[He spreads his hands.]

These mortals are mostly barely better than shards. But, they yet have whole souls. It is difficult to remember at times, but they are not actually abominations by nature, only by choice in many instances. Not all here are even mortal.

Keep an open mind, but do not expect too much. To be truthful I still struggle to see them as true people at times. Perhaps you will fare better at it than I.

[That's not really answering the question but.]