Project Idea: The Judgement's Eye (Post #1)

This is a choose-your-own-adventure, visual novel videogame idea. You play as Ether, travelling through many fantastical places and meeting many strange people in order to both find and execute a way to destroy a nigh-indestructible ancient artifact... all while resisting its temptations. I'm planning on making it on Unity using the Fungus plugin.

This story takes place in a world populated by many mythical, magical and strange beings. Somewhere in this world exists an incredible ancient artifact: The Judgement's Eye, a magical hand-mirror that shows the "True Face" of all beings reflected in its glass. The face one shows the world, or even the face one chooses to show oneself... these societal faces nearly never match the one hidden beneath. It was originally meant to allow only those who could face their own reflection within it unflinchingly to become the arbiter of the fates of others. 

To expose all corruption, to grant people full understanding of who they are, to maintain prosperity for eternity... All things its original wielders believed it could achieve. Though in practice, its power was inevitably corrupting to everyone involved, even when used "correctly" by those "meant" to wield it. Throughout history, The Judgement's Eye has been possessed by many leaders, eventually causing the ruination of every kingdom it appeared in. Every traveler to hold it eventually grew dangerously possessive of it, every well-meaning do-gooder eventually became controlling or paranoid.

And now Ether has it. 

Having successfully stolen it from the latest dictator to misuse it, the High Mage, she sets off on an epic journey to fulfil exactly one goal: Destroy The Judgement's Eye... No matter what it takes- or how she gets there.

Many an ambitious individual will want to get ahold of The Judgement's Eye for themselves- and thanks to Ether's rather spectacular escape from the tyrannical High Mage, everyone knows who has it! Who to trust? Where to go? That's for you, the player, to decide.

As I create the art for the various places and characters in the game, I'll post about them. Currently, I'm  starting with character profiles. I'm planning to post once a week, on Saturdays, so make sure to check back for the latest updates!

For this week's art, here is the concept art for The Judgement's Eye itself, also referred to sometimes as simply "the Artifact", "the Mirror" or "the Eye".