Why are there no records?

You would think that, given how long Fromville has apparently been inhabited, someone would have made organized record keeping a top priority.

Imagine finding yourself in a place where intuitive physics — the basic rules of the world you’ve understood since you were a toddler — no longer reliably applies:

> Object permanence (things/people may not behave as if they simply continue existing normally when unseen).

> Spatial continuity (moving through space should produce a coherent route).

> Solidity (people/objects should not pass through solid barriers).

> Ontological stability (the world should have stable, knowable rules at all).

Once you realize all of that is out the window, what becomes the most important resource after food, shelter, and protection?

Obviously: information and communication.

Who was here before? What did they try? What worked or failed? What happened before each massacre, arrival, or environmental change?

There should be a Fromville archive by now. A town history. Incident logs. Maps. Monster observations. Arrival records. Death records. Tree experiments. Dream/vision journals. Radio attempts. Medical notes. Interviews with newcomers. Anything.

This is essential to recognize patterns. It would also create a way to pass knowledge to newcomers if you’re, so newcomers don’t have to make the same mistakes you did.

And yes, if someone ever managed to leave Fromville and return without gathering as much outside-world knowledge as possible — that would be a major fumble.

Game of Thrones must not exist in the From universe, because they could have learned a thing or two from the Citadel. When the world gets weird and dangerous, you need people whose entire job is preserving knowledge.

If I wound up in Fromville, one of my first questions after realizing that they have electricity, running water, a diner, and a bar:

Where's the library at?