{"type":"location","location":{"title":"The Causeway to Tenochtitlan","description":"You stand upon the great stone causeway that stretches across Lake Texcoco toward the magnificent island city of Tenochtitlan. Around you, the evening sun casts long shadows across the water, and the air is thick with humidity and the smell of algae. To your left and right, canals branch off toward smaller settlements, their waters dotted with canoes carrying merchants and fishermen.\n\nYour feet ache from the long journey from the southern markets. Your pack is heavy with bolts of fine cotton, obsidian blades of exceptional sharpness, and three wooden crates sealed with wax—containing cacao beans so rare that their value equals their weight in jade. These goods are destined for the grand consecration ceremony of the Templo Mayor beginning at dawn.\n\nAs you approach the city gates ahead, you notice something troubling. A group of merchants has been stopped by temple guards in crimson cloaks. They are arguing about something hidden among the sacrificial llamas and quetzal birds being transported for the ceremony. One of the guards looks genuinely worried—an expression you rarely see on the faces of those who serve the high priests.\n\nYou also notice a hooded figure watching the confrontation from the shadows of a nearby storage house, their gaze fixed not on the guards, but on you.","suggestedActions":["Approach the temple guards and listen to their argument about the sacrificial offerings","Head directly toward the city gates to enter Tenochtitlan","Attempt to follow or confront the hooded figure","Examine your own cargo to ensure nothing has been tampered with during your travels"],"conversation":"li6k01edwbxvtk4yzltf"},"conversationLength":1,"maxFreeConversationLength":10}