Human

Humans are the dominant race in New Crobuzon and a sizable area of Bas-Lag. They are largely identical to humans in the real world, although many are able to perform magic with practice and education.

Description

With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common 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.

Traits

Ability Scores: Choose any three +1
Size: Medium
Speed: 30 ft

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Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Magic Adept. Choose a class: bard, sorcerer, or wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class's spell list.
In addition, choose one 1st-level spell from that same list. You learn that spell and can cast it at its lowest level. Once you cast it, you must finish a long rest before you can cast it again using this feat.
Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the class you chose: Charisma for bard or sorcerer; or Intelligence for wizard.
Languages. Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects.