Human Variants and biology:

As stated previously in this text Humans posses variants or Subspecies just like we Ponies. Just as we have sturdy earth ponies, winged pegasus ponies, and magically attuned unicorns, the humans have their similar groups in differing variations. However these variants do possess similarities to our racial make up.

All humans share a few basic features. They walk on two legs as the stories tell us using strange paw like appendages on their legs called feet to help keep their balance. Their upper set of limbs are called arms and carry similar but more flexible paw like structures called hands. These hands allow to manipulate objects with surprising easy. They are able to use both at the same time more easily, allowing them to use larger weapons than ponies ever could. Their heads are round, with rather flat faces, a large triangular bump for a nose, an oval shaped mouth, two small round eyes, and ears on the sides of their heads rather than the top. They also have manes like we ponies but these are usually kept shorter or are shaved off.

Starting with most basic and most common we have Menn, or basic humans. They have no magic unless they are using some artifact, they have no wings, they would be most like earth ponies. The average human stands somewhere around five and a half feet tall though with some groups this can vary up to as much as six or more feet being the average. They can be told apart from other humans due to having rounded ears.

My studies revealed that these are the most common human of all easily making up as much as sixty percent of the total human population. They are known for having short lives, sixty being usually the oldest they get though some tales speak of them reaching great ages like ninety or a hundred. They make up for this with a high rate of population growth, usually producing between four an three children per family though more have been recorded to as many as twelve. Be cause of their status as the majority they often take charge and are frequently the dominate group with a human population.

Next on the list are Caladria, or winged humans. Unlike or own pegasus ponies they cannot manipulate the weather. Their wings are very large, proportional to the size of their bodies. This can result in large wing spans of as much as twelve or more feet long. They are just as short lived as Menn but seem to lack the explosive birth rate a trait common among many of the other human groups.

The lack of the ability to manipulate the weather may actually explain some of the humans barbaric traits. They are utterly enslaved to the whims of nature having to plan and work everything in around it. They cannot preform a winter wrap up like we ponies can forcing them to wait for the snow to melt, delaying their growing seasons. Some like the Nor Menn work around this by simply raiding during the winter to supply themselves. However this weakness clear puts them at a disadvantage when it come to food production.

The next group of humans are actually split into three sub groups but are the equivalent of Unicorns for humans. These are called the Alfar or elves. Alfar are different from Menn in several noticabl ways that they all share. For one they can all use magic, but with varying degrees of skill. The all have pointed ears an glowing eyes, however the inesity of the glow and the length of the ears changes between groups. The Alfar are also longed lived, though once again it varys between groups. Also they have few children, one or two in a families life time is usually the limit. It is also said that the alfar have keen senses though again it varies between groups.

The first group of Alfar are the Sindarla, or wood elves. They have the lowest magical ability for the most part and the dimest eyes. Their ears are mid length, sharp, dagger like in shape often going straight back. The Sindarla are the shortest lived of the Alfar groups usually only living to be as old as one hundred and fifty, though two hundred is not unheard of. They are the most common of the Alfar appearing the most frequently among human nations.

The Sindarla are often nomadic by nature, having a deep connection with the natural world it is said. Thus much of their magic is nature based, manipulating plants, the earth, and animals. They have the keenest senses, masters of forests and woods, though some take to mountains it is said.

The second group of Alfar are the Dökkálfar, or dark elves. They are noticeable by bright glowing, almost burning eyes and long thin ears, more like antenna. The Dökkálfar are something of a mixed bag of the Alfar. They are the second most common and are some of the second best in magic. They also live the second longest at around two hundred to two hundred and fifty. Indeed coming second in everything but ear size seems to be a defining feature.

The Dökkálfar maybe powerful and intelligent but it is said they lack wisdom, of the other alfar groups along with the restraint. They reportedly experiment with dangerous and unpredictable magics, often to their own detriment. They also rarely take to the battlefield as anything but spellcasters. They are cunning but usually are not cruel.

The third and rarest Alfar group are the Ljósálfar or light elves. They are the rarest and without a doubt the most arrogant group of all. They live the longest at three hundred years, have golden skin, and more up raised ears and the shortest at that. Their great skill however lies in magic, the connection to which they have is matched only by the Magisters of Moon and Stars.

The Ljósálfar are the rarest making up less than five percent of the total human population of the world, found most prominently of in Themizonica. This may be for the best as while they are considered wise they are arrogant to the point where most would want to scream. They always seem to assume that they know better than everypony else and usually they seem to be right, much to the annoyance of everypony else.

The last human group are a mix of all the human groups, like our own alicorns. These however like the near divine power but are more common. They are called the Avariel, or Winged Elves. The possess wings and magic but are not as skilled in either as the Caldria or the Alfar. They have pointed ears and glowing eyes like the Alfar but not to the same degree. The points on their ears are short and more like those of Menn in size. Their wings are also smaller making them weaker fliers.

What makes the so effective is how they combine the abilities of all the other human demographics. Small wings means they use magic to help them fly. Flying gives them a better vantage point from which to cast spells. They also have the physical strength on the level of menn.

While the humans are so divided by nations and different in racial make up it strange to note that while certain races are more common to one area or another they have not broken down along these lines. For the most part each group does keep to itself, minding its own bussiness and tending to their own affairs. When they do interact race rarely appears to be an issue. How I don't know, but I wish I could ask one to explain it for me.

It might help solve the mess Equestria has become as unicorns enslave earth ponies and pegasi, earth ponies rip the horns from the heads of unicorns, and pegasi determine themselves to be the right rulers of the whole land.

Lyra Heartstrings, Former House Whitegold Scholar, "Humans: Beyond the Legends."

Author's Note

Good news for those who hate these little info dumps, this is the last one for a bit as we finally start having some ponies in the next chapter! Enjoy!