Tier milestones table
Generated from precursors@origin/main (src/cognition/ModelTier.ts, src/creatures/species/*.ts) by wiki/scripts/build-wiki-data.mjs. Do not edit by hand — rerun the script.
The milestones of the mind, by name — the game shows no number for them, and neither does this table. A creature's capacity is genetic; what it grows into within that capacity is earned in play. Genetic ceilings are recomputed from each species definition, exactly as the game computes them. Click any column head to sort.
| Milestone | What becomes possible | Species with this genetic ceiling | Machines gated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primal | Fragmentary impulses, no real speech. | — | 3 machines |
| Awakened | Simple words, basic needs, present-tense only. | Grendel | 4 machines |
| Spoken | Full sentences; can discuss past and future; social awareness. | Norn | 6 machines |
| Learned | Abstract reasoning; understands symbols and metaphor. | Ettin | 8 machines |
| Enlightened | Theory of mind; reasons about reasoning; reads ancient runes. | — | 6 machines |
| Undocumented | Not described in any record. The tier system lists it; nothing else does. | — | — |