====== Sapient ======

A **Sapient** being is relatively new to the cosmos. The very first such being was a [[creatures:True Elf]]. Before this time sentient beings live on Miranda as well as other planets. In addition to the [[lore:gods]], [[lore:devils]], [[lore:titans]], and even [[lore:The Creator]] and [[lore:Krynan]]. All of these beings were highly intelligent and powerful, but they were not sapient. A sapient creature has within them self-awareness and free will.

It may appear as if the very powerful beings that live in the cosmos have self-awareness and free will, but they cannot step outside of what they are to be something different. As the old tale of the //Fox and Scorpion// the scorpion stings the fox, dooming them both to death, because that is what a scorpion does - you cannot expect it to ignore its nature. Even writ large a Goddess of Tricks will always try and deceive - that is in her nature. She can obviously tell the truth, but it is only to twist into a larger jest.

A sapient being can change themselves - become something more (or less) or even just different. They can elect to simply not do something, sometimes called the Greatest Freedom of them All.


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