Humans

Archeus, the goddess that created humans

Archeus' children

Their kingdoms

> "*And the Atumhi Group followed Archeus, the Goddess of All, and they were turned into...us, mankind*"
> ― Kespeth to Orianne
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Humans are a mortal species descending from the Atumhi Group, a group of Primitives.

## History

During the Great Choice, Archeus purposed Primitives power over reality and keeping fertility in exchange for their children's mortality and weakness to nothingness, some Primitives accepted and, led by Aran, later known as Aran Arfaltras, formed the Atumhi Group who later became the Primordial Humans.

During the War of the Seven, a lot of Primordial Humans died and Sophia Atalar, a trusted soldier of Aran, took control of the Primordial Humans and founded the Omniarchy of Atalar.

Over the time, several nations claimed independance from the Omniarchy of Atalar and formed the current kingdoms. In a similar way, some species evolved from Primordial Humans.

## Characteristics

Humans were designed to be identical to Archeus' physical form in terms of their shape, cognitive skills and biology. As part of this, many traits of humans also had a tendency to carry on through many generations, if not influenced by an outside source such as magic. Some genetics were so strong that they led to individuals who were nearly identical to their ancestors, even ones centuries removed. This made family traits a reality, with some families having distinct traits that made them recognizable.

Similarly, humans could be born with magical potential, making them suited to learning and casting magic techniques, and magic potential was also an inherited trait. Most humans, however, had very few magical potential with the Nihifaere Family being skilled in none of the magics, except for the Void Magic. Some humans also had the possibility of developing the Whispering Plague, with the potential to develop it influenced by a variety of factors and its effects weakening with each subsequent generation. Some humans could also be Heirs and have powers of Primordial Humans.

## Subspecies

* **Primordial Humans:** The members of the Atumhi Group who were mutated by Archeus.
	+ **Deities:** All Primordial Humans who lost life during the War of the Seven but helped in the creation of the world, they were rewarded and converted into Deities, ressurecting them with abilities.
	+ **Nuruta Clan:** Neutral Primordial Humans of the War of the Seven, they have naturally an ability of magic, especially in fire magic.
	+ **Operators:** Primordial Humans who joined Ayin during the War of the Seven and were converted into creatures of nothingness.
	+ **Spirits of the Nature:** All of the Primordial Humans who died during the War of the Seven but weren't converted in Gods, they were ressurected by Yggdrasil and asked to watch over Sipherion, all their memories were removed.
	+ **Wyrms:** During the Flood, some Primordial Humans were unable to escape the caves they were in, they evolved in the dark.
	+ **Humans:** Descendants of the Primordial Humans, their former ability of reality manipulation became an Autility.
		- **Gargoyles:** During the Great Catastrophe of Levigm, some Human mages tried to save themselves by becoming more resistant, the payback was an inability to move during the day.
		- **Vampires:** After the First Human War, Absalom was ressurected and turned into the first vampire, an undead sucking blood. He later turned more people into them, starting the three Vampire Clans.
		- **Werewolves:** A group of people cursed by the Wolf Spirit of the Nature during Antiquity, the Werewolves eventually gained the ability to turn into wolfmen.
		- **Fomorians:** Defending themselves from Dragons, the Empire of the Rock created the cold and deadly Fomorians, from slaves. They later rebelled.
		- **Twisted Ones:** During the War against Marauer, the God of Fate out of pure cruelty and to have better soldiers, tortured his human followers, making them monstrous, they became the Twisted Ones.
		- **Wendigowak:** Humans who ate human flesh and worshipped the Wolf Spirit of the Nature. Converted into beasts, they were condemned to be constantly hungry and cold.
	+ **Atalari:** Atalar's inhabitants who, about to drown, were saved by the magic waters of Atalar.

## Trivia

* The idea of naming countries after the Princes of Hell from demonology comes from Mothy's Evillious Chronicles series, some ideas, like the Nuruta, also come from it.