Emin

Physical
Two of the most obvious attributes of an Emin heritage are their horns and black sclera eyes. While not the only features associated with the typical Emin collection of traits, they are the more blatant examples. Emin horns come in a variety of shapes, styles, anchor points, colorations, and other finer details. Despite how tough and hardy the horns can be, they are not actually bone but complex keratinous growths that often incorporate minerals and proteins to alter their strength, color, and growth patterns. The growth beds that serve as anchor points for the horns can vary in their position on the skull, but form reinforcement of tissue on bone on the point of the skull they are at. Being a prominent part of their body, Emin culture has a significant portion dedicated to horn care and customization, and their language has a number of horn related terms.

Emin black sclera eyes seem to be from an ancient vanity biomod that's integrated with other decorative biomods. Iris colors can share normal human colors ranges and a similar diversity to that of Evuukians. Notable Emin iris coloration have a reflective nature to them and given them a slight sheen. Golden, silver, and copper eye colors typically have that quality to some degree. Also, the Emin biomod behind black scleras is finicky and its representation can vary greatly in half-emin and mixed heritages.

Another secondary Emin trait is their typically long, thick black finger and toe nails. Scientists have debated what is a primary contributor to this, but it seems to be mix of multiple separate ancient biomods and the genetic engineering associated with their horns. Emin nails are three to five times thicker than average human nails and have minerals and proteins similar to their horns. This makes it so they can easy grow long. Genetic markers from studies show similarities to genetics associated with Fvalian claws.

Emin skin tones often start with a dark neutral gray base and can be tinted to a variety of colors. Sometimes patterns can emerge between two different colorations. Often dual coloration intertwine into patterns conforming along Blaschko's lines. In Half-Emins this can result in a contrasting dual tone coloration.

Emins share typical human height and weight ranges, but statistically slightly trend towards fuller body types.

Language
Emin languages are very similar overall. While they are divided into separate languages due to cultural significance and regional use, they are very close dialects to each other. There's very minor functional differences, but different words have won preference over others from their contributing ancestor languages. Emin languages are very rhythmic and variances in timing and pacing can alter the meaning of words and the overall context of the phrase. Mood comes through easily in verbal pacing, as angered/excited speech is very fast paced while sad/serious speech is slow. There are number of verbal sound that act as explicit punctuation marks to a phrase, and can be put at beginning and end of sentences and sometimes dropped midway through to define drastic changes of surrounding motions. Sometimes the actual verbal punctuation can be reiterated as a phrase itself to emphasize previous expressions.

Example: "?", "!", "..." have verbal expression in Emin.

Person 1: "What are you doing here?"

Person 2: "Umm..."

Person 1: "?"

Person 2: "..."

Person 1: "?!"

Society
Emin society varies depending on the surrounding environment, very similar to how human groups can be very different. While they maintain core culture and traditions that are handed down, they typically adapt to the regional dynamics. In larger, diverse populations they intermix with the large society overall and network with other emins to maintain unique threads of identity in the overall culture fabric. In smaller groups, Emin are just as prone to human tribalism. In small, isolated areas, there have been different degrees of emin supremacy that have infected the mindset of these communities. This is amplified by the race's easily visible physical characteristics that allow "Non-Pure" Emin to be identified. This is despite the fact there is NOTHING that defines a "pure" Emin, as they are just a common collection of biomod expressions intermixed with diverse human genetics and other biomods that aren't as expressed. Just like every other race.

There's a diverse gamut in how Emin carry themselves. Some are more stereotypical. Centering around the demonic theme, you have different degrees of brutish, sensual, and domineering in number of social groups. This often coincides with appropriate levels of arrogance, lustful, and insecurity. Those seeking to counter such perceptions go towards more noble, caring, and supportive aspects. Overall, it is a mix that often centers around their physical appearance.

Traditional Emin society prefer to use of marriage contracts. These are agreements between two individuals to stay together, pool resources, and share legal statuses. These have become preferred to allow an easy exit from unfavorable pairings. Most contracts have a renewal clause, which is often celebrated by the couple and families involved. While not renewing the contract isn't uncommon, it can be cause for great surprise and controversy. While romance is a primary driver for drafting marriage contracts, many contract arise out of business reasons or for procreation reasons for very independent people.