Human

Human
Main aliases:	Tellurian
Biological type:	Near-Human
Affiliated with:	The Doctor
Place of origin:	Earth
Notable individuals:	Rose Tyler Sarah Jane Smith
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, Image of the Fendahl, The Unquiet Dead)

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) Likewise, the Doctor claimed Humans were the only species in the Mutter's Spiral which invented edible ball bearings. (DW: Fear Her)

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 praised the species for their indomitable spirit (DW: The Ark in Space, DW: Utopia) and for their daring explorer spirit. (DW: The Impossible Planet).

The dark side of Humanity

The Doctor speculated that the Fendahl 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.

At some point in their history, the Humans spent thousands of years as a gas and time as data. (DW: Utopia)

Related species

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

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

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.