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==History==

[[Image:GuardsmanArt.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A human [[Guardsman]] of the [[Imperium of Mankind]].]]

Originally little more than tree-beasts, humans originated from the planet [[Terra]]. While one with their ecosystem, they 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]]. Many of humanity's shattered colonies were reunified by the [[Emperor]] during the [[Great Crusade]], becoming the early Imperium.{{Fn|4}}

==Overview==

Humans are one of the most prodigious races of the galaxy and are known for their ability to colonize almost any world as well as easily reproduce, unlike the likes of the [[Eldar]] who lived on carefully cultivated worlds and are slow to multiply.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|19}} Compared to older races such as the Eldar and [[Necron]]s, humans are short-lived, living only a few decades naturally.{{Fn|9}} [[Kin]] consider the average human lifespan in [[M42]] to be around 53 years.{{Fn|18}} However, humans possess [[Juvenat]] medical treatments which can extend that lifespan to several centuries for those with the status and wealth.{{Fn|10}}{{Fn|24}} Meanwhile, those blessed with the genetic augmentation of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] or [[Adeptus Custodes]] can live even far beyond this.{{Fn|20}}{{Fn|21}}{{Fn|24}}