The History of the Stenza

The true cause of the famine was an outbreak of disease among herd animals, although Stenza would not discover this until after the fact and their civilization found some degree of peace again.   The famine is the origin of the Stenza saying "organs and all" (roughly equivalent to "The Full Monty", "committing to the bit", "all in", etc. depending on context, and carries connotations of impressed terror): the Stenza custom of offering symbolically significant organs to Hunter in thanks was increasingly suspended as the famine wore on; whatever kills were made, desperate Stenza picked clean (hence, "organs and all").

For reasons unknown, two individuals of different clans got into a row over who saw which shade of blue. Due to the complex rules of interaction between individuals and clans, this sparked a chain reaction of feud-like responses until it blossomed into all out war. The war lasted for about twenty years before the clan leaders paused a moment, wondered what they were doing, and met to negotiate peace.

A planet burns

After the fallout of the DNA Bomb Scandal, Patha, the Leader at the time, took the unprecedented step of resigning his post.