Chapter 61: A Poor Discussion
“Within the Western continent, there are five identified known distinct races.
“As such, the five known races are as follows: Giant, Dragon, Ascendiant, Graywalker, and Human.
“Races are categorized by the capability of developing or learning a language and whether or not they share any particular distinct lineage. If a creature is capable of complex communication, it is often enough to be considered as its own race, with the factor of lineage coming into play when discussing the variety of mutations that exist within the world.
“Despite past categorization, mutants are no longer held as a distinct race by experts in the field. Activists argued it was discriminatory to label mutants as a separate race from humans. All mutants that exist today are descended from humans in some form or another. And, from a cultural and lineage perspective, mutants are not significantly distinct enough to be separated as another race.
“Due to the qualification of a distinct lineage being an important factor in recognizing a race, groups like Elves are not considered a distinct race. Through extensive research of history and genetic testing, it was confirmed that Elves are just mutated humans. This was known for a long time since Elves are capable of having offspring with humans and vice versa. Races with distinct lineages cannot have offspring with each other. However, some Elven communities have continued to deny the fact of them being mutated humans.”
—“The Races Of The Western Continent” by Vorex Mantipy
Joe moved his head a foot to the right and the store he was looking at just suddenly disappeared. He then moved his back to where it was before and could see the perplexing store again.
“No doubt about it. You can only see this place if you look at it from a very specific angle.” Joe hypothesized.
It all made sense to Joe now. The information he got from Cory was accurate. There really was a strange antique store on Eld Street between a bakery and an alchemist shop. It was hidden in plain sight before their very eyes. Except, calling it plain sight was not correct. The concealing nature of this store was complex. Even noticing anything strange about this place was difficult.