The most populous of peoples throughout the Realm, humans were the most widespread, thriving almost everywhere, from fishing villages on the shores to mining camps in the high mountains, from the Great Cities of Saronae to the hill forts of the Erdanian Plains. Most civilized places before the Curse were predominantly populated by humanity, save for the underhalls of the Stoneborn and the forest sanctuaries of the Ar-Nura.

According to ancient records, humanity arose and began cultivating civilization in a dozen places across the world. The oldest recorded history speaks of the ancient lands of Akhera, and how it was once filled with verdant plains, long before it turned to sand and ashes. However, the tales of the Ar-Nura also speak of human cities to the far north, now in lands gripped by ice in a forever winter.

Since the Curse, most of the settlements and outposts in the Frontier seem to have a fair mixture of the different peoples, but humans are still well represented. Humans are also the most likely to be less exclusionary toward the other refugees from the darkness.

There are four Human Cultures: