Human

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 world.

A Broad Spectrum

With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century.

Variety in All Things

Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among the common races. They have widely varying tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands where they have settled. When they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.

Civilization and Culture

History

Humans are the youngest race in Alder, first being discovered by the Elves around 4500 AoS.  Initially dismissed as a curiousity, the Humans quickly spread throughout Rhallia.  By 2000 AoS, the humans had begun forming cities and societies.  Elves began to coach humanity in how to live in harmony with the land as well as lore about magic.
in 1105 AoS humans in the Northern Reaches began to rise against the Elves, kicking them out of their cities or enslaving them.  Eventually, this sentiment spread, and humans, outnumbering the elves, sought to drive them from the continent of Rhallia.
In 24 AoS, Tiberius Ember, the Paragon, was born and the fate of humanity would ultimately change.  The Emberian Empire saw humans as the dominant race across Rhallia, driving the seat of Elven power back to Val'Anar.

Lifespan

100 Years