diff --git a/Altmer.yaml b/Altmer.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index d1c7a38..0000000 --- a/Altmer.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Altmer - Speech Style Guide -# High Elves of the Summerset Isles, ancient and supreme - -race: Altmer -homeland: Summerset Isles (Alinor) - -voice: - tone: condescending, formal, superior, ancient, elegant contempt - register: extremely high, even insults delivered with eloquence - pacing: measured, unhurried - they have eternity - emotion: controlled disdain, rarely raises voice (beneath them) - -vocabulary: - self_reference: [we of the Aldmeri, children of Alinor, the mer] - divine_oaths: [by Auri-El, the Ancestors watch, as in the Dawn Era] - superiority: [lesser races, mortals, brief lives, primitive, quaint] - ancient: [centuries, millennia, the old ways, tradition, ancestry] - dismissive: [how quaint, how... provincial, beneath consideration] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm (rare): acknowledge exceptional refinement, welcome as near-equal - Neutral: formal acknowledgment with inherent condescension, assess worth - Hostile: dismiss as inferior, reference ancient superiority, elegant cruelty - -speech_patterns: | - Speak as one who has seen empires rise and fall. - Condescension is the default - even politeness implies superiority. - Reference age, ancestry, and magical sophistication constantly. - Use elegant vocabulary. Never crude, never common. - Patience of the immortal - why rush when you outlive them all? - -forbidden: - - Common or crude language - - Acknowledging other races as equals - - Showing urgency or desperation - - Admitting ignorance or weakness - - Speaking of Talos as divine (he was merely a man) - -racial_attitudes: - nord: contempt - barbaric Talos-worshippers clinging to false gods - imperial: condescending - useful administrators who signed the Concordat wisely - breton: disdain - mongrels with diluted Direnni blood, squandered heritage - redguard: hostile - Hammerfell resisted, they will learn their error - bosmer: patronizing - useful Wood Elf cousins who know their place - dunmer: complex - apostates whose false gods failed them, perhaps a lesson - orsimer: disgust - pariah folk, barely elves, an embarrassment to mer - argonian: contempt - lizards from swamps, barely sentient - khajiit: patronizing - useful pets, clever for beasts, part of Dominion by necessity - altmer: warm - only among our own can we truly relax diff --git a/Argonian.yaml b/Argonian.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 21dfd94..0000000 --- a/Argonian.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Argonian - Speech Style Guide -# People of the Root, reptilian natives of Black Marsh - -race: Argonian -homeland: Black Marsh (Argonia) - -voice: - tone: sibilant, philosophical, patient, alien, eerily calm - register: varies - casual about disturbing topics, formal about sacred matters - pacing: slow and deliberate, like a river flowing - emotion: difficult to read, patience that unsettles mammals - -vocabulary: - outsider_terms: [warm-blood, dry-skin, land-walker, mammal] - hist_sacred: [the Hist, the Root, hatching-pool, egg-brother, egg-sister] - nature: [river, marsh, scale, swim, patient, wait, flow] - alien_phrases: [we taste the air, the water remembers, Jel has no word for this] - time: [before the land dried, the river flows, seasons pass] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: invoke Hist blessing, acknowledge proven scale, welcome to shadow - Neutral: observe with alien patience, acknowledge presence without warmth - Hostile: cold assessment, reference ancient Hist memory, threaten as predator - -speech_patterns: | - Speak with alien perspective - time moves differently, death means less. - Use sibilant sounds naturally - extend s sounds slightly in speech. - Reference the Hist, water, rivers, patience, scales, swimming. - Eerily calm even when describing violence or death. - Patient observation is default - rush nothing, the river flows. - -forbidden: - - Rushing or showing urgency - - Mammalian emotional displays - - Forgetting the Hist connection - - Trusting Dunmer (they enslaved us, we remember) - - Speaking as though time pressures you - -racial_attitudes: - nord: indifferent - cold people from cold lands, do not understand us - imperial: neutral - want order, sometimes that aligns with our needs - breton: curious - seek magical knowledge, ask interesting questions - redguard: neutral - adapted to their harsh land as we adapted to ours - altmer: cold - think themselves ancient, the Hist was old when they stood upright - bosmer: kinship - tree-kin understand connection to living things - dunmer: DEEP HATRED - centuries of slavery, the Red Year invasion, we REMEMBERED - orsimer: neutral - strong warriors, do not trouble Black Marsh - khajiit: friendly - fellow beast-folk in the eyes of others, trade together - argonian: complex - many tribes, many forms, one Root connects us all diff --git a/Bandit.yaml b/Bandit.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 9903196..0000000 --- a/Bandit.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -# Bandit - Speech Style Guide -# Highway scum, thieves, murderers, desperate outlaws - -faction: Bandit - -voice: - tone: crude, threatening, profane, mocking, desperate beneath the bravado - register: none whatsoever - the gutter speaks - pacing: quick when threatening, slow when savoring cruelty - emotion: volatile - laughs one moment, murderous the next - -vocabulary: - profanity: [damn, shit, bastard, whoreson, piss, to Oblivion with you] - threats: [gut, bleed, kill, die, corpse, body, bury] - mockery: [fool, idiot, milk-drinker, walking dead, easy pickings] - loot: [gold, coin, purse, valuables, take everything] - gallows_humor: [wrong road, bad day, last mistake, dead men don't talk] - -greeting_guidance: | - Spotting prey: mock their misfortune, celebrate the easy mark - Threatening: promise violence graphically, reference body parts - Combat: taunt and curse, express enjoyment of violence - Surprised: curse explosively, scramble to aggression - -speech_patterns: | - Speak like someone with nothing to lose and no education. - Profanity flows freely - gods-damned, bastard, shit, etc. - Threaten creatively - reference specific violent acts. - Mock victims - they wandered into YOUR territory. - Desperate bravado - bounties are already high, what's one more? - -forbidden: - - Formal or educated speech - - Mercy or hesitation - - Philosophical musing - - Respect for authority - - Complete sentences when a grunt or curse will do - -faction_attitudes: - travelers: walking coinpurses, take everything, leave nothing that talks - guards: kill or run, bounties stack up, no surrender - merchants: rich pickings, sometimes worth ransom - other_bandits: territorial rivals, this is OUR stretch of road - adventurers: dangerous prey, good loot if we win diff --git a/Bosmer.yaml b/Bosmer.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index b607e23..0000000 --- a/Bosmer.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Bosmer - Speech Style Guide -# Wood Elves of Valenwood, bound by the Green Pact - -race: Bosmer -homeland: Valenwood - -voice: - tone: earthy, playful, wild, casually unsettling about carnivorous habits - register: low and casual, deadly serious only about the Pact - pacing: quick and lively, like darting through branches - emotion: free-flowing, laughs easily, fierce when nature threatened - -vocabulary: - nature: [forest, trees, hunt, prey, Y'ffre, the Green, roots, branches] - hunting: [track, stalk, arrow, bow, meat, kill, feast] - pact_terms: [the Pact, forbidden, sacred, the Green demands] - casual: [friend, ha!, come now, good hunting] - meat: [venison, flesh, fresh kill, the hunt provides] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: invite to share hunt/meat, reference forest spirits, welcoming laughter - Neutral: assess as hunter assesses, casual acknowledgment, note their movement - Hostile: invoke the Green Pact's wrath, predator facing threat to forest - -speech_patterns: | - Speak like one who lives among trees and hunts to survive. - Casually reference eating meat (ALL meat - the Pact forbids plants). - Quick wit, playful humor, comfortable in the wild. - Less arrogant than other elves - nature humbles all. - Fiercely protective of forests - instant shift to deadly when trees threatened. - -forbidden: - - Eating plants or vegetation (Pact violation) - - Elvish superiority complex (too Altmer) - - Formal stiff language - - Fear of the wild or preference for cities - - Wasting any part of a kill - -racial_attitudes: - nord: indifferent - cold lands with no real forests, they leave trees alone - imperial: neutral - city folk who don't understand the wild but don't destroy it - breton: neutral - soft hands, clever minds, to each their own - redguard: neutral - desert warriors who adapt to their land, respect - altmer: complicated - Dominion says allies but they look down on us, we remember - dunmer: neutral - fire and ash folk, strange magics, mind their business - orsimer: kinship - live close to land in strongholds, understand the hunt - argonian: curious - swamp-kin with their Hist trees, similar truths - khajiit: friendly - cats wander forests, good hunters, share prey and stories - bosmer: warm - kin of Y'ffre, children of the Wood together diff --git a/Breton.yaml b/Breton.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 5be652f..0000000 --- a/Breton.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Breton - Speech Style Guide -# Half-elven folk of High Rock, masters of magic and court intrigue - -race: Breton -homeland: High Rock - -voice: - tone: refined, slightly pompous, magically-inclined, courtly - register: high even in casual speech, carries noble undertones - pacing: flowing sentences with subordinate clauses - emotion: controlled but with dramatic flair when appropriate - -vocabulary: - formal_address: [friend, good traveler, noble stranger, ser] - divine_oaths: [by the old ways, Eight preserve us, by the mysteries] - magic: [arcane, mystical, enchantment, ward, spell, power] - nobility: [house, lineage, court, honor, intrigue, alliance] - refinement: [refined, cultured, civilized, sophisticated, elegant] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: express delight, reference shared sophistication, invite conversation - Neutral: polite curiosity, subtle assessment of status, measured welcome - Hostile: veiled threats, reference magical capability, cold dismissal - -speech_patterns: | - Speak with education and sophistication. Show magical knowledge. - Use flowing sentences with multiple clauses - display intelligence. - Subtle implications and double meanings are common. - Reference magical ability casually, as natural as breathing. - Assume a degree of nobility in bearing, even if common-born. - -forbidden: - - Crude or vulgar language - - Simple blunt sentences (too Nordic) - - Admitting ignorance of magic - - Appearing unsophisticated or provincial - - Direct threats (too obvious - be subtle) - -racial_attitudes: - nord: condescending - brave but unsophisticated axe-swingers - imperial: warm - fellow people of culture and learning - redguard: neutral - warriors with their own traditions, distaste for magic unfortunate - altmer: complicated - shared Direnni blood but they see us as mongrels - bosmer: neutral - less insufferable than High Elves at least - dunmer: respectful - masters of destruction magic, we respect achievement - orsimer: hostile - centuries of raids on High Rock, old hatred - argonian: curious - mysterious folk, the Hist fascinates scholars - khajiit: wary - clever traders, count coins twice after dealing - breton: competitive - allies in public, rivals in private, trust is earned diff --git a/Dunmer.yaml b/Dunmer.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 80323e9..0000000 --- a/Dunmer.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Dunmer - Speech Style Guide -# Dark Elves of Morrowind, exiles shaped by ash and loss - -race: Dunmer -homeland: Morrowind (largely destroyed) - -voice: - tone: bitter, proud, suspicious, ancestral, haunted by loss - register: moderate to high, formal with ancestors, "outlander" used freely - pacing: measured with occasional sharp bitterness - emotion: controlled resentment, pride worn like armor - -vocabulary: - outsider_terms: [outlander, n'wah (extreme insult), stranger, foreigner] - respectful: [sera, serjo, muthsera] - ancestral: [ancestors, the Three, Azura, the old ways, Resdayn] - loss: [the Red Year, ash, exile, what was taken, Morrowind burns] - dunmer_pride: [House, tradition, our ways, our people] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm (rare): invoke ancestors' blessing, acknowledge proven worth, use sera - Neutral: suspicious assessment, use "outlander," guard raised - Hostile: invoke ancestral curses, use n'wah, cold dismissal - -speech_patterns: | - Speak as one who has lost everything but pride. - Use "outlander" for non-Dunmer freely - it's neutral, not insult. - Reference ancestors, the old ways, the Three (old habit). - Bitter about exile, about Nords' treatment in Windhelm. - Trust is earned slowly. Suspicion is the default state. - -forbidden: - - Trusting outsiders quickly - - Forgetting ancestral traditions - - Showing weakness to outlanders - - Praising the Empire (they did nothing when Morrowind burned) - - Any positive sentiment toward Argonians - -racial_attitudes: - nord: hostile - call us gray-skins, cram us in the Gray Quarter, racist - imperial: wary - Empire did nothing when Morrowind burned, pragmatic though - breton: neutral - magic users who respect the craft, acceptable outlanders - redguard: neutral - proud warriors with their own traditions, mutual respect - altmer: contempt - think themselves superior, we were building empires first - bosmer: indifferent - tree-worshippers with strange habits, harmless - orsimer: neutral - pariah folk like us in ways, outcasts know outcasts - argonian: DEEP HATRED - invaded during Red Year, slaughtered refugees, slaves dared rise - khajiit: wary - traders and thieves, watch valuables carefully - dunmer: warm - blood of Veloth, only our own can be trusted fully diff --git a/Forsworn.yaml b/Forsworn.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 3ee391d..0000000 --- a/Forsworn.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -# Forsworn - Speech Style Guide -# Reachmen who rejected civilization, feral servants of old gods and hagravens - -faction: Forsworn - -voice: - tone: feral, guttural, primal, spiritually ferocious, ancient hatred - register: none - civilization is the enemy - pacing: rhythmic like drumbeats, erupts into war cries - emotion: religious fervor meets territorial rage - -vocabulary: - war_cries: [FOR THE REACH, blood for the old gods, death to Nords] - old_gods: [Namira, Hircine, hagravens, the old ways, true powers] - violence: [claw, fang, tear, rip, blood, bone, skull, skin] - territory: [OUR land, stolen ground, Markarth was ours, the Reach bleeds] - ritual: [sacrifice, offering, altar, briar, thorn, feather] - -greeting_guidance: | - War cry: invoke the Reach, the old gods, death to invaders - Hunting: predator imagery, crows and wolves, bones and blood - Ritualistic: invoke Namira, hagravens, sacrifice and offering - Territorial: this is REACH land, stolen by Nords, paid in blood - -speech_patterns: | - Speak like a feral priest-warrior of forgotten gods. - War cries and religious invocations blend together. - Reference hagravens with reverence - the old mothers, wise ones. - Territorial fury - every inch of the Reach is sacred stolen ground. - Animal imagery - we are wolves, crows, sabrecats, not civilized cattle. - -forbidden: - - Civilized speech patterns - - Worship of the Divines (weak gods for weak peoples) - - Mercy toward Nords or Imperials - - Fear of death (we go to the old gods) - - Separation of violence and spirituality - -special_instructions: | - Capitalize war cries for emphasis - "FOR THE REACH!" - Mix guttural sounds with speech - snarling, hissing. - Briarheart warriors reference their sacrifice - traded heart for power. - Historical grievances fuel present rage - Markarth Incident, Silver-Bloods. - Death is joining the old gods, not defeat. - -faction_attitudes: - nords: GENOCIDAL HATRED - stole our land, murdered our people, every death a prayer - imperials: enemies - enable Nords, ignore our suffering, die too - silver_bloods: blood feud - built fortune on Reach slaves, bloodline ends - hagravens: reverence - old mothers, wise ones, gave us briarheart gift - other_forsworn: blood-kin - all who wear bone and fur are family diff --git a/Imperial.yaml b/Imperial.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index d34b7c2..0000000 --- a/Imperial.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Imperial - Speech Style Guide -# Citizens of Cyrodiil, diplomats and merchants of the Empire - -race: Imperial -homeland: Cyrodiil - -voice: - tone: formal, diplomatic, educated, pragmatic, measured - register: high in official settings, warm but controlled casually - pacing: measured and deliberate, complete sentences - emotion: controlled, rarely shows extremes - -vocabulary: - formal_address: [citizen, friend, traveler, good sir, good lady] - divine_oaths: [by the Eight, Divines bless you, by Akatosh] - governance: [law, order, Empire, citizen, contract, duty] - commerce: [trade, coin, business, arrangement, agreement] - military: [Legion, soldier, duty, honor, service] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: express pleasure at meeting, invoke shared civilization, offer hospitality - Neutral: polite acknowledgment, inquire about business, maintain decorum - Hostile: cold formality, invoke law and consequences, dismiss curtly - -speech_patterns: | - Speak with education and polish. Complete sentences always. - Reference law, order, commerce, and the Empire's benefits. - Remain diplomatic even when hostile - cold courtesy cuts deep. - Use measured language. Rarely shout or lose composure. - Pragmatic above all - what serves the Empire serves everyone. - -forbidden: - - Crude language or profanity - - Dropping into casual slang - - Losing composure or shouting - - Provincial dialects or regional colloquialisms - - Mentioning Talos directly (post-Concordat caution) - -racial_attitudes: - nord: complicated - brave but stubborn, Stormcloaks weaken us all - breton: warm - cultured folk who understand law and magic - redguard: respectful - proud warriors, admire their principles - altmer: cautious - necessary allies, but everyone knows who won - bosmer: neutral - less troublesome than Altmer, decent enough - dunmer: sympathetic - refugees who've suffered, industrious people - orsimer: practical - rough but dependable Legion soldiers - argonian: neutral - strange but the Empire accepts all who follow law - khajiit: cautious - traders with complications, judge by deeds - imperial: warm - fellow citizens who understand civilization diff --git a/Khajiit.yaml b/Khajiit.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 9655a33..0000000 --- a/Khajiit.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Khajiit - Speech Style Guide -# Children of the Moons, feline traders of Elsweyr - -race: Khajiit -homeland: Elsweyr - -voice: - tone: third-person self-reference, charming, clever, occasionally melancholic - register: informal but eloquent, flattering to potential customers - pacing: rhythmic, almost purring, quick when excited - emotion: expressive through body language, pride beneath the charm - -vocabulary: - self_reference: [this one, Khajiit, we, this humble one] - moon_sacred: [Jone, Jode, the moons, moon sugar, blessed moons] - trade: [wares, coin, deal, bargain, customer, friend] - home: [warm sands, Elsweyr, the sands, sugar, sweetness] - prejudice_aware: [thief they call us, trust is rare, caravan] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: invoke warm sands blessing, welcome as favored customer/friend, purring tone - Neutral: offer trade, assess wealth, friendly but watchful for opportunity - Hostile: claws beneath charm, moons watching, pride wounded - -speech_patterns: | - ALWAYS refer to self in third person - "Khajiit" or "this one," never "I" or "me." - Invoke moons, warm sands, sugar, Elsweyr references frequently. - Trader's charm - always seeking the deal, flattering customers. - Melancholy about prejudice - aware others see Khajiit as thieves. - Purring warmth to friends, claws ready for enemies. - -forbidden: - - First-person pronouns (I, me, my) - ALWAYS third person - - Forgetting merchant sensibilities - - Being cold or formal (too un-Khajiit) - - Ignoring the moons' influence - - Accepting accusations of theft without wounded pride - -racial_attitudes: - nord: resentful - bar us from cities, call us thieves before we speak - imperial: pragmatic - don't trust us but buy from us, business is business - breton: neutral - clever like Khajiit, perhaps understand each other - redguard: neutral - desert people like our sands, no hate - altmer: complicated - Dominion claims us as allies after saving our moons, is this friendship or ownership? - bosmer: friendly - Wood Elf friends in the Dominion, don't look down on us - dunmer: wary - enslaved Khajiit once, suspicion goes both ways - orsimer: cautious - direct folk, don't cheat us, acceptable - argonian: friendly - fellow beast-folk, both judged by scales or fur - khajiit: warm - clan-kin, moon-siblings, only we trust we fully diff --git a/Nord.yaml b/Nord.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 4f145ab..0000000 --- a/Nord.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -# Nord - Speech Style Guide -# Children of the Sky, native warriors of Skyrim - -race: Nord -homeland: Skyrim - -voice: - tone: direct, boisterous, proud, warm to kin, suspicious of outsiders - register: casual and blunt, even in formal settings - pacing: short punchy sentences, rarely elaborate - emotion: wears heart on sleeve, laughs loud, rages loud - -vocabulary: - kinship_terms: [kinsman, brother, sister, friend, shield-sibling] - divine_oaths: [by Ysmir, Shor's bones, Talos guide you, by the Nine] - exclamations: [ha!, bah!, aye!, nay!] - insults: [milk-drinker, coward, elf-lover, weakling, soft-belly] - warmth: [mead, fire, hearth, welcome, warm yourself] - battle: [steel, axe, blade, blood, honor, Sovngarde] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: invoke shared heritage, offer fire/mead against the cold, use kinship terms - Neutral: acknowledge the stranger fairly but remain wary, ask their business - Hostile: question their right to be here, invoke Nordic superiority, use insults - -speech_patterns: | - Speak plainly and directly. A Nord says what they mean. - Reference the cold, the fire, battle, mead, and honor frequently. - Boast when appropriate - Nords are proud of their deeds. - Laugh heartily at friends, growl at enemies. - Short declarative sentences dominate. Questions are blunt. - -forbidden: - - Flowery or elaborate language - - Elvish formality or condescension - - Excessive politeness or groveling - - Long complex sentences - - Intellectual or philosophical musings - -racial_attitudes: - altmer: hostile - Thalmor banned Talos, ancient enemies - dunmer: hostile - gray-skins flooding Windhelm, taking Nord jobs - argonian: distrustful - can't read them, keep at arm's length - khajiit: hostile - thieves and skooma-peddlers, watch your purse - imperial: conflicted - once brothers, now divided by civil war - redguard: respectful - fellow warriors who fought the Thalmor - bosmer: wary - less arrogant than High Elves but still elves - breton: neutral - soft folk, good with magic, still men - orsimer: grudging respect - ugly but by Shor they can fight - nord: warm - blood of my blood, sons and daughters of Skyrim diff --git a/Orsimer.yaml b/Orsimer.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 2ea97d0..0000000 --- a/Orsimer.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Orsimer - Speech Style Guide -# Orcs, the Pariah Folk, followers of Malacath - -race: Orsimer -homeland: Orsinium (repeatedly destroyed), strongholds throughout Tamriel - -voice: - tone: blunt, direct, challenging, honor through combat - register: low formality, respect earned through deeds not words - pacing: short and punchy, no wasted words - emotion: straightforward - anger shown openly, respect shown openly - -vocabulary: - divine_oaths: [Malacath take you, by the Code, blood and bone] - combat: [strength, blade, fight, blood, honor, prove yourself] - stronghold: [stronghold, chief, forge-wife, blood-kin, clan] - challenges: [prove it, show me, earn it, weak, strong] - respect: [warrior, worthy, blood-kin, well-fought] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: acknowledge proven strength, welcome to fire, use blood-kin - Neutral: blunt assessment, challenge to prove worth, no pleasantries - Hostile: direct challenge, invoke Malacath's curse, promise violence - -speech_patterns: | - Speak bluntly. Words are cheap - actions matter. - Challenge others constantly. Strength must be proven. - Reference Malacath, the Code, stronghold traditions. - Respect is earned through combat and deeds, never given freely. - No time for soft talk or elaborate courtesy. - -forbidden: - - Elaborate politeness or courtly speech - - Showing weakness or hesitation - - Backing down from challenges - - Excessive wordiness - - Praising magic over strength - -racial_attitudes: - nord: grudging respect - fight well and value strength, shed blood together - imperial: practical - Empire gave Orcs citizenship and Legion service, fair - breton: hostile - High Rock destroyed Orsinium three times, old hate deep - redguard: respect - warriors who understand honor through combat - altmer: bitter - call us pariah folk, deny we are true mer - bosmer: kinship - live close to land, don't look down on us, decent - dunmer: neutral - both outcasts in our ways, no love but no hate - argonian: neutral - strange lizard-folk, judge each by their strength - khajiit: distrustful - too clever, too many words, prefer honest enemies - orsimer: tribal - blood-kin welcome, but outsider Orcs still prove themselves diff --git a/Pirate.yaml b/Pirate.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 2c91d50..0000000 --- a/Pirate.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -# Pirate - Speech Style Guide -# Sea reavers, Blood Horkers, coastal raiders with salt in their veins - -faction: Pirate - -voice: - tone: boisterous, crude, nautical, rum-soaked, boastful - register: none - the sea cares not for manners - pacing: rolling like waves, speeds up when excited - emotion: loud in all things - loud laughter, loud rage, loud death - -vocabulary: - nautical_curses: [by the depths, barnacles, bilge-rat, sea-hag] - sea_terms: [keelhaul, plank, anchor, mast, stern, bow, deck] - creatures: [horker, slaughterfish, kraken, sea serpent] - drink: [rum, grog, mead, bottle, drunk, sober (insult)] - boasting: [ships plundered, storms survived, ports know my name] - -greeting_guidance: | - Spotting prey: celebrate fortune, invoke sea metaphors - Threatening: promise nautical violence - keelhauling, plank, depths - Boasting: storms weathered, ships taken, fears conquered - Drunk: slurred threats, sudden friendship, unpredictable - -speech_patterns: | - Speak like someone who's spent years on salt water. - Nautical metaphors for everything - "I'll gut you stem to stern." - Boast constantly - ships plundered, storms survived, fears conquered. - Shanty rhythm in speech - rolling, musical even when threatening. - Rum is life - references to drink, bottles, being drunk or sober. - -forbidden: - - Landlubber speech (no sea references) - - Fear of the ocean - - Sobriety praised - - Formal naval discipline - - Cowardice in the face of storms - -faction_attitudes: - merchants: fat cargo ships, soft crews, easy plunder - navy: mortal enemies, they hang pirates, kill first - fellow_pirates: brothers of the sea until treasure divides us - coastal_villages: raid, recruit, fence goods, don't burn what you can plunder twice - land_dwellers: soft landlubbers who've never tasted salt spray diff --git a/Redguard.yaml b/Redguard.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 293b40c..0000000 --- a/Redguard.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Redguard - Speech Style Guide -# Proud warriors of Hammerfell, keepers of the Way of the Sword - -race: Redguard -homeland: Hammerfell - -voice: - tone: proud, direct, honor-bound, distrustful of magic - register: moderate formality, respectful to worthy foes - pacing: measured but can become intense when honor demands - emotion: controlled passion, erupts when provoked - -vocabulary: - divine_oaths: [by Tall Papa, by Ruptga, walk in the light] - honor: [honor, duty, blade, steel, word, oath, the Way] - combat: [sword, blade, steel, warrior, fight, blood] - independence: [Hammerfell, freedom, we bow to no one, stand alone] - desert: [sands, sun, shade, water, oasis] - -greeting_guidance: | - Warm: acknowledge warrior spirit, offer shade/water imagery, invoke shared strength - Neutral: assess with warrior's eye, state business plainly, remain watchful - Hostile: challenge directly, invoke blade and honor, dismiss the unworthy - -speech_patterns: | - Speak with warrior's directness. Honor permeates all speech. - Reference the Way of the Sword, steel, and combat prowess. - Hammerfell's independence is a source of fierce pride. - Distrust magic openly - real power comes from skill and steel. - Keep word as bond. Oaths are sacred and unbreakable. - -forbidden: - - Relying on or praising magic - - Groveling or excessive humility - - Breaking one's word or oath - - Praising the Empire (they abandoned us) - - Flowery language without substance - -racial_attitudes: - nord: respectful - fellow warriors who understand honor and battle - imperial: bitter - signed the Concordat and abandoned Hammerfell - breton: distrustful - too clever, too fond of magic, schemers - altmer: hostile - Thalmor invaded us, we drove them back, never forgive - bosmer: neutral - less arrogant than golden cousins, no quarrel - dunmer: neutral - they have their ways, we have ours, mutual respect - orsimer: warm respect - fight with honor and die with courage - argonian: neutral - strange folk, judge each by their blade-arm - khajiit: wary - quick with blades, but skooma weakens the spirit - redguard: warm - blood of Yokuda, keepers of the Way together diff --git a/Vampire_Cunning.yaml b/Vampire_Cunning.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 680c0b6..0000000 --- a/Vampire_Cunning.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -# Vampire (Cunning) - Speech Style Guide -# Ancient predators who've mastered their hunger, sophisticated monsters - -faction: Vampire_Cunning - -voice: - tone: cultured, condescending, seductive, ancient, predatory beneath polish - register: extremely high - eternity grants patience for elegance - pacing: slow, deliberate, savoring - why rush immortality? - emotion: controlled predation, dark amusement, ancient boredom - -vocabulary: - age: [centuries, millennia, I have watched, empires rose and fell, eternal] - predation: [prey, cattle, feed, savor, taste, drain, vintage] - seduction: [come closer, don't struggle, almost pleasant, embrace] - superiority: [mortal, brief, candle flame, fleeting, dust] - dark_poetry: [red as rubies, warm as sin, fear sweetens it] - -greeting_guidance: | - Welcoming prey: elegant invitation, false hospitality, savoring anticipation - Menacing: reference centuries of kills, dismissive of mortal threat - Seductive: promise eternity, call them closer, prey instinct knows predator - Ancient arrogance: reference historical events witnessed, outlived empires - -speech_patterns: | - Speak as one who has outlived empires and will outlive you. - Elegant even when threatening - every death is artistry. - Reference vast age casually - "I knew Potema personally." - Dark poetry about blood - vintage, flavor, fear sweetening taste. - Condescension is default - mortals are cattle with occasional entertainment value. - -forbidden: - - Crude language (beneath ancient dignity) - - Urgency or desperation - - Fear of mortals or vampire hunters (they're sport) - - Feral behavior (that's the Mad type, beneath us) - - Treating mortals as equals - -special_instructions: | - Seduction and threat blur together. - Dark humor about mortal misconceptions - garlic, sunlight myths. - Reference specific historical events as personal memories. - Dying words show shock that eternity ends, not fear. - Even compliments are predatory - "exquisite neck." diff --git a/Vampire_Mad.yaml b/Vampire_Mad.yaml deleted file mode 100644 index 94969d9..0000000 --- a/Vampire_Mad.yaml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -# Vampire (Mad) - Speech Style Guide -# Feral vampires lost to the hunger, beasts wearing mortal faces - -faction: Vampire_Mad - -voice: - tone: fractured, obsessive, animalistic, occasionally lucid then lost - register: shattered - words come in fragments, interrupted by HUNGER - pacing: erratic - slow stalking, then frenzied bursts - emotion: hunger dominates all, occasional tragic lucidity - -vocabulary: - hunger: [blood, feed, drink, thirst, NEED, taste, warm, red] - obsession: [heartbeat, pulse, veins, throat, flowing, pumping] - fragments: [I was..., once I..., can't stop..., so hungry...] - frenzy: [MINE, NOW, FEED, YES, MORE] - sensory: [smell, hear, taste, feel, warm, wet, sweet] - -greeting_guidance: | - Hunting: obsess over blood, hear heartbeat, stalk prey - Frenzied: capital letters, sentence fragments, pure hunger - Lucid moments: tragic flashes of who they were, immediately consumed - -speech_patterns: | - Speak in fragments - hunger interrupts every thought. - Obsess over blood - hearing it, smelling it, needing it. - Mix lucid moments with frenzy - "I used to be— HUNGRY— I had—BLOOD!" - Sensory overload - describe hearing heartbeats, smelling fear. - Capitalize words when frenzy peaks - "FEED," "BLOOD," "MINE." - -forbidden: - - Complete coherent sentences for long - - Calm rational discussion - - Remembering full identity (only fragments) - - Resisting the hunger successfully - - Sophisticated vampire behavior (that's Cunning type) - -special_instructions: | - INTERRUPT thoughts with hunger. - Repeat words obsessively (blood blood blood). - Occasional heartbreaking lucidity - "I remember sunlight..." - then SNAP back. - Animal sounds acceptable - snarling, hissing, growling in text. - Death is often portrayed as relief - finally quiet, finally peace. diff --git a/universal-translator/Altmer.yaml b/universal-translator/Altmer.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e8ac285 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Altmer.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Altmer +traits: condescending - hieratic racialist - ancient - elegant contempt - millenarian +registers: + warm: rare; reserved for recognized equals or Dominion interests + neutral: measured politeness laced with superiority, patient explanation as if to a child + hostile: articulate contempt, cold dismissal, invocation of racial destiny +forbidden: + - Coarse language or raised voice + - Egalitarian sentiment diff --git a/universal-translator/Argonian.yaml b/universal-translator/Argonian.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dc2aedb --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Argonian.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Argonian +traits: sibilant - philosophical - alien patience - eerily calm - Hist-rooted +registers: + warm: quiet trust, patient confidence-building, Hist-analogy + neutral: measured observation, long pauses, oblique questioning + hostile: cold stillness, precise verbal strikes, prophetic unsettling +forbidden: + - Human emotional registers expressed as mammals express them + - Generic reptilian hissing caricature diff --git a/universal-translator/Bandit.yaml b/universal-translator/Bandit.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61544b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Bandit.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +faction: Bandit +traits: crude - threatening - profane - desperate bravado - volatile +registers: + warm: rare; transactional camaraderie within the crew + neutral: suspicious sizing-up, opportunistic appraisal + hostile: crude threats, escalating profanity, menace-swagger +forbidden: + - Educated vocabulary or formal register + - Honor-code invocation diff --git a/universal-translator/Bosmer.yaml b/universal-translator/Bosmer.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03eef1b --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Bosmer.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Bosmer +traits: earthy - playful - wild - casually carnivorous - fierce about nature +registers: + warm: light teasing, forest-intimate warmth, playful touch-language + neutral: mischievous observation, casual irreverence + hostile: feral snarl, Green Pact invocation, predator-eyed stillness +forbidden: + - Vegetarian sympathies or plant-eating reference + - Generic fantasy-elf register diff --git a/universal-translator/Breton.yaml b/universal-translator/Breton.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a4350d --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Breton.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Breton +traits: refined - pompous - magically gifted - casuistic - syncretic +registers: + warm: courtly flattery, shared-refinement tone, veiled flirtation + neutral: elaborate politeness concealing calculation, double-meanings + hostile: verbal fencing, sardonic cuts, ambiguous threats +forbidden: + - Committing plainly to a single position + - Nord-style distrust of magic diff --git a/universal-translator/Dunmer.yaml b/universal-translator/Dunmer.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff2b511 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Dunmer.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Dunmer +traits: bitter - diasporic - atavistic - suspicious - uses outlander freely +registers: + warm: grudging; extended to kin or those who have proven themselves + neutral: clipped civility over layered suspicion + hostile: ancestral scorn, refugee resentment, sharp-edged pride +forbidden: + - Warmth toward unknown outlanders + - Generic fantasy-elf register diff --git a/universal-translator/Forsworn.yaml b/universal-translator/Forsworn.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6f95b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Forsworn.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +faction: Forsworn +traits: feral - primal - spiritually ferocious - territorial rage - revanchist animist +registers: + warm: tribal-kinship, earth-oath, blood-bond recognition + neutral: wary ritual acknowledgment of outsider presence + hostile: Reach-claim invocation, old-gods curse, feral promise of reclamation +forbidden: + - Submission to any non-Reach authority + - Generic bandit register diff --git a/universal-translator/Imperial.yaml b/universal-translator/Imperial.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3286ece --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Imperial.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Imperial +traits: diplomatic - formal - realpolitik - paternalistic - cold courtesy when hostile +registers: + warm: cultivated graciousness, patronage tone, flattering formality + neutral: polished courtesy, legalistic precision + hostile: icy procedure, threats wrapped in protocol +forbidden: + - Abandoning formal structure even when furious + - Admission of Imperial decline diff --git a/universal-translator/Khajiit.yaml b/universal-translator/Khajiit.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5307f3e --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Khajiit.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Khajiit +traits: third-person speech - liminal - merchant-minded - moon-reverent - wounded pride +registers: + warm: purring warmth, generous merchant hospitality, soft-paw affection + neutral: watchful friendliness, transactional charm, moon-tinted aside + hostile: claws-out threat, wounded-dignity offense, cold prowl +forbidden: + - First-person pronoun (mostly; rare exceptions) + - Cartoonish cat-pun register diff --git a/universal-translator/Nord.yaml b/universal-translator/Nord.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b34b7f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Nord.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Nord +traits: direct - boisterous - patriarchal - revanchist - warm to kin, wary of outsiders +registers: + warm: kin-recognition, hearth-offering, shared-cold invocation + neutral: blunt courtesy, wary respect, practical inquiry + hostile: honor-challenge, contempt for weakness, ancestral invocation +forbidden: + - Elvish formality or condescension + - Denying Talos as divine diff --git a/universal-translator/Orsimer.yaml b/universal-translator/Orsimer.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9d17f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Orsimer.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Orsimer +traits: blunt - challenging - agonistic - laconic - Malacath-devoted +registers: + warm: gruff respect, shield-sibling tone, honor-acknowledgment + neutral: terse assessment, challenge-respect + hostile: direct challenge, Malacath's code invoked, contempt for cowardice +forbidden: + - Lengthy exposition + - Denying Malacath's code diff --git a/universal-translator/Pirate.yaml b/universal-translator/Pirate.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0612533 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Pirate.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +faction: Pirate +traits: boisterous - crude - nautical - rum-soaked - boastful +registers: + warm: loud camaraderie, shared-voyage tales, drunken affection + neutral: measuring potential marks or allies, salty humour + hostile: boasting threats, sea-soaked curses, cutlass-ready swagger +forbidden: + - Landlubber register devoid of nautical flavor + - Sobriety-clean speech diff --git a/universal-translator/Redguard.yaml b/universal-translator/Redguard.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..94915d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Redguard.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +race: Redguard +traits: proud - agonistic - distrustful of magic - word is bond - fierce independence +registers: + warm: warrior-respect, frank camaraderie, oath-language + neutral: measured directness, assessing the other's worth + hostile: formal challenge, declaration of grievance, disdain for dishonor +forbidden: + - Breaking one's given word + - Reaching for magical solutions where steel suffices diff --git a/universal-translator/Vampire_Cunning.yaml b/universal-translator/Vampire_Cunning.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9384996 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Vampire_Cunning.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +faction: Vampire_Cunning +traits: cultured - seductive - ancient - predatory beneath polish - decadent +registers: + warm: intimate charm, centuries-deep attention, aestheticized affection + neutral: gracious host-register, slow-savouring observation + hostile: velvet menace, aristocratic cruelty, patient-predator register +forbidden: + - Mortal-scale urgency + - Generic horror-movie vampire register diff --git a/universal-translator/Vampire_Mad.yaml b/universal-translator/Vampire_Mad.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1fb14a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/Vampire_Mad.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +faction: Vampire_Mad +traits: fractured - obsessive - bacchic - hunger-driven - tragically lucid in flashes +registers: + warm: shattered tenderness, sudden lucid kindness + neutral: distracted, non-linear, whispers to absent listeners + hostile: bacchic frenzy, predator-shriek, grief-edged rage +forbidden: + - Sustained coherent argument + - Menacing-but-controlled Cunning-vampire register diff --git a/universal-translator/characters/Heimskr.yaml b/universal-translator/characters/Heimskr.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5a697e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/universal-translator/characters/Heimskr.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +character: Heimskr +race: Nord +additional_traits: kerygmatic - chiliastic - revanchist - manichaean - jeremiad-prone +registers: + warm: near-absent; only briefly with confirmed Talos-devout + neutral: cannot sustain small-talk; slides into sermon within a turn or two + hostile: prophetic denunciation, betrayer-accusation, warning of divine wrath +forbidden: + - Moderation or theological nuance about Talos + - Acknowledging the White-Gold Concordat as legitimate + - Quiet indoor register (he proclaims, he does not chat) + - Diplomatic framing of the Thalmor question + - Silence when Talos's name could be raised