Human (Variant, PHB)

You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice and gain one feat of your choice.   Common Man: Of all the Races of the world, humans have repopulated most easily of all. Humans have become the most common race next to the Ma-Sharli, and have been crucial in building cities with their industrious natures. They have also been instrumental in saving some of the harder hit races from complete extinction after the apocalypse. The Human, therefore, is quite well liked by most other races.   Variety in All Things: Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among the common races. They have widely varying tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands where they have settled. W hen they settle, though, they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.   A Broad Spectrum: With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other com m on races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc , or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century.   Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century   Alignment. Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.   Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

Languages. Common