Simianoids—the self-given name of the Simians. It refers to a variety of Simians living in the Chronosplane.
Evolution timetable:
Simio Magnon—the first known Simians. Lived in the Proto-Apia era (1,000,000-750,00 bSD).
Simio Erectus—the next evolution of the Simians. Lived in the Pleisto-Apia era (750,000-700,000 bSD).
Simio Habilis—the longest period of non-evolutionary stage of the Simians. Lived in the Holo-Apia era (700,000-100,000 bSD).
Simio Parthensis—the precursors of modern Simians. Lived in the Mono-Apia era (100,000-75,000 bSD).
Simio Sapiens—the modern Simians. Civilization makers and technological advancers (75,000-present).
Brief Summary of each stage of development:
Simio Magnon (1,000,000-750,000 bSD): The first known Simians that appeared in the Chronosplane around 1,000,000 bSD. There are speculations that they were “put” there, or “created,” by Simiala Simitima in an attempt to bring matter into a spaceless dimension. The Simiatic Theology is still primitive in its developmental stages, so speculation is as much as you’ll find in their religious texts. Simiala Simitima is their main extra-Chronosplanic deity. The Simio Magnon had no concept of anything rudimentary. No more advanced than a herring in a Blue Moon Sea, these early Simians were herbivores that were easily startled by wind. Archeological finds have discovered bones that measure about 4’ high, with a slender build and the cranial capacity of a Neantherthilic Mouse. Not much else is known about these Simians.
Simio Erectus (750,000-700,000 bSD): Direct descendants of the Simio Magnon, they were the first Simians to walk upright, sort of. Because the Simio Erectus were capable of not fearing wind, they began to walk “sort-of” upright due to their new courageous outlook on life. Still passive herbivores, these Simians did nothing more than just gather around bushes and eat. They are credited with the beginnings of Simian Socialization, which mainly revolves around sitting around bushes and eating. At this moment of development, the Simians began questioning their existence, and as legend goes, because this scared the hell out of most of them the Simio Erectus did not last long.
Simio Habilis (700,000-100,000 bSD): Those Simians who managed to survive the Scourge of Questioning Existence and Not Dying of Fright, evolved into the Simio Habilis. These were tool makers and discoverers of plasmatic matter, which allowed them to survive and exist much longer than the Simio Erectus. Some smart people known as scholars dispute that these were “direct” descendants of the Simio Erectus: one camp insists that there is a missing link between the Simio Erectus and the Simio Habilis; another camp persists in believing that Simio Erectus and Simio Habilis co-existed before the Simio Erectus all died of fright. The majority of the non-smart people known as plebians, though, could care less about any of this, and believe that the chain of descension is good enough. The ability of the Simio Habilis to manipulate plasmatic matter allowed them to congregate after dark around bushes and eat, thus their stature increased from 5’ to 8’ during this period of development. It also brought about laziness and gluttony which, according to legends, brought down the wrath of Simiala Simitima upon them. This caused the destruction of most of the bushes, forcing the Simio Habilis to make do with just shrubberies.
Simio Parthensis (100,000-75,000 bSD): Without the bushes for congregating and eating, the Simian Socialization began to break down. During this short period of development, most Simians tended to be solitary and rude, thus Simian Society became an obnoxious culture which most other beings shunned. The marked contrast of this period with the others is that even though they were solitary, all Simians tended to want to breed, thus creating an over-population problem. Shrubberies were in danger of extinction as the population grew a hundred fold, and the other beings were threatened with extinction. Again, as legend goes, Simiala Simitima (Deus-Ex-Machina: God in a Washing Machine is the correct translation) came to the Chronosplane in order to set things right. This time, so as to be certain that she was not disturbed again, she decided to bestow upon them the gift of “thought”.
Simio Sapiens (75,000-Present): And so now the Simians could think. This was a great achievement for the Simians as now they were thinking beings. The Simian Socialization began to recover for Simiala Simitima now felt secure enough to allow the bushes to grow again. But the Simians did not only sit around bushes and eat; they now began talking to each other as they ate. The gathering around bushes and eating now became the gathering around bushes, eating and talking, a major step forward in Simian Socialization. Furthermore, a different type of interaction took place between each Simian: they began telling stories, tall ones and short ones. As the stories progressed in complexity, mythologies and legends began appearing in the Simianoid society, and again they became afraid. This time, though, they had thought which allowed them to overcome the fear, and through the help of one, Simius Dei, they were able to achieve a great and wonderful progressive society.
