Humans

Humans are one of the most numerous sentient species in the world, as well as the most organized of all. However, unlike most races, they are the least unified. So many wars occur between their species, that even the unified Skeddic Nations participate in small wars to settle conflicts between monarch. Due to these warlike ways, many other races see humans as overly hostile and tend to shy away from them. To this end, very few other species live in the Human homeland of Skedda, and thsoe who do are watched intently, and are often the subject of extreme predjudice. The only lands where humans are large in number and don't have a standard govenrment are Emertia and Osia.

Pre-historic
The first organized humans are recorded to have settled in the area of western Skedda known now as Hekea. At a time, the lowlands were not the best place for survival. The land could sustain a bit of farming, but very little natural resources existed. The few forests were almost completely barren of fauna and not enough to actually sustain a large amount of people. Because of the lack of food, the population was not able to survive any expansion from a certain point. This changed after a woman, who's name hase been lost to history, made a journey across the sea to the west. What compelled her to make the journy is still unknown, but many speculate that it was perhaps the first time that a Deity had contacted a human. Whatever the case, after a long journy she came across Atekka, and climbed to the highest peak of the mountanous island. From a single tree that grew upon the peak, she took a seed. At that moment, she was said to have seen the visage of a glowing woman, which many believe might have been Adessa. The seed itself shattered like glass at that point, which oddly enough sent the woman back home. However, as she returned, vast and lush forests filled Hekea, and the empty rocky lands were now a mass of forests. She proclaimed it the power of the gods, and after that, humans started to worship their first gods.

The Migration
The land was full of life, unfortunately it was a bit too full, and the encroching wildlife ate up the villages and caused a mass exodus. A select few remained in Hekea and banded together to make coastals towns, made completely on raised wooden piers built over the water, since the forest were to wild to settle in. The largest of these towns: Helene, would eventually become the center of commerce of the Mercantalist Lands of Hekea.

Those who didn't stay, made a desperate journey to the west, passing through the thick forests and over the expansive mountains. For the next few hundred years, the humans expanded eastwards, starting from the mountain range, which came to be known as the Caustus Expanse; to an area to the east.