[OOC] The Sky is Falling!

[eolasemah]

Recently a rift opened in Skyhold itself. Although nobody saw it happen, it was rumored to have been opened by a mage native to Thedas and not one of the rifters.

There are damages to the courtyard from where buildings and vegetation have been singed and frozen and dented from the resulting demon battle. It looks a mess. This is a mess.

The purpose of this post is for general opinion gathering, rumormongering, and plotting for the fallout from this fiasco. If people can just open rifts wherever they want, what does this mean for the Inquisition? Can rifters do it, can regular mages do it? Why would someone within Skyhold and ostensibly part of the Inquisition do this in the first place? Why weren't snacks provided?

If you feel so inclined, reply with your character's reaction to the news (or the sight, or the battle) and what action they might want to take, if any. Plot, make CR, do the thing!

Comments

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin's in agreement with ensuring that there isn't a repeat of what happened, but she'll firmly point out that this isn't an issue about mages in general. The majority of them don't have a shard and thus can't do anything about rifts, either opening or closing them. They can find answers without scapegoating.

[stabsbooks]

She's right, of course - and once Cassandra gets over her initial I LEAVE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND LOOK WHAT YOU DID she would definitely hone in on people who are actually a potential threat - which means rifter mages with unknown abilities/training. Even then, people who accept some form of supervision/seem in earnest about working to make sure this doesn't happen again aren't going to be terrorized.