Human

Humans are the major race in both the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaard Empire. When they came to the Continent, they conquered the lands of the elves. Because both races can easily interbreed, most humans nowadays have had some elven ancestors. Humans do not live as long (by far) as elves. By contrast, elves, dwarves, gnomes and halflings are considered to be nonhumans.

The humans are at war with elves in particular and have a rather poor relationship with the dwarves, halflings and gnomes. The races do live together in the cities, however the nonhumans are forced to pay a levy just for being nonhumans. Several pogroms have taken place in the cities. Many of the larger human cities were built on the ruins of elven cities which the humans had burned down; cities like Vizima and Novigrad, to name only two.

Human expansion on the Continent

 * Humans arrived on the continent more than a thousand years after the elves arrived in their white ships. This event, known as the "First Landing" is very important in human history. They most likely came ashore at the mouth of of the Jarugia and the Pontar Delta. Once on land, Jan Bekker was quick to discover and harnass the Force found there and humans set up the first settlement. It took several hundred years for the elves to notice the growing threat posed by the newcomers.
 * Reigns of Radovid I the Great and Dezmod.
 * The development of a written language based on elven runes and dwarven ideograms.
 * Mirthe is established.
 * The Novigradian Union is created.
 * Geoffrey Monck takes a group of children to be trained by the elves at Loc Muinne.
 * Massacre at Loc Muinne and Est Haemlet carried out by Raupenneck of Tretogor's army. Carnage at Shaerrawedd.
 * The introduction of a new [dwudziestoczteroznakowego ?] runic alphabet.
 * Raffard the White puts an end to the ongoing six-year war between the kings. While he does not officially rule, he does become the first advisor to the mentally ill king, so for all intents and purposes he did actually rule.
 * Creation of the First Chapter and adoption of the laws drawn up by Herbert Stammelford, Aurora Henson, Ivo Richert, Agnes of Glanville, Geoffrey Monck and Radmir of Tor Carnedd.
 * Executions of all those who do not recognize the Chapter and the new law. Raffard the White is among those killed.
 * Aretuza, a magical academy, is founded by Klara Larissa Winter.
 * The first witchers are created.

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