Humans

## **Origins of Humans**

The first examples of humans first arrived in the Garden of Eden, as told by the Abrahamic religions, located in the Middle East. Adam was created from dust, and so was Lilith; however, complications arose when the first woman refused to lie under the first man during sex. Lilith ran from the Garden and was found by Samael, who completely pulled her away from humanity.

To amend his mistake, God then created Eve from the rib of Adam, and from their union Abel was born (his brother Cain being the child of the demon Samael). The bloodline of Adam continued and spread, but elsewhere in the world the beginnings of humanity also emerged, slowly expanding to populate the earth. It was in these first batches of humans that genetic anomalies arose, resulting in the beginnings of inhuman life.

### The Modern Era

For years humans have viewed themselves as the pinnacle of sentient existence. The hard truth of the matter is, however, that humans are not the true apex predators of this world. Centuries ago humans lived life in accordance to a perceived order presented to them by religious texts and doctrines, all of which either exalts or scorns humanities existence.

Stories of creatures such as Incubi, Demons, and Vampires kept humanity from becoming too prideful. Ultimately, as time progressed, humanity began to discount the existence of these supernatural beings, and thus began to view themselves as the sole proprietor of sentient life.

### **Age of the Supernaturalists**

In 2012, investigations into the existence of the supernatural finally hit solid evidence. The guides of a popular American myth-hunting television series encountered a Vampire, caught the footage of the resulting scuffle on film, and when the news was broadcasted sent the world into turmoil.

Some inhumans stepped forward, thinking that they could encourage a peaceful existence with humanity and that strides to unification could be made. Fear, however, was a powerful motivator to most humans.

Tolerance is not something that humanity is known for in great amounts and after the mass reveal, humanity was split into two divides: supporters and dissenters. Supporters of the inhuman races began to refer to themselves as Supernaturalists; Dissenters who wished for the destruction of all inhuman life became known as Anti-Supernaturalists.

### The Human/Inhuman War

The war began in December 2012, with the bombing of a known supernatural refuge center in Chicago, Illinois. 78 harmless supernatural inhabitants were killed, 34 were injured, and the Supernatural world went into defense mode. Anti-Supernaturalists lobbied, demanding war, and under pressure from the outside and from within, the American government opened war.

Fervor spread through the United State, Canada, and Mexico, and from there deep into South America and up into Greenland. Overseas the pandemonium spread and soon, the entire world was committed to eradicating supernatural life. Only pockets of places around the world retain some sense of neutrality, and in some places where the supernatural were revered, entire districts have been dedicated to preserving the races. However, that has done little to stop the war from spreading over human-controlled regimes.

By 2014, Anti-Supernaturalists had pushed supporters to the edge of control, and eradicated large portions of the Supernatural community. Supernaturalists were forced into hiding, and in the most remote places in the world, Safehouses began to crop up to accommodate and protect inhuman life.

Now, in 2015, the war still rages in secret, rogue Anti-Supernatural factions sneaking through the world to find these rumored safe havens and destroy them.

## **Powers**

The intolerance of supernatural beings has always been a huge debate in political spaces; this intolerance, however, overlooks one point of interest. Some families and bloodlines in humanity have been blessed, or cursed, with minor supernatural abilities. These humans who come out about their skills are often ostracized, incorrectly labeled a witch, and pushed out of society.

The resurgence of magical abilities in human bloodlines is often related to their ancestry: a grandparent who made a deal with a demon, a mother who was impregnated by a demon or faerie, a curse placed on the family from centuries past.

Human supernatural abilities are weak in comparison to the magic and skills of their closest counterparts, wixen. However, the powers do exist, and any sign of abnormality is enough to warrant a modern-day witch hunt.

### **Most Common Abilities**

* Telepathy: the ability to read the minds of others and communicate through thoughts through projecting their voice into a persons mind
* Empathy: the ability to sense or feel what other people are feeling at a given time
* Clairvoyance: the ability to see glimpses of the future based upon the actions of the present
* Enhanced Senses: above-average sight, hearing, taste, smell, ect.
* Mediumship: the ability for a human to communicate with the dead.
* Psychometry: the ability to touch an object and see the history of that object

## Weaknesses

In terms of sturdiness, Humanity is at one of the bottom rungs, only above small creatures such as Pixies and Goblins which can be thwarted with superior strength.

Humans are weak to moderate to severe physical damage, blood loss, diseases, asphyxiation, and a slew of other methods that are too lengthy to list.

## Notable Humans

* Marlow Jones

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic\_religions#Common\_aspects