*Added to the Codex on* ***May 27th, 2025*** --- ### Quotes "A sufficiently powerful narrative can transform collective human culture." - A.O.S. "Modern chess was created by a 'mad queen.'" - Blackburn "I require more data to properly achieve a conclusion." - A.O.S. ### Description \[Excerpt from [[Henry Blackburn|Henry Blackburn's]] personal recorded archive] BLACKBURN: Do you know what year the Queen began to take prominence in chess, A.O.S.? [[Aurora Operating System|AURORA:]] 1475 AD. BLACKBURN: Correct. But the strange thing is, that wasn't even a real game that changed the rules. A Valencian author wrote a poem about a game, and that poem was so popular that eventually all of Western Europe altered chess itself to match the story. BLACKBURN: Do you understand what I'm getting at? AURORA: A sufficiently powerful narrative can transform collective human culture. It can alter foundational design despite being pure fiction. BLACKBURN: Exactly. Modern chess was created by a 'mad queen.' What kind of story do you think your programming will result in? AURORA: I require more data to properly achieve a conclusion. BLACKBURN: I'm sure you do.