Humans

Though they were not the first to arrive on the island, humans account for Obojima’s most plentiful people. Most humans live in farming and fishing communities, preferring a modest, quiet existence among close friends and family. But it’s also within humans that the spark of adventure burns brightest, and it’s not uncommon for humans to yearn to travel the island and explore its mysteries for a time before returning to a simpler life.

From the Sea

The humans of Obojima regard the island as home, but it’s clear that it was not always so. Nakudama records tell of the coming of humans on a fleet of ships that were scuttled upon landing. Whether these humans were refugees, intrepid adventurers, or simply lost at sea remains unclear.

One interesting note from that time reaches us from a scroll penned by the sage Ati the Learned who referred to the event in several places as the return of the humans. The “return theory”, as current historians call it, is hotly debated, though it’s clear that First Age technology is curiously connected to humans.