Human

Humans are a species of primate-descendants from the planet Earth in the Sol system and are divided into many nations, races and religions; as such disagreements, war and aggression can be common. They are considered 'primitive' by some species, despite technological advancements; many Aeon see them as "incredible creators of dangerously primitive mind" and it is known that many species look down and are untrustworthy of or have a general distain for Humanity for various reasons.

### **Early Evolution**

Humans are a species descended from a mixture of early primate hominids and have always been aggressive and domineering, fighting their way to the top of the food chain and developing large brains and eventual sentience enough for them to build tools and more and more technology such as the wheel and eventually create fire.

The Danu were thought to have had an early influence on the prehistoric evolution of Humanity, in particular helping Earth recover during "planet healing" after their war with the Ga'n, who once ruled Earth, then known as Ga'ia long before Humanity evolved sentience. While Earth was rendered uninhabitable, and during the war decimated Mars where the Danu had called home after escaping from Otherworld, the Ga'n moved to a colony world known as Elg'a began working for the Zeltura's expanding empire as a client species, eventually exterminating most of the Danu. Though a few Danu did survive into the modern era and continued to help the Orchestra of the Stars movement within the greater Milky Way fight against their empire.

During their primitive tribal eras the Zeltura and Gan's fight left Sol and Earth could flourish once more, Humans evolved quickly from hunting primates into primitive tribal societies capable of farming and producing large-scale food and communal living. Over thousands of years Humans developed tools, stone and eventually metalwork and began to forge great empires.

During the early Bronze Age of Earth, parts of the world were controlled by banished Dragons and halfbreed Aeon/Dragons from Aeos such as Xeus, Klaytos, Quetzalcoatl and Taranis which may have contributed to the development of magic among Humans as well as forcing the development of neohumans.

### **Modern Humanity**

Humans have developed some rather advanced forms of technology and science, particularly in terms of mechanical and electronic apparatus and have advanced medical facilities and treatments, computer and communication equipment; however the distribution of this technology and knowledge seems to focus around the richest and most powerful; this had led to enormous corruption and the continued divide of ancient nations across the planet. The rich-poor divide in these nations can vary, but class-wars and xenophobia between multiple groups, races, castes, sects, religions and social classes are often manipulated for the benefit of the rich, while the poor are often underpaid and kept savage by false news and gaslighting on purpose.

The Zeltura and Ga'n made something of a return to Earth in small-scale, mainly for research purposes, propagating modern urban legends of a "reptilians", "greys" and creatures from other worlds; it is likely that some of these have already made contact with Black Labs who are said to work in particular with the Ga'n to try and avoid an outright invasion to retake their ancestors' former-Ga'ia as their own again.

Many Aeons are aware of Earth, though not so much of the greater Milky Way in which Earth is located; with Earth representing one of a few worlds explored by the Aeon and Dragons long in the past, modern Aeon interaction with humanity is usually no more than Aeos-to-Earth. Because of this it's unlikely that the Aeons are aware of, nor find it in their interests to get involved in Humanity's issues with others within the Milky Way. However the Ga'n and Zeltura's interest in genetic engineering may suggest that one day a meeting will be inevitable.

Neohumans, derived from Human/Dragon mating, have become everything from Heroes to Villains on Earth, and recently 'superhero' culture has become extremely prominent on the planet; This culture is noted by some Aeons as the start of a higher-form of of society; Ciel often reminds Anri that Humanity is on the cusp of what he calls a "paradigm shift" of the entire species,; such a shift can be highly dangerous and perhaps even deadly should it go wrong.