[ Welcome, Dungeon. ] "...Hello...?" +++ Awakened in a world they've never seen before, and stuck in a luminous orb, they must forge their way. Their memories and sense of self muddled, but they remember possibly the most important thing of all. They were human once. +++ This new Core now has to face unprecedented dangers, and make decisions to keep itself safe, all while struggling to put the how and why together of why some things seem clearer than most. Perhaps it'll find a way to live quietly. Perhaps it will not. +++ What to expect: -Formally human MC with muddled memories that help and hinder. -Moral dilemmas -MC that tries staying neutral. It's hard work. -Adventurers and Monsters causing trouble. -(Un)Successful bartering. -A vaguely sassy, by-the-book System. What not to expect: -Heavy numbers. Stats are there, but limited, and the System is functional more through magic rather than game(lit). -Evil/Good MC. -MC ever becoming human. (Illusions won't be off the table, but they won't be heavily focused on either). -Buddy-Buddy human stuff. Things are always complex as a dangerous artifact... +++ First work on here, both excited and nervous! Synopsis was... difficult to put into words, and subject to change. (Same for the tags!) (Cover image is Ai-Generated) Enjoy!