Humans are survivors, tough and resilient, descended from those who built a Golden Age only to see it ripped away. Now, after an age of retreat and desperate struggle, they fight to take back their solar system and claim a new future.
—Grimoire: Humans, Destiny
Lands that stretched on forever. Skies one could drown in. The heartbeat of nature, silent yet strong. And amidst it all, a people. Beacons of light and life. Laughter that warmed my heart like naught else. They are my meaning and my purpose...my love. In spite of...or because of this, I choose to believe...in mankind's potential. In his ability to find a way forward...so let there be no way back. From that temptation, I sunder us! No more shall man have wings to bear him to paradise! Henceforth...he shall walk!
—Venat/Hydaelyn, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
