Men are noted for their desire to understand and influence their environment, seeking to explain and manipulate phenomena through the practice of science, philosophy, mythology, and religion. The current population of Men on the Known World numbers in the hundreds of millions. With Humans present across the world and having adapted to every possible environment, they are currently the mortal world's dominant intelligent race. Social interactions between Men have established an extremely wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which together form the basis of Human society. Humans create complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families to nations. However, Humans are uniquely adept at utilising systems of communication for self-expression, the exchange of ideas, and organisation. Like most higher primates, Humans are social animals. Other, higher-level thought processes of Humans, such as self-awareness, rationality, and sapience, are considered to be defining features of what constitutes a 'person,' though such features are shared with the other major intelligent species Men share the Warhammer World with, such as the Elves, the Dwarfs, and the Greenskins (though some might question this last one). This mental capability, combined with an erect body carriage that frees the hands for manipulating objects, allowed Men to make greater use of tools, much like the other humanoid intelligent races of the mortal world.

Humans have a highly developed brain, which is capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem-solving. However, most Human wizards lack the mental discipline or inner strength to prevent themselves from causing arcane mishaps or the capability to access all the Winds of Magic simultaneously, like the greatest of the Elven archmagi. As yet, very few Humans are able to cast spells, though this number is slowly increasing as the centuries pass. Unlike the Elves, Mankind has only just begun the transition into a species that can fully utilise the Winds of Magic. It is very common knowledge that the race of Men is known to be highly susceptible to the influences of Chaos due to the fact that they were the youngest and most unfinished of the Old Ones' mortal creations. In a severe twist of irony, however, Mankind is also amongst the Dark Gods' greatest and most numerous servants. Men are the chief devotees of the Imperial god Sigmar, as well as the primary opponent of Chaos' continued incursions into the Old World and the Far East. However, they are now one of the most powerful and populous species spread across the globe and might be considered the dominant intelligent race of the mortal world since the civilisations of the High Elves and the Dwarfs entered their mutual states of decline.

Mankind was one of the last intelligent peoples of the Known World to become civilised.

Amazons Arabyans Bretonnians Cathayans Estalians Hung Imperials Indans Nehekharans (extinct) Nipponese Norscans Kislevites Kurgan Pygmies (debatable) Strigany Tileans Tylosians (extinct) Mankind, also called Men and sometimes Humans, Humanity or Humankind, are a race of intelligent, mammalian humanoids dominant in the Old World and the Far East.

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