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brokenallthelaws) wrote2019-04-04 10:47 pm
brokenallthelaws) wrote2019-04-04 10:47 pm
Light/Darkness Sensing Permissions
So one of the things Xigbar is capable of doing in sensing the amount of light and/or darkness in people's hearts, and he retains this ability on the Barge. More information can be found over here at his permissions post, but for the sake of being thorough, a brief explanation:
A heart - sometimes referred to as a Heart, in order to make things less confusing - is the emotional core of person, and - together with memories/will - is responsible for making a person who they are. With a few notable exceptions, Light and Darkness are represented in each heart, in varying amounts. If someone tends to feel positive emotions (love, compassion, kindness, etc) that registers as Light, while negative emotions (jealousy, anger, fear, hatred, etc) register as Darkness. There's a little bit of wiggle room in that the lines do blur somewhat - especially for personality traits that don't have an emotional component - but generally speaking, what matters is the nature of someone's disposition. For example, someone who puts on a cheerful front but who has a nasty disposition underneath that front will still read as predominantly dark-aligned; the reverse would also be true.
As things currently stand on the Barge, Xigbar can't do anything more than use this to get a general sense of what to expect from people, but if this is something you want to play (or not!) with just drop me a line here using the form below.
Character Name:
Character Journal:
Can Xigbar sense the Light/Darkness in your character's heart: Yes/No
If yes, what will he be able to see? Does their heart skew dark or light? For what reason? Is there anything else notable he might be able to pick up?
A heart - sometimes referred to as a Heart, in order to make things less confusing - is the emotional core of person, and - together with memories/will - is responsible for making a person who they are. With a few notable exceptions, Light and Darkness are represented in each heart, in varying amounts. If someone tends to feel positive emotions (love, compassion, kindness, etc) that registers as Light, while negative emotions (jealousy, anger, fear, hatred, etc) register as Darkness. There's a little bit of wiggle room in that the lines do blur somewhat - especially for personality traits that don't have an emotional component - but generally speaking, what matters is the nature of someone's disposition. For example, someone who puts on a cheerful front but who has a nasty disposition underneath that front will still read as predominantly dark-aligned; the reverse would also be true.
As things currently stand on the Barge, Xigbar can't do anything more than use this to get a general sense of what to expect from people, but if this is something you want to play (or not!) with just drop me a line here using the form below.
Character Name:
Character Journal:
Can Xigbar sense the Light/Darkness in your character's heart: Yes/No
If yes, what will he be able to see? Does their heart skew dark or light? For what reason? Is there anything else notable he might be able to pick up?
no subject
Character Journal: epistemological
Can Xigbar sense the Light/Darkness in your character's heart: Absotutely
If yes, what will he be able to see? Jon's heart skews VERY VERY light, even if he comes off like an asshole sometimes. He's a genuinely good person who's life goal is to save people and protect them but there's a link to something that will read as dark/confusing in him, given his Fear-Entity-Patron.
Character Name:Ardyn Lucis Caelum
Character Journal: of_no_consequences
Can Xigbar sense the Light/Darkness in your character's heart: Yes!
If yes, what will he be able to see? Ardyn's core is light but he's been darkened by the starscourge and his own despair and action. Having graduated, a lot of that is gone but can't help the starscourge. That's pure darkness. So it would probably come off like a core of light with darkness curled around it.
Character Name: Sanderson Hawkins
Character Journal: granularity
Can Xigbar sense the Light/Darkness in your character's heart: Yes
If yes, what will he be able to see? Nothing but light on this one. He's a genuinely good person who has been utterly selfless pretty much his whole life.