Sid — Institutional Record

The principal rarely runs the school. He shows up when something needs solving. And no one is quite sure how he decides.

Sirena Bayang — Coastal Learning Access Record

Students return with notes that do not match. What one records, another cannot confirm. The environment remains consistent—only perception shifts.

Five-Feet Dragon Vase — Student Record (Mandalangan Peak Prep)

Students know there is a way to enter without sleeping, though no one is shown how. The object associated with it is kept where they are not allowed to go.

The Founding Mandate — Student Context

You are not here by accident.  You are here because the system requires you to be.

The East Empire — Student Context

You were not admitted to a school.  You were placed within a system.

The Doctrine of Alignment — Student Standard

At Mandalangan Peak Prep, students are not asked to succeed.  They are asked to remain.

Meo-oh (묘오) — Professor of Physics

She explains things too easily. Students stop struggling in her class, but they’re not always sure when understanding turns into something else.

Zhougong — Dream Authority within Mandalangan Peak Prep

At MPP, sleep is not rest. It is where the real lessons begin.

Anagolay Agian — The Path Students Are Told Not To Leave

You can go anywhere. Just don’t step off the path.

Anagolay — Keeper of The Path

Anagolay is known as the guardian of the path between Mandalangan Peak Prep and Mayaw, but her role extends beyond protection into guidance, balance, and the boundary between safety and risk.

Mayaw — Controlled Town Record

A controlled spa town near Mandalangan Peak Prep where students are allowed to experience normal life—within boundaries that define where safety ends and consequence begins.