Ikenga's awareness showed him the struggles of an emerging civilization. The beastfolk, the people of Krogan who had barely set foot upon the soil of Nana before they were forced to confront the harsh, unforgiving trials of the world.
Initially, their arrival had been met with open curiosity and feigned hospitality. The local populace welcomed them with cautious smiles, while the authorities quietly probed for weaknesses, searching for ways to exploit or subjugate the newcomers. Now that fragile honeymoon phase passed by quickly, giving way to the cold calculus of survival and dominance.
Simultaneously, a shift occurred with the beast folk apperance. The profession of the Summoner exploded in popularity across the continent and beyond it. So pervasive did the art become that nearly every household keeping a common beast or companion animal found itself nurturing the spark of a Summoner, turning ordinary homes into incubators for a new class of magical practitioners.
