Explore the Twelve Tyrants Series

Homeland: desert, Coldlands, mountains, Darklands

Languages: Commontongue, various dialects 

Humans are versatile pioneers scattered across a variety of lands. Among the first races to populate the Twelve Realms, they endure on account of their resilience rather than any special physical or magical strength. Unlike other creatures, humans are not bound to any single environment; they are the only race to have cultivated civilizations across multiple Realms. Humans can be considered a bridge between Realms, as other creatures may adopt human avatars or become temporarily human through Deepmagic. The four human civilizations vary widely in culture and physical appearance, but humans as a whole tend to keep their distance from other races, except where they can gain commercial benefits.

The people of the desert, characterized by their tan skin and dark eyes, dwell in a hardy kingdom of cities scattered across the sunbaked sands. Though they are ruled by a king, their monarch's authority dwindles with distance from his seat of power in Harai. Most desert-dwelling humans dress in sand-colored robes; brightly dyed clothing serves as a symbol of status for the elite. Some village storytellers train in the traditional power of snake charming, which features in many myths as a defense against dragons, though real dragons merely find such powers amusing.