Humanity

“During bad circumstances, which is the human inheritance, you must decide not to be reduced. You have your humanity, and you must not allow anything to reduce that. We are obliged to know we are global citizens. Disasters remind us we are world citizens, whether we like it or not.” – Unknown Human The race of humanity have always been known for it's desire for freedom and to never stop moving forward.

Basic Information

Anatomy

A medium bipedal creature of varying heights and ethnicity. Four limed with bones covered with Flesh and hair.

Biological Traits

Humans are known to often excel at something specific and have a certain gift or aptitude at something specific.

Genetics and Reproduction

Humans reproduce via the females being impregnated by a male and over the period of nine months give birth to there offspring.

Growth Rate & Stages

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Ecology and Habitats

Humans are known for their great adaptability and able to live in even the most difficult of habitats. Most Humans make the best of their environments and settle their habitats making towns,cities, and great kingdoms.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Humans requires minimal amounts of food to sustain bodily functions and a decent amount at least every 3 days to survive. Humans in partnership with several other races have learned to harvast the land and tame the wildlife to garner sustainable amounts of food.

Biological Cycle

As time passes humans grown and mature into adulthood and as time passes humans grow old and begin to break down biologically and die.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Humans are social creatures for the most part and tend to have familial groups which expand into communal groups and that expands into ethnical groups and that extends into racial and national groups.

Facial characteristics

Most humans have a pair of eyes,nose,mouth and teeth. Most humans have hair on the crown of their heads and face.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Humans are spread all across the world from before and after the perils of Pandyssia.

Average Intelligence

Most Humans have an average intelligence with some have extremely low to high intelligence in certain cases.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Most Humans have the ability to sense the world via sight,smell,hearing,tasting,and touching. Some humans also have the ability to use magic.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Most naming traditions for humanity depend on what culture and ethnicity they are from.

Major Organizations

Humanity tends to form large communities from towns, to cities, to Kingdoms, to empires.

Beauty Ideals

Although depending on culture and individual taste. Most humans tend to find beautiful with strong features of youthfulness and good health to strength an intelligence.

Gender Ideals

Although depending on culture and individual understanding. Most Humans have a concept of gender as binary and separate into male and female, although this isn't universal and does not paint the full picture of gender and sexuality. Male gender ideals often place great stock into strength and heroism while female gender ideals often lean more into maternal and caring roles.

Courtship Ideals

Although depending on culture and individual taste most humans believe in consensual courting rituals which usually leads to some formal declaration e.g. Asking for marriage.

Relationship Ideals

Most human relationship goals involve some sort of cooperation in a consensual relationships with one another and expanding on that accordingly.

Average Technological Level

Humanity with the help of several other races have created several marvels of technology such as guns,ships,medicines and countless other inventions.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Each population of humans tend to have a language unto there own. Old Grist was converted into The Common speech with many other languages around the world and has become the most dominate language although most languages have a regional language as well.

Common Etiquette Rules

Depends on Culture and individual taste but commonly some code of etiquette is observed more often than not. This can range from intense warrior etiquette to higher society rules of engagement.

Common Dress Code

Depends on culture and individual taste but typically humans cloth themselves normally more for function depending on the environment and other factors.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Humanity has huge cultures which has fused over time with the melding of peoples from the perils.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

Depends on the culture and ethnicity of the human but typically most customs involve celebrations and traditions of individuals progression or great noteworthy events.

Common Taboos

Depends on culture and individual taste but typically most cultures humans have a prevalent population have rules against theft, perjury, rape, and murder.

History

The history of Humanity is a conflicting and bloody story which is as varied as it is complicated.Some would say humanity was created by the gods although by whom is in of itself a point of great conjecture. While natural philosophers and arcanist believe magical and natural phenomenons creates all the races and species of the world including mankind.

Historical Figures

Although most famous figures before the perils are vague and only learned people know or lost to time.

Common Myths and Legends

Humanity has many tales and stories of great heroes and villains and epic tales that transformed the course of history.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Humans typically get along well with most sentient races. This doesn't excludes violence and war but peace and negotiation are always an option. However, the more monstrous races and humans have long been at odds with tensions at times boiling.

Scientific Name

Homos Sapiens

Origin/Ancestry

Pandyssian and the Isles.

Lifespan

80 to 100 years

Conservation Status

Under the Protection of governments and factions there within.

Average Height

5'2 to 6'6

Average Weight

100-200 lbs

Average Physique

Most adult humans have a wide variety of physiques ranging from extremely skinny to obese and everything in between.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Humans have a wide varity of skin tones,coloring and many other characteristics that divides them into different ethnicities.