conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Indian Subcontinent - The Rashtrakuta Empire
  
  826 C.E. 
  
  The Empire is hungry. Famine has gripped the land for nearly a year. Farmlands are dry, livestock are dying. The Empire lives off imported goods, and those grow more expensive by the month. 
  
  The Raja, Amoghavarsha, has been on the throne for 10 years. They were ten years of peace and cultural growth. The ‘boy king,’ as he was called when he ascended the throne, brought the Empire his father conquered into an age of prosperity. That was, until the famine. 
  
  You have been called by the Raja to fulfill a sacred task for the Empire. You may be called on to travel far, to face unknown enemies. What hides in this once beautiful land?
  
  Narrator Notes: This is an occult/fantasy story set in Medieval India. 
  
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  I encourage you to use historical inspiration for your character and backstory, but I do not expect this to be perfectly historically accurate. Research is appreciated, but not required. The focus will be writing a fun story, not getting things perfect in the setting.
  
  I’d like to see players use the Natures cards I’ve created. If you have an idea for something not reflected in the pre-made cards, please contact me. I’m very flexible about Strengths/Weaknesses/Subplots. Those you are free to design as you see fit.
  
  This game will run on the ‘epic’ side of length. There is an ending planned, but it might take a long while to get there.
  
  This is an LGBT friendly game.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You will not tolerate disrespect. Your way is law.
conversations.prefix: Respect:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your greatest fear is that you will never understand it all. You hoard knowledge.
conversations.prefix: Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Though you have not taken holy vows, you are respectful of all living things. 
  
  You live your life as a common citizen, but always with consideration to respecting life.
  
  If your life  or the life of another is threatened, you may use violence to protect yourself, but you can cause no intentional harm on any living thing.
conversations.prefix: Lay Jain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your respect for life has earned your the respect of society. You have an air of authority and reverence.
conversations.prefix: Ahimsa: Non-Violence:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your pride is your worst enemy. You do not think other have much to offer you.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To be without hunger, without danger. This is your dream. Is some small security in life so grand a dream?
conversations.prefix: Safety:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The only true peace comes from ending the cycle of karma. You have given up on the material world and strive to end your own reincarnation.
conversations.prefix: Peace:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Power is not money, and it is not strength. Power is what you can make others do for you.
conversations.prefix: Influence:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These can be used on any citizen of the Empire. They can be exchanged for goods and services. 
conversations.prefix: Farm guild seal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A well traveled scribe. He is well educated, and speaks many languages. 
conversations.prefix: Mrityunjaya:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An Untouchable. She has great compassion, and pass many places unnoticed. 
conversations.prefix: Matanti:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This deadly weapon will rend flesh and muscle.
conversations.prefix: Karka’s Bagh Nakh:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You will not tolerate disrespect. Your way is law.
conversations.prefix: Respect:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Raja's cousin, and closest adviser. He now commands the Raja's standing army.
  
  He had the chance to be the Raja, but chose loyalty to his family rather than personal glory.
conversations.prefix: Karka Suvarnavarsha:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You give all and keep nothing for yourself. This brings you karmic peace, but can cause harm to your physical body.
conversations.prefix: Charity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Even if it means your own death, you will not raise your hand against another living being.
conversations.prefix: Ahimsa: Non-violence:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have vowed to tell no lies, no matter the consequences.
conversations.prefix: Honesty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can not have what you want most in life. You long to break social rules, or holy vows to have something you desire.
conversations.prefix: Hidden desires:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: So concerned are you at the preservation of life, that you cover your mouth with a white cloth to prevent the accidental ingestion of any insects. This cloth also serves as a reminder to be cautious about what you speak, for even words can cause great harm in the world. 
  
  You would never resort to violence or harsh words.
conversations.prefix: White Clad Jain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have no possession, not even clothes on your back. You believe your body is only a vessel that carries your true self. This vessel must not be pampered or spoiled. You seek peace through non-existence, and want to end the suffering of the world.
conversations.prefix: Sky Clad Jain:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The denial of physical comfort has left your body weak.
conversations.prefix: Fasting:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your karmic duty is to study and contemplate enlightenment. You hold the most valued role in society. People give you respect and admiration.
conversations.prefix: Holy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This room is a mix of religious piety and administrative authority. A large shrine to Lakshmi sits in one corner, offerings piled around her figure.
conversations.prefix: The Raja’s study:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Life has taken you many places. This land is not your home, but you are as comfortable here as anywhere.
conversations.prefix: Foreign Merchant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Words are your craft. You weave them with a skill.
conversations.prefix: Poet:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Untouchable - that is how you are seen. You work in the filth and dirt, and you are marked as unclean. Yet without you and those like you, society would crumble.
conversations.prefix: Dalit:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your life is spent in contemplation. You do not contemplate knowledge, but existence. You seek a harmony in all things.
  
  You would never intentionally cause harm to another living thing, but can defend yourself and others.
conversations.prefix: Buddhist Monk:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Leader of the Rashturakta Empire. He came to power as a child, but became a beloved and respected leader. His duty as the Raja is a holy one. He wants to care for the land and bring about lasting peace.
conversations.prefix: Amoghavarsha:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Born into a high place in life, you have never known true need. You have power, access, and wealth. What you do with them is up to you.
conversations.prefix: Aristocrat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your carefully chosen words have a strong impact.
conversations.prefix: Deliberate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dedication to yoga has left you with a quick mind and a nimble body.
conversations.prefix: Yogic clarity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is no weapon you can not master, and even every day objects are deadly in your hands.
conversations.prefix: Weapon proficiancy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Power is not money, and it is not strength. Power is what you can make others do for you.
conversations.prefix: Influence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To be without hunger, without danger. This is your dream. Is some small security in life so grand a dream?
conversations.prefix: Safety:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have allies in all the right places.
conversations.prefix: Well connected:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The only true peace comes from ending the cycle of karma. You have given up on the material world and strive to end your own reincarnation.
conversations.prefix: Peace:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your understanding of the flow of energy allows you to lend aid to those in needed, including yourself.
conversations.prefix: Chi Medicine:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your pride is your worst enemy. You do not think others have much to offer you.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People are accustomed to ignoring you. This grants you easy passage where other can not go.
conversations.prefix: Unnoticed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Haggling is your life. You never take a first offer, and you can't be cheated.
conversations.prefix: Negotiator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The capital of the Rashturakta Empire. This city sits in the north of the Imperial territory, and has many foreign visitors.
conversations.prefix: Manyakheta:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your schooling was broad and encompassing. In your mind is an accurate map of the whole world, filled in with exacting detail.
conversations.prefix: Widely studied:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is more to learn than you can master in one lifetime. This does not dissuade you from trying to learn it all.
conversations.prefix: Scholar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Duty is life. You are loyal to your work, and to your loved ones. Steadfast and true.
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Detested by society, your life is a constant struggle.
conversations.prefix: Outcast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It takes a kind of courage to admit you are afraid. Though not much.
conversations.prefix: Coward:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sister of the Raja, and Minister of the south eastern province.
conversations.prefix: Revakanimaddi:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your background is mysterious, but your profession is not. You work for whoever has the best pay.
conversations.prefix: Mercinary:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fighting as part of the standing army to protect the kingdom, you have been a solider all your life.
conversations.prefix: Soilder:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night -Samuel :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This flesh eating monster no longer has a host. It seeks one with unnatural longing.
conversations.prefix: Dispossessed Pishacha:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It is a cramped, musty place. You do not know how this collection was brought together, but you know the information here could be as lethal as any weapon. 
conversations.prefix: Private Library:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: He does not look like any scholar you have seen, but he is the only one watching the collection. His own eccentricities are mirrored by the unusual books in this collection.
conversations.prefix: Attendant :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Convince the Lorekeeper that you should be granted access to his collection.
conversations.prefix: Obtain entry:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These carved stones feel warm and calming. They may hold some power.
conversations.prefix: Lakshmi’s Lotus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your greatest fear is that you will never understand it all. You hoard knowledge.
conversations.prefix: Knowledge seeker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have learned troubling things. What will you do? Will you take these accusations to the Raja, or continue the investigation on your own?
conversations.prefix: Come to a consensus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Two men rush from the shadows to take the book. Protect it, and deal with them.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Tome:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been in trouble with the law, there is no hiding that. But you've always had your reasons, good or not.
conversations.prefix: Miscreant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night -Matanti:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night -Arjun:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night -Siddhartha:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Raja thinks the tomes he seeks are here. With texts in dozens of languages, and no organization that you can see, how will you find them?
conversations.prefix: Searching the stacks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You must work together as a group. Will it be stealth, charm, force, or other means? Decide on a way to enter the minister's estate.
conversations.prefix: Form a plan:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You feel capable and certain. Tasks seem less challenging. 
conversations.prefix: Confidence :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your fears still haunt you. They leave you nervous, and on alert.
conversations.prefix: Unnerved:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An Untouchable. She has great compassion, and pass many places unnoticed. 
conversations.prefix: Matanti (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A well traveled scribe. He is well educated, and speaks many languages. 
conversations.prefix: Mrityunjaya (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not young or old, this man is hard to read. He does not seem immediately threatening, but his good eye watches you. 
conversations.prefix: Estate Guard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whatever your skill, you put it on display. You might entertain high born with a dance, or the people on the street with your tricks and illusions. 
conversations.prefix: Entertainer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Karka has said you have free reign of this place while serving the Raja. It is close to a market, but the street where you enter is neither busy or abandoned, but somewhere in between. 
conversations.prefix: Nondescript house:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night [Ananta]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night [Jayendra]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night [Saachi]:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your rest this night is disturbed. Regrets of the past or fears of the future overwhelm your mind. What do you see? How does it affect you?
conversations.prefix: Unsettling night [Tam]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hunger and desperation drove them there, and now they have nothing left to lose. 
conversations.prefix: Unruly citizens (optional):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not young or old, this man is hard to read. He does not seem immediately threatening, but his good eye watches you. 
conversations.prefix: Estate Guard [Tam]:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A street *nearly* empty.
conversations.prefix: Alley way [Tam]:
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: You think that people are basically good. You think that everyone you seek guidance from will be helpful. You’re wrong.   
conversations.prefix: Naive:
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: Rough around the edges, social interaction is not always your thing. 
conversations.prefix: Brusque:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to have a favorable view of events or conditions, and are hopeful and confident about the future.
  
conversations.prefix: Optimistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've lost something and whenever you are reminded of what is gone, it consumes you.
conversations.prefix: Loss:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite years of study and introspection, sometimes your feelings of doubt and worry cannot be controlled.  
conversations.prefix: Anxious:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite all your bluster, you can't quite convince yourself you're as great as you say you are.
conversations.prefix: Insecure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You notice small details that others might not.
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an inquisitive interest in others' concerns. 
  
conversations.prefix: Curious:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It is the little things that can make you, or break you. Giving attention to pieces others might ignore can often win the battle, or at least provide more information.
conversations.prefix: Details: