Human
Whether imprisoned or within refuge, the human species only exists within Ihmisen Keh'to in any great numbers within Maailma. For all intents and purposes, the humans of Maailma are the same as any other human and just like in reality the humans come in varied ethnicity and cultures - save for the fact that their Conairí determine their appearances as much as their environments and genetics do.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Humans are bipedal apes with two arms, legs, eyes, and ears. Unlike other apes they have little very little fur, almost so minuscule in amount as to be called hair-less in comparison. Despite this, under the influences of their environment and cultivation techniques the species can come in a wide variety of appearances from tiny to giant, white skin to black skinned, light to dark hair and eyes.
Biological Traits
Humans are sexually dimorphic, with males larger and stronger than females with generally more streamlined forms compared to the curvier female form. Furthermore, Ihmisen Keh'to has added even more variety to the species due to the extremely different environments on each of the five continents as well as the direct intervention of generations of cultivating their Conairí which has split the species into five notable races.
In general, Soturi Ihmisiä, the followers of Cosán na'Hoiliúna are dark of skin, hair, and eye and both men and women are larger and more physically able than any other human. Draíocht, who follower Cosán na'Draíochta are the opposite, lily-white skin, fair hair, pale eyes, with a small (often no taller than 4ft) and petite figure and an otherworldly beauty that has them resembling Sídhe royal Elves. Cinn Thógtha are between 4ft and 5ft on average, with black hair and upswept eyes but overall exceptionally thin. The western Aireagóir claim themselves the "purest" race of the humans, since their environment and Conairí do the least to alter their appearances with brownish skin of a shade between Soturi Ihmisiä and Cinn Thógtha. Ilnáisiúnta are a mixed-raced, having features and aspects of each of the other four races and the widest variety.
Genetics and Reproduction
Humans practice sexual reproduction between male and female members of the species. The females become pregnant and gestate for nine months before giving birth to a defenseless newborn.
Growth Rate & Stages
Normal humans grow at a rate matching their relatively short lifespans, going from newborn infants to juveniles capable of reproduction around twelve years of age and finally reaching full maturity and becoming adults between eighteen and twenty years of age, no later than twenty five.
Ecology and Habitats
Ihmisen Keh'to, The Cradle of Humanity, is the only remaining location in which humans remain in any significant number within Maailma. The massive crater-like formation houses an extremely diverse variety of landscapes and humans have adapted to survive in just about all of them - so long as their is food to eat, water to drink, and oxygen to breathe the species can survive in myriad conditions.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Omnivorous in nature, humans eat both plants and animals. Furthermore they've mastered agriculture, animal husbandry, and are even skilled hunters granting them more than enough ability to feed themselves no matter how strenuous the activity they must perform everyday.
Biological Cycle
Humans aren't affected much by the changing of the seasons beyond having to bundle up in warm clothing during cold winters and find cool places to relax during the sweltering summer. They're able to mate year round and have no hibernation cycle, only without outside influences humans are one of the shortest lived races in all of Maha reaching middle aged around forty and dying of old age around one hundred years of age.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Highly sociable creatures, humans have many different social groups they organize themselves within. They have their families, to which they were born and raised, as well as the kin which are related by blood but not direct relatives. Circles of friends are made, associates and business partners dealt with, even empires are formed... it is truly rare for a human to be a solitary existence, as even the most cold-hearted and jaded humans usually have someone they have cared for at some point in their life.
Domestication
Humans can easily be enslaved or domesticated, in fact they've done it to each other throughout their history - nevermind innately more powerful species using them for a variety of purposes. This is generally done through generations of violent means if done by those near in power, often coupled with a eugenics element to make the future generations more suited to the work they're doing (larger and more physically able for manual labor for example). For more powerful slavers, such as cultivators or even powerful followers of Na'Conairí they'll instead opt for bloodline seals, soul seals, and other forms of enchanted enslavement.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Innately, humans have no inherent advantage for others to domesticate or enslave them, outside of the most basic function as acting as a food source like Demons and Devils often do - or to serve baser needs. Humans can, however, be used to fill a variety of roles be it manual or technical labor or even as cultivation furnaces for others - especially those who have cultivated and have become enslaved by a more powerful person or group.
Facial characteristics
Be it Aireagóir with their small eyes and large noses or Cinn Thógtha with their up-swept large eyes and small noses all humans are born with two eyes, two ears, a nose, and a mouth with faces ranging from square to oval. Some are attractive, others hideous, but this humanoid appearance is the most common throughout all Maha.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Within all of Maailma, humans exist only within Ihmisen Keh'to with any sizable population.
Average Intelligence
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Without taking into account their Conairí and the environmental factors, humans only have average eyesight while the rest of their senses are poor in comparison to other species. One thing they do have on their side is a body created by Godfiends which grants them ease in cultivation and excellent insight, even after becoming almost extinct with their heritage shattered the Na'Conairí of Ihmisen Keh'to can make your average human into quite a powerful creature.
Civilization and Culture
Major Organizations
Each continent within Ihmisen Keh'to has it's own human-run nation, Comhairle na'Seanóirí (Council of Elders) to the north in Tailte Fiaine: The Primordial Wilderness, Ríocht na'Draíocht (Empire of Magic) to the east in Fásach Draíocht: The Enchanted Forest, Sraitheanna an'Léaráide (Sects of Enlightenment) to the south in Talamh Biotáille: The Holy Lands, Aontas an'Aireagáin (Capital of Invention) in the west on Tír Tionscail: The Megalopolis, and Na'Comhrialtas (The Consortium of Guilds) as the capital of Ihmisen Keh'to on An'Croílár: The Heartland in the center of Sisämeri: The Inland Sea. Each of these five nations have their own network of organizations, in adherence with their specific Conairí, though the Merchant's Guild of Na'Comhrialtas has the most influence and reach of all human organizations.
Beauty Ideals
Humans differ greatly in regards to what they view as beautiful, the art and music come in myriad genres and even what they find appealing in their own species depends on each individual. In fact, though some generalizations can be made such as preferring symmetrical forms and faces the influences of each Conairí has made each race within Ihmisen Keh'to have very different ideals from one another, much less from person to person.
Gender Ideals
Like their standards of beauty, humans have no consensus as to how the genders should behave or present themselves. In the north both are nearly as free as the viscous beasts that roam The Primordial Wilderness while the southern and eastern nations have strict standards for how the genders should act... Aireagóir don't even view gender as an issue at all, since its excessively rare for either gender to have to do one job or another which isn't reliant upon their inventive spirit and they don't reproduce normally - usually.
Courtship Ideals
Just like with gender, there is no consensus here. Soturi Ihmisiä follow their urges and both men and women can obtain harems (though they serve different purposes) with little to no courtship beforehand. Meanwhile Draíocht follow a more courtly ideal based more around what power or benefit they receive from a potential partner and Cinn Thógtha rarely have any choice at all due to the arranged marriage system there. Aireagóir only seek out partners based on their abilities to artificially breed an even better generation after themselves and rarely even interact with the other side of the mate past a portfolio with their statistics.
Relationship Ideals
Soturi Ihmisiä harems generally flock to the most powerful person, with swaths of women and men to tend to the needs of their respective lover. Draíocht form monogamous marriages that are almost akin to business contracts with the spouse with greater ability in Cosán na'Draíochta being the "breadwinner" while the other manages their immediate family affairs within their Kauniita Perheitä. Cinn Thógtha have their partners arranged for them by their family or sect in a patriarchal system where influential men can even have many concubines in addition to their principal wife and, again, Aireagóir hardly even meet the donor for the other half of the genetic sequence for the next generation (or even their children for that matter).
Average Technological Level
Humans have advanced quite far, making up for their lack of innate ability with their abilities to mold themselves and the environment to their wishes - merely this advancement has been fragmented in accordance with each Conairí. Comhairle na'Seanóirí are knowledgeable about nature, animal husbandry, and physical training (even body refinement) while their southern counterparts, Sraitheanna na'Léaráide, are more versed in the mind and soul. Ríocht na'Draíocht and and Aontas na'Aireagáin are the most closely competitive with each other with both having attained a level of science and magic being almost indistinguishable from each other. The undisputed ruler of Ihmisen Keh'to, Na'Comhrialtas got their due to the fact that Cosán Na'Comhleá takes in parts of each path, keeping and combining their strengths together after leaving behind the useless bits after much distillation.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Humans all speak the same language, merely their dialects and terminology vary depending on which nation they belong to - nonetheless, they can all understand and communicate with each other.
Common Etiquette Rules
Just like with everything else, what the various nations of man find polite or not depends on the culture in question. Comhairle na'Seanóirí live by tooth and claw, easily given to their passions. Sraitheanna na'Léaráide, in contrast, go out of their way to remain calm and collected. Likewise, Ríocht na'Draíocht can easily be perceived as being calculating, smiling to one's face while plotting their demise behind that amiable smile and Aontas na'Aireagáin remove themselves from emotion as best they can, feeling it interferes with their work.
Common Dress Code
Soturi Ihmisiä dress in often revealing animal hides, Draíocht dress in noble finery suitable for an abundance of social events, Cinn Thógtha dress in silken Kāṣāya priestly and monk robes suitable for long periods of meditation, while Aireagóir dress in laboratory and industrial protection. Each climate and Conairí has their own demands for the apparel of the humans which are compelled to adapt to their standards.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Na'Conairí determine just about everything about human culture, and considering how different each is it makes sense. Cosán na'Hoiliúna values physical ability and combat prowess, as such they've formed a warrior culture in Tailte Fiaine. Cosán na'Draíochta grants the ability to harness the arcane energy of the world around them to do almost anything, as such magic is the core of Draíocht culture. Cosán na'Biotáille focus on having a calm mind and control over the soul, leading to an enlightened (often ascetic) culture in The Holy Lands while the obsession in which Aireagóir follow Cosán an'Eolaíochta lead them to be cold and machine-like, valuing complexity and functionality in equal measure. Cosán Na'Comhleá is the newest Conairí and by its very nature has led Ilnáisiúnta to be accepting of new ideas, no matter the source - though the prime location of An'Croílár in both military and economic significance has caused just as much influence over their culture as anything else.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
Humans of Ihmisen Keh'to have divergent Paths, but they all follow one of the Paths: Cosán an'Eolaíochta (Path of Science) in Tír Tionscail, Cosán na'Biotáille (Path of Enlightenment) in Talamh Biotáille, Cosán na'Draíochta (Path of Magic) in Tailte Draíochta, Cosán na'Hoiliúna (Path of Training) in Tailte Fiaine, and finally Cosán Na'Comhleá in An'Croílár - following of these paths, as well as their unique environments, have created the main four subraces of man in Ihmisen Keh'to.
Despite their differences, all paths have one thing in common (or at least their practitioners do) they all have "pets" or "partners" from the giant viscous beasts of Tailte Fiaine to the life-bound spirits of Talamh Biotáille and from the mechanical creations of Tír Tionscail to the contracted familiars and summoned elementals (or the rare tamed magical beast) of Tailte Draiochta.
Common Taboos
As a whole, humans don't have many taboos which they share in common with one another - such things are dependant more upon the values created over time in each of the five nations than their species. They do share some commonalities to each other, however. They all value cooperation and hardwork, as such laziness and those who go out of their way to make things difficult for others are generally looked down upon. Likewise things such as murder, rape, theft, and child exploitation are reviled just about everywhere (even outside the human species).
History
Much of human history is unknown, forgotten in the river of time. Within all recorded history, humans have only known life within Ihmisen Keh'to, The Cradle of Humanity. That is not to say that the history of the species has been boring however, Ihmisen Keh'to is as large as the planet Earth in reality and the five continents have gone through a rich history of rising and falling empires over the millennia - though each continent within the giant natural formation has always been ruled over by their respective Conairí - with the exception of An'Croílár which has traded hands many times until finally being taken over by the mixed descendants that lived there after the flourishing of Cosán Na'Comhleá.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Humans have been removed from the rest of the planet Maailma for so long that they don't even know of the existence of other sapient species and as such hold no opinions about them.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Godfiend Creation and Descendants
Lifespan
60 - 100 Years (As Mortals)
Conservation Status
Humans are almost extinct in Maailma, existing primarily in Ihmisen Keh'to. Other pockets of the species do exist, but typically as livestock or slaves and in pitiful number.
Average Height
5 ft - 6 ft (1.6 m - 2.1 m)
Average Weight
121 lbs - 198 lbs (55 kg - 90 kg)
Average Physique
Though dainty and frail in comparison to Demons, especially those formed by awakened beasts or dragons, they're larger than most Sídhe on average... however, despite appearances, humans are the weakest sapient race in all of Maha (much less planet Maailma). The various Conairí can alter their physiques greatly, same for Natural Physiques, though only through proper Cultivation can humans rival other species.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Humans range in appearance greatly, from the lily-white skinned with fair hair and pale eyes Draíocht to the dark skinned and eyed Soturi Ihmisiä with their black hair. To further diversify themselves, they often pattern their flesh with tattoos and piercings.
Related Ethnicities
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