conversations.from: system
conversations.value: ##Once Upon A Time##
  
  Who knows how you learned the truth. But your life, after that moment, was no longer your own. You have existed since then on owed favours, cheated games, and pretty lies.
  
  Maybe you were born different, or perhaps something different happened to you. Something snapped and the normally invisible became visible, and you weren't quite human anymore. Bess found you and quietly talked you into getting into her beat up old Honda and then quietly drove you back to the town houses where you officially became a Clerk: A guardian of Maya and defender of the balance here in the Grey.
  
  With little guidance and no explanation, you were given a handbook and handed off to a motley group of strangers who were some of the most bizarre, interesting, and outlandish people you had ever met. It wasn't until you saw your first demon, talked to your first fae, or answered your first life or death riddle that you understood just how much hung in the balance, and how much your previous life was over. 
  
  ##What's this mean?##
  
  Clerks are either creepy humans or lousy Otherkin. No one’s really said either way. But they have the ability to walk in both worlds. Maya has employed them, given them purpose. Their job is simple in concept: to protect both worlds from invasion or interference from the other. They're job is to keep the magic in the Deliria (fae realm) and the mundane in the Grey (human realm) and to protect the boundary between the two (Maya).
  
  A Clerk's Tale is the story of under payed, never thanked, high turn over, often fatalist people stuck in a job they can't escape, don't want, but must do to keep the world safe. It is a modern faerie tale adventure set in today's Toronto. This particular campaign is inspired by: NightWatch/DayWatch, Dead Like Me, Neverwhere, and Fables, along with a myriad of books containing folklore, fairy tales, and demons.
  
  Characters should be normal people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances and are now slightly more than human as a result. There should be a defining moment in their history when they became other and when they were found and became a clerk. 
  
  Examples are the veterinarian who was bit by a puppy and is now a werewolf. The man whose brother wanted to be him and now he has a doppleganger who stole his life. The internet celebrity who was chased by a real troll and now can turn into any vermin to escape. The unicorn who made himself human because of love and is stuck here alone. The girl who seems new and can't remember what happened a week ago. The drug addict whose body snapped after a ghoul attack and now she can throw a bus at you. The bard whose music speaks to you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This little guy can be used for a variety of things, protecting, comforting, and keeping secrets. All the things best friends do.
conversations.prefix: Zoe's Teddy Bear:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a clerk now. Maybe you've been for awhile, maybe you're brand new, but you're back to the old digs at 299 George street. Can you handle the sudden change or will you crumble under the pressure?
conversations.prefix: Welcome to Clerk-dom :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If Coreander's is first class in the fae world, Lynch is all third class. Loud, filled with live bands, the smell of smoke, and the hint of magic, Lynch is a constant part without the glitz and glam of LW. 
conversations.prefix: Lynch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Three children have gone missing in as many weeks by the Don Valley River on the East side of Toronto. What can you do?
conversations.prefix: Missing Children:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All clerks report and live at 299 George St, Toronto. The bachelor apartment complex hosts 25 bachelor rooms and one two-bedroom apartment that is reserved for the superintendent. While not in the best of repair, the apartments are habitable and offer a courtyard in the back that connects to the old factory and the three apartment house beside them.
  
conversations.prefix: 299 George Street:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Found at the intersection of Wellesley and Wellesley, this night time hot spot is the favourite location of the fae. Made by the supernatural for the supernatural, LW offers a trap for any mortal and a home for any otherkin.
conversations.prefix: Liquid Witchcraft:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A small and quaint hair and beauty supply store found at Dundas and Parliament street. Its dusty shelves are filled with old bottles of shampoo, conditioner, hair dye, and the odd trinket that the boy at the cash register will try to sell you.
conversations.prefix: Dundas Street Beauty Parlour:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Situated on the same grounds as the Clerks' home, the old warehouse is four floors of empty floor space. It can be used for training, parties, traps, or anything else a Clerk can imagine.
conversations.prefix: The Warehouse:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The ROM features displays from all over the world and often becomes part of any displays tour. Recently it has featured some questionable finds throughout history.
conversations.prefix: Royal Ontario Museum:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A quaint breakfast joint at Carlton and Church, Daybreak offers all day breakfast and some of the best advice one can find on the supernatural. 
conversations.prefix: Daybreak Restaurant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In terms of how and why you're a clerk, describe in a card what sets you apart from the humans. Are you a werewolf? Are you a changeling? Are you just slightly magically touched? 
  
  Examples of powers:
  Ability to hide in plain sight, see auras, burn a little brighter, charm people, sense of direction, adaptation, talking to animals/plants, having a magical nature, being in tune with nature, faerie wishcraft, witchcraft, fate spinning, tech magic, etc
conversations.prefix: Please make your own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Keeper and philanthropist, Gedney has a nonchalant personality and seems relatively unphased by anything a clerk can do. He gives orders and jobs as easily as any manager and expects his clerks to keep on their toes.
conversations.prefix: Frank Gedney:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A quiet, reserved and rather timid girl, Bess mostly works on repairing the damage the Clerks do to the buildings they live in. She reminds them gently of the rules, states clearly how she'll be fixing what they've done and doesn't worry too much about anything. 
conversations.prefix: Bess Lavenza:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The new and reigning Goblin King and all around talented wizard, Julian spends just as much time in this world as he does in the Deliria.
conversations.prefix: Julian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Known better as the Witch of Dundas, this old and enigmatic figure lives at Dundas and Parliament, with a hair supply store as her front. Standing guard over her is Aegeus, an eleven year old boy who can sell shampoo like no tomorrow and keeps the tourists away. Although she lives in a pocket of the Deliria, she still claims to be mostly human, but highly magical. 
conversations.prefix: Tituba:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Owner and operator of Coreander's, the local up-scale fae pub, Toombs is a fairly easy going and gentle man with a genuine love of helping others. His kindness and generosity are often the subject of ridicule and skepticism, but not much really seems to phase him. 
conversations.prefix: Toombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prince, Abomination, Destroyer of the World, The Most Precious and Awful One.... Shayd walks around with a lot of titles, mostly taking a city by manipulation and by forcing a keening desperation on to those in her way. Although it is not generally her way to kill, she will force people in to the most horrid of situations, only to make her help the only option out.
conversations.prefix: Shayd:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Memory seller extraordinaire, Mel is another powerful figure in the goblin market whose hobby and delights center around the buying, experiencing, and trading of human and other memories. He has bags upon bags of the things and loves to take them out to admire them. In exchange, he can give a lot of information, and often, just the thing you were looking for. 
conversations.prefix: Mel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Supposed leader of the fae hunters and once Clerk, Desmond professes that they have little to no control over their ability to hunt the fae. A previous history professor in Boston, something terrible launched him into the life of a clerk
conversations.prefix: Desmond:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The one guy who's always taking pictures and seeing everything that's happening, Ed has been dead for several decades now and can be found if you know the right people.
conversations.prefix: Dead Ed:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whether it's strength of spirit, a magical talent, or a psychic ability, what lets you survive when the chips are down
conversations.prefix: Create Your Own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can't resist a good deal? Always on the run? Someone looking for you? Create a weakness that means your character will get in trouble for making the wrong choices or abandoning their friends.
conversations.prefix: Create Your Own:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Each character should have things they want from life, things getting in their way, and secrets they keep. Use these to find a subplot that makes sense for your character.
conversations.prefix: Create Your Own:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A small and refined pub run by Toombs, Coreander's is the place where the music isn't loud but often live, the seats and tables are clean and elegant, and the clothing is always classy. It hosts a VIP lounge on the upper floor and a gambling den in the back.
conversations.prefix: Coreander's:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The little boy went missing near the DVP in the park. What else can be found?
conversations.prefix: Michael Prosseur:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A sweet little girl who's disappeared recently. Can you find her in time?
conversations.prefix: Sibyl Likely:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Something lurks within her depths, be it person or no. Something that smells like fish and that barely makes a movement in the water. Something that has three children. Or at least their bones.
conversations.prefix: The Don Valley River:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sounds pretty cool, right? Anyone fucks with me, just turn into a grizzly bear or komodo dragon and bite their freakin' head off. Yeah, not so much. Its actually limited to rats, pigeons, various types of bugs and vermin. Lame, but gotta admit it comes in handy every so often.
conversations.prefix: Shape Shifter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Can take the form of vermin and pests. Pretty much anything you'd call an exterminator or animal services to get rid of. Does wonders for the self image.
conversations.prefix: Alter Form:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You could call it having conviction as well as a knack for spotting the shortcomings of others. Problem is however helpful those observations may be,  people generally don't wanna hear 'em.
conversations.prefix: Oh God just shut up!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Its not just a Spike Lee joint. Its a surefire means to a long and bliss filled life.
  
  Yeah right. Having a nagging conscience  is a huge pain in the ass. Then again, you gotta have purpose or whats the point? Compromise those convictions you may lose that last scrap of humanity.
conversations.prefix: Do the right thing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "I'm telling you Doctor, with the application of my nano-neuron ray these everyday circuits can precisely imitate the wiring in the human brain!"
  
  "And I'm telling you, Doctor, there is no blueprint for the human spirit."
  
  "That's where you're wrong!  I have the blueprins right here!  All I need, essentially, is a donated 'spirit', if you will, and I'll show you!"
conversations.prefix: Science Gone Mad:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: TV on the fritz?  Well, when's the last time you told it how much it means to you.  Car won't start?  It's probably jealous of your new girlfriend.  Never had a computer virus?  Your PC must reeealy like you...
  
  You're not just imagining that your electrical devices have emotions, they do. And while other people like to anthropomorphize the devices around them, you understand the microwave a lot better than you do your girlfriend...
conversations.prefix: eempathy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mad science has a way of overextending itself, and you're no exception.  Every once in a while, you can feel the wear of 'too much science' on your circuits and things start to fall apart; memory loss, delayed reactions, unpredictable behaviour.  A little down time and some new batteries usually clears it up, usually...
conversations.prefix: I can feel my mind going, Dave...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Living half in the electrical world and half in the spirit world does a real job on the sanity after awhile.  The more time passes, the more you feel like you're being slowly ripped between irredeemable opposites.  If this marriage is going to last, you've got to find a way to bring these opposites truly into harmony, otherwise you're heading for a nasty divorce.
conversations.prefix: Unity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know that voice in the back of your head that says "this is a bad idea" or "danger! danger!" It's just a bit louder with you. This doesn't mean you always listen to it. And, it doesn't mean anyone else believes you. 
conversations.prefix: Check for traps:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The hero never dies. Even when it looks darkest. You know that however grim life gets you are the hero of the story, and eventually everything will turn out all right. 
conversations.prefix: Big Damn Hero:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: OMG is that a goblin? What race is he? Is he like a minion or a henchman? It really is a good costume. How much XP is killing him worth? One second, I need to re-pad my boffer sword. 
conversations.prefix: Ultimate Fan:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If Supernatural were real that would be so cool! I'd like track down and collect all the creatures and re-make the men of letter, it's totally doable. I don't know why Dean and Sam are such whiners. Sheesh, like their life isn't the best!
conversations.prefix: Hunting is the coolest ever!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You talk to the spirits, they talk to you. This isn't necessarily what you wanted, but there you have it. It's your gift, and you're stuck with it.
conversations.prefix: Medium:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Using your spirit guide, you can summon almost any spirit to have a nice chat.
conversations.prefix: Speaker beyond the veil:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You and your spirit guide have... issues. You really should start going to a relationship consultant.
conversations.prefix: Spirit Guide Troubles:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are trying to move on with your life. You really want to find someone nice to settle down with. If your spirit guide has any issues with that, she can stuff 'em.
conversations.prefix: Moving on:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It started out as love and light and backyard rituals under the full moon. Now it's life and death and the balance of two worlds. You really thought that kind of magic was just a myth, you were wrong.
conversations.prefix: Witch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A combination of a exceptional memory, ridiculously fast reading speed, and a love of books, has left you full of information. Not all of it is useful of course, but if you need to learn something you can learn it, fast. When you can't answer a question you know how to find the answer. 
conversations.prefix: Knowledge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You get so wrapped up in what you are doing that you completely forget that you have anywhere else to be or anything else to do. 
conversations.prefix: Hyperfocus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You life now exists in a rather magical world, but people come and go so quickly that you often feel isolated. Is it possible to make friends in either world when you walk in both?
conversations.prefix: Not be lonely:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I didn't ask for this but every so often I end up turning into this giant wolf that runs around and does stuff I don't remember.
conversations.prefix: Werewolf:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I've spent my life living around this side. I know a fair bit about it because it's familiar to me.
conversations.prefix: Information:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: My werewolf stuff hasn't manifested itself yet. Mom says it will, soon.
conversations.prefix: Unreliable Powers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are many werewolves who have control over their powers and abilities.
  
  Not me, I can't wait until I can finally use them the way I want.
conversations.prefix: I want Control:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The natural world is everywhere and everything in it from your lawn to the old oak tree down the street has something to say. It's your job to listen and it's your job to talk back.
conversations.prefix: Moss-folk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Most people wake up to birds chirping and squirrels chattering. All you hear is that goddamn maple tree across the street that won't shut up about the birds nesting in it's branches. We get it, you're proud of the little ones, now would you please shut up? Maybe if you bring her more fertilizer today she'll agree to keep it down in the mornings.
conversations.prefix: Leaftongue:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People are hard. They talk too quickly and you just don't have that much in common. You're different than your peers and you have difficulty relating to any of them. This makes people uncomfortable around you.
conversations.prefix: Different worlds:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wouldn't the world be so much better if we just got rid of all the cities and gave the earth back to Mother Nature? Yeah, yeah it would.
conversations.prefix: Natural World:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have the incredible sense of self-confidence that comes with being invited to an exclusive private party. Try not to let it go to your head! (it probably already has)
conversations.prefix: Invited:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A well timed quip can sometimes ease tension and boost morale. 
conversations.prefix: Much Needed Sarcasm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything is made of energy.  Wether it's the energy that binds molecules together, the energy coursing through electrical wires, or the energy signature of the human spirit, intangible but very real nonetheless.  You owe your very existence to this fact, and it's what binds Morv and CK8T11 together.  If you concentrate enough, if you open up enough, the lines begin to blur between energetic realities and sometimes, sometimes you can slip through.  Another electrical device can be infiltrated with spirit, and for a while at least, you truly dance in the light electric.
conversations.prefix: Ghost in the Machine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The world is full of hidden information. Auras, ley lines, dream vortexes, tears of energy. How nice it is that you can see all of that. Sometimes.
conversations.prefix: Inner Vision: