3. 3. Human

These humanoids tend to be the first to jump into the different wars that develop. They are often the first to take sides when a conflict ignites, even if it does not affect them directly. They were the original founders of several attempts to unify the races, all of which failed. However, they are the most courageous (and outspoken) of the races. They tend to roam the entire galaxy, and team up with various traders of many races if it suits their goals. They also have the broadest knowledge of the universe as a whole, due to their extensive exploration and the fact that they were the second race to develop the technology for interstellar travel. Their relationships with other races tend to vary a lot. The only relationship with any level of consistency is their irritation with the West-Quadrant Humans, a division of their race that broke away over 300 years ago.

Humans have the special technology of the jump drive. This allows a ship to jump from one sector to another without having to pass through all the sectors in between. It costs 15 turns to use, and for any distances over 15 sectors away there is a possibility of a misjump of up to 8 sectors.