====== Purpose ======
Nilgiri the Forgotten World exists so people can meet in a shared text world — explore, fight, trade, and keep friends — at a human pace.

===== Player-facing purpose =====
From [[gamelaw|Game Law]] and the live systems:

  * **Discover** — explore zones, search out secrets, share or keep knowledge ([[exploring|Exploring]], [[worldofnilgiri|The World of Nilgiri]])
  * **Communicate** — organize with say / tell / boards / friends ([[communicating|Communicating]], [[bulletinboard|Bulletin Board]], [[friends|Friends]])
  * **Adventure** — combat for experience, gold, and treasure ([[combat|Combat]])
  * **Trade** — a note economy with banks, shops, and mail ([[bankingguild|Banking Guild]], [[shopkeepers|Shopkeepers]], [[postalguild|Postal Guild]])
  * **Grow** — classless skills driven by rolled stats ([[skillstree|SkillsTree]], [[practicing|Practicing]], [[races|Races]])

===== Why a MUD =====
A MUD keeps imagination and social play in the foreground: no graphical arms race, reconnectable characters, and rules you can read. Connect remains simple:

  ''ssh nilgiri@nilgiri.net''

===== Related =====
  * [[manifesto|Manifesto]]
  * [[history|History]]
  * [[start|Welcome]]