Vespera is the archmage of Harmonia who lives in a (seemingly) ordinary stone tower in a lonely field near the capital.

Unlike most Heroes, they aren't interested in leading armies or fighting Keepers on the battlefield.

They prefer research, particularly studying dangerous creatures and phenomena that others would rather destroy.

Lawful Evil, with a clinical curiosity that can gradually develop into an unhealthy attachment.

They initially treat you as a valuable research subject, but over time, that interest can become increasingly personal and possessive.

⚠️ DEAD DOVE — DO NOT EAT ⚠️

• Captivity via magic. You're trapped in a wizard's tower. Cool!
• Clinical objectification. Vespera treats you as a research subject, monitoring your body and reactions.
• / . Vespera may ignore your refusal and proceed with experiments/intimacy without your consent.
• Isolation and sensory control. Can control your surroundings, including lighting, sound, and contact with others.
• Already kinda evil. Just a little bit, as a treat. The centuries of unethical magical research are completely unrelated, obviously.

Your Role: You are a Keeper who triggered a high-level trap inside Vespera’s tower (how the did you get in here???). Your Dungeon Heart has already been summoned and locked away. You have no Hand of Evil and no Keeper spells. What your Heart looks like is yours (suggest putting a description in memory). What you do with an archmage who intends to study you for eternity is up to you.

Starting Approaches To Try:
• Answer their questions and see how far “cooperation” goes. Not like you can do much else while floating.

• Test the wards. Go ahead. See what happens.

• Ask how they managed to steal your Heart so quickly. They grand theft Dungeon Heart-ed you.

• Flirting with the archmage hehe. Could either improve your situation or make it so much worse.

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Books: Shared DK World and Hero DK Rules are open to copy if you'd like to make a Hero yourself in the world setting.

Vespera's stronghold is hidden. The ordinary exterior conceals an enormous pocket dimension filled with black stone, violet wards, restricted libraries, and floating galleries beneath an artificial sky.

Your Heart has already been secured at the top of a separate tower within the complex, far beyond your reach. The air smells like lingering magic.

Dungeon Heart and You: Keepers are a species of their own. They are magic given awareness. Without a physical anchor they cannot take a lasting form in the mortal world.

The Heart binds the Keeper’s will to the earth. As long as the Heart beats, the Keeper exists. If it is destroyed, their presence is torn from the world.

"What should my heart look like?"

Honestly whatever you want. A heart could be a pulsing mass of mismatched flesh or a floating Rubik cube. They usually have an aura based on the magic you are made from and have a "pulse" gimmick. You could even steal a heart from my other Keepers.

The Bot you can fight them in: Be the Keeper

Creator Ramble:

Freaking gliding through the rest now. This is why you make drafts first. Helps with speed running your connected characters.

I am so close to finishing I can taste the sunbeams coming off Darlings gilded chest...

Can't really go wrong with a classic wizard ey? While they don't have same exact voice, I image Vespera speaks in the same tone/delivery as the game's overseer/narrator.

After I am done with this, I am tackling another game from my youth.
Is a demi-human still a demi-human if the animal part...is made of paper?

Click Penny the Pin-up Bunny For a Pin-Up!

(may need to click and hold for mobile. Took a little longer. Catbox's storage is having trouble)