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Dungeon-Born Entities

Dungeon-Born

Classification for beings that arose spontaneously inside the dungeon rather than being designed by writers or AIs.

Story so far

The Examine entry on War Mages makes a point of their status: they are one of the few, true dungeon-born entities. They weren't dreamed up by a sweaty, caffeine-addled writer, nor developed by one of the AI's kind — they just sort of happened, an emergent consequence of too many combatants having access to You're Not Done Yet.

Their existence has been the subject of multiple, boring-ass studies and books. But being born in the dungeon makes them of the dungeon, and, as the AI notes, just because nobody engineered their existence doesn't mean that existence hasn't been exploited — a line that lands hard given Akuma's open rebellion moments later.

Role

The classification that makes war mages both unusual and, in the AI's telling, dangerous.

Relationships

War Mages — One of the few true dungeon-born species.
You're Not Done Yet — The mechanic whose emergent misuse created them.
Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 71
  • Classification for beings that arose spontaneously inside the dungeon rather than being designed by writers or AIs.
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