Human
Humans consist of the most populous race of Elmincia. They were the second race to inhabit the world but soon rose to prominence due both to their high population growth added to how easy they made alliances with other races, even inviting some of them to live among themselves. Humans usually organize themselves into strong popular cities, either ruled by a monarchy or a republic.
Basic Information
Growth Rate & Stages
Humans reach maturity around the age of 18 years old. They tend to live from 60 to 100 years.
Ecology and Habitats
Humans can adapt to any environment. They exist from the biggest of cities to the smallest of villages, thriving in all sorts of weather conditions.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Nowadays, humans mostly live in organized societies, either in towns, rural areas or cities, although savage tribe from humans also exist.
Humans usually elect governments, and tyrannies, monarchies, republics, democracies, and dictatorships are known to exist.
Humans have adapted especially well to the pirate life. Given that their cities are too big, it's easy to find poverty or humans that live in a situation of pure misery. Therefore, many resorts to banditry and some even decide to sail the seas, becoming pirates.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Humans are commonly sold as slaves. Due to their huge population and their warfare culture, human settlements are prone to fall victim to poachers, who then trade the ones that are captured in black markets around the world.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Everywhere
Average Intelligence
There are humans that are extremely intelligent, and others that suffer from mental deficiencies.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Human naming patterns are as varied as humans themselves.
Major Organizations
The Church of Light : humans were among the founding members and humans now occupy the majority of positions in the Church of Light. They are also present in the high councils both of the clergy and the judges.
Adventurers Guild many adventurers are humans. While the Adventurer's guild does not have a centralized structure, there's no denying that due to their sheer numbers humans have a huge influence within the organization.
Average Technological Level
Medieval. Though some humans, especially those with relations to moogles or goblins, have begun to tread in the industrial era.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common.
Common Etiquette Rules
Human societies are very organized, and positions of power or status are to be respected. Even treating a noble or a king like an equal can mean death in some societies.
Honor is very important for humans, and a person can go at great lengths to get revenge if they feel they have been dishonored by others.
Human societies can be bureaucratic and sometimes their politics and law systems can be quite complicated. Some human societies are known to require identification and registry from travelers who intend to enter their territories, and a wise traveler should always take caution to learn the laws and customs of each place they visit, as they can be quite varied even across nearby cities.
Common Dress Code
In a civilized society, people dress conforming to their status. Therefore, a badly dressed adventurer might, for example, be denied entry in the noble's quarters of a city.
People invited to parties are expected to dress according to the occasion, as respect for the host. The same way, people visiting courts or palaces are expected to dress in fancy specially prepared clothing.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Humans have a huge influence across the board in cultural aspects: not only their history is long and eventful, humans made huge contributions to poetry, song, fiction, natural studies, spellcraft and technology. Humans have travelled all over the world and met all sorts of different races, influencing them and being influenced themselves as a result.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
Humans sometimes organize festivals during special or historic dates. It's common in such dates to see celebrations across human towns with a great abundance of food and entertainment.
Common Taboos
The humans always honor their dead, which are usually either buried or burned in a pyre. Humans find extremely disrespectful to leave loved ones who died to be consumed by the environment, especially since sometimes these can return as undead. More than all races, humans hate necromancy.
While humans are a warmongering race, some common standards are expected in matters of war: a declaration of war should be issued whenever a nation decides to transform another into an enemy. Diplomats even from enemy states should be respected and not killed. Not doing so is considered not only disrespectful, but is sure to bring ill-luck to the offenders, or so the humans believe.
History
Humans were created by Tyr, being the second race to be created in Elmincia. Humans quickly became the most populous race, and throughout history, they sometimes have played the rule of mediators and peacekeepers, and sometimes of warmongers. Human history is filled with war and suffering.
Notwithstanding, the human race is a founding member of the Free People Alliance, and humans have a representation in the council that decides the questions of peace and war in Elmincia. Humans are also the most numerous in both the The Church of Light and Adventurers Guild, which has given along the history tremendous power to the race to guide the fate of Elmincia itself.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Humans tend to relate themselves well to every other race. Their relationships with elves are sometimes could, but in general not unfriendly. Humans can get along with orcs and half-orcs as long as they are not in open war.
In general, each human society has local allies and enemies, and not the race as a whole. As such, it's difficult for humans to have a sense of belonging to a race as the elves and dwarves do, as sometimes humans can relate better to the dwarves that live next door than to the other humans who live half a world away.
Lifespan
80 years
Conservation Status
Humans are the most populous race in Elmincia.
Average Height
1.6 - 2.1 m
Average Weight
55 - 90kg
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Humans vary greatly in skin color and on racial characteristics, though most of the people in Elmincia have a skin color that ranges from white to dark brown.
A huge sub-population exists, called the Azumajin, that have characteristics similar to the orientals on Earth.
Some humans even with skin color that can't be seen in our world, like purple, blue or green. These are, however, extremely rare.
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