System

"The System is the System is the System. It's how you interface with the Universe. It's how the Universe interfaces with you."

- System Message that begins the Secret of the System quest.

The "System" is the mysterious... thing... which governs the changes in the physical world which take place after System Start. It is the source of System Messages and offers Classes, Class Skills, and Status Screens. It also keeps track of Party Chat, Party Info, and Combat Info Messages. According to the Startup Message and/or the System Message which appears when an individual first questions the nature of System Messages, it "speaks" to every System-empowered sapient being in ways which are designed to get that being's attention. Thus, it types its text messages to most of the people in James' Party as if it were a rather snarky chat room administrator.

It's not clear whether the System is controlled by Sapient Beings or if it is independent of such control. The System's power appears almost limitless.