Human Customs

All races have many unique customs, peculiarities of their culture, history, and way of life that are specific to them and their sense of racial identity. This article lists some that are unique to the magic-blooded humans of Genesis, in no particular order. For more basic information about this race, see Humans.

Between Two Worlds

Unlike any of the other races, the humans who make their homes within the shards do so with the understanding that there's a whole other world still ruled by their kind beyond Genesis's borders. Among many young adults, already chafing against the constraints and boredom of the places they've grown up in, curiosity about the Old World becomes an obsession. It's not unusual for Genesis-born humans to make some sort of short trip outside of the shards during this period of their lives, normally under the watchful eye of the local Watchers.
The flip side of this is humans born in the limited magical communities of the Old World, who spend their youth similarly dreaming of the world that they were never given a chance to be a part of. It's considered more dangerous for these Old World-born humans to travel inside the shards due to the fact that it's a far wilder one than what they're accustomed to, but many will try to visit Genesis at least once even if magic intolerance means that they can rarely stay there longterm.

Celebration of the Shattering

Though many races choose to memorialize the anniversary of the Shattering, humans do so more than most. In many ways it's due to inherent racial attitudes; while some segments of of the other races see Genesis as a containment they were forced into, the humans who live in the shards willing chose it over the world they knew. For those humans, Genesis let them determine a life and a future for themselves and their descendants alongside the myth and magic of the world, and they've never stopped being grateful for that fact.
Celebrated on the first full moon of the new year, the holiday is a night of feasting and giving thanks; it's a night for promises, fresh starts, and remembering the commitment to family and to the land itself.