conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Bishops Boulton is a sleepy village in the county of Somerset, England. Lying on the banks of White Oak Lake and surrounded by farm land, it is home to about 2000 inhabitants, and boasts a village shop, a pub and a doctors surgery. To a casual observer, it looks like a small slice of tranquil English idyll. 
  
  But the older villagers know the secret of White Oak Lake - the drowned village of Mapstone that lies beneath it's placid waters. When mysterious apparitions and unexplained happenings plague Bishops Boulton, it's time to investigate exactly what was going on when the River Elver was dammed and the lake was created over sixty years ago...
  
  *We already have a great cast of characters - if you're interested in joining us, please read their biogs, then choose one of the unselected character types - thanks!*
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's the top prize in the Tombola!
conversations.prefix: Bottle of Champagne:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A book of the local history of the Elver Valley, published in 2001. Covers the history of the local villages from prehistory right up to the recent millennium celebrations.
conversations.prefix: A book of local history:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A small, round, decoratively carved stone. Has an unusual character engraved at it's centre.
conversations.prefix: Runestone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Thumping headache, racing pulse, dry mouth? Must've been a heavy night!
conversations.prefix: Hangover:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Something mysterious has happened in the village – do you have the good sense to leave well enough alone?
conversations.prefix: Find Something Weird:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don't believe in all this mystical mumbo-jumbo. A rational man must seek a sensible explanation for all these strange happenings. 
conversations.prefix: A Rational Explanation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These events made you want to look out for the innocent & weaker members of your community, despite your own frailties.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Weak:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're tired of all the violence. One way or another, you're going to end this, no matter what it takes.
conversations.prefix: End the Killing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: LCD, 25 buttons, £2.99 from the local petrol station.
conversations.prefix: Calculator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Recording events in the West Country since 1896!
conversations.prefix: The Somerset Chronicle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Recording events in the West  Country since 1896!
conversations.prefix: The Somerset Chronicle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your family is damaged enough as it is. You'll protect your big brother to the end.
conversations.prefix: Look after your brother.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delicious if calorific
conversations.prefix: Cheese Scones:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sweets!
conversations.prefix: A Quarter of Bonbons:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Recording events in the West Country since 1896!
conversations.prefix: The Somerset Chronicle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A slip of paper with the new girls phone number. Does she want to talk farming or flirting?
conversations.prefix: Georgiana's Phone Number:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Recording events in the West Country since 1896!
conversations.prefix: The Somerset Chronicle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For the morning after the night before
conversations.prefix: Alka Seltzer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An ancient protection against evil spirits. 
conversations.prefix: Talisman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a believer - no question about it. You've seen too much mystical horror and you've got to develop your skills to defend yourself & others.
conversations.prefix: Develop your Mystical Skills:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A rather cloudy looking sample of urine left behind by a patient for analysis. 
conversations.prefix: SURGERY: Urine sample:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A small snub-nosed silver revolver. 
conversations.prefix: .38 revolver:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A social, open air space in the centre of the village. There's a post box, a war memorial and a small playground for the children with swings & a slide.
conversations.prefix: Village Green:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bishop Boulton's village pub. Regulars here enjoy a pint of the local ale and a game of darts. Strangers are not always welcome...
conversations.prefix: The Bishops' Vault:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Central to village life is the village shop and post office. Full of local produce and gossipy villagers.
conversations.prefix: Village Shop &  Post Office:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The small branch surgery that serves the people of Bishops Boulton & the surrounding area
conversations.prefix: Lakeside Surgery:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Built sixty years ago, at the same time as the creation of White Oak Lake, the village hall hosts all kinds of functions for the inhabitants of Bishop Boulton
conversations.prefix: Bishops Boulton Village Hall:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A large manmade lake, created sixty years ago by flooding the valley. Now a tranquil spot for walks and birdwatching, it holds a dark secret beneath its cool waters...
conversations.prefix: White Oak Lake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of a network of bird hides on the nature trail around White Oak Lake, a quiet place to sit & observe wildlife.
conversations.prefix: Dipper Trail bird hide:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The mysterious standing stones underneath White Oak Lake. Original purpose unknown.
conversations.prefix: Lakehenge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 3 bunks dominate the small crew room of the midget submarine used to investigate the depths of White Oak Lake
conversations.prefix: Mini-submarine: crew room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One observer can stand with the pilot in the cramped control room of the mini-sub
conversations.prefix: Mini-submarine: control room:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The ancient community of Mapstone, mentioned in the Domesday book, flooded in the creation of White Oak Lake.
conversations.prefix: The drowned village of Mapstone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As owner of the village shop, you proudly serve the community. And get to listen to all the gossip first hand.
conversations.prefix: Shop Owner / Post mistress:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Farming has been the life blood of Bishops Boulton for centuries. You're proud to carry on the tradition.
conversations.prefix: Farmer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's still a few old folk who have lived in the village all their lives. You can remember the old days, before they dammed the river and created the lake. You remember Mapstone, and the rumours of the strange goings on that happened there.
conversations.prefix: Village Elder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rural Somerset isn't quite where you saw yourself when you became a professional diving instructor. But White Oak Lake is a good place to teach, and there's a steady stream of beginners to White Oak Dive School as well as the more experienced divers keen to explore the drowned village.
conversations.prefix: Diving School Instructor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The congregation in Bishop Boulton is small (and dwindling), but as parish priest, you visit the faithful and hold a service once a fortnight in the little village chapel: St Martins.
conversations.prefix: Vicar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bishop Boulton has a small church where the parish priest holds services every fortnight.
conversations.prefix: St Martins Church:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The churchyard is full of fascinating gravestones from Bishop Boulton, Mapstone and surrounding hamlets.
conversations.prefix: St Martins Churchyard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A recent addition to the lakeside has been the opening of the Dive School - teaches beginners and allows experienced divers to explore the submerged ruins of Mapstone village
conversations.prefix: White Oak Dive School:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've lived in the village for twenty years and - having retired from work at the University - you're indulging your passion for researching local history.
conversations.prefix: Retired Professor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prone to letting your mouth run away with you
conversations.prefix: Indiscrete:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This old body won't do what you want any more
conversations.prefix: Frail:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In a small community, local knowledge goes a long way
conversations.prefix: Local Knowledge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're trusted by the villagers to hear them out
conversations.prefix: Good Listener:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A good strong body. Nothing superhuman, but physically fit.
conversations.prefix: Physical strength:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been trained to scuba dive
conversations.prefix: PADI qualified Diver:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A warm, welcoming persona.
conversations.prefix: Charisma:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a knowledge of healing arts - perhaps conventional medical school training, or perhaps some of the traditional remedies used in the olden days.
conversations.prefix: Medical Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are qualified to teach others how to scuba dive
conversations.prefix: PADI qualified Instructor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know everyone in the village, and don't trust interlopers
conversations.prefix: Suspicious of Strangers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're still finding your feet in this village with all it's strange customs. Try not to sit in the wrong seat down the pub!
conversations.prefix: New to the area:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your teacher made you investigate local history and geography last term. You see the village residents & their problems through innocent eyes.
conversations.prefix: School Child:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You keep yourself to yourself. Company intimidates you.
conversations.prefix: Shy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your lack of experience means you often take things at face value and fail to see deeper meaning or hidden agendas
conversations.prefix: Naïve:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've buried something bad from your past deep in your psyche, but flashbacks disturb your thoughts and make you fearful for the future.
conversations.prefix: Post traumatic stress:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who knows why you drink as much as you do. But you're known around the village as a bit of a lush.
conversations.prefix: Alcohol problems:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're an inquisitive soul -  like to get to the bottom of things.
conversations.prefix: Curiosity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've been asthmatic as long as you can remember. It's usually controlled with inhalers, but can limit you if you forget them, are unwell or become emotional.
conversations.prefix: Asthma:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To some, you'll always be a newcomer. But you'd just like to fit into your surroundings.
conversations.prefix: Fit into the Village:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a fascination for local dark myths, legends and tales of witchcraft & magic.
conversations.prefix: Interest in the Occult:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your natural demeanour is crotchety and cross. Not a good way to make friends or influence people.
conversations.prefix: Grumpy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The natural world is your passion. You love the great outdoors and know all about the local flora & fauna.
conversations.prefix: Nature Lover:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to make a go of your business and earn some cash
conversations.prefix: Financial Success:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is a lovely place to live. You just want to settle down in the rural peace, do some fishing, some birdwatching and enjoy long country walks.
conversations.prefix: A quiet life:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You hate the rift that has shattered your family. Time to reconcile the broken parties.
conversations.prefix: Mend your broken family:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something bad happened here, and your sense of justice won't let you rest until it has been put right.
conversations.prefix: Avenge a terrible wrong.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You worry what might happen in the future & have to take preventative action right now.
conversations.prefix: Prevent future harm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The uncertainty of past events bugs you: you have to get to the bottom of things.
conversations.prefix: Solve a mystery.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The village GP is a faithful servant of the community. Patients often tell you their confidential secrets, but you can never break their trust. You work at Lakeside Surgery.
conversations.prefix: GP:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The villagers need a cheerful welcoming pub to socialise in. You're happy to provide them a decent pint, a hearty meal and a roaring fire. The Bishop's Vault is your idea of the perfect pub.
conversations.prefix: Publican:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You like the quiet life, preferring the natural environment to the company of people. Managing the nature reserve & the Dipper Nature Trail with its network of bird hides is ideal for you.
conversations.prefix: Nature reserve manager:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Alistair is new in the village. He's moved into a cottage with a view of White Oak Lake. He's an architect, and he's looking to make a new start.
conversations.prefix: Alastair Dando:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jonno's a sporty type. Runs the diving school on the lake.
conversations.prefix: Jonno Blair:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A chance to socialise with your fellow villagers
conversations.prefix: Mingle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Well, would you believe it! You've tales to tell about some of your fellow villagers - who knows, perhaps some of them might even be true!
conversations.prefix: Village Gossip:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Older brother of Lydia Pegg
conversations.prefix: Linus Pegg:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Linus Pegg's best friend
conversations.prefix: Kristian Sparkes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What happened in this village in the past? It's stranger than anyone would believe...
conversations.prefix: Discover the history of Bishops Boulton:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Comfort the terrified child. 
conversations.prefix: Calm Lydia Down:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Known in Bishops Boulton as a bit of an old sourpuss, Irma has lived her entire life in the village, and has seen a lot. What does she remember about the mysterious village of Mapstone and it's strange inhabitants?
conversations.prefix: Irma Goodkind:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Looking for runestones can be quite tricky...
conversations.prefix: Find a runestone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Irma took quite a battering during the mystical battle. 
conversations.prefix: Look after Irma:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Two boys in a coma after being possessed by an evil wraith. Can you bring them around?
conversations.prefix: Revive the Boys:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A horrible demonic creature, voraciously hungry. Hovers above the ground, trapping its prey in its tentacles.
conversations.prefix: Cacodemon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A shadowy, wraith like evil spirit. Induces a type of insanity in which the victim believes they are possessed. Embues the hapless victim with extraordinary strength and supernatural powers.
conversations.prefix: Mist Wraith 1:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You get to discuss the Cacodemon and Alastair's demise...
conversations.prefix: What the Hell just happened?!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone has plenty of questions about the events on the village green. Let's try to uncover some truth. Some people have come across this kind of thing before - how much do they know?
conversations.prefix: Debrief:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can you save the damsels from their captivity with Dr Sage? Can they save themselves?
conversations.prefix: Rescue Moira & Lydia:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Its a flat wooden stick for examining mouths
conversations.prefix: SURGERY: Tongue depressor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jonno tries to teach you to pilot his mini sub. Do you struggle, or are you a quick study?
conversations.prefix: Learn to pilot a submarine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A big old spanner that Jonno's been using to fix his mini submarine
conversations.prefix: DIVE SCHOOL: Torque wrench:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A thick, heavily shielded welding mask that Jonno was using for submarine repairs.
conversations.prefix: DIVE SCHOOL: Welding Mask:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Another shadowy, wraith like evil spirit. This also induces a type of insanity in which the victim believes they are possessed. Embues the hapless victim with extraordinary strength and supernatural powers.
conversations.prefix: Mist Wraith 2:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You travel where the wind blows. The reasons for not settling down our your own and you don't answer to anyone. The farms around Bishops Boulton provide enough work to make your meager ends meet until road calls.
conversations.prefix: Drifter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strong willed, makes a decision and sticks with it.
conversations.prefix: Determined:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've told everyone who'll listen down at the pub that you used to be a Broadway star, but nobody's heard of you. You moved to the village just weeks ago and your strange American ways often dumbfound and amuse villagers. You're very friendly, people naturally like you, but your stories are often inconsistent and there's something mysterious in your past.
conversations.prefix: Semi-Retired Actress:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The villagers need a cheerful welcoming pub to socialise in. You're happy to provide them a decent pint, a hearty meal and a roaring fire.
conversations.prefix: Publican:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a knack for spying and listening on things you probably aren't supposed to know. Blame your curiosity.
conversations.prefix: Eavesdropper:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Theodore is a well behaved gentleman. He follows the ideals and etiquette of old. This usually, in the right crowd, earns him trust and a favourable standing.
conversations.prefix: Old school:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've dealt with something like this before and survived. Maybe you're lucky, maybe you're cursed. Either way, you have some idea of what you're up against.
conversations.prefix: Prior Knowledge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Theodore is a true scientist. He has trouble to admit that there might be something *beyond* science, that there are things that don't have a rational explanation.
conversations.prefix: Non-believer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your traumatic experiences have made your question your faith and you have been found wanting.  
conversations.prefix: Faithless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Through your army training, you know the basics of first aid.
conversations.prefix: Basic First Aid:
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.value: All those hours of hefting kegs around the pub has made you strong.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Life has taught you to be wary around people.
conversations.prefix: Distrustful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Moira often speaks and acts before she thinks. It won't win her any points with the locals, but that won't stop her from getting what she wants—in the short term. In the long term—she's undermining her goal of fitting in.
conversations.prefix: Pushy New Yorker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The uncertainty of past events bugs you: you have to get to the bottom of things.
conversations.prefix: Solve a mystery.:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You pick things up quickly.
conversations.prefix: Quick Learner:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: My secret past is that I am the ex-wife of a mobster. I'm trying to live quietly, but my old way of life has left me with certain knowledge and proclivities. These could come in handy, if illegally. It could be my undoing—I'm supposed to lay low.
conversations.prefix: Ex-Mob Wife :
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You survive a war, you can survive anything in this village.
conversations.prefix: Survivor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: An ability to recall images, sounds or objects in memory with high precision for a few minutes.
conversations.prefix: Eidetic Memory:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild: