Human

## Humans - Champions of Diversity & Adaptation

### **Background**

Three words best exemplify the strength of Humans: diversity, ingenuity and adaptability. No other race has as many beliefs practiced or as many professions worked; few races match their ability to think creatively; and no race has proven to accept change as well as Humanity. As an evolutionary cousin of the Barbarians, Humans are generally more refined than their northern ancestors. Though they excel at no particular profession and have nothing extraordinary in the way of physical attributes, Humans can fill virtually any role, making up for their shortcomings with quick thinking. Qeynos and Freeport stand as monuments to the design and culture of Humans. Having survived the Age of Cataclysms relatively unscathed, it is Humanity that now holds the greatest advantage.

### **Faith**

Humans run the gamut in terms of religious choice and forms of worship. Perhaps as a result of the cultural implications of the Shattering, Humans now even pursue shamanistic forms of worship, a path they had previously shunned as too primitive.

### **Effects of the Shattering**

Humans have long called the cities of Freeport and Qeynos home, so they experienced no physical displacement due to the cataclysms. The greatest adjustment has been the massive influx of other races that are now crowding many areas of the city. To most Qeynosians, this is an opportunity to expand the good will and positive influence of their city. While some are worried about the effects of urban overcrowding, the majority look at this time as a call to duty, a way to aid those who have not been so fortunate. They intend to make the most of this chance to unite the races and truly work as a unified force.

In Freeport, Lucan is motivated only by the possibility of increasing his power and influence. While he distrusts the motives of many of the foreign races (especially the Dark Elves), D’Lere will make use of any individual or organization if by so doing he can further his personal goals. Some sects of xenophobic and paranoid Humans are secretly working to expel foreign influences and return the Human cities to a state of greater purity. In their view, the Shattering is a sign that natural selection is at work; this is a time when Humans should prosper and the other races are meant to die out. Allowing refugees into the cities is interfering with the laws of nature, and these organizations will look for ways to put a halt to this process before Humanity becomes irrevocably weakened.

### **Pros and Cons**

#### **Pros:**

* Humans are balanced in all stats, having neither a really high or really low ability score — They fit into any role.
* Where all the other races have starting resistance values that total 14, Humans start with 21 total resistance points — 7 more then everyone else
* As a Human, you can truly call Freeport or Qeynos home. No longing for some forgotten home on another continent.
* Any profession you choose will be suitable for a Human. They do equally well in any of the class choices.

#### **Cons:**

* A jack of all trades, but master of none. If you know for sure just what role you want to play, you might want to look for a race whose stats reflect that role.
* Humans have no ultra-, infra- or sonic vision.