Human

**Humans** are ordinary citizens of Earth, the main species that dominate the landscape.

*Note: This page does not refer to super-enhanced humans, but rather ordinary ones.*

## History

In all TMNT Sourcebooks, they enjoy a normal life. Humans are a stable main NPC of most Sourcebooks as either a by-stander, a villain, or an ally. They often discriminate against mutants in all sourcebooks, though there are humans who don't discriminate as well.

### After the Bomb

They are the main villains and villains in the After the Bomb campaign, discriminating against all animal-Mutants and leading the hunt against them, with only Dog variants being spared. They rule The Empire of Humanity. The Empire spans the entirety of the USA, with presences in Mexico. Depending on the setting, The Bomb itself was not one of human invention, but the Bombs themselves were. Humans are particularly cruel in this timeline.

In Australia the largest Human settlement in the *After the Bomb* timeline, the Jakarta, poses a threat to Mutants who use them as slaves. According to the book, by the start of the storyline of the main book, very few humans remain who lived before 'The Prang'.

They are a native of Avalon and a plausible mutant type in Mutants in Avalon where they are considered *British Mammals*. In Avalon, they are classified as Upper-Middle Class citizens and are not against Mutants, having lived with them for 150 years at this point after 'The Crash'. In Europe, SAECSN poses the main Human threat instead of the Empire of Humanity, with Avalon Humans being on the side of Mutants and against their fellow mankind.

## Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtle & Other Strangeness

While it is not mentioned how to create them in any Sourcebook, it is possible to create a Human based on the NPCs created from the game in various Sourcebooks based on April O'Neil, Baxter Stockman, Casey Jones and Shedder.

Generally, they will be fairly weak compared to Mutants. They will be reliant on martial arts, education and skills, as well as their technology.

## Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

This Sourcebook provided a basic build for an ordinary human via the Multi-Powered Humans mutant represent a possible "Future" of mankind's evolution.

This does not qualify for Mutants in Avalon "Humans" category.

As well meeting the Future of mankind, it is possible to meet Hominidons representing man's ancestors, though these do not yet count as 'Humans' and represent an alternative evolutionary path - as a result, humans never evolved but another of their ancestors took their place instead.

## Mutants in Orbit

Gives a brief description of how to set up a Human character depending on if or not they were Born in Rifts or on Earth. The process is much more complex than past descriptions and must be followed carefully. The reason for this is because of several factors, with a note that After the Bomb is required while past characters from Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies can be referenced. The book is part basis for updating older characters to the "Rifts" Megaverse.

Depending on circumstances, they may or may not qualify for Mutants in Avalon.

## Ninjas & Superspies

This book is an alternative way to create a Human. Humans created with this will be created as spies or ninjas. Just create the character as per the Character Creation process as normal.

Characters created from this book are able to be used in the Mutants in Avalon Sourcebook as they count as "normal humans". Backgrounds must be based on the "Mutants in Avalon" and not "Ninjas & Superspies".

## Heroes Unlimited

Can also be used to create humans, these humans will have expanded powers. When going through the Character Creation process, it is possible to not go beyond the "Character Creation" chapter, ignoring all skills in the book and halting before the chapter "Aliens", without going any further. This creates a weak, but standard human build. Characters created from this are able to be used in the Mutants in Avalon Sourcebook and not from "Superheroes Unlimited".

Characters who wish to remain human, but gain "powers" can choose the following;

* "Bionics" creates a cyborg-like character.
* If Hardware is chosen, they take the role of master hacker, secret agent and detective
* Magic is superpower that is common in other Pallidum books, but was not included in books that are compatible with Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtle & Other Strangenessuntil Superheroes Unlimited.
* Mutant - non-Animal Mutants have their bodies altered in some way.
* Experiments similar to the Mutant, but different in minor ways.
* Physical Training - muscle builders who honed their bodies to perfection, becoming strong, resilient fighters. They are wrestlers, bodybuilders, etc.
* Psionics - characters who channel the abilities of their mind in a variety of mental attacks
* Robotics - characters who fight from inside mechanized suit
* Special Training - martial artists and hunters who are experts in the field
* Super Slueth - detectives and investigators.
* Super Powers - powers given to normal humans

Off-limits are Megaheroes and Aliens, neither is typically human.

Note that taking on powers will result in the character not qualifying for use in Mutants in Avalon.