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[[Image:GuardsmanArt.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A human [[Guardsman]] of the [[Imperium of Mankind]].]]
[[Image:SeveranSoldier.jpg|thumb|right|A human Soldier of the [[Severan Dominate]].]]
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*{{main|Void Born}}Some humans are norn born in the depths of isolated [[Space Station]]s or the bowels of [[voidship]]s, they . They are ill-omened folk , often thought to be touched by the [[warp ]] in some way. Entire colonies of void born humans live generations in the bowels of these colossal vessels and exposed to the perplexities of [[warp travel]] more than most planet-bound civilisations. These space born populations are especially common aboard mining and trading vessels. They're more accustomed to the fluctuations of gravity, such as those of low or even zero-gravity environments. Pallid skin and drawn features are common, and there is typically an inherent strangeness to them, whether it be a minor deformity, or oddness to speech, gait or general appearance.{{Fn|23}}
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'''Humans''' (Homo sapiens) are one of the primary races in the [[galaxy]], and the one from whose point of view the vast majority of the background is written. In [[M41]] the majority of humans are part of the [[Imperium of Man]], although other human civilisations are known to exist.
===History===
[[Image:GuardsmanArt.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A human [[Guardsman]] of the [[Imperium of Mankind]].]]
[[Image:SeveranSoldier.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A human Soldier of the [[Severan Dominate]].]]
Originally little more than tree-beasts, humans originated from the planet [[Terra]] and while one with their ecosystem had no greater role defined for them by the [[Old Ones]], an ancient and powerful race that ruled the [[Galaxy]] in its infancy. However, following the destruction of the Old Ones in the [[War in Heaven (Necron)|War in Heaven]], humans went on to develop in unforeseen and uncontrolled ways as raw uncontrolled evolution took hold.{{Fn|7}} Eventually humans went on to colonize the galaxy during the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. Almost nothing is known about human civilisation in this time, having been lost in the chaos of the [[Age of Strife]]. Most of Humanity's shattered colonies were reunified by the [[Emperor]] during the [[Great Crusade]], becoming the early Imperium.{{citethis}}
=====Pirates=====
The only independent civilisation with any real sustainability, some humans evade the Imperium's clutches and live outside of its reach in bands of ships existing through raids and piracy. Often allying themselves with [[Eldar]] or other Xenos, these humans are swiftly put down if they are caught by Imperial authorities.{{Fn|3}}
===Void Born===
===Other Human Species===
Throughout the long history of the Imperium and before, the human race has mutated into a variety of stable species, known as abhumans. Abhumans are tolerated to a varying degree within the Imperium due to the fact that they are seen as being close enough to humans to be accepted. Not all Abhumans are part of the Imperium, as evidenced by the [[Kin|Squats]] of the [[Leagues of Votann]].{{Fn|8}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pgs. 122–123
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Galaxy in Flames (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite This}} pg. 280
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Art of Warhammer 40,000]], pg. 72
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pg. 9
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition)]], pgs. 11-13
*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Infinite and the Divine (Novel)]] - , Act 3 Chapter 7
*{{Endn|10}}: [[ Hereticus (Novel)]], Chapter One
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (8th Edition)]], pg. 6
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Manflayer (Novel)]] - , Chapter 1*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Orks (8th Edition)]] - , pg. 6*{{Endn|14}}: [[Legion (Novel)]] - , Chapters 10-11
*{{Endn|15}}: [[ Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 234
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] - , Chapters 14-15*{{Endn|17}}: [[Blades of Damocles (Novel)]] - , Chapter 5*{{Endn|18}}: [[The High Kâhl's Oath (Novel)]] - , Chapter 3
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Codex: Drukhari (8th Edition)]], pg. 32
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Dante (Novel)]] - , Chapter 1
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (7th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''The Legio Custodes''
*{{Endn|22}}: [[The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer]], pgpgs. 73 & -74
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Dark Heresy Core Rulebook]], pgs. 20-21 - ''Void Born''
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