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This is Boletaria, a warped world
shaped by the trade in souls.
Do you have your soul still? Then beware:
soul-starved men and terrible Demons will hunt
you down for it.
You seem to have plenty about you.

Surely you realize that you are a sacrifice;
you are meant to die here.
Are you in need of a way out?
You must begin by seeking knowledge.

I am Tell All. And I can tell you… anything.
Very well. But this is a dangerous place to
navigate on one's own.

Wise warrior, do you seek further knowledge?

> "True Death

A hardcore mode is described in the text dump. It is unknown if it was intended as an alternate mode, or if the main game would have functioned this way. Essentially, dying in soul form would cause something like a perma-death, but instead of deleting your character and starting the game over entirely, the character would automatically re-spawn with all or certain progress lost. The way it is worded, it is not clear if everything would have been lost, or if obtained gear would remain but simply got de-leveled.