Those are the basics. [ he holds up a hand to count off on his fingers as he lists. ] There's a world beyond the castle; some parts of it are inaccessible. There's an area known as the Dead Zone where no powers work. Known hostiles live out there; people who've been brought here like us, and left to explore, and from what I gather, there might be some natives as well.

Speaking of natives, there's a town not too far from here. The inhabitants are about as helpful as a spoon in a toolbox.