Human

Reference Picture for Humans

* Other (such as dead religions, pagan religions and newly formed religions, such as The Duster religion)

## Biological classification

### Subspecies

* Core Humans
* Arms' Humans
* Terrans
* Dusters

## Sociocultural characteristics

### Colonies

* Luna
* Mars
* Ceres
* MORE TO BE ADDED

### Language

Ekxkun Binary / Ekxkun Telepathy

> An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. -Martin Luther King Jr
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**Humans**, Humanity or Homo Sapiens are the most common and widespread species of primate in the Sol system. A great ape characterized by their bipedalism and high intelligence, humans have a large brain and resulting cognitive skills that enable them to thrive in varied environments and develop complex societies and civilizations. Humans are highly social and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states. As such, social interactions between humans have established a wide variety of values, social norms, languages, and rituals, each of which bolsters human society. The desire to understand and influence phenomena has motivated humanity's development of science, technology, philosophy, mythology, religion, and other conceptual frameworks.

Although some scientists equate the term "humans" with all members of the genus Homo, in common usage it generally refers to Homo sapiens, the only extant member. Anatomically modern humans emerged around 300,000 years ago in Africa, evolving from Homo heidelbergensis or a similar species and migrating out of Africa, gradually replacing or interbreeding with local populations of archaic humans. For most of history, humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Humans began exhibiting behavioral modernity about 160,000–60,000 years ago. The Neolithic Revolution, which began in Southwest Asia around 13,000 years ago (and separately in a few other places), saw the emergence of agriculture and permanent human settlement. As populations became larger and denser, forms of governance developed within and between communities, and a large number of civilizations have risen and fallen. Humans have continued to expand, with a global population of over 8 billion as of 2023.

Genes and the environment influence human biological variation in visible characteristics, physiology, disease susceptibility, mental abilities, body size, and life span. Though humans vary in many traits (such as genetic predispositions and physical features), any two humans are at least 99% genetically similar. Humans are sexually dimorphic: generally, males have greater body strength and females have a higher body fat percentage. At puberty, humans develop secondary sexual characteristics. Females are capable of pregnancy, usually between puberty, at around 12 years old, and menopause, around the age of 50.
Humans are omnivorous, capable of consuming a wide variety of plant and animal material, and have used fire and other forms of heat to prepare and cook food since the time of Homo erectus. Humans can survive for up to eight weeks without food and three or four days without water. Humans are generally diurnal, sleeping on average seven to nine hours per day. Childbirth is dangerous, with a high risk of complications and death. Often, both the mother and the father provide care for their children, who are helpless at birth.

Humans have a large, highly developed, and complex prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain associated with higher cognition. Humans are highly intelligent, capable of episodic memory, have flexible facial expressions, self-awareness, and a theory of mind. The human mind is capable of introspection, private thought, imagination, volition, and forming views on existence. This has allowed great technological advancements and complex tool development to be possible through complex reasoning and the transmission of knowledge to subsequent generations. Language, art, and trade are defining characteristics of humans. Long-distance trade routes might have led to cultural explosions and resource distribution that gave humans an advantage over other similar species.

Having their origins on Terra (or Earth), they are an adaptive species that can follow many ways of life, which makes them seem ambitious or a rival to many other civilisations. Humanity has started to aggressively colonize and spread in the last hundred years, much to the dismay of many others. In reality The Longest War is humanities fault more than anybody else. Humanity took a heavy blow to it's progress, morale and population in The Longest War, but unlike many others, humanity reproduces and recovers fast.

### Biology

Humans have a fairly robust physiology. Their internal makeup and reproductive processes are typical of most bipedal mammals, and their size and proportions give the appearance of being strong, fast and agile. In comparison to the other races, humans are roughly physically in the middle spectrum of strength. Like most organic races, humans are also capable of producing psionic individuals, albeit weaker than many of the other races and it is quite rare. Humans can live to about 125 years, and recent medical advances show promise to extend this even further. Humans reach physical maturity at approximately between fourteen and nineteen years of age.

### Additional Notes

* Many colonies spread throughout the Milky Way, primarily in Sol, it's home system.
* Uses primarily ballistic weapons, such as missiles and projectiles.
* Unrest has been bothering humanity for a long time, as colonies are treated as less and the people wish to reform the UNOE into UNOS, United Nations of Sol and declare several of the colonies to be full fledged nations. (edited)