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SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE / halloween event! - rakue - 10-02-2018
[align=center][div style="borderwidth=0px; width: 55%; text-align: justify;"]Deep in the night, as September faded into October, the swamplands of Tanglewood began to tremble. Only members with the keenest of senses noticed this faint movement, writing it off as a passing earthquake. The shaking persisted late into the night, steadily growing worse as the full moon rose high in the sky, illuminating the earth through the thick brambles. Members woke from their slumber as the ground quaked in spasms, collecting together in the common grounds to begin looking for the source. It was clear nature itself was no longer at fault.
The source was soon found: the crater.
The band of Tanglewood members grew close, brave souls pressing forward into the divot itself. The ground shivered beneath them once more, the sound of stone crackling echoing in the cold autumn night. The quakes were strongest here, and yet, there was nothing to be seen in the lifeless expanse. As they neared the center, the winds roared around them and the ground began to split into cracks. A soft blue hue peered through the cracks and grew brighter.
Beneath their feet, groans began to echo softly. Tanglewood's members grew close nevertheless, hoping to find an answer to their distress as the ground quivered.
Weary moans turned into horrific screams.
Too late to turn back now.
One brave soul grew closer as the others hesitated, a stubby brown tabby hobbling closer to the glowing cracks. He looked down into the moaning cracks, hoping to find an explanation to their nighttime perils and the unusual behavior of the earth around them. He could see nothing but light. Could hear nothing but screams.
"Nothing I can see," the munchkin mused, returning his gaze to the other members of Tanglewood. "Perhaps we should-"
Massive claws exploded from the cracked earth, sinking into the soft flesh of the feline's head and dragging them into the now much larger crack. His screams blended in with the creatures from beneath the land, the sound of torn flesh and cracking bones fading away into the clamor as Tanglers scrambled backwards and away from the increasing expanse of massive cracks in the earth. Desperate to make their escape from the crater, many did not turn around to see what became of the small tabby swallowed by the Earth and consumed by whatever was beneath it. But those that stayed - to stare, to mourn, too shocked to move - would be met with the sight of translucent paws, hands, hooves, and unidentifiable amalgamations clawing at the dried earth to crawl upward. Ghosts and ghouls emerged, some with the face of lost loved ones, others those of what could be called hellish demons. Mutated and unrecognizable the creatures arose from their graves. Confused and searching for a purpose, the ghosts began to head out and find a place to settle… even if it was by force.
Some would be playful spirits looking to entertain themselves. Others sought vengeance and harm.
Frightened, those who remained turned to flee.
They were not safe.
(ooc) welcome to beasts of beyond's halloween event!! the epicenter of this event is tanglewood's crater, however these ghouls are spreading ALL OVER the groups of bob! some souls return to find peace with their loved ones; others are playful spirits looking to possess odd things and play harmless pranks; some souls seek retribution for their death, the most gnarled of ghouls looking to destroy all beings of flesh in their path. what sort of soul will your character run in to? you're more than welcomed to make your own threads of your characters encountering ghosts, or keep an eye out for group-specific mini-events regarding these spirits!
most importantly, have fun!!
Re: SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE / halloween event! - VIGENERE CIPHER. - 10-04-2018
Re: SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE / halloween event! - Morgan - 10-08-2018
Morgan was nowhere near the scene of the action as it occurred, but he definitely felt the effects almost immediately. All kinds of Tanglers' presences disappeared, replaced by hundreds, even thousands of auras both familiar and foreign. Eyes widening, the samoyed nearly collapsed on the spot. His mind focused on each and every one of the auras as they flew up into the air and out into the town, and he fought the urge to faint to get himself away from it all. He crept out of the town square, slowly but surely pushing himself toward his beachside home.
(retroactive post to explain absence between this and the vengeful spirit thread)
(retroactive post to explain absence between this and the vengeful spirit thread)