Application Description

Unleash the power of arcane alchemy and spark a revolution in a Persian-inspired steampunk empire!

In a Persian steampunk realm, will your arcane alchemy restore a starship, or will you command a mech? Kindle a rebellion, crush it, or manipulate both sides?

"Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress" is an interactive retro-futuristic fantasy novel by Peter Adrian Behravesh, set in an alternate 18th-century Iran, where your decisions shape the narrative. The experience is purely text-driven—featuring 270,000 words and countless choices, free of graphics or sound—powered entirely by your imagination.

Your alchemical training places you at the nexus of magic and technology, mastering the principles that govern both terrestrial and celestial realms. You can already produce gunpowder, construct intricate mechanisms, concoct remedies for dire ailments, and create exquisite fragrances. While much astralchemy remains forgotten, you might rediscover how to repair a khalicraft vessel for interstellar travel or operate a towering battle mech.

Seyj is an age-old city teetering on the edge of revolt. Decades ago, the She’ri Empire invaded, toppling the ancient monarchy and seizing control of your world. With heritage spanning both She’ri settlers and indigenous Seyj lineages, your allegiance is divided.

As a citizen, you’re conscripted into the Royalist forces to protect the satrap governor—yet you witness the Revolutionists’ demonstrations intensifying daily, demanding the satrap’s overthrow and the old dynasty’s return.

When revolutionaries seek your aid, will you embrace their crusade for justice? Or will you stand by the satrap, honoring your military oath? Perhaps you’ll engage in a perilous game, trading secrets between factions as a double agent?

Take care not to find yourself at the mercy of a shamshir’s edge.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual.

• Harness arcane astralchemy to forge mighty arms, establish your workshop, or earn a university professorship

• Advance through military ranks and lead troops to safeguard the satrap

• Or, side with the revolution, dethrone the usurper, and reinstate the rightful queen

• Fall in love with a comrade-in-arms, a rebel blacksmith, or a noble princess

Is conquering the world worth the cost of your soul?

Role playing