#humanposting

[dalekpropaganda]

As a Human, I enjoy having fingers and toes. High five! For five fingers!

[newvestroia]

What will happen in the future? Do you think it will be better than today?

[starlight-kestrel]

I'm thinking about different disabilities to give characters and the inherent horror of "fixing" disabilities in fantasy.

Specifically I'm thinking about "reverse" disabilities. A character so used to getting around without aid for their disability that when it's magically "fixed" they need aids to help their unfamiliar body.

A zombie gets turned human and now needs a cane because their weight and center of gravity are completely off from their rotted form.

An Ex-cyborg who frequently collapses from hunger or exhaustion because they no longer have sensors to tell them what they need.

A science experiment feeling phantom pain from their missing wings/tail/extra body part.

A robot in human form having chronic pain because everything in a human body is painful compared to an invulnerable shell with no pain receptors.

An Ex Hive Mind struggling with becoming singular and being utterly alone for the first time.

Idk, just the thought of someone deciding to "fix" you and that in itself becoming a disability

[crabussy]

ummmmm. i dont have any weirdly personal questions.. um. ok. what is your most loved trait and/or the trait you find most interesting in animals. mine is the grippy feet that a lot of rodents have, but bat wings/ears (as a combo) and fish that swim in schools are tied for second place

I like the traits that separate humans from other species of primates! not because I don't want to be associated (I do. primate city forevertown) but because it's just so fascinating. bright white scleras for terrifyingly high contrast eyes in comparison to the super dark scleras of chimps, because looking at faces and eyes is so important for a lot of our social communication... smiles that indicate happiness instead of fear or discomfort.... the crazy long manes we can grow AND the baffling variation in phenotype presentation despite our shockingly small genetic variation! thank you gingers thank you people with coily hair thank you dark brown eyes and crazy bright hazel eyes etc. it's fascinating!

you were probably looking for an answer pertaining to nonhuman animals! but I just love these weird great apes so much. I can't help but talk about them

[average-transfem-robotgirl]

God, humans are so hot. I love uhhh.. their.. viscera and fluids?? I love how they are uh.. hairy.. and have uhm.. pores!!

I sure do love fleshy, fleshy humans. I love the way they intake oxygen and emit carbon dioxide. I really just can’t get enough of em’.

In fact, I love humans so much, this blog is no longer a robotgirl, robotfucker, objectum blog, it’s a.. humangirl, humanfucker, fleshum blog. Oh boy!! I sure do love being a cisgender, heterosexual, human-lover!! 🫀

>[APRIL FOOLS] [^_^]

[kroganmalewasted]

Humans copying behavior would trip aliens out so bad. Like we react to animals turning their head at the 45 degree angle and go “does it make more sense at a 45 degree angle?” and then copy them. Then imagine an alien seeing us do that and going “does it make more sense at a 45 degree angle?”

And then we start copying them and they’re either terrified or amused by it.

I mean on a surface level for other races it may not pop out. hey the human is being less confusing/their body language is so much more readable now! and then some of the more paranoid would go “they’re trying to lower our defenses by duplicating our intimate subtle languages…and then kill us all!!”

Asari express many emotions simply through subtle energy shifts. Younger asari are noted for having shit lying skills due to their lack of control over biotic energy. Their intricacies lie within their energy, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have body language. The pursing of lips, while not exclusive to asari, is noted to communicate intense frustrations or discomfort. Humans eagerly picked up on the habit, often mimicking the asari to convey their own feelings of discontent. Popular consensus in asari spaces on the extranet was that it was adorable.

Krogan use their teeth as a threat. It’s common for krogan to ‘smile’ at each other as an act of intimidation, thought biting isn’t usually the most practical form of combat for them. You tend to lose a lot of teeth that way. Then humans came along all toothy and having the general label as the biggest bullies next to turians! A lot of hostility brewed between the two species and eventually it became common knowledge that “when a human bares it teeth at you that’s not an invite to fight,” and “don’t smile at krogan, it usually ends up with a cracked rib.” Now it seems a lot of bar fights between krogans and humans are initiated with ‘smiles’ and done so purposefully.

I think more of the paranoia comes from turians and salarians. They both have the tendency to over analyze things…well in the case of the turians I would too if we just went to war with these flesh bags. I think a few human related conspiracies become popular because of this behavior we display.

[hardwarelecampane]

i like having eyes in front of my head #predator

[cathedralofeternalradiance]

HUMAN FAN GROUP: Southern Krytans

huge thanks to NOT SAFE FOR GORK server for input and name ideas! also this was hugely inspired by @ratasum and their fanlore about asura cities.

THE WHYS

So! I am the Human Girlie in this fandom, right, and it's been a hot second since I made any fanlore. I usually dabble in small, worldbuilding and culture headcanons and rarely do I make full blown things such as this. However, little things build up and I have this whole set of cohesive headcanons about Kryta and Ascalon, and there's always more human lore for me to dig my hands into.

I also happened to make a Latina-inspired oc I wanna port to gw2, but find no corresponding equivalents, even in my own extensive worldbuilding, so the world is my oyster and I decided to make new stuff.

THE WHERES

See this lil blurred piece of the map, between Kessex Hills, Gendarran Fields and Claw Island? That lil waypoint is stupidly deceiving so in my head, this is where we enter the County of Greenriver Bay, or in the local dialect, Verderio.

Ruled, of course, by a Count/Countess of Greenriver. Do keep in mind, since my Kryta is inspired by France and therefore, speaks French, this would be Comte(sse) de Rivert, but we're not working with French here.

THE WHOS and THE WHENS

Generally speaking, Krytans live in Kryta. Shocker, I know. But even in the same country, there are differences in culture and customs and dress and the manner of living; so someone from the Reach may not necessarily have 100% the same manner of dress as someone from Kessex Hills, or make cook the same way.

Even before the time Searing came to be and a lot of Ascalonian refugees came to Kryta, there were differences between the northern and southern regions. Kryta sees a lot of immigrant and refugee groups from all over Tyria (human-wise) and different peoples settled in different places and shaped the place where they settled.

So this means that Ascalonian influence on Krytan culture is mostly felt in northern Kryta, although not entirely just them, and Orrians and Elonians have influenced the south of Kryta, due to access to the sea.

Over time, Souther Krytans - which is to say, Krytans of Krytan, Orrian and Elonian ancestry combined - formed as a quasi-formal group. I say quasi-formal as they still consider themselves Krytans, belong to the country of Kryta, but in the country itself have been recognized as having their own customs and traditions distinct from those of the north.

Do note that this does not mean there are no Orrian or Elonian communities elsewhere. The Orrian community, in this view, while small, does exist in the Reach and forms around a couple of noble families that weren't present when Orr sank. There's a vibrant Elonian district, Ossan Quarter, in the Reach. This also doesn't mean that they haven't left a mark in the cultural melting pot that is Divinity's Reach and Queensdale; DR is its own beast, and I'm talking about less cosmopolitan communities here.

All this means to say is that their influence is more felt in the south, where there are genuine, authentic Orrian and Elonian communities (modified by distance and time) in Greenriver.

I may change the details on Canthan influence at a later date.

THE HOWS

So, what are Verderrians like? What sets them apart?

For one, they have their own dialect, bordering on a language. Lines are blurry, but what is certain is that you can definitely hear a highly specific way of speaking here. We're talking phonetic changes - my mind goes to vowel shifts and how different vowels are spoken, and also to digraphs that make a different sound than they would in the north - lexical changes and maybe even a different system of accentuation.

Further influences on the language include relationships with the hylek, and the Counts of Greenriver have historically maintained a good relationship with the local hylek tribes that want cooperation, but have had conflicts and skirmishes with more hostile tribes.

They have their own literature. Certain literary forms - in a real world parallel, think perhaps a lai, or a picaresque novel - thrive in Greenriver, and belong amongst its culture that emphasizes tradition without rigidity, concept of heritage, and a certain lack of courtly decorum which is present in the literature of northern Kryta (and with that, less emphasis on chivalry as a theme.) Sea and sea-faring is a common theme amongst their folk tales. 

They are a sea-faring culture that forms the bulk of Kryta’s navy. Southern Krytan navigators and admirals are highly sought after. 

They have their own architectural styles. I am not visual but hey. I trust y'all will be able to picture things.

picture things.

They practice a culture that appears different to the one seen in the Reach, as it is less influenced by Ascalonian settlement, and therefore tied to older Krytan cultural practices. Counts of Greenriver have been very vocal against the Reach’s unified humanity narrative, as they view themselves as Krytans first and foremost; they are proud of their heritage and view themselves as Krytans first, humans second. 

Counts of Greenriver have also, historically, not been huge fans of Queen Jennah and her politics as Queen. One of the key things they take issue with her for is the destruction of the Canthan district of the Reach and its rebuilding into the Crown Pavilion and have been demanding an investigation, although no real attempts have been made by the current government. 

They have their slightly different practice of worship to the Gods, carrying over Orrian rites that survive only here. They value knowledge and curiosity and make some of the most highly educated Krytans because of this.

Culture be culturing, after all.

NAMING SYSTEM

Spanish names, friends! Spanish names go here!