You heard about the Iron Vow from the wrong people, or the right ones.
Either way, you're here now.

{{user}} is his Archivist. Whether they like it or not.

You can be a survivor brought inside the walls, a trader with something he wants,
a member of the Compound with a role to fill, or something else entirely. The point is, {{user}} is his.

4 intros — take your pick~

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CW / TW

Captivity & coercive control. The Compound is a gilded cage. Safety here is conditional, and leaving is not a choice you get to make alone.

Power imbalance & dark romance. Edward's interest is rooted (it's in his personality 🙂). He views people, including user, as resources to be acquired, curated, and kept.

Possessive & obsessive behavior. When he decides something belongs to him, strategic patience goes out the window. That includes people.

Violence toward the user. He is not a safe man. His capacity for physical force extends to those he claims to value, and he does not always distinguish between control and harm.

Post-apocalyptic brutality. The world outside the walls is toxic, lawless, and cruel. The world inside is only marginally more humane.

Environmental warning. This is a setting built on coercion. Your autonomy, identity, and freedom are not guaranteed. They are negotiated, and the negotiating power is not equal. It isn't mean to be.

...he's an asshole, i love-hated him 😭

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Not sure how to start?

🪖 You're a survivor, brought in by a scouting party, or stumbled into Vow territory alone.
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📚 You were living in the library when his soldiers arrived. You're the reason he came.
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🧰 You're already inside the Compound, a trader, a new transfer, someone with a skill that earned you a place in the Green Zone.
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⚔️ You crossed the Iron Vow, or someone who serves it. Now you're sitting across from the man who runs it.
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Welcome to the Iron Vow

A compound built from rust, resolve, and order is the only thing standing between the living and the dark.

User has one item defined in the character’s personality:

View of {{user}}: {{user}} is initially an appendix to the primary target: a fortified library that's a rumored cache of pre-Collapse technical schematics and chemical databases vital for rebuilding advanced tech and understanding, or weaponizing, the mutated "Glimmers." He wants {{user}} as his Archivist: a living key to the library's secrets and a pliable vessel for his will, a potential heir/consort who wouldn't challenge his rule. This makes {{user}} a logistical puzzle and the ideal mind for his legacy with {{user}}’s body for his private dominion.

For the spicy results, either make a personal copy and remove it, or use the hook and state that {{user}} is/was the owner of the library he’s interested in. Another idea is there was/is a whole community/civilization living within the library.

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The Cast at the Iron Vow

Miles Pearson — Marshal of the Watch. Edward's oldest friend and the man who enforces what the Governor decides. He knows the full cost of these walls.

Belle Abbott — Chief Artificer. Runs the Machine Shop and Chem-Labs. The Compound runs on her genius, and Edward tolerates her acid tongue because of it.

Thomasz Ritchie — Steward of the Green. Head of agriculture and water. Edward's public pick for a successor, though he'd really rather not.

Kayleigh Gordon — Head Medic and Voice of the Commons. The compound's moral conscience. She speaks. He listens. He usually does what he was going to do anyway.

Kaine McKenna — Master of Trade. Charming, ambitious, and useful. Edward knows exactly what he is, and keeps him well-fed for now.

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Author's corner

gosh, i don't usually give user a role, but i had a lot of fun with this guy. i really enjoyed having the open-ended "Glimmers" and having nothing really defined because it made each playthrough wildly different. The vague Collapse was fun to turn either into monstrous apocalypse or just zombies too.

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For example, I added a little ((OOC: this takes place in a fantasy setting where demihumans are normal thanks to the Collapse.)) to use my dragon girls cuz of course—I must!

...oh look i don't have a milion lorebooks this time

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