Event log: Who What Where Wendigo

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the wendigo event!
What: The accidental-cannibalism-turned-horrifying-monster event that is the Who What Where Wendigo event!
Where: All around the city
When: Feb 14th-March 1st
Warnings: Cannibalism, body horror, evil monsters lurking around.

Don't forget to check up on the Wendigo Guide that Ami posted!

On February 14th, Rage and Fear decide to give Hope a little bit of help taking care of the residents of Hadriel - they'll provide some food for awhile. How nice! Except, of course, that there's an extra ingredient in this food. A can of beef stew? Yeah... that might not be beef. But hey, it still tastes pretty good! Unfortunately, some spirits slipped through the Door last time it opened, and they're ready to possess anyone who participates in cannibalism - even if they don't know it.

Anyone who eats the provided meat will be possessed by a wendigo spirit. Over the course of twelve days, they will transform into a monster that feels little but rage and hunger. While at first it can be explained away easily enough (people are super annoying, and isn't everyone a little hungry most of the time?), by February 18th, wendigo transformations are impossible to ignore. A few days after, on February 22nd, the anger and cravings of the wendigo spirit will overcome all other emotions, and possessed characters may begin hunting.

The physical and mental transformation will be complete by February 26th. The possessed characters will have lost themselves completely at that point. While physical healing (done by a character with Hope's blessing or another healing ability) can turn back the physical and some mental effects, they will remain possessed until death or until Hope removes the wendigo spirit - which can only be done on the altar of Hope's temple. So have fun dragging your angry, possessed friends there!

On March 1st, Rage does Hope a solid (because she feels sort of bad) and kills all remaining wendigos. Upon revival, the spirit will be gone and the character will be fully recovered. Hopefully no one holds what they did while possessed against them!

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Comments

[pighead]

That's pretty much how you could describe this whole place. I'd laugh if it didn't involve actual torture.

[He might laugh anyway, but Josh is at least aware he shouldn't admit that.]

[bekommen]

No shit.

[She grabs the can and squints at the label, inspecting for whether it's actually going to be edible.]

How would you say this place ranks compared to Canada? Better or worse?

[pighead]

Far as I know, Canada has a lot less monsters. Not as much torture, either.

[He shrugs, picking another can off the shelf. Still unappetizing.]

But hey, what do I know?

[bekommen]

[Nick laughs under her breath - Canada probably has more monsters than he knows, if his Canada is anything like the one she came from. Nightbane just aren't obvious about it.]

Well, you know more than people who've never been to Canada, at least.

[pighead]

[Even in his own version of Canada, there are most monsters than he knows.]

I guess that's something. You can educate me on all the stuff I got wrong, though.

[bekommen]

[She laughs again - louder this time.]

Hey, it's not like I'm a Canada expert or anything. I was just there for a few weeks before I got pulled into this shithole.

[pighead]

Better than me.

[He grins.]

Where were you at before then?

[bekommen]

Before that? On the road to Vancouver. Before that ... Chicago.

[She squints, thinking back to what Chris told her.]

What about you? From LA too, same as Chris?

[pighead]

Lots of traveling, huh? Sounds like fun.

[He's still halfheartedly choosing and discarding food. Nothing seems right.]

Yeah, we've been friends for awhile. We're all from the same area.

[bekommen]

Eh, not really ... I just had to bail for a while. Some shit went down, I needed to leave town to clear my head.

[She shrugs, selecting a few of the cans off the shelf and shoving them into the bag she's brought. She's doing her best to sound nonchalant about it, but losing the two most important people in her life was an awful catalyst for the road trip that led to Canada.]

That's cool. I mean - it's not cool that you're all here in this shithole, but like - I guess it's better if you're not alone, right?

[pighead]

Can't blame you for that. Sometimes you've gotta get pretty extreme to settle things down up there.

[Really, leaving town is much more understandable than the way Josh coped with losing the two most important people in his life.]

Yeah, I guess it's all right having them around. Not sure they feel the same about me.

[bekommen]

Well, if they're still talking to you, you're probably fine by them.

[She shrugs. That's how she knew she and Andy weren't getting along anymore - they stopped talking.]

[pighead]

I guess that's true. They talk to me. They don't even seem too pissed about the whole thing.

[Well, they are kind of pissed, but all things considered, it's not too bad.]

[bekommen]

Yeah, see? I'm sure it's all fine.

[The food selection, though - it's pretty much picked through. She sighs and closes up her bag.]

I think that's all that's worth taking. See you around, yeah?

[pighead]

[Not much there, and even less that Josh finds appetizing, and he's so hungry. He raises a hand in farewell, distracted.]

Yeah. Look out for monsters.

[bekommen]

Yeah, you too, kid.

[She waves on her way out the door.]