The Exile humans are a determined, practical people who value truth above all things. This does, however, make them more or less immune to some of the more mysterious genetic defects associated with Eldan ancestry. They rarely demonstrate the miraculous longevity exhibited by some members of the noble houses. Their ancestry is almost entirely of Cassian lowborn stock, and the Exile human gene pool has little to no Eldan contribution. Įxile humans display the typical human life expectancy of 85 to 100 years, with females trending toward the more venerable end of the spectrum. The hardships of interstellar travels have made them remarkably well adapted to shipboard life, and incidences of space madness, cryo sickness, and many other maladies associated long periods in deep space are far rarer among Exile humans than those raised on the homeworld. Īlthough their core biology is ostensibly identical to Cassians, the Exiles have been space faring for centuries and natural selection has already begun its work. Despite being one of the less physically impressive races in the galaxy, humans remain some of the most prolific space colonists to date.
While they lack some of the more imposing traits of their galaxy’s more warlike races (such as the Draken or Granok), humans more than compensate for these shortcomings with raw determination and ingenuity. Like their ancestors on Cassus, Exile human physiology is exactly what you’d expect. Their clothing tends to be simpler and made to last. Appearance & PhysiologyĮxile humans display typical human diversity and are generally physically indistinguishable from their Cassian kin. Though that fleet remains hidden in deep space with skeleton crews, most Exile humans consider Nexus their homeworld now. The original human homeworld is Cassus, but they've spent centuries running from the Dominion in a fleet of decrepit starships. There, they hoped to finally end their centuries of wandering and forge a new home for themselves. Gathering up their allies, the Granok, Aurin, and Mordesh-three other races with little love for the Dominion-the humans prepared to make the long journey to Nexus. Thought to be an old wives' tale, the lost planet of the Eldan was located on the very edge of known space and was green with life, filled with all manner of strange plants and animals, and perfect for habitation.
The answer to their problem came with famed explorer Dorian Walker's discovery of the planet Nexus.
Though they managed to stay one step ahead of the Dominion, it soon became clear that the ancient vessels would not be able to support the growing populations aboard the ships-forcing the human rebels to think about finding a permanent home safe from the Dominion. This sparked a brief but bloody civil war, led by Admiral Serrick Brightland, in the wake of which the dissidents chose exile over extermination and fled to the stars in a fleet of stolen starships.įor two centuries, the Exiled human rebels wandered the stars, led by the Brightland family, who continued to serve as admirals for the ragtag fleet. On Cassus, more than three hundred years ago, the godhood of the Eldan was proclaimed, and through the Vigilant Church, all Cassians were expected to worship the Eldan and their descendants, the Luminai.