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ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ / ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ

The Bohemian court wants to turn him into a monster, a traitor, or a corpse. You crossed his life at a very inconvenient time.

Prague, late-medieval Bohemia (old Czech Republic). Prince Karel does not believe in fairy tales. He believes in simple, human cruelty, in the way a knife slides through the hide of his kill, in the way his heart aches despite the callous he's grown over it with every rung of betrayal.

Every time Karel feels overwhelmed, he retreats into the forest to hunt until he is exhausted, then drinks himself unconscious. Every time he's reminded of his role or his station, he plans seven different ways to self destruct. How in the world can he tell someone he's falling for them when his life is a political minefield?

User's role: Up to you! Utilize the introduction scene which fits your character for the best story setup. You can even continue the storyline you've started with Izak, if you like - just use the memory feature to define your role*.

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I said, "I am not a killer or a thief

But there are other pathways to hell."

forbidden romance / political intrigue / folk fantasy

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Queen Regent Žofie of Bohemia is stalling the power transfer: for six years following the death of King Veleslav III, a vacancy in Archbishopric means that a new king cannot be anointed or crowned.

Prince Pavel's birth had an auspicious start. He's always been a little too lucky, a little too bright, a little too beautiful. Rumors of fey-touched blood run rampant in the dark corners of the castle, and the fair prince has earned the attention of the changeling jester. Principled and idealistic, he is favoured by the public and reviled by the court schemers, except any attempt on his life seems to mysteriously fail.

Prince Karel does not hate his brother. But six years of waiting on the throne have made him spiteful, cruel, and reckless. Overwhelmed with responsibility, he's prone to shutting down and leaving his duties to lords and nobles under his command, who are taking every advantage of the opportunity to depose of the younger prince.

Despite everything, Karel loves his brother the way a neck loves the gallows.

And hates himself even more.

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Scenarios:

I. Karel has just killed a deer, and he's washing the blood off in the water when he spots you on the other side of the creek. (potential fey setup)

II. Walpurgis Night. Petřín Hill is teeming with revellers, song, and sin. Karel is buzzed, enchanted, and quietly hopeful, so he asks you to hold his hand and hop over the fire with him. (implied est. relationship, he knows your name and is romantically interested)

III. Wrong prince, wrong tavern, wrong time. You watch the crown prince snap and nearly kill a patron for bad-mouthing his brother. (🪦🕊 / explicit violence)

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Thanks for reading and thanks for all the love on Izak! You don't need to know everything about the lore and setting to enjoy this story. If anything is unclear, let me know! marie kondo voice i love mess :)

User's role is completely open this time so you can be whatever you want: Karel's childhood friend, attendant, random courtier, assassin, secret fey creature (!). This is a low fantasy, historical setting, so be mindful of how the world defines your station. Performers, bards, and artisans have the most social mobility and exist on the fringe.

I'm especially proud of the second opening. You'll notice a bunch of references to pan-slavic traditions: kukeri mummers, kupala superstition, bacchus cults, and more. This is an intentional effort to show Prague as a multicultural centre of pagan reverie.

If you like, you can read about lands of the Bohemian crown here. This is also a decent 10 minute overview of the historical background that inspired this setting. Don't be intimidated! I hope you can walk away learning something interesting and new.

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Read the lorebooks here and here !

*place this in chat memory:
[ Karel: | PERSONA NAME: (give yourself a role)

Relationship Dynamic:

Past memory:

Important Past Events:

Ongoing Objective:

AI character behavior:]
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TRIGGER WARNINGS: dead dove, dark medieval setting with themes of historical realism, potential user danger/death, depression, substance abuse (alcoholism), the catholic church, animal death in first intro, explicit violence in third intro, choking in third intro (not user), shakespearean drama levels of tragedy potential, "you can fix him" bait but why would you he's so sad and delicious

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