Niax'aiv'ia

Homo Sapiens Caeruleus, or the Niax'aiv'ia (pronounced Nya-zava), are the native dominant species on Sanctuary. They are commonly called Greyskins by Humans, alluding to their darker, more desaturated skin tones and their dark hair. In stature, they are more physically fit than humans, with a much broader build, standing at an average height of 6'7. Besides their skin tone difference and bulkiness, they do not differ much from humans due to possible convergent evolution. They have a rich culture, dating thousands of years and have developed similar technologies over their history to humans, such as fire, the wheel, gunpowder, and seafaring ships. Their society is mostly isolated from humans however, as they choose to not interact with them. When the first humans arrived on Sanctuary in the early 2100s, they were in their own exploration era, similar to our own in the 1400-1700 AD period. Archaeological hypotheses indicate that they may be descendants of an ancient human civilization, or possibly created through manipulation of the human genome by some form of alien precursor civilization. There are no direct records however, so this cannot be proven.