Fantástico

### External Sources

Beasts (15th-19th century) | Creature Care (20th-Present) | Magizoology (career) | FBaWTFT (textbook)

*The progression of content of these sources would lead one to believe that the WW and Confederacy have made social justice advancements in the recognition of and reparations to communities of non-hechicero magical beings and life. This is misleading. The classification system of X-XXXXX through three categories of beast, being, and spirit is degrading and oversimplifying of the very complex reality of studying, interacting with, and maintaining safety of magia lifeforms.*

### Internal Sources

In the Americas, "Magizoology" is sometimes referred to as Cryptozoology, but even that title is still implies that *magia* life belongs in zoos or museums, rather than native habitats and sovereign or semi-sovereign communities. It is the opinion of Oaks and its independent administrative collective that *magia* life be grouped by the type and amount of life supporting aid that must be provided to the species in order for it to persist happily and unaffected by *no-má* interference. The tendency of *no-má* to spread out and claim lands and territories with little to no regard for wildlife and existing communities of the area has led to conflict and strife worldwide for millennia. And it must be remembered that if *some* life can be kept in zoos for entertainment, then *any* life could be kept in zoos for entertainment. Future-minded magical governmental bodies must consider how their treatment of life they deem lesser than themselves will reflect upon their character should we, as *hechi*, ever be on trial to the public eye for consideration as equals.

The baseline skill and expertise necessary to create pathways and travel to and from the magical world is not limited to *hechicero* or users of any particular family of *magia*. Several magical lifeforms possess this ability naturally, and it is a key factor of their existence and survival.

#### Proposed/Existing Classification Systems

The M.o.M System (X-XXXXX) ranks "creatures" from Boring (X) to Killers (XXXXX) which cannot be "domesticated". It can and should be argued that *people* cannot be domesticated, no matter how "boring" they might be.

The O.A.K.S System is the Optional Assessment of Knowledge and Skills that can be provided to *magia* life and beings as a method of determining the type and amount of life supporting aid that must be provided to the species in order for it to persist happily and unaffected by *no-má* interference.

##### Optional Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

Assesses 15 degrees of supporting aid from Fully Dependent to Fully Independent. Many, but not all, magical plants are D1 (degree 1) and require careful, skilled cultivation in meticulously managed gardens or farms because they do not grow and reproduce sustainably in any known wild environment, or were the product of an incredibly rare and irreplicable instance of chance. Many, but not all, sentient lifeforms (such as *hechi* and humanoids) are D15 (degree 15) and do not require much, or any supervisory management to survive and thrive as a species in sovereign communities.

* D1: *Show no sign of sentience, or do not exist organically, or cannot survive in any known wild or natural environment.*
	+ Aliste's Sprout (origin: subsaharan Africa) for treating minor aches and pains. Natural environment no longer exists due to urban development.
* D2: *Show a theoretical sign of potential to develop sentience, or do not exist organically, or cannot survive in any known wild or natural environment.*
* D3: *Show theoretical signs of potential to develop sentience, or do not exist organically, or can only survive in an extremely limited wild or natural environment.*
	+ Horklump (origin: Scandanavia) for use in potions and chemistry. Produce a poisonous gas dangerous to other life, uncertain if the gas is a conscious response to perceived threat/danger, or unconscious biproduct of natural growth.
* D4: *Show a sign of sentience. Can survive in some wild or natural environment, though may pose a risk of no-má interference.*
* D5: *Show signs of sentience. Can survive in some wild or natural environment, though may pose a risk of no-má interference.*
* D6: *Show clear signs of sentience, and could survive in a wild or natural environment with dedicated scientific supervisory protection to reduce risk of no-má interference. Can create small or uncomplicated habitats.*
	+ Mandrakes (origin: unknown)
* D7: *Show clear signs of sentience, and could survive in a wild or natural environment with moderate scientific supervisory protection to reduce risk of no-má interference. Can create small or uncomplicated habitats.*
	+ Ball-Tailed Cat *Felis Caudaglobosa* (origin: western and southern American continents) is a large feline-like predator animal. Essence from animal fat is used in magical pottery.
* D8: *Show clear signs of sentience, and could survive in a wild or natural environment with minimal scientific supervisory protection to reduce risk of no-má interference. Can create habitats with elements of intentional design.*
* D9: *Show clear signs of sentience, show signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, and can survive in a wild or natural environment with minimal supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Can create habitats with compounding elements of intentional design.*
* D10: *Show clear signs of sentience, show ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, and can survive in a wild or natural environment with minimal supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Can create habitats with complex elements of intentional design.*
* D11: *Show clear signs of sentience, ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, capable of using intentional magia, and can survive in a wild or natural environment with minimal supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Can create complex habitats supporting socialized behaviors.*
* D12: *Show clear signs of sentience, ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, capable of using compounding intentional magia, and can survive in a wild or natural environment without supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Creates complex habitats supporting socialized behaviors.*
* D13: *Show clear signs of sentience, ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, capable of using complex intentional magia, and can survive in a wild or natural environment without supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Creates complex habitats supporting socialized behaviors with demonstrated forethought.*
* D14: *Show clear signs of sentience, ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, capable of using advanced and complex intentional magia, and can survive in a wild or natural environment without supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Creates complex habitats supporting socialized behaviors with demonstrated forethought.*
* D15: *Show clear signs of sentience, ample signs of ability and desire to learn and develop personality, capable of using advanced and complex intentional magia, and can survive in a wild or natural environment without supervisory protection and little risk of no-má interference. Creates complex habitats supporting socialized behaviors with demonstrated forethought.*

One related challenge of any classification system is the determination of how instances of disability impact a singular lifeform's classification. For example, an *hechi* child might be D10 while their parent might be D15. Maturity and opportunities to learn must be considered alongside statistical information about the species at large. There is no consideration for the "good" or "bad" intention of any socialized behavior in the O.A.K.S. system. It is the assertion of the O.A.K.S. system that any sentient life has the capacity for positive or negative intentioned social behavior.

**Sentience** is defined as replicable, independent reactivity or responsiveness to communication in some form (light, sound, touch, smell, taste, intercognition.)

**Personality** is defined as independent developmental patterns that mature or become more complex with learning and growth.