By R13426
 

Unlike Earth where one sapient evolved, thrived, and shut out every other hominid species, on Mendel each category of sapient would eventually go mostly extinct on the surface but many different sapients within the same family would survive alongside each

By R13426
 

They can do what the Irktecc did and make use of giant underground fungi that capture underground water reservoirs to form societies that never see daylight but can grow exponentially.

By R13426
 

A civilization that is safe and secure but because of limited size cannot grow substantially, they can develop space travel technologies to escape the planet, or

By R13426
 

Until the Crater Jungle formed that would be mostly the end of the story. The crater provides a rare refuge where stable societies can form and the ?Einsteins? of each species can take one of three paths: they can form

By R13426
 

Most likely sapients would evolve primitive tribal societies, last a few thousands of years or so, and then be wiped out by the next global drought or ice age or other climate change event

By R13426
 

Realistically I was thinking sapience on Mendel would be a bit different from Earth. As a desert planet with harsh conditions sapients would struggle to develop stable long lasting civilizations.

By R13426
 

Nice, I?d been thinking Mendel needed a new sapient or two

By kingofasda
 

weird!