"Oh, right, Carissa mentioned not everyone here is human.  Who were their ascended gods?  Could those gods talk to humans after they ascended?"

"Oh, right, I've been told not everyone here is human."  Which, you know, usually kinda important, especially the ones that can't interbreed with humans and might therefore be actual different species instead of heritably shapechanged humans, but there are just too many important things at once and Keltham didn't want to interrupt his lesson to ask.  "Who are the nonhuman ascended gods?  Could those gods talk to humans after they ascended?"

"Oh, right, I've been told not everyone here is human."  Which did seem potentially kinda important, especially the species that supposedly couldn't interbreed with humans, and might therefore be actual different species instead of heritably shapechanged humans.  But there were just too many important things at once and Keltham didn't want to interrupt his lesson to ask.  "Who are the nonhuman ascended gods?  Could those gods talk to humans after they ascended?"

"Yes, I've been told not everyone here is human."  Which did seem potentially kinda important, especially the species that supposedly couldn't interbreed with humans, and might therefore be actual different species instead of heritably shapechanged humans.  But there were just too many important things at once and Keltham didn't want to interrupt his lesson to ask.  "Who are the nonhuman ascended gods?  Could those gods talk to humans after they ascended?"

"Oh right, I've been told not everyone here is human."  Which did seem potentially kinda important, especially the species that supposedly couldn't interbreed with humans, and might therefore be actual different species instead of heritably shapechanged humans.  But there were just too many important things at once and Keltham didn't want to interrupt his lesson to ask.  "Who are the nonhuman ascended gods?  Could those gods talk to humans after they ascended?"