Human

Humans come in many sizes, shapes, sub-races and creeds.

They are a diverse group, which shares many similarities but are also very different to each other. Skin can vary from almost pale white through to red hues, yellow-tinged, gentle browns to almost black; distinct racial skin tones tend to be regional but can be mixed depending on trade routes, borders and migration. Hair colour is similar to skin tones in its variety, styles, and textures. Height varies but the average male stands around 5’10” and the average woman around 5’5”; although this can vary anywhere between 4’ and 7’. Eyes colour tends to fall somewhere between blue to green to brown with many subtle variations in between. Humans tend to hit puberty around 12 years old and reach adulthood at around 18, middle age is around 45 and death tends to occur around 80. However this can vary, the oldest human can reach 110 but infirmity tends to limit most past 70, but not all.

Common Human ethnic groups

Dao

Dyrvysh

Kemet

Lantian

Neustrian

Ostlander

Rividian 

Shinzoi

Tilian

Weylander

Zarumbe

Dao, hail from the Dragon Empire and are native humans. Tall, yellow-skinned with dark hair and almond-shaped eyes, this powerful nomad race was once the vassals of the Dragon Emperors of the Dragon Empire. They were eventually freed once the first Shinzoi Emperor rose to the throne of the first Jade Dynasty.

 Dyrvysh, the native folk of the great Wastes are a dark skinned folk, with dark eyes and black hair, they tend to stand somewhat shorter than Westerners. They are tribal and have a highly sophisticated caste system.

Kemet, the native folk of the Kingdom of Kemet, all but slaves to the God Kings of Kemet, they share a common ancestry with the Dyrvysh.

Lantians, are an amphibious subspecies of humans, they have blue skin, pale eyes, and either blue, white or black hair. They also tend to be 6 inches taller than the average human. And hail from the island kingdom of Lantis. Lantians also have a pair of gills on the sides of their necks that allow them breathe in water. They close when out of the water and appear as scars on the neck.

Neustrian, pale skinned with a broad variety of hair colour and eye colour. They make up the largest population of the Western Kingdoms.

Ostland, tall and pale, with fair hair and pale eyes, these hunter-gatherers are renowned for their Berserkers and Warriors. Whilst not technologically advanced as many other nations they do however have a very complicated social and political structure.

Rividian, slightly darker in skin tone and darker eyes, sharing a common ancestry with Neustria and Tilia, the folk of Rividia have risen to be the pre-eminent power of the Western Kingdoms. They are heavily influenced by their Dyrvysh and Mhor neighbours in relationship to architecture, music and food. Whilst still showing their ties to Tilia and Neustria in their physicality and religion. The Pantheon of gods is extremely influential in all aspects of a Rividian’s life. 

Tilians, are a distinctive ethnic group of the western kingdoms they have darker skin, dark eyes, dark hair, their language structure is also different to all the other Western Kingdoms.

Weylander, whilst almost identical to any other Westerner, these folk always have either blue or green eyes and black hair is not uncommon.

Zarumbe, the natives of the Afar are a distinct ethnic group, their skin is so dark it can take on an almost blue tinge. They have dark hair and eyes. There are many body types due to the vastness of their lands and the variety of terrain from rainforest to desert. They have a massive disparity in society from small tribal nomads to massive Empires containing as many people as the whole of the Western Kingdoms combined.

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