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Homs (English dub: /ˈhɒmz/) are a form of life indigenous to the Bionis, and the main playable race in Xenoblade Chronicles. They are analogous to humans. The Nopon call them Hom Hom (/ˈhɒm hɒm/).

Physiology[]

Homs do not appear to be anything special compared to humans, as they require food and water to survive, as well as having a similar life expectancy. The main difference is that Homs also require Ether to survive due to its role as the main building block of everything within the Xenoblade Chronicles universe.

Habitat[]

Colony 9

Colony 9

Homs live in colonies towards the base of Bionis. After the Battle of Sword Valley, there are only two colonies remaining. They are known as Colony 9 and Colony 6.

Lifestyle[]

The Homs are sentient beings who live on Bionis. They have a more or less advanced grasp on technology in comparison to the Nopon, though not to the degree of the High Entia. Like humans, they live near water sources and are capable of agriculture, hunting and cooking in order to have water and edible food readily available for consumption. Much like how some humans have religious or philosophical views in which they believe that they are made in the image of the divine, the Homs believe that the physical appearance of their race is owed to the shape of the Bionis. Reverence of the Bionis is also present to a degree, as the Homs have a custom regarding life and death as being intertwined with the fallen titan. Reyn mentions that this is known as "the way of the Homs", in which it is believed that all life that is born from the Bionis ultimately returns to it upon death, the latter of which involves the burial of the deceased.

Notable members[]

Etymology[]

The term "Homs" is likely derived from Homo sapiens, the species of modern humans, or from the Latin homō (man). Because Homs are virtually identical to humans, the name Homs is likely a shortened form of this general term.

Notes[]

  • In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Poppi refers to Fiora as a "human" during a post-battle conversation. It is unknown whether this is an oversight (translation or otherwise) or whether the humanoid races of Alrest simply refer to all human-like species as "human" (as they do with each other).
  • In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Melia refers to herself being part human, rather than being part Homs.
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