When their people arrived and met the other races, they were not greeted with offers of friendship. The others were initially suspicious of their similarity to some of the monsters they'd encountered on the world and were confrontational. Seeing the God's marks on the corpses was their first clue that they shouldn't be treating them this way, but the damage was done. Distrusting the Elves, Orcs, and the Dwarves to a lesser degree, the Beast-Kin isolated themselves in their domain and managed to figure out most of their purpose with less bloodshed than the others. When they finally received the Dwarf Guide, they adopted its steps into their own process for training New Arrivals with little difficulty. Alois's knowledge of Human history was second to none, thanks to his education and position in society. When the Humans first arrived, they weren't ready for such a hostile environment and began dying off quickly. The Dwarves stepped in to give them structure and set up their initia

Soon, they were close to the sprawling settlement, and Alex got his first look at a Beast-Kin village. The inhabitants were too unnerved by his presence to act naturally, but he could see children peeking at him from behind the adults and around the edges of the tents, which resembled yurts. A distance behind these structures was a low rolling hill with entrances dug out of the earth. Low chimneys poked up from the hilltop, where he saw wisps of smoke he'd seen earlier rising above the village. He understood there would be a shortage of lumber and possibly stone for building homes out here in the grasslands. The yurts and underground dwellings made the most sense for this environment. They came to a stop next to a large tent, and several broad-shouldered beings walked from the structure to approach the scouts and Ti'Nah. The Tigress grinned and clasped the forearm of the leader in greeting. As everyone exited from the carriage once more, Thorn and Yellsbeth walked up on each sid