Humans

Humans are a sentient species in Blastaway: Newmex

## Description

Humans are the default species in Blastaway and are the most common sentient species found in the New Mexico Wasteland, having formed Post-war factions after causing the Pre-war nuclear apocalypse. Lepers, Bruisers, and Zombies are examples of mutated humans, with the former being the most close to human and sentient, and the latter being barely, if it all sentient or human with Bruisers in the middle.

## Factions

Humans, similar to Bruisers and their tribes came up with post-war factions, such as the Odd Rocks League united by common ancestry no longer oppressed by crippling laws and corporate exploitation of their lands finally saw a chance of thriving again.

Veterans of the U.S. Army formed The Patriotic Front, recruiting like-minded individuals and more to join their ranks before the Veterans died out.

The Gas Guzzlers were united outlaws out to gain a monopoly on the oil in New Mexico and other places.

Various smaller raider gangs with a more greaser aesthetic, namely the Aces, Spades, Clubs, and Hearts joined the fray of the battle for New Mexico.

These factions also occupied footholds in the New Mexico Wasteland, with TPF occupying the remains of a police department naming it Checkpoint Torrence to the west. The Gas Guzzlers occupying an Oil Well and building a Fort around it named Kilmister. to the South And the Odd Rocks League occupied a town and named it Neo Pueblo to the East

## Settlements

The majority of settlements in New Mexico (and probably the rest of the U.S.) were formed by Humans in an attempt to return to a somewhat "normal'-er sense of life. Most settlements don't have laws, but more of a Frontier Justice system where either the victim, or the suspect dies. Sometimes both. Notable human settlements are Trust, and Camp "Echoes", with the remains of a research site, Avis, being used by some settlers as well.

## History/Technological Advancements

2 million years ago, the first humans came unto earth. Homo-sapiens, what we now know today as humans, are the only surviving species of humans today, beating neanderthal's, homo-habilis, homo-erectus, and many others respectively in the battle for domination and survival. Eventually, humans started to settle land, and with land came disputes, and with disputes came bloodshed.

Almost every everyday tool was created by humans, past or present, to serve a function. With weapons like tomahawks and guns serving as ways to kill or cripple hostile opponents, and advanced forms of technology like Injectors and Rad-meters used for the healing and detection of illnesses or injuries.

Humans also invented a form of expression, called Music, which, through the arranged form of sounds and different noises were able to create a sort of "beat" or "tone" to reflect emotions or just for plain entertainment. A guitar and the music playing in Danny's Rat Parlor are a great example of this form of expression from humans.

In order to prevent damage to important parts of the body, humans invented clothing to keep their parts hidden and their bodies warm. This eventually evolved into armor like leather, bronze, and chain mail. A new type of armor was invented just for bullets to prevent them from doing too much damage. Even

Humans ALSO discovered that, through the combination of Fire and Flesh would make Food not only taste better, but also prevent food-borne illnesses from festering on the meat and infecting them. Early forms of preservation such as salt were used before the invention of the Fridge to extend food's lifetime before expiring.

Eventually humanity evolved to the civilized people we know today starting companies like Nucleo-Arch, attempting to solve global disputes peacefully, and going as far as space travel. It all seemed to be going well until the resource wars that sparked global conflict between nations in a fight for resources.

Unfortunately, however, in the 2080's a nuclear apocalypse occurred, presumably worldwide turning most populated cities into nothing but ash and military bases decimated to mere craters of radioactivity. The remnants of civilization lay as a dying flame of the past. Most humans moved to uninhabited, less irradiated spots of land in the country to settle down and start a new civilization. So far the factions created in this strive for power haven't beaten one or the other as of the 2150's, with the "closest" one to pre-war america being The Patriotic Front.

## Roleplay Guidelines

* Humans are able to handle most small and medium arms, and, if mounted can wield large weapons. Some humans can handle these mounted weapons while mobile if they are strong enough, however.

* Humans, next to lepers (maybe) are the smartest species in Blastaway as of yet, allowing more opening for strategical and open minded thinking

* However, this intelligence comes at a cost. (Most) humans are unable to overpower species like Bruisers or wildcats in hand to hand combat and must resort to ranged weapons like Bows or Guns or melee weapons like Swords or Baseball Bats.

* Most humans don't need to have a faction attached to their name, but if so make sure to do the faction right.

* Humans, unlike some Bruisers and Lepers, and definitely Zombies, are not feral and must be asked for PTK or PTC before going through with an action that could Kill or Cripple them.

An example of a human using armor, and goggles to prevent damage to the eyes and bodyA heavily mutated form of human, a bruiserAnother heavily mutated form of human, a zombieA human observing the wastelandA wanted poster for 2 humans, another poster with a human representing a faction for recruitment.ORL SymbolLoyalist EmblemRaptor EmblemGas Guzzler Emblem