Humans

Humans are a Class 5 species originating from the planet Earth

Evolution
Humans are univerally accepted in the scientific community to have evolved from ancient apes on the continent of Africa. They decended from tree dwelling creatures to upright beings who scavanged the savanahs. Slowly they spread and evolved more and more intellegence. By the time they had covered most of the eastern hemisphere they were in their current form, more or less. Though there used to be multiple closely related species of humans on earth the only surviving one is the Homo Sapiens.

Charactaristics
Humans are somewhat sexually dimorphic, males being larger and more muscular than females but all in all both genders are fairly equal in most other areas. They can cave a wide variety of skin and hair colors as well as facial features however there are generalities between the people of the Earth's many regions.

Psychologically humans are very competitive and driven mostly by internal desire. Their individualist nature is not universal however, as many human cultures have grown along more communal lines. All humans have to some extent an enjoyment of violence, either physical or mental and seek to repress this constant urge through distracting entertainment.

Technology
Humans are considered fairly advanced, having mastered on their own nuclear fusion and non stellar jump technology. Most humans at some point in life with ellect to have a body part replaced mechanically, driving their cybernetics technology to some of the most advanced in the galaxy. Human communication relies on jump bouys that can rely information from one planet to another in seconds and between systems in minutes. Human space craft are highly modular, typically capable of 'unfolding' into a more station like shape with increased capability.

Polotics
The Humans live in cities ranging in size from several hundred to several hundred million. Smaller cities are found mostly on newer colonies while the Human core worlds have had entire continents covered in sprawling metropolices. Governments are mostly planetary or system based and every system gets a representative in the UN assembly, although a great number of systems under the Eastern Systems Alliance have resigned their seats and become independent. The UN employs a fairly passive system of governance so individdual planets can range from democracies to dictatorships however standards for personal liberties must be met on each world. in the ESA all planets have local rulers but they also must host an Alliance Advisor who determines imports and exports as well as millitary action.