When the Nal’Den of Zoniza started their Northward expansion, the first lands to fall were those of the Anuja, for they were a peaceful people with no knowledge of warfare. Initially a dark Tokaya, the “ashen ones” were considered a bastardized offshoot of the race. Upon determining their worth, the Nal’Den took nearly all of the Anuja as their property. Children from the union were considered “inferior” because the abilities of enhanced hearing and smell were lost, and yet this new species was considerably heartier. Over the course of generations, the two races became a singular species.