HUMAN Species in Aetheus | World Anvil

HUMAN (HUE-man)

Compassionate, coming in many forms - good and bad. Their lifespans burn twice as bright and twice as quick as most races, living up to the tender age of 100. Mankind has wandered across the world and made the lands their home. Once one of the great powers of the world, until they fell to their own hubris and ambitions before the fall of the Arcane Era. Come rain or sunshine, these folk will endure.   In the reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that's why they build their mighty empires on the foundation of conquest and trade. Whatever drives them, humans are the innovators, the achievers, and the pioneers of the worlds.  
  • Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
  • Alignment. Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.
  • Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
  • Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
  • Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.
 
(Standard)
  • Ability Score Increase. All your ability scores each increase by +1.
 
(Variant)
  • Ability Score Increase. Only two different ability scores of your choice increase by +1.
  • Skills. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.
  • Feat. You gain one Feat of your choice.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TABLE
GENDER BASE HEIGHT HEIGHT MODIFIER HEIGHT RANGE AVERAGE HEIGHT
MALE 4'8'' +(2D10) 4'10''-6'4'' 5'7''
FEMALE 4'7'' +(2D10) 4'9''-6'1'' 5'5''
GENDER BASE WEIGHT WEIGHT MODIFIER WEIGHT RANGE AVERAGE WEIGHT
MALE 110 lbs x(2d4) 114-270 lbs 165 lbs
FEMALE 100 lbs x(2d4) 104-260 lbs 155 lbs

HUMAN GENERAL INFORMATION

 
PATRON DEITY --
HOMELAND(s) Prime Material Plane
ACTIVITY CYCLE Day
AVERAGE LIFESPAN Less than a century
LANGUAGES Common, regional languages

HUMAN APPEARANCE

 
AVERAGE HEIGHT 5'-6'7'' (1.5-2m)
AVERAGE WEIGHT 124-280 lb (56.2-130 kg)
SKIN COLOUR(s) Pale to dark brown
EYE COLOUR(s) Blue, brown, grey, green, hazel
HAIR COLOUR(s) Red, blonde, brown, black
HAIRSTYLE(s) Straight, curly, kinky, spiky
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