starsand | 【MAY EVENT】

MAY EVENT

the rumor of oyashiro-sama

IC Date: 5/ 29 & 30

it's been a week...

About a week ago, a Rumor started to spread around Starsand City. It started small, whispered only between a few people and occasionally coming up in idle conversation, but gradually it has snowballed. Images of 'the Kami of Sin' become more accurate, until they clearly depict Hanyuu Furude. And though her name is never specifically said, a familiar title does attach itself to the Rumors: Oyashiro-sama.

According to these Rumors, anyone who harms or does wrong to a Fallen Star will be 'Spirited Away' by Oyashiro-sama, the Kami of Sin. She follows you when you're alone, adding an extra set of footsteps to your own pace, and then drags you into the darkness where you will never be seen again. For a week, these Rumors do not develop beyond making the civilians nervous around Fallen Stars... But on May 30th, that changes.

When the people of Starsand City awaken on May 29th, something has changed. Some civilians have vanished from their homes, leaving puddles of starry black goo in their homes. The goo eventually turns into a pile of cherry blossoms, which begin to fill the air like a haunting snow. Throughout the day, more civilians will vanish; Sometimes they turn into goo right before your eyes. This, apparently, is what it means to be 'spirited away into darkness' by Oyashiro-sama. Among those to vanish are Mikale Reed, Shugo Yumeno, and Dimitri Kuroneko.

But for Fallen Stars, the Rumor affects them differently. At various points throughout the day, as soon as the thought of "I've wronged a fellow Fallen Star" crosses their mind, Fallen Stars will also be Spirited Away. But in their case, they suddenly slip between the two realms: Physical and Spirit. They can see, hear, and feel spirits as strongly as they would any other person. And it can be very overwhelming until their bodies adjust. But that's not the only change to happen: Give them some time and Fallen Stars will soon realize that they can now access 'spirit magic.' Which, perhaps, they will find helpful as they try to solve this Rumor and bring everyone back. Or maybe they'll learn something about themselves instead.

EVENT SCHEDULE

PART ONE (starnet/action) [OOC DATE: May 23rd]

The first part of the event goes up. Characters will begin discovering their powers and have a chance to investigate the Rumor further.

PART TWO (starnet/action [OOC DATE: May 25th]

the Cherry Blossom Tree Rumor

the Rumor of Oyashiro-sama

PART THREE [OOC DATE: May 27th]

Event Finale. The results of these attempts will be made apparent and the resolution, good or bad, reached.

While this event is fast paced, the focus will be on player characters. There will be no plot heavy consequences for this event, so please do not rush yourselves: Take your time slowly backtagging and exploring the new power system, seeking forgiveness, and menacing the mod team with investigations. This event will be much less structured than the April event and isn't intended to be as stressful.

Please check the investigations toplevel to ask questions!

Keywords for investigations... Spirit Realm, Spirit Magic, Forgiveness, Kami, Sacred Child

OOC NOTES

If you are interested in playing with the powers portion of the event please check the powers planning over here.. Make sure that your powers are approved before you start using them! And as another note, make sure to also check this toplevel to describe your characters' souls and how those with powers would be seeing them while they're in the spirit realm.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Is it possible to have been "spirited away" without literally being stolen this time...?

The etymology of "spirited away" comes from "being hidden by kami", from people's mysterious disappearances or deaths after someone angered a kami. If we're still here, can that really be 'hidden by the kami'?

Edited 2023-05-24 02:25 (UTC)