Human

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.
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.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Humans have two arms and to legs and are bipedal. Skin tones range from white to darker brown pigments, with several shades in between. Skeletal structure has changed through the millennia, with head shape becoming more round and brain capacity increasing.

Genetics and Reproduction

Reproduction is a nine month period of gestation.

Growth Rate & Stages

Normal age range is between 80 - 100 years. Most humans are considered adults around 20 years of age.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents give their children names from other languages, such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their region’s culture or to the naming traditions of their ancestors.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Humans all know common. They quite often decide to learn at least one other language as well, usually related to their geographic location.

History

The 1st Age of Man began around 4187 BA. The gods had ruled the world for centuries and were embroiled in a never ending battle for control. Monstrous and extra planar creatures had been the only life, but the gods decided they needed emissaries to fight for them on land. Over the centuries, the different human species intermingled and began to develop their own free will. The 2nd Age of Man saw the end of the gods openly fighting, which left humans with no purpose. No longer slaves of the gods, they developed cultures and settlements all over the world and began evolving.

Scientific Name

Homo sapiens sapiens

Lifespan

80 years

Average Height

6 feet

Average Weight

180 lbs