Human

Physical Characteristics

Humans come in a wide variety of heights, weights, and colors. Some humans have black or dark brown skin, others are as pale as snow, and they cover the whole range of tans and browns in between. Their hair is black, brown, or a range of blonds and reds. Their eyes are most often brown, blue, or hazel.
Health care in Khorvaire is similar to real life's industrial societies, with the biggest risk being child mortality rather than for adults. House Jorasco offers high quality health care at a price, extending life spans for those who can afford it to 80 to 90 years.

Background and History

Humanity first arose on The Lhazaar Principalities and Q'barra. Later expeditions traveled east across the Barren Sea, landing in the Demon Wastes, The Eldeen Reaches, and The Shadow Marches. Few of those colonies survived.
Once it established a foothold in Khorvaire, humanity could not be stopped. Ragged bands of explorers and pilgrims advanced across the continent, and settlements emerged. Towns became cities and cities formed nations before finally coalescing into the Kingdom of Galifar. The kingdom lasted for centuries until finally the Last War came, crippling humanity with over a century of warfare. Today, humans still control most of Khorvaire, although the peace between their nations is tenuous.

Human Lands

Humans claim most of Khorvaire. Human populations dominate the Five Nations and the Lhazaar Principalities. Many human communities also thrive in Q'barra, portions of the Eldeen Reaches, and the Shadow Marches. Sarlona, humanity's birthplace, is no longer governed by humans since the rise of the Inspired of Riedra. Nonetheless, humans still make up the majority of the population. Most of Khorvaire's humans care little about Sarlona or the other continents, and few even know that Sarlona is the land of their forebears.