Event Log: Fadeout

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Fadeout event!
Where: All around the city
When: November 15th-November 25th
Warnings: None!

The morning of November the 15th seems rather normal- that is, if you can avoid the glowing cracks in the fabric of reality tucked away among various streets. Still, they don't really seem to be doing much of anything and you can't quite see through them, so maybe they're decoration? This wouldn't be the first time the gods pulled some weird shit to shake things up around here.

By midafternoon, however, something changes. Cecily, in all her wisdom, decides to attempt to dispel one of these rifts, and the resulting shockwave sends tremors through the city. Tears throughout Hadriel open wider and allow for various demons to burst through and terrorize the various citizens. Demons will be tearing through in all corners of the city, though you can choose to avoid them if you like.

Look out for Pride and Rage demons, who attempt to brute force their way to you and feed off of your anger, steel yourselves against Despair and Fear demons who grow stronger as you give up hope, and definitely cross the street to avoid the Desire demons, who can take either male or female forms and will offer you everything you want if you just let them in.

Demons will either focus on attacking you or tempting you by taking advantage of and feeding off of your basic emotions. Agreeing to let a demon help you and mentally folding to it generally means that the demon will begin to possess you and start calling the shots- often using you as a vessel to hurt others and sow discord. If you happen to have any sort of magical abilities, extended possession can lead toward becoming an abomination after the corruption takes root.

So... you might want to avoid all of that. Luckily, there are some good things happening that can distract you- along with the demons, several nugs and fennec foxes will also pop up around the city, and if you don't want them to die a horrible death to a hungry demon, you might consider adopting them. In addition, you may find a random potion laying around- maybe this can help you fight off those demons, or maybe it'll make every nug in the city love you- or maybe it's secretly a jar of bees. Wouldn't be the first time you guys let bees in jars get a little out of hand.

► This log covers November 15th-November 25th.
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► If you are murdered by a demon, become an abomination, turn your insides to sludge with a potion, or just throw yourself from a rooftop to end it all, please let us know here!

Comments

[closerift]

More or less. [ Like Leliana, Cecily is sending out arrows to dispatch the demons that are left in this area... albeit more slowly. She is clearly winded by the exertion, though not nearly as much as she will be in the future. ]

Have you seen Dorian and Cole? [ She asks, frowning slightly. She assumes they're safe, fighting demons, most likely, but not having them at her side is... uncomfortable, in times like these. ]

[bheidh]

No.

( Her concern had been, for the moment anyway, directed towards the Inquisitor. The woman who needed their help to control the flow of demons, or at least keep them away from her whilst she disrupted the rifts. She was skilled but couldn't do it all alone )

But I will look for them. Once we get you some rest.

( Though she'd no doubt closed as many rifts as Leliana's own Inquisitor had it had hardly been so many at once, and Leliana can see how much it's draining her - or will if she doesn't rest )

[closerift]

Rest? [ There's an incredulous laugh at that and Cecily raises both brows. ] You know I won't do any such thing while there are still people in danger and active rifts.

[ She'd have to be knocked unconscious to be made to take a nap right now. ]

I can manage. This is hardly the worst we've faced.

[ It may be stressful, but they'll see it through. Eventually. ]

[bheidh]

I also know that you'll have difficulty closing the rifts if you don't rest.

( Difficulty finding the energy to fend off the demons, and difficulty in mustering the strength require to close the rifts themselves )

You may manage, but you should do more than that.

[closerift]

Ah, come on, Leliana. I am fine.

[ Don't mother her!! She'll rest when she feels like it!! ]

I'll sleep once the city is out of danger from the rifts. You know nobody else can shut them, and the demons will keep coming unless they're closed.

[bheidh]

( Well if that doesn't tell her that she needs to mother more )

They will. The demons may be unrelenting but you can do nothing to stop them if they can kill you.

( And kill her they will, if she's tired. She'd worried over someone else once, though that had been a mistake. Leliana might have known Cecily for less time but this instinct she knows is true )

Even you know that, as difficult as hearing some of my advice may be.

( And not only about this, Leliana knows. Her own Inquisitor had been less favourable about some of the tactics that Leliana had suggested in the past )

[closerift]

And if I stop what I'm doing, they'll possess more, kill more. [ If she dies, she'll just be brought back, as far as she's concerned. ] I know what you're saying, I really do, but I couldn't get any rest now if I tried.

[ Her mind is a swarm and a singular thought: close the rifts. ]

We ought to stop arguing over it and continue on instead.