Humans

* Male
* Female

   *The standardized idea of a human, first drawn by **Professor Maximus Mediean***.

## Summary

**Humans** are the dominant species of *Omen Metal*.

## History

Humans as a species first emerged 300,000 years ago on the large, island-like Continent of **Arcana**. Due to Arcana's many biomes, humans who settled in various small countries on it evolved differently, and evolved only more differently after leaving Arcana due to it being ravaged by war and an unknown apocalypse and going to colonize various other continents that surrounded it.

For as long as there have been humans, there have been their ancient enemies, the **Nachtgeists**. Nachtgeists are the only known other sapient species on the planet, as all others were wiped out of the competition for dominance entirely. Some humans feared and cowered away from the Nachtgeists, due to them being nigh-unkillable, but some humans hunted the Nachtgeists as a sort of 'top game', giving rise to early **Monster Hunters**.

## Powers and Abilities

**Enhanced Speed:** To be able to avoid the Nachtgeists and some faster predators, and chase faster prey, humans began to develop far better senses than their real life counterparts. In the modern day, this speed is great enough to react to the fastest **Darts**. And some humans are rumored, past and present, to be able to react to bullets!

## Weaknesses

**Normal Healing Factor:** Humans heal incredibly slowly compared to Nachtgeists, and thus can be killed by many more things.

## Types

**Normal:** These humans are the majority of humans. They simply have the abilities listed above.

**Incantates:** These humans are less common than the 'normals'. They have a natural connection to magic that they can hone to be extremely powerful.

**Titans:** These humans are immensely strong, strong enough to splinter wood, crack stone and tear a Nachtgeist's head off. They are the least common type of humans.

## Countries

There are many countries that have been colonized by humans. The most major of them are:

### **Astril**

Astril is the country in which the story so far has actually taken place. Its real world inspiration is the **United States of America**. Astril is known for being a democracy, and giving its citizens more freedoms than any other country. Unlike America of the real world, Astril respected the wishes of its first leader, and barely interfered in any other countries. Also unlike America, Astril is roughly as old as the other countries.

Astril is also the most multicultural of the major countries, as many, many different kinds of people from all over the world come to Astril for the promise of freedom. This, unfortunately, has led to some criminals and terrorists recently taking advantage of this, and as such, Astril began to somewhat close its borders. Regardless, it is the most culturally and racially diverse country in the series, barring, if counted, Arcana itself.

In matters of war, Astril is known for largely favoring long ranged combat using **Bombs**, **Missiles**, **Drone** strikes, and especially **Guns**, having the most **AK-47**s out of any country. Astril also has doubled edged **Swords** with serrations on one edge, allowing the swords to function both for their primary use and as larger **Combat Knives**. However, Combat Knives are vastly more popular on the battlefield due to being much less cumbersome.

### **Bestana**

Bestana is Astril's closest ally in the story. Its real world inspiration is the **United Kingdom**. Bestana is known largely for its rich history, and for being a monarchy that gives a lot of of its power to lower classes (Most notably the **Prime Minister**). It is the country where the **First King of the Nachtgeists** and **His final opponent who killed him** were both born and died. Unlike the UK, Bestana does not have nearly as complicated a history with Astril.

Bestana is known for having an air of politeness in everything about it, from the way people dress to the way people speak. Though it has become more multicultural in recent years, an average Bestanian is still largely someone with dark hair, light skin and brownish eyes. Bestana is also known for favoring swords over guns in all matters of warfare except for the actual battlefield itself.

In matters of war, Bestana largely relies on **Artillery** from its overwhelmingly powerful **Navy** to get the job done. They usually will form complex plans around simple problems which results in the problems being solved with laughable ease, despite taking forever for the plans to be put into motion. Every soldier is also issued a **Saber** and **Enfield** to every situation, along with a **Bayonet**, **Communications Device**, **Hand Grenade** and **Colt M1911**.

### **Ubreau**

Ubreau is a Bestana's long time rival, a 'frienemy' of sorts, while being largely a close ally to Astril in the story. Its real world inspiration is **France**. Ubreau is known for its incredible art, and its flamboyancy. Be it king or citizen, everyone in the country seems to try and impress. Ubreau is a monarchy like Bestana. Unlike Bestana, however, Ubreau does not give power to many lower classes, except for the military directly below the ruling class.

Ubreau and Bestana are known for constantly being at war with each other for relatively petty things in a war perspective. Even in times of peace and even friendship, the two countries constantly try to outpace each other in technology and tactics. The only time they seem to fully, one hundred percent cooperate is when a global threat is presented to the world. Ubreau is also known for its landmarks, one of which lies in Astril as a gift.

In matters of war, Ubreau attempts to rush its opponents with everything it has, be it swords, guns, or artillery, using overly complex battle strategies that somehow work in practice. It is in a sense a meritocracy among the military class, as only those with the right skills are accepted into the military in the first place, and then those in the military are carefully tested again so as to get only the best of the best into power.

### **Zeshar**

Zeshar is a country situated opposite to Astril on the sea. Its real world inspiration is **Germany**. The country is widely praised for its music and its military might, being the only country to match Astril in direct firepower. It seems to be somewhat multicultural, but the general idea of a Zesharian is someone with blue eyes, bright skin and yellow hair.

Zeshar is widely regarded as the most pirate-heavy country in the world, as many people fleeing the dictatorship in charge of it turn to a life of mostly seabound crime. The dictatorship is effectively an 'elective monarchy', where a new ruler is chosen by the people and then rules for the entirety of their life. Zeshar is often at political odds with Astril, Bestana and Ubreau.

In matters of war, Zeshar is horrifying to face, using all their might tactically and strategically, be it Navy, ground forces or air forces, be it swords, guns, or artillery. Zeshar tends to give its soldiers absolutely every kind of weapon they could want, the primary gun being the **SCAR**, which has a notch on it to place a bayonet. All soldiers are given **Gas Masks** to be able to both protect their faces and breathe in any environment.

### **Tsukiaya**

Tsukiaya is a close ally of Zeshar in the story. Its real world inspiration is **Japan**. The country is loved for its elegancy and hard working nature, and many tend to view it as immensely beatiful in manners, art and music. It has largely inferior technology to the other countries, but makes up for it with immensely powerful **Incantates**, and thanks to recent resources from Zeshar, immensely powerful **Katanas**.

Tsukiaya is known for its feudal nature, with an **Emperor** ruling over everything in the country, **Shogun** ruling as the second class and **Samurai** serving beneath them. Various clans and organizations exist within Tsukiaya, including the **Amaterasu Clan**, *Omen Metal*'s equivalent to the **Yakuza**. The Amaterasu Clan is rooted deep in Tsukiaya's government, to the point where its **leader** is one of the Emperor's secret **Advisors**.

In matters of war, Zeshar largely follows the same ideology as **Gustogua**, that being to follow the teachings of **Xun Xinya**, *Omen Metal*'s **Sun Tsu**. Various teachings seen in their war strategy is to constantly decieve the enemy, and fight more Guerilla style wars. The weapons given to most soldiers in Zeshar are the **Yari**, the **Type 89 Howa**, the **Katana** and the **Type 94 Nambu**. **Shurikens** and **Kodachi** also used by **Tsukiaya**'s **Scouts/Assassins**.

### **Baplil**

Baplil is an ally to Zeshar in the story. Its real world inspiration is **Italy**. It is known in recent years for its massive crime syndicate that controls the entire country directly, and for its seeming reverence for any type of family and love of their history from Arcana, including using one of the main swords of Arcana. Baplil often uses underhanded tactics in everything it does, most people there are greedy, family-loving, or both. They are also very religious.

Baplil has no real government structure in the traditional sense of the word. Originally, it was an empire of many smaller countries, but when the last emperor was overthrown, the countries banded together into a monarchy, which over time was supplanted by the previously mentioned 'super-syndicate'. They often had intelligent scientists in their time, and they love using technologies and architecture from all periods in their history.

In matters of war, Baplil often relies on its many, many **Tommy Guns**, with each soldier also having a **Gladius** at their side and a **Hastam** and **Scutum** on their back. Most soldiers wear a more modern version of the armor worn by most Arcanian soldiers (Which resembles the armor worn by **Hoplites**), and the officers often have **Barretas** as their main weapons and **Xiphe** for their sidearms. They tend to give their allies a bit of their immense wealth.

## Characters

This is a list of characters who are human.

**Lewis Wallace**

**Siara Stone**

**Raymond Wallace**

**Eilane Stone**

**Hector Ramos**

**Miguel Tejedor**

**Joel Neufeld**

**Hamish Harper**

**Stanley Stewart**

**Wade Barber**

**Xavier Brew**

**Fang Huang**