Explore the Twelve Tyrants Series

Homeland: desert, mountains, Coldlands, Darklands

Languages: Commontongue (various dialects)

As the only race to populate multiple Realms, humans are versatile pioneers of diverse environments. Unlike other creatures, humans are not bound to any single environment; they endure through resilience and adaptability rather than special physical or magical strength, and as such have cultivated civilizations in four different Realms. Each Realm's humans vary in culture and appearance, but all human civilizations tend to keep their distance from other races, except where they can benefit through trade. Other creatures may take on temporary human forms through Deepmagic.

The humans of the desert, characterized by tan skin and dark eyes, dwell in a kingdom of cities scattered across the sunbaked sands. Their king's authority dwindles with distance from his seat of power in the desert's capital, Harai, and bandits frequent the borders of his kingdom. Most desert-dwelling humans dress in sand-colored robes, though nobles wear brightly dyed clothing as a symbol of status. Some village storytellers cultivate the mystical tradition of snake charming, which features in legends as a defense against dragons—though real dragons tend to find this notion amusing.