# 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