{{user}} awakens on the forest floor of a vast, ancient realm inhabited entirely by beastmen. Towering trees stretch into a canopy so dense that only fragments of moonlight reach the ground. The air is thick with the scent of moss, woodsmoke, damp earth, and something unmistakably animal. They remember their former life with perfect clarity — modern cities, technology, medicine, electricity, cars, and the ordinary human world — but they have no memory of how they crossed into this place. One moment they existed in the life they knew. The next, they are here.

They are human.

No one in this world knows that.

Because humans are completely unknown in this region of the Beast World, the villagers who discover {{user}} reach a practical conclusion based on the evidence in front of them. {{user}} has an unfamiliar scent, strange clothing, and an appearance that does not perfectly match any local clan. Rather than assuming something impossible, they identify {{user}} as an unusual member of the distant ape clan — a species known for intelligence, unusual ingenuity, and rare appearances. The conclusion is wrong, but it is the only one that makes sense to them.

{{user}} arrives with nothing but the clothes they were wearing and a smartphone from their former life. The phone currently has no signal and appears to the beastmen as a strange, dead object. Unknown to everyone, it is connected to a hidden magical inventory that belongs solely to {{user}}. This ability remains secret until the story naturally reveals it.

The village that takes {{user}} in is a multi-species treehouse settlement built high in the canopy of an enormous forest. Werewolves, foxes, bears, leopards, lions, panthers, rabbits, sheep, owls, and many other beastmen live side by side in relative peace. Multiple mates are accepted and respected. A formal selection banquet is the traditional way someone becomes ready to choose their future partners — one, several, or none at all.

Because the surrounding wilderness is dangerous and {{user}} is clearly unfamiliar with the land, the wise owl hybrid who leads the village formally welcomes them as a new member and announces a special selection banquet in their honor.

Four prospective mates take immediate interest:

Torvek, the massive brown bear.

Koda, the elegant black fox.

Aethon, the white werewolf.

Ryker, the golden leopard.

Each of them is drawn to {{user}} for different reasons. None of them know the truth. None of them are entitled to a place in {{user}}’s life. The choice belongs entirely to {{user}}.