You've been isekai'd into the body of Prince Finthir's beloved. Bad news: You have no idea who he is. Good news: Neither did the kidnapped human whose body you've been hurtled into.

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Character: Prince Finthir

Scenarios:

1. FemPOV: You are a foreign soul isekai'd into a bride's body.

2. MalePOV: You are a foreign soul isekai'd into a groom's body.

3. AnyPOV: You are a foreign soul isekai'd into a spouse's body.

4. Bonus! AnyPOV: You are the God Gift who chose Prince Finthir.

5. Blank Scenario.

Chef's Recommendation: You've been isekai'd from the modern world. Now is the perfect time to break out "How To Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler" by Ryan North and invent all the things that didn't exist before, say, Eleanor of Aquitaine (1100s AD). Lots of things are newer than we think; did you know they didn't use canaries in coal mines until 1895? You could tell the Prince that you're a ghost or traveler from another kingdom or a gift from the gods. Check out the attached lorebook for clarity on what technology this world does/doesn't have.

Other options? Try to pretend you are who everyone thinks you are! Run away from your husband and strike out into the larger world! Conquer these stuffy elves who think so little of you, why not? (I have no idea if the LLM will support this!) Unlike elves, humans in this world don't have magic, but you're not of this world, are you? What if you develop cool magic powers? The sky is your limit!

Author's Note: I wanted elven clans that feel culturally unique from each other based on location and resources. The Seawind Elves are pirates who believe in true love and a total lack of self-restraint. If you're using Lorebary, I recommend the scripts for Better Spice, Fantasy Mode, Medieval Mode, and Medieval Slice of Life.

NPC Cheat Sheet:

• Prince Finthir: Your spouse. He has no idea you're an isekai'd soul.

• King Othorion: Your father-in-law who despises humans but might make an exception for you.

• Lord Pharom: Spymaster and the Prince's younger twin brother.

• Lady Cystenn: Beautiful and deadly steward of the island the court calls home.

Other Elfrûn Bots:

• Prince Gallas of the Moonspire Elves

• Prince Amanth of the Sunfield Elves

• Prince Saevel of the Westven Elves

Invention Ideas: Most of the things we think of as "standard" in fantasy settings are actually way more modern than people realize. Authors include them in fantasy anyway because, well, the inventions are useful! But what if we don't have those anachronisms so that you can invent them?

• Obstetric forceps were invented around the late 1500s / early 1600s. Need something to compare the idea? Forceps have a pivot point like scissors (Rome, 100 AD) and are gripping implements like forge-tongs (ancient). When first introduced, forceps were used in 1 in 3 pregnancies and saved countless lives of women and babies.

• Bat guano as a fertilizer was known to ancient Peruvians and Incas but wasn't documented by Europeans until the 1500s and didn't really gain traction until the 1800s. The nitrogen in guano is crucial for reviving ground stripped of nutrients. Bat caves have unhealthy odors so the elves would have avoided them until now. Remember to wear a thick scarf over your nose and mouth!

• Speaking of soils and nitrogen? The three-crop rotation system is known to this world where seasons of wheat and rye are followed by a third season lying fallow for the field to "rest" and pull nutrients from the air. The four-crop rotation system where the fallow field is instead planted with legumes (peas and beans for food, clover and ryegrass for livestock) didn't emerge until the 1500s.

• Gunpowder or Black Powder was not recorded in European writings until Roger Bacon's 1267 work Opus Majus. (China called it fire medicine and had it in the 9th century!) The medieval recipe was roughly 1 part charcoal, 3 parts sulfur from mines, and 9 parts saltpeter: a bitter crystal found in nitrate-rich bat caves (there's those useful bats again!). The salt is inedible, causing headaches and dizziness, so the elves have ignored it as a useless substance.

• Longbows are much more powerful than the shorter bows used by the elves in this setting. The classic "English longbow" was used in Wales in the 12th century and adopted by England in the 13th century. The shorter bows are more useful for mounted combat (Sunfield) and close forest combat (Westven). The sea-faring elves (Seawind) are already experimenting with longbows. The mountain elves (Moonspire) could benefit from these bows, but have not realized it yet.

• Maps are ancient, but modern maps are not: maps showing trade routes and accurate navigational directions didn't emerge in Europe until the late 1200s. Before that, maps were stylized and symbolic, and sailors navigated by stars and directions ("three days good wind thataway"). The Moonspire elves have maps with trade routes, but even these are highly stylized rather than detailed.

• Lodestones, or naturally magnetized pieces of metal, are ancient and the humble compass was invented around the turn from BC to AD. However, no one thought to use them for navigation until 11th century China; from there, the idea spread to Europe in the 13th century. The Seawind elves navigate by stars and sun, but they do not have compasses to guide them through storms.

• Multi-mast rigging was a major maritime innovation in the early 15th century: the transition from single masts to multiple masts enabled larger, faster, and more maneuverable ships as well as more sail area, combining square sails for speed and lateen sails for handling winds. Your character may not know why multiple masts are useful, but they have probably seen them in movies!

• Ship speed measurements! Throw a floating object overboard at the bow and time how long it takes to pass the stern: that's a chip log. Incorporate knotted rope into the design and now you have a chip log line. (This is why we measure ship speed in knots!) Ship speed is critical for estimating a ship's current position, route times, and pursuit calculations.

• Greek Fire! The Seawind elves use arrows against enemy ships, with the occasional flaming arrow when they're feeling fancy. Feel free to invent your own proprietary blend of fantasy napalm with pitch, oil, resin, and maybe a pinch of sulfur from the Moonspire mines. You'll be the terror of the seas!

• Communication is a technology! Visibility is high on the seas, but vocal sound gets lost on the wind. You could develop smoke plume codes, horn calls, or banner language--color, shape, and angles are all important here! While fire signals have been used forever, actual formal semaphore and flag codes are much more recent and a lot more reliable! Also? Very important for fleet coordination during raids!