Human

Jay Imperius, the human founder of the Empire of Roshinner

The **humans** are a species that lives across Rosenwelt, and are perhaps one of the most populous races. Generally, humans are fierce, disagreeable and very opiniated creatures, making them difficult to work with at times. Despite this, they are renowned for their ingenuity, ambition, and strong sense of fighting for what they believe in - even if (and especially) they would not live to see the result.

## Society

### Locations

The ancient homeland of the humans is The Crescent, a land of rivers and fertile land where they first grew as a race. From there, they quickly expanded throughout Eukitia and eventually found their way to Malkenia and even the Far East. Humans attach significance to many locations, particularly important ancient battlefields and capitol buildings.

### Cultural Subgroups

Humans are not split into subraces, but rather into various different cultural subgroups. These cultures range across their various national lines and there are many different cultures, which tend to evolve as time passes. However, the most major of these are as follows.

* **Roshin**, sometimes called **Roshinners**, the people of the Empire of Roshinner. Made up of the various ancient tribes that formed in the region after the Draconic Cataclysm, they were united as a nation and culture by the Unification War, a sub-conflict of the greater Titan's Wars.
	+ **Ozmandian**, a subculture of the Roshin who trace their lineage to the ancient human king Ozymandais.
	+ **Thnyian**, a subculture of the Roshin from the city-state of Thynis.
	+ **Locris**, a subculture of the Roshin from the Locris Plains.
* **Thynosian**, the humans of Thynosia.
* **Runeblood**, the humans belonging to the ancient human clans of Inverhond that formed in the First Era and were later forced to the brims of the region by elves.
* **Thorlander**, people native to southern Eukitia and the various states surrounding the Kingdom of Thorland.
* **Maldoarvan**, the population of the Maldoarvan Commonwealth, known for their artistic architecture and studious nature.
* **Suddenlander**, the people native to southeast Eukitia, such as the humans of Marland. Used to swamps and high humidity.
* **Matepied**, the humans who are native to the Matepieds. Perhaps the most ancient of the Third Era human cultures, the Matepieds are known for their storied, long-winded history and pride of their ancient culture.
* **Malkenian**, sometimes called **Imperials** during the Third Era, are the humans native to Malkenia, known for their judgmental view of magic of all kinds.
* **Half-Giants, Half-Elves, Half-Orcs,** **Half-Oni**, and other half-humans and humans of variant diversity are also often considered human subgroups, despite their genetic differences and often contested places in most human societies.

### Ambition

Humans are well known for their intense ambition. While other races are by no means impassionate, humans seem to possess a natural will to improve their societies and seek a better future. Whether this be through adventuring, dedicating their lives towards a new invention or passion, or various other tasks, humans are well regarded for their sense of bringing about a newer, better world, no matter the cost. A significant part of this ambition is the willingness for humans to give their lives for a cause they believe in, and putting their hope in martyrs. This will to better the world even if they do not live to see it has brought many boons for human society, and many of their greatest heroes are ones who gave their lives in the line of duty. Although this sometimes leads groups of humans on dark paths, for the most part, it is a beneficial trait for both themselves and the wider world.

## Combat

Humans maintain various different kinds of combat styles, mostly depending on their culture. While they are most well known for their proficiencies with polearms, humans have practicioners in almost every combat style imaginable, ranging from melee to ranged to magic. Humans are noted as one of the more tactical races, even untrained humans easily able to cooperate with other humans to create a formidable fighting unit in the face of danger.

## History

### Notable Humans

* **Jay Imperius**, the early Third Era lord who's actions united the various human tribes of Northwest Eukitia and founded the Empire of Roshinner.
* **Ozymandais**, a First Era human mage-king who was known for his powerful rule - however, next to anything about him and his state have withered away to history, living only now in the city-state named for him.