up2date Every Stage of Sentience

[Wonders of Eros]

Non-sentients

. . . are unable to communicate directly, but they can indicate their presence and availability as a mate through pheromones or bodily fluids and they may also be able to perform threatening displays.
. . . are unable to make or use technology at all. At most, some races/species may use shells for protection.

. . . live in the nude.

 

Pre-sentients

. . . are not able to speak, read, or write, but they can convey danger, affection, status, availability, and the intent to mate through body-language, posture, and vocalizations.
. . . are unable to make or use advanced technology but some races/species do make bedding or nests out of foliage and a few are even able to use natural objects as makeshift weapons or tools.

. . . live in the nude.

 

Basal Sentients

. . . are not able to speak, read, or write, but they can communicate in a limited fashion through grunts, facial expressions, and very simple hand-gestures.

. . . are able to use things like shaped pieces of wood and sharpened rocks and bone as weapons and tools and they can also construct highly rudimentary shelters using things like logs, rocks, and foliage.

. . . live in the nude and totally lack any stigmas around nudity.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Girlnefaiyn, Fargr, Wemr, Virmgr?

 

(I did not make any of the images shown above. They are personally modified versions of existing media that have been included merely to provide visual representations for what one would expect of races/species at this level of sentience)

 

Low Sentients

. . . are not able to speak, read, or write, but they can communicate through advanced hand-gestures, facial expressions, grunts, and special vocalizations.

. . . are able to make primitive weapons and tools – such as clubs, spears, and daggers – using things like wood, string, bone, ivory, and flintstone and they can also construct primitive tents and shelters using things like logs, rocks, thatch, and animal hide.

. . . live in the nude and totally lack any stigmas around nudity. That said, some Low Sentients have managed to develop rudimentary shoes and a few races living in colder climates may even wear simple pelts for insulation while outdoors.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Esner, Maugr, Idner

 

(I did not make any of the images shown above. They are personally modified versions of existing media that have been included merely to provide visual representations for what one would expect of races/species at this level of sentience)

 

Primal Sentients

. . . are able to speak, but only in a primitive, often ungrammatical fashion where the vocabulary is extremely basic, everything is said in present-tense, and most sentences only consist of 2-3 words; e.g. “Me like human”, “Meat good”, “Her give water?” or “Woman tall”. They are unable to read or write.

. . . are able to make primitive weapons and tools – such as clubs, spears, and daggers – using things like wood, string, bone, ivory, and flintstone and they can also make clothing out of string and animal hide (or foliage) as well as tents and wooden huts using things like animal hide, bone, logs, rocks, and thatch.

. . . tend to have a stigma against showing genitals and thus cover them up on the basis of embarrassment. Some Primal Sentients living in colder climates also wear more extensive clothing for the purpose of insulation, but most Primal Sentients are very lightly dressed, often only wearing a thin, revealing garment over the crotch.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Hirlfaiyn?, Boegen, Goblahr, An'weiyn, Coh’weiyn, Fal'weiyn, Mer'weiyn, So'weiyn, Yao’weiyn, Lilritten, Rhet

 

(I did not make any of the images shown above. They are personally modified versions of existing media that have been included merely to provide visual representations for what one would expect of races/species at this level of sentience)

 

Primitive Sentients
. . . are able to speak, but their vocabulary tends to be quite limited and straightforward. Primitive Sentients are rarely able to read/write unless they have been taught by a more advanced race, and even then, they are rarely able to do it very well.

. . . are able to make fairly advanced weapons and tools – such as flint swords, axes, and even bows – using things like wood, string, bone, ivory, and flintstone and they can also make fairly advanced clothing as well as simple pottery and buildings using shaped wood and clay.

. . . tend to have a stigma against showing genitals and thus cover them up on the basis of embarrassment. Primitive Sentients also tend to wear clothes for insulation, status, and/or protection, but the amount of clothing worn can vary a lot depending on the race and time-period in question.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Imnr, Rainr, Elfaiyn?, Aoren, Hipponen, Rheenen, Ohtehn, Rennlahr, Renn'weiyn, Mmorokar?, Sonmer?, Dalmer?, Koimer?, Kishaari, Vulpen, Rekaari?, Setaari?, Vemaari?, Skekaani, Llekaani

 

(I did not make any of the images shown above. They are personally modified versions of existing media that have been included merely to provide visual representations for what one would expect of races/species at this level of sentience)

 

Barbarian Sentients

. . . are able to speak, even in a sophisticated, formal fashion, but they tend to prefer blunt, direct language. Most Barbarian Sentients can read and write.
. . . are able to forge weapons and tools from iron or alloys and they are also advanced enough to build large structures with stone.

. . . usually have stigmas around being nude, though the degree to which nudity is stigmatized can vary a great deal by race and society.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Koiydnr, Goehirenn, Khwen?, Dirshr/Droshr, Draellr/Dreshr, Drokmar, Oromar, Ansaari, Lishaari, Pantaari, Anuuten, Drekaani

 

(I did not make any of the images shown above. They are personally modified versions of existing media that have been included merely to provide visual representations for what one would expect of races/species at this level of sentience)

 

High Sentients

. . . are able to speak in a clear and coherent fashion that would sound mostly normal to anyone out-of-universe and most individuals are also able to read and write.
. . . are more technologically advanced than other Sentients.

. . . usually have stigmas around being nude, though the degree to which nudity is stigmatized can vary a great deal by race and society.

Races/Species belonging to this level of sentience: Anahr, Yoenahr, Aldnr, Dvaifnr, Kemnr, Lobsnr, Eiyhirenn, Estrenn, Elrenn, Valhirenn, Yoerann, Nessessi, Sivaiessi, Viveissi

 

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The Difference between Uncivilized, Semi-civilized, and Civilized

When a race, species, or lifeform is referred to (or described) as "uncivilized," it means that it has a Basal ~ Low level of Sentience.

When a race, species, or lifeform is referred to (or described) as "semi-civilized," it means that it has a Primal ~ Primitive level of Sentience.

When a race, species, or lifeform is referred to (or described) as "civilized," it means that it has a Barbarian ~ High level of Sentience.

 

Edited September 8, 2024 by Wonders of Eros