conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The Old World hungers.  Creaking theocracies carve up the globe, a bounty of resources desperately needed as these empires are pushed grudgingly into the industrial age.  Long-simmering tensions threaten to boil over as old, bitter rivals vie for vital sustenance: iron, coal, lumber and slaves.
  
  Across the ocean, the New World awaits: Leise, a rich, unspoiled land ripe for the taking.  Exploited in a limited capacity for half a century, two of the mightiest shambling giants now encroach from both sides.  From the east comes Sunan, stately and cold, its claim governed from the fortified trade hub of Kalendeta.  To the west, a merchant consortium from aggressive Brindia has founded the bustling Guildsport.  And crushed between the ambitions of both empires, the indigenous people of Leise: diverse, disorganized and divided between impulses to accommodate or resist.
  
  There is opportunity in this land, for those with the temerity to seize it.  There is mystery in this land, for those with the curiosity to seek it.  But there is also danger in this land — greater than its peoples, greater than its harsh terrain, greater even than the clash of empires.  This land guards a secret that could very well bring the civilization of the Old World crashing to the ground.
  
  The hands that hold this secret bear the fate of the world.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: (((A curious academic)))
conversations.prefix: Scholar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: About twenty meters of sturdy rope.
conversations.prefix: Rope:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A polished godstone pendant.  It hums softly.
conversations.prefix: Godstone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Contains flint, firesteel and char cloth.
conversations.prefix: A Tinderbox:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: About ten square meters of sail material.
conversations.prefix: Canvas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An exquisitely crafted pocket watch.  There is an inscription on the inside of the cover.  "In your own time, son. --H.K."
conversations.prefix: A Pocket Watch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A well-crafted flintlock pistol.  Probably belonged to an officer.
conversations.prefix: A Pistol:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The traditionalist's choice.
conversations.prefix: A Sword:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A lonely stretch of shoreline, somewhere on the southern coast of Leise.
conversations.prefix: The Shore:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A heathen spiritualist traveling incognito in the civilized world.  In order to pass unnoticed, this backward savage may adopt the customs of our enlightened society, while secretly despising it.
conversations.prefix: Shaman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A petty hood with a history of problems with the law.  Though no stranger to trouble, this thug has gone too far this time and made a powerful enemy.  An expeditious departure was necessary.
conversations.prefix: Criminal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A rebel mage fleeing execution for heresy.  Trained by the underground Order of the Stone, this arcanist avows that magic is mechanical in nature and not divine, an affront to God-Empress Kaleni.
conversations.prefix: Renegade:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A dedicated protector charged with preserving the health and safety of a principal regardless of the cost.  If necessary, this professional is expected to lay down life and limb.  Survivor benefits are a nice offset.
conversations.prefix: Bodyguard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A holy inquisitor in the service of God-Empress Kaleni, charged with rooting out heresy and sedition throughout Sunan and its far-flung protectorates.  Sometimes called "Silencers", though usually only once.
conversations.prefix: Listener:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A merchant navy vessel bound for the New World.
conversations.prefix: HRV Indomitable:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A holy invoker in the service of God-Empress Kaleni, whose voice carries the Divine Word to all four corners of the world.  This evangelist may perform Miracles to sway the hardest of hearts to side of the One Faith.
conversations.prefix: Speaker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An escaped slave evading capture.  Unfit for honest toil, this treacherous chattel chose instead to flee the lash.  Though a slave may wear disguises, the brands will always tell the truth.
conversations.prefix: Runaway:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A learned scholar who dabbles discreetly in arcana.  This curious amateur entertains doubts as to the legitimacy of the Cult of Kaleni, but has been wise enough thus far to keep this heresy unspoken.
conversations.prefix: Hedge Wizard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A soldier of fortune, ready and willing to kill in the name of greed.  Such an opportunist is obliged to seek out conflict-scarred parts of the world.  A conscience is a great liability to a professional murderer.
conversations.prefix: Mercenary:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An instrument used to navigate by the stars.
conversations.prefix: A Sextant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Good for surprise attacks and opening your mail.
conversations.prefix: A Dagger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When faced with danger (whether physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual), you are able to do what is necessary.  This does not mean that you do not feel fear -- only that you do not let it control you.
conversations.prefix: Brave:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a genius.  You think circles around the common man.  No concept is too complex for your mind to deconstruct.
conversations.prefix: Brilliant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who could resist that smile?  You have an innate talent for winning people over.  Everyone wants to be your friend.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You fumble a lot.  Whether physical challenges or social situations, you always seem to find a way to say or do the wrong thing.  You regularly embarrass those around you.
conversations.prefix: Awkward:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a problem-solver.  For every obstacle in your path, there is always a clever, creative or unconventional way over, around or through it.  Your tactics might be underhanded or deceitful, but you get the job done.
conversations.prefix: Cunning:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's always a compromise to be had.  You find out what somebody wants, needs or fears and you arrange matters so that your collective interests align.
conversations.prefix: Diplomatic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your belief can move mountains.  It gives you strength when you most need it.  This faith need not necessarily apply to any religion, but you believe in *something* that guides you through the darkness.
conversations.prefix: Faithful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You inspire fear.  It might be your size, or your scars, or just the way you walk.  Anybody can tell that you are dangerous, and they'd be wise to think twice before tangling with you.
conversations.prefix: Intimidating:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nothing gets past you.  Your senses are honed sharp enough to cut through artifice and inclement weather alike.  Lies speak volumes and footprints tell tales.
conversations.prefix: Perceptive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Endure, and in enduring, grow stronger.  Where others would give up the chase, you persevere.  Your determination to see things through to the end could be called stubborn, but it gets results.
conversations.prefix: Persistent:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You always get what you want, one way or another.  Ethics are just a consolation prize.  No matter the cost, you'll do whatever it takes to win.
conversations.prefix: Unscrupulous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wise men say only fools rush in.  You probably have a lot of wise sayings too.  Because you're so wise.
conversations.prefix: Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You make mistakes that could have been avoided with a bit of caution.  Maybe you need to focus.  Keep your head in the game.
conversations.prefix: Careless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Look, there's just no polite way to say this.  You are really stupid.
conversations.prefix: Dumb as a Bag of Hammers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You lack conviction.  Nothing in this world is worth dying for, and therefore precious little is worth even fighting for.  You don't believe in anything greater than yourself.
conversations.prefix: Faithless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You'll give up before you've even tried when faced with a daunting task.  It all just seems so impossible, so why bother?
conversations.prefix: Defeatist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just can't get enough.  It might be money, power, food or sex, but all you want is more.  No matter how much you amass, it never seems to fill the hole in your soul.
conversations.prefix: Greedy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fear is your master.  You are powerless to resist it.  Physical threats and social rejection alike prey on your mind.  You avoid them at all costs.
conversations.prefix: Cowardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People are tools you use to get what you want.  Their hopes and dreams, their pain and suffering, none of it means anything to you.  You spend lives like paper money.
conversations.prefix: Heartless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're always three moves ahead of the enemy.  Whether in the heat of battle or at the negotiation table, your cool head and keen insight gives you the edge to out-maneuver your foes.
conversations.prefix: Strategic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nothing is more important to you than being able to look at yourself in the mirror and feel respect.  You can't give up, can't back down, can't compromise -- and that inflexibility is your downfall.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You need to control how others perceive you.  Nothing is worse than being thought foolish, or weak, or ugly, or dull.  If you can just make them all see how great you are, maybe you'll finally believe it too.
conversations.prefix: Vain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are completely uncompromising in your beliefs.  You understand the way of the world and you will break before you bend in your dogmatic devotion to that worldview.
conversations.prefix: Zealous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're kind of new to all this.  It sure is exciting!  But it's possible your inexperience leads you to make bad decisions at times.  Oh well, live and learn.
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The New World is rife with opportunity for those who aren't afraid of a little hard work.  Maybe you made a mess of things back home, but none of that matters here.  Roll up your sleeves and get started.
conversations.prefix: Build a New Life:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You didn't want to leave behind your home and everything you know; it was your duty to do so.  All you want is to finish the job as quickly as possible and go home.
conversations.prefix: Do Your Job:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Conditions in the Old World were, for one reason or another, uncomfortable.  You had to cross an ocean to get clear of it.  Maybe things will be different in the New.
conversations.prefix: Escape Persecution:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The secrets of the New World are well guarded.  Whether acting alone or as an agent of some collective venture, you seek to learn all you can of this strange land.
conversations.prefix: Explore the Unknown:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have come to the New World in search of something or something -- perhaps a loved one, perhaps quarry.  You will not rest until you find what you are looking for.
conversations.prefix: Find Something Lost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You had to get out of town, and there was only one boat leaving right away.  Pity about the destination, but surely nobody would look for you in the New World, right?
conversations.prefix: Flee from Pursuit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is money to be made in this savage land for those with savvy and initiative.  The resources of the New World are going to be exploited one way or another, so why shouldn't you get in on the action?
conversations.prefix: Make Your Fortune:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This heathen land cries out for guidance, and you know the path to salvation well: you bring the Divine Word of God-Empress Kaleni.  But be wary, for the agents of the Evil Incarnate are at work in the New World as well.
conversations.prefix: Spread the Faith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Acting Captain Kourdan must make a decision.  Your input could sway him one way or the other.
conversations.prefix: The Captain:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An unscrupulous brigand preying on the trade lanes of Leise.  This miscreant greedily steals from the weak to furnish a debauched lifestyle, using fear when possible and force when necessary to secure the prize.
conversations.prefix: Pirate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The *HRV Indomitable* will never sail again, but its cargo might be of use.  See what you can find in the wreckage.
conversations.prefix: Scavenge the Wreck:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're lost and far from home.  You need to get back to safety before this hostile land kills you.
conversations.prefix: Reach Civilization:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A gallon keg of black powder.  Not safe for children under 3.
conversations.prefix: A Powder Keg:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An old man in poor health, clinging to life by a thread.
conversations.prefix: The Courier:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An ancient city built by the Kiyn, a declining tribe of Sebek-speaking Leise natives.
conversations.prefix: Kiyahd Noc:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Now is your chance to escape, if you care to pursue it.  Or you could wait, and find out what your reasonably hospitable hosts have in store for you.
conversations.prefix: Debate Escape:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A petty hood with a history of problems with the law.  Though no stranger to trouble, this thug has gone too far this time and made a powerful enemy.  An expeditious departure was necessary.
conversations.prefix: Criminal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a problem-solver.  For every obstacle in your path, there is always a clever, creative or unconventional way over, around or through it.  Your tactics might be underhanded or deceitful, but you get the job done.
conversations.prefix: Cunning:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You lack conviction.  Nothing in this world is worth dying for, and therefore precious little is worth even fighting for.  You don't believe in anything greater than yourself.
conversations.prefix: Faithless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is money to be made in this savage land for those with savvy and initiative.  The resources of the New World are going to be exploited one way or another, so why shouldn't you get in on the action?
conversations.prefix: Make Your Fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A low-level employee of the Directory branch of the Sunan Cult of Kaleni.  These agents turn their hands to all manner of dull and tedious tasks and write copious reports about the results so that their superiors can spend their time more efficiently.
conversations.prefix: Agent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You proceed with each endeavor as if lives depended upon every detail being precisely perfect.  Sometimes things take longer to do, but if you don't intend to do your best why do it at all?
conversations.prefix: Meticulous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You need to control how others perceive you.  Nothing is worse than being thought foolish, or weak, or ugly, or dull.  If you can just make them all see how great you are, maybe you'll finally believe it too.
conversations.prefix: Vain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You didn't want to leave behind your home and everything you know; it was your duty to do so.  All you want is to finish the job as quickly as possible and go home.
conversations.prefix: Do Your Job:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An unscrupulous brigand preying on the trade lanes of Leise.  This miscreant greedily steals from the weak to furnish a debauched lifestyle, using fear when possible and force when necessary to secure the prize.
conversations.prefix: Pirate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You always get what you want, one way or another.  Ethics are just a consolation prize.  No matter the cost, you'll do whatever it takes to win.
conversations.prefix: Unscrupulous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Look, there's just no polite way to say this.  You are really stupid.
conversations.prefix: Dumb as a Bag of Hammers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is money to be made in this savage land for those with savvy and initiative.  The resources of the New World are going to be exploited one way or another, so why shouldn't you get in on the action?
conversations.prefix: Make Your Fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skilled with tools and hands, you have the ability to construct just about anything if given the right supplies.
conversations.prefix: Dexterous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even a pirate has feelings.
conversations.prefix: Compassionate: