Societal Tiers

Societal Tiers is a level of categorization used by the Montiac Exploration Committee to estimate the technological and societal advancement of a species. There are five tiers, with tier zero being the most advanced and tier five being the least.

Tier 5
A tier 5 species is one just beginning to show basic signs of higher intelligence. All species were tier 5 at the time of their release from Habitats. The Lyrac and Araxi are thought to still be tier 5

Tier 4
A tier 4 species is one just beginning to construct tools, form tribes, hunt/farm, and communicate basically with others.

Tier 3
A tier 3 species is one that has begun forming its own culture/nation, make more advanced tools, weapons, and armor, construct complex buildings, and speak in a complex spoken or signed language

Tier 2
A tier 2 species is able to make use of Human technology for various uses, and has an empire of considerable size.

Tier 1
A tier 1 species is able to create technology on the level of Humanity by themselves, without the need for backwards engineering of Human technology. No tier 1 species currently exist on Terra

Tier 0
A tier 0 species has the ability to harness all of Terra's natural resources, build weapons and constructs beyond imagination, and travel the Legan freely. Humanity was, and is, the only species to reach tier 0. It's likely that, assuming any Humans remain in Legan, they have advanced beyond a Tier 0 species.