Near-Human (TSC)

The word Near-Human was a general term typically used to denote any species or sub-species found in the Milky Way Galaxy that shared a similar biology and characteristics to that of baseline Humans (Humanity). Most of the time, it was believed that many Near-Human species shared one common genus or ancestor, Homo-sapiens sapiens and that they deviated from each other due to conditions that called for adaptation and evolution. Sometimes, the term "Humanoid" was loosely used to describe Near-Humans, although it was usually used in a derogatory manner due to Human ignorance and supremacy (Prehistoric era).
Many identified Near-Humans were known to have shared many close similarities to baseline Humans. These inherent similarities ranged from differences in skin tone or eye color or bone structure. However, that was typically not the case. Several Near-Human species were observed to have completely different outlook appearances but still shared the same molecular structure as baseline Humans albeit there was sometimes a small deviation in the DNA and chromosomes, usually a minimal 0.01-0.05% difference for DNA while in chromosomes there was an additional chromosome in the Human genes. At a biological standpoint, most Humans were capable of interbreeding with their Near-Human cousins, although there might be some difficulties at hand.
==Origins==
It was roughly believed that Near-Humans have descended from Humans that had settled on distant planets with abnormal conditions not typically found on Earth, calling for them to either adapt to their new home via natural mutation for multiple generations or face death. 
On another matter, several could have evolved from groups of Humans who had lost themselves in their travels during the Exalted Imperium of Charum Hakkor's expansion period, losing communications with their homeplanet and being forgotten altogether until they were "discovered" years later. As a result, the genetic and sometimes visual differences could regularly be explained.
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==Known Near-Humans==
===Florian===
===Coronthian===
===Zalastarian===
===Kthonics===
Kthonics were a race of Near-Humans discovered many years prior to the Human-Forerunner Wars. Although their appearance were radically different to that of baseline Humans, their base DNA sequence remained strikingly similar, with only minor percentage differences. How they came to their current appearance is up to debate but its believed to have occured during the Human's Expansion Era, where many sleeper ships were deployed into the farthest reaches of the Galaxy to colonize new untampered worlds. However, due to several unforeseen circumstances, several of the ships malfunctioned, causing the ships' systems to awaken most of its crew prematurely as they drifted to their destination, usually in a time span of several hundred years. Due to the genetic enhancements given to them prior to launch which were meant to adapt them to their new environment, the prematurely awakened crew adapted to the ship instead of their predestined world
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