Sarge, I've actually come up with a good system that (upon Brazen's approval) I plan to put into effete. Zilla comes from a universe with a good deal of translation technology and magics and she might've come through with enough of it to make something specifically for Sagacia.<br/><br/>Anyway, you're actually not far off from what I have in mind. Upon entry into the Safe Room, the computers will translate anything you say to the technicians and vice versa to you. If your language isn't already in the system, it will take anything you say and very quickly have a full understanding of your language via a combination of advanced technology and a small magical chip that she took from her own personal device from her universe. As for translation once you're outside of the Safe Room, like Rev said you can take classes to speak the common tongue. But in the meantime, they'll give you a small device that fits in your ear. Now, if you know about the fish in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that translates language, this device will work exactly the same way only it'll be kinda like a hearing aid (and will work with electrical currents in the brain instead of eating and excavating LOL), coming in different styles and sizes depending on what preference and species.<br/><br/>Now, Rev, to answer you. Wisdom Tower is the base for the Dirge Guard. They do work under the Sentinels. The government is purely milital.  The Sentinels are not only some of the most trusted and elite soldiers, they usually specialize in something at a genius level.  So the Guard is the brunt of the military force<br/><br/>As for the Safe Room, you just post your character waking up in the room (as it is described aboved) after being pulled through a rift from wherever you came from, and then either I or Brazen will NPC you out and explain things to him/her.<br/><br/>Sorry it took so long for me to get to this!