Mann

"“Mannish prisoners?” Einsa asked. “Is that what I am?” She looked around at the others. “Is that what we are?”" "—The Sword and Its Servant"

Sometimes referred to as "Mannkind" or "the Mannish Race," Mann was a species of creature  that originated in the Ærth. A number of them passed in the Grauwelt to settle the Berfrost with their king, Dietrich.

Physiology
Mann have a stunning variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Their skin can range from fair to copper, their hair comes in colors of black, red, amber, brown, and golden, and their eyes can be green, blue, brown, or hazel.

Unlike the Löwa, Mann do not have sharp fangs and claws or a tough protective hide. Mann's eyesight and hearing are not as accute as with other species.

History
The history of Mann before or since the arrival of Dietrich to the Grauwelt was unknown as of the events of The Sword and Its Servant.

Dietrich lead his nation of people from the Ærth to the Grauwelt to escape a world that was ravaged by war (wars that Dietrich himself was in part responsible for).

Mann settled a northerly tundra that they named the Berfrost and built there a number of settlements. These settlements were later attacked by the Great Hund, which in turn provoked a conflict between the Mannish settlers and this bestial attacker.

Eternal life
It was said that only Mann was given eternal life (or "life after death"). This was referred to as the Gift of Mann, something for which they were very much hated by the Löwa.

"Mann" and genders
While the term "Mann" may strike some as referring to only males; it in fact refers to the entire species (both male and female).

The term "Mann" is derived from the real world Germanic word "Mann" which means "one"  (as in "one cannot learn without study") or "person." This is a common practice in most Indo-European languages while make many nouns or groups of nouns (especially people) "male" by default.

Famous species members

 * Andreas
 * Dietrich
 * Einsa
 * Marcel
 * Tobias
 * Willa