Human

The most populous race in Narcissium, humanity has expanded its reach to the stars and infested every livable planet. Built with the hardiest constitutions and able to sustain themselves on the most varied of diets, humans are the perfect race to expand to new and hostile worlds.

Because of their survivability and capability for breeding, humans outnumber the other sapient races within Narcissium more than 100 to 1.

Appearance
Humans are quite diverse in appearance, with skin ranging from deep blue-black to copper brown to pale white. They usually stand between 1.5 and 2 metres tall, although outliers exist. Flexible and adaptable, humans evolve quickly on a micro scale to fit their environments: underhive miners living on rim worlds tend to be stockier and paler, with stronger low-light vision; Core Narcissium inhabitants are often taller and adapted to mental rather than physical labour.

Politics
As the most numerous race in Nacrissium, humans are almost always the first species on any given world to create or perpetuate an existing political system. This penchant has been variously successful and unsuccessful, usually depending on the way the system is created. On core worlds where Core Narcissium influence is strong, political systems are rigid but lasting. On outer worlds founded by pirates or unlicensed expedition fleets, politics are often less restrained and those with the most popularity or physical strength rise to the top.

Racial Prejudice
Despite their massive advantage in numbers, humans must also contend with the other races of Narcissium. This has been reflected in various ways in the course of history, with varying results. In some worlds, all races are deemed equal, and on others, non-conformists are exiled or killed. Genocide motivated by racial purity is not unheard-of on developing worlds.