Embark on an arcane alchemic adventure in a Persian steampunk empire! Will you use your skills to repair a spaceship and escape, pilot a powerful mech into battle, or ignite a revolution?
"Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress," a text-based interactive novel by Peter Adrian Behravesh, plunges you into 18th-century Iran-inspired retrofuturism. With 270,000 words and countless choices, your decisions shape the narrative. No graphics or sound effects are needed; your imagination fuels the experience.
Your alchemic training blends magic and technology, allowing you to create gunpowder, design complex machinery, craft potent medicines, and distill exquisite perfumes. Rediscover lost astralchemy to potentially repair a khalicraft spaceship for interstellar travel or pilot a colossal mech into conflict.
Seyj, an ancient city, teeters on the edge of rebellion. The She'ri Empire conquered half a century ago, replacing the old ruler. Your heritage—a blend of She'ri and Seyj ancestry—leaves your loyalties divided.
You must serve in the Royalist army, defending the satrap governor. However, the Revolutionists' protests intensify daily, striving to overthrow the satrap and reinstate the former regime.
Will you join the Revolutionists, believing in their fight for justice? Remain loyal to the satrap, fulfilling your soldier's duty? Or become a double agent, manipulating both factions for your own gain? The consequences could be deadly.
Choose your identity: male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual.
Master arcane astralchemy to create powerful weapons, establish your workshop, or secure a university professorship.
Ascend the military ranks, commanding armies to defend the satrap.
Or, lead the revolution, dethrone the usurper, and restore the rightful ruler.
Find romance with a fellow soldier, a blacksmith-turned-rebel, or even a princess.
Ultimately, you must decide: is conquering the world worth sacrificing your soul?
