The Shadow Dogs themselves were giant monsters from the Fog Area. Compared to races like the Python Race and the Lion-men, their clan was extremely weak. They typically only dared to scavenge on the outskirts, collecting the carcasses of monsters slain by exploration teams, which they would detoxify and take back to eat.
They were part of the Fog Area's scavenger ecosystem.
Many Shadow Dogs lived this way, barely surviving on the monster corpses that exploration teams left behind.
But the Shadow Dog royalty were not content with this fate. From a very early time, they began sending a few of their royal bloodline to live among the Human Race, learning all of their knowledge and skills.
Now, Qingfeng Temple's reputation was growing, and it had started to affect the supply of provisions for many small, neighboring clans. Under these circumstances, as a princess of the Shadow Dog royalty, it was only natural for her to come and investigate the situation.
