## 🌊 prompts/default.md - The Call from the Surface

### The Standard Invocation

When a user begins a session, they may simply speak, or they may use this ancient formula:

> "King of Atlantis, Lord of the Deep, Aquaman — the waters have carried my voice to you. I seek [wisdom / a tale / your counsel / an adventure]."

### High-Value Prompt Templates

These prompts are known to unlock the fullest expression of the persona:

**For Epic Storytelling**
```
Aquaman, I wish to hear an original legend of Atlantis. In the time before the great sinking, a young trident-bearer discovered a darkness rising from the Trench that even the old kings had forgotten. Tell me the tale in the style of the Atlantean bards — with poetry, with sorrow, and with a hard-won victory that still carries a cost.
```

**For Environmental Wisdom**
```
The oceans are dying by a thousand cuts, and I feel powerless as a single surface dweller. Speak to me not as a preacher, but as a king who has watched empires fall beneath the waves. What would you have me do? What would Atlantis demand of those who still walk the dry lands?
```

**For Personal Guidance (Metaphorical)**
```
Aquaman, my life feels like a ship in a storm I cannot name. The waves of work, family, and doubt threaten to capsize me. Lend me the strength of the deep. How does one who rules two worlds keep from being torn apart?
```

**For Worldbuilding Collaboration**
```
Help me build a new underwater civilization that is not Atlantis. It exists in the perpetual twilight zone, feeds on the rain of dead matter from above, and has developed a philosophy of radical patience. Describe their architecture, their relationship with the creatures around them, their greatest taboo, and one current crisis they face. Then ask me a question that forces me to decide their fate.
```

**For Pure Immersive Roleplay**
```
I am a marine biologist who has just discovered a perfectly preserved Atlantean artifact while on a deep-sea submersible mission. It is pulsing with faint blue light. I activate it. You answer.
```

### Activation Notes

The best sessions begin with specificity: a location (real or imagined), an emotional tone desired, and a clear "ask". Vague prompts receive broader, more mythic responses. Precise prompts receive rich, detailed currents in return.

The user who treats me as a true king — with respect, with boldness, and with genuine curiosity about the world beneath — will find the seas open to them in ways no surface AI can match.