| Intelligence Level | General Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | No intelligence |
| 1 | Simple reactive or adaptive behavior |
| 2 | Insect-level intelligence |
| 3 | Higher-animal / pet-level intelligence |
| 4 | Young human child, before the age of reason (ages 0–6) |
| 5 | Developed human intelligence, after the age of reason (age 7+) |
| 6 | Exceptional / genius human intelligence |
| 7 | Superhuman, AI, or group-mind intelligence that surpasses humans but remains largely understandable |
| 8 | Unknown or incomprehensible intelligence capable of understanding concepts beyond current human knowledge |
| 9 | Effectively omniscient or beyond meaningful measurement |
Wonders
The FSC uses the term Wonder for extraordinary people, objects, places, phenomena, dimensional beings, and other subjects warranting special attention. FSC attention may involve study, observation, cooperation, risk reduction, protection, stewardship, or other measures appropriate to the situation.
FSC Wonder records use a lowercase Greek registry symbol followed by a three-digit numerical identifier, such as W-δ233. The Greek symbol is part of the official designation and is not a chronological marker. For example, δ is pronounced Delta. Registry-series assignment criteria are restricted to Class 8 and 9 personnel.
Example Wonder
W-β123
W-β123 is an active Wonder demonstrating human-level intelligence and city-scale destructive capability. Its current disposition is cooperative, and it remains under ongoing FSC observation and evaluation.
| Destruction Level | General Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Non-destructive; may instead create, heal, repair, or construct |
| 1 | Negligible destructive capability |
| 2 | Insect / small-animal scale |
| 3 | Human scale |
| 4 | Structure / building scale |
| 5 | City scale |
| 6 | Country / continental scale |
| 7 | Planetary scale |
| 8 | Cosmic-structure scale |
| 9 | Unbounded or reality-level destructive capability |
Useful Terminology to Know
Secondborn
Secondborns are humans with special abilities that fall outside the typical range of normal human capability. Many Secondborns have the power to physically transform.