Ever since the discovery of warp travel and the subsequent first contact with Vulcans, humans have been one of the fastest expanding races in the universe. Their natural affinity for exploration and adventure has quickly made them one of the dominant species in the Alpha Quadrant. Compared to other space-faring cultures, human culture is very young, having developed over only the last 25,000 years.

Humans don’t have only one culture, but because their homeworld was divided into nation-states for thousands of years, many different cultures developed, and in later centuries when intermarriage and other cross-culture unions

became prevalent, a mix of human cultures were found in every home. For example, Captain Benjamin Sisko has a combination of African, American, and Cajun culture. But a combination of culture is not always present, both Dr. Julian Bashir and Captain Jean-Luc Picard have drawn their cultures from a primary source.

Personality: Human personality runs the gamut of possibilities, though members of this species tend to be adaptable, tenacious, and willing to keep striving no matter the odds. They are flexible and ambitious, diverse in their tastes, morals, customs, and habits.

Physical Description: Humans average about five and a half to six feet in height. Skin shades run from nearly black to very pale, hair from black to blonde. Men are usually taller and heavier than women. Humans achieve maturity about the age of 15 and rarely live beyond 100.

Example Names: Jean-Luc Picard, Geordi LaForge, William Riker, Beverly Crusher, Benjamin Sisko, Julian Bashir, Katherine Janeway, Hikaru Sulu, James Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Pavel Chekov, Tom Paris.