Human | Tyrrapedia: Encyclopedia of Tyrra

Humans are the predominant race in Evendarr. They are found everywhere, from the king himself to the meanest beggar or poorest farmer in the realm. They are numbered in all of the trades, crafts and professions, and all of the various classes of folk. Humans are practitioners of both earth and celestial magic. (Some human earth mages are even necromancers, although it is forbidden within that kingdom as an evil act, and its practice is punishable by death or obliteration.)

Humans come in all sizes, shapes and appearances. While they do not possess any particular advantages, such as the added stamina of the barbarians or the ability to resist certain forms of magical spells as elves may do, neither do they carry any special disadvantages, such as inherent physical weakness or difficulty in learning certain skills. Humans, however measure their lifespans in decades rather than in centuries.

Several theories are popular concerning the origins of humans. Some scholars feel that despite the elven claim to be the only sentient race of mortals native to Tyrra, that it is in fact the humans who are native, and that elves must have come from some other place. This claim is supported by the wide variety of human types to be found on Tyrra. Other scholars, particularly elven ones, maintain that humans must have originated on some other world, or been created by elementals, since the elves claim histories that extend thousands of years into the past, and humans were not discovered until many centuries after Elven records began. There does not seem to be any connection between the civilized humans, and the barbarians, making the theory that civilized humans were descended from their primitive cousins equally difficult to accept. Some experts have even suggested that all humans,including barbarians, arrived on Tyrra from several different points of origin (most likely extradimensional) as the result of wars or conflicts with the elementals. There is no evidence to support this claim, and few take it seriously. Lastly, a few observers of human behavior insist that they were once humanoids who were changed by contact with an unknown magic. No evidence exists to support this idea with any facts.

There is at least one specialized group among the civilized humans: the Gypsies.