The Kingdoms were built at the edges of ancient concrete jungles, for fear of beasts borne of steel and starlight. The Zodiac determines the open paths at birth, and hierarchy guards the way. Nikolai Kalator was unfortunately born of the wrong sign, into the life of a servant. Worse still some broken fragment deep within burns with anger and vitriol, though for that very reason he may be one of the few to see the writings on the wall.