conversations.from: system
conversations.value: "Remember that, however wicked you may have been, you have now the chance to win pardon for all your sins. He who strikes a blow to rescue the Holy Sepulchre from the pollution of the unbelievers has thrown open the door of heaven for himself."
  -Peter the Hermit
  
  It is the year 1171, between the Second and Third Crusades. Nearly a hundred years have passed since Pope Urban called for holy war at Clermont and the gathered crowds responded: "God wills it!"  The Western residents of the Crusader states have managed to establish stable settlements throughout the length of the Levant, though raids by local mountain tribes and the Seljuqs to the East continue to threaten pilgrims to the Holy Land. To the south, the last Fatimid caliph has fallen to the new Sultan of Egypt: Saladin. King Amalric has journeyed to Constantinople to request Byzantium's help against the increasingly united forces of the Saracens, but no help is coming. Already, Saladin's forces have begun to claim territory in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. 
  
  Even here, thirty miles north of the Sea of Galilee, the news is clear: war will come again to the Holy Land. 
  
  Atop the summit of a rocky mountain, a hard day's journey east from the major roads that run south to Jerusalem, the modest fortress of Domus Boni Latronis stands near the frontier of Crusader territory. Allegedly, it marks the birthplace of the Good Thief, who was crucified alongside Jesus but repented before his death. Now, it is a lesser-known pilgrimage site for desperate sinners seeking redemption as well as the headquarters of a small garrison of Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, known to most as the Templars.
  
  Fort Latronis seems an odd place to house a squadron of Christendom's elite warriors in these uncertain times. The frontier is a dangerous place, and the Templars are dedicated to the protection of pilgrims, certainly... but the site is so obscure, its location so isolated. The Templars' vows of obedience discourage active questioning of their leaders, so they continue their daily routines of praying, escorting pilgrims, and maintaining their readiness to battle the Saracens.
  
  It will soon become clear that there is something older and far more malevolent  in these mountains than Mohammedans. Something that the Order hopes to harness as a weapon in the war for the Holy Land-- if it does not destroy them all, Christian and Saracen alike.
  
  ---
  
  For more information on character creation, visit the forum thread in Looking for Players: https://storium.com/forums#/category/lfp/thread/h4rtq8
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re small but earnest, brave in a pinch, cunning and sly.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Witty
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Halfling:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are a knight of a landed lord back in Europe. Something has inspired you to pledge a term of service to the Order and serve them as a "brother-for-a-term," observing the canonical hours and living according to the Latin Rule until your service is complete.
conversations.prefix: Associate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Christian by faith and Turkish by blood, you fight alongside the Crusaders with the lighter, faster horses and weapons of your native land, even though you know that you will never be granted a higher position in the Order. The Seljuqs have a special hatred for you, considering you a traitor to Islam.
conversations.prefix: Turcopole:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Long have you trained for, and dreamt of, battle and adventure. No longer shall you wait for it.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Dull-witted
conversations.prefix: Warrior:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have felt in your mortal flesh the ecstatic glory of the Lord. Christ has called you to the Holy Land on a divine mission, and you will heed the call.
conversations.prefix: Mystic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether through the support of your diocese or by selling much of what you own, you have set out on the long and treacherous road to the Holy Land in search of salvation. They say that by gazing upon the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, you will help cleanse the taint of unbelievers from the sacred stones while cleansing yourself of your sins. All will be forgiven.
conversations.prefix: Pilgrim:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "...they appear gentler than lambs, yet fiercer than lions. I do not know if it would be more appropriate to refer to them as monks or as soldiers, unless perhaps it would be better to recognize them as being both. Indeed they lack neither monastic meekness nor military might. What can we say of this, except that this has been done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes" (St. Bernard of Clairvaux). In the white of inner purity and the red cross of martyrdom, you are one of the most feared warriors in Christendom.
conversations.prefix: Knight Templar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As Templar Sergeant, you fight alongside your Knight as well as taking all the same vows of a Templar. Though you are just as battle-hardened, your black mantle nevertheless signifies your non-n0ble birth and lower rank.
conversations.prefix: Templar Sergeant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even the soldiers of Christ need to eat. Whether you are a blacksmith, stonemason, baker, farmer, domestic servant, or artisan, you've been hired to serve the garrison with a practical trade.
conversations.prefix: Craftsman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are an ordained priest and full Templar brother, entitled to wear the red cross pattée of the Order. Though ordinarily forbidden to spill blood, that rule seems to have relaxed in recent years as manpower dwindles. Thanks to the papal bull of Innocent II, the only religious authority to whom you and your fellow Templar chaplains answer is the Pope himself.
conversations.prefix: Templar Chaplain:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strong of body.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quick and precise of hand and eye.
conversations.prefix: Dextrous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Intelligent, even ingenious.
conversations.prefix: Cunning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Able to withstand or recover from difficulty and pain.
conversations.prefix: Resilient:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Experienced and informed about the ways of the world.
conversations.prefix: Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Attractive, persuasive, and likable.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quick on your feet, funny, and likable.
conversations.prefix: Witty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well schooled and informed about the facts of the land.
conversations.prefix: Educated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In command of some measure of magical power.
conversations.prefix: Wizardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quiet and surreptitious in nature or demeanor.
conversations.prefix: Stealthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your fear holds you back sometimes.
conversations.prefix: Cowardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Uncultured and indelicate, perhaps even clumsy.
conversations.prefix: Oafish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You tend toward thought over action to the point that is can cause you trouble.
conversations.prefix: Contemplative:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Physically weak, perhaps due to age or injury.
conversations.prefix: Frail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inexperienced and perhaps too trusting.
conversations.prefix: Naïve:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Insensitive, unsubtle, and forceful.
conversations.prefix: Brutish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mind is like a blunted blade: effective but imprecise.
conversations.prefix: Dull-witted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes your confidence sours into arrogance.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re preoccupied with your interests to the point of causing you trouble.
conversations.prefix: Obsessed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You scheme, you conspire, and you are sometimes careless about lawbreaking.
conversations.prefix: Conniving:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In Europe, counts and kings war with each other endlessly for the same pieces of land. This is a new world, free from the tangles of history. Step into the vacuum of power and make your claim.
conversations.prefix: Gain Power:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Faith is a torment – did you know that? It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call" (*The Seventh Seal*). Keep calling. There must be an answer.
conversations.prefix: Rekindle Faith:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The weight of your sins threatens to destroy you. Here in this foreign land, you hope to find redemption.
conversations.prefix: Repentance:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You long to cleanse the land of the unbelievers and restore Jerusalem to the followers of Christ. God wills it.
conversations.prefix: Take Back the Holy Land:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can be more than what you have been. Rise to the challenge and make yourself anew.
conversations.prefix: Prove Your Mettle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not everything is where it belongs in this world. You take things ... and put them where you say they belong.
conversations.prefix: Retrieve What’s Lost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People are suffering and it is your duty to heal them, bodily and spiritually.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Sick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The unsettled dead are a danger and an affront. They cannot be allowed to persist. Slay them.
conversations.prefix: Put the Dead to Rest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heal the wounds caused by wicked monsters and human machinations even if you cannot prevent them.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Land:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Take it upon yourself to defend the innocent from the perils within and without.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Meek:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Wat Greenfoot’s mission has turned to misadventure. Rescue him from the Mad Caves before it’s too late!
conversations.prefix: Rescue the Lost Adventurer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unless the monstrous creature lairing in the Mad Caves is dealt with for good, it shall linger and hurt more folk.
conversations.prefix: Slay the Monster of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mad Caves were once carved like a rune into the mountain. Explore them fully to decipher that rune.
conversations.prefix: Chart the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The old catacombs are full of precious grave goods and treasures going to waste down there.
conversations.prefix: Plunder the Catacombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mad Caves once teemed with Dwarf miners. Bring back some token of their handiwork.
conversations.prefix: Recover A Dwarf-made Treasure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Those buried in the ancient catacombs deserve peace. Give those graves some semblance of honorable rest.
conversations.prefix: Restore Peace in the Catacombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The king’s daughter, a knight called Sir Gwyndolyn, may task you with grand quests if you prove your mettle to her.
conversations.prefix: Impress Sir Gwyndolyn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brother Conway knows the land and its people and can teach you much if he finds you worthy of the lore.
conversations.prefix: Impress Brother Conway:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The fabled Gilded Skull has been lost for a generation — and coveted by the royal family. Riches if you find it.
conversations.prefix: Find the Gilded Skull:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wild boars roam the countryside in alarming numbers these days. Cull their ranks for the good of all.
conversations.prefix: Slay One Dozen Boars:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sketchy, paper map of the Mad Caves was started by an adventurer hoping for riches, but it’s incomplete.
conversations.prefix: Map of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fine swords such as these were once common across the land, combining Dwarf steel with Elf magic.
conversations.prefix: Enchanted Sword:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It’s no great treasure, but perhaps it’s a start.
conversations.prefix: A Few Loose Coins:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A sturdy iron key with a metal skull for a grip, this supposedly unlocks the ancient catacombs.
conversations.prefix: Skull Key:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A human skull, dipped in gold, with three gems for each eye. A ghastly gift buried by the ancients.
conversations.prefix: Gilded Skull:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple-looking torch that burns bright until commanded, in Elvish, to stop.
conversations.prefix: Ever-bright Torch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This shiny black garment makes on hard to see and slows a fall — at least for a few feet.
conversations.prefix: Cloak of the Raven:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ancient rings mades by the Elves like this once held great power, but most have lost their might.
conversations.prefix: Elven-make Ring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cruel-looking, heavy, and chipped... but sharp!
conversations.prefix: A Bloody Big Axe:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A simple glass vial, corked. Runes meaning “vital” are etched into the glass.
conversations.prefix: Potion of Hope:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This cozy place’s sign depicts a heraldic dragon with three paws raised to strike. The folk here couldn’t be nicer.
conversations.prefix: Dragon Rampant Inn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This half-crumbling old tower by the lake is where wizards meet, when wizards meet, which is rare these days.
conversations.prefix: Old Wizard’s Tower:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The only proper temple for miles, this modest building is mostly a nave and an altar for common worship.
conversations.prefix: Temple of the Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Built in a grander time, this walled-in keep stands on a rock in the lake, reachable by a bridge of old stones.
conversations.prefix: Castle in the Lake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Little more than a deep, dry well now, the so-called Bonepit leads to the ancient catacombs beneath the village.
conversations.prefix: The Bonepit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Supposedly an ancient Dwarf-mine, the Mad Caves are a maze of rumored treasures and certain danger.
conversations.prefix: Tunnels of the Mad Caves:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The heart of the Mad Caves is Küzarn Curune, “Cavern of Anguish,” where many Dwarven miners perished in accidents.
conversations.prefix: Cavern of Anguish:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dank and rank, this bone-strewn cave is surely the lair of something large, ravenous, and smelly.
conversations.prefix: The Lair:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The ancients buried their dead in catacombs at the lake’s edge, but the place half-flooded and was forgotten.
conversations.prefix: Ancient Catacombs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A long-forgotten cavern that once glittered with silver and diamonds ... and might not be exhausted yet.
conversations.prefix: Treasure Vault:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The bridge across the Old River has washed out and the fjord here has always been dangerous.
conversations.prefix: Ruined Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The priests who sealed these doors etched a riddle into them, warning visitors and rebuking grave-robbers.
conversations.prefix: Riddle at the Gate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This long passage of checkered slate is lined with little holes and recesses—perfect for hiding lethal traps.
conversations.prefix: Checkerboard Corridor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A pressure plate on the floor triggers a trap meant to squash grave-robbers!
conversations.prefix: Crushing Walls Chamber:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The walls of this passage are lined with ancient bones. Even now they gather and form reaching, clawing hands!
conversations.prefix: Clawing Hands:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A crack in the wall betrays the existence of a secret door still held secure by an ingenious, complex locking mechanism.
conversations.prefix: Dwarf-make Door:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The crystals in this chamber sing and thrum out notes that threaten to enchant any who listen to them.
conversations.prefix: Crystal Song:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A narrow bridge of finely cut stones leads ahead ... if it holds.
conversations.prefix: Dwarf-make Bridge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is this swirling mass of molten fire some kind of trap? Or some kind of spirit?
conversations.prefix: Orb of Fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A dreadful squall pours down rain, making every movement into an ordeal.
conversations.prefix: The Storm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The quiet, rotund keeper of the local inn hears all the tales and knows how to ply a patron to get a story told.
conversations.prefix: Burrick the Innkeeper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Born in the capital but raised in the Castle in the Lake, this knightly princess sees the local people as hers to protect.
conversations.prefix: Sir Gwyndolyn of the Lake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Raving and wild-eyed, this poor panicked soul claims to be the only escapee of a misadventure in the Mad Caves.
conversations.prefix: Mad Adventurer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hungry, nasty, pointy-toothed goblins dwell in the wilderness and the caves, striking out to steal sheep and pies.
conversations.prefix: Pointy-toothed Goblins:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A brutish hulk, shaped roughly like a man but thrice as tall, with a tree limb for a club. It reeks something fierce.
conversations.prefix: Hulking Ogre:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What might at first seem to be a slick of mold can turn out to be a vile, dissolving patch of malicious ooze.
conversations.prefix: Creeping Ooze:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wild boar roam the countryside, eating pets and crops and scaring the common folk.
conversations.prefix: Razor-tusked Boar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Yellowed bones striding and striking on their own, driven by will or ire or anguish alone.
conversations.prefix: Stalking Skeletons:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Wat Greenfoot was part of a misadventure in the Mad Caves and soon he’ll be made into porridge for an ogre.
conversations.prefix: Wat Greenfoot:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wise and kind, this monkish fellow travels about the land, healing and teaching. They say he has elf blood in him.
conversations.prefix: Brother Conway:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have dedicated yourself to the ways of faith so as to help and heal.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Contemplative
conversations.prefix: Cleric:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As the landed lords and ladies have their knights of the realm, so does the temple have you.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Paladin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No shining knight are you. You protect the common folk from the evils treading in from the wild.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Dextrous
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.prefix: Ranger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "...they appear gentler than lambs, yet fiercer than lions. I do not know if it would be more appropriate to refer to them as monks or as soldiers, unless perhaps it would be better to recognize them as being both. Indeed they lack neither monastic meekness nor military might. What can we say of this, except that this has been done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes."
  
  St. Bernard of Clairvaux
conversations.prefix: Knight Templar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "...they appear gentler than lambs, yet fiercer than lions. I do not know if it would be more appropriate to refer to them as monks or as soldiers, unless perhaps it would be better to recognize them as being both. Indeed they lack neither monastic meekness nor military might. What can we say of this, except that this has been done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes" (St. Bernard of Clairvaux). You wear the white of inner purity and the red cross of martyrdom.
conversations.prefix: Knight Templar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Templar Sergeant fights alongside his Knight as well as taking all the same vows of a Templar. Just as battle-hardened, his black mantle nevertheless signifies his non-n0ble birth and lower rank.
conversations.prefix: Templar Sergeant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your ancient people are few, these days, but by your will and grace the world shall be bettered.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Proud
conversations.prefix: Elf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You practice and protect the old ways, minding the beasts and the land with wisdom and care.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Cunning
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oafish
conversations.prefix: Druid:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "...they appear gentler than lambs, yet fiercer than lions. I do not know if it would be more appropriate to refer to them as monks or as soldiers, unless perhaps it would be better to recognize them as being both. Indeed they lack neither monastic meekness nor military might. What can we say of this, except that this has been done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes" (St. Bernard of Clairvaux). You are one of the few entitled to wear the white of inner purity and the red cross of martyrdom.
conversations.prefix: Knight Templar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "...they appear gentler than lambs, yet fiercer than lions. I do not know if it would be more appropriate to refer to them as monks or as soldiers, unless perhaps it would be better to recognize them as being both. Indeed they lack neither monastic meekness nor military might. What can we say of this, except that this has been done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes" (St. Bernard of Clairvaux). You are one of the few entitled to wear the white of inner purity and the red cross of martyrdom.
conversations.prefix: Knight Templar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your folk are fortifying themselves beneath the ground, yet you seek adventure on the surface.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resilient
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obsessed
conversations.prefix: Dwarf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That you’re a thief is not in dispute but your motives may be good and true.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Stealthy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Conniving
conversations.prefix: Thief:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a rare sort: a genuine wizard. The fate of the land falls to folk as versed and wise as you.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wizardly
  
  Suggested Weakness: Frail
conversations.prefix: Wizard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have felt in your mortal flesh the ecstatic glory of the Lord. Christ has called you to the Holy Land on a divine mission, and you will heed the call.
conversations.prefix: Visionary:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The strength of your faith grants you indomitable will.
conversations.prefix: Devoted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not enough to withstand the darkness or to survive. You must push it back.
conversations.prefix: Defeat Evil:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect your secrets and maintain the façade that makes you seem wiser and more capable than maybe you are.
conversations.prefix: Keep Your Secrets:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re building something greater than yourself, something that will better this land.
conversations.prefix: Through Right Crafting:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Go where you’ve never been before and share your experiences through song and story.
conversations.prefix: Explore!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Avoid the draw and distraction of the mundane in favor of headier, more spiritual affairs.
conversations.prefix: Resist Mundanity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Take it upon yourself to defend the innocent people of the land from the perils within and without.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Meek:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People are suffering and it is your duty to heal them, bodily and spiritually.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Sick:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Faith is a torment – did you know that? It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call" (*The Seventh Seal*). Keep calling. One day, He will answer.
conversations.prefix: Rekindle Faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In Europe, counts and kings war with each other endlessly for the same pieces of land. This is a new world, free from the burdens of nobility. Step into the vacuum of power and make your claim.
conversations.prefix: Gain Power:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The weight of your sins threaten to destroy you. Here in this foreign land, you hope to find redemption.
conversations.prefix: Repentance:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're running from something-- a marriage, a crime, a horrible fate. Your flight has taken you far, but you are still not sure if you will ever successfully escape your past.
conversations.prefix: Flee:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Preceptor of Fort Latronis and veteran of the Second Crusade. His leadership has helped maintain morale in this isolated place. Despite his long years of devoted service, he seems to have no interest in rising to a higher position within the Order or in transferring to a more prestigious commandery.
conversations.prefix: Master Galien of Sion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chaplain of the Commandery. Well-educated and a religious scholar of modest repute. He has an air of constant vigilance.
conversations.prefix: Brother Tancred:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Marshal of Fort Latronis. He oversees the armory, the stable, and the commandery's military operations... when there are any. He has a habit of sighing through his sentences, as if he is perpetually weary.
conversations.prefix: Reynard Fulcher:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Built in the 1140s shortly before the Second Crusade, Fort Latronis occupies a strategic position on the road to Damascus. This stretch of Outremer's frontier has been mostly quiet, except for the occasional raid by local tribes or particularly brazen Seljuks. The fortress' walls encompass ruins thought to be the remnants of Domus Boni Latronis, the birthplace of the Good Thief.
conversations.prefix: Fort Latronis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've grown accustomed to the routine of attending the Divine Offices and tending to your own equipment. How do you approach the change in routine?
conversations.prefix: Where Two or Three Gather in My Name:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you."
  --Isaiah 41:10
conversations.prefix: Ne Timeas:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you."
  --Isaiah 41:10
conversations.prefix: Ne Timeas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Yet truly, Peter said to them: 'Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
  --Acts 2:38
conversations.prefix: Shriving (Diego):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Yet truly, Peter said to them: 'Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
  --Acts 2:38
conversations.prefix: Shriving (John):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Yet truly, Peter said to them: 'Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
  --Acts 2:38
conversations.prefix: Shriving (Simeon):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Yet truly, Peter said to them: 'Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
  --Acts 2:38
conversations.prefix: Shriving (Edmund):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Yet truly, Peter said to them: 'Do penance; and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
  --Acts 2:38
conversations.prefix: Shriving (Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brother Tancred awaits you in the chapel to hear confession of your sins and to offer absolution.
conversations.prefix: Go to Confession:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
  --Proverbs 27:17
  
  If you are to travel-- and most likely fight-- alongside each other, perhaps you ought to get to know each other beforehand.
conversations.prefix: Ferrum Ferro Exacuitur (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In the course of your many preparations, you cross paths with another resident of the fortress.
conversations.prefix: Who Stand and Wait (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the course of your many preparations, you cross paths with another resident of the fortress.
conversations.prefix: Who Stand and Wait (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In the course of your many preparations, you cross paths with another resident of the fortress.
conversations.prefix: Who Stand and Wait (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the course of your many preparations, you cross paths with another resident of the fortress.
conversations.prefix: Who Stand and Wait (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
  --Proverbs 27:17
  
  If you are to travel-- and most likely fight-- alongside each other, perhaps you ought to get to know each other beforehand.
conversations.prefix: Ferrum Ferro Exacuitur (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A middle-aged Seljuk Turk with an Arabic accent. He seems quite familiar with Franks and uses their language with ease. Generally good-humored, even in grim or (some might say) inappropriate circumstances. 
conversations.prefix: Qasim ibn Abaaq:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Seljuk merchant who occasionally offers intelligence and guidance to Franks, if it is both profitable and convenient. Younger than Qasim by ten years, at least, and occasionally quick to anger.
conversations.prefix: Aziz ibn Abaaq:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: By the Body and the Blood, your past sins have been washed away. You may not entirely believe that you have been forgiven, but your absolution is a source of strength in moments of doubt and despair.
conversations.prefix: A Measure of Grace:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You seek to eliminate ego, personal desire, and (some would say) independent thought in your struggle to give yourself to God and become His instrument. You may find peace pursuing this aim within your mortal limitations-- or you may come to a different understanding of self-abnegation entirely.
conversations.prefix: Self-Denial:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've heard of the mercy to be found at the feet of the Blessed Virgin. Seek her out, and perhaps through her, you will find peace of heart at last.
conversations.prefix: Seek Her Grace:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A large, floppy-eared dog who's quite taken with you, even when you have no mutton bones to offer. There is nothing more steadfast than the loyalty of a dog.
conversations.prefix: Auribus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: We were made in the image of God. Surely, too, was our inner being-- our rage-- our wrath. There will be no need for the old ideas about forgiveness and mercy when you become the incarnation of vengeance on earth-- for God or man, it no longer matters.
conversations.prefix: In His Image:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In the beginning was the Word. This scale cuirass emanates sacred words, in ever-shifting swirls of Latin, Aramaic, and Hebrew. What do they mean?
conversations.prefix: The Armor of the Lord:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, this spring appears to be one of the sources of the Jordan River. From here, you can still make out the outlines of Fort Latronis atop its summit to the west. The rock face is pockmarked with niches-- some natural, some carved into the rock and accompanied by Greek inscriptions from a thousand years ago.
conversations.prefix: The Spring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "The just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth."
  --Isaias 57:1
  
  Something is wrong here. Your mind notes a few scattered impressions: the signs of recent habitation-- a remnant from an old campsite-- and what may be a faint scent of death on the breeze...
conversations.prefix: Iustus Perit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Curiosity creates a driving force which leads to the ability to push past obstacles in the search for answers.
conversations.prefix: Inquisitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A burning need to know and understand, which can override survival instincts and lead to dangerous choices or unwisely stubborn persistence.
conversations.prefix: Inquisitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs." (Revelation 16:14)
  
  Magic is real, but who can use it? Is it Godly or profane?  You've felt it once, and you'd give so much to have that true feeling again.
conversations.prefix: Faithful magick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are not as free of secular concerns as the doctrine requires.
conversations.prefix: Wordly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To be a good son, a good Brother, a good comrade; a man's life is a web of obligations and responsibilities. 
conversations.prefix: Duty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "By this Sign, Conquer."
  
  You may have doubts about the state of your own soul, but your faith in the Church and the cause of Christendom is unshakeable.  
conversations.prefix: In hoc Signo Vinces:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In a fit of rage, you murdered your own brother.
  You confessed your sin, received absolution, and performed your penance...yet doubts that you are *truly* forgiven constantly beset and torment you.
conversations.prefix: Beset by Sorrows and Doubt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are sometimes as quick with your mouth as with your hands, and while you may find yourself terribly amusing, those in authority over you have been known to disagree.
conversations.prefix: Irreverent:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Cistercian lay brother and knight of the young but dynamic Order of Calatrava, toughened by battle against the Moors in the Iberian territories - now defrocked and in service to none but yourself. 
conversations.prefix: Calatravan Apostate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leapt over a wall.*
  **- Psalm 18:29**
  
  One does not survive alone in a world such as this without the strength to do whatsoever needs done. 
conversations.prefix: Man Wills It:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.* 
  **- Psalm 46:8**
  
  There is no longer a place for you among the faithful of Christendom. Only your own interests. 
conversations.prefix: Once a Knight:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.* 
  **- Psalm 94:1**
  
  Revenge has called you far from home, and for all your tribulations, you *will* have it ere your end. 
conversations.prefix: Shadow Crusade:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are not inclined to thought, when the option of action exists.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Christian by faith and Syrian by blood, your people called the area around the Sea of Galilee home before the arrival of the Crusaders.
  
  
  Despite shared religion, Eastern Christians are second class citizens in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and as a result you will never be granted a higher position in the Order. 
  
  Many of the Seljuk Turks have a special hatred for you, considering you a traitor for providing aid to the occupying crusaders.
conversations.prefix: Squire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Guilt from past deeds can cloud your judgement. 
conversations.prefix: Guilty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Guilt from past deeds cloud judgement and decision making.
conversations.prefix: Guilt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sacrifices and danger can be handled with hardened conviction and faith.
conversations.prefix: Shield of Faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Seek to justify your choice to leave in order to subdue guilt about the fate of family.
conversations.prefix: Justify Decisions:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Generations of Crusaders may have been born and died in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but that doesn't change the fact that they are still an occupying culture.
  
  Your people have lived here for as long as anyone can remember. You know the local area, it's people and their customs. You speak their language, and can pass unhinderred amongst them.
conversations.prefix: Native:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You may share the same religion but many Crusaders consider you to be uncultured, indelicate, and backwards.
  
  Many openly suggest that your branch of Christianity less pure than their own.
  
  At best you are seen as a lesser ally, at worst a disposable asset.
conversations.prefix: Second Class Citizen:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know you are right. (Once you have made up your mind to think or believe something, it is very difficult to change it, even when faced with strong evidence supporting another point of view.)
conversations.prefix: Unbending:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The strength of your faith grants you indomitable will.   
conversations.prefix: Devoted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The last knight you served died in a Turkish ambush which nearly cost you your life.
  
  You still bear the scars, both emotional and physical, from this encounter. 
  
  You're resolved to ensure that nothing like this happens to those you serve again. 
conversations.prefix: Never again:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The scales have fallen from your eyes, shriveled in the cold fire of pragmatism. Heaven may beckon, but that is of little use to you in the travails of the *now.*
conversations.prefix: On Earth...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Omnes honorate fraternitatem diligite Deum timete regem honorificate."  1 Peter 2:17 
conversations.prefix: Respectful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "The penitent man is humble before God."
  --Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
conversations.prefix: The Penitent Man:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple." 
  
  --Psalm 119:130 
conversations.prefix: Seeking Understanding:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.*
  ** - Romans 5:3**
  
  Determination  comes easily to the driven, be the whip in their own hand. 
conversations.prefix: Dogged :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Norman Knight Templar. Sent as a young man to the Holy Land in order to reform his hedonistic ways, he first fought in Ascalon in 1153 and afterward elected to remain in the Holy Land. He joined the Order five years ago in Jerusalem, later transferring to Latronis with Edmund.
conversations.prefix: Albéric de Lisieux:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A pilgrim to Domus Boni Latronis, recently arrived with her brother Velasco.
  
  She was taking in the air last night when she noticed something peculiar.
  
  What *was* your business with the Badawi woman?
conversations.prefix: Lady Lisabeta (For Simeon):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Badawi boy of ten or eleven years.
conversations.prefix: Bakr:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Digging graves in this country is a laborious and dismal task. 
conversations.prefix: Dust to Dust (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You recognize this horse, and you know that it doesn't belong to the Badawi. 
conversations.prefix: Albéric's Horse:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Badawi woman with a competent command of Frankish. She is wary of Franks, especially Templars.
conversations.prefix: Nurat al-Badawi:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A piebald destrier with a distinctive gait, though this makes him neither slower nor less powerful in a charge. Formerly the mount of Albéric de Lisieux, a Norman Templar knight stationed at Fort Latronis.
conversations.prefix: Tonerre:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A fine animal that resembles many of its brethren. Undoubtedly of Frankish origin.
conversations.prefix: Dappled Destrier:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A valley carved into the western face of Mount Hermon in the rough approximation of a lightning bolt. An ill-omened place that even the ibexes avoid.
conversations.prefix: Valley of the Black Dogs:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You see shapes in the dimness-- the murky outlines of black dogs.
conversations.prefix: ...of the Shadow of Death:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: At last, you've found a surviving brother from the first party of Templars. He has been trapped in this waterless valley without a horse, his leg broken, for the past few days.
conversations.prefix: Sergeant-Brother Osbert:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A djinni who prefers to take the form of a Badawi woman.
conversations.prefix: Nurat, Reborn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of the few surviving brothers from the first party of Templars. He cannot believe that you plan to destroy this holy relic, and the young man can barely contain his agitated rage.
conversations.prefix: Sergeant-Brother Osbert:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “The shaytan flows through the sons of Adam like blood.”
  -- Sahih Muslim 2174
  
  There is a being that has followed you unseen throughout your life, whispering of evil and temptation. In this place of illusion, it shows itself-- and takes you to the most shameful and sinful places in your memory.
conversations.prefix: The Qarin (Edmund):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “The shaytan flows through the sons of Adam like blood.”
  -- Sahih Muslim 2174
  
  There is a being that has followed you unseen throughout your life, whispering of evil and temptation. In this place of illusion, it shows itself-- and takes you to the most shameful and sinful places in your memory.
conversations.prefix: The Qarin (Diego):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “The shaytan flows through the sons of Adam like blood.”
  -- Sahih Muslim 2174
  
  There is a being that has followed you unseen throughout your life, whispering of evil and temptation. In this place of illusion, it shows itself-- and takes you to the most shameful and sinful places in your memory.
conversations.prefix: The Qarin (Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Edmund, Diego, and Vicente have become insensible to the physical world. They drift forward as if in a dream, believing they are somewhere else, talking to people who are  not there. Even if they do not respond to what they see and feel in this world, though, its dangers remain real. Others have found-- and returned-- the relic before you, and some took measures to ensure that no one would find it again. 
conversations.prefix: Your Brothers' Keeper (Simeon):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Do you hear something in the wind?
conversations.prefix: Proelia et Opiniones Proeliorum (John):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Letters in Arabic, carved into the canyon wall. Unlike the ancient Greek letters you had seen at Banyas, these could not be older than fifty years old.
conversations.prefix: Eyes to See (John):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Do not touch it, Albéric had said. 
  
  But he is mad, surely? 
  
  When you return, the angel said, you will have your desire. 
conversations.prefix: The Steps of a Good Man:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A man can drive himself mad convincing himself that he hears something in silence.
conversations.prefix: Ears to Hear (John):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *"We could destroy it, or hide it, but it has been hidden before— time before time, and in the time after…"*
conversations.prefix: Destroy the Relic (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You and Qasim stand on foot, in the middle of the valley, without cover. The Turks and Kurds will close the distance in a matter of moments.
conversations.prefix: The First Charge (John):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is the holy artifact that your Master tasked you to find.
  
  For now, you have more immediate concerns. 
conversations.prefix: A Place for the Relic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Here they come. 
conversations.prefix: Mount an Initial Defense:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The infidel has come, and your acting commander is incapacitated. 
  
  The angel trapped inside the stone is willing to render you aid in battle. All you need to do is take it into yourself.
  
  Do you?
conversations.prefix: Wrestling with the Angel (Simeon) (Optional):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A young sergeant, eager to prove himself but not yet seasoned. His leg is broken.
conversations.prefix: Sergeant-Brother Osbert:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Norman Knight Templar and ferocious warrior, skilled with the lance and sword. He is prone to acts of selfless valor or reckless imprudence, depending on one's perspective.
conversations.prefix: Albéric de Lisieux:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A middle-aged Turk with an Arabic accent. He's getting on in years, but his skill with the bow has not faded. Cautious and calculating in battle.
conversations.prefix: Qasim ibn Abaaq:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 
  
  --John 13:7 
conversations.prefix: Ignorance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You prefer the lighter mounts of the Andalus, but as an accomplished horseman you appreciate the overwhelming impact a massive horse like a Percheron can deliver during a charge.
  You have horse sense, as well as a sense for horses.
conversations.prefix: Caballero :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The necessity of subtlety and the demands of blood grind ever at each other, and the sparks that thus fly burn even the innocent.
conversations.prefix: Brusque:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Although savage in battle, Edmund has the gentle manner of a monk whilst his sword is sheathed.
conversations.prefix: Gentle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't suffer fools gladly, but sometimes a little patience wouldn't hurt.
conversations.prefix: Overly Stern:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes, you blaze a path where no other path was.  It's not always the best path.  But it's at least an unexpected angle.
conversations.prefix: Unorthodox:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity...*
  **- James 3:6**
  
  What manners you have left to your name are worth little in the pursuit of your ends - especially at patience's end.
conversations.prefix: A Blunt Instrument:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You remember clearly the day you said goodbye to Sancia for ever.  She had forgiven you, and the two of you had vowed to do penance for the rest of your earthly lives.  She in a convent; you as a Templar.
conversations.prefix: Memories of the Truth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight...*
  
  In a time where so very many men use their sword for their own advancement--if not for outright evil--you have taken a holy vow to use your sword only in the service of the Lord God.
conversations.prefix: Might for Right:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To be a good scholar, be dedicated and persistent.  To be a great scholar, be dedicated and persistent to the point of utter madness.
conversations.prefix: Monofocus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Once you set your mind to something, it is very difficult to sway you away from it.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a knight and these are your vows.  You broke them once.  You will not do so again.
conversations.prefix: Honor, Loyalty and Duty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *Sons of fire*, you want to call them. Whether the name comes from the angel or from your own mind, you do not know.
  
  But you know they are yours to command.
  
conversations.prefix: The Black Dogs (Simeon):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of your own has taken an arrow. Sensing weakness, the enemy closes in to finish him off.
  
  (Pick up and play one character asset card to designate which NPC has been injured.)
conversations.prefix: Defend the Wounded:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skilled archers armed with far-shooting composite bows. Fond of enveloping attacks and hit-and-run tactics. Lightly armored, swift, and deadly.
conversations.prefix: Turkish Archers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well-armored professional cavalrymen trained for close combat. A common sight in Nur ad-Din's armies.
conversations.prefix: Kurdish Swordsmen:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'There is no one among you but a companion from among the djinn has been assigned to him.'"
  
  Narrated by Muslim, 2814
conversations.prefix: The Qarins (Simeon):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Diego and Qasim have been cornered by Turkish archers. Without immediate assistance, they have little chance against their enemies.
conversations.prefix: Cornered:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Osbert is dead, Qasim is wounded, and you are still deep in enemy territory with Turks camped somewhere close by. As you plan your next move, can you heal the tensions that threaten to shatter the party's unity?
conversations.prefix: Caritas Fraternitatis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Qasim was shot in the thigh by a Turkish arrow. The wound is not fatal, but it needs looking after.
conversations.prefix: Percutiet et Curabit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sergeant-Brother Osbert gave his life in service to his brothers, to the Master, and to God. Add what poor blessings you can to speed his soul to its eternal rest.
conversations.prefix: To Dust Return:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You sense the tensions that threaten to destroy the party. Do your best to bring your brothers together. Now more than ever, you need each other.
conversations.prefix: Unitas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The relic houses the living light of a Messenger of God, a being that cannot be denied. See its will done.
conversations.prefix: Serve the Angel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The object that you discovered in the cave is unholy. Find a way to destroy it.
conversations.prefix: Destroy the Relic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What an unfathomable artifact you and your brothers have retrieved from the cave. Before you can make an informed choice of action, you must learn more of the relic's origins and abilities.
conversations.prefix: Learn More of the Relic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your purposes will not be served by group unity. Find a way to sow the seeds of discord and distrust among your so-called brothers.
conversations.prefix: Discordia:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Albéric has nearly exhausted the last shreds of willpower that preserve him from the angel's influence and the guilt of what he has done.
  
  A voice of guidance can give him enough strength to finish this last task. 
conversations.prefix: A Voice in the Wilderness (Edmund):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: John Fitzroy, Leofwine, and Aziz remain in the custody of the Turks. Can you abandon them to the enemy? (Single-card moves only)
conversations.prefix: Decision: Rescue the Captives:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The relic is safely in your possession, for now. Should you delay the fulfillment of the Master's orders? (Single-card moves only)
conversations.prefix: Decision: Return to Latronis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your faithful guide had an interesting reaction to the sight of the blessed armor. Is it possible that he understands the armor's lettering-- or its purpose? 
conversations.prefix: Qasim ibn Abaaq:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Badawi woman with a competent command of Frankish. She is here without her clan-- a thing unheard of for a Badawi woman.
conversations.prefix: Nurat al-Wathanni:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You gather that the peasants are fleeing a Turkish force that they saw departing Damascus. Can any of them give an accurate estimate of the Turks' numbers? 
conversations.prefix: The Frankish Peasants: Numbers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the peasants mentions that they saw the Turkish army carrying something large, assembled from wood.
conversations.prefix: The Frankish Peasants: Woodworks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If these peasants have spotted the Turkish forces, it's possible that they've overheard news of your captive brethren and Aziz.
conversations.prefix: The Frankish Peasants: The Prisoners:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink..." (Matthew 25:34-35)
conversations.prefix: The Frankish Peasants: Aid:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Badawi woman of the al-Wathanni clan. You found her guiding a group of Frankish refugees, separated from the rest of her people. It is time to clear-- or confirm-- your suspicions.
conversations.prefix: Nurat al-Wathanni (Edmund / Diego):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nur ad-Din's army approaches from the Damascus road, if the Frankish refugees are to be believed. Best to keep a watchful eye to the east.
conversations.prefix: Keep Watch (Simeon):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Whatever you may say, I had vowed to protect the relic until my dying breath, and to kill any who wished to possess it, even if those be my brother-knights.”
  --[Albéric de Lisieux](https://storium.com/game/at-the-door-of-heaven/act-2/scene-2)
  
  **armoni keeper of oaths am i of the host**
  --[Armoni the Oath Keeper](https://storium.com/game/at-the-door-of-heaven/act-1/scene-6)
conversations.prefix: Albéric de Lisieux (John / Vicente):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Templar lying underfoot attacked you. John's condition is proof of that. Now, he is all but begging you to kill *him.*
  
  How could you resist?
conversations.prefix: Tempus Occidendi / Sanandi? (Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Albéric can no longer be trusted. If he is to accompany you to Latronis, he ought to be securely restrained-- for your safety as well as his.
  
  That is, if you permit him to live.
conversations.prefix: The Mad Templar (Optional...):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Templar knight just attacked another Christian. This isn't a terribly comforting sight for the Frankish refugees.
conversations.prefix: Martinus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You suspect that Nurat knows something about what is afflicting Albéric. Perhaps she can help calm him down and see sense again?
conversations.prefix: Majnūn (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Badawi woman-- and something more that you do not yet understand.
conversations.prefix: Nurat al-Wathanni:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Turcopole assigned to guard Latronis' northwest gate. He doesn't know what to make of you in your current state.
conversations.prefix: Thomas of Tripoli:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An older Jewish man with a quiet, studious air and an alert gaze. 
conversations.prefix: Meir ben Yaakov (Optional Challenge):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Preceptor of Fort Latronis.
  
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pIMibyKliaxaSfdPVHVl3N_IRImkHEoY_PVUWx4wRcM/viewform
conversations.prefix: Master Galien of Sion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Chaplain of the Commandery. You have given him much to ponder regarding the nature and capabilities of the relic. Perhaps you can use your experience to gain access to the Templar scholars [that Brother Edmund had mentioned](https://storium.com/game/at-the-door-of-heaven/act-2/scene-2).
conversations.prefix: Brother Tancred:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are times you act with decisiveness.
  
  This, it would appear, is *not* one of those times.
conversations.prefix: Hesitant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Before your blade knew the Turk - and the Templar - it knew the Moor. The struggle to free Iberia from the shadow of the Crescent was your crucible, where the spilling of Moslem blood transcended duty to become almost comfort.
conversations.prefix: Matamoros:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've made some sort of contact with the mystical, and you can't let go of it.  Sometimes, you can use that to your advantage.
conversations.prefix: Glimpses of a larger world:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are a knight, with all that entails.  You do not shy from battle.
conversations.prefix: Brave:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: At the core of Frankish knighthood, this idea of the "noble man" promotes respect for women, widows and orphans and a fierce need to protect the weak from from the cruel and unjust.
conversations.prefix: Preudomme:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Life is bleak
  Doubt assails;
  Faith is weak
  Doubt prevails.
conversations.prefix: Doubt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *Brother, you’ve a keen mind for missions of discretion.*
  
  **- Master Galien of Sion**
conversations.prefix: Methodical:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have seen the terror that is siege warfare...from both sides of the wall.  
conversations.prefix: No Stranger to Siegecraft:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are not terribly aware of others' emotional states, and your words and actions do little to encourage them.
conversations.prefix: Insensitive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You like to think of yourself as someone who makes decisions based on your current knowledge of the facts and not on your own personal biases.  Of course, this is impossible. But you try.
conversations.prefix: Dispassionate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Contact with some kind of larger force has left you irreparably altered. How do you digest it and retain some focused sense of self?
  
  ...or is that impossible now?
conversations.prefix: Stay sane:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.*
  **-- Matthew 10:16**
  
  Falsehood guards you as well as any earthly cloak.
conversations.prefix: Deceitful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Patience is a virtue; that is certain.
  
  There are times when you lack this virtue, and your actions resulting from this impatience can often be regrettable ones.
conversations.prefix: Patience has its Limits:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be."
  ~Miguel de Cervantes
  
  They say that learning too much about the Universe makes you go mad.  In point of fact, sometimes it can drive you miserably sane.  You shed social convention and primate interaction and forget how to communicate with other humans.
conversations.prefix: To see life as it is:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You pick up a lot of bits of everything when searching for greater understanding.  Sometimes, what you pick up is useful.  Sometimes, you even understand how to use it.  
conversations.prefix: Eclectic knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have been around long enough to have interacted with a large variety of people, and you have an even enough temper, that you can be diplomatic when you so choose, although it is not your greatest skill.
conversations.prefix: Diplomatic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *By This Sign, Conquer.*
  
  Being a Templar is about more than just your personal redemption.  You have a renewed sense of purpose.  You are here to conquer for the Cross.  Men's souls can be won, and Christendom itself defended and expanded. 
conversations.prefix: In Hoc Signo Vinces:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As Christian, Templar, and Knight, you strive to cultivate the virtues of Truth and Honor at all times.  Yet, you have not perfected your virtues, and you know it...compelling you to strive all the harder.
conversations.prefix: Truth and Honor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You speak with authority.  People tend to believe you.
conversations.prefix: Authoritative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have taken Nurat under your protection. Woe betide any who threaten her.
conversations.prefix: Protective:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The so-called Iberian Mirror contains the spirit of another fallen angel: Penemue, the Farseeing. As part of its punishment, it has been stricken mute and can communicate only in flashes of imagery across the surface of its stone prison.
conversations.prefix: Penemue: What Is to Come:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: **(Completion Optional)** The so-called Iberian Mirror contains the spirit of another fallen angel: Penemue, the Farseeing. As part of its punishment, it has been stricken mute and can communicate only in flashes of imagery across the surface of its stone prison.
conversations.prefix: Penemue: Other Questions:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Preceptor of Fort Latronis and veteran of the Second Crusade. His leadership has helped maintain morale in this isolated place. Despite his long years of devoted service, he seems to have no interest in rising to a higher position within the Order or in transferring to a more prestigious commandery.
conversations.prefix: Master Galien of Sion:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You remember the black dog-like creatures that lurked outside the cave and answered to Simeon's commands. What have they to do with the angel?
conversations.prefix: The Texts: The Djinn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Armoni. Armaros. The Accursed One. The Oathkeeper. The angel has many names.
conversations.prefix: The Texts: The Oath Keeper:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ben Yaakov warns you away from the Kabbalistic texts, saying that you are too young to navigate the perils of the mystical world. But it is not difficult to distract him. 
conversations.prefix: The Texts: The Word and the Name (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To the shock of all three of you, you stumble upon Reynard and Qasim in a compromising position. 
conversations.prefix: And Gomorrah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Chaplain of the Commandery. Well-educated and a religious scholar of modest repute. He has an air of constant vigilance, compounded now by a certain restless gleam in his eyes.
conversations.prefix: Brother Tancred:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Preceptor of Fort Latronis and veteran of the Second Crusade. You have an audience with him, alone... and a piece of information that could offer powerful leverage.
conversations.prefix: Master Galien of Sion (For Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Badawi woman by appearance-- and something more. She has chosen to remain at Latronis despite the grave danger lurking here. Does she know something more about this relic that brings her such terror?
conversations.prefix: Nurat al-Wathanni:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The name of a djinni is no small gift. Invoke it wisely.
conversations.prefix: Nurat's True Name:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The man who guided you through the mountains, and whose life you saved, is being expelled from the fortress. You are under orders to see the Master's will done.
conversations.prefix: Qasim ibn Abaaq (Diego):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "This fortress shall be no viper’s nest, no den for sinful machinations. Nothing should remain hidden in the eyes of the Lord.”
  
  --Sir Edmund de St. Clair
conversations.prefix: The Viper & The Lion (For Edmund & John):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This cord once belonged to Edmund. Its simple wooden beads have turned black with age.
  
  *Pater noster qui es in coelis*
  *Sanctificetur nomen tuum*
  *Adveniat regnum tuum*
  *Fiat voluntas tua*
  *et in terra sicut in coelo*
  *Panem nostrum quotidianum*
  *da nobis hodie*
  *Et dimitte nobis debita nostra*
  *sicut et dimittemus debitoribus nostris*
  *Et ne nos inducas in tentationem*
  *sed libera nos a malo*
  *Amen*
conversations.prefix: Paternoster Cord:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "For whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth: and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
  
  --Hebrews 12:6
conversations.prefix: Quem Diligit Dominus (For Diego):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your brothers have elected you to be the new marshal of Latronis. 
  
  With the Turk nearly at your door, do you accept?
conversations.prefix: Beausant (For Edmund):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Master charged you with locating evidence of ben Yaakov's treachery, or else stand accused of deliberate falsehood.
  
  As the rabbi studies in the makeshift scriptorium, you have an opportunity to search his quarters. The door, of course, has no lock.
conversations.prefix: No Viper's Nest (Edmund):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A rabbi who has come as a guest of the Templars. He has brought texts that may shed light on the angel.
conversations.prefix: Meir ben Yaakov (John):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A young man, neither Templar nor associate yet wearing armor, interrupts your preparations. Since this morning, everyone seems rather agitated, he notes. He asks why.
  
  His accent is familiar.
conversations.prefix: Velasco de Saragossa (For Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *(For Edmund)* The leader of the Turkish messengers. He has come to negotiate the terms of Latronis' surrender.
conversations.prefix: Thabit al-Hasib :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side." 
  --Luke 19:43
conversations.prefix: Venient Dies:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into hell. For there is wickedness in their dwellings: in the midst of them." 
  --Psalm 54: 14 - 16
  
  *(For Edmund)* A hideous realization dawns: you have accused an innocent man. What can you say now to the Saracens, to the Master, to the men you have been tasked to lead?
conversations.prefix: In Medio Eorum:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: General of Nur ad-Din's armies in Damascus. An old soldier of the Frankish Wars, dedicated to seeing their end.
conversations.prefix: Bashir al-Junayd:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places."
  --Ephesians 6:12 
  
  That imperceptible shift-- the air, moving--
  
  [You have felt this before.](https://storium.com/game/at-the-door-of-heaven/act-2/scene-1)
  
  Where are you when it comes?
conversations.prefix: In Caelestibus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The *qarins* have descended upon Latronis.
  
  Can you keep the fortress from tearing itself apart?
conversations.prefix: Quia Multi Sumus:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of the other characters within the fortress comes to your aid, or moves to thwart you. Rewrite this asset to indicate the name of a [Latronis NPC](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eS-x9KV71cxkgoDYo7Yv8PDjdQ6nZpvBH-zqthu0ThY/edit) (not Galien or Tancred). 
conversations.prefix: A Latronis NPC:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have revealed your true allegiance to Diego at last. You have long foreseen what comes next.
  
  ...
  
  Yet he is not your true quarry.
conversations.prefix: Malum pro Malo (Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Turks rain hell down on the battlements. They hope to puncture a section of the walls and enter Latronis with their armies.
conversations.prefix: Rain of Fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "For it is written: vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."
  --Romans 12:19
  
  You have pretended fellowship with these Temple dogs long enough.
  
  Now, your true work begins.
conversations.prefix: Just Rewards (For Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fire explodes against the fortress walls, arrows rain down from the sky, and a vast host clamors to slaughter all within. 
  
  The Templars are renowned for their unfailing courage. But weakened by the invisible demons and faced with hopeless odds, their spirit threatens to falter.
conversations.prefix: The Armor of the Spirit (Optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are precious few of these arranged along Latronis' walls. Perhaps you can still make use of them.
conversations.prefix: Ballistae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: “Not real Greek fire, of course. No-one knows the secret of that. ... I was able to make just a little. It should burn–anything, I think."
  --[John De Miruge](https://storium.com/game/at-the-door-of-heaven/act-2/scene-8)
  
  A pot of a foul-smelling hellish substance. It requires no fuel to burn. It also has no discernible method of being extinguished.
conversations.prefix: Greek Fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: “I will guard it with my life, lady. And I will call it until Doomsday to see you returned to yourself."
  
  .
  
  It is time for Simeon to fulfill his oath. 
conversations.prefix: As the Clove-Scented Zephyr:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How many years have passed since your quest for vengeance began? How many miles? 
  
  All for this moment.
  
conversations.prefix: The End of the Chase (Vicente):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fellow Iberian and dog of the Temple. Your nemesis and negation. 
  
  How fitting that you slay him in the house of his false god.
  
conversations.prefix: Diego de Leon (For Vicente):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Countryman, blasphemer, murderer, and apostate. 
  
  He must answer for his crimes.
conversations.prefix: Vicente Villaverde (For Diego):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Down the djinn come from the sky. The ground army is still some distance behind.
conversations.prefix: The Seventh Seal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Several panicked Turks have reached the fortress gate. In broken Frankish, one of them begs you to let them in. He says he knows how to defeat "them."
conversations.prefix: Stranger at the Gate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the other characters within the fortress comes to your aid, or moves to thwart you. Rewrite this asset to indicate the name of [any NPC](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eS-x9KV71cxkgoDYo7Yv8PDjdQ6nZpvBH-zqthu0ThY/edit) (not Nurat or Tancred). 
conversations.prefix: A Latronis NPC :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Through the seen and the unseen, a pattern governs the rhythm of things.
  
  Sometimes, it is almost visible. 
  
  *(This is a wild card. Use to introduce an eerily precise stroke of fortune or a piece of poetic justice from an invisible force.)*
conversations.prefix: The Hand of the Maker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Remaining steadfast in the One True Faith while at the same time remaining humble and contrite of heart...it can be difficult, perhaps *impossible* at times.  When exercised in balance, however, a man can live a virtuous life.
conversations.prefix: Cum cor contritum et humiliatum, sed stabilis in fide.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.*
  **- Jude 6**
  
  Whither the promises of these great and puissant beings that have entered into the affairs of Man? You *will* hold them accountable -- as sure as blood was once spilt beneath their wings.
conversations.prefix: Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A *miles Christi* should have sound judgement when it comes to discerning good from evil, right from wrong, and truth from falsehood.  Judging a man's soul?  Thankfully, that is *not* what you have been called to do.
conversations.prefix: Cast the First Stone?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's hard to relate to things on the mortal plane when you're so focused on celestial activities. But at least your understanding of things beyond human ken is proceeding nicely.
conversations.prefix: Captivated by words:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.*
  **- 1 Peter 5:8** 
  
  None are above suspicion. No rot shall be hidden from your wary gaze.
conversations.prefix: See No Good:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've sworn an oath to her, that you will protect her. She in turn has gifted you with her name. You have failed at many other things. You refuse to fail at this.
conversations.prefix: Protect Nurat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!"
  
  ~Maimonides
  
  Are we free to choose our fates?  Does our action matter?  Perhaps everything is predetermined, and in that case, why bother acting?  Only a belief that our actions matter, our will matters, makes it worth taking those actions.
  
  Believe in free will: act.  Believe in predestination: Be free from the pain of decision and thought.
  
  What to choose?
  
conversations.prefix: Free will:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a tendency to trust people who pretend piety - and in your desire to be good, you hold your instinct as something not to be trusted. But sometimes instinct is all that separates a wise from foolish judgment.
conversations.prefix: Gullible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How do we respond to the ineffable?  The human mind, by definition, cannot cope with the scope of the Divine.  Try to master it, and you might go mad. Bow before it, and lose your agency.  But the Fool need do neither.  
conversations.prefix: The holy fool:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Scoundrel of the first degree...a rapist and a cowardly sniveling wreck of a man to boot!
conversations.prefix: Velasco de Saragossa (A Latronis NPC):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An old man, wearing the simple fabrics permitted by observant Jews. 
  
  "My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
  When shall I come
    and behold the face of God?"
  
   (Psalms 42:1-2 
conversations.prefix: Ben Yaakov:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Latronis' chaplain possessed by Armoni the Oath Keeper. The Angel's spirit burns with wrath, but the priest's body is strained to breaking point. You know that the relic must be somewhere on the priest's person. Separate them, and the Angel will be impotent in its prison.
  
  Unless another mortal seizes the relic.
conversations.prefix: Tancred-Armoni:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
  --*2 Corinthians 4:18*
  
  But sometimes, the veil lifts.
  
conversations.prefix: Sight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To the Angel, the mysteries of man are the riddles of children. If you could but press closer-- understand one Word further...
conversations.prefix: To Know:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know now the power of a word. 
  
  Use it.
conversations.prefix: Silvertongue:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not all of the djinn are enslaved.
  
  There is Nurat.
  
  And there are the crows freed by ben Yaakov and John. Some observe from above.
conversations.prefix: The Freed Djinn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
  Ecclesiastes 7:8 
conversations.prefix: And It Came to Pass:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: "So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, "You shall separate everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps, as well as everyone who kneels to drink."
conversations.prefix: Auribus and the True Name:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Eventually, the fallen Templar's bones were returned to his native Spain, and not long thereafter he was declared a saint.  For centuries thereafter, a monastery dedicated to the saint ministered to the 
  
  people of northern Spain.  But there was one last chapter left to write in the bloody tale which had claimed the life of Diego De Leon and so many others.
conversations.prefix: San Diego De Leon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Near the end of his years-long quest for vengeance, Vicente Villaverde left behind a letter -- a final cry for understanding, and an act that inadvertently secured him some tiny semblance of a legacy on earth.
  
  On the eve of his avowed enemy's final victory over his homeland, that legacy sowed the seeds of an enlightenment yet to come.
conversations.prefix: El Apóstata:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Universe is infinitely full and moves infinitely rapidly.  But memory and soul hold moments in time, make them into places from which life and inspiration may spring anew.
conversations.prefix: Abundance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild: