Mankind
"To the Void with them!" exclaimed the giant, "Men are weak and undeserving. We must protect our own and strive for the Light."
"You rush to dismiss them, but they are brave, thoughtful, creative, and just. To them is given the face of Antus . Let us not blaspheme his most loved," calmly reasoned Shimon.
Mankind as a Playable Race in Mythoterra
Ability Score IncreaseAll ability scores increase by +1.
Skills
You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.
Feat
You gain one feat of your choice.
Age
Men reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Alignment
Men tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.
Size
Men 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.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Men 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:
Basic Information
Anatomy
There is no typical Men. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Men 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 Men have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Men reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century
A lot of Men have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Men reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Men are native to Mythoterra, with some living off its coasts. They can be found almost anywhere on the continent.
Civilization and Culture
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Most Men speak the common language found throughout the world, that which was spoken by the Emperor Naude. However, local dialects are also spoken, and most Men are bilingual - knowing the common tongue and their own local language.
History
Men were originally created with the two other forms of Humanity , Dwarves and Giants , at the beginning of time - before written history, in the Age of Paradise. Their purpose, like all of humanity, was to find Antus Vicem before their death. The role of Men was to be the creatives, the thinkers, dreamers, the ambitious changers of the world - the ones to most accurately represent the nature of Antus, in order to help Giants and Dwarves depict him in their minds eye, and for their own to relate to Him. Over an uncounted amount of time, Men had made their way over much of the continent and adapted to their environments, changing in physical appearance and form, developing the races of Men to come.
When the chaos of the Great Cataclysm hit, Mankind became divided, and used their creative nature to develop systems of war, politics, religion, and culture that caused rifts which will never be erased between them. They became very proficient in developing cities and fortifications, as well as armies and military strategy with their wild imaginations and keen sense of creativity and ambition. It was during the Cataclysmic Age and the Reign of Terror when Men began to change. Many were corrupted down to their souls, with their physical forms evolving and deteriorating to reflect this. Most Voidian races were begotten from the flesh of Men. Many were able to resist the dark power that encompassed the world, and maintained the line and evolution of Mankind throughout those terrible times.
When the Ether opened, more Men were changed - evolved to a higher class of being, becoming part of the Etheral races, such as elves. Again, most Men were not affected by the presence of the Ether in this way and maintained their true lineage.
Into the Age of Beginnings, Mankind are more diverse, established, and powerful then they have ever been. They are the dominate race, after the fall of the Giants. They rule the lands of Mythoterra, and are both its benevolent caretakers, and its dystopian tyrants.
When the chaos of the Great Cataclysm hit, Mankind became divided, and used their creative nature to develop systems of war, politics, religion, and culture that caused rifts which will never be erased between them. They became very proficient in developing cities and fortifications, as well as armies and military strategy with their wild imaginations and keen sense of creativity and ambition. It was during the Cataclysmic Age and the Reign of Terror when Men began to change. Many were corrupted down to their souls, with their physical forms evolving and deteriorating to reflect this. Most Voidian races were begotten from the flesh of Men. Many were able to resist the dark power that encompassed the world, and maintained the line and evolution of Mankind throughout those terrible times.
When the Ether opened, more Men were changed - evolved to a higher class of being, becoming part of the Etheral races, such as elves. Again, most Men were not affected by the presence of the Ether in this way and maintained their true lineage.
Into the Age of Beginnings, Mankind are more diverse, established, and powerful then they have ever been. They are the dominate race, after the fall of the Giants. They rule the lands of Mythoterra, and are both its benevolent caretakers, and its dystopian tyrants.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Genetic Descendants
Lifespan
80-100 Years
Average Height
5' to 7'
Average Weight
100 - 300 lbs
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