- Humans are ubiquitous in the tablelands of Faerûn
- Humans are the most adaptable among races and fill stations from the lowliest slaves and hermits to the rulers of the great trading houses and high templars of the Sorcerer Kings themselves.
- Humans take readily to studying The Way, as well as the worship of the elements.
- Most humans distrust and fear arcane magic. Many wizards, both preservers and defilers, have been killed by an angry mob.
- There is nothing human ingenuity cannot accomplish. “So says Jonna Maxell” – a common saying with unknown origin.