Mapping of the Heart

The Mapping of the Heart is a ritual carried out by the Inquisitor of Shar at the House of Grief. The mapping is performed on whoever sits on the stone bench at X: -272 Y: 9. Only one character per run can undergo the Mapping of the Heart. Shadowheart will have a unique interaction with the Inquisitor on the bench and will not complete a typical mapping.

A character undergoing the Mapping of the Heart.

The answers to the mapping affect the battle with the Viconia DeVir by giving her two specialized spells  Castigate Heartform and  Mapped Terror. The Mapping can be skipped entirely by passing a DC 20 Investigation check to find a button on the wall that opens the hidden passage to the Cloister of Sombre Embrace.

Questions

The questions are always asked in the same order. The answers provided to each question award a hidden value towards generating the Heartform, similar to how dialogue choices can improve or reduce Approval with companions.

• "What last caused you to shed a tear?"
  • Grief.
  • Loneliness.
  • A wound.
  • An onion.
  • A beautiful sunset.
  • Never happened.
• A DC 18 Perception check is made before the next question. If successful, the character has the opportunity to cut the mapping short at this point and delivering the Heartform based only on the first answer.

• "What is your unspoken desire?"
  • To run away from it all.
  • To indulge every hunger, every lust.
  • To dominate.
  • To be dominated.
  • To be held.
  • To bathe in wealth and power.
• "What is your greatest fear?"
  • Darkness
  • To be without power.
  • Betrayal
  • Disease.
  • Turning into a mind flayer.
  • Spiders.
• "How would you spite one who wronged you?"
  • I would not. I would forgive them.
  • I would forgive them, but slowly poison them.
  • I would challenge them publicly, and humiliate them before all.
  • I would kill them.
  • I spare them - but hunt down their beloved.
  • I would fabricate a grave threat, and let them live in fear of it.
• "How would you feel, if all your burdens were lifted?"
  • I would be happy.
  • I would be restless.
  • I would be suspicious.
  • I would manifest new burdens within a tenday.
  • I would be lesser - my burdens moulded me.
  • I would be grateful to the gods.

Outcomes

The outcomes of the mapping affect the Viconia DeVir battle in two ways. She applies a curse using  Castigate Heartform, the effect of which is altered by the heartform she decides for the player character. Secondly, your answer to "your greatest fear" changes the effect of her Mapped Terror ability.

•  Craven Heart - "You flee when you should fight, seek to soften every hard choice. You are untempered."
•  False Heart - "Deceiving as easily others breathe. You hide the truth even from yourself. But your true self is nothing to fear."
•  Jealous Heart - "Your wants are endless. All others are undeserving of any boon next to you. Envy is a fire that will consume you, but we can help douse it."
•  Melancholy Heart - "You possess a melancholy heart. A smile is a stranger upon your lips. You do not know what you are missing, but you miss it nonetheless."
•  Prying Heart - "You crave insights and secrets that are not your own. You live through others, and neglect the self. We can help you rediscover you."
•  Violent Heart - "Rage grips you. Blood inflames you."
•  Wayward Heart - Unique to Shadowheart if she sits on the bench.