OOC: Player Plot - Let No Soul Hunger for Justice

[justice_is_blond]

Justice is a problem.

That is an understatement.

If you all will just help Anders collect a few deposits, he can be free of the-- oh wait. Wrong game.

Adelaide and Nathaniel have been trying to find ways to help Anders actually be free of Justice, with the former seeking to return the spirit to the Fade, and the latter seeking anything, really, because he can see how poorly things are going. Adelaide has found five rituals that may work out of a whole lot that were too ridiculous or flawed to consider.

Nate, Adelaide, Bethany, and Anders will be looking for people to help with these rituals.

Summary rundown:
-Each of the five rituals will have about a week and a half of OOC time dedicated to it. If you sign up, please be willing to put the log somewhere near the top of your tag priority list.
-The first two happen in the beginning of May, with an IC break for regathering when they fail
-The first two are on the silly/low risk side, and the latter three get progressively more dangerous.
-The character types sought are a loose form. If you think your character would fit into one of the rituals and they’re not one of the types listed, sign up anyway and note why on the ‘notes’ line!
-All of these will be happening approximately a half-hour outside of Skyhold for the safety of those in the fortress as well as the chance of backup/help if something goes very wrong.
-We’ll probably be taking 3-4 people for the log parts of rituals 1-3, potentially a couple more for ritual 4, and a bunch for ritual 5.
-Rituals 4 and 5 will include dice rolling for injuries to participants. Some may get off scot-free, some may be injured.
-Signups are open through April 27th, and limited to people who are not known to actively want to hurt Anders.

Have a longer rundown:

Beginning of May:
Ritual one: Absurd, Attempt to coax the spirit back into the Fade by the power of song.
Character types sought: Research types to figure out proper pronunciations for some of the words in this really old song, Bard types for the Very Thedas Sing-A-Long
Results: Everyone participating will be forced to sing anything they try to say for 24 hours.

Early May:
Ritual two: Absurd, Divine the true essence of the human soul and the spirit and divide them accordingly.
Character types sought: Philosophical types, any for talking about what a soul is, there will be a crystal post for this leg of it for the debate. Mages and a Templar for the actual separation attempt, just in case.
Results: Those involved in the attempt get stuck speaking the truth for 24 hours.

Very late May/Early June:
Ritual three: Arcane, Sleepwalk into the Fade to guide the spirit away from the mage.
Character types sought: Scholars/Mages for walking the fade, this one would be not be open to rifters as it seems a little too risky. They have an NPC means of getting lyrium, but if your character has lyrium connections and would like to participate like that instead, that’s an option!
Results: Optional coma for 24-48 hours for participants.

After Number Three:
Ritual four: Risky, Reverse binding: Attempt to expel the Spirit to the Fade with an obscure binding circle.
Character types sought: Mages, Templar for casting/being on hand. A few Fighting types nearby too because…
Results: Demons. Demons everywhere.

After Number Four which is after number three:
Ritual five: Arcane and risky. Complicated formula, binding circle, philter, guidance of another spirit (Compassion.)
Character types sought: Everything. People to gather obscure herbs, people to obtain lyrium, fighters/mages/templars/rogues to deal with this in case because the last binding attempt went so awry, healers available, etc.
Results: Dice determined - Success…. Sort-of. Justice is removed from Anders but becomes Vengeance as he has to be forced out, attacks. Boss fight.

Signups!

<b>Character name:</b> <b>Player name:</b> <b>Ritual(s) signing up for:</b> <b>Position/Character type:</b> <b>Notes:</b>

Comments

Questions? Comments?

[justice_is_blond]

Bring them all!

[amygdalae]

Signups!

[justice_is_blond]

[kallian_endris]

Character name: Kallian Endris
Player name: Ardruna
Ritual(s) signing up for: Any/all, as needed
Position/Character type: Spirit healer
Notes: Kalli has developed a very close relationship with Anders, and absolutely would want to help him overcome this every step of the way, even at the risk of her own safety.

And so as not to spam...

Character name: Ingrid Kief
Player name: Ardruna
Ritual(s) signing up for: 2, 4 and/or 5
Position/Character type: Knight Templar
Notes: Ingrid actually is pretty reasonable with mages, and would be willing to aid a fellow Ander.

Character name: Isabela
Player name: Yup, still me
Ritual(s) signing up for: 4 or 5
Position/Character type: Fighter/Duelist
Notes: Anders is one of her good friends, but she has little love for Justice. If she can help get him away from her friend, she'll be there.

[wickedchase]

Character name: Twisted Fate
Player name: Alba
Ritual(s) signing up for: 2, 3, and/or 4
Position/Character type: Magely mage who mages
Notes:

[singularwill]

Character name: Solas
Player name: Britt
Ritual(s) signing up for: Probably number four?
Position/Character type: Apostate Hobo with a specialty in Spirits and Hi Did You Say The Fade but he probably won't want to actually do all he COULD do, to help, because lol spoilers but he'll help as much as he can
Notes: hey bro did you say spirits


let me tell you about the fade

[eolasemah]

Character name: Sina Dahlasanor
Player name: Cami
Ritual(s) signing up for: 1, maybe 3 if she'd be allowed
Position/Character type: Research/scholar/mage
Notes: Although Sina has a shard and has some uh. "History" with rifts, she is a confident Fadewalker with an aptitude for warding off spirits therein. Despite not having been involved with most of Anders' situation, she recognizes him and would want to help, because being possessed sounds like nasty business and also he showed her how to pet a kitty once.

[nofury]

Character name: Maria Hill
Player name: Stacey
Ritual(s) signing up for:...all, maybe?
Position/Character type: Templar
Notes: Not trying to force my way in, but Maria already agreed to help Adele with all this. I'm fine either RPing Maria out in all of the rituals or only RPing in one or two actively and letting her be more or less an NPC in the rest, with her just handwaved there in some 'break in case of demons' protection.

[justice_is_blond]

It's not forcing at all! Anders and Maria haven't had an altercation/issue, though we'll probably go for option number two with her being more an NPC in most so that there's more room for others.

[nofury]

Sounds good to me. She just wants to be sure the sane mage she knows doesn't get eaten by an abomination :C

...or you know. Anyone. But it's so hard to find sane people these days.

[wontforgetyou]

Character name: Jamie McCrimmon
Player name: Beth
Ritual(s) signing up for: 1 or 4
Position/Character type: Piper/Rifter (also a fighter-type)
Notes: While Jamie is not a bard per se, he can sing - or, if musical accompaniment might be needed, can play the bagpipes if necessary! He also has a lot of experience fighting demons and even though he was linefacey for a bit after finding out who Anders is, he's long since gotten over it.

[dwarfing]

Character name: Shale
Player name: Draiol
Ritual(s) signing up for: Any
Position/Character type: Golem. Big. Punching demons is one of their favorite things, aaand they can hold people down if needed.
Notes:

[pinprick]

Character name: Nathaniel Howe
Player name: Tori
Ritual(s) signing up for: All of dem
Position/Character type: Moral support/fighting type
Notes: :D

[failedfirst]

Character name: Velanna
Player name: Varis
Ritual(s) signing up for: ...can I sign up for all of them? Velanna won't love the first two but I think she'd still probably want to be present, sob.
Position/Character type: Mage, magical tank, herbalist, DALISH MAGIC
Notes: Velanna doesn't trust any of these circle mages to do this shit right, man.

[dragoon_pride]

Character name: Kain Highwind
Player name: Lisa
Ritual(s) signing up for: 4 or 5
Position/Character type: Rifter, FIIIIGHTER/dragoon, he'd come along to stab things
Notes: Kain has a history with mind control, and while not exactly the same as a spirit possession, it's still in the same general family of Bad Willpower-Bending Shit. Against his better judgment because of what others have told him, he sympathizes for Anders because of that similarity in issues. And they got along well before!

Re: Signups!

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Character name: Bethany Hawke
Player name: Wren
Ritual(s) signing up for: All of them
Position/Character type: Warden Mage, almost newly minted Spirit Mage.
Notes: Bethany promised to be with Anders every step of the way - and she meant it.

[bookish_lioness]

Character name: Hermione Granger
Player name: Janet
Ritual(s) signing up for: 2, 4, and/or 5.
Position/Character type: Rifter Mage (not to be confused with Rift Mage)
Notes: She's Adelaide's assistant, and she gets along relatively well with Anders, so she'll try and be as involved in every step as she possibly can.

[chainlightning]

Character name: Merrill
Player name: Gadgets
Ritual(s) signing up for: All/any of them.
Position/Character type: Mage/moral support.
Notes: She will fight anyone who says she's not allowed because of the blood magic thing. Including you, Anders.

[samahl]

Character name: Cyril Ashara
Player name: Mel
Ritual(s) signing up for: The last one
Position/Character type: Cy is a bow user and could help with the gathering of supplies or the fighting bit.
Notes: Justice noooo.

[el_tybs]

Character name: Samouel Gareth
Player name: Tybs
Ritual(s) signing up for: 3, 4, and/or 5.
Position/Character type: Spirit Mage/tanky mage
Notes: Clearly we're going to do all this work and it'll be Purrelden that saves the day. The hero we don't deserve but need.

[lifeofendurance]

Character name: Aleron Darton
Player name: Althea
Ritual(s) signing up for: 2-5
Position/Character type: Templar-ish (Seeker)
Notes: Comes recommended by Bethany and Nathaniel, willing to be the heavy if shit goes south. (It always does.) He'll also have a vested interest in seeing if/how such a thing can be accomplished, but that's part of the training. Like Maria, I'm fine having Al lurking in the background as another emergency heavy hitter npc-ish thing so there's plenty of space for others wherever.

[iknowlove]

Character name: Terra Branford
Player name: Vivian
Ritual(s) signing up for: Anywhere you'd need her
Position/Character type: Spirit medium
Notes: I mean, who better to have tag along on this journey? Adelaide at least knows of her existence and she's eager to please, so she'd be easy to drag along.

hay

[noleechesneeded]

Character name: Simon Tam
Player name: Syrup
Ritual(s) signing up for: Rituals three, four, and five
Position/Character type: Mage of the healing variety, little bit of combat ability and oh yeah blood mage. Hopefully things won't get that bad.
Notes: Simon is still ??? about Anders in general, but tends to want to do some good with his power and also is in general very interested in potential ways to reverse a possession...just in case it ever becomes an issue for River.

[fightingale]

Character name: Leliana
Player name: SOME JERK also called Bella
Ritual(s) signing up for: any where she might be of use, honestly.
Position/Character type: Spymaster/Bard/FREEDDDDOOOOMMMMMMMM enthusiast
Notes: I figure even if she isn't selected for any of the rituals she has still spoken with Nathaniel and Adelaide a bit about this, so perhaps she can be involved in a not there/consultant/handwavey capacity, trying to provide assistance or hook them up with people, or what have you!

[byblow]

Character name: Alistair
Player name: MJ
Ritual(s) signing up for: Any!
Position/Character type: Snowflake.
Notes: If there are any rituals that wind up needing additional Templar-y presence for safety, you got me babe. (You're also welcome to say he's on call/nearby hanging out with his sending crystal but not there for any you don't actually want another participant in, if you want to make it sound safer or something, idk.)

[colecomfort]

Character name: Cole
Player name: Ronen
Ritual(s) signing up for: 4 and 5
Position/Character type: Stabby daggers where needed AND ALSO MAYBE HELPING WITH THE GUIDANCE IN NUMBER FIVE CAN THAT BE A THING
Notes: plz

and also -

Character name: Vasran Thelassin
Player name: Ronen
Ritual(s) signing up for: 2 and 3, maybepossibly 4
Position/Character type: Mage. A bitty mage, but one adept at offensive magic and raring to be involved.
Notes: Would love to deal with the realization that "Anders" is the kid who kept trying to escape Kinloch Hold somewhere in here. :3

[universal_charm]

Character name: Jim Kirk
Player name: Luna
Ritual(s) signing up for: 5 (but also any/all that he is needed too)
Position/Character type: Rifter/Opinionated Captain/Useful Gopher
Notes: He really can't sit by and not help when someone needs help, so he'll jump in for sure, and do whatever he can be it researching, helping fight demons (as a distraction most likely, let's be real), or procuring items in and out of Skyhold. Justice shall be done! (Haha, see what I did there? *wink wink*)

[perseverances]

Character name: Cullen
Player name: Manda
Ritual(s) signing up for: Any!
Position/Character type: Commander,, former Templar, etc.
Notes: /chinhands

[arlathvhen]

Character name: Beleth
Player name: Ema
Ritual(s) signing up for: Ritual one
Position/Character type: Baby bard
Notes: She's going to spend the entire day after not talking >B( and probably longer not talking to anders specifically

Character name: Kaisa
Player name: Ema
Ritual(s) signing up for: Ritual four/five and wherever else she can help really
Position/Character type: Fighting type / Berserker
Notes: hitting things??? just tell her where and who

[hugeinorlais]

Character name: Varric Tethras
Player name: Bubbles
Ritual(s) signing up for: Any, though he's probably not terribly useful for 3.
Position/Character type: Rouge, smuggler, general friend type person.
Notes: Varric might not like this nonsense, but he's here to help if Blondie needs him.