Humans

Humans are one of the sentient Races of the Virasana Empire .

## Distribution

Humans are widely spread throughout the Empire and can be found on every habitable planet.

## Anatomy and Physiology

### Genetic Phenotypes

What they lack in genetic diversity (as compared to, say, the N'Ptalini), humans more than make up through their culture.

Genetically though, on average, humans tend to be about 1m70 tall, with light brown skin, dark hair and dark eyes, with no difference in colouring between males and females. Size, skin, hair and eye colour can vary wildly though, and in some cases local preferences have, over centuries, created clear dominance of one phenotype over another.

For example, on worlds that had been under Grebenstein rule for a long time, humans show an overproportional percentage of blond and blue-eyed specimen. Similar, the strong preference for tall females has led to a significant increase of the average size in females of House Cournicova and to a lesser degree on their planets. The Om Nyama beauty standarts of House Ndewane have been enforced for such a long time that they basically constitute a phenotype of their own by now.

### Genetic Artifacts

During the time of the Shangri-La, humans used genetic modifications both as expression of style and to adapt to newly settled worlds. Most of these modifications have been lost by now, but incidences of suddenly recurring genetic oddities are well documented. It is rare but not uncommon for a child of two utterly unremarkable humans to suddenly show traits not usually found in humans - odd hair, skin or eye colours for the most part, but also scales, tails, gills and countless other modifications have been observed. These are not mutations, but rather recombinations of parts from both parents' sides that had lain dormant for generations.

### Supernatural Abilities

Humans, at least in comparison to other sentient races, seem to have a stunningly high percentage of supernaturally gifted specimen. So far, the reason behind this is unclear.

## Relations with other races

Humans tend to be blindly expansive only to violently defend their perceived borders. So while they can absorb other races more or less peacefully into their culture (like the N'Ptalini), so far no other race but the Urchins has survived contact with them.

## Some notable Humans include

 Abhishek Virasana Akheela Virasana Amadeus Grebenstein Anandi Virasana Angela Inkuwe Anya Quetzal Apollonia Mercedes Petrov Arolas Bertranod Plantagenet Arundati Virasana Asa Cournicova Ashley Quetzal Athena Ardenberg Bakuba Ndewane Bernardo Almaviva Bibek Virasana Bobby Dover Brother Chang Brother Jon Brother Riccardo Carlotta Almaviva Cesare Rosa Almaviva Charles Ardenberg Ciel Cleonea Medina Colin Barley Darios Deirdre Jacoby Diego Amarosa Diego Corrado Almaviva Dimitrios Quetzal Elayne Quetzal Elisander Quetzal Enrique Erica Ardenberg Estefanía Almaviva Faisal Hairuz Kyothari Father Caradini Father Prajuman Florin Lark Frederick Hamilton Frederick Moravia Friedrich Nikolaus Grebenstein Gabriel Ardenberg Gregorius Quetzal Haakon Cournicova Hanako Tô-Genji Hans Quetzal Harendra Virasana Helen Reinhardt Hyperion Quetzal Ian Forlano Ilhan Quetzal Inyoni Ndewane Irao Kilian Samara Ishikawa Kyothari Iskander Quetzal Ivan Quetzal Jabulani Ndewane Jonah Gregin Kalikori Ndewane Kamala Virasana Kareem Halabi Karla of Tempest Katrina Keller Katsumoto Kyothari Kenneth Sath Kishore Virasana Li Lan Tô-Genji Li Ma Kyothari Lilavati Virasana Lilitu Quetzal Liviana Quetzal Ludwig Fürchtegott Grebenstein Mahout Malia Ohm Quetzal Marcelina Almaviva Margarete (Molly) Weidpfahl Maruja Quetzal Mel Ohm Quetzal Morgana Grebenstein Morland Hammerfest Morrigan Mother Jadeeda Mother Thobeka Myriam Tambô Nagendra Virasana Nahuatl Quetzal Nalini Virasana Nandi Makeba Ndewane Naotoshi Kyothari Nimue Quetzal Orlando Almaviva Ornella Almaviva Pallavi Virasana Ragnhild Cournicova Rajesh Virasana Rajveer Othi Ravindra Virasana Relais Almaviva Rene Laurent Riccardo Laurano da Vega Almaviva Richie Favier Robert Jacoby Rose Vandermeer Rupinder Virasana Ryan Saint Barbara Saint CoCo Saint Cornelius Saint Nicodemus Saint Ulrich Saïd Medina Sequoia Quetzal Shimomura Kyothari Simal Kyothari Simon Chevalier Skanti Virasana Sylvia Fuentes Tagore Virasana Tahamoney Kyothari Tahira Kyothari Takumi Sikhulu Tamina Quetzal Thandia Makubele Tilda Tjure Björndal Toltecatl Quetzal Traiano Almaviva Traude Hammadal Tresilian Ulysses Uma Virasana Uttara Virasana Varuna Virasana Veruda Quetzal Vivaine Quetzal Wilhelm Grebenstein Xochil Quetzal Yaden Quetzal