I believe it has something to do with lists- if you get a list of user lookup shields, the Newbie shield is a moehog. "
At the front of the line was a Moehog."
It follows in order:
Lenny at three days
Meerca at 2 weeks
Techo at 3 weeks
Poogle at 1 month
Cybunny at 2 months
Except, the 1 week shield is a flotsam, which messes with the order. But otherwise, three shields down, and the next shield is a korbat at 5 months. Starting from this shield, if you go down 38 more places, you'll be at the shield for 49 months. This shield has Koya, the korbat huntress. Which would be a likely friend to the korbat...
Any other thoughts on this?