{"type":"location","location":{"title":"The Magistrate's Residence - Arrival","description":"You stand in the courtyard of your new residence, dusty from three weeks of travel along the Silk Road. The building is modest but well-maintained, a two-story structure of timber and brick with a ceramic-tiled roof. Servants bow as they carry your belongings inside. The town of Linzhao spreads before you beyond the courtyard walls—whitewashed buildings clustered along winding streets, smoke rising from cooking fires. In the distance, jagged mountains pierce the sky like broken teeth. The garrison's watchtower is visible to the north. Something feels... wrong. The streets are quieter than they should be for midday. You notice a nervous energy in the servants' movements, and twice you've caught them whispering about 'Maoshan' before falling silent when you approached. The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the courtyard. A runner from the garrison stands waiting by the gate with a sealed letter. A local official's wife lingers near the servants' quarters, as if hoping to speak with you privately.","suggestedActions":["Read the sealed letter from the garrison commander","Question the local official's wife about what troubles the town","Tour the residence to settle in and gather your bearings","Visit the town center to observe the people and marketplace","Ask the servants about recent disappearances and the garrison"],"conversation":"nqu7go2v0y9cscworrabvl"},"conversationLength":1,"maxFreeConversationLength":10}