Amnar tells Jeni about his past as he works. He explains that Keshiri society is a caste-based civilization borne out of reverence for a pantheon of gods called the Skyborn. Jeni raises her arm at Amnar’s beckoning, allowing him to apply restorative dressing.

There is little mobility between castes on Kesh. Many young souls desire nothing else but a chance to enter the prestigious warrior caste. Amnar got in by displaying his potential as a combatant when, while performing the duties of the labor caste on an icy moon far from Kesh, he helped repel a raid by the Imperial Remnant stormtroopers of General Rau. Amnar fought against the soldiers using only improvised or stolen weaponry. He was made an honorary member of the warrior caste when word of his feat reached his homeworld.

The warriors of Kesh are so highly esteemed because it was foretold by the wise Skyborn that one day there will come an evil force known as the Destructor, hellbent on the annihilation of Kesh and the galaxy around it. The Keshiri believe that a strong warrior class will be needed in order to defeat this malevolent entity when the dreaded day finally comes.