The Human

Humans can be found across the galaxy. They are notorious for being dangerously curious and extremely ambitious.

A common trait for humans is their enjoyment of challenges, constantly finding themselves on the edge of frontiers or attempting to colonize so-called death-worlds. This shows their one remarkable quality: Adaptability.

Diversity under Pressure

Humans are biologically simple compared to other anthropoid species. This innate simplicity is also their strength; they can quickly adapt within a few generations to their surroundings. While genetically similar across the species, some would be adapted to thinner atmospheres, heavier gravity, and even the rigors of long-term space travel.

This malleability also manifests within the plethora of cultures that have sprung up on different worlds they choose to inhabit.

New Wyrdings

Ontometric abilities in humans is new; only in the last hundred Cycles have confirmed wyrds started to appear. While some of it may be genetic, with increased likelihood of a human being born a wyrd is higher if their parents are wyrds, the statistical odds are still within the margin of error.

Ambitious Explorers

One of the common Attributes given to humans is their ambition. Some species are reckless, and some are meticulous, but humans have struck a strange balance allowing them to make leaps in technology and society, but not so much that they risk a collapse of everything. This is seen in their desire to explore and discover. As a species, they are always on the move towards the unknown.

Quasi-Nomadic

While not explicitly nomadic like some other species, humans always seem to be on the move, finding new things to explore or just wanting to find opportunities.

Terran Ecmenopolis

Humans do not hold their species homeworld in any special regard. There is a sense of historical loss and nostalgia when talking about Earth before the impact that obliterated its surface; but that is a sense of loss of a common history.

Terra (Sol C Prime), as it is commonly referred to now, is what replaced it. A massive and complex city now sits where geological features once stood.

History Lost and Cultural Nostalgia

Human cultural history was lost during the Impact. Because of this, they only have scraps of their own history to go from and no one knows how accurate that information is. This creates a situation where they think of there own pre-impact history and traditions with more nostalgia than as set rules to live their lives with.

However, with this loose foundation, new cultures have been created using these stories as their base.

Common Names

  • Masculine: Carlos, John, Muhammed, Shigechi, Shin.

  • Feminine: Aki, Chun, Eva, Sarah, Sofia.

Gothic

Gothic is a simplistic language that was once created to help humans communicate in the Sol system after the destruction of Earth. Many humans speak it, and their home language as well as their individual dialects from where they were born.

Human Traits

The following traits belong to the Human

Anthropoid (Human, Sapient): As a human, you are a humanoid.

Hit Die: d8 (d10 for Ageans)

Speed: 9 meters

Size: Humans vary in size quite dramatically ranging to just over 121 centimeters tall to just under 213.

  • Category: Medium

  • Defense: 0

  • Static Defense: 50

  • Base Signature Factor: 0

  • Natural Reach: 1.5 meters

  • Carry Multiplier: ×2kg

  • Hexes Occupied: 1

Age: Humans reach adulthood late into 2 Cycles and live a little over 14 Cycles (about 112 Terran years).

Ambition: The human drive to be better grants you an additional 2 XP at creation.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Gothic, your cultural language, your local dialect, as well as Standard.

Cultures: Humans can be found in large variations.

Cultures

The biological deviation of the human species is remarkably low, regardless of cosmetic distinctions; however, the culture they find themselves in by chance of birth makes them far more distinct.

Agean

Your family comes from the warrior-focused society of Sparta. This includes drills in combat and how to steel your mind against fear in the interest of accomplishing a goal.

  • Attribute: +3 Knowledge, +3 Sanity, and +3 in a Physical Attribute

  • Warrior Ethos: Rolls against being intimidated or fear effects are favorable for you. Your hit die increases to d10. You get a +3 to your defense.

  • Languages: In addition to Gothic and Standard; you can speak, read, and write Agiea.

Amesti

Merchants are part of your family, and you can trace your family down to the bazaar-world of Amesemi.

  • Attribute: +3 Cleverness, +3 Intuition, and +3 Ego

  • Merchant: +3 to influence. You have a penchant for intuiting the inherent value of things; you may use up to 3 exertion die for checks related to knowing the value of an object without expending them.

  • Languages: In addition to Gothic and Standard; you can speak, read, and write Amestu.

Hiniari

Your ancestors are from the paradise world of Mahabharata. You are culturally diverse and sophisticated.

  • Attribute: +3 Cleverness, +3 Sanity, and +3 Intuition

  • Performer: +3 to perform. Growing up, you have been exposed to many songs, stories, and dances you may use up to 3 exertion die for checks related to knowing the stories and other cultural information without expending them.

  • Languages: In addition to Gothic and Standard, you can speak, read, and write Hiniratan and two other languages of your choice.

Mandiri

Your family traces their line to the wet and warm Fusang and know a life of leisure.

  • Attribute: +3 Agility, +3 Awareness, and +3 Sanity

  • Darkvision: The dim nature of Fusang grants you darkvision out to 6 meters.

  • Swimmer: +5 to swim. The shallow ponds and lakes that dot the landscape made swimming a treasured pastime.

  • Languages: In addition to Gothic and Standard; you can speak, read, and write Mandiri.

Terran

Your family line can trace all the way to old Earth with no augmentation or deviation.

  • Expertise: You gain an additional 3xp.

Void-Nomad

You cannot seem to trace a time your family ever settled planet-side, always choosing to be on the move.

  • Attribute: +3 Agility, +3 Cleverness, +3 Sanity

  • Gravity Tolerance: Checks against the negative effects of gravity are done as though it is one G less down to 1G. Checks involving a negative effect of gravity are favorable.

  • Radiation Tolerance: When exposed to radiation, they gain 1 less Rad.

  • Language: In addition to Gothic and Standard, you can speak, read, and write Voider-Creole and one other non-Coalition of Humanity language.

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