Although early signs of assimilation were visible shortly after first contact with Lyran culture, it was not until after the arrival of other human varieties, particularly the Hatel aboard the Catharsis in 207, that the prevailing perspective shifted from one of optimism for the future to one of general irrelevance among the Lilitai. This historic moment was not merely the result of exposure to the overwhelming enormity of pan-human achievements, but came about at a time when Lilitic society was particularly bereft of leadership or guidance as a result of the recent passing of the first generation.