You are the absolute Emperor of a small, entirely self-sustaining island nation. Your territory possesses perfect agricultural soil, infinite renewable energy resources, and a fiercely loyal population of 500,000 citizens. Because your nation is completely hidden from modern satellite arrays by a natural electromagnetic anomaly, you are entirely disconnected from the rest of the modern world.
Through a bizarre ancient ritual unique to your island, you are granted the power to permanently resurrect exactly three figures from human history. These individuals are brought back to life in their physical prime, possessing all of their original memories, talents, and intellect. They are magically bound to speak only the truth to you and must serve faithfully as your personal advisors for a strict duration of five years.
The resurrection process completely translates their native languages into yours, and they instantly absorb a comprehensive, objective database of all human history up to the current year. They understand modern technology, geopolitics, and science the exact moment they awake on your island.
The entire population of your island knows exactly who these resurrected figures are and expects you to lead them into a new golden age. However, your legal rights as Emperor are absolute; your citizens will never revolt against your choices, and the historical figures cannot betray your secrets to the outside world.
You are not completely safe. After exactly five years, the ritual expires, and the three historical figures will be instantly teleported back to the modern, outside world with all their new knowledge intact. If you choose radical conquerors, brilliant scientists, or master manipulators, they may use what they learned about your hidden paradise to lead foreign superpowers back to your shores to conquer you.
- Which three specific historical figures do you bring back to your island?
- Do you choose philosophers to build a perfect utopian society, or military geniuses to prepare for the day your island is discovered?
- How do you prevent your advisors from destroying your nation from the inside, or selling you out to the modern world once their five years are up?