At the very beginning, an inexplicable voice speaks directly into every newcomer’s mind, explaining the rules of the Misty Land: that all are given a fair start, their weaknesses compensated to average values, and that they must survive. The voice has no discernible gender or form; it feels like a realization arising from within. It stops after a few sentences and is not heard again. Though its nature is mysterious, it acts as the overseer or system of the world.
