![]() In addition, and just as an interesting observation, if the Stranger was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, it is somehow fitting that the Stranger was a part of the Corps of Discovery, since discovery was one of the expedition's primary objectives (and quite possibly the most important), and for the Myst series as a whole, is easily the central theme that dominates all others. If the Stranger was traveling by foot, it would make sense that it would have likely taken them over eight months to reach New Mexico from the northern part of the country for obvious reasons. Louis, Missouri either in late March or early April of 1806 and would travel South either intentionally or by accident, eventually entering present-day New Mexico and stumbling across the Myst Linking Book in December later that year. Army soldier volunteer (since the expedition was military led) who left the expedition under unknown circumstances while on its way back to St. Following this theory, it is safe to say that the Stranger was likely a U.S. Since the Stranger is able to read Atrus's journals on Myst Island, possibly the sole other datum we have about them is that they are able to speak and read English with some fluency, which would be a rather unusual and highly unlikely skill for a Spanish Mexican or Amerindian native of the time period to have (almost all English speaking humans dwelled on the eastern side of the continent in the early 1800's, and the West was primarily undiscovered country).Īnd so, just as another possible theory as to the identity of the Stranger, it is possible that they may have been a lost or intentionally separated member of the Corps of Discovery that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to the state of present-day Oregon in December of 1805, the only English speaking humans that could have likely been found in the western part of the country during this time, which just so happens to coincide close enough with the time period in which the events of the first Myst game take place. Watson has stated that Atrus spoke English with his grandmother before his descent into D'ni with Gehn and his journals were also written in English as a result of Anna's family having come originally from Europe, as mentioned in The Book of Atrus. ![]() As it has also been revealed that the Myst games take place in the early 1800s, many fans speculate that the Stranger was either a Spanish Mexican or an Amerindian native of the 19th century, but the Myst Book might well have changed hands after its original discovery before its first use. The Star Fissure's destination - and thus the location where the Myst Linking Book fell - is in Eddy County, New Mexico. It is known that the Stranger was a person from Earth who once stumbled upon the Myst Linking Book. If so, this is probably a slip-of-the-tongue by Rand Miller rather than a deliberately placed piece of information. In one losing ending of Myst, Atrus sounds as though he mutters to himself, " He didn't bring the page!" referring to the player. We don't know even the Stranger's gender references to the Stranger as a male are probably a result of English language custom rather than of actual information. The Myst games have no dialogue, only monologues from non-player characters, and they never asked the Stranger about their origin. ![]() Next to nothing is known about this person since it seems from the narrative that Cyan did not intend to develop the character.
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