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Obi-Wan Kenobi ([personal profile] hadthehighground) wrote in [community profile] empatheias_ooc2018-03-02 07:59 pm

Arehtei Rituals [March]

Hello everyone! Thank you to all those who participated in last month’s Arehtei rituals! We had a pretty good turn out and I hope to see just as many, if not more this month!

Due to disturbing reports from Shaarnath, we will be focusing heavily on Thras this month but still a little bit of Elios and Aiada!

This month's focus is: Thras (+), Elios (-), and Aiada (-)
The generators will be set at: Bravery, Hate, and Envy

What are Rituals?

Rumor has it that they were started, and named after, the rituals that a Shinto maiden performed in the aiding of the Arehtei. They are group sessions of individuals who wish to gather at the old shrine ruins outside of Verens to help with the imbalances of the Arehtei.

How do Rituals work?

A space is prepared in the shrine ruins just for this activity, which happens every other day of every month. The sessions are generally short, 5-10 minutes, and involve the channeling of target emotions by those involved. This can be through meditation, or certain activities that help to promote the desired emotions, providing they don't cause any interference. This can include, but is not limited to, eating/drinking emotion food, physical activities like push ups, reading a good book, or doing a hobby like crocheting. It all depends on the character and what gets them to feel the desired emotion! Everyone is encouraged to do their own thing in a safe space without having to worry about emotional consequences.

The purpose is to help people focus these emotions where they might not otherwise do so on their own. Providing an atmosphere of support and a desire to help the world around them. But most importantly, to help the Arehtei that are leaning too far on one end of their emotional spectrum so they can achieve balance again. Because when the Arehtei are out of balance, bad things happen. Everyone and anyone is welcome to attend and the help is appreciated! Sometimes even the Arehtei themselves have been known to attend!

Also, there are three large machines that have been set up in the perimeter of the area. They are emotion generators and put out a low key amount of whatever emotion they are set to emit. Enough to affect and encourage those emotions, but not enough to cause them against anyone's will or make them go crazy. Think of it like a boost of the desired emotion that the character is already aiming for. They will each be set at different emotions each month, and will promote them within their range, which is the immediate area of the shrine.

How do you get involved?

Below are a set of numbers that represent the days of the month that rituals are taking place. Beside them is the two letters that designate the Arehtei that is being focused on for that day. Such as So for Sosyne. Once you decide which days your character will participate, simply fill out the provided form and post it! At the end of the month I will post the results to the emotion tracker. It's that easy! You may edit it as you like in case your character's plans change! Just please do so before the end of the month!

Alternatively, private sessions can also be done! The generators are there and active 24/7 for eveyone’s use! A character can arrange this with Obi-Wan. Though they will be encouraged to stick to the schedule, they don’t abdolutely have to. Simply alter your post accordingly and state your reason your character is either doing a different day or a different Arehtei than scheduled. Note that Obi-Wan will not change the emotion setting for an Arehtei that is not being focused on that month. Such as if someone is wanting to do a Sosyne ritual when she is not the focus, your character won’t get a generator bonus.

Also, the formula I am using for normal rituals is 2 points per session plus 1 point for generator influence. If your character wants to go all out and do a higher amount of points then you may mark each day with + or - the total number of points you think they would do including generator influence. The max being 10 of course. Just please don’t do something like 5 days of all 10s. Also, if you believe your character would get destructive they would be asked to go outside the ruins to do their ritual. The range of the generators can be extended some to accommodate.

March Schedule:

02(Th) - 04(Th) - 06(Th) - 08(Ai) - 10(El) - 12(Th) - 14(Th) - 16(Th) - 18(Th) - 20(Ai) - 22(El) - 24(Th) - 26(Th) - 28(Th) - 30(Th)

Aiada, negative(envy): want, desire, discontent, yearning, dissatisfaction, jealousy, obsession, ambition
Elios, negative(hate): disgust, hate, self-deprecation, dislike, hostility, injustice, spite, bitterness
Thras, positive(bravery): confidence, arrogance, bravery, determination, ambition, righteousness, strength

In total there are 11 Thras, 2 Aiada, 2 Elios

heartofalioness: (Balmera Ceremony)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2018-03-03 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: LoneWolfPrincess
Character: Princess Allura
Username: heartofalioness
Alignment: Peromei
Dates: 04(Th) - 06(Th) - 08(Ai) - 10(El) - 14(Th) - 20(Ai) *-5* - 22(El) *-6* - 24(Th) - 26(Th) - 28(Th) - 30(Th)

Allura would put in some extra envy and hatred on those days to off-set the good vibes she's been getting this month.
Edited 2018-03-30 09:47 (UTC)
kanyounot: (Default)

[personal profile] kanyounot 2018-03-03 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Froda
Character: Kanan Jarrus
Username: [personal profile] kanyounot
Alignment: Piphron
Dates: 02(Th) - 12(Th) - 16(Th) - 24(Th) - 30(Th)
oligomania: (a little vision)

[personal profile] oligomania 2018-03-03 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Xae
Character: Velvet Crowe
Username: [personal profile] oligomania
Alignment: Elios
Dates: 08(Ai) - 20(Ai)

Elios-specific: 9th (-10)
23rd (-9)

Velvet's hatred is destructive, too destructive to be fully unleashed during normal rituals with other people around. She'll be doing it outside of the ruins but within the generator's range to prevent damage to the machine. Sorry about that spot near the ruins, it looks like it was decimated by lava, then hit by a meteor and now ash-like substance is present in the air where she unleashed her hatred. It may even feel like hatred if someone stands in the middle.
Edited 2018-03-03 01:59 (UTC)
oligomania: (every woman -- man and child)

[personal profile] oligomania 2018-03-03 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Her hatred burns two suns above a desert sky.
oligomania: (my soul and my youth)

[personal profile] oligomania 2018-03-03 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
And then it burns like a sea of lava and your beloved padawan loses most of his limbs to the hiss of a blade.
oligomania: (could you come and change me)

[personal profile] oligomania 2018-03-03 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Finally, it aches like a newborn child longs for a mother it will never know.
oligomania: (whose side am I on)

[personal profile] oligomania 2018-03-03 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Eventually, after years and years of playing hermit in the desert with two suns, you finally accept the final stage of grief. Saving the motherless children, cut down by your apprentice's hand and moving on to the great beyond.










Are you sure you want to help this mess, Obi-Wan?
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[personal profile] bonafidebrother 2018-03-03 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Kiki

Character: Izana Kunagiri
Username: bonafidebrother
Alignment: Aiada
Dates: 08(Ai) - 20(Ai)

Character: Suzaku Kururugi
Username: whiteknightmare
Alignment: Elios
Dates: 10(El) - 22(El)

Character: Regis Lucis Caelum
Username: regisrex
Alignment: Piphron
Dates: 02(Th) - 04(Th) - 06(Th)
nofarplaneyet: (Default)

[personal profile] nofarplaneyet 2018-03-03 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Belmont
Character: Auron
Username: nofarplaneyet
Alignment: Sosyne
Dates:04(Th) 10(El)
Edited 2018-03-03 17:34 (UTC)
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[personal profile] tookashirototheknee 2018-03-03 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name:Quinn
Character:Matt Holt
Username:[personal profile] tookashirototheknee
Alignment: Thras
Dates: 06(Th) - 12(Th) - 14(Th) - 18(Th) - 24(Th) 28(Th) - 30(Th)
showyouthesight: (set fire to the rain)

[personal profile] showyouthesight 2018-03-04 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Kitty
Character: Rin Matsuoka
Username:showyouthesight
Alignment:Daimonia
Dates: 02(Th)+6 - 06(Th) - 08(Ai) - 12(Th)+6 - 16(Th) - 20(Ai) - 24(Th)+6 - 28(Th)

Rin has super determination and ambition to offer Thras. He's practically fueled by it.
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[personal profile] bifroster 2018-03-04 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Lupin
Character: Jane Foster
Username: [personal profile] bifroster
Alignment: Thras
Dates: 04(Th) - 12(Th) - 14(Th) - 16(Th) - 24(Th) - 26(Th) - 30(Th)

Jane thinks the last round of rituals she did went pretty well, so she's feeling more confident about doing these, even though meditating is still out of her element. Regardless, she's a determined little ball of science! Come on Thras, we can do this!
Edited 2018-03-04 23:52 (UTC)
nailed_it: (I resemble that remark!)

[personal profile] nailed_it 2018-03-07 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Mew
Character: Yang Xiao Long
Username: nailed_it
Alignment: Thras
Dates: 14(Th) - 18(Th) - 22(El)

Rofl, she'll come in on the 22nd thinking it's another Thras ritual, but it's cool because she can totally do bitterness. XD
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[personal profile] lothrat 2018-03-26 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name:Nivi
Character:Ezra Bridger
Username: lothrat
Alignment:Sosyne
Dates: 04(Th) - 08(Ai) - 14(Th) - 18(Th) - 20(Ai) - 24(Th) - 28(Th)


Ezra's going to try his hand at some envy after Kylo Ren reminded him how much he wants his parents.