Sanctum Animals

The Sanctum animal principle: one animal, one base model — not a thousand variants inflated to look like a large catalog. ~1.8 million species are indexed from GBIF taxonomy as reference metadata for world-building and Dave reasoning. There is no per-species SSR route at this scale yet — only this hub, the Creation Atlas lane, and honest proof labels for entries that earn individual work. Biblical animals named in Scripture receive concept development priority.

Every claim in the animal archive carries an evidence tier — nothing outruns its proof.

Index means the species is cataloged in the GBIF-backed taxonomy reference (~1.8M rows); no individual wiki page yet.

Canon means the creature is named in Scripture — lion, eagle, serpent, dove, leviathan, behemoth — with verse citations where applicable.

Concept means a Theia A100 concept sheet or visual study exists; art is not claimed as game-ready, GLB-imported, or playable.

Model means a 3D mesh has been generated, reviewed, and passes load/render quality — a separate documented proof pass.

Playable means in-engine with animation, collision, and AI behavior — the highest tier; very few entries qualify today.

Filter the platform DB slice by proof tier — type a tier keyword in the search box above (exact match, case-insensitive).

Tier filters: Canon (Scripture-named creatures), Index (GBIF taxonomy row only), Concept, Model, Playable.

Examples:

• /sanctum-wiki-animals/search?q=Canon — all Canon-tier rows in the current DB slice

• /sanctum-wiki-animals/search?q=Index — Index-tier rows only

• /sanctum-wiki-animals/lion — Canon sample slug (lion)

• /sanctum-wiki-animals/eagle — Canon sample slug (eagle)

• /sanctum-wiki-animals/tyrannosaurus-rex — Index sample slug

Name search still works: try lion, eagle, or a scientific name. Tier filters always use the platform DB — no TSV fallback.

Creation — Animals — /creation-animals — biblical and living-world atlas with honest build status.

Sanctum Wiki hub — /sanctum-wiki — people, fossils, enemies, creation atlas, devlog, roadmap.

Sanctum Devlog — /sanctum-wiki-devlog — build notes, evidence trails, and next bounded steps.

Sanctum Fossils — /sanctum-wiki-fossils — paleontology lane with the same proof-tier discipline.

Ask Dave — /dave-ai — taxonomic records, scriptural references, and creation science context across the catalog.

Support — /support — partner with the ministry sustaining this research.

Concept means visual identity established — silhouette, coloring, distinctive features documented. Model means a 3D mesh has been generated, reviewed, and passes the load/render quality bar. Playable means the model is in-engine with working animation, collision, and AI behavior. Most catalog animals are at Index or Concept stage. A small number are in the Model pipeline. Playable claims require a separate documented proof pass.

The animal catalog is not just a game asset list — it is an act of praise. Every species in the living world is a word in YHWH's vocabulary of creation. The Sanctum database catalogs the whole vocabulary, even entries that will never become game assets, because the completeness itself is a form of worship. Dave reasons across the entire catalog in the Creation Atlas; the game is the place where a fraction of it becomes inhabitable.