Human

**Humans** are the most prolific sentient race that inhabits Taira. Their total population is equal to that of all other species combined giving them a majority in most nations. With the vastness of the world Humans come in a wide variety of races and cultures.

Your standard Human is anywhere from 5 feet tall to 6 and a half feet tall with your averages hovering around the six foot range. The aether of the atmosphere has afforded them a few minor mutations such as a wider range of hair, eye, and skin colors though much of it is still influenced by the environment they evolved in and their genetics.

## Races

### Aitalan

Humans heralding from the continent of Aitala are known for their fair skin and hair. Skin tones ranging from pale to tan are the norm with hair colors usually being on the lighter side, though dark hair is not uncommon. They average in height around 5'7" for women and 5'11" for men. As founding members of Sarathal they have spread over the entirety of the central continent, though it is not uncommon to find them across the seas, having either left or fled the Dominion.

### South Aitalan

Human tribes that evolved in the southern mountains are known to be even more pale with shades of blonde hair and blue eyes being almost mandatory traits with tones of red hair and green eyes coming up on rare occasions. They tend to be larger and hardier than their northern cousins averaging at 5'9" for women and 6'2" for men. Despite their unification under Sarathal they maintain a lot of their old warrior traditions and are regarded as being a brutal people, both physically and verbally.

### Arakan

North of Aitala, the humans of the Arakan continent are not all that different. Slightly darker hues for their skin and hair but more or less they have very few physical differences to their southern neighbors sharing similar heights and physiques. Many of them migrated into Bharata or Western Prasanta from their land connections before the continent came under the Dominion's control and so it is fairly common to find them beyond Sarathal's borders.

### East Prasantan

Given the sheer scale of Prasanta there's quite a bit more diversity in the humans that hail from there. The eastern shores of the continent are home to more pale humans with dark hair and eye tones and almond-shaped eyes. They are slightly smaller of stature and build than other Humans at around 5'5" for women and 5'10" for men on average. They share their homeland with the Moon Elves and, like them, rarely leave their shores.

### Central Prasantan

Contrasting the East Prasantans are the Humans of central Prasanta. The inhospitable deserts require a hardy people of dark skin and hair. Centered around the few lakes and oasis' that dot the sprawling desert these humans flourish in the rough environment. They average around 5'8" for the women and 6" for the men with builds ranging from lean to bulky depending on where from the massive desert they hail. Given the trials imposed by the massive desert they call home, it is actually fairly rare to find ones who venture beyond it as such a journey is seldom worth the risk.

### West Prasantan

Further to the western mountains of the continent lay another subset of humans with a more tanned complexion. Mountains and deserts are what they consider home and so they have adapted to the climate with hair of brown and black tones and skin ranging from tan to dark brown. Having similar builds and heights to their Aitalan cousins across the sea they are not uncommon sights within the Central Continent as the Dominion presents itself as one of the best trading partners for those living on the western shores of Prasanta.

### Bharatan

Ranging from pale to tan the humans of Bharata are similar to those on the central continent, though with notable differences in facial details that set them apart. Those of south-eastern Bharata tend to be of a darker complexion while those to the north-west tend to be more olive skin toned. They share similar statures to the Aitalans and Arakans, averaging around 5'7" for the women and 5'11" for the men. They are not rare sights beyond their homeland but there are few large groupings of them beyond their borders as they seldom migrate en masse with Bharatans in foreign lands typically being singular individuals.