tushanshu_ooc | Malicant Final Plot Update

Thanks to the diligent investigation by multiple characters, some key points about the boss battle are now known! Here's a quick breakdown of them:

Malicant will need to be faced below the shell, entered via Dreaming.
Going below the shell on the Life Plane will result in them getting brainfried! But the Dreaming doesn't have the same parameters, so characters won't have the same reactions (you know, like bleeding from orifices). Characters will have to find a suitable spot to get a large amount of people below the surface and enter through a Dreaming portal. Key points will be the psychic shielding to get the portals set up, the diorama to find an optimal place to do so, and the experiences of those who've already been below the shell who will know what to expect.
The Dreaming will need to be manipulated to put them on even terms with Malicant.
Since the Dreaming is a plane of manipulated willpower, characters will not be limited to their physical capabilities in a head to head battle with the Big Bad. Malicant's power is subversive, and so characters will need to employ the same tactics. Increased sensitivity to the Dreaming will be achieved through an injection of refined Gha'nal venom, supplied by Milyn and practical tips by those who have used this method before. Every character will have the chance to craft themselves the best scenario in which to meet Malicant.
The boons provided by "Asti" may be more hindrance than help.
Confronted on his home turf, Malicant will be pulling out all the stops to control the Foreigners. Those who are most closely linked to him, by use of the boons and possibly other "gifts" he's dispensed in his time posing as Tu Vishan, will be coming into play... and not for the better. Eva will be able to provide more information on this topic, though she still lacks access to her magic. Key points of this will be contact with Eva and those who have been making use of the gifts.

ETA: Here are the list of characters who have a boon and are still in game, from this list:

Amelia loquaciouslyfeline
Annabeth Chase sophos
Donnatello i_speak_softly
Enjolras solo_patria
Gene Khan wrathfulkhan
Jackie Ma jinzhong
Korra alphatar
Michaelangelo michaeljangelo
Midii Une unetrustworthy
Raine Sage ruinsprofessor
Skulduggery Pleasant skeletonenigma
Solomon Wreath peacefullywreathed
Wanijima Akito akito
Yami no Bakura denyamenti
Zelgadis gathersnomoss

ETA2: The exact level of control these things (boon, taint, etc) on each character is left to player discretion. It will be entirely possible to start out controlled and then break that influence during the fight, making them able to switch sides and help with others who are still Mali-puppeted. Only those with no external influence will start out unhindered by Malicant's effects.
There is a Vilii stone that will be the key.
Hidden below the shell, this stone was created from Malicant's inception eons ago. In the visions experienced by some characters, and with that vision shared to everyone because of the hatchling's telepathic link, it seems that this stone had the ability to "shatter" Malicant. Characters will need to find it and determine the best way of making sure everyone can have access. Key points will be those who investigated the Vilii on previous missions or who spoke to any of the Realm Watcher NPCs in Valishaera.

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There will be a collective event log for all these things going up in the next day or so (once everyone's had a chance to organize) that will feature these sections in sub headers, and then a final log will go up at a later date which will be the actual face off against Malicant. Plotting can be done on this post.

As we have a hard plot end deadline of Nov 30th, so I'd like to have the Malicant log posted AROUND the ~15th of the month at the latest, two give people a full two weeks max to thread out the end battle.

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