But it is considered a risk and a hazard, not something natural, the way in later times Adversary is considered natural. That was what I was after :P

Additional questions... how long have the timelines been converging? Long enough for tentative friendships to form, or is it brand new as of the start of the Jaunt? Like, does the council of senpai know each other already coming into the Jaunt, have they shared info, or are they meeting for the first time in the first mingle?