Narrative Report

Humanoid History Class

• Jane Wildflower

 

      No one knows which humanoid species came first, some speculate that the first existing species could have been the giants or dwarves considering their long life spans. Some argue that humans were the first, they hold the standard of the most adaptable of all of the humanoid species- their arguments typically state that the adaptability of the human race would lead to the evolutions of such vastly different species. Humanity was the base-bone for the rest of the humanoid species. Currently, this all is speculation. One thing that can be confirmed, is that all the humanoid species have different DNA but have underlying similarities which have been theorized to have come from a common ancestor. Of course, these thoughts aren’t the purpose of this report. Most history about humanoids are simply from folk-tale and stories from several generations. Stories are a backbone and spine of history keeping. This report is meant to hopefully gather some of these stories to create a comprehensive understanding of the history of the humanoids and how they came to be. 

Each individual species has stories told to each of their children about their own species creation and how they came to exist in the world we know it- most of these stories are dismissed as fairy-tale, holding elements that couldn’t possibly exist in reality as we know it. I will list these tales in detail below, as they would be told to children, but this report will summarize for sake of concise and to the point information. 

      Humans believe in a deity. An omnipotent being that gave shape to their bodies and gave them life to change the world. Their bodies were born from clay, shaped in all shapes and forms, an army of clay used to form Earth into a habitable place. As they gave life to plants, sprouted water from deep within the soil, and fed the creatures nearby- they created fire. This fire consumed them, something that would be a catastrophe as their clay bodies started to harden and morph. This fire devoured and broke away the clay that covered their bodies- however it became a part in their chests. It gave birth to their hearts and permitted them to live with flesh. They gained consciousness and learned the ways of the world.

      Beastfolk also believe that a deity had given birth to their species. This deity has ranged between different variations of beastfolk but the story itself always seemed to revolve around the same basic tale. Beastfolk were animals that were loved so dearly that they were given the privilege of consciousness, of the ability to do rights and wrongs. Their deity loved them so much that they sacrificed themselves for the sake to give the beastfolk a chance to grow. Their were born from love and sacrifice- something that the beastfolk desperately hold close to them. 

Faerie holds a different belief. They don’t believe in deities. The faerie believe that their species is mana in a physical form. Their reactivity and sensitivity to mana seems to be the main inspiration for their tale. The world existed before the Faeries did, full of mana and all sorts of strange creatures. The mana grew so strong that it gained a physical form, several small creatures with wings that used the mana of the world. Parts of their tales have come into debate as the species has started to decline alongside the natural mana of the world. 

      Elves are similar to Faeries in a sense. Elves believe that they are born from nature themselves, coming more specifically from trees. Dryads are a focus in their tale, Elves believing that this now extinct, and uncomfirmed species having been their ancestor. Mana helped guide their bodies in a way that let them evolve and grow into the species they are now. Nature is beautiful, which is why they are beautiful. Elves are family focused, believing that each elf resembles a root in a tree. When they all come together, they give life to the tree of life. There have been some concerning communities of elves that have had to be disbanded from this belief.

      Giants and dwarves' stories are the most intertwined, their story typically the same when told to their young. The giants were born from one out of two mountains, their mountain cold and snowy- a large and imposing mound of rock that no creature dare try to climb. Their twin mountain was a smaller mound of dark rock, heat radiating off every pebble. Only two giants were born from their mountain, two individuals who couldn’t stand each other. In a desperate attempt to gain more of their kind, they destroyed their twin mountain. Its rock gave way to small chunks of dark rock, crumbling from within as hot lava began to spew. From these rocks were born the dwarves. 

      These are all summaries of these tales passed down. As stated previously, the tales themselves would be left below, attached to this report. On the more scientific note, fossils have been found of every race, though while evolution has been confirmed for some of our animals, the biology of the races and their structures never seem to change. The oldest fossils found of each species are listed below:

 

1. A fossilized human skeleton encased in red clay

2. A fossilized dog skeleton with human spine and hands

3. A half formed, fossilized faerie- no damage noted to formed fossil