The Sovrans: Sapient Consumption

Sapient consumption is the practice of eating any creature which shares the mind of the creator. In other words, an intelligent creature that is self-aware and reflective. Sapient consumption is sometimes called cannibalism when the practice is practiced by one race against its own members, but the taboo is the same.

Every tradition holds that the extant races: Halfling, Gnome, Dwarf, Elf and Human are enjoined by this Sovran from eating one another's dead. With some notable exceptions, most cultures will also include Goblins, Dragons, Giants and other intelligent humanoids, along with talking animals and other monsters.

While this Sovran keeps the intelligent races from eating the dragons, as well as the monstrous descendants of the ancient Urok, it is well known that such beasts do not observe the restriction. Violation of this Sovran is commonly believed to have led to the downfall of the Vyrum Empire.

A related prohibition concerns the desecration of the dead.