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[[File:Fishing guild.png|thumb|right|A group of Humans fishing on a harbour, specifically the [[Fishing Guild]].]]
'''Humans''' are the one of the many [[race]]s of ''[[RuneScape]]''. Most tend to be taller than [[Dwarves]] but smaller than [[Giant]]s; they tend to be about the same size as [[Elves]], but with a more broad and stocky build.

They are also very adaptable. Humans tend to get along well with Dwarves, [[Gnomes]] and [[TzHaar]], whom they have long established diplomacies with. They also have some limited communications with [[goblins]], although most of the tribes appear to be enemies.

{{quote|When we first arrived to this plane, we travelled from the east over some white mountains. It was a long journey, and we saw no other humans and few animals....We're the first humans to come to RuneScape. We came from another plane. On our plane, there are a great many people, and the creatures and the scientific laws seem far less strange....Oh no, there are a great many humans that came through the [[Portal of Life|portal]], from all corners of our home plane. We're spread out, some in larger groups, but our family decided to travel a bit further afield. From time to time we see others, and we've arranged to meet up once a year to the east and share our experiences.|[[Roger]]|Meeting History}}
==Territories==
The human lands include:
*The kingdom of [[Misthalin]]
*The kingdom of [[Asgarnia]]
*The kingdom of [[Kandarin]]
*The [[Kharidian Desert]]
*The [[Fremennik Province]]
*The island of [[Karamja]]
*The island of [[Entrana]]
*The island of [[Mos Le'Harmless]]
*[[Harmony Island]]
*[[Tutorial Island]]
*The [[Lunar Isle]]

==List of Notable Humans==
This list is a sample of humans within ''RuneScape'':
*[[King Arthur]] - The leader of [[the Knights of the Round Table]] in [[Camelot]]. Arrived in [[Gielinor]] from [[Wikipedia:England|England]] in the early years of the [[Fifth Age]].
*[[Jack (Meeting History)|Jack]] - A forefather of [[Runestone]] [[Magic]].
*[[Baby Sarah|Sarah]] - Founder of [[Herblore]].
*[[King Lathas]] - King of [[East Ardougne]] and secretly a [[Zamorakian]].
*[[Sir Amik Varze]] - [[Asgarnia]]'s current ruler. He is also the leader of the [[White Knights]] of [[Falador]].
*[[Arrav]] - A famous hero and saviour of [[Varrock]].
*[[King Roald III]] - The current King of [[Misthalin]].
*[[Robert the Strong]] - A legendary figure who supposedly forced the [[Dragonkin (race)|Dragonkin]] race into extinction during the [[Fourth Age]].
*[[Wally]] - Defeated the demon [[Delrith]] when it attempted to destroy Varrock in the 19th year of the Fifth Age.
*[[Wise Old Man|The Wise Old Man]] - The Wise Old Man (real name Dionysius) was once a great hero of ''RuneScape'', and there are only a few creatures that he has not slain. In his old age, though, he finds less satisfaction in his fame, and has taken a keen interest in wealth and extremely rare items.

Also, all players ''are'' human (but can change into creatures like [[goblins]] or summoning [[familiars]] in certain quests and [[distractions and diversions]]).

==History of Humans==
[[File:G mace special.gif|frame|right|90px|Humans are not a peaceable race; even today, they still frequently engage in combat, particularly in less civilised regions.]]
Most humans follow [[Saradomin]], [[Guthix]], or [[Zamorak]], while others have been known to follow lesser [[gods]] and deities.

The first humans were transported to [[Gielinor]] by [[Guthix]] through the [[Portal of Life]] from a separate, seemingly more crowded world. The first human inhabitants of Gielinor were frequently visited by Guthix, and at the time knew of no other gods. However, according to [[Laura]], Guthix was "keen to point out" that he didn't create them, hinting that another, higher power than even he was responsible for their creation.

During the rest of the First Age, humans were busy exploring their new realm, and the early humans started to form the basis for their civilization. At this time the first [[wizard]]s, such as [[Jack (Meeting History)|Jack Rogersson]], used the [[Runes]] left behind by Guthix to create the first spells. They also wrote the first [[spell book]]s.

In the beginning of the [[Second Age]], all humans were Nomadic people. However, it did not take long for them to begin to spread and divide, and before long humanity had spread across the world, establishing the oldest human civilizations in [[Kharidian Desert]]. Since Guthix by this time had entered his long slumber, humans started to follow new gods, notably [[Armadyl]], [[Zaros]], and later [[Saradomin]]; Zamorak was still a [[Mahjarrat]] and had very few followers.
[[File:Crafting Runes.gif|left|300px|frame|A Human [[runecrafting|crafts]] runes at the [[Earth Altar]].]]
Humanity played a key role in the [[God Wars]]. During the God Wars, like almost every race, humanity nearly became extinct. The wars also made them violent, to the point of opposing one another.

When the [[Fourth Age]] began, almost every human settlement had been destroyed and most of the humans were living a nomadic lifestyle again. The only known free humans with permanent settlements lived in the refugee town [[Burgh de Rott]] and the twin settlement [[Menaphos]]/[[Sophanem]]. As the fourth age progressed, humanity began to prosper. Many heroic tales and legends come from this age. [[Varrock]] was founded with the help of [[Arrav]], and the evil of [[Morytania]] was sealed away by [[The Seven Priestly Warriors]]. Humanity, though, was competing for land with nearly every other race, and so they were involved in many wars and battles. Still, they were nothing approaching the God Wars. Humanity gained supremacy when the [[Fremenniks]] discovered [[Rune Essence]]. While some of the Fremenniks disagreed and claimed the stones should not be used, others began crafting it into [[runes]].
[[File:Iceblitzcasting.gif|frame|Humans fighting with [[Magic]].]]
The [[Fifth Age]], or the Age of Humans, began when these runes fell into human hands. Kept a closely guarded secret between a select few mages, rune essence began to be made into runes. Humanity could finally defend itself from attacks using [[magic]]. Civilizations grew and new land was conquered. Before long, humanity had become the dominant species in Gielinor. However, the Wizard's Tower was burned down by Zamorakian mages, thus the secrets of runecrafting were lost to most of humans. That marked the end of expansion of humans and from that point they used runes mainly to defend themselves from outsiders. Later on the lost knowledge of [[runecrafting]] was found and humans once again started using these for magic, significantly regaining much of their lost prestige and power.

Currently, it is Year [[169]] of the [[Fifth Age]]. Humanity is still dominant for the time being, but this could all soon change. Nevertheless, Human adventurers have played crucial roles in recent events occurring all over [[Gielinor]]'s surface and depths, and even in adjacent dimensions and planes, ranging from slaying apocalyptic demons, destroying powerful dragons which have laid waste to entire settlements, discovering long-lost secrets of [[gods]], interacting with all the other Gielinorian races, either as allies, as enemies, or neutrally, and repelling the evil of both the Wilderness and Morytania.

==External links==
*[http://www.runescape.com/lang/en/aff/runescape/kbase/viewarticle.ws?article_id=2744 Knowledge Base: The Races of ''RuneScape'']

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