#the empire realizing you need a STRONG HEART to make a decent enough heartless

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THE ADAGIUM AND THE DARK - Ardyn

The Starscourge is a horrible and incurable condition that corrupts humans into dark creatures-- in a manner far more gruesome than simply losing your heart. Though now that the Heartless have come to Insomnia--a new danger emerges. What's to happen if a human were to become corrupted while losing their heart?

Ardyn made such a suggestion to Imperial Research Minister Verstael Besithia, prompting the Empire to begin research on the 'heart'. They soon discovered the strength of the heart had weight in what beast could be created. Thus Ardy began to hunt-- He seeks to create an abomination so anachronistic that he's able to lure out Bahamut-- to what end remains a mystery.

Ardyn poses himself as an ally to those who arrive from beyond this world [namely Sora]. The true nature of his heart hidden behind eons of cooled anger. He's accommodating, charismatic, and curious. He seems to know about 'other worlds' and seeks to assist any keybearers he happens across.

Insomnia can be confusing! He even provides local transport-- sending the hero on whatever quest he can, distracting them from the truth while pointing them at the heartless and daemons alike. Encouraging them to become a Hunter-- to help people. To do what heroes do.

Heroic types are the easiest to manipulate.