Humans

Description

Humans in Ilisara are widespread. They can be found all over Hellan. In general, they are intelligent and straight-forward people, viewed favorably by the other races for their contributions to geopolitics and creativity. They are renown for their diversity and democratic tendencies, and although they lack specialization, they can excel in many areas.

Racial Passive — Diplomacy: +1 Charisma

History

Varos, Duros, Remedia, Anashta, and Hejong created humankind in Year 3 for the purpose of creating peace between the existing elves and dwarves. The first humans were strong, honest, conscientious, and diplomatic. They set about their divine task with enthusiasm. By the end of their first year in Ilisara, humans had ended the war between elves and dwarves through several peacekeeping meetings, and the drafting of an intricate treaty. As part of the new tentative alliance — the forerunner of the official Confederacy — humans inhabited the former contested territory between the dwarves and elves, in the fertile valley of Thrain.

Personality

Humans are all driven in some way towards teamwork and collaboration. They are not loners. However, hundreds of years have passed since their initial divine creation. Many new traits have been introduced to humanity as a whole. Greed, ambition, passion, nobility, tranquility; humans vary wildly from person to person, and they are all unique individuals.

The greater goals of human society tend to be prosperity, peace, and innovation.

Appearance

Humans are physically diverse. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century.

Combat and Professions

Humans are remarkably versatile. They can learn magic or train with any weapon. Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none, humans are renown for building on the fighting styles of other cultures.

Humans hold jobs of every kind. Sailors, soldiers, missionaries, merchants, politicians, scoundrels, chefs — humans are not drawn to any particular role, though the more traditional ones enjoy serving others and helping society flourish.

Society

Being the third race, humans have a reverence and interest for the sun elves and dwarves who came before them. Humans “borrow” from other cultures to form their own unique traditions.

Thrain is the human capital city, and has its own special customs and political structure.

Notable Humans

Humans were the third race to be created, after elves and dwarves. They are the world’s greatest diplomats, meant to bring peace and prosperity to Ilisara.