Man (Species)

Man is a species native to the Isle of Man, but now found throughout the known world. This species is known for dwelling on the beaches of their native island, the place where they were first discovered by Bingstopher Columbus. Used as slaves in many regions across the world for centuries and even in the present, the Isle of Man is currently the only the only location on the planet where this species lives in complete freedom.
== History ==
The first known traces of the Man species were found on the Isle of Man. This includes hoof-prints on sand buried deep below the surface of the island. These hoof-prints have been carbon-dated to the year 16.9 Million BF, a decent while before the Sogga species first appeared. Later on at around 5 Million BF, their culture began to expand and their lives began to become more sophisticated. Huts and weapons were somehow made, despite their lack of hands. Evidence suggests the things they built were usually team efforts, showing their ingenuity during ancient times. At that time, their people's first ruler came about, his name being Man the Elder. Man the Elder is the reason we call their species the Man, as this is also what they called it due to him. Less like a traditional ruler, Man was mainly the alpha male of the island's primitive society, living peacefully among the people with no clear distinction. This system of alpha males as "leaders" continued on until 1469. As their culture continued to expand, so did the traces they left behind. Sticks and stones were replaced by bronze and iron tools, and the style of their art, while still messy, portrayed more detail than ever before. However, at this time, the only way they communicated was through oral means, as writing seemed basically impossible to the people. Eventually, the first word ever found written on the Isle of Man came about. In the year 200, a member of the Man species etched into a piece of driftwood with a sharpened rock; "MAN". This new system of writing sparked a revolution in technology and agriculture. As opposed to simple foraging, the people began planting the fruit trees in controlled farm areas, using their writing to record and compare annual harvests. Their way of government stayed basically untouched across the past 16.9 Million years, with basically no class distinctions in their island society. This all changed in 1469 when an explorer from the Holy Bingus Empire called Bingstopher Columbus landed on their island with his crew on a large wooden ship. "XDDD wow cringe normies LOLL so poor", Columbus has been said to have spoken upon seeing the Man on the beach. Though the natives didn't act hostile, they began to fight back against the invaders when they started to ransack their villages and capture their people. Though they were larger and stronger than the invading forces, they were outmatched and their technology was far behind Bingstopher and his crew. Around 90 percent of the Man population was enslaved and sold to several nations, making Bingstopher Columbus extremely rich.
== Rise and Fall of Mannism ==
After the massive raid on the Isle of Man, a member of the community called Manfred decided to take charge. Manfred sparked a change in the government, allowing him to rise to the top. Manfred's main goal was to take full control of the island and speed up progression so a new raid can be prevented in the future. Mannunism, the new system of government, was not much different from previous forms, apart from who was at the top. In Mannunism, the leader was at the very top with nobody else to put him in check. He controlled everything about his people, who were now forced to work even harder than before. "Man, why we gotta do this every single day?" a Man once said as he was working on his small farm. This system of government may have sped up food and resource production, but it also allowed for political corruption. In the year 1690, a ruler called Manny the Wet apparently tried to force the entire population to fish for food, which was tedious for the people, who were all horses. Despite their inability to fish, Manny, who really liked the taste of fish, put anybody who opposed in Jail, which was actually just a repurposed toilet pit. This horrible mistreatment of the people sparked a revolution in the year 1769, 80 years into the vast, long-running rule of Manny the Wet. The people decided that they were done with their constant slaving away. They collectively scrapped the entire idea of Mannism, forcing Manny and his family to flee to a distant, tiny island by boat. It is unknown whether or not the family's descendants still live there. From then up to today, the ways of the first Man 16.9 Million years ago are still embraced by the people of the Isle of Man.
== Slavery of the Man ==
In 1469, Most of the Isle of Man's population was taken away from the island by Bingstopher Columbus by boat. Bingstopher had intentions on selling the Man he found, along with their tools, weapons, and goods, including the delectable Bingberries. They were sold in the Holy Bingus Empire and to trade partners across the globe, but mainly to the people of the Holy Bingus Empire. They now lived in extremely harsh conditions, used to carry heavy loads as well as people in carriages. Soon, worldwide revolts happened as the Internet developed, allowing the Man to communicate via computers in secret. This forced the entire world to free their slaves if they had not already, officially doing so in 1998. Their culture started to blend with the cultures of the people around them, and they eventually became accepted by the people of the once slave-owning nations. In Flopxico, the only country that was devoid of slavery at the time, Juan was born on 1951 and would later become the president of Flopxico and have a child. In New Flop City, a rapper named Man became popular during the 2000s and 2010s for his songs "dirt" and "sand". Both the success of Man and Juan finally cemented the fact that the Man could now survive in their new homelands without as much difficulty and discrimination as before.
== Timeline ==
11 Million BF: The first traces of the Man species.
5 Million BF: The Man began to make weapons and huts.
200: The first writing by the Man species, proving a Golden Age.
1469: Massive raid by explorers, many are taken as slaves.
1470: Manfred switches the government to enhance production.
1690: Manny the Wet forces everybody to fish instead of farm.
1769: Revolts against Manny bring back the old government.
1951: Juan is born in Flopxico and would later become president.
1996: Man is born in New Flop City as a slave to a jockey.
1998: Most slaves in foreign lands are freed after protests.
1999: Juan becomes president of Flopxico despite his species.
2000s-2010s: A rapper called Man hits the scene and gets big.
2020: A Bingus supporter assassinates Man by shooting him.
== Sog Theory ==
A theory from 1969 states that the Man could not have grown like they did. Their hooves and lack of much flexibility made it essentially impossible for them to grow as a people. Instead, because of how closely they both popped up, ancient Soggas already enslaved them and used them as tools to grow. This has been proven false several times since then, such as the lack of Soggas or Sogga traces found on the Isle of Man. The theory did not have much credibility, but will be mentioned to make clear how discriminated against the Man have been, like how other species thought that they could not develop.
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