Humans

Wherever we were, are and will be. We prosper!

Written by Rat_King

"Unconquered, now until forever!"

-Ancient Rothari Motto

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The great assimilators of Ascary, adapting from everything and developing everything for their prosperity.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Humans Generic 02 (Minimized) by RatKingKyle

Bipedal, rational creatures in the simplest of sense. The word humanoid is used to descibe something appearing to be or close to humans in appearance and intellect.
There are no human subraces, besides appearance there is no major differentiations between humans from different lands. In terms of appearance humans vary in what is considered as natural skin colors which ranges from pale, white, olive, tan, brown, black or any in between. The color of their hair ranges from black, red, blonde, brunette, and silver. Humans may also posses unnatural hair color such as green or blue, but this suggests they have lineage descended from other races.

Ecology and Habitats

Known as the most versatile race in all of Ascary, theirs is the race that can settle and adapt everywhere granted that the place is livable.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Depends on the ruling culture they can either be democratic, imperial, oligarchic and so on and so forth. But most realms are feudal, ruled under kings and/or queens, followed by nobles, then soldiers and finally the commoners and serfs.

Facial characteristics

males can grow beards

Geographic Origin and Distribution

• Present in all of Ascary, Most common in Seneca as it's primary inhabitors and secondly in Carrion as colonizers
• They are also present in Rhoygir but since the living conditions are mostly harsh and unforgiving, it's harder to survive thus lesser human numbers. These people have been acclimated to the harsh punishing deserts, the wild and savage jungle and the vast barren steppes of Rhoygir.
• There are humans in Lecarne, they just come as slaves......

Average Intelligence

They have the ability to harness and understand other races technology and adapt, as well as create their own. They have been able to run Collegiums alongside dwarves and with them they have been able to advance the Senecan civilizations towards the age of steam power.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Although humans consider themselves part of the Senecan Alliance, a rare number of humans are able to manifest mana from within. Much alike the elves of Lecarne, which is why it is dangerous for a human to posses such power. If a human is seen to have a gift of mana most likely he/she will be lynched  by the local population, rouge human mancers will be hunted down and killed. The only choice for a human  mancer is to surrender themselves to the  Studium, to be taught the ways of the anti-magic. Life is complicated at the Studium.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Common Human names, non-culture specific:

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Masculine Human names:

• Ioanne
• Ramir
• Larus
• Griff
• Vitario
• Urian

Feminine Human names:

• Atia
• Symmone
• Unnilda
• Ysollette
• Ingelram
• Aelise

Unisex Human names:

• Perse
• Amor
• Jovit
• Zeferi
• Auelin
• Tille

These are only common names among the Senecan humans, cultural variants may appear. Take for example Unnilda a neutral feminine name, in the Weskels it may refer to Hunilde and in Gasconia and Casca, it becomes Annila. Another is the neutral masculine name Ioanne, in parts of northern Senecan they refer to Johann and in Hayden it is either John or Jon. Cutural variants of names are not unique to humans but it is more prevalent in human cultures.

Naming traditions for humans are simple. first are the given name/s and then the surname.
For example "Isollette Honore Lucatiel". 'Isollette Honore' is her given name and 'Lucatiel' is her surname/family name.

Major Organizations

One of the most well known organization within human societies are the folks at the Studium. Under the organization they train those touched by mana to become anti-mages, specialist who use magic to cancel the magics of elves and beastmen. Under the studium are it's cadet branches, The Order of Grey Cloaks, a group of witch hunters which hunt down rouge human mancers or elves in Seneca, and Filii Caelorum who acts as a continental police force against Lecarnic spies and elvish activities.

Humans also formed the Guild lodges, a system which allow independent adventurers to look for work and money. These guilds are specialized which may align to the following specializations; hunting (hunter's guild), mercenary work (sellsword's guild), exploring (explorer's guild), performing (bard's guild), crafting/painting/writing (artisan's guild). These specialized guilds vary in every human city in Ascary for no two guilds can truly be alike. Guild lodges are only permitted in cities.

Relationship Ideals

Human nobles conceive relationship through courtship. Usually carried out by a nobleman pursuing a lady, or in rare cases a noblewoman pursuing a lord. Where the two parties would woo each other in fancy places, public or private, and develop their relationship where they can decide if they would marry or not. For peasants this is simply called dating

Average Technological Level

With the help of the dwarves they were innovators of warfare, from first using the catapults to the use of gunpowder and steam-powered engines to combat elven and beastman mancers. The use of steam-engines are also common in transportation such as the locomotive or the flying steamships.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Most of the major language groups are derrived from or are influenced by Old Cascan which in itself is derrivative from Rothari. This was the major language spoken during the times of the Cascan empire, Contemporary Cascan also exists in the realms of Floristane and Sarlicia with slight differences from each other.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Humans usually say a warding chant to the gods before entering someone else's home as a guest of honor. Chanting towards the gods that they are honored guests of the household, and that they may bless the household for they are under the mercy and protection of the host. This chant was introduced in order to discourage rulers from poisoning their guest, knowing that the gods are warding the host's household.

The guest usually open their palms and kiss the tip of their fingers and place that hand to the entrance door and chant "Ce Ta'va" [pronounced; Chey-Ta-Va].

History

Originally from Lecarne alonside both dwarves and elves, they once lived there respecting the dominant elven rulers at that time. During those times human societies were ruled by those who were touched by mana, but most commonly they were ruled by elven overlords. One human state defied the norms, The Republic of Roth cared not for those who were touched by mana, almost all of it's dictators and consul were ordinary men and frequently warred with the elves and other human kingdoms and won. Simultaneously this attracted other human tribes and dwarven clans to live under the Roth. This went on until the Roth became too much of a threat in Lecarne and were invaded from all sides by both beastmen and elves. Their defeat prompted the great migration from Lecarne.

Initially they would be fine settling the lands of Rhoygir, but constant attacks from both orcs and beastmen made life harsher for the average human in Rhoygir. Until one fateful day where human sellswords who ventured far west tell tales of lush and fertile lands, the place where the dwarves disappeared to, the place called Seneca. These stories fascinated the migrating human tribes of Rhoygir which prompted another migration to the lands of this so called Seneca.

As they arrived they settled west of Seneca initially avoiding the already established dwarven clandens. And from tribes they form cities and from cities they form kingdoms. Amongst these kingdoms stood Casca a small city-state south of the Cheslams which expanded it's borders from the trebonese peninsula to the gate of Asturica later becoming the Cascan empire ruling over both the humans and dwarves of Seneca, and empire worthy of being called "The heirs of Roth". The existence of the Cascan empire gave rise to the hatred of the elven peoples and would carry out raids to elven controlled Rhoygir up until the gates of Lecarne causing the first continental war, a war which was lost by Casca. the Cascan empire declined at late 400s No.Di. And as the new century came so did new realms from Gasconia, Tebonia, Hayden and the Weskels. And with most dwarves assimilated into local cultures they formed the Senecan Alliance with the remaining Clandens.

Historical Figures

Lo-Dann

Half-human, Half-Dwarvish hero. Revered as a saint, to their eyes he was the one who unlocked the secrets of the anti-magic. Which allowed the ancient Rothari republic to stand up against the elven majority.

General Tomkin Grigas

Hannilan war hero. Fought and died in the first continental war, successfully repelling both elven and beastmen armies from ever entering Seneca causing major casualties against them and liberating the human nomads of Rhoygir until his death in the battlefield. Rode a mighty fire breathing wyvern named 'Hotspur' into battle, which inspired the kingdom of Hayden to steal wyvern eggs and tame the beasts.

Orio de Varre

Trebonese explorer. A lost voyage to the long sea, who eventually found himself and his crew shipwrecked in an unknown continent which was later called 'Carrion' named after his daughter Carina. With the help of his friend a shipbuilder named Zeferino Rego, they were able to fix their ship with the local fauna and escape the unknown continent before the attacks of the local Nazca. This discovery later prompted the colonization of Carrion by the Senecan powers.

Emperor Totilla I "Blackshield" Reinhelm

The first emperor of Wesschelia and dragonslayer. Born as the bastard Klausser Wallen, the only son of Otto Reinhelm, he was legitimized as his heir and later inheriting his lands as the duke of Lambert. By slaying the high dragon of Lunenburry, people flocked to his banner and crowned him as the first king of Weskel. He went an extra mile, and conquered the surrounding lands turning his new born kingdom into an empire, later changing his name to Totilla. He became "Blackshield" after withstanding the fire of the dragon's breath on which his shield turn black from the dragon fire right as he delivered the killing blow.

Emperor Claudius Citrio Arcadius

Known as the greatest emperor of Seneca. The man who solidified the Arcadius dynasty as the bloodline of legends, as the emperor of Casca he invaded the lands of the elven Rhoygir and succeeded, by doing so he crippled Lecarnic advance towards Seneca and causing the first continental war. He reigned with dominance almost winning every battle against them. Sadly he died from illness at the height of the first continental war and with no sons he was the last Arcadius emperor of Casca. He was succeeded by an incompetent emperor which contributed to the later downfall of the Cascan empire.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

• A dwarf is a human's best friend, though these two might have a rough history together the friendship of the two races ultimately persevered and powered through as it lead to the formation of the Senecan Alliance.
• Human can still be wary about orcs, although they are a part of the Senecan Alliance, they come to the continent as nomads rarely assimilating to the local culture.
• The Nazca of Carrion are a bit hostile and wary against humans after the aggressive colonialism in their home continent of Carrion. Only now are their relationship beginning to develop as both societies integrate after living alongside each other.
• Humans hold deep grudges against the elves for forcing them out of their original homes, and Senecans actively pursue war against Lecarnic forces.
• For siding with the elves the beastmen of Rhoygir are looked down upon be Senecan humans.

Origin/Ancestry

Primal Humans

Lifespan

50-90 years

Average Height

1.5 - 2.0 m

Average Weight

50 - 115 kg

Average Physique

regular