The Ancient Ruins

Scattered Throughout Neko-kuni:

• Different architectural styles
• Each ruin unique
• Some ornate and grand
• Others minimalist
• All in various states of decay

Who Built Them?

• Not current cat civilization (too old)
• Ancient cats? Another species?
• Disappeared civilization?
• No bodies, no clear evidence

Why Are They Ruins?

• What happened to the builders?
• War? Natural disaster?
• Migration? Transcendence?
• Abandoned or destroyed?

Strange Technology:

• Some ruins have mechanisms
• Predates current Whisker-Punk
• Some still function (inexplicably)
• More advanced in some ways
• Less in others

Protected Sites:

• Government protects ruins
• Can’t be damaged or built over
• Supervised excavation only
• Some sites off-limits entirely
• Guards patrol important locations

Archaeological Studies:

• Active field of research
• Artifacts recovered carefully
• Dating techniques improving
• But more questions than answers
• Each discovery raises new mysteries