# 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