| “ | I remember our first meeting on the steps of the University, a collegial handshake that would doom us both | „ |
| ~ The Academic |
The Narrator of Darkest Dungeon II is a new character called the Academic. He has a similar role to the Ancestor in the previous game, and is also voiced by Wayne June.
In peaceful years long past, the Academic met the player at the University in The Sprawl. Together, they studied the metaphysical structure of the world and learned a horrifying truth. The player left and secluded themselves at their home in The Valley, but the Academic continued his research. Later, as the world teetered on the brink of oblivion and madness overwhelmed all, the Academic tracked down the player, shook them out of their complacency, and charged them with taking The Flame to The Mountain to stop the source of the evil.