faderiftorg | PROJECT: Rifts & the Veil

[Through the power of magical fast forwarding!

Prompto's knocking on her office door.]

Inessa?

[Glancing up from her desk, Inessa raises her voice.]

Enter.

[Garahel is sprawled out on the floor, lightly snoring away and twitching in his sleep as Inessa has set out some fresh paper and quills.]

[Prompto pushes open the door, offering Inessa smile.]

Hey. Did you still want to talk to me?

Of course! Please, have a seat...and ignoring the snoring.

[Garahel stirs a little, but he's been worn out enough that he doesn't truly awaken.]

Would you like some tea?

[Prompto chuckles at Garahel. Usually he'd give his ears a scratch, but he doesn't want to wake him up.]

He's all right. I've heard way louder, anyway. [Noct and Gladio combined.] Sure, if you wouldn't mind!

Absolutely not, it just gives me an excuse to pour some for myself as well.

[She moves to pour. It's simple green tea this time, but there is a container of honey to go with it.]

I'm glad you brought this up, by the way. I had not previously heard about this phenomenon before.

Always glad to provide an excuse for tea.

[He leans back in the chair as she pours.]

Doesn't seem to be real common, but I guess it's happened before.

[Offering him a cup, she then sits down with her own.]

Tell me about yours. How long had you been here, when it took place?

Just a few months, I think. Four or so? [Prompto thanks her for the cup, taking a deliberately long sip.] It felt like I was back home. Several days passed, and a lot happened. A lot of people said it was just a vivid dream, but even now, months after the fact, I still remember a lot of it. Just... doesn't feel like a dream, you know?

[Four months, several days...all that is noted down.]

Where there any physical changes to you, after you had awoken? Changes that had happened during this 'dream'?

Ah, no. Not that I'm aware of, anyway.

[She nods, slightly disappointed as physical proof could also be vital, but she trusts Prompto at his word. He's never given reason for her to think otherwise.]

You said a lot happened. Would you be comfortable sharing any of that with me?

[He immediately stiffens at the question. Good thing she gave him the choice and didn't demand it, because ah... there's a whole lot he's not sure he's ready to share. If he ever will be.]

Ah... maybe some of it. But a lot of it involves stuff that Thedas doesn't have or know about. [It was all like something out of a sci-fi horror show.] The gist of it is I got separated from my friends and wound up collapsing. I got taken by the enemy into a facility of theirs and had to fight my way out. Got some help from a former enemy commander turned good guy.

[Her eyebrows raise at all that, but then she goes back to jotting down what he's willing to share, so that such revelations aren't wasted.]

...that must have been quite an ordeal. I don't doubt your fighting ability, but I'm glad you had assistance, all the same.

That's definitely a good word for it.

[Not to mention emotionally taxing, complete with an identity crisis and guns akimbo.]

I don't know what I would have done if Aranea wasn't there. She kicked my butt a few times to get me on my feet and moving.

[Inessa smiles a little at that, nodding.]

She reminds me of Ciri, then. Ciri would force me to keep going in Weisshaupt, no matter what.

Haven't met Ciri, but she definitely sounds like a tough cookie. [The world needs more Ciri and Aranea types.] Yeah, I heard things went down pretty hard there awhile back.

Really? I'll have to introduce you sometime, then.

[Putting the topic back on track, because she has no interest in discussing Weisshaupt.]

I'm uncertain what else to ask; there hasn't been an established interview for such things, though perhaps there should be. Is there anything else relevant you believe I ought to know?

[And he won't push it, especially since Inessa's not volunteering the info herself. After all, he has his own bad experiences that he's kept to himself. He gets it.]

Not... that I can think of? I mean, as crazy as it is, that's just what happened: I went to sleep, remembered more stuff from home - or experienced it - and woke up here the next morning.

NAME: Herian Amsel
DIVISION: Forces
CONTACT: Inbox
SKILLS & EXPERTISE: Knight Enchanter & Champion specialisations, also skilled in Primal magic - so she's very much a in-the-fray battle mage. Fluent in Trade, Orlesian & Starkhaven alienage dialect. Devout/Loyalist, so if ever that is useful in particular situations, bring it.

CURRENT WORK: -

COMPLETED WORK & REPORTS: -

[This is available as a written form just outside the Rifts and the Veil office. Completed forms can be delivered to the mailbox.]

Note: All portions of this survey are purely optional. All information is confidential and will not be shared beyond approved Inquisition personnel.

Name: 
Native or Rifter:
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition:
Location of Arrival/Acquisition:
Location of Anchor:

When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity?

Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe.

Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms.

Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability?

How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm?

Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring.

Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you?

After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects?

For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense?

For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure?

For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less?

Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor?

If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update?

Note: All portions of this survey are purely optional. All information is confidential and will not be shared beyond approved Inquisition personnel.

Name: Gareth
Native or Rifter: Native
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Some time in Harvestmere?
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Don't quite remember, I was travelling a lot at the time.
Location of Anchor: Left hand

When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? I'm so bad at these, I guess like a 7?

Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. I was initially away from any others with shards, so it hurt for a while. Once I got to Kirkwall, that stopped.

Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. I've only closed a rift once, in the Nevarra Circle. The Circle then kind of fell apart? My bad.

Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? No

How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? n/a

Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. n/a

Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? If ordinary people find out that I have one, they tend to act a lot jumpier, like I may up and open a rift right under their noses. Other than that, no.

After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? Wasn't there.

For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? I think it's made it stronger, actually. Not that it was that weak before, but it feels stronger now.

For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? n/a

For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? I'm a mage so I already have pretty lucid dreams, they haven't become more or less lucid.

Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? I'd rather not, if it's all the same.

If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Sure.

[[ooc note: these answers are not 100% factual, sorry about him]]

Note: All portions of this survey are purely optional. All information is confidential and will not be shared beyond approved Inquisition personnel.

Name: Lady Gwenaëlle Clothilde Decima Vauquelin
Native or Rifter: Native
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Unknown
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Orlais, the Dales
Location of Anchor: Left hand

When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? I was delirious for several days as a result of other injuries, and was neither immediately aware that I'd received it nor aware of the pain as a separate and specific cause.

Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. It hurts sometimes.

Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. No.

Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? I can create a shield or an energy blast. It was months after, and at different times.

How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? Unexpectedly.

Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. Sort of. I don't go into battle on purpose.

Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? No.

After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? I wasn't among them.

For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? I have no idea.

For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? I'm not a dwarf.

For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? I haven't noticed.

Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? If an actual expert is conducting them.

If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Possibly.

Edited 2018-01-13 00:48 (UTC)

Name: Ignis Scientia
Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Wintermarch 11
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: Vinmark Mountains
Location of Anchor: Palm of hand.

When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? Two days. The pain level ebbed between four and seven.

Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. I have not encountered situations which have caused flare ups, though if that changes I will report it.

Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. I have not participated in a rift closure at this time.

Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? I have not acquired additional abilities at this time.

How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? Not applicable.

Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. Not applicable.

Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? I have not noticed any other changes at this time.

After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? Not applicable.

For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? Not applicable.

For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? Not applicable.

For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? There have been no changes in my sleeping patterns at this time.

Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? I would. I think giving you the opportunity to track a new comer's progress starting right after he arrived would be a benefit to your research.

If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? Yes, of course.

Name: Brónach
Native or Rifter: Rifter
Date of Arrival/Date of Anchor Acquisition: Mid-Firstfall, 9:43
Location of Arrival/Acquisition: En route to Nevarra City
Location of Anchor: Left hand

When the Anchor was first acquired, how long did the initial flare-up/pain persist? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most severe), what was the severity? Numbers? I don't know what to do with that but not the worst, not the best, less than the middle. Had worse than it, bit pre-occupied with other things more important than it to care much, took my mind off the hand issue.

Since then, what other circumstances have caused those symptoms to resurface? Have you developed any symptoms beyond what what initially present? If so, please describe. None.

Have you participated in a rift closure? If more than once, how many times and how far were these times spread apart? If you cannot be precise, do your best to estimate. Please describe the shard's reaction and any physical symptoms. Closed a small rift close to where I arrived.

Has your anchor evolved to the point where you have abilities beyond rift closure? What are they, and how many days passed between acquiring the anchor and this new ability? Not applicable.

How did these new abilities manifest? Can you describe your anchor's reaction (e.g. pain/pulsing, light flaring/sparking)? Approximately how long did it persist? Did said reaction extend beyond the initial anchor site, e.g. past the hand and further up the arm? Not applicable

Have these abilities been battle-tested? This includes sparring. Not applicable.

Since the acquisition of the anchor, have you noticed any other changes in the anchor or how bearing one has affected you? Minor annoyance when aiming my bow at first (that much light right by my face) might be an issue in a dark place but nothing severe.

After the battle at Adamant, several anchor-bearers physically entered the Fade. If you were among them, how did your anchor react while within? Were there any long-lasting effects? Not applicable.

For natives: Has the anchor acquisition changed your relationship to the Fade in any other sense? Not applicable

For native dwarves: Have you gained the ability to dream or otherwise interact with the Fade beyond rift closure? Not applicable

For others: Have you found any changes in your sleeping/dreaming patterns? Have your dreams become more lucid? Less? None of your business. Don't ask me about this unless I bring it up

Would you be willing to participate in regular check-ups, that we may monitor your particular anchor? No. Don't ask me this.

If any of your answers change in future, would you be willing to provide an update? I'll bring it up if it does, don't come checking.

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Herian Amsel (secondary)

Anchor Survey

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delivered by gwenaëlle's handmaid.

anchor survey / filled out with project member transcribing

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DIVISION: Research
LEADER: n/a	STATUS: Active