THE NARCISSUS
INTRODUCTION
The thematic motif of these mutations focus on the illusions of one’s self. The preservations of Salen’s perception of self will entangle between his and other’s mindscapes. The founding concept for this motif is known as the Mirror. As Salen progresses through Remnomancy, his understanding of illusions and dreams becomes a vivid, but dangerous journey.
Mark Location: Salen’s Mark of Remnant is located on his scalp, hidden between his locks of hair.
MUTATIONS
The Mirror - Apprentice
The Mirror is the foundation of Salen’s mindscape. It becomes factored within a hallway of mirrors. The mirrors are the empty spaces of engrams waiting to be filled with knowledge that Salen has acquired. By interacting with an object that is affected by Pervade, he is able to store memories that he has acquired into the selected mirror, ensuring that they are easily remembered. At Apprentice, it will be difficult to find the memory, through the shifting changes in the mindscape and it’s development to the concepts. As Salen progresses, the Hall of Mirrors will evolve, eventually becoming easier to navigate.
The Connection - Journeyman
As Salen traverses the different mindscapes and memory palaces, he often finds a connection between them. The Mnemonic Impression that he leaves often builds a foundation between the attachment created within the Reverie by creating a mirror within the mindscape of others, reflecting it back to his mindscape.
This allows to feel an empathic presence of dreamers he has visited. This brings a connection to reality meaning that he can sense the presence of a particular dreamer that he’s interacted with within the Reverie. The connection allows Salen to track dreamers that are nearby within a fifty feet radius. His Mark of Remnant will indicate this through an intense emotional stimulant that helps him decipher those between friend and foe through their experiences. These experiences are often filled with a brimming uncertainty that makes Salen more empathetic or vindictive, depending on his experience with the particular dreamer.
The Reflection - Expert
The Reflection is tapping into the illusory capabilities of the Hall of Mirrors; The Mask is a unique addition to Salen’s arsenal of deception as it allows him to use his own vanity as both a tool of espionage and a deadly weapon. The epitome of this mutation lies within the illusory components of the mirror’s reflection in Salen’s mindscape as he is able to project versions of himself onto reality.
To create this effect, The Mask is broken down into two phantasmal clones of Salen’s image, before being able to display the clones onto reality through the use of Phantasmal Reckoning. They are real, tangible versions of Salen who would do his bidding in regards to what he is thinking. However, clouded and negative thoughts can ensure these clones can turn on him. At this stage of Remnomancy he can either become his own best friend or his own worst enemy.
The Superiority Complex - Master
The Hall of Mirrors evolve into a City of Mirrors; the dreamscape is identical to the dream of Amurlain that he had experienced during his initiation as a Corvo. In the dreamscape he is a king, surrounded by servants and knights who are identical to his own self-image. The mirror city is created after the Hall of Mirrors destroys itself and restructures its engramic structure, connecting the synapses together, becoming a vivid dream world of Salen’s own vanity and creativity.
Even so, Salen’s grandiosity is interlocked in his dreamscapes, but he never forgets one thing, his life experiences and where he came from and whom he will become. Because of these traits, he grows callous to those who have a nature to dominate the power balance; he finds enjoyment in enforcing this on other people as his tendencies grow more sadistic in nature. This is shown in a deeper and darker side of his dreamscape.
The Gladiator’s Pit. When Trial is activated, his victims are sent there to fight versions of his own self-image. These versions are deadly armed warriors, knights and bloodthirsty warlords who take pride in. They will keep coming until they are all defeated leaving Salen to gamble for his life to a fight to the death as his ether drains.
