*A/N: The potion the shifters drink is hallucinogenic but is NOT based on Ayahuasca or any known hallucinogen, nor is the ceremony based on an Ayahuasca ceremony. Anyone who has researched or experienced Ayahuasca will recognize that its effects are VERY different from what is described here and is meant for spiritual growth, not power and control. The potion here is the same as drinking the Kool-Aid in Jonestown.*

Cyran POV

Centuries ago, shifter cliff-dwellers had ...