On the world of Nehwon there is a belief held in common by all of the
mortals of the planet that there are 13 perfect specimens of each of the
animal creatures in the world. These 13 are fully intelligent and are the models for
all the individual members of the species to look up to. They
exist to aid either a pivotal member or a large group of a species that is
threatened.

Belief in these perfect groups of 13 has caused some mortals to develop a
worship of them in order to take advantage of the chance to sometimes
USE them to further mortal concerns.

It is said that to capture and control one of these 13 will result in the control of the whole species.
 
 

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