the event to inspect out of the thaumametors that they set up! So he'll be scarce toward the start of things. Other than that... undead coming out of tombs? That doesn't sound great. He'll be willing to help maintain that threat if it ends up becoming an issue.

Character Name: Lucifer
Arcana: The Devil
Faction: Thorne

Chosen Herald: Sannleikr of Many Faces

Afflictions: Lucifer's reflection will be warped beyond oblivion, whether it be true Eldritch horror angelic BS and Fire or different faces from different vessels he's worn in the past. Some of his true voice breaking through. This will have varying results to his mood. If you didn't know he wasn't human before, this is certainly a way to find out, especially in Thorne.

What other Herald's influence are you interested in?: I'm sort of interested in all of them. Koth most of all though, especially for characters that I don't have any CR with. He will not take envisioning his death well, especially if it's happened more than once to him already.

Horizon plans: Definitely looking to discover some new CR through popping into others unexpectedly. Maybe trapped shenanigans?

What will visitors find in your domain? Lucifer isn't usually in his own domain but if you need it for weirdness, by all means. The "Snake Island" portion is sometimes a blank space right now with weird little bits of color like spilled paints.

General plans:
-October is my last hurdle through foliage so I'm just trying to Survive. I'm around but I'm not trying to take on too much this month!

-He's looking to help with the undead in Thorne, and wanting to raise all sorts of questions about the dungeons.

-There's also a tiny part of him that thinks it's funny to start trying to do rituals in Thorne to commune with the gods because 1) it's something Thorne probably doesn't want 2) while he won't acknowledge them as gods, they're still his kind of destructive entities 3) Lucifer has a very bad sense of humor :)

So if anyone in Thorne makes an interest known about that he'll encourage it lolol

-AND. FINALLY. ~~I keep editing this god~~ He will be intending to use his affliction ability on likely rando Thorne NPCs but also people he's not close to (on purpose, anyway). He likes the feeling it gives him okay :| So something to catch him in or what-have-you. Options!

Edited (I forgot about the omens lol) 2022-10-13 20:05 (UTC)

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