Once, I rolled up an Aarakocra Artificer named Aiarraas. She had a great backstory and I was really excited to play her. She was actually the source of my username (INT of 20). I got to play a grand total of 2 sessions with that character.
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Alarmed by the chaos on the mainland, Realmingsberg decides to remain peaceful, using its skyships in case of attack. The Inventors Triumvirate, believing that safety can be found in numbers, offers an alliance to the Republic of Astrym.
I think that you´re spot on, with one small change - you have to interact with the person for your expectations to matter. After all, humans are social animals.
Put it on, and then use the invisibility to find out if reality is actually just the rough draft for a Harry Potter book.
What would you do if you found a large snake in your pocket?
Here is what I would vote for:
I don´t want to scrap the countries. I propose that we only let the AI know about whatever country is active. That way, it won´t start doing perspective-swap antics.