Fair. Until arriving here I worked for such a charismatic politician.; I agree they can be very persuasive when they choose to be. Likewise I cannot dismiss the possibility of mental manipulation, but in my experience it tends to not be all-consuming, there are those who can and do resist.
[Robio had been .. A Time, but Angeal had repeatedly shrugged off the effects of the spirits consuming the place, enough where he could try to force others to come to their senses too. Such resistance might be as common as the ability to manipulate to begin with.]
However for both scenarios, a masterful politician with nefarious purposes or a person with the ability to tamper with minds will still find themselves in a strange planet, and I doubt their abilities or charisma will work on the trucks of the convoy.
As far as I have been able to tell, so far only humans and near humans have been brought via the summoning ritual. While this doesn't mean nonhumans can't appear, it also doesn't mean they will. And who can guess the mind and motives of an alien?
[Sephiroth knows better than to doubt such things exist. He's fought them. Fallen under their sway. Had to be dragged back to freedom kicking and screaming. It would have happened again in a few short years had he not wound up here.]
It is my hope our conflicts with such creatures will be opponents, not those drawn here to be "allies". But seeing as this planet seems to draw from other worlds repeatedly, if there is such a being that may appear because you are here, such information may save lives.
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[Robio had been .. A Time, but Angeal had repeatedly shrugged off the effects of the spirits consuming the place, enough where he could try to force others to come to their senses too. Such resistance might be as common as the ability to manipulate to begin with.]
However for both scenarios, a masterful politician with nefarious purposes or a person with the ability to tamper with minds will still find themselves in a strange planet, and I doubt their abilities or charisma will work on the trucks of the convoy.
As far as I have been able to tell, so far only humans and near humans have been brought via the summoning ritual. While this doesn't mean nonhumans can't appear, it also doesn't mean they will. And who can guess the mind and motives of an alien?
[Sephiroth knows better than to doubt such things exist. He's fought them. Fallen under their sway. Had to be dragged back to freedom kicking and screaming. It would have happened again in a few short years had he not wound up here.]
It is my hope our conflicts with such creatures will be opponents, not those drawn here to be "allies". But seeing as this planet seems to draw from other worlds repeatedly, if there is such a being that may appear because you are here, such information may save lives.