You awaken as all Blanks do. You are dressed in a simple deep purple uniform, merely a tunic and trousers. No identification, and though there are pockets, there is nothing in them. You are in a simple bed, in an otherwise sparsely furnished room. There's a small box for possessions and a chair, a small ledge one might make do for writing... and little else. The walls are stone and unremarkable, and a torch glows on the wall, smokelessly burning without consuming any of the wood.
No, there's only four notable things:
One, you don't know who or where you are. In fact, as far as you know, your existence began right at this moment.
Two, on the wall are written these words: "Thou art a Blank slate, unburdened from thy past.
Thou shalt fight in the Judges' games, to reclaim thy past.
Thou shalt honor the rule of the Judges above all else here and know no other patrons.
Who was once thy friends and allies mattereth not to a Blank. Thy unit is thy family here. None other can thou trust.
Thou hast entered this place willingly."
Three, a small brass telescope is nearby. If you look into it, it will hold an image of a person who is who you used to be (though until you speak, you wont know the voice. Until you see yourself, you wont recognize the person). A brief message to you plays out, and ends with the words "I do this willingly."
And four, you can hear someone else waking up nearby.
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No, there's only four notable things:
One, you don't know who or where you are. In fact, as far as you know, your existence began right at this moment.
Two, on the wall are written these words:
"Thou art a Blank slate, unburdened from thy past.
Thou shalt fight in the Judges' games, to reclaim thy past.
Thou shalt honor the rule of the Judges above all else here and know no other patrons.
Who was once thy friends and allies mattereth not to a Blank. Thy unit is thy family here. None other can thou trust.
Thou hast entered this place willingly."
Three, a small brass telescope is nearby. If you look into it, it will hold an image of a person who is who you used to be (though until you speak, you wont know the voice. Until you see yourself, you wont recognize the person). A brief message to you plays out, and ends with the words "I do this willingly."
And four, you can hear someone else waking up nearby.