Crenian

Crenians are an advanced spacefaring sapient species, originating from the planet Crebus. Like many other advanced spacefaring species, Crenians are terrestrial bipeds with high manual dexterity, heavy tool use, and complex languages and societal structures.

The early evolution of the Crenian species occurred on the continent of Ayari. Fossil records place the earliest known appearance of the modern Crenian species at around 500,000 years ago, but this date could be earlier. Soon the modern Crenian species came to eliminate other species of their genus from interbreeding and violence, and became a dominant species across the majority of Crebus. Due to the Crenian species’ unique ability to use tools and manipulate nature as compared to other organisms on Crebus, the speedy growth of the Crenian population has had a profound impact on the natural environment of Crebus. Like other species of the Arm, the evolutionary success of the Crenian species is mainly due to their highly developed brains and manual dexterity, which allows them to manipulate and exploit the environment around them more than any other species on the planet, and the ability to form complex and organized social systems.

For most of Crenian history, hunting and gathering was the primary mode of sustaining their population, however many early Crenian societies began domesticating plants and animals around 15,000 years ago, which allowed for the formation of semi-permanent and permanent settlements, making the development of complex societies possible. Around 5,000 years ago, Crenian civilization experienced a rapid advancement in society, whereas before society would remain stagnant for long periods of time. Crenian society became increasingly more interconnected globally, including global conflicts. Eventually, from the increasing troubles on their homeworld, and the prospect of interstellar travel, the Crenian species became predominantly united under one authority for the first time in their history, and it would remain so for several hundred years.