Editing Human

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'''Humans''' are intelligent {{Catlink|Humanoids|humanoid}} [[creatures]] that live in cities on the [[biome#Plains|plains]]. They are one of the races playable in [[adventurer mode]]. Their buildings are made entirely of [[wood]] (or in the case of towers and castles, [[stone]]), and usually include several houses and [[shop]]s, and a [[tavern]]. Their metal-working technology specializes in [[bronze]], though they also make use of [[copper]], [[iron]], and [[silver]]. The typical lifespan of a human ranges between 60 and 120 years.

 

 

The language they speak is [[human language|human]].

 

Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] humans for their ''stature''.

 

In-game humans have a system of [[ethics]] similar to real-life humans of past times. Through world generation, humans will almost always become friendly with [[dwarf|dwarves]], most likely become enemies with [[goblin|goblins]] and [[elf|elves]], and may possibly become enemies with [[kobold|kobolds]] and animal-people.  

In stark contrast to the ethics of elves, kobolds and animal-people, humans find keeping trophies of animals, sapient beings and of other humans perfectly acceptable. Like dwarves, humans find killing animals, enemies and plants acceptable. However, humans can avoid punishment for killing other humans if the killing had been done for good reason, unlike dwarves who sentence murderers to death regardless of whether they can provide justification. Humans find the killing of neutral beings acceptable so long as there are no repercussions.

 

Human ethics regarding crime are the same as dwarven ethics (where assault, theft, trespassing and vandalism are seriously punished while some crimes such as breaking oaths and treason are punishable by death) with the one exception being that slavery is considered acceptable.

In .40.xx humans [[Personality_trait|value]] martial prowess, stoicism, friendship and family. They place a certain degree of value on self-control, power, loyalty, fairness, merriment, skill, craftsmanship, and commerce. They slightly respect law, leisure time, independence, hard work, perseverance and romance.  

As of .42.01, each human civ has randomized values.

To start a "Human Town" (or, alternately, an Elven Forest Retreat, Goblin Tower or Kobold Cave) one need only add the tag [SITE_CONTROLLABLE] to the entity_default.txt file in the /raw/objects folder, under whichever race you wish to play. You should only do this after having already generated a world, otherwise you may encounter bugs. It's also advisable to only have one race playable at a time by removing the [SITE_CONTROLLABLE] tag from all but the race you wish to play, for similar reasons. Gameplay adapts remarkably well, as if Toady intended us to do this, although there are a few bugs mostly relating to traders from certain races not arriving at your fort. The Elves can carry with them many different pets upon embarking, and the races will start with the appropriate food and plants (for example, humans have prickle berries instead of plump helmets by default). Also, one of the 7 humans you start with will be a "warlord" and will not work.

Another thing to note is that, when playing as humans in fortress mode, humans are unable to make adamantine wafers unless modded to do so. They can, however, work adamantine as cloth.

If you have set up a [[tavern]] in your Dwarven fortress and you live near a human civilization, Humans may visit your fortress. In time, one of them might petition for long-term residency, either as a performer or as a mercenary. If they enlist as a performer, they will remain in your inn and perform music, tell stories and poetry, and provide social contacts for your Dwarves. If they decide to become a mercenary, they will have a weapon skill, and can be enlisted in your army and controlled as you would any dwarf. Note, however, that you cannot assign them labours, making a human-only fort almost impossible, because it usually takes two years befor they apply for citizenship. Because humans are larger than dwarves, they can wield weapons that your dwarves cannot wield, such as [[two-handed sword]]s, [[pike]]s, and [[maul]]s.

Humans may also visit as monster hunters, occasionally attacking creatures in the caverns, though that may be bugged.