Humans

    Humans are relatively tall bipeds.  They normally range between 4' and 7', although there are some that exceed those ranges. Skin tone of humans tend to get lighter as you travel farther north toward the Ice Lands.  It is even rumored that there are tribes living in the ice lands that are completely white.  Hair color is mixed, although there seems to be a tendency of upper class citizens having red hair. The average life span for humans is about 60 summers.

    Human families are centered around the basic family unit.  Most lower class citizens do not have a surname since it is usually not important.  More typical standards are city (or city section) names or professions being added as a last name. The typical human settlement is made of individual families, usually only the upper class have any true lineage.

    For example, Borin could be Borin of Gnarlwood (city name), Borin Tinsmith, or Borin of Lower Goldhill (section of a city).  For the upper class there is almost always family names added.  These usually have somewhat long lineage and most have heraldry symbols.

    Humans have somewhat advanced societies towards the center lands. They are also somewhat numerous within the Twin Vales region. Humans are seen by some of the elder, longer lived races, as impetuous and somewhat impulsive.

    Humans tend to seem almost bee like in their assault of their own lives and efforts.  This stems from the fact that they are one of the shortest lived races.  Because of this some portions of other races see them as too driven and tend not to make any long standing trade agreements with them since many fear humans taking over with their bee like zeal.

    While humans have mixed diets, many lower class citizens are limited in land or resources, hence they eat much more grains and vegetables than meat.  Upper class citizens can mix their diets because they possess more wealth and land.  In fact, it is often seen as a sign of respect in many areas to serve exotic or rare foods, or to use much spice in any dish.

    Humans are very dedicated to their gods. It is not uncommon to find humans openly displaying spiritual symbols or professing to being a taken member of a certain faith. While Humans, as a race, are quite diverse in the gods that they worship, on average humans tend to stick with one faith throughout their lives.  They occasionally give offerings to other gods, but on the whole, they are personally monotheistic.

    Human technology is more diversified in the South, simply because the threat to one's life is not as great as it is in the North.  Through trade and such, human technology remains equal to other races but really nothing more.  Because of the fear of the power of humans, some technology is kept from them by the other civilized races.