Human kind weaves an interesting tale, in which much is lost to memories of all.\u00a0 Humans were the third prime race created by the gods, ones that were supposedly created in the image of the gods.\u00a0 This idea holds some merit, because all who have seen the gods can instantly note the similarities.\u00a0 Humans were found everywhere in the old world, and upon returning from banishment, had begun to reemerge from everywhere once again.\u00a0 Thus, there is no place on Tellest that humans cannot be found.<\/p>\n
Humans are bipedal creatures that usually stand between five and six feet tall.\u00a0 They are the most diverse of the races of Tellest, coming in many different shapes, sizes, and shades of color.\u00a0 Human females are typically smaller than males, especially in proportion to other races.<\/p>\n
Humans wear their hair and facial hair in myriad styles.\u00a0 Their similarities to other family member\u2019s facial hair have led them to be thought of as dwarf<\/a> like in that regard.\u00a0 However, unlike the dwarves, the beard or moustache generally holds no personal value, nor is it a sign of honor, but simply a style choice.<\/p>\n Humans come in many different colors.\u00a0 Whereas the elves<\/a> are generally of a lighter complexion, and dwarves of a darker tone, humans embody the entire spectrum of skin colors.\u00a0 This has led to some hostilities in some countries or cultures, as it is looked down on, or, in some extreme cases, forbidden to speak to someone of a wildly different complexion.<\/p>\n As with many aspects of the race, there seems to be no distinct choices that set humans aside from any of the other races.\u00a0 Rather, it is the humans\u2019 willingness to be comfortable with nearly everything that sets them aside.<\/p>\n There is no limit to what a human will wear.\u00a0 Some will wear nothing but a tattered robe, while some are entirely comfortable in a suit of heavy plate mail.\u00a0 Headwear, if it is chosen to be used, follows similar suit.\u00a0 Boots and other footwear are usually made of leather, but depending on class and financial well being, anything from cloth slippers and sandals to steel greaves are utilized.<\/p>\n Human kind has an interesting relationship to both body piercing and tattoos.<\/p>\n While some piercing is acceptable, for females in their ears, for example, other parts of the body being pierced can be seen as taboo.\u00a0 If noses, navels, lips or other body parts are pierced, a female is seen as promiscuous, while a male would be seen as overly feminine, and therefore weak.\u00a0 One exception for a male to have his body pierced is his ears.\u00a0 This generally occurs only in military or naval employed men.\u00a0 It is regarded that if an ear is pierced, the other senses strengthen.<\/p>\n Tattoos are similar, in that men can find more leeway in their application.\u00a0 Military units often share the same tattoo as a form of bonding with one another.\u00a0 If a female chooses to be tattooed, she risks being thought of as a courtesan, and nothing else.\u00a0 Other than that, tattoos are used to brand traitors, prisoners, thieves and pirates.\u00a0 It is often thought of as unwise to bring any unwanted attention to oneself with the application of a tattoo.<\/p>\n A human seems the standard to compare to all the other races.\u00a0 A person can easily make the comparison from a human to an elf, dwarf, or orc<\/a>, though it becomes more complicated when comparing the other races with each other.<\/p>\n The elves have a saying for the humans.\u00a0 They call them the people of many faces.\u00a0 This is because humans are known to have many of everything, in every facet of life.\u00a0 This includes their emotions.\u00a0 Not only do the members of the human race have the capacity to display every emotion in a short while without fail, but they also have a base emotion that seems prevalent at all times.<\/p>\n Also, more often than the other races, humans seem to suffer from mental disorders, some which may affect emotionality.\u00a0 This has led some of the other races to be wary of the humans, who can be content one moment, and then utterly violent the next.\u00a0 Humans are a blank slate to the other races, and it is up to them to decide whether that is a good thing or a bad thing.<\/p>\n For a race that lives such a short time compared to the other two prime races, humans are able to love quite a lot before the time of their deaths.\u00a0 Monogamy is not actively sought early on in life, and even once a permanent partner is found, might still not be put into practice.\u00a0 The elves and dwarves see this as a way for the humans to try to preserve their race, but it is still looked down upon.<\/p>\n This is not to imply that true love between humans (as well as love between humans and members of other races) cannot exist.\u00a0 Oftentimes, two partners go on to live full lives together, their hearts so intertwined that it has been said that when one heart fails, so too, will the other.<\/p>\n However, this is not always the case.\u00a0 The lands of Tellest can be unforgiving, and it is not unheard of for someone to lose a mate.\u00a0 When this occurs, there is a strong chance that the human will move on, until they find another suitable candidate for partnering.<\/p>\n Human families are varied by nature, just like the rest of their personalities and culture.\u00a0 Humans still have a bit of nomadic desire in their blood, and this is seen firsthand after children have grown to an age worthy of leaving their family.\u00a0 They are never gone forever, barring tragic accidents or unresolved tensions, and return usually out of bonds of love, and nothing else.<\/p>\n Humans live in so many different societies that it is difficult to isolate just one kind of culture.<\/p>\n For the most part, humans are able to do anything they want.\u00a0 Society does not imply or push them into any specific occupation, and as a whole of many parts, functions just fine.\u00a0 There are some drawbacks to this setup.\u00a0 Many times a person who is unskilled at their profession proceeds to try and fulfill their dream, even though their abilities would be better used elsewhere.<\/p>\n Though occupations can be selected by the individual, class generally cannot.\u00a0 It is only through blood or extreme merit that someone from a lower class may be permitted to ascend through the ranks of society.\u00a0 Furthermore, \u201cextreme merit\u201d usually comes at the cost of excessive bloodshed.<\/p>\n Humans favor elves and dwarves the most among all the races in Tellest.\u00a0 It is believed that the humans never lost their developed bond between the other two prime races.<\/p>\n Despite the elves distrusting humans, the humans find no real threat among them, and will often assert them their friends, even when it is not reciprocated.\u00a0 Humans will often come to an elf\u2019s aid if it is required.<\/p>\n Humans are much more comfortable with the dwarves.\u00a0 Dwarven hospitality has been unrivaled since the humans emerged from their banishment.\u00a0 As often as humans aid the elves, dwarves will aid humans tenfold.\u00a0 Because of their close bond, humans and dwarves share technology, culture and, much to the dwarves\u2019 satisfaction, booze.<\/p>\n The humans have also found it easy to commingle with many of the other races, including the kobolds<\/a>, gnomes<\/a>, orcs and minotaurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n As with the dwarves, humans despise goblins.\u00a0 They also loathe trolls.\u00a0 Both races are considered chaotic and evil, and are either met by a quickly turning human or a quickly stabbing blade.<\/p>\n Humans are also apprehensive of gnolls, due to the strain they put on the country of Warus, particularly to the kobolds who live there.\u00a0 While the gnolls imperialistic nature is seen as wrong, they are not thought of as being wicked like the goblins or trolls.<\/p>\n The human language is known as common, due to the ratio of humans to the other races of Tellest.\u00a0 It is a rarity for the layman to know another language, but many members of human military groups know at least one other language in at least basic terms.<\/p>\n Humans write in common, and are generally off put to try and write in any other language.\u00a0 Many scholars are able to read the languages of other races, however.\u00a0 Humans are also the first race to be known to organizing their writings into books that are used primarily for entertainment, and not as a window into history.<\/p>\n The humans accept the gods of Tellest with fervent belief.\u00a0 This is largely due to the frequency of their appearance to humans as opposed to the other races of Tellest.\u00a0 For the most part, it is believed that the gods have their sights on the humans more than any race.<\/p>\n Recently, a very small amount of humans have begun believing in an all powerful force that guides even the actions of the gods.<\/p>\n Humans were the third and final prime race that the gods created on Tellest.\u00a0 They adapted quickly to their surroundings and produced both technology and magic at an alarming rate.\u00a0 This led to the idea that humans were power hungry, and thus, incredibly dangerous.<\/p>\n Humans are at the forefront of a great many of Tellest\u2019s myths and legends.\u00a0 Two of the tales in which they played a strong part are that of Batrura<\/a>, the King of the Dragons, and of Romus Youngblood<\/a>, who killed a fallen angel.<\/p>\n It is said that five magi, all humans, worked a spell to seal the great dragon Batrura within a cave that nobody can find.<\/p>\n Romus Youngblood fought one on one against the hideous fallen angel Semia\u2019Laz, who had been committing genocide on all the races of Tellest.\u00a0 With the stab of his mighty blade, Archeangel, Romus was able to slay Semia\u2019Laz.<\/p>\n Humans are among the races paramount in pressing forward discovering new technologies.\u00a0 The only race that has them beat is the gnomes.<\/p>\n The humans were the first race to develop the mathematically intricate catapult, as well as the first to come up with a system to deliver running water to living complexes.\u00a0 They were also the ones to develop black powder.\u00a0 Some have even spoken of a man who is attempting to use the black powder to power tremendous weapons.<\/p>\n Humans are knowledgeable in all manners of magic, both offensive and protective.\u00a0 There is not a single spell that a human is unable to learn, and this has led to some fear from some of the other races.\u00a0 The elves, in particular, are very cautious of the humans\u2019 grasp on magic.<\/p>\n On the aggressive side of magic, humans dabble in anything from wizardry to necromancy.\u00a0 These magi typically tend to stay far from battle, with the exception of battle mages, who use their spells to accentuate an already strong physical presence.\u00a0 Often, magic users utilize their gift for reward outside of fighting, finding benefit in even the most mundane of things.<\/p>\n Humans also channel their magic in more benevolent magics.\u00a0 Priests, clerics, shamans and paladins are all strong candidates as choices for an aspirant in magic use.\u00a0 Also, while rare in humans, druidism is another available magic art.<\/p>\n Humans tend to approach an opponent as a group.\u00a0 They find strength in numbers, and will stand together to try and find victory.\u00a0 As an army grows, they extend by width, and not by depth, as they prefer to fall in around their enemies, rather than press forward like a rolling wave.<\/p>\n The more specialized units will find themselves performing more unique functions, acting as ranged units or cavalry.<\/p>\n Humans also tend to try and figure out a strategy before entering a battle, as preservation of numbers helps them with morale, which in turn helps them survive.<\/p>\n Humans prefer to use swords and spears to do their damage, mostly because those weapons also work to help defend themselves, and self preservation is very important to the short-lived humans.\u00a0 They are able to become proficient with nearly every other kind of weapon as well.<\/p>\n Humans use siege weaponry with fantastic results.\u00a0 They prefer to use machines like the catapult or ballista, and are fond of using siege towers and ladders to overcome their enemies.<\/p>\n Of all the ways that humans try to keep themselves alive, and of all the races upon Tellest, it seems ironic that most of the wars fought by humans are between themselves.\u00a0 A constant hunger for power, or land, or wealth drives the hand of many aspiring leaders.\u00a0 Those same leaders find it difficult to sate their taste for war, and soon find themselves pushing for battle 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and Adornment<\/h3>\n
Relations to Other Races<\/h3>\n
General Personality<\/h2>\n
Personal<\/h3>\n
Relationship<\/h3>\n
Family<\/h3>\n
Society<\/h3>\n
Behavior toward Other Races<\/h3>\n
Language<\/h2>\n
Speech<\/h3>\n
Penmanship<\/h3>\n
Religion<\/h2>\n
Personal Beliefs<\/h3>\n
History<\/h2>\n
General History<\/h3>\n
Myths and Legends<\/h3>\n
Technology<\/h2>\n
General Technology<\/h3>\n
Magic<\/h3>\n
Military\/Combat<\/h2>\n
Military Structure<\/h3>\n
Weapons and Tools<\/h3>\n
Wars and Enemies<\/h3>\n