conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Inter-realm travelers have many names for it, depending on how fair its winds are to their sails: the Void, the Aether, the Surreal Realm, Purgatory. All refer to the hazy, violet plane in-between the planes. It touches all Realms, the name travelers give to the multiple worlds, lands, and universes from whence they where born. The Surreal, on the other hand, is the limitless margins between these “real” worlds.
  
  Nobody is born in the Surreal. Nobody knows if one can be born in the Surreal. Nobody knows it’s dimensions; if the Surreal has a center, it would be Port Noble. Back in the days of the first travelers, they possessed something -- maybe it was tech, maybe magick, sadly it's lost to us -- that allowed them to stabilize a small part of the Surreal. That parcel became a hub, Port Noble, a safe harbor between Realms where travelers could trade, hire, or relax.
  
  From Port Noble, a traveler with the right tech or magick can break through into any Realm -- with limits. Travelers are not allowed to enter Realms whose citizens have not discovered the ability to traverse the Surreal. The only exception to this ban is the conglomerate airship *Chimaera*, and its captain, the Lady Finch.
  
  Captain Finch is a polarizing figure in Port Noble. She arrived many years ago from a Realm which has not yet discovered Surreal travel, an unheard-of feat. The *Chimaera*’s mission is to catalogue the various Realms and their denizens, a mission that allows her to work around the restrictions most travelers face. Her fans praise her dedication to science and knowledge, but critics loudly note that her pursuits seem to involve more adventure than academia.
  
  Your perspective is a bit different, though, because you’re a member of *Chimaera*’s crew.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engineer: You have great intuition and experience for working with machines, however new or old.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Quite Inventive
  
  Suggested Weakness: Timid
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ne’er-do-well: You are rascal, a scalawag, often behaving badly but for the greater good and with much skill.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Immeasurable Charm
  
  Suggested Weakness: Nefarious
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Royal: You pursue adventure not only for the thrills but for the glory. And the thrills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Exchequer
  
  Suggested Weakness: Arrogant
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Expedition Leader: You’re an experienced hunter and expeditionary leader with military experience.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Worldwide Associates
  
  Suggested Weakness: Enemies
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Great Magician: Your reputation for magic is well earned—never admit what’s magic and what’s an illusion.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Magic Words
  
  Suggested Weakness: Questionable Moral Fiber
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: “Mad” Scientist: Your passion for pushing the bounds of science has led some to label you “mad.”
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Science!
  
  Suggested Weakness: Overeager
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gadgeteer: You’re a tinkerer and adventurer, better as using gadgets than building them.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Myriad Contraptions
  
  Suggested Weakness: Breakdown
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pilot: Your combination of intuition and experience makes you one of the world’s greatest pilots.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Steer Anything
  
  Suggested Weakness: Rakish
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Occultist: Your knowledge of ancient secrets and modern magic is formidable and even eerie.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Arcane Knowledge
  
  Suggested Weakness: Poor Health
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Detective: You have made the world’s mysteries your business—not just crimes.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Powers of Observation
  
  Suggested Weakness: Haunted
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Quite Inventive: You’re an inventor! Your ingenuity helps you patch engines and craft tools from junk.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Immeasurable Charm: Your suavity and savoir faire are highly convincing. You’re a pleasure to talk with.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Exchequer: You have considerable funds and social clout, which sometimes provides great confidence.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Worldwide Associates: Wherever you go, you know people and know how to organize and coordinate them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Magic Words: You know a few rare and secret incantations with real power to conjure and enchant.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Science!: You see the world with a scientist’s reason and ingenuity. Nothing shocks you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Myriad Contraptions: You have a gadget for almost every occasion, no matter how dangerous or delicate.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Steer Anything: Horses, chariots, boats, automobiles, biplanes, airships—if it moves you can make it go.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arcane Knowledge: Knowledge is power and you teem with knowledge both practical and esoteric.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Powers of Observation: The world is an ever-developing record of its own activity. Nothing escapes your notice.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Timid: Despite your skills, you are wary and cautious of the larger world and its perils.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nefarious: Your reputation for trickery haunts you. You are slow to trust and be trusted.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arrogant: Your certainty and confidence sometimes go too far, getting you into trouble.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Enemies: Wherever you go, it seems you encounter old enemies or new betrayals.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Questionable Moral Fiber: Your various lusts sometimes get the better of you, causing you trouble.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Overeager: You sometimes look before you leap or speak before you think.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Breakdown: You’re too busy to check every little thing so sometimes your tools don’t work as they should.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rakish: You have a dangerous, disreputable demeanor that sometimes gets you into trouble.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poor Health: Coughing fits, dizziness, and nausea sometimes undermine you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Haunted: You cannot escape your mistakes or your guilt, which can make you hesitant and halting.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Race to the Lost Plateau: Beat Lord Masters to the Lost Island’s fabled plateau and back to the Adventurer’s Club.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prove Your Mettle to Her Majesty: What good is fame and fortune without a nod from the Queen?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prove Your Love to Your Sweetheart: Words aren’t enough. Your sweetheart deserves a one-of-a-kind rarity to show your love.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make the Astonishing The Envy of the Club: Maintain and improve the *Astonishing* until it is the envy of even your rivals.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Combine Magic and Science In One Machine: Find a new way to combine magic and science in a way that marvels your peers!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Restore the Heliographic Society to Glory: The ancient Heliographic Society can be a source of knowledge and discovery again!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn Your True Heritage: Do your veins contain Atlantean blood? Find out!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hunt Great Game: Bring back a bigger, better trophy for the club. Show them what’s really out there!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dream Bigger: Whatever you can imagine, the world can do you one better. Dream bigger! No, bigger still!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dispel Fear: Fear is what holds the World back from Progress. Do not tolerate Fear!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discover Masters’ Motives: Why does Masters want you bested? Discover the truth.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Improve Your Gear: Make an improvement to your gear. How is it better?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Little Rebellion: Encourage someone to individual liberty and confidence.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bring Proof of the Tyrant King to the World: Capture—in the flesh or in a quality photo—proof of the size and ferocity of the Tyrant King.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Solve the Puzzle of the Atlanteans: What was the purpose of the Atlantean temple and outpost? Be the one to figure it out.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Break Down the Old Thinking: Show someone that their tired preconceptions are out of date.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Persuade the Goblins to Join Your Crew: Lord Masters’ goblins are surprisingly adept aviators. They deserve a better life.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Your Stripes: Take great risks, not to prove yourself but to test yourself. What are you capable of?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn A New Language: Not only so you can learn new things, but so you can see things in a new way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Obtain Ancient Treasure: Return to the Adventurer’s Club with a unique artifact for its museum.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Rare Atlantean Sunstone: This stores and emits sunlight in a glow or a ray, depending on how you hold it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ancient Atlantean Map: An ancient document verifying that the Lost Island was an Atlantean outpost.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Fantastic Heliotronic Engine Core: The scientific equivalent of an Atlantean sunstone that powers the *Astonishing*.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Elephant Gun: Double-barreled, heavy-duty, worn-in and scuffed.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Modest Heliotronic Raygun Pistol: Sunstone-powered, light-weight, shiny and new. Twist the dial to adjust solar-ray intensity.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Signet Ring of the Heliographic Society: A symbol of membership in the ancient, nearly defunct order. Complete with secret compartment.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Book of Spells: A pocket notebook containing notes on Atlantean spells and rituals.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Blade of Great Repute: Bestowed on a previous adventure by a grateful sultan. Both beautiful and functional.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aetheric Visionary Goggles: These goggles allow the user to see beyond the visual spectrum into the aetheric plane.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One Parachute: A finely crafted, properly folded and prepared parachute.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Parlor of the Grand Adventurer’s Club: Posh and plush, this comfortable library and sitting room has seen many adventures begin.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bridge of the Airship Astonishing: All polished wood and gleaming silver and brass with ticking instruments great and small.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engine Room of the Airship Astonishing: The spinning heliotronic engine, powered by captured sunlight, dominates this noisy chamber.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Coast of the Lost Island: A beautiful beach and lush jungle cling to the edges of this volcanic island.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Grand Plateau of the Lost Island: This highland at the heart of the island is home to a nameless volcano and ancient ruins.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Giant’s Graveyard: Either the dinosaurs come here to die or someone has ritually gathered their bones in this place.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nest of the Terrible Lizards: A clutch of enormous, leathery eggs means mother may not be far away.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ruins of the Fabled City: This Atlantean outpost was a grand experiment once. Now it is a ruin.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Confounding Puzzle-Room: What purpose was served by the grinding wheels and sliding stones in this incredible room?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Temple of the Great Atlanteans: Here the Atlanteans worshipped the sun and the sea, fire and water, and their child: steam.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Impress the Chaps: Show the fellows of the club that you’re one to watch.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Navigate the Skies: Plot the fastest course to the Lost Island.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sabotage?!: Repair your engines and maybe discern the cause of the damage.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Proper Landing: Land on the Lost Island with grace and aplomb.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Escape the Raptors: Too many to fight—at least in this place. Sometimes it’s wise to flee!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poisoned Waters: Something toxic is in the water. Are you already too late to avoid the sickness?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Riddle of the Puzzle-Room: Solve the ancient puzzle before you’re all ground to dust in this place!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Floor Falls Out: Survive the collapse of this delicate chamber as it falls into fire below.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Power of the Sun: Spinning gems create scintillating beams of white-hot sunlight capable of turning you to ash. Astounding!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hallucinogenic Fog: The smoke billowing out of the mountain compels powerful visions. What do you see?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sir Gerard Wyndingham: An accomplished adventurer himself, this grey-haired little person is the chairman of the Adventurer’s club.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dr. Adele Behenu: An Egyptian medical doctor and archaeologist of great repute. She’s a famed expert on Atlantis.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lord Ramsay Masters: Rough and rugged, this wealthy adventurer often prefers the hunt to the prize.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frederick “Chase” Donoghue: Designer and builder of airships, such as the *Astonishing*, and a patron of many engineers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Tyrant King: A colossal and bloodthirsty dinosaur stalking the jungles of the Lost Island.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Loyal Goblin: Just one of the many loyal goblins in the employ of Lord Masters. They crew his airship.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Devoted Crewmember: The crew of the *Astonishing* are devoted to the Grand Adventurer’s Club and its discoveries.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wide-Winged Pterrosaurs: Grand and terrible flying beasts found in great numbers around the Lost Island.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protective Triceratops: Though herbivorous, triceratops sometimes fiercely defend their territory.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ghost of the High Priestess: This being — an apparition or something else? — was a revered figure in the temple’s glory days.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No Blades! No Bows!: ... leave your weapons here!
  
  Get through this scene without using a weapon or otherwise creating mass panic/chaos.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cast Iron 8-Way Pressure Valve: Perfect for complex upgrades to any pneumatic or steam-powered systems, and with enough mass to brain an enemy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While I'm Here...: Pick up pieces for your next great invention... at an inopportune time.
  
  ("Look, I know that we may be in a life or death situation, but where else am I going to find a photocatalytic ionizer?")
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Transcription of the Chaugnar Parchments: A heavy, dense tome. Far from mint condition, yet still considered a collector's item. It contains unique runes (and possibly a few spells) mixed in among the mythological and archaeological accounts of various Realms.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Person of Interest: Someone has spent a lot of effort trying to find and kidnap you. Discover who and why.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Improvised Device: You've only got one shot with this quickly-cludged item, but that may be all you need.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bridge of the Chimaera: All polished wood and gleaming silver and brass with ticking instruments great and small.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: She's Getting Away!: Awfully inconsiderate, when folks know something, and require you to chase them to try and find out what it is they know.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Coordinated Antagonism: What seemed like mere ruffians or ne'er-do-wells are appearing a little more coordinated than expected. Quick glances, head tilts, and barely-perceptible gestures reveal an opponent who're highly trained in this sort of thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carlton Misensol: Carlton comes from a long line of prominent members of the Heliographic Society. Unfortunately, the Society itself is no longer prominent.
  
  He owns & runs Cristoff's Books in Port Noble. Carlton and his shop are probably the greatest repositories of knowledge in all the Realms. Getting the knowledge you need, however, is the trick.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Captain Finch: Captain of the *Chimaera*. Scientist, swashbuckler, and unrivaled queen of sailing the Surreal. Her ability to navigate between the Realms is uncanny, as is her collected notes on the Realms.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Study the Guild's Goggles: What secrets do these goggles hold, and can they help you find out more about "the Guild"?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Port Noble -- Berkeley Common: Shops, tents, and the place to find rare goods, texts, and gear from all the Realms.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shady Mercenaries: They just look like the type of folk who you might give money to in exchange for 'making problems go away.'
  
  (Except for the one dressed like a missionary -- we assume he misunderstood the description.)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect Your Mates!: The crew of the *Chimaera* look out for each other. Only crew members are allowed to dastardly things to other crew members, after all.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Port Noble - Cristoff's Books: First-time visitors to Port Noble often ask: is Cristoff's a permanent store, or a transitory market seller with a big tent?
  
  Yes.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: the Chimaera - Captain's Office: Though it could also pass for a study or small library, this is the public part of the Captain's quarters, where she conducts business.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn About The Guild: What do you know about the Encaixada Guild, if anything? Can your immediate surroundings provide information? How can you follow up on their assault?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prepare for Trouble: All signs point towards *something*, but the signs aren't exactly clear on what that something is. Time to prep gear & read books in hope that you'll be ready for... something.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Port Noble - Adelonean Gates Authority: Traditionally, Adelon has been the primary commercial Realm that fed into Port Noble. Though humbled after the Splintering, the Adelonean Realms still have a healthy bureacracy to oversee their lucrative trade supply lines.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Follow the Money!: The Encaixada Guild was but a hired hand. Who hired them? Someone must've paid off a Gate authority, so we'll start there...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vandaemonia - Calibren: The capital of the former penal colony. Lynsdy may be the bigger city on the Endless Ocean, but the capital is the center of trade for Vandaemonia.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Schemes & Infiltration: You know where you want to be. The question is... how do you get there? This will take some planning.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slinger Jackson: Bounty hunter, one of Livaedia's trusted lieutenants. He's the grandson of Adelon Prime's most notorious undergang leader, Slinger {}. {}
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vandaemonia - Boeotia: Boeotia is a small town at the crossroads of Vandaemonia's landscape. It's further inland from the bigger settlements on the ocean, though a few days rowing down the Darning River south & east will get you there.
  To the west are more barren lands, including deserts & salt flats. To the north is the Springbank Forest, the reason for Boeotia's existence -- the town was the hard labor camp for this penal Realm. Hardy convicts would work the treelike to provide all the lumber Vandaemonia needed.
  Today, it's a commercial hub: minerals from the desert, wood from the forest, and everything else from the bounty hunters.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Livadeia Trophoni: Renowned bounty hunter. She runs the most successful (and profitable) hunting outfit in all the Realms, but chooses to remain based out of her home in Vandaemonia. This has made her the most respected & influential citizen of her Realm.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Files: As kids, Liv & Gracie built this humanoid robot to be both friend and assistant. Livadeia now uses it as the indispensable secretary for her bounty hunting outfit.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Academic: Your thirst for knowledge has driven you to seek out new civilizations and experiences--that's the Chimaera's mission, after all.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Improvised Chicanery: Nobody looks twice at the pilot. Which is why you have so much fun being the one to create hilarious disruptions when nobody expects them.
  
  Well, **you** find them hilarious.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Wingspan of an Albatross: Lilith has the heart and stomach of a king, and the wingspan of an albatross, largely because she has a wingsuit of her own design and Barnabus' skill.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Writ of Passage: An official typewritten and signed card that grants the bearer passage through gates to and from the Adelonean Realm.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ACTING! Genius! Thank you!: A little powder, a little rouge, a little ancient rune or two of charisma and effect, and bam! One spectacular and award-winning performance, whether it's an audience of one or thousands. It's a very believable act.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Determination of the hunt: Sometimes a wild dog scents its prey so close by that it cannot abide losing that prize. Sometimes that dog then places its fellow dogs in danger. Maybe. A little bit. With magic!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Trusted Ally of Captain Finch: Barnabus hasn't been the longest-serving crewman on the Chimaera, but he's proven his loyalty well enough that he can ask for a teensy-weensy favor every now and again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Looking Deeper: Using a little bit of intuition, a good amount of magical focus, and a dash of Holmesian Deduction, you nudge the subject towards revealing enough tidbits that string together to form a conclusion in the style of a high-quality vaudeville mentalist.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not a Mistress of Disguise: Lilith was never particularly good at the finer, more feminine arts. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Questionable Self-Preservation Instincts: For every problem, there is a solution that combines caution, strategy, patience, and stealth.
   
  But really, who has time for that?