Civese (Lattririo tauma) are an intelligent species native to Eos. One of the many intelligent races created by Ma'eau, the Civese number among a small group of carbon and silicon-based organisms called the Civereal. They are the second most populous people group of Eos but have historically ranked most common. Because they did not evolve through Darwinian means, but instead as a model in Ma'eau's mind, they borrow characteristics from dozens of organisms.

The Civese have played a role in history since records began in 20,000 BCE. They made up a small portion of Eos' oldest city, Paradigm, but retained their simple lifestyle until 59,000 CE. They entered the bronze age around this time, giving them access to a more complex society. They created POLIKY in 59,230 CE, then a spirit they captured using primitive Thaumaturgy. POLIKY proved tremendously useful as a philosopher; it proved many truths about Thaumaturgy that enhanced traditional practices. The Civese founded their Great Cities soon after. Civestadt, Haviir, Osematu, Tonuur, and Tajuura remain the center of Civese politics to this day. These planet-sized cities represent the bulk of their population. Despite their relatively small population, Civese societies are formidable.

History

Origin

The Civese emerged around one hundred thousand BCE. Above the site of the modern city of Civestadt, an immense flower slowly blossomed. Its stamen brushed against space, supported on stalks thicker than the trunk of any tree. Its pedals shaded tens of millions of square kilometers. The roots moved so much weight that Eos began wobbling. Ma'eau used flowers to spread information. Spaceborne pollinators gleefully consumed provided sugars. In exchange, they spread information in the form of fist-sized pollen grains throughout Aylathiya. Ma'eau, the creator of most life, prefers communication in this way over all other forms.

Such a large flower took centuries to communicate with the homeworld, Velevev. The inflorescence on Eos finally received the plans, immensely detailed instructions that it would faithfully carry out. The pedals decomposed over another century, slowly pulling into the earth. Their nutrients fueled Infructescence, the origin of a new species. The flower finally collapsed into a single mountain-sized aggregate. Over ten thousand berries ripened, from which the first Civese emerged. They emerged onto a barren plateau, the flower prevented anything from growing for several millennia by then.