Fiction:Humanity

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Humanity (also known as the Human Republic or Republic of Humanity) is a relatively prominant power in the Milky Way galaxy, and is on the verge of intergalactic travel. Every human culture is descended in some way from Earth, however, early in their history, some aliens began to spread them throughout the Milky Way and beyond. When humanity officially reached the stars by themselves in the late 21st century, they discovered many races that were nearly human. These Near-humans were the humans that were brought offworld and evolved on new worlds. Because the human family is spread throughout the galaxy, they have had a long history of galactic events.

Origins
Humans originated on Earth over 400 thousand years ago. It is unknown whether they were created or evolved, although the latter has more ground. Homo sapiens was not the only species of hominid, there were more, the Hobbits of Indonesia, the more broad Neanderthals and some few remaining cousins. Unlike their cousins, Homo sapiens expanded around the globe, and in the last 20,000 years, became the demise of every of other homidid, nearly. During this time there was an Ice Age, and humans survived because of their creative abilities and early trade. But as the ice treated and returned, early civilizations long forgotten arose. Shortly after Homo sapiens were standing on their own as the last sapient species, they accidently activated a Xhodocto monolith, sealing the fate of the universe forever.

Evolution
As civilization continued to rise and fall, alien races discovered humans. Primitive, they were taken as either slaves or protected on other worlds. On those other worlds, humans would evolve into the various near-human races, some the same species, others subspecies later on. For reasons unknown the Krassio declared Earth as the center of the universe, and prohibited further alien interviention.

Finally, the ice retracted to the poles once more, and humanity began its slow, steady climb to the stars. First came Mu, Lemuria, Shambhala, Hyperborea, Rama, Uiger, Tiahuanaco and Avalon, these nations were actually quite advanced themselves. However, Rama fell to an ancient nucleat holocaust and Artlantis was consumed by the ocean gods and Uiger retreated under the Gobi desert. Not long after however, civilization returned with the Sumarians, Indus Valley and ancient Egyptians, along with Greece, Rome and the rise of the One God, of whoms culture greatly influenced a now extinct race of a different galaxy. In the green islands of Britian, Camelot restored peace to the lands for a while. However, another dark age would grip the Old World, followed by many plagues. Yet soon science and innovation returned, and humans mastered forces of nature, water, natural gas, oil and coal, electricity and atomic power. But humans were still divided and fought many wars. After the second great war, nations competed for technology, and this paved the way to space. Information technology was also becoming a dominant source of communication.

But these times were still harsh, nations were divided, there was limited resources and despite environemental protection, the natural world was coming under threat. One such example were the bees, who were mysteriously dying out, later to be discovered that the bees could percieve another universe without humans so were commiting quantum suicide to reach it. The bees were on the brink of extinction and humans were forced to consume more non-pollinated products like seaweed and genetically modify wasps to pollinate, until humans discovered why they were slipping out of reality. But it was not the only problem, several obstacles confronted humans in that era, causing them to change, and become more ecofriendly. It was obvious that one world was not enough so humans began to expand to the stars.

Space stage
Eventually Homo sapiens journeyed to the stars, at first in great relativistic ships. Humans were a small STL civilization with colonists on missions they would never return to Earth. But eventually they discovered the near-humans once more, developed the warp drive and has explored all local space and what it had to offer. IT was not totally peaceful, despite making new alliances there were at least a dozen wars fought over the centuries. Humans were also responsible for creating the Jovar in a project for important reasons to the Jovar would eventually learn. But in recent times, during the Imperial Civil War, humans were forced to become a republic. Humanity combined once more seeks to search and find more human offshoots. Humans before the time of the Republic were mostly Tier 5 to 3, although now they are going beyond the limits of the galaxy and have mastered matter-energy conversion, they are Tier 2.

Ultimatly, humans are tied with various events due to their long history, and even have connecetions with the First Ones, Krassio and Xhodocto.

Races
There are many human offshoots that have evolved offworld. Most are still human, though some have evolved into subspecies, or were genetically modified.

Homo sapiens
The most well known and popullous species is Homo sapiens, simply called human or terran.

Humans are carbon-based mammalian species that originally come from Earth in the Sol system. Humans are quite intelligent, but their imagination and curiosity is greater than that of many species. Humans have great stamina, able to sweat and can run for huge distances (hunters can chase animals until they die of exhaustion), although the average human is not very fast, save for a few who can run up 30 miles per hour (the highest record is 27, but every year it improves by point, so maybe one day). Humans are not the strongest of species (but there are exceptions, such as the strongest athletes and warriors, genetically modified posthumans and some of their descendants) but they are as resiliant as many other species, able to survive organ transplants and can adapt to a wide variety of enviroments. Humans have great genetic variation in skin, eye, hair colour, shape and culture. All humans have psychic and psionic abilities, but only a few have truly mastered them. By the 21st century the average of height of humans was 1.5 to 1.8 meters (which of course varies) although the height is increasing due to standards of living, and humans may one day be 2.5 meters tall. The typical lifespan varies, but is on average 70 to 80 years or more. Some have lived for far longer, even centuries.

Human society is in a constant state of flux. Humans are generally peaceful, but can easily become warmongering. In the Republic, old cultures are maintained.

Near-human members
Only add races that are members of the Republic. There is a huge variety of human offshoots.

Fanfiction races
''There was a number of sci-fi races (especially Stargate, Star Trek and Star Wars introduced to the universe, so as a retconn they became offshoots of humanity. Surrounding Human space was a variety of humanoid races, many of them descended from Earth, who had been transplanted on other worlds. Many were not even spacefaring and some even mirred old Earth cultures, while others were more advanced than Earth humans.  They were slightly different biologically, but their culture and technology was very different.  At first they regarded each other as unrelated however, some were so similar hybrids were possible.

These nations were mostly Tier 5 to 3 and situated in the Alpha Quadrant within a few hundred light years of Earth. They all were all culturaly quite different, one was a warrior race feared by many and others were isolinist. Symbionts genetically enginnered their own warrior species, these were known as the slaves to the Symbionts. Some had evolved themselves, growing different ears or other adapations, but never too hard to distinct. Some humans were taken to other galaxies, in another they formed a vast Galactic civilization Tier 1 in strength.
 * Fanfiction races

The Ashtar Galactic Command is was a Tier 3 civilization before it eventually became a ecent member of the Human Republic. It was composed of a several races of Near-human. They were spiritually enlightened and pacifistic in nature, as well as being highly advanced. They were at war with another race, known as the Draconians or Gorn, since they destroyed their prime system of the Lyrae system. They had attempted communication with 0th and 21st century Earth on numerous occasions, each time warning them that soon the world may end if humanity didn't put down their weapons of evil.
 * Ashtar Galactic Command and the Draconianans

Notable people
These are humans with involvement in stories.

Kanye West
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Quotes
"Before the races of Humanity were finally under one banner, we believed the humans to be chaotic teenage species. They all had a variety of different goals, some were conquerors and the friendlier. They were divided and had wars against their own species, were greedy and had no care for their environment, irradiating their own mother world, an unusual trail in the stage of space, thus we had limited contact, despite their history in the galaxy.  Now after they are aligned we are allies.  They seem to be quite unique, they have a powerful imagination, fantasy and curiosity is a big part of their culture, and so they can advance and recover quite quickly.  Humans also fight to the death and throw themselves in the fire easily when in desperation, something we have to train our warriors."

- DCP

"You...your race sealed the fate of the universe!! We won't save you from total extinction, you deserve to have your mortal bodies cast off the face of the galaxy...."

- Vi'Navitum

"For most of human history, humanity has only cared for themselves, letting greed infest their ways, shaping the world only how it pleased them. We are surprised their world did not smite them in revenge for hurting her, they must have a very caring world mind, they are one of the worst cases we know of. But only recently have they begun to wake up, and under our guidience, will lead them in the right path."

- Cephalodian Life Guardians

"Duh, huh, they kicked us from our mother world with stones. We want it back from those imperialists! Ugg Ugg"

- Neanderthals

"...They reminds us a little of ourselves."

- The Junction Mind