Despite their shorter lives, humans have become the mostwidespread and numerous people in the world. Due in large part to their determination, resourcefulness, versatility, and sheer numbers. Few places have escaped human expansion and their settlements exist throughout
Eltár.
Physical Characteristics
Humans typically stand between 5 and 7 feet tall and weigh between 100 and 250 pounds. Men tend to stand taller and are heavier than women, with more muscular frames. Their skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, their hair from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight). Men also tend to grow facial hair that ranges from sparse to thick. Humans have short life spans, reaching adulthood at about 16 years old and rarely living past a single century.
Homelands
Human lands are usually in flux, with new ideas, social changes, innovations, and new leaders constantly coming to the fore. Members of longer-lived races find human culture exciting but eventually a little wearying or even bewildering. Even where individual humans are conservative traditionalists, human institutions change with the generations, adapting and evolving faster than parallel institutions among longer lived species.
Names
Humans have no typical naming conventions, and names vary greatly. Many parents give names that are linked to their ethnicity's culture, or draw inspiration from the naming traditions of their region. Some humans simply give their children names that sound appealing, choosing words from other languages such as Dwarvish or Elvish.
Playing a Human
As a human character, you have the following attributes:
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet.
Versatile. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.
Ethnic Traits. Choose one of the following human ethnicities, you gain its associated traits:
Half-Humans
Humans are uniquely profilic, able to procreate with other humanoid species and produce offspring with a blend of characteristics from both lineages. When creating a half-human character, choose from the Half-Human Ancestries table, replacing the
Versatile trait with the option chosen from the table. Your appearance can be influenced by either or both of your parent species.
The chosen option represents your non-human side. You still choose a human ethnicity as normal.
Half-Human Ancestries
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