Human



The Humans are a race of bipedal primates from the planet Earth. Their empire is called the United Federation.

Description
Humans are large bipedal mammals with two arms, and no tail. Their hands have five digits, one of which is an opposable thumb for gripping. Humans have two eyes and small mouths. Unlike most primates they lack a fur coat, only growing thick hair on the head and groin. Humans range in colour from pale pink-white to tan-coloured or dark brown. Humans are not especially fast or strong, although they have great endurance. Being omnivorous, humans are able to digest many things, but usually prefer to cook food first. Humans reproduce at an average rate; females carry young for nine months, and children generally come of age at 18.

The United Federation is a corporate military organization, formed by the various governments on Earth to represent humanity as a whole. Human history has had its ups and downs, as humans have equal capacity for cruelty and kindness. While humans are intelligent, the United Federation encourages a sense of human exceptionalism which can border on naivety. Human workers are industrious, although human tendencies towards corruption hamper productivity. Above all humans value prosperity, and so they are primarily traders rather than warmongers. However, they have had a long history of war and so are quite prepared should it come to that.

Racial traits
The default racial traits for the Humans are:


 * Industrious Workers
 * Smart
 * Corrupt
 * Proficient Spacefighters
 * Quality Engineers
 * Professional Military

Personality
The Human AI personality is randomised from the following traits:


 * Mercantile
 * Militarists
 * Good
 * Greedy
 * Hoarders

Notable Humans

 * Admiral Pipesmoke, leader of the United Federation.
 * Alix Black, Rogue Ace.
 * Zapp Groening, Daring idiot.

Ships
Human ships are long and narrow, making them ideal for a broadside configuration of weapon modules.

Combat hulls

 * Sidewinder (Fighter)
 * Hunter (Corvette)
 * Guardian (Frigate)
 * Ranger (Cruiser)
 * Knight (Battleship)
 * Paladin (Titan)

Non combat hulls

 * Freighter
 * Colony Ship
 * Construction ship

Trvia

 * The United Federation is clearly a reference to Star Trek's United Federation of Planets, an alliance of many species head-quartered on Earth.