conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The mysterious and violently xenophobic Serpentians recently vanished from Scale Island, leaving behind only ruins and their lizardfolk servants. Now an unscrupulous port city bustles on the coast, and its elven inhabitants have uneasy serpentine dreams...
  
  "Scale Island" is a fantasy adventure of archaeology, spiritualism, and violent politics. *Serpentis is Happening.*
  
  Rough map of the island: http://i.stack.imgur.com/8eYOb.jpg
  
  This game is an opportunity for me to get comfortable with Storium and to discover more about a setting I've had in mind for years. Think "Quatermain, as written by Chandler, meets Lovecraft." Tech level is early/mid 1800s; culture is drawn from American spiritualism/Egyptomania, and Persian society, both roughly of that time period.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discovery is your business. You tread the edge of human understanding and capability. Make way, people.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Arrogant
conversations.prefix: Professional Explorer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are an expert in the occult and—how does one say it?—possessor of rare and secret knowledge.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mystique
  
  Suggested Weakness: Frail
conversations.prefix: Occult Scholar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The world is host to a wide variety of life and you seek it out for the sake of public knowledge. Only a few understand.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Quick Study
  
  Suggested Weakness: Cowardly
conversations.prefix: Bold Cryptozoologist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your experiences in live-fire conflict zones have become your expertise. Your survival is your CV.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Combatant
  
  Suggested Weakness: Angry
conversations.prefix: Soldier of Fortune:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Some call your shows “reality TV” but you consider yourself a producer of experiences worth living and sharing.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Charming
  
  Suggested Weakness: Clueless
conversations.prefix: Eager Producer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve been called “famous” and “nefarious” by colleagues and rivals alike. Point is, you get results.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Well Educated
  
  Suggested Weakness: Uncouth
conversations.prefix: Renowned Archaeologist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your journeys have taken you from extreme-sports competitions to war zones to remote paradises. Hunger for more.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Worldly
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.prefix: World Traveler:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Machines are the ultimate expression of science, where intelligence makes contact with solid ground.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Build & Rebuild
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Clever Mechanic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You admit, you’re along for the ride until you can figure out what to do with your life. Who do you follow?
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise Insight
  
  Suggested Weakness: Awkward
conversations.prefix: Eager Sidekick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re not headed somewhere, you’re headed away from somewhere, in search of yourself.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Escapist
  
  Suggested Weakness: Untrusting
conversations.prefix: Mysterious Traveler:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are sturdy, tough, resilient; easy to hurt, maybe, but hard to kill.
conversations.prefix: Hardy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re versed in mysteries and mysticism but your most potent strength may be your open mind.
conversations.prefix: Mystique:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quality schooling, perhaps combined with real-world experience, gives you an edge in the field.
conversations.prefix: Well Educated:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That smile, that swagger, that look—you’re an enchanting, persuasive sort, in almost any language.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ve been around, seen the best and the worst the world has to offer, and that gives you great instincts.
conversations.prefix: Worldly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You make things go. With parts and tools, from circuit boards to chewing gum, you do remarkable things.
conversations.prefix: Build & Rebuild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a natural study of people and situations. Some call it intuition but it’s just the way you see the world.
conversations.prefix: Wise Insight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re a fighter, adept at staying alive in lethal situations. You’re at your best when lives are at stake.
conversations.prefix: Combatant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This isn’t about instinct, it’s about study. With observation or a primary source, you learn quickly.
conversations.prefix: Quick Study:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your body and mind are nimble and hard to contain. You’re like an animal that won’t stay caged by steel or circumstance.
conversations.prefix: Escapist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fear is your greatest obstacle; you build it in your own mind.
conversations.prefix: Cowardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your spirit is willing but your body isn’t yet up to every challenge.
conversations.prefix: Frail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You might prefer to think of yourself as bold but, yeah, sure, sometimes you’re just plain reckless.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People should look up to you after everything you’ve done and for everything you’re bound to do yet.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ll get it, if they’d give you a minute to think it through.
conversations.prefix: Clueless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Manners are for fundraisers and weddings. You’ve got work to do.
conversations.prefix: Uncouth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes even two hands and two feet seem like a lot to keep track of.
conversations.prefix: Awkward:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The world hasn’t been fair to you so you show it the same courtesy.
conversations.prefix: Angry:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes even you think you should’ve known better.
conversations.prefix: Naïve:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People hurt each other. You’ve been hurt before. Why open yourself up to getting hurt again?
conversations.prefix: Untrusting:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Escape this mysterious island and get back to the world you know.
conversations.prefix: Escape the Island:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether escape is possible or not, you’re here now. Make the best of it by understanding the others stranded here.
conversations.prefix: Make Friends:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The stars in the sky aren’t right. Those aren’t our constellations. Where are you?
conversations.prefix: Not Our Stars:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What lore and truths to change the world can you uncover from this place? What secrets can you discover?
conversations.prefix: Secret Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What are the costs of survival in this place? You were fit to survive one world. What about this one?
conversations.prefix: The Fittest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: How can you go on without all you’ve lost? How far can love reach?
conversations.prefix: Lost Love:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You believe something about this island—you feel you’re right about it. What are you hiding?
conversations.prefix: Faith in the Island:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find reasonable explanations for what’s happening here. Science is on your side.
conversations.prefix: Understand the Impossible:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: We live in the worlds we make. Whatever happens is the result of our own actions, even in this chaotic world.
conversations.prefix: What Comes Around:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ll never get home. You don’t want to. This is your chance to start over.
conversations.prefix: Make A New World:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survival. Food, shelter, defenses. You can’t make sense of this place if you’re dead.
conversations.prefix: The First Order of Business:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wherever you are, you should acquire artifacts (or treasures) so others will believe you when you get home.
conversations.prefix: Treasures of Yore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make contact with the world beyond this island.
conversations.prefix: Make Contact:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get a grip. Restore yourself to your best capabilities. Heal.
conversations.prefix: Recover Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Show the others that you’re more than you were by saving someone or something valuable.
conversations.prefix: Prove Yourself:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Free Ace Bishop from her life in this strange place.
conversations.prefix: Rescue: Ace Bishop:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Free Thomas Merchant from his exile and maybe return him to civilization.
conversations.prefix: Rescue: Thomas Merchant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue the raving madman from himself and maybe help him find a measure of peace.
conversations.prefix: Rescue: The Madman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get through to those who want to hurt you. Find a way to make peace between hated groups.
conversations.prefix: Make Peace:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Defeat that monster that hunted you.
conversations.prefix: Kill To Live:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No signal, half a bar of battery left, but maybe some app or data within can still help somehow?
conversations.prefix: Smartphone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This battered pump-action shotgun was in the front of the plane and survived the crash. Lucky.
conversations.prefix: Shotgun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The plane’s weatherbeaten radio is detachable and sports an emergency battery.
conversations.prefix: Radio:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Aged and marked with generations of marginalia, this is either spooky nonsense or a mystic treasure trove.
conversations.prefix: Tome of Occult Lore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An old-fashioned spyglass in pretty good shape.
conversations.prefix: Spyglass:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A good, sturdy, 21st-century backpack with a dozen pockets.
conversations.prefix: Backpack:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One military-issue meal, ready to eat.
conversations.prefix: MRE:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Top-of-the-line still and video camera with a backup battery taped on and a tripod.
conversations.prefix: Digital Camera:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A coil of top-grade climbing rope, blue with an orange stripe.
conversations.prefix: 50 Feet of Good Rope:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A one-foot gold idol vaguely resembling the art style of the Chachapoyas but in a previously unknown mode and style.
conversations.prefix: Golden Idol:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Thick jungle holds up the wrecked front half of the plane, it’s shredded tail littering the forest beyond.
conversations.prefix: Crash Site:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A deep valley, thick with deep jungle, yawns before this cliff-top perch. Tall stone ruins peek through the canopy below.
conversations.prefix: Vista Overlook:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Waters gush off the edge of a sheer cliff into what looks like a deep lagoon forty or fifty feet below.
conversations.prefix: Thundering Waterfall:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Three-toed footprints and crushed eggshells, the size of melons, mingle with gore-streaked animal bones here.
conversations.prefix: Monstrous Nest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This towering complex of vine-choked ruins is pocked by shallow dig sites and excavations throughout.
conversations.prefix: Ancient Ruin:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A dripping grotto of still water with a stroke of sky visible through a crack in the ceiling, where skulls are knotted into hanging roots.
conversations.prefix: Damp Cavern:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A rough and ragged stilt-village of haphazard buildings assembled from sorry wreckage and harvested planks.
conversations.prefix: Shanty Town:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The beach here is a rusty tangle of wrecks upon wrecks—a storied landscape of maritime disasters spanning a century or more.
conversations.prefix: Shore of Wrecks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Statues, some carved from stone, some from tree trunks, stand in this clearing like a meeting of a dozen artificial ambassadors.
conversations.prefix: Enigmatic Statue Garden:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The deep jungle of the island’s interior sweats beneath a canopy of twisted branches populated with colorful, unidentifiable birds.
conversations.prefix: Strange Jungle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ve done this before. You can do it again.
conversations.prefix: Build a Fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make your way carefully across without being carried away or drowned.
conversations.prefix: Cross the River:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get down the cliff side to the jungle below. Do you climb or take the plunge into the lagoon below?
conversations.prefix: Down the Cliff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn what you can about how it moves, where it nests, and what it is.
conversations.prefix: Track the Beast:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What was this place? Who made it? Where did they go?
conversations.prefix: Puzzle Out the Ruin:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ancient graffiti and a broken piano decorate this grotto. What is this place?
conversations.prefix: Explore the Cave:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find something of value in the rusting shipwrecks on this beach—if you can.
conversations.prefix: Pillage the Wrecks:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sneak around in the shanty town to learn what you can or to escape.
conversations.prefix: Sneak Through Town:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is the old transceiver aboard the outermost shipwreck really beyond saving?
conversations.prefix: Repair the Transceiver:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not much ammo on this island but a lot of it is flying at you tonight.
conversations.prefix: Shootout in the Rain:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A pioneer among explorers and visionary behind this expedition, sadly lost in the crash on this mysterious island.
conversations.prefix: Atticus Kirkhill:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The bold and daring heiress to the Kirkhill legacy is a renowned explorer and linguist. Did she expect any of this?
conversations.prefix: Kate Kirkhill:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survivalist, rabble rouser, and self-proclaimed leader of the island. How long has he been here?
conversations.prefix: Michael Barrett:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This fabled singer-turned-adventurer was lost crossing the Pacific in 1938 during an airplane race.
conversations.prefix: Candace “Ace” Bishop:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like some combination of a cobra and a boa, this hooded constrictor is almost twelve feet of trouble.
conversations.prefix: Venomous Constrictor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An inquisitive, strangely tattooed elephant. Where did those tattoos come from and what do they mean?
conversations.prefix: Curious Elephant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Its unearthly roar shakes the jungle, sending birds to flight and hearts to pounding. What the hell is it?
conversations.prefix: Gigantic, Roaring Beast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of several sweaty, angry goons armed with blades (or worse) who do Barrett’s bidding. But why?
conversations.prefix: Blade-Toting Goon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Raving and flailing in rags and broken boots. Who was this long-bearded lunatic and how did he get here?
conversations.prefix: Sweaty-Toothed Madman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A privateer and pirate who plied the seas from Bermuda to Barbados before disappearing in the 18th century.
conversations.prefix: Thomas Merchant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Raving and flailing in rags and broken boots. Who was this long-bearded lunatic and how did he get here?
conversations.prefix: Raving Madman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Graffiti and the trash of relic hunters desecrate the imposing stone ruins. What is this place?
conversations.prefix: Explore the Ruins:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.prefix: Get Home Alive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether or not Ricky believes you’re driven to find answers, you need to prove it to yourself, too.
conversations.prefix: Prove Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: *Zagreus sits inside your head*
  
  *Zagreus lives among the dead*
  
  *Zagreus sees you in your bed*
  
  *And eats you when you're sleeping*
conversations.prefix: A Street Rhyme:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Ricky--and yourself--that you’re driven to find answers.
conversations.prefix: Prove Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This aromatic pile of damp grit was used for spooky ghost writing. Whether the grounds themselves are spooky remains to be seen.
conversations.prefix: Napkinful of Wet Coffee Grounds:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Secrets go sour if kept too long. Someone will learn it eventually; why not share on your own terms?
conversations.prefix: Share Your Mystery:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prince Sivathrundiil's servant and lifelong friend Endufal is deathlessly loyal to his master, but he also has his own life...
conversations.prefix: Endufal the Loyal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prince Sivathrundiil's servant and lifelong friend Endufal is deathlessly loyal to his master, but he also has his own life...   
conversations.prefix: Endufal the Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Its unearthly roar sends snake-birds to flight and hearts to pounding. What could it be, and how does it disappear so quickly?
conversations.prefix: Gigantic, Roaring Beast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It says "Ricky's Coffee Club" and has a picture of a mongoose.
conversations.prefix: Tin Matchbox:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A little loaf of hard bread cooked with dried fruits and nuts, it's a meal all by itself: a recipe imbued with the magic that generations of elven trail cooks have put into it.
conversations.prefix: Trail Bread:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These curative unguents and powders were prepared with the wisdom and skill of lizardfolk master healers. If they aren't magical, they're close enough as makes little difference.
conversations.prefix: Lizardfolk Medicines:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This clear yellowish oil from the enormous cachalot fish can be used for burning in lamps, sharpening blades, preventing rust, and even lubricating firearms.
conversations.prefix: Cachalot Oil:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Seems like a lot of people are trying to kill you. There's an obvious way to make them stop...
conversations.prefix: Kill To Live:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A wooden paddle with serrated teeth embedded in its edges, it's neither saw nor sword but it'll do some serious damage.
conversations.prefix: Sharp-toothed Paddle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is scrawled in Ricky's restroom:
  *Zagreus sits inside your head / Zagreus lives among the dead / Zagreus sees you in your bed / And eats you when you're sleeping*
conversations.prefix: Creepy Bathroom Graffiti:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Serpentians used complex communal rituals to channel the collective will of their people, creating powerful lasting magics.
conversations.prefix: Learn Serpentian Magic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've attracted the attention of something *old*, and *dead*, and *powerful*, and *malevolent*. This is no ordinary haunt, but then you're no ordinary elf.
conversations.prefix: Cleanse the Haunting:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.prefix: Make A Friend:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.prefix: Protect Someone:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prince Sivathrundiil's servant and lifelong friend Endufal is deathlessly loyal to his master, but he also has his own life...
conversations.prefix: Endufal the Loyal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've kept its secret for so long...
conversations.prefix: Mysteriously Sentimental Pouch:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's not in style, but it's light and cool.
conversations.prefix: Palm Leaf Hat:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well, you're all in this together. Might as well get to know each other a bit more before you leave.
conversations.prefix: Bond with the Group:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The hills are a moist jungle beneath a canopy of wind-tossed branches populated with colorful flying... snakes?!
conversations.prefix: Snake Bone Hills:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Although this stilt-village on an outer islet is assembled from wreckage and palms, the pirates who live here seem happy.
conversations.prefix: Bluebird's Rest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The beach and bay here are a rusting, rotting tangle of shipwrecks—the legacy of centuries of Serpentian xenophobia.
conversations.prefix: Blue Bay:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You hope Ricky didn't see you palm one of his spoons, but they're surprisingly useful things to have.
conversations.prefix: Stolen Coffee Spoon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Three-toed footprints; piles of eggs big as melons; gore-streaked animal bones.
conversations.prefix: Monstrous Nest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Deep-carved mossy walls are illuminated by a shaft of sunlight through a crack in the ceiling. Hanging roots are knotted with deformed skulls, like grisly prayer beads.
conversations.prefix: Damp Cavern:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have the same dream every night, and it's getting hard to ignore.
conversations.prefix: Follow Your Dream:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether you're a privateer, navy elf, smuggler, or trader, your blood is salt water and you know a lot of naughty songs.
conversations.prefix: Sailor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're part of the effort to re-fit the Serpentian catacombs beneath Knave Port for running water and sewage. Watch out for sewer mutants.
conversations.prefix: Sewer Elf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s no great treasure, but perhaps it’s a start.
conversations.prefix: A Few Serpentian Coins:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.prefix: Digging Equipment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A dreadful monsoon pours down rain, making every movement an ordeal.
conversations.prefix: The Storm:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.prefix: First Impressions:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.prefix: The Vision:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The lonely Knave Port lighthouse is said to be haunted by a friendly ghost who keeps the light-keeper company.
conversations.prefix: Quisling Light:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A one-foot gold serpent idol in the distinctive blocky Serpentis style.
conversations.prefix: Golden Idol:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A good, sturdy, waterproof, carrying bag with a dozen pockets.
conversations.prefix: Leather satchel:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A battered but quality spyglass.
conversations.prefix: Spyglass:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Better for dueling than hunting or warring, but useful to brandish. Keep your powder dry.
conversations.prefix: Flintlock Pistol:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "So, had any creepy dreams last night?"
conversations.prefix: Small Talk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A privateer and Lightning devotee, she takes contracts to hassle Pale King ships.
conversations.prefix: Bluebird the Pirate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sneak around in the pirate town to learn what you can or to escape.
conversations.prefix: Sneak Through Town:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much superstition... some of it not.
conversations.prefix: Mysticism:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What lore and truths to change the world can the Serpentians teach you? What secrets can you discover?
conversations.prefix: Secret Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Manners are for soirées  and getting past customs agents. You’ve got work to do.
conversations.prefix: Uncouth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You believe something about this island—you feel you’re right about it. What are you hiding?
conversations.prefix: Faith in the Island:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quality schooling, perhaps combined with real-world experience, gives you an edge.
conversations.prefix: Well Educated:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve survived jungles, pirates, and customs agents.
conversations.prefix: Survival:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A coil of top-grade ship rope.
conversations.prefix: 50 Feet of Good Rope:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: More different kinds of people live on Scale Island than anywhere else in the world. Get to know them!
conversations.prefix: Make Friends:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make contact with a Serpentian spirit.
conversations.prefix: Make Contact:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get through to those who want to hurt you. Find a peaceful way to stop the lizardfolk attacks.
conversations.prefix: Make Peace, Not War:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This creepy slab of carved obsidian crouches on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea.
conversations.prefix: The Black Altar:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Water trickles through a dozen natural terraces into peaceful Snake Lake. Bright blue salamanders chirrup in the pools.
conversations.prefix: Thundering Waterfall:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A serene, dark green lake dotted with long-legged shorebirds... and terrifyingly large tracks heading into the water. The lizardfolk Farmers lounge on its shores.
conversations.prefix: Snake Lake:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Grey swamp and green jungle sprawl beneath this peak. Tall stone ruins push up through the canopy below, and Knave Port bustles on the coast.
conversations.prefix: Hilltop Overlook:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sprawling collection of stone towers and bunkers is overrun with excavation tents and pocked by dig sites.
conversations.prefix: Serpentis Palace Complex:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This flooded mangrove swamp has mosquitoes, crocodiles, and other things which want to eat you. The lizardfolk of the Crafter tribe call it home.
conversations.prefix: Otiose Bog:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wide and flat and still, this gloomy marsh is taboo to the lizardfolk--but it is the only place the Hunter tribe can live now.
conversations.prefix: Sedulous Marsh:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Loud, busy, crowded. Ships from both continents dock here, where they know discretion about cargo is a greased palm away.
conversations.prefix: Knave Port Docks:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Orphanarium is a ramshackle old house where orphans are cared for until they're old enough to be apprenticed.
conversations.prefix: New Leaves Orphanarium:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Serpentians buried their dead beneath Knave Port. Now the sewer elves claim monsters lurk in the dark passages, feasting on unwary thieves.
conversations.prefix: Catacombs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Knave Port's elite live in sprawling mansions, throwing viciously extravagant parties and  holding séances to scare themselves with Serpentian ghosts.
conversations.prefix: High District:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lady Adelia's world-famous ability to transform even the most recalcitrant girls into proper ladies is almost... magical.
conversations.prefix: New Leaves Finishing School:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Ruby Wizards, guardians of death's sanctity who punish murderers and necromancers alike, are the only inviolable law in Knave Port.
conversations.prefix: Ruby Tower:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The fanciest inn Knave Port offers. It's said the natural spring water is good for your health.
conversations.prefix: Peacock Inn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A rough but reputable tavern on the docks. Arm wrestling and bawdy songs are the main entertainment.
conversations.prefix: The Horned King:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A cheap hold-onto-your-purse kind of bar, but the games of chance are excellent.
conversations.prefix: The Flotsam and Jetsam:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No alcohol is served at this  popular spot for both shady business deals and classy dates. The husky-voiced lizardwoman crooner is also the bouncer.
conversations.prefix: Ricky's Coffee Club:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sewer mutants are surprisingly clean and tidy! Their lair in the catacombs has lots of homey touches.
conversations.prefix: Mutant Hideout:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The real law in Knave Port is that you have to pay, and this is where you do it. The more dangerous or subversive your cargo, the more gifts you should bring.
conversations.prefix: Customs House:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything can be bought for a price here. Hold onto your purse and be ready to haggle under the brightly-colored tents.
conversations.prefix: Big Market:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of the many Pale King scions, you rejected a cushy mainland government job and went to seek your own way. How's that working for you?
conversations.prefix: Princeling:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You guard death, policing those who unnaturally end or extend life. To do this you draw on the wisdom and power of generations of Ruby Wizards to cast spells and render judgement.
conversations.prefix: Ruby Wizard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've got a keen eye and you don't mind getting dirty, so selling Serpentian doo-dads to gullible rich folk suits you fine.
conversations.prefix: Relic Hunter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While everyone in the wider world is an elf, you're lizardfolk! Your tribe knows the secrets of making items, selling them to elves for food to support both Crafters and Farmers.
conversations.prefix: Crafter Folk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.prefix: Resources:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. These are dangerous times and you're a dangerous elf.
conversations.prefix: Soldier of Fortune:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You believe the Lightning King will soon return to usher in a golden age of peace and love. What are you doing to prepare? Looking for him? Preaching against the corrupt Pale Kings?
conversations.prefix: Lightning Devotee:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Whether you believe or not, many elves will pay through the nose for a scary séance or a reassuring aura reading.
conversations.prefix: Spiritualist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While everyone in the wider world is an elf, you're lizardfolk! Your tribe knows the secrets of growing things, but lately they prefer drug-addled dreams to action.
conversations.prefix: Farmer Folk:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know a few rare and secret incantations with real power to conjure and enchant.
conversations.prefix: Magic Words:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.prefix: Hardy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.prefix: Show Your Father You’re Worthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The unsettled dead are a danger and an affront. They cannot be allowed to persist.
conversations.prefix: Put the Dead to Rest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bring back a bigger, better trophy for the club. Show them what’s really out there!
conversations.prefix: Hunt Great Game:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Lightning King is coming, and you can help the world be ready for him.
conversations.prefix: Prepare for the Lightning King:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why did Serpentis fall? How did the lizardfolk survive when all the Serpentians died? Does Knave Port face the same fate? These questions keep you up at night.
conversations.prefix: The Fate of Serpentis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Lightning King walks the earth even now, waiting for a worthy soul to recognise him. Maybe you're worthy.
conversations.prefix: Seek the Lightning King:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Top of the line hunting hardware. Keep your powder dry.
conversations.prefix: Flintlock Rifle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.prefix: Deciphering:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.prefix: Be The First:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Surely the treasure hounds didn't get everything. Maybe there's something left here.
conversations.prefix: Recover a Serpentian Relic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: His people are starving and angry, and the Chief has found something which may let them strike back. Better death than oblivion!
conversations.prefix: Hunter Chief:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Living with the Crafters since his son kicked him out for protesting the drugs his people use, the Chief wonders if the Hunters have the better idea.
conversations.prefix: Farmer Chief:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After her mother's madness impoverished the New Leaf House, Adelia's finishing school put it back on the map.
conversations.prefix: Lady Adelia New Leaf:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The spirit of a Serpentian priest works tirelessly to restore his people. His potions can turn elves into Serpentians, if he can just get the formula right.
conversations.prefix: Zagreus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pride feeds no mouths, so she sells her tribe's work to elves for food. The Chief wishes for more, though; she is enamored of elven luxury.
conversations.prefix: Crafter Chief:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A coffee house proprietor with a mysterious past. Ricky never talks about himself--or
  anyone else--but he's always got a willing ear.
conversations.prefix: Ricky:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: "There is no shame in dreaming," he tells his people as he distributes the strange herbs which give them visions of a better life.
conversations.prefix: Farmer Chief's Son:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Led by a man who channels the Spirit of Serpentis, they labor on potions which will make them the New Serpentians.
conversations.prefix: Ruby Snake Cult:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The bridge across the Black River is a rotted-out wreck, but the currents might be even more treacherous.
conversations.prefix: Rope Bridge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The catacomb's strange passages make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.prefix: Lost Beneath:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Too many to fight—at least in this place. Sometimes it’s wise to flee!
conversations.prefix: Escape the Salamanders:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.prefix: Dynamite:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brandishing clubs lined with crocodile teeth, these lizardfolk are intent on teaching elves a violent lesson. Pity they never stop to explain what that lesson is.
conversations.prefix: Hunter Sortie:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Someone demanded service from these warriors even after death.
conversations.prefix: Lizardfolk Revenants:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While everyone in the wider world is an elf, you're lizardfolk! Your tribe knows the secrets of hunting, but the elves drove you to the barren marsh. Your chief has a plan to strike back...
conversations.prefix: Hunter Folk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Defeat that monster that hunted you.
conversations.prefix: Kill To Live (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get through to those who want to hurt you. Find a peaceful way to reconcile foes.
conversations.prefix: Make Peace:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ricky's being less than forthcoming about his motives. What isn't he telling?
conversations.prefix: Read Between the Lines:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For what purpose was this place made? Is it still in use? By whom?
conversations.prefix: Puzzle Out the Ruin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not sure what to expect, but you want to be ready for it.
conversations.prefix: Gear Up:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Merchants, thieves, and princes are everywhere in this bright, loud city, and everything has a price.
conversations.prefix: Knave Port:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Would it be better to learn it's not in your head?
conversations.prefix: Paranoid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nothing fancy, just some of the essentials for dealing with the unquiet dead.
conversations.prefix: Mojo in a Bag:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aged and marked with chicken-scratch marginalia, this *looks* like a Ruby Tower relic. If so, its power is fuelled by generations of Ruby Wizards.
conversations.prefix: Tome of Occult Lore:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why does this soggy expanse give everyone the creeps? Is there a good reason the lizardfolk avoided it for so long?
conversations.prefix: Secret of the Marsh:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Serpentine statues, carved from various stones and painted in fading colours, stand in this clearing like a council.
conversations.prefix: Gathering of Stones:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The lizardfolk Crafters can draw the practical potential out of raw materials to the point that their crafts become supernaturally useful. Squama doubts you can do it, but you'd like to try!
conversations.prefix: Learn Crafter Magic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Its unearthly roar sends snake-birds to flight and hearts to pounding. What could it be, and how does it disappear so quickly?
conversations.prefix: Gigantic, Roaring Beast (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Animal spirits don't linger like this without help. Its companion stole Ricky's *soul*.  What could it be?
conversations.prefix: Gigantic, Roaring Spirit:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've attracted the attention of something *old*, and *dead*, and *powerful*, and *malevolent*. This is no ordinary haunt, but then you're no ordinary elf.  
conversations.prefix: Haunted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ricky's stuff isn't doing him any good right now. Surely he wouldn't begrudge a quick rifle through his pockets.
conversations.prefix: Search the Body:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What's the biggest obstacle to discovering whether the Hunters are using necromancy?
conversations.prefix: What's the biggest challenge we face?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ricky thinks this is worth our time; why?
conversations.prefix: How will this help answer our questions?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: We're here to find out if the Hunters in the Sedulous Marsh use elven necromancy, but what's the first step in Ricky's plan?
conversations.prefix: What's the first step?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The world would be a much better place if everyone else realized you were always right.
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The dead have taken to  moving your furniture to the ceiling whenever you plan on having company.
  
  Get them to stop, it's pretty annoying.  And immature.  Ugh, spirits.
conversations.prefix: Put the Dead to Rest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One of the many Pale King scions, you rejected a cushy mainland government job and went to seek your own way. How's that working for you?
conversations.prefix: Princeling:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don't know when the dreams started, but the slithering, scaly nature of the dreams makes them undoubtedly connected to the island. But what do they mean?
conversations.prefix: Understand these Dreams:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. These are dangerous times and you're a dangerous elf.
conversations.prefix: Soldier of Fortune:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A debt of honor must be paid. Those responsible made to pay.
conversations.prefix: Avenge Fallen Comrades:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've got a keen eye and you don't mind getting dirty, so selling Serpentian doo-dads to gullible rich folk suits you fine.
conversations.prefix: Relic Hunter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The plan: score the big one and get out of the game while you're still breathing. Simple. In theory, anyway.
conversations.prefix: The Big One:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Physically recovered, you are ready for new challenges. Emotionally? Only time will tell.
conversations.prefix: Hungry for adventure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't like when things take too long or agreed upon times aren't respected.
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not all battles take place on a battlefield, sometimes bringing the battle to an enemy requires mathematics.... and explosives. 
conversations.prefix: Sapper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: All the time you've spent learning about the lizardfolk (and stealing their things) has taught you a thing or two about their culture and motivations.
conversations.prefix: Lizard-savvy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A gambler needs to know how to read the cards he is dealt, in life and in the game. You have to know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away, and know when to run.
conversations.prefix: Gambler:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can tap into the power of your ancestors, gaining their strengths through the power of your family's history.
conversations.prefix: Ancestor Magic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not a girl scout, definitely not a boy scout, but you did a good job packing your bag this morning.
conversations.prefix: Be Prepared!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Most people would think it's better to focus on the task at hand.  You?  Not so much.
conversations.prefix: Poor Timing: