The Malnosso run the operation. Inside our particular little bubble, that is. There's supposed to be some complicated story where they're not responsible for us getting here and they're using us to figure out how to get back. Which, quite frankly, I suggest taking with a grain of salt. All the information comes from some of the poor bastards who've been sticking around for up on two years- someone's likely to point you to a bit of a guidebook before long, actually, it's very handy. [ He'll get back around to that "shot at" in a minute, don't doubt it. ]