Human

Human
Main aliases:	Tellurian
Biological type:	Near-Human
Affiliated with:	The Doctor
Place of origin:	Earth
Appearances:	Most stories

Humans are a race of humanoids native to Earth. They are also referred to as Tellurians by some races such as the Androgums and Lurmans, which refers to Tellus, another name for Earth.

Characteristics

Powers and abilities

Humans are special in the universe, since they have an innate skill with time travel, rivaling that of even the Time Lords. (PDA: The Quantum Archangel)

Some Humans have evolved abilities such as psychometry and telepathy (DW: Planet of the Spiders, etc.)

When infused with the Human Factor derived from Human emotions, Daleks developed warm, earnest, even whimsical personalities and ceased to obey orders without question. (DW: The Evil of the Daleks, DWM: Children of the Revolution)

Jack Harkness mentioned off-handedly that Humans are the only species which goes camping, though he may have said that as a joke. (TW: Countrycide)

Admirable qualities of Humanity

As noted above, even the Daleks thought they could improve themselves by developing human qualities, though not in a positive way. (DW: The Evil of the Daleks)

The Doctor, however praised the species for their indomnitable spirit (DW: The Ark in Space) and in a later incarnation for their daring explorer spirit. (DW: The Impossible Planet).

The dark side of Humanity

The Doctor speculated that the Fendhal had created Humanity and transferred to it a capacity for evil. (DW: Image of the Fendahl)

One Near-human species considered Humans the most aggressive and war-like species in all of Mutter's Spiral and hoped to conquer the galaxy with them. (DW: The War Games) One group of Human, transplanted to Skaro by the Halldons, where they called themselves the Kaleds would evolve into the Daleks. (RT: We Are the Daleks!) Davros found himself able to convert Humans into Daleks during a single lifetime of an individual (DW: Revelation of the Daleks), while the Dalek Emperor did so over the course of generations, using genetic engineering (DW: The Parting of the Ways).

Shocked by the actions of Harriet Jones, the Doctor rhetorically warned the universe of Humanity's imminent spread into the galaxy: "the monsters are coming!" (DW: The Christmas Invasion)

History

Historical importance

Humans are probably one of the more influential races in the universe. Though not as well traveled as the Time Lords or as powerful as the Daleks, the Human influence was felt throughout the universe. They spread across the universe, setting up colonies, meeting new races and making many advances technologically. In fact, one of the era of the universe (Humanian Era) is named after the Humans.

Related species

Humans are an surprisingly long lived species, lasting for billions of years, despite numerous wars, battles and conflicts. In this time, many new species have developed.

• The Primords are Humans mutated by Stahlman's Ooze. (DW: Inferno)
• The Haemovores are a race of vampire-like Human descendants. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
• The Immortals are humans with advanced powers which claimed they were gods in the past. (PDA: Deadly Reunion)
• The New Humans are the creation of the Sisters of Plenitude. (DW: New Earth)
• Some of the Fairies used to be Chosen Ones, singled out by them and taken willingly from their families. (TW: Small Worlds)

In his eighth incarnation the Doctor is described as being half Human and half Time Lord, so a biological relationship may exist between Humans and Time Lords. Lady Cassandra also mentioned other Human hybrids, though she did not say more about them identified.