These gold statues, depicting previous inhabitants and residents, can be heard by seemingly only the player whispering towards them. As the plot progresses and the player continues exploring it's elaborated that the city is under the conditional protection of the gods, where if anyone is to commit sin, all citizens of the city would be equally punished and turned into gold in a system referred to as the Golden Rule (originally Dwarves' Law).
As the player explores said ruins, they are sent towards the era of the Roman Empire towards the now-restored city. Karen asks them to look for her friend, Al Worth, who disappeared whilst investigating some nearby ruins. The game begins with the protagonist waking after being rescued from floating down the Tiber River by a woman named Karen. In both the full 2021 game and the 2016 mod, the story of The Forgotten City explores the existential relationship between humanity and its laws.
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