MOD POST: PLAYER POLL: FEAR ITSELF

[thoughts]

Hey guys! Yet another poll for the month of October, this one is pertaining to the plot event Fear Itself and will determine the nature of the event. This one has the potential to have some very big IC consequences, so I'm going to give you some more background information to think on before we get into the poll. To skip all of this and move straight to the poll, click here.

Since this matter deals entirely with Tyr, we're gonna go into his backstory and who exactly he is! Tyr was born in the Third Era of Yggdrasil, making him younger than Odin, Njord, Mimir, Skadi, and Heimdall, and roughly the same age as Frigg and Honir, though he is the oldest of the three. Due to his kind and loving nature, Tyr became the god of diplomacy and goodwill towards all beings. His biggest mission - and largely considered an impossible one by many of the other gods - was to try to foster a relationship between the gods and the Giants to stave off the constant warring. This overall failed with Thiazi and Surt, but the youngest Giant, Laufey, was much more receptive to his words of peace.

Over the next two thousand years, after Thiazi and Surt left to form their own kingdoms, Tyr and Laufey became lovers, leading Njord and Skadi to leave Asgard and form their own kingdom of Vanaheim out of vehement disapproval of the affair. A short thousand years after that, Laufey died giving birth to the Loki twins, but Tyr in his grief couldn't let her soul pass on and instead trapped it within a doll. This was the first time anyone had performed magic on a soul, let alone an immortal one, and is ultimately how Thiazi learned to capture the gods' souls to use their magic later on.

When Laufey's grief and madness broke free from the doll, she killed Tyr first and Thiazi took his soul captive while the other gods were busy fighting Laufey to stop her reign of destruction. His soul was held securely in a very fancy jar in Thiazi's throne room for roughly eighteen thousand and four-hundred years, laying dormant though his mind and spirit were left to rot and fester in the same grief and madness that tore apart his beloved. Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked, and Thiazi's plans of using all of the gods' souls at once at the height of Ragnarok was interrupted with the theft of Freyr's soul by the Travellers.

Out of anger, indignation, and sheer arrogance, Thiazi absorbed Tyr's soul to use his magic against Asgard and their "heroes". The marker of this event was The Turning of the Tides when the strength of Thiazi's magic was bolstered by the addition of Tyr's. However, the conflicting natures of the gods' magic vs. the Giants' has disastrous implications, as was showcased by Laufey's violent death and the prophecy of Ragnarok to begin with. Though Tyr's soul has granted Thiazi more magic, as seen with events like Sept. 2013's Bad Moon Rising and Nov. 2013's A House Divided, it has also fostered a destructive decay and madness in Thiazi that has left her unpredictable and unstable, as seen in March's Burning Bridges and July's Christmas In July. In her bid for more power, Thiazi is burning up on the inside.

Which brings us to now! Zero brought back the information the gods needed to be able to draw Tyr's soul back out of Thiazi, but they've waited before making their move because the Frost Queen will know immediately once the spell is performed and they'll need to move fast afterwards to prevent her from taking Tyr right back. The decision for what to do with his soul, however, is being given to the Travellers both in thanks for their assistance in recovering him and because this will have big implications in the war. We want to write endgame in accordance with your decisions, and this is one of those big ones that will factor heavily into which direction the game moves in. Please do take a minute to consider the options and ask if you have any questions!

With that in mind, here are some pros and cons for the available options!

option one: Put his soul to rest.

pros:

• His soul has been imprisoned for over eighteen thousand years after his violent demise. It may be well past time for his soul to move on.
• Thiazi would not be able to recapture his soul to be used as a weapon again.

cons:

• Asgard may lose the potential for one more ally in the war of Ragnarok.
• They may also be losing an incredibly unique opportunity to learn more about Thiazi from Tyr's intimate perspective.

option two: Resurrect him.

pros:

• He has lived beneath Thiazi's clutches and may have unique insight into her strengths, weaknesses, and future plans for the war.
• He may be one more ally in the war of Ragnarok.

cons:

• His soul has been left to decay and rotting for over eighteen thousand years, when Laufey's soul violently exploded with madness after less than a decade.
• He may want nothing to do with Asgard and its struggle to overcome Ragnarok.

option three: Utilise his soul to bolster the gods' magic.

pros:

• The addition of his magic may amplify the gods' abilities and give them an edge over the Giants.
• Their magics are compatible and it would not damage them from within.

cons:

• This would involve committing the same atrocious act that Thiazi has planned for the gods.
• The gods themselves may not look kindly upon the suggestion, and this may drive a wedge between their relationship with the Travellers.

Alright already, Faith, enough with the rambling. Give us our poll!

Poll #16012 well this is fucking depressing

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 79

View Respondents

What should the gods do with Tyr's newly recovered soul?

View Answers

Put his soul to rest.
27 (34.2%)

Resurrect him.
23 (29.1%)

Utilise his soul to bolster the gods' magic.
2 (2.5%)

Other. ( Please explain in the comments below! )
27 (34.2%)

Please remember to vote ICly and only vote once per character. The poll will be considered closed on Oct. 16 at 11:59PM CST to give you guys time to discuss it ICly on the NPC post. Let us know if you have any questions!

Comments

OTHER

[izanyagi]

As seen here Souji would volunteer to house Tyr's soul in himself however temporary so that thye are able to talk with him.

That way they can talk with him, he can be with a soul that isn't trying to use him (and would gladly share happy memories with him) and also if it all goes sour, they can just kill him.

[damselled]

Maribelle thinks Souji's an idiot, but... if Tyr agrees, she thinks it could work.

[windbreak]

Since it seems safer than resurrecting him right off the bat and they could potentially then ask him what he wants, stupid P4 teenager #2 is on board with the idea... provided literally anybody else in Asgard volunteers instead. :V

[runtothesunlight]

Minato thinks it's stupid, and offers himself to be the vessel instead, since housing other beings in his body is his gimmick.

Re: OTHER

[tonsofpun]

yeah but do they have to kill Souji to get Tyr out again?

[thoughts]

They would, yes. We'd have to discuss how to get Tyr's soul into a host body if this option is chosen, but regardless of how it's done, the only way to get it back out again would be to kill the host.

[robosnack]

if Souji is cool with it, this seems like the smartest option to Kil :|b

[bloodypocket]

Eyes thinks Souji is a fool (har) but he would agree with this option and it just might work.

[itistolaugh]

Harley picks this because it is the most likely to be hilarious.

[allpurposescarf]

This is what Four would vote for if it proves to be at all possible, mostly because it means they can ask Tyr what he wants.

+2

[comeonthensexy]

The Doctor likes this option a lot AND WOULD ALSO VOLUNTEER TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE TYR'S SOUL FOR A BIT ... But yes he votes for this let's do it. He'd make that trip to Mimisbrunnr too.

John is for this idea too. Asking Tyr's opinion is best, and this sounds like a pretty good way.

+3

[sheloves]

Switching to this too. Also, like eleven, RIL would offer to house Tyr as well. Good strong will, has hadVoidlings in her head, and wouldn't be scared.

Re: +2

[izanyagi]

Let Souji do this, Bowtie-san, although yes GROUP TRIP TO MIMISBRUNNR (just don't tell Yosuke)

Re: OTHER

[saving_sound]

Switching Hibiki's vote to this one!

Re: OTHER

[izanyagi]

I am so happy people are voting for this terrible idea. Too bad I cannot see how much percentage it is right now. (CAN YOU TELL ME)

+1 for 'other'

[ka_sera_sera]

If not this, Roland would vote to use his soul to bolster the gods' magic. But if they can try to get useful info from him without risking him ressurected and rampaging across the city, it'd be worth it.

Re: OTHER

[daddyissues]

^ this one for connor!

Re: OTHER

[izanyagi]

LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE VOTING I AM EXCITED even if I can't do anything but look at replies that show up in my mailbox

Re: OTHER

[abhero]

Changed Hamel's vote to this.

Re: OTHER

[sleight_of_hand]

I love this idea. My character won't, but I love it.

Re: OTHER

[livedtwice]

Is this publicly stated somewhere? Because Harry would be very against this plan, for a variety of reasons (IE he carried around a soul inside of himself for most of his life and it kind of sucked, he can only imagine how much worse it would be).

[hollowchild]

Sophie thinks this idea is completely horrific but possibly less horrific than bringing Tyr all the way back if he doesn't want to live, so yay!

OTHER

[snugglesjugs]

this is a horrible idea but that is dealing souls sunk into depravity is soemthing Aladdin knows well so. He's voting for this.

[quantumtangled]

Also changing September's vote to this yesss good plan.

OTHER

[melodyoflogic]

New as he is, Ayumu would still think Tyr should probably have a say so in the matter of what is done with his soul so... yeah, he'd be down with this. Not so much the killing Souji bit, but yes.