Human
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Greggor Rudd by Artbreeder
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Vela Shaw by Artbreeder
Gordon Druze by Artbreeder
Additional Information
Social Structure
Human social structures are complex and tend to be hierarchical and family-oriented, though their exact nature varies wildly along ethnic and national lines. The largest human polities in the Manifold are Voxelia, the Commonwealth of C, Craterhold, the Free Faces League, and the Manifold Conservation Society.
Domestication
Humans in the Manifold are self-domesticating, as close contact with one another establishes complex webs of social interdependence. Humans are known to create transnational organizations, such as the world-renowned Navigator's Guild, to manage their interests where they intersect with those of other nations or species.
Facial characteristics
Humans born near (but not within) the Distal Tesseract have large eyes to better cope with reduced visible light conditions; within the Dorsal Tesseract, eyes return to average size due to increased risk of cataracts. Eye color prevalence among a human population is closely related to skin color, as both are functions of melanin-producing alleles. Near the Rostral, Caudal, and Eastern Tesseract, human eyes, noses, and mouths are smaller and more narrow to protect their moisture from local weather conditions.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Humans can be found in varying quantities throughout the Manifold, though their largest population centers are located in or near the Medial Tesseract.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Humans are sometimes infested with Caudal lichens (becoming verdials over generations) or Distal polyps (causing Distal polyp parasitosis) when exposed to them.
Civilization and Culture
History
The largest concentration of base humanity appeared in Medial B at the end of The Curved Time, around 10,000 years before the present day, with most of these early tribal groups gathering in communities along the banks of the Blue Silk River. Geopolitical contestations, such as the Old Voxelian Conquest, along with the limited quantity of resources in their home region with which to feed a booming population, ultimately forced some groups to make the perilous journey across the commissures into the wider Medial Tesseract. With the invention of Dieseltech and lighter-than-air vehicles, humans gained the ability to cross the lnflection layers and make contact with other sentient species who, in turn, provide the ultimate check on human expansion into the present day.
Pockets of human and human-adjacent species, such as the Feldean and Lepidosian peoples, arose in numerous places all across the Manifold around the same time as the humans of early Voxelia. Many of these smaller groups died out before written history or have since otherwise fallen into obscurity. These lost peoples are frequently referred to as a group under the moniker of the Lost Tribes. The admixture of near-human stock into the human bloodlines still extant today sometimes makes distinguishing these groups from contemporary humanoid groups, such as the Rostrans and verdials, a matter of ongoing debates in the academic community.
Genetic Descendants
Scientific Name
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Origin/Ancestry
Almost all human groups originate from the Medial tesseract, with the central flood plains of Medial A1 presumed to be the original settlement place of humans within the Manifold.
Average Height
The average height of Humans in the Manifold is slightly below the average of other settings due to the enclosed nature of the Manifold. This insular dwarfism is amplified in the Dorsal and Western Tesseracts, as the terrain in these places tends to be very confining (rugged mountain ranges in the former tesseract and islands in the latter)
Average Weight
The average weight of Humans in the Manifold is slightly below the average of other settings due to the enclosed nature of the Manifold. This insular dwarfism is amplified in the Dorsal and Western Tesseracts, as the terrain in these places tends to be very confining (rugged mountain ranges in the former tesseract and islands in the latter)
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Humans born closer to the Dorsal Tesseract tend to be darker in complexion due increased exposure to ultraviolet light; conversely, those born closer to the Medial Tesseract tend to be lighter in complexion due to a paucity of ultraviolet light. Those born close to the Eastern Tesseract tend to be darker than average due to aridity (and commensurate lack of cloud cover) in these environments, and vice versa near the Western Tesseract. Body hair thickness increases with proximity to the Caudal Tesseract and declines with proximity to the Rostral Tesseract due to the need for protection from temperature extremes, though both of these tesseracts are usually more populated with human-adjacent species (verdials and Rostrans, respectively) than humans themselves.
Geographic Distribution
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