Jano walked the grounds, greatly troubled. The storytelling and subsequent inquiry of Draslin at length had revealed much of the nature of Drakel society and cast considerable light on the reasons for their behavior. Oddly, rather then easing Jano's discomfort, understanding their purposes made the oddities all the worse. Drakel caste was based on preventing dissension. By enforcing a unified view, the Drakel hoped to prevent the discord that diversified initiative brought. The fear of the effects of factionalism was very real. Given Drakel history and the effects of the Uncreator’s war on the world, it was unsurprising they took this tactic, but Jano could not help but feel as if the result was stagnation of Drakel culture and preventing true potential. Isolationism and caste rigidity ser