The questions and details in this post will be put into effect in approximately two or three days from now, and will end (in any way that possibly affects the general population) on the 27th—a total of about a week.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Tolkien-brand mysticism.
Firstly, a question which I promise is ultimately relevant:
I know Bar can't produce living things, but can she produce fresh-cut flowers, vines, branches, and similar? (And while were on the subject, just because it might come in handy someday, can she produce living, growing potted plants?)
Props aside, allow me to introduce you to the point. Beginning on November 20th or 21st, there will be subtle, escalating changes in Gorlim which will be apparent even to persons who do not necessarily know what he's like usually. In addition to a gradually becoming more and more withdrawn, certain characters may be able to see, hear, smell, or in other ways sense unusual and potentially troubling things about him. These characters include:
~Psychics sensitive to ghostly and supernatural disturbances
~Gods, spirits, and other immortals who can naturally sense ghosts (or equivalent non-corporeal... things) without needing to focus power specifically in order to do so
~Others (by discretion of their players—ping or reply to discuss particulars)
( A descriptive list of what you might see if you are one of these )Note for non-psychics: Even characters who do not have any inherent psychic or magical abilities, or any particular sensitivity to the supernatural, may still get a 'creepy feeling' near him. If you figure your character would be affected by a Ringwraith or a Dementor, this applies to you. The feeling will be far less extreme until the very end of the week—subtle enough that you'll be able to ignore it if you choose, or may not notice it at all if your character is sufficiently unfocused on the floating anxiety section of the brain—but it will be there.
There will be other signs which I will describe in his posts as things progress, which will include a lot more than just Gorlim being broody and zoned-out. His behaviour will also become increasingly erratic, his speech less coherent, and there will be very definite creepiness of an R-Rated variety.
And now, an interlude for the all-important question of
what is actually going on here.The tagline summary: (for those of you just reading for the sake of curiosity)
Gorlim is temporarily experiencing a shift in the balance of his natures and taking on his Wraith aspect.
( The details – or, A crash course in Tolkien mysticism )Right, I think that covers everything in that department.
Now for the REALLY important stuff.
The Thing that will happen on the 27th which may potentially impact people in the bar.I'm looking for input from both mods and players on my basic plan here.
( The Big Thing – a case of temporary, selective mass-hypnosis, and several suggested scenarios for how to go about achieving the final effect. )![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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