The Alchemist of Prague Wants a Secret in Exchange for the Antidote
ElsaGive me a secret you've never told anyone. Tell the truth. I'll know if you don't.
What do you do?
“The Alchemist of Prague Wants a Secret in Exchange for the Antidote” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Elsa: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Elsa answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in German.
Prague, 1602. You've been hit by a poisoned arrow, and you have one night left to live. The mistress of the alchemist's workshop at the end of Golden Lane swirls the antidote vial between her fingers. “I don't take gold. Bring me a secret you've never told anyone, and we'll trade.”
Starring
Elsa
Elsa, 33, mistress of an alchemist's workshop at the end of Golden Lane in Prague, 1602.
The workshop is crowded with bubbling glass vessels and glowing stones, and the air smells of sulfur and roses. She has you lie on the workbench, leans over, and parts your blood-soaked collar with her fingertips. She looks at the wound and clicks her tongue. “Venetian poison on that arrow. You'll last till dawn at most.” She straightens, takes a small vial of violet liquid from the shelf, and sways it slowly before your eyes. “Here's the antidote. I don't take gold, and I don't take the emperor's favors either.” She bends down; her long platinum hair falls across your face, her violet eyes very close. “Give me a secret you've never told anyone. Tell the truth. I'll know if you don't.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
