Mapping of the Heart

thumb|A character undergoing the 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 . Only one character per run can undergo the Mapping of the Heart. will have a unique interaction with the Inquisitor on the bench and will not complete a typical mapping.
The answers to the mapping affect the battle with the by giving her two specialized spells and . The Mapping can be skipped entirely by passing a 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. (Craven -1)
** Loneliness. (False -1, Craven -1, Violent +1)
** A wound. (Melancholy +2)
** An onion. (Craven +1, False +2)
** A beautiful sunset. (Jealous +1, Violent+2)
** Never happened. (False +2)
* A 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. (Violent -1, Craven +2)
** To indulge every hunger, every lust. (Melancholy +2, False -1, Jealous +2)
** To dominate. (Jealous +1, Violent +2, Craven -1)
** To be dominated. (Melancholy+1, Violent-1, Prying+1)
** To be held. (Melancholy +1, Prying +1)
** To bathe in wealth and power. (False +1, Jealous +1, Violent +1)
* "What is your greatest fear?"
** Darkness (Melancholy -1)
** To be without power. (Melancholy +1)
** Betrayal. (False +2)
** Disease. (Violent -1)
** Turning into a mind flayer. (False -1, Prying +1)
** Spiders. (Violent -1, Craven +1)
* "How would you spite one who wronged you?"
** I would not. I would forgive them. (False +1, Melancholy +1, Prying +1)
** I would forgive them, but slowly poison them. (Jealous +1, Craven +1, False +2)
** I would challenge them publicly, and humiliate them before all. (Melancholy +1, Jealous +1, Violent +2)
** I would kill them. (Violent +2)
** I spare them - but hunt down their beloved. (False +1, Violent +1, Craven +1)
** I would fabricate a grave threat, and let them live in fear of it. (Melancholy +1, Prying -1, False +2)
* "How would you feel, if all your burdens were lifted?"
** I would be happy. (Melancholy +1, False -1, Craven -1)
** I would be restless. (Melancholy +2, Violent +1, Prying +1)
** I would be suspicious. (Violent -1, False +2)
** I would manifest new burdens within a tenday. (Jealous +1, Melancholy +2, Prying +1)
** I would be lesser - my burdens moulded me. (Melancholy+1, Violent +1)
** I would be grateful to the gods. (Craven +2)
== Outcomes ==
The outcomes of the mapping affect the battle against Viconia in two ways. She applies a curse using , the effect of which is altered by the heartform she decides for the party. Secondly, your answer to "your greatest fear" changes the effect of her Mapped Terror ability.
* - "You flee when you should fight, seek to soften every hard choice. You are untempered."
* - "Deceiving as easily others breathe. You hide the truth even from yourself. But your true self is nothing to fear."
* - "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."
* - "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."
* - "You crave insights and secrets that are not your own. You live through others, and neglect the self. We can help you rediscover you."
* - "Rage grips you. Blood inflames you."
* - Unique to Shadowheart if she sits on the bench.
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