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'''Humans''' are intelligent [[humanoid]] [[creatures]] that live in cities on the plains. They are one of the races playable in [[adventurer mode]]. Their buildings have the appearance of being made entirely of [[wood]] (though, due to the lack of [[40d:construction|construction]]s, they are actually made of a random stone forcibly colored brown), and usually include several houses and [[shop]]s, and a tavern. They are primarily interested in [[trade]], and generally send large [[caravan]]s in [[Calendar|summer]].

The first human [[caravan]] will usually arrive in the summer of your second year, provided a human [[civilization]] has access to your site. The caravan will have [[wagon]]s, which carry lots of goods, but only if you have built a 3-tile [[road]] to the edge of the map. Humans will also send a [[guild representative]] if you have a [[Broker]], and having more skilled trading [[noble]]s will upgrade him to a [[merchant baron]] or [[merchant prince]], who have larger caravans. Humans value weapons, and will usually negotiate to pay more for them in their trade agreements.

If you kill enough humans, they will invade and try very hard to obliterate your fortress. This can be viewed as either something to avoid, or a chance to test your network of fortress defenses. This can be especially tricky if a human noble has been to your fortress, as all [[trap]]s observed by their nobles will be essentially inactive for any of their invaders.

If you succeed in defeating a human [[siege]], they may send a [[diplomat]] to make an offer of peace, which you can accept or reject.  

Human towns usually have many different shops. They typically have swordsmen and plenty of [[Drunk|drunks]] to recruit. The leader and quest giver of a city is called the [[mayor]], who can generally be found in the tavern in the center of town.

Humans characters are, in every way, the middle road between [[dwarf|dwarves]] and [[elf|elves]]. Their starting equipment is [[metal]], but the type of metal depends on how advanced that particular human civilization is. Humans might have [[copper]], [[bronze]], or [[iron]] equipment. Humans may start with skill in any [[weapon]] (as opposed to the more limited lists that [[elves]] and [[dwarves]] use). Humans lack the special damage resistance of [[dwarves]] and the raw speed of [[elves]], but they are one [[size]] category larger than [[dwarves]], making them them hit harder and absorb more damage (though it may not make up for their lack of damage resistance). Another downside for humans is that they have a life expectancy of 60-120 years, which is a lot shorter than dwarves and especially elves, but this is unlikely to affect anyone except a serious [[Fortress Mode]] addict.

They may buy both [[armor]] and weapons at human towns, and may scavenge dwarven weapons from abandoned fortresses. Masterpiece armor is extremely rare in human [[shop]]s, but exceptional equipment is common, and [[goblin]] fortresses contain abundant loot, so a human adventurer can easily pick up a set of exceptional gear.