Homo longi

The **dragon man** (*Homo longi*), also known as the **dragon human**, is a species of archaic human that originally lived during the middle Pleistocene in China and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii. The dragon man is broadly anatomically similar to other archaic human species, the skull is low and long, with massively inflated brow ridges, wide eye sockets, and a large mouth. Like modern-styled humans (*Homo sapiens*), the dragon man has a flat face, but the nose is rather large and has the longest skull of any species of human. The brain volume is around 1,420 cc, within the range of common humans and neanderthals (*Homo neanderthalensis*). The dragon man is more closely related to the common human than the neanderthal is to the common human. The dragon men are found throughout, not only Asia, but also Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and South America, due to the expanding populations of archaic humans relating to overabundance of food sources. Dragon man technology is is quite sophisticated, it includes the stone tool industry, the abilities to create fire and build cave hearths, make the adhesive birch bark tar, craft clothes similar to blankets and ponchos, weave, go seafaring, make use of medicinal plants as well as treat severe injuries, store food, and use various cooking techniques, such as roasting, boiling, and smoking. Dragon men make use of a wide array of food, mainly hoofed mammals, but also other megafauna, plants, small mammals, birds, and aquatic and marine resources. Although they are apex predators like common humans, the dragon men living in the wild still compete with cave bears, cave lions, cave hyenas, and other large predators. The dragon men are known to have symbolic thoughts and Palaeolithic art, still made in some regions today, have been made by the dragon men, namely ornaments made from bird bones and shells, collections of unusual objects including crystals and fossils, engravings, music production such as the primitive Divje Babe Flute, and cave paintings. The dragon men also have developed religious beliefs similarly to prehistoric *Homo sapiens*. Dragon men are capable of speech, being articulate, allowing them to be able to speak, not only in primitive forms of languages, but also modern languages such as English, French, etc. Compared to common humans, dragon men have a more robust build and somewhat shorter limbs. These features are adaptations to conserve heat in a cold climate, but are also adaptations for sprinting in the warmer, forested landscape that dragon men living in the wild often inhabit. Nonetheless, they have cold-specific adaptations, such as specialised body fat storage. Average dragon men stand around 165 cm (5 ft 5 inches) and women 153 cm (5 ft) tall, similar to pre-industrial common humans. The braincases of dragon men males and women average about 1,600 cm (98 cu inches) and 1,300 cm (79 cu inches) respectively, which is within the range of the values for common humans. The dragon men in the wild usually frequent into caves, and move between caves seasonally. Due to dragon men and common humans being very closely related, dragon men and common humans can easily interbreed with one another, making human/dragon man hybrids. The conservation status of the dragon man is **Least Concern** due to successful conservation efforts, the dragon man's wide range and its tolerance to most of human activities caused by *Homo sapiens*, so it is able to become part of civilization alongside *Homo sapiens*.