Human
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: Countryside)
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 Fendhal)
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).
History
Hitorical 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.
- Some of the Fairies used to be children who were taken by other Fairies. (TW: Small Worlds)
- 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)
- The Primords are Humans mutated by Stahlman's Ooze. (DW: Inferno)
- 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.
