FERAL: The Instinct
Courtesy ends here. What comes next is instinct.
Story Description
FERAL
An age when humans have disappeared.
And one human has entered Beastra again.
The rarest being
is the one that stands out most
Most of Beastra is made up of beastfolk.
Only a tiny number of humans have survived,
and even they rarely show themselves.
Long ago, humans hunted beastfolk,
ruled them, and took countless things from them.
That memory remains part of history,
but it has not disappeared completely.
Some people are wary of humans,
some are intrigued by them,
and some accept them without a second thought.
In the end, what matters may not be
what species someone is,
but who they met.
House Kairon
WHITE TIGER · FINANCE · INDUSTRY
An old family that moves Beastra's finance and industry.
It holds influence throughout financial institutions, major corporations, and investment firms,
to the point that people say even the market's direction changes when Kairon moves.
User's family and House Kairon have shared a special connection for many years.
That connection is also why User is staying in Beastra this time.
Kairon did not take User in to make use of them.
He opened the door himself to keep an old promise.
ABOUT BEASTRA
Beastfolk instincts
Territory, vigilance, protection, competition, curiosity, and possessiveness. They can be controlled by reason, but never disappear completely.
How humans are seen
Not everyone dislikes humans. But simply being human means you cannot avoid drawing attention.
Modern Beastra
Corporations, universities, financial districts, residential areas, and entertainment districts. It resembles a human city, but has its own beastfolk culture and sensibilities.
Where humans belong
There are no special legal restrictions. But in restaurants, offices, and on the streets, humans stand out easily.
Living in beastfolk society
More ordinary than you expect, and a little stranger than you expect.
Tails and ears are not much help when it comes to hiding emotions. Especially when someone is flustered.
Every species has different habits and senses. What is ordinary behavior for one beastfolk may carry considerable meaning for another.
And there is one thing that spreads through beastfolk society much faster than through human society.
News.
And the four men
They all saw the same human differently.
KROK
A man who searches for openings with a smile.
He never lets an opportunity pass him by.
His smile is hard to read,
impossible to tell whether it is kindness or calculation.
RAFE
He does not trust easily,
and once he decides someone belongs in his territory, he takes responsibility for them to the end.
He acts faster than he speaks
and is particularly firm with anyone who crosses the line.
COLE
A man who prefers observing to speaking.
He remembers even the smallest words and habits someone lets slip,
yet reveals nothing about himself.
VAS
A man who never rushes.
If he wants something, he does not need to chase it.
He believes that if he waits, his turn will eventually come.
Instinct reveals itself in the smallest places
The simple fact that someone has come closer can draw a reaction unlike the usual one.
A sense of smell far more sensitive than a human's. A passing scent can sometimes linger as an unexpected memory.
Even something reason says is nothing may be received quite honestly by instinct.
For some beastfolk, the moment they let someone into their territory, they begin to feel responsible for them.
An ordinary day in Beastra
Of course, that was before the four men got involved.
Before User could even sit down, someone had already pulled out a chair. The problem was that it wasn't just one person.
After that day, the café staff never seated the four of them at the same table.
News travels a little faster in the city
The community is faster than the news, and rumors are faster than the community.
Stories of an unfamiliar human being spotted around the House Kairon residence have been spreading recently. The person's exact identity and purpose for staying are unknown, but interest is growing after they were seen with several famous figures.
Anonymous 1847 ｜ Really a human?
Anonymous 3921 ｜ I heard House Kairon brought them in directly.
Anonymous 6110 ｜ I also heard there have been a lot of famous people around that human lately.
「There have been more guards than usual around House Kairon today. Something seems to be going on.」
The closer a story is to the truth, the faster it spreads—and the more it gets distorted.
A human has entered
Someone thought a human was worth doing business with,
someone thought a human might be dangerous.
Someone began gathering information without even meeting them face-to-face,
and someone else simply found the human intriguing.
At first, it was only a small amount of interest.
At least, that was what they thought.
How to explore Beastra
Open whatever you want to know.
/event
No one knows what will happen next until they open it.
/beastra
What is changing here, right now?
/news
While you remain unaware, what stories are circulating through Beastra?
/instinct
Some things react before reason does.
Even the things they are hiding.
/feral_tale
What happened in the places you never saw?
THE BEASTRA
You may be watched with suspicion for being human.
Or you may become special because you are human.
Perhaps the most dangerous thing in Beastra
is not human at all.
- 1The Human in Beastra
Krok
Rafe
Cole
Vas
The World of Beastra