Human
Humans, from the planet Earth, are the newest sentient species of notable size to enter the galactic stage and are the most rapidly expanding and developing. They independently discovered a Prothean data cache on Mars in 2148, and the mass relay networks shortly thereafter. This last event led to the Relay 314 Incident, known as the First Contact War to humanity. Were it not for the intervention of the Asari, humanity would have been put to the sword by the Turian Hierarchy's formidable military.
Though relative newcomers to the galactic scene, humanity earned a seat on the Citadel Council through its defense of the Citadel during the Battle of the Serpent Nebula, and the exemplary conduct of its first Spectre, John Shepard. Humans are known for their tenacity and overwhelming drive to advance their species. Human corporations and concerns have also quickly become widespread, giving the asari and the volus a run for their credits.
Though relative newcomers to the galactic scene, humanity earned a seat on the Citadel Council through its defense of the Citadel during the Battle of the Serpent Nebula, and the exemplary conduct of its first Spectre, John Shepard. Humans are known for their tenacity and overwhelming drive to advance their species. Human corporations and concerns have also quickly become widespread, giving the asari and the volus a run for their credits.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Humans have a fairly robust physiology. Their internal makeup and reproductive processes are typical of most bipedal mammals, and their size and proportions give the appearance of being strong, fast and agile. In comparison to the Council races, humans are roughly physically on par with turians (as a human in or around peak physical condition can overwhelm a similarly fit turian, making them near equals in a hand-to-hand combat situation), and less agile than asari (whom they closely resemble). Humans would appear on average to be stronger than salarians but not as fast, due to the extremely elevated metabolisms of the latter. Like most organic races, humans are also capable of producing biotic individuals. All cases of biotics in humans are the result of pre-natal exposure to element zero, which carries a high risk of medical complications.
Humans can live to about 150 years, and recent medical advances have eradicated almost all known diseases that afflict them. Humans reach physical maturity at approximately eighteen years of age, at which point they have usually finished their academic education and either directly enter the workforce or begin training for a profession.
Humans, particularly human females, are strikingly similar in overall physical form to asari; although both species can trace their independent evolution from known ancestor species on their homeworlds, and no definitive proof of genetic contact between the two evolutionary lines has been found, suspected Prothean contact with both species during their prehistory has sustained scientific debate on the matter. While biologically distinct from asari, many medical treatments require only limited adjustments to be transferred from one species to another; a percentage of humans can even accept a number of unaltered asari treatments.
Humans can live to about 150 years, and recent medical advances have eradicated almost all known diseases that afflict them. Humans reach physical maturity at approximately eighteen years of age, at which point they have usually finished their academic education and either directly enter the workforce or begin training for a profession.
Humans, particularly human females, are strikingly similar in overall physical form to asari; although both species can trace their independent evolution from known ancestor species on their homeworlds, and no definitive proof of genetic contact between the two evolutionary lines has been found, suspected Prothean contact with both species during their prehistory has sustained scientific debate on the matter. While biologically distinct from asari, many medical treatments require only limited adjustments to be transferred from one species to another; a percentage of humans can even accept a number of unaltered asari treatments.
Genetics and Reproduction
It has been noted that humans are unusual in the galactic community because they have far greater genetic diversity compared to other species with more peaks and valleys. This makes human genetic material useful in biological experiments, as a control group. Despite the substantial genetic diversity of humans, certain physical traits have been becoming rarer ever since the 19th and 20th centuries, when the mixing of different Earth ethnicities, due to social progression and acceptance, became more commonplace. To this end, with the merging of genetics, certain traits have declined in frequency. Recessive physical traits like blonde and red hair, as well as blue and green eyes, are even less common in the 22nd century.
Humans reproduce sexually, with a male and female having intercourse to produce an embryo within the female's body. The typical gestation period is 9 months, upon which an infant human is delivered into the galaxy.
Humans reproduce sexually, with a male and female having intercourse to produce an embryo within the female's body. The typical gestation period is 9 months, upon which an infant human is delivered into the galaxy.
Growth Rate & Stages
Humans can live to about 150 years, and recent medical advances have eradicated almost all known diseases that afflict them. Humans reach physical maturity at approximately 22 years of age, at which point they have usually finished their academic education and either directly enter the workforce or begin training for a profession. Socially, however, maturity begins at 18 years old.
Civilization and Culture
History
Human space exploration began in earnest in the late 21st century. In 2069 CE, Armstrong Outpost in Shackleton Crater on Luna was founded as humanity's first extraterrestrial settlement. In 2103, the European Space Agency established Lowell City in Eos Chasma on Mars, paving the way for additional settlements and scientific outposts throughout Sol, such as Gagarin Station near Pluto, which was under construction by 2142.
In the early years, however, some were dissatisfied with the pace of official exploration, leading to a series of private ventures. In 2070, billionaire Victor Manswell began funding his own extrasolar colonization endeavor. The Manswell Expedition, as it became known, successfully launched five years later with 300 cryogenically-frozen colonists bound for the Alpha Centauri system, but communications with the expedition's ship were soon lost and the colonists classified as missing. The pre-FTL expedition was forgotten until 2186, when the colonists were discovered alive and well on a planet in Alpha Centauri by an asari exploration team.
In 2148, human explorers on Mars uncovered a long-ruined Prothean observation post, with a surviving data cache that proved Protheans had studied Cro-Magnon humans millennia ago. While religions tried to assimilate this discovery into their doctrine, a global rush began to decipher the petabytes of data from the outpost. Discovering information on a mass relay orbiting Pluto, explorers managed to open the Charon Relay and discovered it led to Arcturus. With the help of the fledgling Systems Alliance, humans expanded to other systems, opening any mass relays they could find.
Humans first came to the attention of the galactic community after a brief, but intense conflict with the turians, known by humans as the First Contact War, begun in 2157. The conflict began when the turians attacked a human fleet attempting to activate a dormant mass relay (illegal under Council law) and then occupied the human colony of Shanxi. After a costly battle, the Citadel Council intervened in the conflict, formally welcoming humanity into the galactic community. Some racial tension still persists between turians and humans to this day, though a majority of this was remedied during the Reaper War.
In the early years, however, some were dissatisfied with the pace of official exploration, leading to a series of private ventures. In 2070, billionaire Victor Manswell began funding his own extrasolar colonization endeavor. The Manswell Expedition, as it became known, successfully launched five years later with 300 cryogenically-frozen colonists bound for the Alpha Centauri system, but communications with the expedition's ship were soon lost and the colonists classified as missing. The pre-FTL expedition was forgotten until 2186, when the colonists were discovered alive and well on a planet in Alpha Centauri by an asari exploration team.
In 2148, human explorers on Mars uncovered a long-ruined Prothean observation post, with a surviving data cache that proved Protheans had studied Cro-Magnon humans millennia ago. While religions tried to assimilate this discovery into their doctrine, a global rush began to decipher the petabytes of data from the outpost. Discovering information on a mass relay orbiting Pluto, explorers managed to open the Charon Relay and discovered it led to Arcturus. With the help of the fledgling Systems Alliance, humans expanded to other systems, opening any mass relays they could find.
Humans first came to the attention of the galactic community after a brief, but intense conflict with the turians, known by humans as the First Contact War, begun in 2157. The conflict began when the turians attacked a human fleet attempting to activate a dormant mass relay (illegal under Council law) and then occupied the human colony of Shanxi. After a costly battle, the Citadel Council intervened in the conflict, formally welcoming humanity into the galactic community. Some racial tension still persists between turians and humans to this day, though a majority of this was remedied during the Reaper War.
Scientific Name
Homo sapiens
Lifespan
150 standard years
Average Height
5 to 6 feet
Average Weight
140 to 180 pounds
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