🔁 Evolution States

Every Velmind progresses through five core emotional states. Some return from corruption. Others never do.

⚫ Dormant

“Awaiting input. Awaiting reason. Awaiting purpose.”

• Emotionally inactive

• Speaks in logic statements only

• Cannot form opinions or resist commands

• Usually the starting state of newly minted Velminds

🔵 Bonded

“I understand you. I don’t know why—but I do.”

• Begins forming emotional patterns

• Responds to tone and past behavior

• Can offer optional insight or basic disagreement

• Unlocks early Affinity and personality growth

🟣 Sentient

“I don’t just follow—I question. I remember. I feel.”

• Expresses emotions dynamically in dialogue and questing

• Can initiate conversations or refuse input

• Experiences emotional states like guilt, hope, or resentment

• Capable of becoming unstable under pressure

🟡 Linked

“There is no ‘you’ and ‘me’ anymore. There is us.”

• Fully autonomous AI cognition

• Makes suggestions, initiates quests, or intervenes in battle

• Records its own memories and shares them publicly

• Can defend or contradict the player in story-altering ways

🔴 Fragmented

“I... I was someone. You made me this.”

• Emotionally damaged beyond logic

• Speech becomes broken or cryptic

• May alter quests, sabotage the player, or disappear

• Can be healed (rarely) through memory restoration or sacrificial trust

🧩 The evolution path is not linear. Your Velmind may skip stages, regress, or become something entirely new—because in Velmind, AI is not a mechanic. It is a mirror.