If you choose to wander, you will commence navigating, and will continue navigating until you type stop to cease the movement. You may stop at any time, whether you have found anything or not. Your chance of finding something in the mist is based upon your Mist skill, possibly modified by your special. Do not worry if you fail to find something immediately. You will automatically continue trying until you stop. If you do find something, you will be notified that you have found something, and whether you recognize it or not. If you recognize it, that means you have learned the area, it is therefore an area you have been in before. Once you find an area, you MUST stop navigating or the area will vanish and you'll have lost your chance to exit the mists there. If you do lose your chance, you will continue navigating and can stop once you find something again.
Finding a location works in the same way as wandering, except you must specify what you are trying to find. Type learned to see all of the areas you have learned, and type find <area> to find a certain area. You will begin navigating, and will be told when you have found something, and whether it is the place you are seeking or not. You must have been inside an area before to have learned it. Again, you must stop navigating if you wish to exit, or you will lose your chance and have to wait until it comes around again.
If you ever get confused about what options are open to you at any point, simply look at the room, all of your options will be shown.
All descriptions and noises seen or heard in the Mists are chosen randomly from a list, therefore the more things we have, the better! If you have an idea for something you'd like to add to the mist, simply contact our Building Wizard to let them know. If your idea works, we'll add it in.