Vereva/Minotaurs

General
Minotaurs are believed to have originated on the Great Continent. The majority of them still inhabit the easternmost portions of the continent that make up modern-day Kahrim, a nation that has always been historically Minotaur.

Appearance
Once second only to the Giants, the Minotaurs are typically the largest of the sentient races that make up Vereva. They are characterized by their tall, imposing stature and their broad bodies. The average 12-year-old Minotaur boy or girl, standing around 6'1" and 5'9"respectively, are as broad and tall as the Human man; Minotaur adults are somewhat taller. Minotaurs typically have tanned or dark skin, much darker than the other races. The typical Minotaur has a hairier body than most races, save the Dwarf, which is unknown to most because their age-old culture of shaving their body for cultural tattoing. However, for purposes of culture and modesty, one does not shave below the wasteline and and above their hooved feet, which remains covered in silky, almost fur-like hair. Despite shaving their body hair, most Minotaurs maintain the hair on their heads, which is almost exclusively black in color, though the occassional Minotaur is born with a dark shade of brown. The eyes of the Minotaur are also a single exclusive color: silver.

Gender differences
A more obvious distinction of gender is made in adult Minotaurs than in the other Vereva/Races/sentient races. As infants and children, only the sex organ differentiates the gender of a Minotaur, but as one grows, a male will grow two large horns from the sides of his head, diagonal from each eye. These horns remain dull until adulthood, where in Kahrim teenage boys are sent off for Vereva/Minotaurs. Females are distinguished by long, bushy-tipped tails that grow from the tip of their spine.

Minotaur culture
Minotaur culture is entwined with Kahremite culture but has a strong racial culture all its own. Minotaur culture is based highly on physical and political strength. Earning a sense of pride by having strong, broad builds and toned physiques, their styles of fashion and clothing are open and provocative, almost optional. Because of this materialism, a Minotaur's achievements and social status are often written out on their bodies through body art and piercings.

Body art
Body art, or tattoing, is a staple of Minotaur culture. Wearing more open clothes than other races allows them to show off their tattoos which tell their life stories. Incidentally, all grand accomplishments, moral or immoral, are written out on their bodies. Traditionally, stories are told in pictographs or tribal markings native to the city-state one inhabits. Modernly, ws may often accompany the pictographs or tribal tattoos written in modern Kahremish but often using ancient Almsaundean runes. Body parts tell specific stories.
 * The left arm traditionally tells the stories of one's love life and family as it is the arm closest to the heart.
 * As one's chest and stomach faces the person he or she talks too, it tells the story of their wins and losses in the glories of combat because of the ancient warrous culture of the Minotaurs. Modernly, this is also the side that details one's career life
 * The right arm was traditionally used for an overflow of lovelife and family, especially for Minotaurs who were promiscuous having many litters, though in the modern day, it shows the education and mindest of the Minotaur.
 * The back is used for several accounts: A Minotaur's name is written in bold letters from shoulder to shoulder; the family of a Minotaur's parents is listed on one's back; a Mintoaur's life skills are listed on the back
 * Many criminals also have tattoos on the back of the head detailing their crimes or gangs, called packs by the Minotaurs. These tattoos are placed here for the purpose that hair would grow back over them, being able to hide their crimes and only reveal them by will.

Piercings
Piercings are the most sacred part of Minotaur culture, detailing the social statuses of the Minotaurs. The most common piercings are in the nose, through the bottom or top lip, in one of the ears, or one of the eyebrows, although other piercing places exist.
 * Via the nose, a male pierces his septum and a woman her left ala to show that she is married
 * Through the ear, a piercing in the earlobe shows that the wearer is a child of a high-ranking official such as an Alpha or one of the Betas.
 * Through the left eyebrow, a piercing symbolizes the brain, accounting for a well-studied person, especially one that is university-educated.