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Johnny1A.2 · 05-20-2018, 08:36 PM

MULTISAPIENTS continued...

Very approximately eighty thousand years ago, the Familiar Eldren finally noticed that sapient, tool-using life forms had evolved on Earth. Caught by surprise, the Familiar Eldren looked more closely and discovered, to their mixed shock and delight, that not just one but a variety of closely related sapient species were living on the source-world of Solarigen life. [1]

Even the Familiar Eldren did not immediately notice the presence of the Multisapients, because their numbers and range were so much smaller than that of the Homosapients now spread all over Eurasia and Africa. It was over one thousand Terran years before the Familiar Eldren recognized the fundamental difference of the Multisapients and the Homosapients. This discovery increased the wonder and fascination of the Familiar Eldren, even as they were debating what do about the presence of such life. [1]

Both the Homosapients and the Multisapients had good reason to be grateful that it was the Familiar Eldren, and not the ancient Helian AI known as NEMESIS, that first realized they existed, that is, if they had had any comprehension of such matters at all that time.

As detailed elsewhere, the Familiar Eldren decided to transplant the intelligent races of Earth to other worlds across the Milky Way and beyond, for the protection of both the planet Earth and its biosphere, and the intelligent races as well. The nature of the threat and their response have been covered elsewhere, as well as the intervention by the Rivalrous Eldren. [1]

When the dust settled from the above-referenced events, the large majority of the Homosapients of Earth had been transported to other worlds, leaving only a handful of remnant populations, mostly of H. sapiens but with a scattering of other races. These remnants would go on to form the seed populations that would in time grow into the modern population of Earth.

Almost all of the Multisapients were successfully transferred to small colony sites on worlds scattered across the galaxy. A tiny handful of them were left behind on Earth in the chaos of the last stages of the event, but as lone stragglers they were essentially doomed. With personal intelligence little greater than that of chimpanzees, and a population too small to be viable, it was no more than two or three generations before Multisapients were extinct...on Earth. Elsewhere was quite another matter. [2]

The starting population of Multisapients on Earth was not large, in comparison to the Homosapients, but there were still several thousands in total. The peculiar mental nature of the Multisapients meant that they had to be settled in groups, and it had to be the specific pre-extant groups from Earth, they could not be divided up and mixed and matched without destroying them.

Altogether, the Familiar Eldren chose nine worlds, already host to thriving Earth-like biospheres, as settlement sites for the Multisapients. The cosmic beings prepared the local colony sites to make the odds of success as high as reasonably possible, and placed their colonies. Some sites were home to only one 'collective' of the Multisapients, other sites received several 'collectives' in a single region. All were in areas of beneficent climate and good resources.

Naturally, the death rate among these beings, armed only with basic lithic technology and having no idea what had just happened to them, was high. The same thing was happening to their transplanted Homosapient cousins, for that matter, on worlds spread across the galactic spiral.

Still, enough of the involuntary colonists survived, and eventually thrived, to enable the species to endure. One thousand Terran years after the involuntary transplantation, the Multisapients had managed to create dozens of thriving settlements across their nine planets. Another Terran millennium saw some of those settlements expanding and growing into collectives larger than could possibly have happened on Earth, because of Homosapient competition and limited territorial resources.

On the other worlds, with much of the other potential sources of trouble initially suppressed by the Familiar Eldren, and Homosapient competition light-years away, the Multisapients began to discover how enormous was their own latent potentials.

On Earth, the largest Multisapient collectives had numbered perhaps five hundred, the majority had been no more than one to two hundred. Now on some of the more successful worlds, Multisapient collectives numbering as many as three to five thousand members were emerging, with concomitant increases in their intellectual and psionic abilities.

This rapid increase was made possible by the peculiar circumstances of the times and places. The Familiar Eldren, before establishing a settlement, would first clear out all the large, potentially dangerous predators, and they would chose near-ideal sites, with good access to food, water, and easy climates. Once the initial, horrible losses of life associated with their first arrival and adaptation to their new homes was past, their populations were free to grow rapidly, with relatively little difficulty. By Stone Age standards, once they adjusted to their new circumstances, it was slightly like being transplanted into paradise.

Of course this was a temporary situation. Predators eventually returned to the regions, populations grew until carrying capacities were strained, disease would again afflict them, but for a brief time, matters were otherwise.

To be continued...

[1] As detailed here: http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=70292&page=3

[2] Homo sapiens was the most numerous of the remnant species, and grew into the huge majority of the population of modern Earth, but some of the other Homosapient species survived here and there, in small numbers and in the shadows, and continue to do so today. The Multisapients, though, simply could not do this under the circumstances.

05-20-2018, 08:36 PM	#7
Johnny1A.2 Join Date: Feb 2007	Re: ORICHALCUM UNIVERSE Sidebar: Multisapients MULTISAPIENTS continued... Very approximately eighty thousand years ago, the Familiar Eldren finally noticed that sapient, tool-using life forms had evolved on Earth. Caught by surprise, the Familiar Eldren looked more closely and discovered, to their mixed shock and delight, that not just one but a variety of closely related sapient species were living on the source-world of Solarigen life. [1] Even the Familiar Eldren did not immediately notice the presence of the Multisapients, because their numbers and range were so much smaller than that of the Homosapients now spread all over Eurasia and Africa. It was over one thousand Terran years before the Familiar Eldren recognized the fundamental difference of the Multisapients and the Homosapients. This discovery increased the wonder and fascination of the Familiar Eldren, even as they were debating what do about the presence of such life. [1] Both the Homosapients and the Multisapients had good reason to be grateful that it was the Familiar Eldren, and not the ancient Helian AI known as NEMESIS, that first realized they existed, that is, if they had had any comprehension of such matters at all that time. As detailed elsewhere, the Familiar Eldren decided to transplant the intelligent races of Earth to other worlds across the Milky Way and beyond, for the protection of both the planet Earth and its biosphere, and the intelligent races as well. The nature of the threat and their response have been covered elsewhere, as well as the intervention by the Rivalrous Eldren. [1] When the dust settled from the above-referenced events, the large majority of the Homosapients of Earth had been transported to other worlds, leaving only a handful of remnant populations, mostly of H. sapiens but with a scattering of other races. These remnants would go on to form the seed populations that would in time grow into the modern population of Earth. Almost all of the Multisapients were successfully transferred to small colony sites on worlds scattered across the galaxy. A tiny handful of them were left behind on Earth in the chaos of the last stages of the event, but as lone stragglers they were essentially doomed. With personal intelligence little greater than that of chimpanzees, and a population too small to be viable, it was no more than two or three generations before Multisapients were extinct...on Earth. Elsewhere was quite another matter. [2] The starting population of Multisapients on Earth was not large, in comparison to the Homosapients, but there were still several thousands in total. The peculiar mental nature of the Multisapients meant that they had to be settled in groups, and it had to be the specific pre-extant groups from Earth, they could not be divided up and mixed and matched without destroying them. Altogether, the Familiar Eldren chose nine worlds, already host to thriving Earth-like biospheres, as settlement sites for the Multisapients. The cosmic beings prepared the local colony sites to make the odds of success as high as reasonably possible, and placed their colonies. Some sites were home to only one 'collective' of the Multisapients, other sites received several 'collectives' in a single region. All were in areas of beneficent climate and good resources. Naturally, the death rate among these beings, armed only with basic lithic technology and having no idea what had just happened to them, was high. The same thing was happening to their transplanted Homosapient cousins, for that matter, on worlds spread across the galactic spiral. Still, enough of the involuntary colonists survived, and eventually thrived, to enable the species to endure. One thousand Terran years after the involuntary transplantation, the Multisapients had managed to create dozens of thriving settlements across their nine planets. Another Terran millennium saw some of those settlements expanding and growing into collectives larger than could possibly have happened on Earth, because of Homosapient competition and limited territorial resources. On the other worlds, with much of the other potential sources of trouble initially suppressed by the Familiar Eldren, and Homosapient competition light-years away, the Multisapients began to discover how enormous was their own latent potentials. On Earth, the largest Multisapient collectives had numbered perhaps five hundred, the majority had been no more than one to two hundred. Now on some of the more successful worlds, Multisapient collectives numbering as many as three to five thousand members were emerging, with concomitant increases in their intellectual and psionic abilities. This rapid increase was made possible by the peculiar circumstances of the times and places. The Familiar Eldren, before establishing a settlement, would first clear out all the large, potentially dangerous predators, and they would chose near-ideal sites, with good access to food, water, and easy climates. Once the initial, horrible losses of life associated with their first arrival and adaptation to their new homes was past, their populations were free to grow rapidly, with relatively little difficulty. By Stone Age standards, once they adjusted to their new circumstances, it was slightly like being transplanted into paradise. Of course this was a temporary situation. Predators eventually returned to the regions, populations grew until carrying capacities were strained, disease would again afflict them, but for a brief time, matters were otherwise. To be continued... [1] As detailed here: http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=70292&page=3 [2] Homo sapiens was the most numerous of the remnant species, and grew into the huge majority of the population of modern Earth, but some of the other Homosapient species survived here and there, in small numbers and in the shadows, and continue to do so today. The Multisapients, though, simply could not do this under the circumstances. __________________ HMS Overflow-For conversations off topic here.