It seems that this place can pull in people from any world, time and dimension so it's not surprising that you may end meeting someone who resembles people you know without being really the ones you know.
I must seriously warn you, this place can be a worthy and difficult challenge to your physical strength, specially if you go on missions or get drafted. But the biggest toll will be on your own mind, if you are so unlucky to stay here for long enough, meeting people who wear faces familiar to you but aren't the ones you care for will be something you will find even desirable.
[Though no matter how much warning he gives, Luceti always manages to surprise.]
Regarding the factions within the Malnosso, that is true as well, they seem to be a big organization but not all of them seem to agree on things. There is a group that has a particular hobby of kidnapping people and experimenting on them privately. There are ways to avoid them, but it's a constant possibility and even if you aren't kidnapped others around you may be so and you may still end having to deal with the results of their experiments.
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I must seriously warn you, this place can be a worthy and difficult challenge to your physical strength, specially if you go on missions or get drafted. But the biggest toll will be on your own mind, if you are so unlucky to stay here for long enough, meeting people who wear faces familiar to you but aren't the ones you care for will be something you will find even desirable.
[Though no matter how much warning he gives, Luceti always manages to surprise.]
Regarding the factions within the Malnosso, that is true as well, they seem to be a big organization but not all of them seem to agree on things. There is a group that has a particular hobby of kidnapping people and experimenting on them privately. There are ways to avoid them, but it's a constant possibility and even if you aren't kidnapped others around you may be so and you may still end having to deal with the results of their experiments.