From the journal of Ardebast Raconteur:

When the Six Heroes recruited furs to help them in their crusade to control Man, there were the animals that could learn (sometimes called the Awakened) and those who couldn’t. Those who could formed The Order. The symbol of the Order is a Tree with six branches (one for each of the Six Heroes).

The Order is also the name of the government of Pelaria. In the days when Pelaria was young, the land was ruled over by a monarch chosen from the clans of the Six Heroes. This tradition came to an end when King Pepetus decreed that Pelaria should be officially governed by The Order, a council of six furs who had long served as advisors to the monarch anyway. The goal of The Order is the advancement of all furs, not just the Awakened, though their policies more often favour the Awakened over the Wild.

The animals who couldn’t or wouldn’t learn the lessons of the Six Heroes were labelled the Wild. Not surprisingly, the Wild have no symbol, as the very concept is lost on them.

The Wild is made up of two subsets, those who live in peace with the Order and those who don’t.  Those who do, live in dens and packs throughout Pelaria, while some even allow themselves to be domesticated by the Awakened. Those who don’t have been pushed back beyond Pelaria’s borders to the Wild Territories. These are the wildest of animals who will not hesitate to attack another fur. Because of their violent tendencies, their population remains low as they fight amongst themselves.

Some of the more advanced members of the Wild have begun to organize their Wild kin and some unscrupulous furs of the Order have even taken to supporting their cause. This represents a growing threat to the Order. However, it is commonly accepted that overt action taken against the violent subset of the Wild could lead to conflict with the more peaceful subset who could view this as the first step in wiping out the Wild completely.