Long ago, during the early days of animalkind, there was no transportation between continents. The lands and the creatures that live on those lands were separated by vast bodies of water. When the great ships were invented, suddenly creatures were able to cross the great depths and mingle with others of their kind. Along with the great ships came new ideas, new products, and trade quickly became widespread between those who had been isolated before. But along with the wonders that such progress brought about, there was also something unseen that came with it.