Humans of Largitas
Humans are the most numerous and widespread of all ancestries across Largitas. They are not the strongest, longest-lived, or most magically inclined, but they have an unparalleled knack for adaptability and ambition. Wherever other peoples of Largitas struggle to survive, humans can usually be found carving out settlements, building trade networks, or forming kingdoms that wax and wane over the centuries.
Unlike Dwarves with their deep ties to stone, Elves to nature, Orcs to tradition, and Halflings to hearth and feast, humans are defined not by one cultural constant, but by their capacity to change—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
“Where you find stone, you’ll find Dwarves. Where you find trees, you’ll find Elves. But where you find trouble—there’s a Human.”
Civilization and Culture
Culture and Cultural Heritage
- Ambition & Change: Human societies are known for rapid rise and sudden collapse. Kingdoms, guilds, and empires spring up within a few generations, often leaving ruins that other ancestries puzzle over centuries later.
- Pragmatism: Humans are quick to adopt technologies, strategies, or foods from other peoples, often blending them into uniquely human traditions.
- Diversity: No two human communities are the same—seafaring city-states, nomadic desert tribes, scholarly enclaves, and mercantile guild-cities all exist simultaneously across Largitas.
- Suspicion & Diplomacy: While humans trade with and live alongside most ancestries, their ambition often leads to tension—particularly with Elves (who view humans as rash) and Orcs (who see them as weak yet dangerously cunning).
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Role in Largitas
Humans are sometimes called the “Glue of the Continent”—not because they hold everything together, but because their restless need for expansion, trade, and invention ensures they are entangled in nearly every culture’s affairs.
- In the Bloom Era: Human ingenuity and recklessness made them some of the first to experiment with Bloom-tainted tools, food, and magic—leading to both great innovations and great disasters.
- In the Ship-Cities: Humans are the most common ancestry aboard vessels like the Celestial Arcadia and Iron Leviathan, often filling administrative, mercantile, or exploratory roles.
- In Politics: Human dynasties rise and fall faster than Dwarven or Elven systems, but this volatility keeps them influential in regional power struggles.
Reputation
Other ancestries describe humans with a mix of admiration and frustration:
- Dwarves respect their work ethic but find them fickle.
- Elves find them reckless children of time.
- Orcs call them soft, yet note their terrifying persistence.
- Halflings enjoy their festivals, though they think humans eat far too little.
- Goblins often admire their boldness—sometimes copying them, sometimes mocking them.
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