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 Whilst humans are the most commonplace of the Genera (the term used for sentient species) that form the people of Ardora, making up about 70% of the population, there are four others that may be encountered: the Rakfel, Cutani, Ornadi and Dracata.
-Just as Humans are believed to be descended from apes, the other Genera are believed to be descended from other creatures. Members of a given Genus vary in the extent to which they appear like these creatures. Some go so far as having tails, whilst some can look very similar to Humans, though whatever the case they will always have a humanoid body.
+The different Genera are believed to be descended from different families of creatures. Members of a given Genus vary in the extent to which they appear like these creatures. Some go so far as having tails, whilst some can look very similar to Humans, though whatever the case they will always have a humanoid body.
-It should be noted that whilst the various Genera have physical traits in common with some animals, it is generally considered highly offensive to assume that a member of one of these will in any way behave like those animals. Calling a Rakfel a cat or expecting them to act like one is equivalent to calling a Human an ape or expecting them to act like a monkey, and is considered highly offensive. There are different opinions on different Genera across the Myriad Nations, and there are occasional nations where Genusism, a prejudice against those of different/a particular Genus, is the typical attitude.
+It should be noted that whilst the various Genera have physical traits in common with some animals, it is generally considered highly offensive to assume that a member of one of these will in any way behave like those animals. Calling a Rakfel a cat or expecting them to act like one, just as calling a Human a deer, is considered highly offensive. There are different opinions on different Genera across the Myriad Nations, and there are occasional nations where Genusism, a prejudice against those of different/a particular Genus, is the typical attitude.
 Genera are pointedly not "races" - attempts to procreate between different Genera do not produce offspring. With stark differences between Genera to contend with people are generally less concerned with details like skin, fur or plumage colour, and so racism does not really come up as a thing.
-All species besides Human have a suggested minimum phys-rep which is encouraged if playing a member of that species as a PC. These are not required, though are generally quite minimal. There is no mechanical advantage to playing a member of a different Genus, though there may be social differences and some characters may react differently to members of one species compared to another. Similarly, whilst all senses generally perceive the same things whatever one’s species, there may be role-playing differences in how one responds to certain things. Eg. A Rakfel may be more disquieted by high pitched noises compared to a Human.
+Genera are also not equivalent to real world genera, and may correlate more with higher rank classifications in our world such as families and orders. Moonrise is not a hard-taxonomy game.
+All Genera besides Human have a suggested minimum phys-rep which is encouraged if playing a member of that species as a PC. These are not required, though are generally quite minimal. There is no mechanical advantage to playing a member of a different Genus, though there may be social differences and some characters may react differently to members of one species compared to another. Similarly, whilst all senses generally perceive the same things whatever one’s species, there may be role-playing differences in how one responds to certain things. Eg. A Rakfel may be more disquieted by high pitched noises compared to a Human.
 ===== Humans =====
-The most common Genus, believed to be descended from apes. Note that whilst many Humans are like those of the real world, as per the other Genera there are occasional Humans in the Moonrise setting who do have more ape-like features such as prehensile tails.
+The most common Genus, believed to be descended from cervidae (deer). Note that whilst many Humans look like those of the real world, as per the other Genera there are occasional Humans in the Moonrise setting who do have more deer-like features. Notably Humans tend to grow small antlers or horns during puberty, which are usually shed by adulthood, although in some cases they persist for longer.
 **Recommended minimum Phys-rep:** None

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