With a blink of his eyes McOris Fiels woke up in his hospital bed to something familiar and yet never before seen in quite this way. A blue box filled with words, similar to any in a game, and yet this was no game.

Welcome, People of Earth, to the System The System is your oportunity to acquire power sufficient to keep you and yours safe from the terrors coming for you and all other life. Your planet is not the first, and will not be the last to be given access to the strength of the System.

The System will not grant power freely. All strength must be earned through experience. Gaining experience is a simple matter of using skills, and accomplishing goals appropriate to your class. Experience for your skills are specific to each individual one of them.

Classes do not start out unique to each individual. Through continued work and effort a class can evolve over time. This process is based on a wide range of factors.

Each person will be given the choice of taking any one of base classes

* Warrior - melee physical combatant

* Ranger - ranged physical combatant

* Mage - magical combatant

* Rouge - stealthy combatant

* Socialite - charismatic support

* Crafter - item creation support

* Gatherer - resource accumulation support

* Administrator - general support

* Trader - mercantile support

All people brought into the System now understand common, to the same degree that they understood their native language. Common is the language of the System, this message and all others from the System will be written in common. You still understand and can speak your native language with concentration.

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Everyone currently alive is recieving this message at the same time. All physical maladies have been fixed upon entry into the System.

All children have been placed near their closest guardian. Please note, injuring children is punished severely by the System. It is expected that adults of each people brought into the System take care of their children in accordance with cultural norms.

Your planet will shortly be experiencing significant changes as the System assimilates it, and the beings from beyond take their shapes upon it. Once initialization is complete the surface of your planet will be shifted around, and you will all be transferred to your closest safe zone. Please note, these safe zones will vary in size and shape.

Once you are transported to your safe zone, you will have access to your inventory, a pocket dimension tailored specifically to you. This pocket dimension will allow you to carry significantly more gear than would otherwise be possible.

In addition to your inventory, you will also be able to check your status and choose your class upon entering your safe zone. Inside your safe zone you will find a trainer for each class. Treat them with respect as they are people from the previous System Circle who have chosen to help establish your planet into the system.

The System further introduces its own monetary system, called Currency. Land, buildings, equipment and other things can all be bought for Currency at safe zones and other designated trade centers. The monsters that will soon plague your world will also give Currency from the System. This is in addition to any Currency you might gain from selling the remains.

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There was a flash of light, and with another blink McOris saw that everything he'd ever known had changed forever. Now he just needed to figure out how he was going to change with it.