Humans

Compared to most of the nonhuman races, who tend to get along with others of their own race reasonably well, the Humans are divided into innumerable competing nations, states, sects, religions, bandit kingdoms, and tribes. Humans argue about anything, fight about most of the things they argue about, and hold dear among their many deities quite a few who actively encourage that type of behavior.

The Longer-Lived races of elves and dwarves tend to have respect for individual humans who deserve it without necessarily respecting the entire race. The elves have difficulty forgetting that the first human empires were built upon magical secrets borrowed or looted from the elves. The fact that those early human empires invariably corrupted themselves with evil magic does not reassure the elves. The dwarves, particularly the shield dwarves of norther Faerun, respect humans as fierce warriors, but fear that there would be little room for their race in a world dominated by humankind.

Humans dont see it that way, of course. Their greatest heroes out-shine the deities themselves, or become deities in their own right. Unfortunately, the same could be said of humanity's greatest villains, and that is the challenge facing any human character. Power comes at a cost.

Scientific Name

Homo Sapiens